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 {{for|the monster in other variants|nightgaunt}}
-A '''nightgaunt''', {{blue|g}}, is a type of monster that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The nightgaunt is a [[strong]] and [[eyeless]] [[Gremlin (monster class)|gremlin-esque]] [[humanoid]] monster: it is [[amphibious]], [[breathless]], capable of [[flight]], can [[see invisible]], and can be seen via [[infravision]]. Nightgaunts possess enhanced [[Regeneration (property)|regeneration]], have a tendency to wander while moving, will seek out and pick up [[magical item]]s and other objects, and can [[follow]] the [[hero]] to other levels if they are adjacent.
+A '''nightgaunt''', {{blue|g}}, is a type of monster that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The nightgaunt is a [[strong]] and [[eyeless]] [[Gremlin (monster class)|gremlin-esque]] [[humanoid]]: it is [[amphibious]], [[breathless]], capable of [[flight]], can [[see invisible]], and can be seen via [[infravision]]. Nightgaunts possess enhanced [[Regeneration (property)|regeneration]], have a tendency to wander while moving, will seek out and pick up [[magical item]]s and other objects, and can [[follow]] the [[hero]] to other levels if they are adjacent.
-A nightgaunt has a single [[claw attack]] that deals damage and inflicts tickling, which causes the hero to become immobilized if it targets them unless they have a source of [[free action]] or resist it with [[magic cancellation]]&mdash;[[#Tickling|the section below]] has details on how the attack specifically affects a [[hero]], while monsters hit by the attack are simply paralyzed for up to 10 turns. Nightgaunts possess [[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]] and [[poison resistance]].
+A nightgaunt has a single [[claw attack]] that deals damage and inflicts tickling, which causes the hero to become immobilized if it targets them unless they have a source of [[free action]] or resist it with [[magic cancellation]]&mdash;{{sa|Tickling|the section further below}} has details on how the attack specifically affects a [[hero]], while monsters hit by the attack are simply paralyzed for up to 10 turns. Nightgaunts possess [[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]] and [[poison resistance]].
-Nightgaunts are [[poisonous]] to consume, and [[eating]] a nightgaunt's [[corpse]] or [[tin]] or [[quaffing]] its [[Potion of blood (dNetHack)|blood]] grants [[Temporary intrinsic|temporary cold resistance]] for a duration of 8,000 turns before [[physical size]] modifiers.
+Nightgaunts are [[poisonous]] to consume, and [[eating]] a nightgaunt's [[corpse]] or [[tin]]&ndash;or else [[quaffing]] its [[Potion of blood (dNetHack)|blood]]&ndash;grants [[Temporary intrinsic|temporary cold resistance]] for a duration of 8,000 turns before [[physical size]] modifiers.
 Nightgaunts can be [[Ward (dNetHack)|warded]] by [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Elder Sign|the Elder Sign]], a [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Heptagram|heptagram]], or an [[Elbereth (dNetHack)|Elbereth]] engraved by an [[Elf (starting race)|elven]] hero.

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   |frequency=1
   |genocidable=Yes
-  |attacks=[[Claw attack|Claw]] 1d6 tickling
+  |attacks=[[Claw attack|Claw]] 1d6 {{sa|Tickling|tickling}}
   |weight=1450
   |nutr=400
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 * Otherwise, the tickling abuses dexterity and [[constitution]], with a {{frac|3}} chance of paralyzing them for up to 10 turns and a {{frac|2|3}} chance of paralyzing them for 1 turn. The hero may also drop their [[wield]]ed weapon, with a percentage chance of avoiding this equal to the lower between their dexterity, and a hero that is twoweaponing may also drop their offhand weapon as well.
-Losing any items due to the effects of tickling may trigger the effects of the "[[Sanity#Talons|talons]]" madness and cause the hero to [[panic]] for 2-7 turns. As mentioned above, the tickling can be blocked by MC3 and will not remove [[shirt]]s: this makes [[Victorian underwear]] one of the better safeguards against the attack, though it will not provide complete protection like free action does.
+Losing any items due to the effects of tickling may trigger the effects of the "[[Sanity#Talons|talons]]" madness and cause the hero to [[panic]] for 2-7 turns. As mentioned above, the tickling can be blocked by [[Magic cancellation (3.4.3)|MC3]] and will not remove [[shirt]]s: this makes [[Victorian underwear (dNetHack)|Victorian underwear]] one of the better safeguards against the attack, though it will not provide complete protection like free action does.
