Pit - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: /* Effects */ upcoming

2025-07-04T19:57:56Z

‎Effects: upcoming

Phol ende wodan: /* Effects */ 3.7: monsters that can easily escape pits

2024-12-24T03:13:53Z

‎Effects: 3.7: monsters that can easily escape pits

Umbire the Phantom: potholes et. al.

2024-06-04T07:12:36Z

potholes et. al.

Umbire the Phantom: potholes et. al.

2024-05-08T14:16:44Z

potholes et. al.

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2023-12-10T12:09:29Z

pothole

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2023-11-22T08:48:28Z

pothole

Aximili: add trap template

2022-08-21T07:53:52Z

add trap template

Aximili: sectioning

2022-08-12T08:50:36Z

sectioning

Pinkbeast: /* Strategy */

2019-10-26T19:33:01Z

‎Strategy

Umbire the Phantom: /* Untrapping */

2019-10-26T19:30:18Z

‎Untrapping

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 Pits can be removed by pushing a [[boulder]] into them. Any item the boulder covers will remain undisturbed by monsters until you dig it up again or it rots away.
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Pit fiends and monsters of Huge [[size]] or larger can easily escape pits, taking only 1 turn to get out of them. This also applies to the player if they are polymorphed into such a form.}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Pit fiends and monsters that are [[huge]] or bigger can easily escape pits, taking only 1 turn to get out of them. This also applies to a hero polymorphed into the form of such monsters.
 ==Untrapping==

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	Pits can be removed by pushing a [[boulder]] into them. Any item the boulder covers will remain undisturbed by monsters until you dig it up again or it rots away.		Pits can be removed by pushing a [[boulder]] into them. Any item the boulder covers will remain undisturbed by monsters until you dig it up again or it rots away.
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		+	{{upcoming\|NetHack 3.7.0\|Pit fiends and monsters of Huge [[size]] or larger can easily escape pits, taking only 1 turn to get out of them. This also applies to the player if they are polymorphed into such a form.}}

	==Untrapping==		==Untrapping==

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 Some of the gold and gems created by the game in solid rock are buried - if any such items found by some form of [[potion of object detection|object]] [[spellbook of detect treasure|detection]] or [[scroll of gold detection|gold]] [[crystal ball|detection]] disappear when the player is adjacent to them, this means they are buried underneath that tile, and the player must dig a pit in that location to retrieve them.
-If you drop something into a pit, and then plug the pit with a [[boulder]], the objects become buried and are totally inaccessible to monsters. While a somewhat easier [[stash]]ing method, this is not entirely practical: Organic materials (including [[large box]]es and [[chests]]) will rot away within 250 turns,{{refsrc|dig.c|1324}} and you would need a new boulder for each access.
+If you drop something into a pit, and then plug the pit with a [[boulder]], the objects become buried and are totally inaccessible to monsters. While a somewhat easier [[stash]]ing method, this is not entirely practical: Organic materials (including [[large box]]es and [[chest]]s) will rot away within 250 turns, and you would need a new boulder for each access.{{refsrc|dig.c|1324}}
 ==Strategy==

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 ==Strategy==
-Pits can be deadly to a player character in the early game, especially for [[little dog]]s and [[kitten]]s. A player [[wield]]ing a [[cockatrice corpse]] without [[levitation]] should be careful not to step on any square that might be a pit; a simple way to do so is to unwield it before moving anywhere.
+Pits can be deadly to a player character in the early game, especially for [[little dog]]s and [[kitten]]s. A player [[wield]]ing a [[cockatrice]] or [[chickatrice]] [[corpse]] without [[levitation]] should be careful not to step on any square that might be a pit - a simple way to avoid this is to unwield it before moving anywhere.
 Player-dug pits can be useful for hunting [[unicorn]]s, controlling [[aligned priest]] and [[shopkeeper]] movement even when they are angry‚ and making [[Fort Ludios]] soldiers easier to kill right at the choke point. In addition, many other forms of trap can be removed by digging a pit on their square. However, they can also anger peaceful monsters who fall into them - notably including the Minetown [[watchmen]]. Monsters that die from your pits will ''only'' earn you [[experience]] if you create a pit right under them (by applying a wand of digging or charged drum of earthquake) or displace them in; doing so also breaks [[pacifist]] conduct.

