Pair of lenses - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: /* Description */ word choice

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Umbire the Phantom: /* Description */ pothole

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Umbire the Phantom: /* Variants */ cram as much info in here as I can find

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‎Variants: cram as much info in here as I can find

Umbire the Phantom: /* Description */ pushing off lenses

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‎Description: pushing off lenses

Umbire the Phantom: /* Description */ pothole

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 ==Description==
-A [[hero]] can use a pair of lenses by [[applying]] them, and can also [[put on]] or [[remove]] lenses manually using those commands. Lenses are [[worn]] on the face, and cannot be worn at the same time as a [[blindfold]] or a [[towel]]. [[Cursed]] lenses cannot be removed manually. [[Monster]]s will not use this item.
+A [[hero]] can use a pair of lenses by [[applying]] them, and can also [[put on]] or [[remove]] lenses using the associated commands. Lenses are [[worn]] on the face, and cannot be worn at the same time as a [[blindfold]] or a [[towel]]. [[Cursed]] lenses cannot be removed normally. [[Monster]]s will not use this item.
 Lenses are [[fragile]] and will break if they are [[thrown]] or dropped from a great enough height (e.g. while [[levitating]]), and a {{+ of|force bolt}} spell or a [[zapped]] [[wand of striking]] will destroy any lenses in the path of the [[beam]].

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 ==Description==
-A [[hero]] can use a pair of lenses by [[applying]] them, and can also [[put on]] or [[remove]] lenses manually using those commands. Lenses are [[worn]] on the face, and cannot be worn at the same time as a [[blindfold]] or a [[towel]]. Cursed lenses cannot be removed manually. [[Monster]]s will not use this item.
+A [[hero]] can use a pair of lenses by [[applying]] them, and can also [[put on]] or [[remove]] lenses manually using those commands. Lenses are [[worn]] on the face, and cannot be worn at the same time as a [[blindfold]] or a [[towel]]. [[Cursed]] lenses cannot be removed manually. [[Monster]]s will not use this item.
 Lenses are [[fragile]] and will break if they are [[thrown]] or dropped from a great enough height (e.g. while [[levitating]]), and a {{+ of|force bolt}} spell or a [[zapped]] [[wand of striking]] will destroy any lenses in the path of the [[beam]].
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 * They increase the hero's chances of successfully reading a [[spellbook]] by 10%, while reducing the time taken reading by {{frac|3}}.{{refsrc|src/spell.c|348|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/spell.c|534|nethack=3.6.7}}
-If the hero applies a [[cursed]] towel while wearing a non-cursed pair of lenses, they have a {{frac|3}} chance of pushing those lenses off their face.{{refsrc|src/apply.c|122-L138|nethack=3.6.7}}
+If the hero applies a cursed towel while wearing a non-cursed pair of lenses, they have a {{frac|3}} chance of pushing those lenses off their face.{{refsrc|src/apply.c|122-L138|nethack=3.6.7}}
 {{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|a13d6c03c9e7094c7b4c01c548043f7e27f21bbb}}, a hero cannot wear lenses if they are [[polymorph]]ed into a [[headless]] monster.}}

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 ==Description==
-A [[hero]] can use a pair of lenses by [[applying]] them, and can also [[put on]] or [[remove]] lenses manually using those commands. Lenses are [[worn]] on the face, and cannot be worn at the same time as a [[blindfold]] or a [[towel]]. [[Monster]]s will not use this item.
+A [[hero]] can use a pair of lenses by [[applying]] them, and can also [[put on]] or [[remove]] lenses manually using those commands. Lenses are [[worn]] on the face, and cannot be worn at the same time as a [[blindfold]] or a [[towel]]. Cursed lenses cannot be removed manually. [[Monster]]s will not use this item.
 Lenses are [[fragile]] and will break if they are [[thrown]] or dropped from a great enough height (e.g. while [[levitating]]), and a {{+ of|force bolt}} spell or a [[zapped]] [[wand of striking]] will destroy any lenses in the path of the [[beam]].