 ==Origin==
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 The nightgaunt is a creature that originates from [[H.P. Lovecraft]] novella "[[Wikipedia:The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath|The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath]]", which was completed on January 22, 1927 and left unrevised and unpublished until the story was published posthumously by Arkham House in 1943. In the story, nightgaunts (or "night-gaunts") are thin, black and faceless humanoid creatures that have smooth and rubbery skin, a pair of inward-facing horns on their heads, clawed hands, long barbed tails, and bat-like wings that they use to fly soundlessly. Nightgaunts are described as doing nothing else besides clutching, flying and tickling; they are silent due to lacking facial features, and are often believed to be servants of the malevolent god [[Wikipedia:Nyarlathotep|Nyarlathotep]].
-When Randolph Carter sees a majestic city known as Kadath in his dreams, but is unable to approach it, he braves the [[wikipedia:Dreamlands|Dreamlands]] in search of the city - the journey takes him to a mountainside carving that is said to display the gods' features, and recognizes their visage in the traders seen around Celephaïs, surmising that Kadath must be nearby. Before Carter can act on this knowledge, however, nightgaunts capture him and leave him to die in the underworld; fortunately, he is rescued by friendly ghouls, including his friend Richard Pickman. Later, when Carter manages to sneak onto the island of Inganok, but is captured there by a merchant he had previously encountered and brought to a monastery inhabited by the dreaded High Priest Not to Be Described.
+When Randolph Carter sees a majestic city known as Kadath in his dreams, but is unable to approach it, he braves the [[wikipedia:Dreamlands|Dreamlands]] in search of the city&mdash;the journey takes him to a mountainside carving that is said to display the gods' features, and recognizes their visage in the traders seen around Celephaïs, surmising that Kadath must be nearby. Before Carter can act on this knowledge, however, nightgaunts capture him and leave him to die in the underworld; fortunately, he is rescued by friendly ghouls, including his friend Richard Pickman. Later, when Carter manages to sneak onto the island of Inganok, but is captured there by a merchant he had previously encountered and brought to a monastery inhabited by the dreaded High Priest Not to Be Described.
 Within the monastery, Carter learns among other things that the nightgaunts do not serve Nyarlathotep, as is commonly supposed, but the deity known as [[Wikipedia:Nodens (Cthulhu Mythos)|Nodens]], and that even Earth's gods fear them&mdash;Carter deciphers the masked high-priest's true identity from this and recoils in horror, eventually fleeing into the maze-like corridors of the monastery and wandering until he chances on the exit. He eventually rescues several ghouls from the Men of Leng, and obtains the services of a flock of nightgaunts to transport himself and the ghouls to the gods' castle on Kadath.
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 "Nightgaunt", "night-gaunt" and "night gaunt" return the following entry:
 {{encyclopedia|
-	Suddenly, without a warning sound in the dark, Carter felt
+Suddenly, without a warning sound in the dark, Carter felt
-	his curved scimitar drawn stealthily out of his belt by some
+his curved scimitar drawn stealthily out of his belt by some
-	unseen hand. Then he heard it clatter down over the rocks
+unseen hand. Then he heard it clatter down over the rocks
-	below. And between him and the Milky Way he thought he saw
+below. And between him and the Milky Way he thought he saw
-	a very terrible outline of something noxiously thin and horned
+a very terrible outline of something noxiously thin and horned
-	and tailed and bat-winged. Then a sort of cold rubbery arm
+and tailed and bat-winged. Then a sort of cold rubbery arm
-	seized his neck and something else seized his feet, and he was
+seized his neck and something else seized his feet, and he was
-	lifted inconsiderately up and swung about in space. Another
+lifted inconsiderately up and swung about in space. Another
-	minute and the stars were gone, and Carter knew that the
+minute and the stars were gone, and Carter knew that the
-	night-gaunts had got him.
+night-gaunts had got him.
