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Entuno: /* Description */ Add PYEC charging as a refill option.

2024-02-18T13:42:41Z

‎Description: Add PYEC charging as a refill option.

Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ upcoming

2023-04-03T09:34:53Z

‎Generation: upcoming

Umbire the Phantom: update apply.c ref'src, add messages and sources, further adjust wording, minetown, etc.

2023-04-03T09:31:46Z

update apply.c ref'src, add messages and sources, further adjust wording, minetown, etc.

Umbire the Phantom: edit pass - unkludge lede, proper formatting, update refsrc, add potion of oil note

2023-04-03T08:28:34Z

edit pass - unkludge lede, proper formatting, update refsrc, add potion of oil note

K2: Undo revision 149767 by MrSurvivor1997 (talk) you're overstating it. any mines strategies should be mentioned on the gnomish mines page

2023-01-14T17:21:48Z

Undo revision 149767 by MrSurvivor1997 (talk) you're overstating it. any mines strategies should be mentioned on the gnomish mines page

MrSurvivor1997: /* Strategy */ Can’t overstate the importance of a light source for the Gnomish Mines.

2023-01-14T16:34:31Z

‎Strategy: Can’t overstate the importance of a light source for the Gnomish Mines.

Umbire the Phantom at 20:36, 21 December 2021

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 {{lightradius|r=3}}
-Oil lamps will remain on for for 1000 to 1499 turns; they can be refilled by [[read]]ing a [[scroll of charging]], invoking the [[Platinum Yendorian Express Card]] or #[[dip]]ping the unlit lamp into a [[potion of oil]]. If you dip a lit oil lamp into a potion of oil, you are likely to cause a [[fireball]].
+Oil lamps will remain on for for 1000 to 1499 turns; they can be refilled by [[read]]ing a [[scroll of charging]], invoking the [[Platinum Yendorian Express Card]] or #[[dip]]ping the unlit lamp into a [[potion of oil]]. If you dip a lit oil lamp into a potion of oil, you are likely to cause a [[Fire (element)|fiery]] [[explosion]].
 ==Strategy==
 Oil lamps can be conserved by turning them off upon reaching a lit room or area. Cursed oil lamps are simply more tedious to turn on and provide just as much light, so they are not as urgent to bless or uncurse as other items.
-Oil lamps can be distinguished from magic lamps by [[price identification]]; an oil lamp's base price is 10zm, while a magic lamp's is 50. Magic lamps also burn indefinitely, so any lamp that eventually flickers and goes out is an oil lamp. You can also #[[rub]] the lamp a few times to see if a puff of smoke or a djinni emerges, though doing this with a non-blessed magic lamp is likely to release the djinni without granting a [[wish]]. Once a lamp is indirectly identified as an oil lamp, it can be [[type-name]]d to differentiate them from unidentified magic lamps.
+Oil lamps can be distinguished from magic lamps by [[price identification]]; an oil lamp's base price is 10zm, while a magic lamp's is 50. Magic lamps also burn indefinitely, so any lamp that eventually flickers and goes out is an oil lamp. You can also #[[rub]] the lamp a few times to see if a puff of smoke or a djinni emerges, though doing this with a non-blessed magic lamp is likely to release the djinni without granting a [[wish]]. Once a lamp is indirectly identified as an oil lamp, it can be type-[[named]] to differentiate them from unidentified magic lamps.
 ==History==

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 {{lightradius|r=3}}
-Oil lamps will remain on for for 1000 to 1499 turns; they can be refilled by [[read]]ing a [[scroll of charging]], invoking the [[PYEC]] or #[[dip]]ping the unlit lamp into a [[potion of oil]]. If you dip a lit oil lamp into a potion of oil, you are likely to cause a [[fireball]].
+Oil lamps will remain on for for 1000 to 1499 turns; they can be refilled by [[read]]ing a [[scroll of charging]], invoking the [[Platinum Yendorian Express Card]] or #[[dip]]ping the unlit lamp into a [[potion of oil]]. If you dip a lit oil lamp into a potion of oil, you are likely to cause a [[fireball]].
 ==Strategy==