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 A '''pair of lenses''', or simply '''lenses''', is a type of [[tool]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is made of [[glass]].
-[[The Eyes of the Overworld]] are an [[artifact]] pair of lenses.
+The pair of lenses are the [[base item]] for [[The Eyes of the Overworld]], the [[Monk]] [[quest artifact]].
 ==Generation==
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 ==History==
-The pair of lenses first appears in [[NetHack 3.3.0]], where it is introduced alongside the [[Monk]] role and is adapted from a dedicated [[patch]] via {{commit|28975c668282218dc6f708dc9ff9da46eca18452}} and {{commit|53117c71cbd52547555f90f28c1e56e31917202d}}. In this version, a pair of cursed lenses is considered a [[major trouble]] when successfully [[praying]] to the hero's [[deity]]&mdash;this is changed in [[NetHack 3.3.1]].
+The pair of lenses first appears in [[NetHack 3.3.0]], where it is introduced alongside the Monk [[role]], and it is adapted from a dedicated [[patch]] via {{commit|28975c668282218dc6f708dc9ff9da46eca18452}} and {{commit|53117c71cbd52547555f90f28c1e56e31917202d}}. In this version, a pair of cursed lenses is considered a [[major trouble]] when successfully [[praying]] to the hero's [[deity]]&mdash;this is changed in [[NetHack 3.3.1]].
 ==Messages==
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 ==Variants==
 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], the [[Monk/dNetHack|Monk]] [[quest artifact]] has its base item changed to a [[soul-lens]].
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], lenses are [[Item size (dNetHack)|tiny]] by default and the hero can only wear them if they are the proper size for the hero's current form.
 [[Twoflower]] is [[always generated with]] a blessed pair of lenses.
 ===FIQHack===

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 ==Description==
-A [[hero]] can use a pair of lenses by [[applying]] them, and can also [[put on]] or [[remove]] lenses manually using those commands. Lenses are [[fragile]] and will break if they are [[thrown]] or dropped from a great enough height (e.g. while [[levitating]]), and a {{+ of|force bolt}} spell or a [[zapped]] [[wand of striking]] will destroy any lenses in the path of the [[beam]].
+A [[hero]] can use a pair of lenses by [[applying]] them, and can also [[put on]] or [[remove]] lenses manually using those commands. Lenses are [[worn]] on the face, and cannot be worn at the same time as a [[blindfold]] or a [[towel]]. [[Monster]]s will not use this item.
 While worn, a pair of lenses has a few effects:
-* Worn lenses block the [[blind]]ing effect of the [[raven]]'s [[claw attack]] and [[blinding venom]] from [[spitting attack]]s, though they do not prevent [[cream pie]]s or other sources of blindness from affecting the hero.
+* Worn lenses block the [[blinding]] effect of the [[raven]]'s [[claw attack]] and [[blinding venom]] from [[spitting attack]]s, though they do not prevent [[cream pie]]s or other sources of blindness from affecting the hero.{{refsrc|src/mondata.c|222|nethack=3.6.7|comment=checks for face coverage against blinding venom}}{{refsrc|src/mondata.c|242|nethack=3.6.7|comment=checks for face coverage against blinding attacks}}
 * They improve the hero's [[luck]]-based odds of finding [[secret door]]s and [[secret corridor]]s when [[searching]], if the hero is not blind.{{refsrc|src/detect.c|1719|nethack=3.6.7|comment=bonus from lenses}}{{refsrc|src/detect.c|1732-L1739|nethack=3.6.7|comment=odds for searching out a secret door}}{{refsrc|src/detect.c|1740-L1748|nethack=3.6.7|comment=odds for searching out a secret passage}}
 * They increase the hero's chances of successfully reading a [[spellbook]] by 10%, while reducing the time taken reading by {{frac|3}}.{{refsrc|src/spell.c|348|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/spell.c|534|nethack=3.6.7}}
-A pair of lenses cannot be worn at the same time as a [[blindfold]] or a [[towel]]. If the hero applies a [[cursed]] towel while wearing a non-cursed pair of lenses, they have a {{frac|3}} chance of pushing those lenses off their face.{{refsrc|src/apply.c|122-L138|nethack=3.6.7}}
+If the hero applies a [[cursed]] towel while wearing a non-cursed pair of lenses, they have a {{frac|3}} chance of pushing those lenses off their face.{{refsrc|src/apply.c|122-L138|nethack=3.6.7}}
 {{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|a13d6c03c9e7094c7b4c01c548043f7e27f21bbb}}, a hero cannot wear lenses if they are [[polymorph]]ed into a [[headless]] monster.}}

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 ==Variants==
 ===FIQHack===
-In [[FIQHack]], lenses also grant [[automatic searching]] when worn<ref>https://github.com/FredrIQ/fiqhack/blob/865c9091803e844b66255e122877ae6c70950e51/libnethack/src/objects.c#L626</ref>.
+In [[FIQHack]], a pair of lenses grants [[automatic searching]] while worn in addition to its base properties.<ref>https://github.com/k21971/FIQHack/blob/master/libnethack/src/objects.c#L626</ref>
 ==References==