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Umbire the Phantom: this should be fine

2025-06-12T15:40:33Z

this should be fine

Quietust: not sure how best to handle dual disambiguation, but this should hopefully be better than the situation right now

2025-06-12T14:45:07Z

not sure how best to handle dual disambiguation, but this should hopefully be better than the situation right now

Umbire the Phantom: hatnote

2025-04-08T10:38:55Z

hatnote

Umbire the Phantom: potholes

2024-05-22T11:49:13Z

potholes

Umbire the Phantom: potholes

2023-11-22T08:50:57Z

potholes

RedFeather: /* Role, race and alignment */

2022-04-02T19:29:54Z

‎Role, race and alignment

Infinigon: "single-player" is more common than "one-player"

2021-01-18T20:52:12Z

"single-player" is more common than "one-player"

Umbire the Phantom at 01:45, 18 January 2021

2021-01-18T01:45:52Z

Infinigon: "player"/"play style" has an encyclopedia entry. the entry is more oriented towards "play style" than "player", but it still fits.

2021-01-16T03:21:46Z

"player"/"play style" has an encyclopedia entry. the entry is more oriented towards "play style" than "player", but it still fits.

Umbire the Phantom: for context

2020-01-19T22:12:52Z

for context

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-{{otheruses|the "hero" of the game|the [[role]] with the class title of Hero(ine)|Valkyrie}}
+{{otheruses|the "hero" or "adventurer" of the game|the [[role]] with the [[rank title]] of Hero(ine)|Valkyrie}}
-{{otheruses|the "adventurer" exploring the dungeon|the [[role]] with the class title of Adventurer|Tourist}}
+{{for|the [[role]] with the [[rank title]] of Adventurer|Tourist}}
 ''[[NetHack]]'' is a single-player game. '''You''' are the '''player''' or '''adventurer'''. The [[bones level]]s can provide a limited interaction with other (former) players.

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		+	{{otheruses\|the "adventurer" exploring the dungeon\|the [[role]] with the class title of Adventurer\|Tourist}}
	''[[NetHack]]'' is a single-player game. '''You''' are the '''player''' or '''adventurer'''. The [[bones level]]s can provide a limited interaction with other (former) players.		''[[NetHack]]'' is a single-player game. '''You''' are the '''player''' or '''adventurer'''. The [[bones level]]s can provide a limited interaction with other (former) players.

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	''[[NetHack]]'' is a single-player game. '''You''' are the '''player''' or '''adventurer'''. The [[bones level]]s can provide a limited interaction with other (former) players.		''[[NetHack]]'' is a single-player game. '''You''' are the '''player''' or '''adventurer'''. The [[bones level]]s can provide a limited interaction with other (former) players.

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 ''[[NetHack]]'' is a single-player game. '''You''' are the '''player''' or '''adventurer'''. The [[bones level]]s can provide a limited interaction with other (former) players.
-Your '''character''' or '''hero''' is represented by the {{white|@}} symbol. There are also other characters represented by an @, such as your [[quest leader]] and the [[oracle]].  If the showrace [[option]] is turned on, your symbol will instead be that of your race.
+Your '''character''' or '''hero''' is represented by the {{white|@}} symbol. There are also other characters represented by {{white|@}}, such as your [[quest leader]] and [[Oracle (monster)|the Oracle]].  If the showrace [[option]] is turned on, your symbol will instead be that of your race.
 The player has [[hit point]]s, [[power]] (to cast spells), six basic [[attribute]]s, an [[alignment]], and [[experience]]. The player also has a [[purse]] (to hold [[gold]]) and a [[pack]] (to hold the other [[item]]s in the [[inventory]]).
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 ==Role, race and alignment==
-The player character can be any one of the following [[role]]s: [[archeologist]], [[barbarian]], [[caveman|cave[wo]man]], [[healer]], [[knight]], [[monk]], [[priest|priest[ess]]], [[ranger]], [[rogue]], [[samurai]], [[tourist]], [[valkyrie]], or [[wizard]]. They each have varying difficulties, strengths, weaknesses, [[quest]]s and starting items.
+The player character can be any one of the following [[role]]s: [[Archeologist]], [[Barbarian]], [[Caveman|Cave(wo)man]], [[Healer]], [[Knight]], [[Monk]], [[Priest|Priest(ess)]], [[Ranger]], [[Rogue]], [[Samurai]], [[Tourist]], [[Valkyrie]], or [[Wizard]]. They each have varying difficulties, strengths, weaknesses, [[quest]]s and starting items.
-The player can also choose from the five [[race]]s - [[Human (starting race)|human]], [[Elf (starting race)|elf]], [[Dwarf (starting race)|dwarf]], [[Gnome (starting race)|gnome]], or [[Orc (starting race)|orc]] - and the three [[alignment]]s - [[lawful]], [[neutral]] or [[chaotic]]. The available races and alignments are dependent on the role one picks.
+The player can also choose from the five [[race]]s ([[Human (starting race)|human]], [[Elf (starting race)|elf]], [[Dwarf (starting race)|dwarf]], [[Gnome (starting race)|gnome]], or [[Orc (starting race)|orc]]) and the three [[alignment]]s ([[lawful]], [[neutral]] or [[chaotic]]). The available races and alignments are dependent on the role one picks.
 One should bear in mind that the choice of role (and to a lesser extent, race and alignment) has a dramatic effect on the style of play. Although in the late game, the characters can be played almost the same way (with a few exceptions), during the early game it is crucial that one utilizes the varying abilities of each of the roles and/or races. For example, running up and bashing a monster as a wizard would likely result in [[YASD]], and reading unidentified [[spellbook]]s as a valkyrie or samurai could lead to paralysis and death by a [[newt]].