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 {{lightradius|r=3}}
-Oil lamps will remain on for for 1000 to 1499 turns; they can be refilled by [[read]]ing a [[scroll of charging]] or #[[dip]]ping the unlit lamp into a [[potion of oil]]. If you dip a lit oil lamp into a potion of oil, you are likely to cause a [[fireball]].
+Oil lamps will remain on for for 1000 to 1499 turns; they can be refilled by [[read]]ing a [[scroll of charging]], invoking the [[PYEC]] or #[[dip]]ping the unlit lamp into a [[potion of oil]]. If you dip a lit oil lamp into a potion of oil, you are likely to cause a [[fireball]].
 ==Strategy==

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	Oil lamps may appear within the lighting [[shop]] run by [[Izchak]] in [[Minetown]]; in [[Orcish Town]], an oil lamp can instead be found near one of the [[shopkeeper]] [[corpse]]s.		Oil lamps may appear within the lighting [[shop]] run by [[Izchak]] in [[Minetown]]; in [[Orcish Town]], an oil lamp can instead be found near one of the [[shopkeeper]] [[corpse]]s.
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		+	{{upcoming\|3.7.0\|One [[themed room]] is a dark room that always contains a lit oil lamp.}}

	==Description==		==Description==

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-An '''oil lamp''' is a kind of [[tool]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It appears as a '''[[lamp]]''' when unidentified, and is made of [[copper]]. Oil lamps are one of many [[light source]]s available.
+An '''oil lamp''' is a kind of [[tool]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]'', and is one of the game's many [[light source]]s. It appears as a '''[[lamp]]''' when unidentified, and is made of [[copper]].
 ==Generation==
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 Characters that start the game with an oil lamp will possess knowledge of the [[potion of oil]].{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|1111|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 ==Description==
-[[Apply]]ing a [[beatitude|noncursed]] oil lamp in your inventory will turn it on; a cursed oil only has a {{frac|2}} chance of lighting each time it is applied.{{refsrc|apply.c|1088}}
+[[Apply]]ing a [[beatitude|noncursed]] oil lamp in your inventory will turn it on, unless you are currently underwater or there is no oil; a cursed oil only has a {{frac|2}} chance of lighting each time it is applied.{{refsrc|src/apply.c|1381|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} Applying an oil lamp that belongs to a [[shop]] will incur extra fees on top of that lamp's price.
 While on, an oil lamp will light darkened tiles in a radius of three squares around it:
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 ==Messages==
 {{message|The lamp flickers for a moment, then dies.|You attempted to light a cursed oil lamp and failed.}}
-As the lamp runs out of turns, you will receive the following messages in order:
+As the lamp runs out of turns, you will receive the following messages in order:{{refsrc|src/timeout.c|1212|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 {{message|Your lamp flickers.|The lamp has a couple hundred turns left.}}

