Ring of protection from shape changers - Revision history

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 A '''ring of protection from shape changers''' is a type of [[ring]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''.

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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], a ring of protection from shape changers can be used to repair the self-bored lens of an [[Imperial elven armor|imperial elven helm]], granting protection from shape changers while the helm is worn.
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], a ring of protection from shape changers can be used to repair the self-bored lens of an [[imperial elven helm]], granting protection from shape changers while the helm is worn.
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 ===notdNetHack===
-In [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], in addtion to dNetHack details, [[Yuki-onna (starting race)|yuki-onna]] [[Madwomen]] start the game with a worn cursed ring of protection from shape changers: the property blocks the ability of yuki-onna characters to polymorph into [[snow cloud]]s, which would otherwise allow the Madwoman to easily remove her [[straitjacket]] at the start of the game.
+In [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], in addtion to dNetHack details, [[Yuki-onna (starting race)|yuki-onna]] [[Madwomen]] start the game with a worn cursed ring of protection from shape changers: the property blocks the ability of yuki-onna heroes to polymorph into [[snow cloud]]s, which would otherwise allow the Madwoman to easily remove her [[straitjacket]] at the start of the game.
 ===SlashTHEM===

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 {{message|The sink looks nothing like a fountain.|You dropped a ring of protection from shape changers into a [[sink]].}}
 ==Variants==
 ===SLASH'EM===

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 ==Description==
-A hero [[putting on]] a ring of protection from shape changers grants the [[protection from shape changers]] extrinsic property, which causes most [[shape changer]]s and other similar [[monster]]s to lose their shifting ability:
+A [[hero]] [[putting on]] a ring of protection from shape changers gains [[protection from shape changers]] as an [[extrinsic]] property, which causes most [[shape changer]]s and other similar [[monster]]s to lose their shifting ability while the ring is worn:{{refsrc|src/do_wear.c|985|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/do_wear.c|1103|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 * [[Chameleon]]s, [[doppelganger]]s, [[sandestin]]s, and [[vampire]]s will be forced to their base form, become vulnerable to being [[polymorph]]ed completely into another monster, and may suffer [[system shock]] as a result as with polymorphing other monsters.
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 ==Strategy==
-An early ring of protection from shape changers can be valuable against werecreatures: though they can still assume their animal forms, they are reliably prevented from infecting you or summoning help and possibly surrounding you, which can be especially dangerous with [[werewolves]]. The ring will also reliably prevent other shape changers from chameleons and doppelgangers from shifting, which prevents them taking on out-of-depth forms like the [[arch-lich]] that can end your game in an instant.
+An early ring of protection from shape changers can be valuable against werecreatures: though they can still assume their animal forms, they are reliably prevented from infecting you or summoning help, which can be especially dangerous when done by [[werewolves]]. The ring will also reliably prevent other shape changers from chameleons and doppelgangers from shifting, which prevents them taking on out-of-depth forms like the [[arch-lich]] that can possibly [[YASD|end your game in an instant]].
-Pet keepers may be particularly interested in this ring: pet [[Vampire (monster class)|vampires]] have a tendency to shift to [[vampire bat]] or [[fog cloud]] form and drop any armor and other items you have given them, and [[vampire lord]]s can break torso armor by shapeshifting into [[wolves]]. The ring of protection from shape changers will keep them in their humanoid form, which is also their best one for combat before factoring in armor, though they cannot revive if killed as they would from their other forms. Pets with digestion attacks such as [[purple worm]]s will also not polymorph if they use them to swallow a chameleon or doppelganger whole while you are wearing the ring (though they will still polymorph from eating their corpses).
+Pet keepers may be particularly interested in a ring of protection from shape changers: pet [[Vampire (monster class)|vampires]] have a tendency to shift to [[vampire bat]] or [[fog cloud]] form and drop any armor and other items you have given them, and [[vampire lord]]s (as well as [[Vlad the Impaler]]) can break torso armor by shapeshifting into [[wolves]]. The ring of protection from shape changers will keep them in their humanoid form, which is also their best one for combat even without factoring in armor, though they cannot revive if killed as they would from their other forms. Pets with digestion attacks such as [[purple worm]]s will also not polymorph if they use those attacks to swallow a chameleon or doppelganger whole while you are wearing the ring, though they will still polymorph from eating their corpses normally.
 A [[Rogue]] embarking on [[Rogue quest|their Quest]] will likely want an identified ring to trivialize hunting down the many chameleons on each floor.
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 ===Identification===
 {{main|Price identification}}
-A non-cursed 100[[zm]] ring can be identified as protection from shape changers by putting it on while around known shapeshifters, e.g. mimics in a [[shop]] or on the top level of [[Sokoban]], whom the ring will uncloak immediately.
+A non-cursed 100[[zm]] ring can be informally tested for protection from shape changers by putting it on while around known shapeshifters, e.g. mimics in a [[shop]] or on the top level of [[Sokoban]], whom the ring will uncloak immediately.
 ==History==
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 {{message|The sink looks nothing like a fountain.|You dropped a ring of protection from shape changers into a [[sink]].}}
 ==Variants==
 ===SLASH'EM===
-In [[SLASH'EM]], changes to [[Polymorph#SLASH'EM|polymorph mechanics]] and the introduction of [[Werecreature (SLASH'EM)|new werecreatures]] make the ring of protection from shape changers much more valuable. Shapeshifted monsters that are killed return to the form they were first generated in, and both werecreatures and other shape changers like chameleons are wont to shapeshift again before you can kill them in their base form: putting on the ring stops them from changing shape and ensures that a kill sticks.
+In [[SLASH'EM]], [[Flame Mage]]s, [[Ice Mage]]s and [[Necromancer]]s may be given a ring of protection from shape changers as the random ring in their starting inventory.{{refsrc|u_init.c|69|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|u_init.c|99|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|u_init.c|136|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
 ===notdNetHack===
-In [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], [[Yuki-onna (starting race)|yuki-onna]] [[Madwomen]] start the game with a worn cursed ring of protection from shape changers: the property blocks the ability of yuki-onna characters to polymorph into [[snow cloud]]s, which would otherwise allow the Madwoman to easily remove her [[straitjacket]] at the start of the game.
+In [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], in addtion to dNetHack details, [[Yuki-onna (starting race)|yuki-onna]] [[Madwomen]] start the game with a worn cursed ring of protection from shape changers: the property blocks the ability of yuki-onna characters to polymorph into [[snow cloud]]s, which would otherwise allow the Madwoman to easily remove her [[straitjacket]] at the start of the game.
 ==References==

