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The '''salamander''' is a playable race that is available to the [[hero]] in [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], and is a playable counterpart of the [[salamander]] monster. A salamander hero will appear as {{white|:}} if the <tt>[[showrace]]</tt> option is set on, and is part of the [[Lizard (monster class)|lizard]] [[monster class]].

Salamanders can be [[neutral]] or [[chaotic]], and can be played as an [[Anachrononaut]], [[Barbarian/dNetHack|Barbarian]], [[Binder]], [[Caveman/dNetHack|Caveperson]], [[Convict]], [[Illithanachronounbinder]], [[Madperson]], [[Priest/dNetHack|Priest]], [[Rogue/dNetHack|Rogue]], [[Ranger/dNetHack|Ranger]], or [[Wizard/dNetHack|Wizard]].

==Racial benefits and restrictions==
Salamanders are amphibian [[Reptilian (monster attribute)|reptiles]] that double as elemental embodiments of [[Fire (element)|fire]], and both elementals and reptilians are considered to be of the same race. They are among the physically stronger races with generally-solid [[attribute]] caps, though not nearly to the same degree as [[Dwarf (starting race)|dwarves]] or [[Half-dragon (starting race)|half-dragons]]. Salamanders start with [[fire resistance]] and [[poison resistance]], and gain additional attacks as they raise their [[experience level]]: a fiery 1d4 [[touch attack]] at experience level 7, a tail slap at experience level 10, and a fiery 1d4 [[holding attack]] at level 14. They can always reach Expert [[skill]] in [[spear]]s, and their [[special spell]] is {{+ of|fireball}}.

Salamanders like fire and can not only survive in [[lava]], but thrive within what would normally be a lethal hazard for any other hero: while within a lava square, salamander heroes gain hungerless [[Regeneration (property)|regeneration]], and can also fling damaging balls of lava that gain level-based bonuses and burn items and dungeon features within a 3x3 square centered on where the ball hits. Salamanders can also secrete a pool of lava on their current square at the cost of half of their current HP—this cannot be used on artifact doors, [[undiggable]] [[solid rock]] walls, either square of a [[drawbridge]], any [[stair]] or [[ladder]], any [[altar]], or anywhere on the [[Plane of Water]].

[[Gnome (monster attribute)|Gnomes]] and [[Dwarf (monster attribute)|dwarves]] will always generate as [[hostile]] towards a salamander hero.

===Attribute caps===
{| class="prettytable"
!| Character<br>[[Race]]
!| [[Strength]]
!| [[Dexterity]]
!| [[Constitution]]
!| [[Intelligence]]
!| [[Wisdom]]
!| [[Charisma]]
|-
|| Salamander || 19 || 18 || 18 || 18 || 18 || 15
|}

==Strategy==
{{todo|Generalized strategy for (n)ndnh salamanders.}}
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 Salamanders are amphibian [[Reptilian (monster attribute)|reptiles]] that double as elemental embodiments of [[Fire (element)|fire]], and both [[Elemental (monster attribute)|elemental]] and reptilian monsters are considered to be of the same race. They are among the physically stronger races with generally-solid [[attribute]] caps, though not nearly to the same degree as [[Dwarf (starting race)|dwarves]] or [[Half-dragon (starting race)|half-dragons]]. Salamanders start with [[fire resistance]] and [[poison resistance]], and gain additional attacks as they raise their [[experience level]]: a fiery 1d4 [[touch attack]] at experience level 7, a tail slap at experience level 10, and a fiery 1d4 [[holding attack]] at level 14. They can always reach Expert [[skill]] in [[spear]]s, and their [[special spell]] is {{+ of|fireball}}.
-Salamanders like fire and can not only survive in [[lava]], but thrive within what would normally be a lethal hazard for any other hero: while within a lava square, salamander heroes gain hungerless [[Regeneration (property)|regeneration]], and can also fling damaging balls of lava that gain level-based bonuses and burn down doors and melt ice within a 3x3 square centered on where the ball hits.<!--TODO: other items and dungeon features?--> Salamanders can also secrete a pool of lava on their current square at the cost of half of their current HP&mdash;this cannot be used on artifact doors, [[undiggable]] [[solid rock]] walls, either square of a [[drawbridge]], any [[stair]] or [[ladder]], any [[altar]], or anywhere on the [[Plane of Water]].
+Salamanders like fire and can not only survive in [[lava]], but thrive within what would normally be a lethal hazard for any other hero: while within a lava square, salamander heroes gain [[Regeneration (property)|hungerless regeneration]] and can fling balls of lava which gain level-based bonuses to damage and can burn down [[door]]s and melt [[ice]] within a 3x3 square centered on where the ball hits.<!--TODO: other items and dungeon features?--> Salamanders can secrete a pool of lava on their current square at the cost of half of their current HP&mdash;this cannot be used on squares with artifact doors, [[undiggable]] [[solid rock]] walls, either part of a [[drawbridge]], any [[stair]] or [[ladder]], any [[altar]], or any square on the [[Plane of Water]].
 [[Gnome (monster attribute)|Gnomes]] and [[Dwarf (monster attribute)|dwarves]] will always generate as [[hostile]] towards a salamander hero.