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 }}
-An '''oil lamp''' is a tool that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It appears as a '''[[lamp]]''' when unidentified, and is made of [[copper]]. It Oil lamps are one of many [[light source]]s available.
+An '''oil lamp''' is a kind of [[tool]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It appears as a '''[[lamp]]''' when unidentified, and is made of [[copper]]. Oil lamps are one of many [[light source]]s available.
 ==Generation==
 When you release a [[djinni]] from a [[magic lamp]], the lamp becomes an oil lamp.
-The following roles have a chance of starting with an oil lamp:{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|182|version=NetHack 3.6.6}}
+The following roles have a chance of starting with an oil lamp:{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|182|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
-* [[Archeologist]] ({{frac|4}} chance) {{refsrc|src/u_init.c|671|version=NetHack 3.6.6}}
+* [[Archeologist]] ({{frac|4}} chance){{refsrc|src/u_init.c|671|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
-* [[Barbarian]]s ({{frac|6}} chance) {{refsrc|src/u_init.c|685|version=NetHack 3.6.6}}
+* [[Barbarian]]s ({{frac|6}} chance){{refsrc|src/u_init.c|685|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
-* [[Healer]]s ({{frac|25}} chance) {{refsrc|src/u_init.c|699|version=NetHack 3.6.6}}
+* [[Healer]]s ({{frac|25}} chance){{refsrc|src/u_init.c|699|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
-* [[Monk]]s ({{frac|10}} chance) {{refsrc|src/u_init.c|719|version=NetHack 3.6.6}}
+* [[Monk]]s ({{frac|10}} chance){{refsrc|src/u_init.c|719|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
-* [[Priest]]s ({{frac|10}} chance) {{refsrc|src/u_init.c|731|version=NetHack 3.6.6}}
+* [[Priest]]s ({{frac|10}} chance){{refsrc|src/u_init.c|731|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
-* [[Valkyrie]]s ({{frac|6}} chance) {{refsrc|src/u_init.c|783|version=NetHack 3.6.6}}
+* [[Valkyrie]]s ({{frac|6}} chance){{refsrc|src/u_init.c|783|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
-==Effects==
+Characters that start the game with an oil lamp will possess knowledge of the [[potion of oil]].{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|1111|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
-===Light radius===
+==Description==
-An oil lamp has a light radius of three squares around the character.
+[[Apply]]ing a [[beatitude|noncursed]] oil lamp in your inventory will turn it on; a cursed oil only has a {{frac|2}} chance of lighting each time it is applied.{{refsrc|apply.c|1088}}
 {{lightradius|r=3}}
 ==Strategy==
 Oil lamps can be conserved by turning them off upon reaching a lit room or area. Cursed oil lamps are simply more tedious to turn on and provide just as much light, so they are not as urgent to bless or uncurse as other items.
-Oil lamps can be distinguished from magic lamps by [[price identification]]; an oil lamp's base price is 10zm, while a magic lamp's is 50. Magic lamps also burn indefinitely, so any lamp that eventually flickers and goes out is an oil lamp. You can also #[[rub]] the lamp a few times to see if a puff of smoke or a djinni emerges, though doing this with a non-blessed magic lamp is likely to release the djinni without granting a [[wish]]. Once a lamp is indirectly identified as an oil lamp, it can be [[Name##naming a class of items|type-named]] to differentiate them from unidentified magic lamps.
+Oil lamps can be distinguished from magic lamps by [[price identification]]; an oil lamp's base price is 10zm, while a magic lamp's is 50. Magic lamps also burn indefinitely, so any lamp that eventually flickers and goes out is an oil lamp. You can also #[[rub]] the lamp a few times to see if a puff of smoke or a djinni emerges, though doing this with a non-blessed magic lamp is likely to release the djinni without granting a [[wish]]. Once a lamp is indirectly identified as an oil lamp, it can be [[type-name]]d to differentiate them from unidentified magic lamps.
 ==History==
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 ==Messages==
-As the lamp runs out of turns, you will receive the following messages in order.
+{{message|The lamp flickers for a moment, then dies.|You attempted to light a cursed oil lamp and failed.}}
 {{message|Your lamp flickers.|The lamp has a couple hundred turns left.}}
 {{message|Your lamp flickers considerably.|The lamp has 50 or so turns left.}}

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	Oil lamps can be distinguished from magic lamps by [[price identification]]; an oil lamp's base price is 10zm, while a magic lamp's is 50. Magic lamps also burn indefinitely, so any lamp that eventually flickers and goes out is an oil lamp. You can also #[[rub]] the lamp a few times to see if a puff of smoke or a djinni emerges, though doing this with a non-blessed magic lamp is likely to release the djinni without granting a [[wish]]. Once a lamp is indirectly identified as an oil lamp, it can be [[Name##naming a class of items\|type-named]] to differentiate them from unidentified magic lamps.		Oil lamps can be distinguished from magic lamps by [[price identification]]; an oil lamp's base price is 10zm, while a magic lamp's is 50. Magic lamps also burn indefinitely, so any lamp that eventually flickers and goes out is an oil lamp. You can also #[[rub]] the lamp a few times to see if a puff of smoke or a djinni emerges, though doing this with a non-blessed magic lamp is likely to release the djinni without granting a [[wish]]. Once a lamp is indirectly identified as an oil lamp, it can be [[Name##naming a class of items\|type-named]] to differentiate them from unidentified magic lamps.
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−	Like any light source, oil lamps are very useful for the [[Gnomish Mines]], as they are very dark, if one hasn’t yet found any light source such as a lamp, it may be worth it do go down the stairs leading to the [[Oracle]] level to have more time and space to find one before going to the mines.