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 * Monsters with a [[digestion]] attack will not polymorph when swallowing a shape changer whole.
-A hero [[Eating jewelry|eating the ring]] has a {{frac|3}} chance of successfully absorbing its magic and gaining protection from shape changers as an intrinsic. Monsters will not wear this ring.
+Monsters will not wear this ring.
 ==Strategy==

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 ==Generation==
-In addition to random generation, rings of protection from shape changers can be sold in general [[store]]s and jewelry shops.
+[[Wizard]]s may be given a ring of protection from shape changers as one of the two random rings in their starting inventory.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|165|nethack=3.6.7}}
-[[Wizard]]s may have a ring of protection from shape changers as one of the two random rings in their starting inventory.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|165|nethack=3.6.7}}
+General [[store]]s and jewelers shops can sell rings of protection from shape changers.
 ==Description==
-Wearing a ring of protection from shape changers confers the [[protection from shape changers]] extrinsic, which causes most [[shape changer]]s and other similar monsters to lose their shifting ability:
+While worn, a ring of protection from shape changers grants the [[protection from shape changers]] extrinsic property, which causes most [[shape changer]]s 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.
+* [[Chameleon]]s, [[doppelganger]]s, [[sandestin]]s, and [[vampire]]s will be forced to their base form, become vulnerable to being [[polymorph]]ed completely into another monster, and may suffer [[system shock]] as a result as with polymorphing other monsters.
-* [[Werecreature]]s will similarly appear in their [[human (monster attribute)|human]] form a majority of the time, and are still capable of shifting to animal form, but will shift back to human form on their next turn{{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 if protection from shape changers is active}} - they also cannot summon help or infect you with [[lycanthropy]].{{refsrc|src/were.c|137|nethack=3.6.7|comment=summoning help checks for protection from shape changers}}{{refsrc|src/mhitu.c|600|nethack=3.6.7|comment=chance of changing to animal form when attacking}}{{refsrc|src/mhitu.c|1310|nethack=3.6.7|comment=lycanthropy cannot occur with with protection from shape changers active}}
+* [[Werecreature]]s will similarly be forced into their [[human (monster attribute)|human]] form a majority of the time, and are still capable of shifting to animal form, but will shift back to human form on their next turn{{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 if protection from shape changers is active}} - they also cannot summon help or infect the [[hero]] with [[lycanthropy]].{{refsrc|src/were.c|137|nethack=3.6.7|comment=summoning help checks for protection from shape changers}}{{refsrc|src/mhitu.c|600|nethack=3.6.7|comment=chance of changing to animal form when attacking}}{{refsrc|src/mhitu.c|1310|nethack=3.6.7|comment=lycanthropy cannot occur with with protection from shape changers active}}
 * [[Mimic]]s are de-cloaked and cannot disguise themselves.
 * Monsters with a [[digestion]] attack will not polymorph when swallowing a shape changer whole.
-[[Eating jewelry|Eating the ring]] has a {{frac|3}} chance of conveying protection from shape changers as an intrinsic.
+[[Eating jewelry|Eating the ring]] has a {{frac|3}} chance of successfully absorbing its magic and granting protection from shape changers as an intrinsic.
 ==Strategy==
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 ==History==
-The ring of protection from shape-changers appears in Hack for PDP-11, a variant of [[Jay Fenlason's Hack]], and is included in the initial item list for [[Hack 1.0]].
+The ring of protection from shape-changers appears in Hack for PDP-11, which is based on [[Jay Fenlason's Hack]], and is included in the initial item list for [[Hack 1.0]].
 ==Messages==