-	[They] were indeed shocking and uncouth black things with smooth,
+[They] were indeed shocking and uncouth black things with smooth,
-	oily, whale-like surfaces, unpleasant horns that curved inward
+oily, whale-like surfaces, unpleasant horns that curved inward
-	toward each other, bat wings whose beating made no sound, ugly
+toward each other, bat wings whose beating made no sound, ugly
-	prehensile paws, and barbed tails that lashed needlessly and
+prehensile paws, and barbed tails that lashed needlessly and
-	disquietingly. And worst of all, they never spoke or laughed,
+disquietingly. And worst of all, they never spoke or laughed,
-	and never smiled because they had no faces at all to smile with,
+and never smiled because they had no faces at all to smile with,
-	but only a suggestive blankness where a face ought to be. All
+but only a suggestive blankness where a face ought to be. All
-	they ever did was clutch and fly and tickle; that was the way
+they ever did was clutch and fly and tickle; that was the way
-	of night-gaunts.
+of night-gaunts.
-		[ The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath, by H.P. Lovecraft ]
+|[ The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath, by H.P. Lovecraft ]
 }}
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   |frequency=1
   |genocidable=Yes
-  |attacks=Claw 1d6 tickling
+  |attacks=[[Claw attack|Claw]] 1d6 tickling
   |weight=1450
   |nutr=400
   |size=medium
   |resistances=[[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]]
-  |resistances conveyed=[[cold resistance]]
+  |resistances conveyed=[[cold resistance]] (+8,000)
   |attributes={{attributes|A nightgaunt|fly=1|amphibious=1|breathless=1|noeyes=1|humanoid=1|regen=1|seeinvis=1|pois=1|wander=1|stalk=1|nasty=1|strong=1|collect=1|magic=1|infravisible=1|sgroup=1}}
   |reference=
 }}
 {{for|the monster in other variants|nightgaunt}}
-A '''nightgaunt''', {{blue|g}}, is a type of monster that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The nightgaunt is a [[Gremlin (monster class)|gremlin-esque]] [[humanoid]] monster that is [[strong]] and [[eyeless]]; it is [[amphibious]], [[breathless]], capable of [[flight]], can [[see invisible]], and can be seen via [[infravision]]. Nightgaunts possess enhanced [[Regeneration (property)|regeneration]], have a tendency to wander while moving, will seek out and pick up [[magical item]]s and other objects, and can [[follow]] the [[hero]] to other levels if they are adjacent.
+A '''nightgaunt''', {{blue|g}}, is a type of monster that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The nightgaunt is a [[strong]] and [[eyeless]] [[Gremlin (monster class)|gremlin-esque]] [[humanoid]] monster: it is [[amphibious]], [[breathless]], capable of [[flight]], can [[see invisible]], and can be seen via [[infravision]]. Nightgaunts possess enhanced [[Regeneration (property)|regeneration]], have a tendency to wander while moving, will seek out and pick up [[magical item]]s and other objects, and can [[follow]] the [[hero]] to other levels if they are adjacent.
-A nightgaunt has a single claw attack that deals damage and inflicts tickling, which causes the hero to become immobilized if it targets them unless they have a source of [[free action]] or resist it with [[magic cancellation]] - [[#Tickling|the section below]] has details on how the attack specifically affects a [[hero]], while monsters hit by the attack are simply paralyzed for up to 10 turns. Nightgaunts possess [[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]] and [[poison resistance]].
+A nightgaunt has a single [[claw attack]] that deals damage and inflicts tickling, which causes the hero to become immobilized if it targets them unless they have a source of [[free action]] or resist it with [[magic cancellation]]&mdash;[[#Tickling|the section below]] has details on how the attack specifically affects a [[hero]], while monsters hit by the attack are simply paralyzed for up to 10 turns. Nightgaunts possess [[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]] and [[poison resistance]].
 Nightgaunts are [[poisonous]] to consume, and [[eating]] a nightgaunt's [[corpse]] or [[tin]] or [[quaffing]] its [[Potion of blood (dNetHack)|blood]] grants [[Temporary intrinsic|temporary cold resistance]] for a duration of 8,000 turns before [[physical size]] modifiers.
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 Nightgaunts can generate in small [[group]]s, and may generate as peaceful towards [[neutral]] heroes.
-A nightgaunt may be generated as the guard of a [[Special room (dNetHack)#Magic item vault|magic item vault]].
+A nightgaunt may be generated as the guardian of a [[Special room (dNetHack)#Magic item vault|magic item vault]].