	==History==		==History==

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	Oil lamps can be distinguished from magic lamps by [[price identification]]; an oil lamp's base price is 10zm, while a magic lamp's is 50. Magic lamps also burn indefinitely, so any lamp that eventually flickers and goes out is an oil lamp. You can also #[[rub]] the lamp a few times to see if a puff of smoke or a djinni emerges, though doing this with a non-blessed magic lamp is likely to release the djinni without granting a [[wish]]. Once a lamp is indirectly identified as an oil lamp, it can be [[Name##naming a class of items\|type-named]] to differentiate them from unidentified magic lamps.		Oil lamps can be distinguished from magic lamps by [[price identification]]; an oil lamp's base price is 10zm, while a magic lamp's is 50. Magic lamps also burn indefinitely, so any lamp that eventually flickers and goes out is an oil lamp. You can also #[[rub]] the lamp a few times to see if a puff of smoke or a djinni emerges, though doing this with a non-blessed magic lamp is likely to release the djinni without granting a [[wish]]. Once a lamp is indirectly identified as an oil lamp, it can be [[Name##naming a class of items\|type-named]] to differentiate them from unidentified magic lamps.
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		+	Like any light source, oil lamps are very useful for the [[Gnomish Mines]], as they are very dark, if one hasn’t yet found any light source such as a lamp, it may be worth it do go down the stairs leading to the [[Oracle]] level to have more time and space to find one before going to the mines.

	==History==		==History==

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 }}
-An '''oil lamp''' is a [[light]] source that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''.
+An '''oil lamp''' is a tool that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It appears as a '''[[lamp]]''' when unidentified, and is made of [[copper]]. It Oil lamps are one of many [[light source]]s available.
 ==Generation==
 When you release a [[djinni]] from a [[magic lamp]], the lamp becomes an oil lamp.
-[[Archeologist]]s, [[Barbarian]]s, [[Healer]]s, [[Monk]]s, [[Priest]]s, and [[Valkyrie]]s have a chance of starting with an oil lamp.
+The following roles have a chance of starting with an oil lamp:{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|182|version=NetHack 3.6.6}}
 ==Effects==
-Applying one will provide light to darkened areas for 1000 to 1499 turns. They can be refilled with a [[scroll of charging]], as well as a [[potion of oil]] using the #[[dip]] command. If you dip a lit oil lamp into a potion of oil, you are likely to cause a [[fireball]].
+[[Apply]]ing a [[beatitude|noncursed]] oil lamp you carry will turn it on, lighting darkened tiles in an area around it for 1000 to 1499 turns; if an oil lamp is cursed, it has only a 50% chance of lighting each time it is applied.{{refsrc|apply.c|1088}} Oil lamps can be refilled by [[read]]ing a [[scroll of charging]] or #[[dip]]ping it into a [[potion of oil]] while unlit. If you dip a lit oil lamp into a potion of oil, you are likely to cause a [[fireball]].
 ===Light radius===
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 ==Strategy==
-Oil lamps can be distinguished from magic lamps by [[price identification]]; an oil lamp's base price is 10zm, while a magic lamp's is 50. Magic lamps also burn indefinitely, so any lamp that eventually flickers and goes out is an oil lamp. You can also [[rub]] the lamp a few times to see if a puff of smoke or a djinni emerges, though doing this with a non-blessed magic lamp is likely to release the djinni without granting a [[wish]]. Once a lamp is indirectly identified as an oil lamp, it can be [[Name##naming a class of items|type-named]] to differentiate oil lamps from unidentified magic lamps.
+Oil lamps can be conserved by turning them off upon reaching a lit room or area. Cursed oil lamps are simply more tedious to turn on and provide just as much light, so they are not as urgent to bless or uncurse as other items.
-Oil lamps can be conserved by turning them off upon reaching a lit room or area in order to conserve oil. Cursed oil lamps are simply more tedious since they may take multiple attempts to light, but are not as urgent to bless or uncurse as other items.
+==History==
 ==Messages==
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 ==References==
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+{{nethack-366}}
 [[Category:Tools]]