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 ===Conducts and other strategies===
-For conduct players, these scrolls provide the benefits of Elbereth without breaking [[illiterate]] conduct, and are typically the only scroll that they can use - you will want to be very careful not to destroy or disintegrate them. [[Digging for victory]] also benefits from a scroll of scare monster, which will fall down the holes with you if you dig while standing on them.
+For conduct players, these scrolls provide the benefits of Elbereth without breaking [[illiterate]] conduct, and are typically the only scroll that they can use - you will want to be very careful not to destroy or disintegrate it. [[Digging for victory]] also benefits from a scroll of scare monster, which will fall down the holes with you if you dig while standing on it.
 ==History==

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 ===Reading===
-When read, a uncursed or blessed scroll causes [[monster]]s in your character's line of sight to [[flee]] unless they each pass a roll against their [[Magic resistance (monster)|MR score]]. If you are confused or the scroll is cursed, monsters in line of sight will instead be awakened, unparalyzed and unscared.{{refsrc|src/read.c|1248|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+A [[hero]] [[reading]] a non-cursed scroll causes [[monster]]s in their line of sight to [[flee]] unless they each pass a roll against their [[Magic resistance (monster)|MR score]]. If the hero is [[confused]] or the scroll is cursed, monsters in line of sight will instead be awakened from [[sleep]], un-[[paralyzed]] and unscared.{{refsrc|src/read.c|1248|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 ===On the ground===
-While you occupy a [[square]] where a scroll of scare monster is on the ground, most monsters will become scared and flee instead of attacking you in melee. Unlike [[Elbereth]], this works on peaceful monsters, [[pet]]s, [[blind]] monsters, [[Human (monster attribute)|humans]], [[Elf (monster attribute)|elves]], and [[minotaur]]s; it also works in [[Gehennom]] and the [[End Game]].{{refsrc|src/monmove.c|160|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} Monsters scared by this scroll will avoid walking on it unless they are blind, human or a minotaur.{{refsrc|src/mon.c|1372|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/monmove.c|1097|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+A hero standing on a [[square]] that has a scroll of scare monster will scare most monsters that are adjacent to them. Unlike [[Elbereth]], this works on peaceful monsters, [[pet]]s, [[blind]] monsters, [[Human (monster attribute)|humans]], [[Elf (monster attribute)|elves]], and [[minotaur]]s, and also works in [[Gehennom]] and the [[End Game]].{{refsrc|src/monmove.c|160|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} Monsters scared by this scroll will avoid walking on it unless they are blind, human or a minotaur.{{refsrc|src/mon.c|1372|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/monmove.c|1097|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 Standing on this scroll will not scare [[angelic being]]s, the [[Riders]], [[shopkeepers]] in their own shop, [[aligned priest]]s inside their own temple, or the [[Wizard of Yendor]].{{refsrc|src/monmove.c|142|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
-If you are [[engulfed]] by a monster, dropping a scroll of scare monster will add it to that monster's inventory rather than forcing it to expel you.
+A hero that drops a scroll of scare monster while [[engulfed]] by a monster will add it to that monster's inventory, rather than forcing it to expel them.
 ===Beatitude and disintegration===
-If you pick up a blessed scroll of scare monster, it will become uncursed; if you try to pick up a cursed one, it will [[disintegrate]].{{refsrc|src/pickup.c|1516|version=NetHack 3.6.7|name="poof"}} An uncursed one will set an internal flag the first time you pick it up, and disintegrate the next time unless you have blessed it - as this flag is not reset by blessing the scroll, any individual scroll can only be picked up while uncursed once. Scrolls that have been picked up once while uncursed will not stack with those that haven't. Removing a scroll from a container on the ground or in your inventory has no ill effect on it.
+A scroll of scare monster's beatitude has certain effects on the scroll when attempting to pick one up from the ground:{{refsrc|src/pickup.c|1516|version=NetHack 3.6.7|name="poof"}}
 ==Strategy==
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 ==History==
-The scroll of scare monster originated in [[Rogue (game)|Rogue]], where it had the same effect (though without beatitude distinctions). It also appears in Hack 1.21, a variant of [[Jay Fenlason's Hack]], and is included in the initial item list for [[Hack 1.0]].
+The scroll of scare monster originates in [[Rogue (game)|Rogue]], where it had the same effect (though without beatitude distinctions). It also appears in Hack 1.21, which is based on [[Jay Fenlason's Hack]], and is included in the initial item list for [[Hack 1.0]].
 In [[NetHack 3.4.3]] and earlier versions, including some variants based on those versions, a dropped scroll of scare monster had roughly similar effects to engraving Elbereth on a square; Elbereth was [[Elbereth#History|much more powerful than in current versions]], though {{white|Q}} and minotaurs did not respect Elbereth or the scroll of scare monster. As of [[NetHack 3.6.0]], the power of an engraved Elbereth is lowered, and certain variants based on these later versions also adapt this change, as well as some based on earlier versions.