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-The '''salamander''' is a playable race that is available to the [[hero]] in [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], and is a playable counterpart of the [[salamander]] monster. A salamander hero will appear as {{white|:}} if the <tt>[[showrace]]</tt> option is set on, and is part of the [[Lizard (monster class)|lizard]] [[monster class]].
+The '''salamander''' is a playable [[race]] that is available to the [[hero]] in [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], and is a playable counterpart of the [[salamander]] [[monster]]. A salamander hero will appear as {{white|:}} if the <tt>[[showrace]]</tt> option is set on, and is part of the [[Lizard (monster class)|lizard]] [[monster class]].
 Salamanders can be [[neutral]] or [[chaotic]], and can be played as an [[Anachrononaut]], [[Barbarian/dNetHack|Barbarian]], [[Binder]], [[Caveman/dNetHack|Caveperson]], [[Convict/dNetHack|Convict]], [[Illithanachronounbinder]], [[Madperson]], [[Priest/dNetHack|Priest]], [[Rogue/dNetHack|Rogue]], [[Ranger/dNetHack|Ranger]], or [[Wizard/dNetHack|Wizard]].
 ==Racial benefits and restrictions==
-Salamanders are amphibian [[Reptilian (monster attribute)|reptiles]] that double as elemental embodiments of [[Fire (element)|fire]], and both [[Elemental (monster attribute)|elementals]] and reptilians are considered to be of the same race. They are among the physically stronger races with generally-solid [[attribute]] caps, though not nearly to the same degree as [[Dwarf (starting race)|dwarves]] or [[Half-dragon (starting race)|half-dragons]]. Salamanders start with [[fire resistance]] and [[poison resistance]], and gain additional attacks as they raise their [[experience level]]: a fiery 1d4 [[touch attack]] at experience level 7, a tail slap at experience level 10, and a fiery 1d4 [[holding attack]] at level 14. They can always reach Expert [[skill]] in [[spear]]s, and their [[special spell]] is {{+ of|fireball}}.
+Salamanders are amphibian [[Reptilian (monster attribute)|reptiles]] that double as elemental embodiments of [[Fire (element)|fire]], and both [[Elemental (monster attribute)|elemental]] and reptilian monsters are considered to be of the same race. They are among the physically stronger races with generally-solid [[attribute]] caps, though not nearly to the same degree as [[Dwarf (starting race)|dwarves]] or [[Half-dragon (starting race)|half-dragons]]. Salamanders start with [[fire resistance]] and [[poison resistance]], and gain additional attacks as they raise their [[experience level]]: a fiery 1d4 [[touch attack]] at experience level 7, a tail slap at experience level 10, and a fiery 1d4 [[holding attack]] at level 14. They can always reach Expert [[skill]] in [[spear]]s, and their [[special spell]] is {{+ of|fireball}}.
 Salamanders like fire and can not only survive in [[lava]], but thrive within what would normally be a lethal hazard for any other hero: while within a lava square, salamander heroes gain hungerless [[Regeneration (property)|regeneration]], and can also fling damaging balls of lava that gain level-based bonuses and burn down doors and melt ice within a 3x3 square centered on where the ball hits.<!--TODO: other items and dungeon features?--> Salamanders can also secrete a pool of lava on their current square at the cost of half of their current HP&mdash;this cannot be used on artifact doors, [[undiggable]] [[solid rock]] walls, either square of a [[drawbridge]], any [[stair]] or [[ladder]], any [[altar]], or anywhere on the [[Plane of Water]].

