Screaming (dNetHack) - Revision history

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 ** [[Hmnyw-Pharaoh]] can inflict a mummy curse on death that reduces the hero's maximum HP and lowers their current HP to {{frac|3}} + 1 of its current value, along with causing them to scream for 2 (more) rounds. The [[Stranger]] can also inflict this through its [[dNetHack monster spells|spellcasting]].
 * [[Weapon]]s that have the flaying or excoriating [[object properties]] will cause unarmored targets hit by them to scream from pain unless they are [[thick-skinned]]: against the hero, this causes 2 more turns of screaming for flaying weapons, and 1 more for excoriating weapons; against living monsters, flaying weapons will cause them to lose 6 movement points, while excoriating weapons cause them to lose 2 movement points.
-* Monster attacks that inflict [[intense pain]] can reduce [[strength]] as with [[poison]] attacks and cause screaming.
+* Monster attacks that inflict [[intense pain]] can reduce [[strength]] as with [[poison]] attacks and cause screaming. The attack will not cause screaming if the target is [[nonliving]], an [[Android (monster attribute)|android]], a race of [[Elemental (monster attribute)|elemental]], a [[Great Old One]], or a [[tomb herd]] monster.
 ===Remedies===

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 ==Description==
-A [[hero]] that is afflicted with screaming will be unable to focus and cannot [[spellcast]], [[chat]] to monsters or [[read]] [[scroll]]s and [[spellbooks]], although they can still read [[syllable]]s of power. A monster that begins screaming will often lose movement points as a result. Screaming will wake up [[sleeping]] monsters nearby.
+A [[hero]] that is afflicted with screaming will be unable to focus and cannot [[spellcast]], [[chat]] to monsters or [[read]] [[scroll]]s and [[spellbooks]], although they can still read [[syllable]]s of power. A monster that begins screaming will usually lose movement points for their next action. Screaming naturally creates [[noise]] that will wake up [[sleeping]] monsters nearby.
 Screaming is often associated with the [[temporary madness]] of the same name, though the property can be caused by attacks from monsters as well.
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 * The "screaming" temporary madness.
-* Two different types of [[mummy curse]]s can cause screaming.
+* Two different types of [[mummy curse]]s can cause screaming if the hero kills an applicable [[mummy]].
 ** The [[soldier mummy]] and [[priest mummy]] can inflict a mummy curse on death that halves the hero's current [[HP]] rounded down and causes them to scream for 2 (more) rounds.
 ** [[Hmnyw-Pharaoh]] can inflict a mummy curse on death that reduces the hero's maximum HP and lowers their current HP to {{frac|3}} + 1 of its current value, along with causing them to scream for 2 (more) rounds. The [[Stranger]] can also inflict this through its [[dNetHack monster spells|spellcasting]].
 * [[Weapon]]s that have the flaying or excoriating [[object properties]] will cause unarmored targets hit by them to scream from pain unless they are [[thick-skinned]]: against the hero, this causes 2 more turns of screaming for flaying weapons, and 1 more for excoriating weapons; against living monsters, flaying weapons will cause them to lose 6 movement points, while excoriating weapons cause them to lose 2 movement points.
-* Monster attacks that inflict [[intense pain]] can reduce [[strength]] as with [[poison]] attacks and cause screaming for 2 more turns:
+* Monster attacks that inflict [[intense pain]] can reduce [[strength]] as with [[poison]] attacks and cause screaming.
 ===Remedies===

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 ==Description==
-A [[hero]] that is afflicted with screaming will be unable to focus and cannot [[spellcast]], [[chat]] to monsters or [[read]] [[scroll]]s and [[spellbooks]], although they can still read [[syllable]]s of power. A monster that begins screaming will often lose movement points as a result.
+A [[hero]] that is afflicted with screaming will be unable to focus and cannot [[spellcast]], [[chat]] to monsters or [[read]] [[scroll]]s and [[spellbooks]], although they can still read [[syllable]]s of power. A monster that begins screaming will often lose movement points as a result. Screaming will wake up [[sleeping]] monsters nearby.
 Screaming is often associated with the [[temporary madness]] of the same name, though the property can be caused by attacks from monsters as well.
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 Screaming can be caused by the following:
-* The screaming [[temporary madness]].
+* The "screaming" temporary madness.
 * Two different types of [[mummy curse]]s can cause screaming.
 ** The [[soldier mummy]] and [[priest mummy]] can inflict a mummy curse on death that halves the hero's current [[HP]] rounded down and causes them to scream for 2 (more) rounds.

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 ** [[Hmnyw-Pharaoh]] can inflict a mummy curse on death that reduces the hero's maximum HP and lowers their current HP to {{frac|3}} + 1 of its current value, along with causing them to scream for 2 (more) rounds. The [[Stranger]] can also inflict this through its [[dNetHack monster spells|spellcasting]].
 * [[Weapon]]s that have the flaying or excoriating [[object properties]] will cause unarmored targets hit by them to scream from pain unless they are [[thick-skinned]]: against the hero, this causes 2 more turns of screaming for flaying weapons, and 1 more for excoriating weapons; against living monsters, flaying weapons will cause them to lose 6 movement points, while excoriating weapons cause them to lose 2 movement points.
-* Monster attacks that inflict [[Pain (damage type)|intense pain]] can reduce [[strength]] as with [[poison]] attacks and cause screaming for 2 more turns:
+* Monster attacks that inflict [[intense pain]] can reduce [[strength]] as with [[poison]] attacks and cause screaming for 2 more turns:
 ** The [[ancient of thought]] has four 6d6 painful [[sting attack]]s.
 ** The [[jellyfish]] has a 3d3 painful sting attack that replaces its normal poisonous sting from ''[[NetHack]]''.

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-'''Screaming''' is a temporary status property that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. A [[hero]] that is afflicted with screaming loses focus and cannot [[spellcast]], [[chat]] or [[read]] certain items as a result.
+'''Screaming''' is a temporary status property that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]].
 ==Description==
-A hero that begins screaming will not be able to cast spells or chat to monsters and is prevented from reading normal [[scroll]]s and [[spellbooks]], although they can still read [[syllable]]s of power. A monster that begins screaming will often lose movement points as a result.
+A [[hero]] that is afflicted with screaming will be unable to focus and cannot [[spellcast]], [[chat]] to monsters or [[read]] [[scroll]]s and [[spellbooks]], although they can still read [[syllable]]s of power. A monster that begins screaming will often lose movement points as a result.
 Screaming is often associated with the [[temporary madness]] of the same name, though the property can be caused by attacks from monsters as well.

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 * A source of [[clear thoughts]] will help maintain the hero's focus enough to prevent screaming.
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