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 ==Generation==
 A cursed scroll of scare monster is generated under the prize item on the top floor of [[Sokoban]], as well as under the [[chest]] containing the [[wand of wishing]] in the [[Castle]].
 ==Description==

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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], the home level of the [[Binder quest (dNetHack)|Binder quest]] has five cursed scrolls of scare monster embedded in the solid rock of the library.
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], the home level of the [[Binder quest]] has five cursed scrolls of scare monster embedded in the solid rock of the library.
 [[Lamashtu]] the Demon Queen will only respect a scroll of scare monster on the ground {{frac|3}} of the time.
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 ===Hack'EM===
-In [[Hack'EM]], a scroll of scare monster that changes beatitude without crumbling to dust will vibrate and [[auto-identify]]; scrolls that crumble to dust will also auto-identify.
+In [[Hack'EM]], a scroll of scare monster that changes beatitude without crumbling to dust will vibrate and [[auto-identify]], and scrolls that crumble to dust will also auto-identify.
 ==References==

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 ==Strategy==
 {{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|dc9fe0d8bc96e006c119fa183c9c9a7c4cde2f53}}, the scroll on the ground no longer scares any @ monster or any [[unique]] monster&mdash;this makes gated [[demon lords and princes]] especially troublesome. Be sure to account for this when attempting any of the listed strategies.}}
-Dropping this scroll on the ground is one of the most powerful ways to keep hordes of monsters at bay: it effectively acts as a more powerful and non-eroding [[Elbereth]]. Note, however, that a scroll on the floor under you can be destroyed by [[fire]], such as from a [[red dragon]] or [[red naga]], even if you have [[reflection]]. A single scroll can theoretically last for the entire game if you have a sufficient supply of [[holy water]] and avoid getting hit by fire attacks, though you will need to use a potion every time you use the scroll.
+Dropping this scroll on the ground is one of the most powerful ways to keep hordes of monsters at bay: it effectively acts as a more powerful and non-eroding [[Elbereth]]. Note, however, that a scroll on the floor under you can be destroyed by rays of [[Fire (element)|fire]], such as the breath of a [[red dragon]] or [[red naga]], even if you have [[reflection]]. A single scroll can theoretically last for the entire game if you have a sufficient supply of [[holy water]] and avoid being targeted by fire rays, though you will need to use a potion every time you use the scroll.
 As it works against most humans (except for [[aligned priest]]s), it can be a good tool when fighting off [[soldiers]] in the [[Castle]] and [[Fort Ludios]]. Even your quest nemesis will respect the scroll, provided they are not {{white|@}}&mdash;this allows you to trivialize some nemesis fights with minimal preparation.

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 ===Moving dropped scrolls===
-If you need to move a scroll of scare monster without destroying it, try [[kick]]ing it, or have your pets pick it up. If you only want a [[blank scroll]], kick it into a [[pool]] of water or [[cancel]] it. A pet picking up the scroll will not cause the same detrimental effects that occur when you pick up the scroll, nor will stealing the scroll from a pet or other monster that is carrying the scroll while you are polymorphed into a [[Nymph (monster class)|nymphs]]. This is the only way to pick up a cursed scroll of scare monster; unfortunately, this requires a monster that can pick up magical items and is blinded, unless the monster also ignores Elbereth (e.g., [[Archon]]s and shopkeepers).
+If you need to move a scroll of scare monster without destroying it, try [[kick]]ing it, or have your pets pick it up. If you only want a [[blank scroll]], kick it into a [[pool]] of water or [[cancel]] it. A pet picking up the scroll will not cause the same detrimental effects that occur when you pick up the scroll, nor will stealing the scroll from a pet or other monster that is carrying the scroll while you are polymorphed into a [[Nymph (monster class)|nymph]]. This is the only way to pick up a cursed scroll of scare monster; unfortunately, this requires a monster that can pick up magical items and is blinded, unless the monster also ignores Elbereth (e.g., [[Archon]]s and shopkeepers).
 ===Reverse genocide===

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