 ==Strategy==

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 ** If the hero has a [[cloak]], the nightgaunt will attempt to remove it and drop it on the hero's square, with a percentage chance of avoiding this equal to the hero's [[dexterity]]. For a hero wielding [[Tensa Zangetsu]] while ''not'' wearing a cloak, the artifact will block the rest of the unequip effect.
 ** If the hero has an alternate weapon item that is not a [[Punishment|chained]] [[heavy iron ball]], and they are not currently in [[two weapon combat]], the nightgaunt will attempt to steal that item and add it to their inventory, with a percentage chance of avoiding this equal to the hero's dexterity.
-** If the hero is wearing a [[suit]] of body armor without a cloak, the nightgaunt attempts to remove it: this has a {{frac|3|4}} chance to fail, and otherwise there is a percentage chance of avoiding this equal to the hero's dexterity.
+** If the hero is wearing a [[suit]] of body armor without a cloak, the nightgaunt attempts to remove it: this has a {{frac|3|4}} chance of failure, and otherwise there is a percentage chance of avoiding this equal to the hero's dexterity.
 * If the attack succeeds but the hero has free action, no effects occur.
 * Otherwise, the tickling abuses dexterity and [[constitution]], with a {{frac|3}} chance of paralyzing them for up to 10 turns and a {{frac|2|3}} chance of paralyzing them for 1 turn. The hero may also drop their [[wield]]ed weapon, with a percentage chance of avoiding this equal to the lower between their dexterity, and a hero that is twoweaponing may also drop their offhand weapon as well.

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   |nutr=400
   |size=medium
-  |resistances=[[cold]], [[sleep]], [[poison]]
+  |resistances=[[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]]
-  |resistances conveyed=[[cold]]
+  |resistances conveyed=[[cold resistance]]
   |attributes={{attributes|A nightgaunt|fly=1|amphibious=1|breathless=1|noeyes=1|humanoid=1|regen=1|seeinvis=1|pois=1|wander=1|stalk=1|nasty=1|strong=1|collect=1|magic=1|infravisible=1|sgroup=1}}
   |reference=
 }}
 {{for|the monster in other variants|nightgaunt}}
-A '''nightgaunt''', {{blue|g}}, is a type of monster that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The nightgaunt is a [[Gremlin (monster class)|gremlin-esque]] [[humanoid]] monster that is [[strong]] and [[eyeless]]; it is [[amphibious]], [[breathless]], capable of [[flight]], can [[see invisible]], and can be seen via [[infravision]]. Nightgaunts possess enhanced [[regeneration]], have a tendency to wander while moving, will seek out and pick up [[magical item]]s and other objects, and can follow the [[hero]] to other levels if they are adjacent.
+A '''nightgaunt''', {{blue|g}}, is a type of monster that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The nightgaunt is a [[Gremlin (monster class)|gremlin-esque]] [[humanoid]] monster that is [[strong]] and [[eyeless]]; it is [[amphibious]], [[breathless]], capable of [[flight]], can [[see invisible]], and can be seen via [[infravision]]. Nightgaunts possess enhanced [[Regeneration (property)|regeneration]], have a tendency to wander while moving, will seek out and pick up [[magical item]]s and other objects, and can [[follow]] the [[hero]] to other levels if they are adjacent.
 A nightgaunt has a single claw attack that deals damage and inflicts tickling, which causes the hero to become immobilized if it targets them unless they have a source of [[free action]] or resist it with [[magic cancellation]] - [[#Tickling|the section below]] has details on how the attack specifically affects a [[hero]], while monsters hit by the attack are simply paralyzed for up to 10 turns. Nightgaunts possess [[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]] and [[poison resistance]].
-Nightgaunts are [[poisonous]] to consume, and [[eating]] a nightgaunt's [[corpse]] or [[tin]] or [[quaffing]] its [[Potion of blood (dNetHack)|blood]] grants [[Temporary intrinsic|temporary cold resistance]].
+Nightgaunts are [[poisonous]] to consume, and [[eating]] a nightgaunt's [[corpse]] or [[tin]] or [[quaffing]] its [[Potion of blood (dNetHack)|blood]] grants [[Temporary intrinsic|temporary cold resistance]] for a duration of 8,000 turns before [[physical size]] modifiers.