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 ==Racial benefits and restrictions==
-Salamanders are amphibian [[Reptilian (monster attribute)|reptiles]] that double as elemental embodiments of [[Fire (element)|fire]], and both elementals and reptilians are considered to be of the same race. They are among the physically stronger races with generally-solid [[attribute]] caps, though not nearly to the same degree as [[Dwarf (starting race)|dwarves]] or [[Half-dragon (starting race)|half-dragons]]. Salamanders start with [[fire resistance]] and [[poison resistance]], and gain additional attacks as they raise their [[experience level]]: a fiery 1d4 [[touch attack]] at experience level 7, a tail slap at experience level 10, and a fiery 1d4 [[holding attack]] at level 14. They can always reach Expert [[skill]] in [[spear]]s, and their [[special spell]] is {{+ of|fireball}}.
+Salamanders are amphibian [[Reptilian (monster attribute)|reptiles]] that double as elemental embodiments of [[Fire (element)|fire]], and both [[Elemental (monster attribute)|elementals]] and reptilians are considered to be of the same race. They are among the physically stronger races with generally-solid [[attribute]] caps, though not nearly to the same degree as [[Dwarf (starting race)|dwarves]] or [[Half-dragon (starting race)|half-dragons]]. Salamanders start with [[fire resistance]] and [[poison resistance]], and gain additional attacks as they raise their [[experience level]]: a fiery 1d4 [[touch attack]] at experience level 7, a tail slap at experience level 10, and a fiery 1d4 [[holding attack]] at level 14. They can always reach Expert [[skill]] in [[spear]]s, and their [[special spell]] is {{+ of|fireball}}.
 Salamanders like fire and can not only survive in [[lava]], but thrive within what would normally be a lethal hazard for any other hero: while within a lava square, salamander heroes gain hungerless [[Regeneration (property)|regeneration]], and can also fling damaging balls of lava that gain level-based bonuses and burn down doors and melt ice within a 3x3 square centered on where the ball hits.<!--TODO: other items and dungeon features?--> Salamanders can also secrete a pool of lava on their current square at the cost of half of their current HP&mdash;this cannot be used on artifact doors, [[undiggable]] [[solid rock]] walls, either square of a [[drawbridge]], any [[stair]] or [[ladder]], any [[altar]], or anywhere on the [[Plane of Water]].

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 Salamanders are amphibian [[Reptilian (monster attribute)|reptiles]] that double as elemental embodiments of [[Fire (element)|fire]], and both elementals and reptilians are considered to be of the same race. They are among the physically stronger races with generally-solid [[attribute]] caps, though not nearly to the same degree as [[Dwarf (starting race)|dwarves]] or [[Half-dragon (starting race)|half-dragons]]. Salamanders start with [[fire resistance]] and [[poison resistance]], and gain additional attacks as they raise their [[experience level]]: a fiery 1d4 [[touch attack]] at experience level 7, a tail slap at experience level 10, and a fiery 1d4 [[holding attack]] at level 14. They can always reach Expert [[skill]] in [[spear]]s, and their [[special spell]] is {{+ of|fireball}}.
-Salamanders like fire and can not only survive in [[lava]], but thrive within what would normally be a lethal hazard for any other hero: while within a lava square, salamander heroes gain hungerless [[Regeneration (property)|regeneration]], and can also fling damaging balls of lava that gain level-based bonuses and burn items and dungeon features within a 3x3 square centered on where the ball hits. Salamanders can also secrete a pool of lava on their current square at the cost of half of their current HP&mdash;this cannot be used on artifact doors, [[undiggable]] [[solid rock]] walls, either square of a [[drawbridge]], any [[stair]] or [[ladder]], any [[altar]], or anywhere on the [[Plane of Water]].
+Salamanders like fire and can not only survive in [[lava]], but thrive within what would normally be a lethal hazard for any other hero: while within a lava square, salamander heroes gain hungerless [[Regeneration (property)|regeneration]], and can also fling damaging balls of lava that gain level-based bonuses and burn down doors and melt ice within a 3x3 square centered on where the ball hits.<!--TODO: other items and dungeon features?--> Salamanders can also secrete a pool of lava on their current square at the cost of half of their current HP&mdash;this cannot be used on artifact doors, [[undiggable]] [[solid rock]] walls, either square of a [[drawbridge]], any [[stair]] or [[ladder]], any [[altar]], or anywhere on the [[Plane of Water]].
 [[Gnome (monster attribute)|Gnomes]] and [[Dwarf (monster attribute)|dwarves]] will always generate as [[hostile]] towards a salamander hero.

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 ==Strategy==
 {{todo|Generalized strategy for (n)ndnh salamanders.}}
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