Protection from shape changers - Revision history

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Intx13: replaced with a redirect to "ring of protection from..."

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replaced with a redirect to "ring of protection from..."

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This keeps you from catching Lycanthropy

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-'''Protection from shape changers''' is a [[property]] in ''[[NetHack]]'' that prevents [[shape changer]] monsters from transforming while you possess the property.
+'''Protection from shape changers''' is a [[property]] in ''[[NetHack]]'' that prevents [[shape changer]] [[monster]]s from transforming while the [[hero]] has the property active.
-The only source of protection from shape changers is wearing or [[Eating jewelry|eating]] a [[ring of protection from shape changers]].
+The only sources of protection from shape changers are wearing a [[ring of protection from shape changers]], or [[Eating jewelry|eating one]] with a {{frac|3}} chance of gaining the intrinsic.
 ==Description==
-Protection from shape changers causes most shape changers and other similar monsters to lose their shifting ability:
+While active, protection from shape changers causes most shape changers and other similar monsters to lose their shifting ability:
 * [[Chameleon]]s, [[doppelganger]]s, [[sandestin]]s and [[vampire]]s will appear in their base form; they are vulnerable to being [[polymorph]]ed completely into another monster, and may suffer [[system shock]] as with polymorphing other monsters.
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 * [[Mimic]]s are de-cloaked and cannot disguise themselves.
 * Monsters with a [[digestion]] attack will not polymorph when swallowing a shape changer whole.
 ==Strategy==

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 ===notdNetHack===
-In [[notdNetHack]], protection from shape changes blocks the ability of [[Yuki-onna (starting race)|yuki-onna]] characters to polymorph into [[snow cloud]]s.
+In [[notdNetHack]], protection from shape changers blocks the ability of [[Yuki-onna (starting race)|yuki-onna]] characters to polymorph into [[snow cloud]]s.
 ==References==

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 ===FIQHack===
 In [[FIQHack]], protection from shape changers is one of the properties that can be conferred by [[quaff]]ing or [[dip]]ping into a [[potion of wonder]].
 ==References==

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 ===SLASH'EM===
-In [[SLASH'EM]], [[The Medallion of Shifters]] from [[NetHack Plus]] and [[SLASH 6]] is present as a [[Defunct features (SLASH'EM)|defunct object]]. It granted protection from shape changers while worn, and could also be [[invoke]]d to immediately return shape changes to their base forms.
+In [[SLASH'EM]], [[The Medallion of Shifters]] from [[NetHack Plus]] and [[SLASH 6]] is present as a [[Defunct features (SLASH'EM)|defunct object]]. It granted protection from shape changers while worn, and could also be [[invoke]]d to immediately return shape changers to their base forms.
 ===FIQHack===

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 ==Strategy==
 {{main|Ring of protection from shape changers}}
-While not strictly necessary to succeed throughout the game, protection from shape changers is useful to protect against early shapeshifters who would otherwise have access to abilities - such as werecreatures summoning help, and chameleons and doppelgangers turning into very strong monsters - that can spell [[YAAD|a quick end to your game]]. Players interested in keeping exotic pets such as vampires or monsters with digestion attacks may seek out this property to keep those pets in their base forms (though this will not stop them from polymorphing by eating shapeshifter corpses).
+While not strictly necessary to succeed throughout the game, protection from shape changers is useful to protect against early shapeshifters with abilities (e.g. werecreatures summoning help, chameleons and doppelgangers turning into very strong monsters) that can spell [[YAAD|a quick end to your game]]. Players interested in keeping exotic pets such as vampires or monsters with digestion attacks may also seek out this property to keep those pets in their base forms (though this will not stop them from polymorphing by eating shapeshifter corpses).
 ==Messages==

← Older revision		Revision as of 08:30, 15 July 2023
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−	~~#REDIRECT~~ [[Ring of protection from shape changers]]	+	'''Protection from shape changers''' is a [[property]] in ''[[NetHack]]'' that prevents [[shape changer]] monsters from transforming while you possess the property.
		+
		+	The only source of protection from shape changers is wearing or [[Eating jewelry\|eating]] a [[ring of protection from shape changers]].
		+
		+	==Description==
		+	Protection from shape changers causes most shape changers and other similar monsters to lose their shifting ability:
		+
		+	* [[Chameleon]]s, [[doppelganger]]s, [[sandestin]]s and [[vampire]]s will appear in their base form; they are vulnerable to being [[polymorph]]ed completely into another monster, and may suffer [[system shock]] as with polymorphing other monsters.
		+	* [[Werecreature]]s will similarly appear in their [[human (monster attribute)\|human]] form a majority of the time: they are still capable of shifting to animal form, but will shift back to human form on their next turn, and cannot summon help.{{refsrc\|src/mhitu.c\|600\|nethack=3.6.7\|comment=chance of changing to animal form when attacking}}{{refsrc\|src/were.c\|38\|nethack=3.6.7\|comment=changing back to human form always occurs with protection from shape changes active}}{{refsrc\|src/were.c\|137\|nethack=3.6.7\|comment=ability to summon help checks if protection from shape changes is active}}
		+	* [[Mimic]]s are de-cloaked and cannot disguise themselves.
		+	* Monsters with a [[digestion]] attack will not polymorph when swallowing a shape changer whole.
		+
		+	==Strategy==
		+	{{main\|Ring of protection from shape changers}}
		+	While not strictly necessary to succeed throughout the game, protection from shape changers is useful to protect against early shapeshifters who would otherwise have access to abilities - such as werecreatures summoning help, and chameleons and doppelgangers turning into very strong monsters - that can spell [[YAAD\|a quick end to your game]]. Players interested in keeping exotic pets such as vampires or monsters with digestion attacks may seek out this property to keep those pets in their base forms (though this will not stop them from polymorphing by eating shapeshifter corpses).
		+
		+	==Messages==
		+	{{message\|You are protected from shape changers.\|You have protection from shape changers as viewed via [[enlightenment]].}}
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		+	==Variants==
		+	Some variants introduce more sources of the property.
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		+	===SLASH'EM===
		+	In [[SLASH'EM]], [[The Medallion of Shifters]] from [[NetHack Plus]] and [[SLASH 6]] is present as a [[Defunct features (SLASH'EM)\|defunct object]]. It granted protection from shape changers while worn, and could also be [[invoke]]d to immediately return shape changes to their base forms.
		+
		+	===FIQHack===
		+	In [[FIQHack]], protection from shape changers is one of the properties that can be conferred by [[quaff]]ing or [[dip]]ping into a [[potion of wonder]].
		+
		+	==References==
		+	<references/>
		+	{{nethack-367}}
		+	[[Category:Properties]]

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−	~~This keeps you~~ from ~~catching Lycanthropy~~	+	#REDIRECT [[Ring of protection from shape changers]]