 Nightgaunts can be [[Ward (dNetHack)|warded]] by [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Elder Sign|the Elder Sign]], a [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Heptagram|heptagram]], or an [[Elbereth (dNetHack)|Elbereth]] engraved by an [[Elf (starting race)|elven]] hero.
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 When Randolph Carter sees a majestic city known as Kadath in his dreams, but is unable to approach it, he braves the [[wikipedia:Dreamlands|Dreamlands]] in search of the city - the journey takes him to a mountainside carving that is said to display the gods' features, and recognizes their visage in the traders seen around Celephaïs, surmising that Kadath must be nearby. Before Carter can act on this knowledge, however, nightgaunts capture him and leave him to die in the underworld; fortunately, he is rescued by friendly ghouls, including his friend Richard Pickman. Later, when Carter manages to sneak onto the island of Inganok, but is captured there by a merchant he had previously encountered and brought to a monastery inhabited by the dreaded High Priest Not to Be Described.
-Within the monastery, Carter learns among other things that the nightgaunts do not serve Nyarlathotep, as is commonly supposed, but the deity known as [[Wikipedia:Nodens (Cthulhu Mythos)|Nodens]], and that even Earth's gods fear them - Carter deciphers the masked high-priest's true identity from this and recoils in horror, eventually fleeing into the maze-like corridors of the monastery and wandering until he chances on the exit. He eventually rescues several ghouls from the Men of Leng, and obtains the services of a flock of nightgaunts to transport himself and the ghouls to the gods' castle on Kadath.
+Within the monastery, Carter learns among other things that the nightgaunts do not serve Nyarlathotep, as is commonly supposed, but the deity known as [[Wikipedia:Nodens (Cthulhu Mythos)|Nodens]], and that even Earth's gods fear them&mdash;Carter deciphers the masked high-priest's true identity from this and recoils in horror, eventually fleeing into the maze-like corridors of the monastery and wandering until he chances on the exit. He eventually rescues several ghouls from the Men of Leng, and obtains the services of a flock of nightgaunts to transport himself and the ghouls to the gods' castle on Kadath.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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 {{for|the monster in other variants|nightgaunt}}
 A '''nightgaunt''', {{blue|g}}, is a type of monster that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The nightgaunt is a [[Gremlin (monster class)|gremlin-esque]] [[humanoid]] monster that is [[strong]] and [[eyeless]]; it is [[amphibious]], [[breathless]], capable of [[flight]], can [[see invisible]], and can be seen via [[infravision]]. Nightgaunts possess enhanced [[regeneration]], have a tendency to wander while moving, will seek out and pick up [[magical item]]s and other objects, and can follow the [[hero]] to other levels if they are adjacent.
-A nightgaunt has a single claw attack that deals damage and inflicts tickling, which causes the hero to become immobilized if it targets them unless they have a source of [[free action]] or resist it with [[magic cancellation]] - [[#Tickling|the section below]] has details on how the attack specifically affects a hero, while monsters hit by the attack are simply paralyzed for up to 10 turns. Nightgaunts possess [[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]] and [[poison resistance]].
+A nightgaunt has a single claw attack that deals damage and inflicts tickling, which causes the hero to become immobilized if it targets them unless they have a source of [[free action]] or resist it with [[magic cancellation]] - [[#Tickling|the section below]] has details on how the attack specifically affects a [[hero]], while monsters hit by the attack are simply paralyzed for up to 10 turns. Nightgaunts possess [[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]] and [[poison resistance]].
 Nightgaunts are [[poisonous]] to consume, and [[eating]] a nightgaunt's [[corpse]] or [[tin]] or [[quaffing]] its [[Potion of blood (dNetHack)|blood]] grants [[Temporary intrinsic|temporary cold resistance]].
-Nightgaunts can be [[Ward (dNetHack)|warded]] by [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Elder Sign|the Elder Sign]], a [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Heptagram|heptagram]], or an [[Elbereth (dNetHack)|Elbereth]] engraved by an [[Elf (starting race)|elven]] character.
+Nightgaunts can be [[Ward (dNetHack)|warded]] by [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Elder Sign|the Elder Sign]], a [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Heptagram|heptagram]], or an [[Elbereth (dNetHack)|Elbereth]] engraved by an [[Elf (starting race)|elven]] hero.