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 The player character can be any one of the following [[role]]s: [[archeologist]], [[barbarian]], [[caveman|cave[wo]man]], [[healer]], [[knight]], [[monk]], [[priest|priest[ess]]], [[ranger]], [[rogue]], [[samurai]], [[tourist]], [[valkyrie]], or [[wizard]]. They each have varying difficulties, strengths, weaknesses, [[quest]]s and starting items.
-The player can also choose from the five [[race]]s: [[human (starting race)|human]], [[elf (starting race)|elf]], [[dwarf]], [[gnome (starting race)|gnome]], or [[orc (starting race)|orc]], and the three [[alignment]]s: [[Alignment#Lawful|lawful]], [[Alignment#Neutral|neutral]] or [[Alignment#Chaotic|chaotic]]. The available races and alignments are dependent on the role one picks.
+The player can also choose from the five [[race]]s - [[Human (starting race)|human]], [[Elf (starting race)|elf]], [[Dwarf (starting race)|dwarf]], [[Gnome (starting race)|gnome]], or [[Orc (starting race)|orc]] - and the three [[alignment]]s - [[lawful]], [[neutral]] or [[chaotic]]. The available races and alignments are dependent on the role one picks.
 One should bear in mind that the choice of role (and to a lesser extent, race and alignment) has a dramatic effect on the style of play. Although in the late game, the characters can be played almost the same way (with a few exceptions), during the early game it is crucial that one utilizes the varying abilities of each of the roles and/or races. For example, running up and bashing a monster as a wizard would likely result in [[YASD]], and reading unidentified [[spellbook]]s as a valkyrie or samurai could lead to paralysis and death by a [[newt]].

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-There are 38 unique combinations of race/role/alignment, and 28 unique combinations of race/role.  Human is the most versatile role with 23 possible combinations of race/role alignment, while other races are much more limited: only three for Elf and Dwarf, four for Orc, and five for Gnome.  Note that non-humans have fixed alignments: lawful for Dwarves, neutral for Gnome, and chaotic for Elves and Orcs.
+There are 38 unique combinations of race/role/alignment, and 28 unique combinations of race/role.  Human is the most versatile race with 23 possible combinations of race/role alignment, while other races are much more limited: only three for Elf and Dwarf, four for Orc, and five for Gnome.  Note that non-humans have fixed alignments: lawful for Dwarves, neutral for Gnome, and chaotic for Elves and Orcs.
 While there is no role that is open to all races, Ranger and Wizard are the most accessible, as every race but Dwarf can play them.  Four classes (Knight, Monk, Samurai, and Tourist) are limited to humans only.  There are slightly more neutral combinations (15) than chaotic (13) or lawful (10).