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 Player-dug pits can be useful for hunting [[unicorn]]s, controlling [[aligned priest]] and [[shopkeeper]] movement even when they are angry‚ and making [[Fort Ludios]] soldiers easier to kill right at the choke point. In addition, many other forms of trap can be removed by digging a pit on their square. However, they can also anger peaceful monsters who fall into them - notably including the Minetown [[watchmen]]. Monsters that die from your pits will ''only'' earn you [[experience]] if you create a pit right under them (by applying a wand of digging or charged drum of earthquake) or displace them in; doing so also breaks [[pacifist]] conduct.
-You cannot create pits with a [[pickaxe]] or by zapping a wand of digging down at an [[altar]]; applying a wand of digging or a charged drum of earthquake while standing on one will destroy it, however.
+You cannot create pits with a [[pick-axe]] or by zapping a wand of digging down at an [[altar]]; applying a wand of digging or a charged drum of earthquake while standing on one will destroy it, however.
 == SLASH'EM==

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 Some monsters may be too heavy to rescue from a pit, but the attempt to untrap them may still render the trapped monster peaceful.
-;"The [[dwarf]] falls into a pit!"
+;"The [[Dwarf (monster)|dwarf]] falls into a pit!"
 ;"You reach for the dwarf. The dwarf is grateful!"
 ;"The [[ogre lord]] is too heavy for you to lift.  The ogre lord thinks it was nice of you to try."

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		+	{{trap
		+	\|name=pit
		+	\|color=darkgray
		+	\|generation=Anywhere
		+	\|effect=Prevents movement, damage
		+	}}
	A [[pit]] {{Darkgray\|^}} is a [[trap]] consisting of a hole in the ground that is not deep enough to lead to the next level; it opens up and becomes visible when you walk over it.		A [[pit]] {{Darkgray\|^}} is a [[trap]] consisting of a hole in the ground that is not deep enough to lead to the next level; it opens up and becomes visible when you walk over it.

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-A [[pit]] {{Darkgray|^}} is a [[trap]] consisting of a hole in the ground that is not deep enough to lead to the next level; it opens up and becomes visible when you walk over it. Falling into it causes 1d6 damage, and will also [[abuse]] [[strength]] and [[dexterity]]; falling into a pit as a [[pit fiend]] or a [[pit viper]] will generate [[YAFM]]. [[Spiked pit]]s can be found as well and use a similar glyph.
+A [[pit]] {{Darkgray|^}} is a [[trap]] consisting of a hole in the ground that is not deep enough to lead to the next level; it opens up and becomes visible when you walk over it.
 == Generation ==
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 Pits that you create are effectively the same as randomly generated pits, except that they are recorded as being created by you, and as such will anger [[peaceful]] monsters who fall into them.
 ==Untrapping==
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 You cannot create pits with a [[pickaxe]] or by zapping a wand of digging down at an [[altar]]; applying a wand of digging or a charged drum of earthquake while standing on one will destroy it, however.
 Items that are dropped or fall into pits represent a real problem for [[Vampire (starting race in SLASH'EM)|SLASH'EM vampires]]: due to their innate flying ability, the cannot simply pick them up. One solution is to wear a [[ring of levitation]] and to [[apply]] a [[bullwhip]] down.

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 Monsters, including your pets, can be rescued from a pit trap using the #[[untrap]] [[extended command]]. If successful, the monster may become [[peaceful]] if it was previously hostile. [[Lawful]] characters may get a +1 [[Alignment record|alignment]] bonus for helping a monster out of a pit. If the monster "backs away skeptically", try repeating the #untrap command several times.
-If the monster cannot go anywhere for lack of space, as in the Sokoban]] pits, it will likely immediately fall back into the pit. However, killing it this way does not break [[pacifist]] conduct, and having a pet die this way does not [[anger]] your god as killing your pet by displacing it into the pit would.
+If the monster cannot go anywhere for lack of space, as in the Sokoban pits, it will likely immediately fall back into the pit. However, killing it this way does not break [[pacifist]] conduct, and having a pet die this way does not [[anger]] your god as killing your pet by displacing it into the pit would.
 Some monsters may be too heavy to rescue from a pit, but the attempt to untrap them may still render the trapped monster peaceful.