 ==Generation==
-Nightgaunts can generate in small [[group]]s, and may generate as peaceful towards [[neutral]] characters.
+Nightgaunts can generate in small [[group]]s, and may generate as peaceful towards [[neutral]] heroes.
 A nightgaunt may be generated as the guard of a [[Special room (dNetHack)#Magic item vault|magic item vault]].
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 ===Tickling===
-Against a player character, the nightgaunt's tickling attack has effects that are carried out over multiple stages in the order listed:<!--bug regarding this behavior fixed in dev-->
+Against the hero, the nightgaunt's tickling attack has effects that are carried out over multiple stages in the order listed:<!--bug regarding this behavior fixed in dev-->
-* The attack rolls versus magic cancellation and checks if the character is already immobilized - if the attack is blocked for either reason, the nightgaunt will attempt to remove one piece of the character's equipment:
+* The attack rolls versus magic cancellation and checks if the hero is already immobilized - if the attack is blocked for either reason, the nightgaunt will attempt to remove one piece of the hero's equipment:
-** If the character has a [[cloak]], the nightgaunt will attempt to remove it and drop it on the character's square, with a percentage chance of avoiding this equal to the character's dexterity. For a character wielding [[dNetHack artifacts#Tensa Zangetsu|Tensa Zangetsu]] while ''not'' wearing a cloak, the artifact will block the rest of the unequip effect.
+** If the hero has a [[cloak]], the nightgaunt will attempt to remove it and drop it on the hero's square, with a percentage chance of avoiding this equal to the hero's [[dexterity]]. For a hero wielding [[Tensa Zangetsu]] while ''not'' wearing a cloak, the artifact will block the rest of the unequip effect.
-** If the character has an alternate weapon item that is not a [[Punishment|chained]] [[heavy iron ball]], and they are not currently in [[two weapon combat]], the nightgaunt will attempt to steal that item and add it to their inventory, with a percentage chance of avoiding this equal to the character's dexterity.
+** If the hero has an alternate weapon item that is not a [[Punishment|chained]] [[heavy iron ball]], and they are not currently in [[two weapon combat]], the nightgaunt will attempt to steal that item and add it to their inventory, with a percentage chance of avoiding this equal to the hero's dexterity.
-** If the character is wearing a [[suit]] of body armor without a cloak, the nightgaunt attempts to remove it: this has a {{frac|3|4}} chance to fail, and otherwise there is a percentage chance of avoiding this equal to the character's dexterity.
+** If the hero is wearing a [[suit]] of body armor without a cloak, the nightgaunt attempts to remove it: this has a {{frac|3|4}} chance to fail, and otherwise there is a percentage chance of avoiding this equal to the hero's dexterity.
-* If the attack succeeds but the character has free action, no effects occur.
+* If the attack succeeds but the hero has free action, no effects occur.
-* Otherwise, the tickling abuses [[dexterity]] and [[constitution]], with a {{frac|3}} chance of paralyzing them for up to 10 turns and a {{frac|2|3}} chance of paralyzing them for 1 turn. The character may also drop their [[wield]]ed weapon, with a percentage chance of avoiding this equal to the lower between their dexterity, and a character that is twoweaponing may also drop their offhand weapon as well.
+* Otherwise, the tickling abuses dexterity and [[constitution]], with a {{frac|3}} chance of paralyzing them for up to 10 turns and a {{frac|2|3}} chance of paralyzing them for 1 turn. The hero may also drop their [[wield]]ed weapon, with a percentage chance of avoiding this equal to the lower between their dexterity, and a hero that is twoweaponing may also drop their offhand weapon as well.
-Losing any items due to the effects of tickling may trigger the effects of the "[[Sanity#Talons|talons]]" madness and cause the character to [[panic]] for 2-7 turns. As mentioned above, the tickling can be blocked by MC3 and will not remove [[shirt]]s: this makes [[Victorian underwear]] one of the better safeguards against the attack, though it will not provide complete protection like free action does.
+Losing any items due to the effects of tickling may trigger the effects of the "[[Sanity#Talons|talons]]" madness and cause the hero to [[panic]] for 2-7 turns. As mentioned above, the tickling can be blocked by MC3 and will not remove [[shirt]]s: this makes [[Victorian underwear]] one of the better safeguards against the attack, though it will not provide complete protection like free action does.
 ==Origin==