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 {{for|the Valkyrie class title of Hero(ine)|Valkyrie}}
-'''You''' are the '''player''' or '''adventurer''' and ''[[NetHack]]'' is a one-player game. The [[bones level]]s can provide a kind of a limited interaction with other (former) players.
+''[[NetHack]]'' is a one-player game. '''You''' are the '''player''' or '''adventurer'''. The [[bones level]]s can provide a limited interaction with other (former) players.
 Your '''character''' or '''hero''' is represented by the {{white|@}} symbol. There are also other characters represented by an @, such as your [[quest leader]] and the [[oracle]].  If the showrace [[option]] is turned on, your symbol will instead be that of your race.
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 ==Role, race and alignment==
+The player character can be any one of the following [[role]]s: [[archeologist]], [[barbarian]], [[caveman|cave[wo]man]], [[healer]], [[knight]], [[monk]], [[priest|priest[ess]]], [[ranger]], [[rogue]], [[samurai]], [[tourist]], [[valkyrie]], or [[wizard]]. They each have varying difficulties, strengths, weaknesses, [[quest]]s and starting items.
 The player can also choose from the five [[race]]s: [[human (starting race)|human]], [[elf (starting race)|elf]], [[dwarf]], [[gnome (starting race)|gnome]], or [[orc (starting race)|orc]], and the three [[alignment]]s: [[Alignment#Lawful|lawful]], [[Alignment#Neutral|neutral]] or [[Alignment#Chaotic|chaotic]]. The available races and alignments are dependent on the role one picks.
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 ==Special names==
 Your name is up to you, but some special names have a few minor effects on the game:
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 "[[Elbereth]]" on headstones is ignored precisely to deal with the case of a player naming themselves such.{{reffunc|engrave.c|sengr_at|comment=Function used to check for Elbereths}}
-== Character or Hero vs. You or Player ==
+==Character or Hero vs. You or Player==
 In most contexts, the terms ''adventurer'', ''character'', ''hero'', ''player'' and ''you'' may be used interchangeably. There are subtle differences however; when a distinction is required, ''character'' and ''hero'' refer to the in-game alter-ego, while ''player'' and ''you'' refer to the real-world person playing the game. Thus a ''new player'' is a real world person who has not played NetHack much yet, while all active ''players'' start ''new characters'' at regular intervals. The term ''adventurer'' is more neutral in this regard, and should be avoided where a distinction is to be made.

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	In most contexts, the terms ''adventurer'', ''character'', ''hero'', ''player'' and ''you'' may be used interchangeably. There are subtle differences however; when a distinction is required, ''character'' and ''hero'' refer to the in-game alter-ego, while ''player'' and ''you'' refer to the real-world person playing the game. Thus a ''new player'' is a real world person who has not played NetHack much yet, while all active ''players'' start ''new characters'' at regular intervals. The term ''adventurer'' is more neutral in this regard, and should be avoided where a distinction is to be made.		In most contexts, the terms ''adventurer'', ''character'', ''hero'', ''player'' and ''you'' may be used interchangeably. There are subtle differences however; when a distinction is required, ''character'' and ''hero'' refer to the in-game alter-ego, while ''player'' and ''you'' refer to the real-world person playing the game. Thus a ''new player'' is a real world person who has not played NetHack much yet, while all active ''players'' start ''new characters'' at regular intervals. The term ''adventurer'' is more neutral in this regard, and should be avoided where a distinction is to be made.
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		+	==Encyclopedia entry==
		+
		+	{{encyclopedia\|
		+	Be bold,
		+	be bold,
		+	but not too bold.
		+	Or else your life's blood,
		+	shall run cold.
		+	{{right-align\|[ The White Road, by Neil Gaiman ]}}
		+	People think I'm crazy to worry all the time;
		+	If you paid attention, you'd be worried too.
		+	You better pay attention, or this world we love so much
		+	Might just kill you.
		+	{{right-align\|[ It's a Jungle Out There, by Randy Newman ]}}
		+	}}

	== References ==		== References ==

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	'''You''' are the '''player''' or '''adventurer''' and ''[[NetHack]]'' is a one-player game. The [[bones level]]s can provide a kind of a limited interaction with other (former) players.		'''You''' are the '''player''' or '''adventurer''' and ''[[NetHack]]'' is a one-player game. The [[bones level]]s can provide a kind of a limited interaction with other (former) players.