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Correct spelling of 'shrieker'.

Andrio Celos: Created page with "If a monster shapeshifts into something you can no longer detect, you might '''smell''' its new form. You can smell monsters only if you are ''not'' polymorphed into any blo..."

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If a monster shapeshifts into something you can no longer detect, you might '''smell''' its new form. You can smell monsters only if you are ''not'' polymorphed into any [[blob]], [[Floating eye|eye]], [[sphere]], [[jelly]], [[vortex]], [[Light (monster class)|light]], [[elemental]] (including invisible stalkers), [[fungus]] or [[pudding]].{{reffunc|mondata.c|olfaction|version=NetHack 3.6.1}} This may give one of the following messages:{{reffunc|mon.c|usmellmon|version=NetHack 3.6.1}}

{|class="wikitable"
! Message
! Monster
|-
|''You notice a bovine smell.''
|[[Rothe]] or [[minotaur]]
|-
|''You smell body odor.''
|[[Caveman]], [[barbarian]] or [[neanderthal]]
|-
|''You detect an odor reminiscent of an animal's den.''
|Any [[werecreature]] or [[owlbear]]
|-
|''You smell steam.''
|[[Steam vortex]]
|-
|''Something stinks.''
|[[Green slime]]
|-
|''You smell mushrooms.''
|[[Violet fungus]] or [[shrieker]]
|-
|''You notice a dog smell.''
|Any [[canine]] other than a werecreature
|-
|''You smell a dragon!''
|Any [[dragon]], including baby dragons
|-
|''Something smells moldy.''
|Any [[fungus]] other than a violet fungus or shreiker
|-
|''You detect an odor reminiscent of a stable.''
|[[Pony]]
|-
|''You detect a strong odor reminiscent of a stable.''
|[[Horse]] or [[warhorse]]
|-
|''You smell rotting flesh.''
|Any [[zombie]]
|-
|''You smell fish.''
|Any [[sea monster]] other than a jellyfish
|-
|''A foul stench makes you feel a little nauseated.''
|Any [[Orc (monster class)|orc]]. This does not actually cause nausea.
|-
|''You notice an attractive smell.''
|Any [[Orc (monster class)|orc]], if you are also currently an orc.
|-
|''That monster seems to give off no smell.''
|Any other monster, if you used the #wizsmell command in [[wizard mode]].
|}

The following other messages are associated with a sense of smell. These appear even if you are in a form that cannot smell monsters.

{{message|Your <nose> tingles and you smell food.|You read a non-cursed [[scroll of food detection]] or cast [[detect food]], and detected food.}}
{{message|Your <nose> <starts/continues> to tingle and you smell food.|You read a blessed scroll of food detection or cast skilled [[detect food]], detected food and gained [[food appraisal]] if you did not already have it.}}
{{message|Your <nose> tingles and you smell something.|You read a cursed scroll of food detection, or any scroll while [[confused]], and detected potions.}}
{{message|You smell food nearby.|You read a non-cursed scroll of food detection or cast [[detect food]], and detected food only on your square.}}
{{message|You smell something nearby.|You read a cursed scroll of food detection, or any scroll while confused, and detected potions only on your square.}}
{{message|You smell rotten <fruit>.|You dropped a [[ring of poison resistance]] into a [[sink]].}}
{{message|The odor of burnt flesh and decay pervades the air.|You entered the [[Valley of the Dead]] from outside Gehennom.}}
{{message|It is hot here. You smell smoke...|You entered [[Gehennom]] at somewhere other than the Valley, most likely by leaving [[Vlad's tower]].}}
{{message|You smell stale honey.|Kicking a [[tree]] would have released [[killer bees]], but none could be created.}}
{{message|You smell a peculiar odor...|You were affected by a thrown [[potion]]. This does not appear if you are [[unbreathing]].}}
{{message|Ulch! That potion smells terrible!|You were affected by vapors from a cursed [[potion of restore ability]] or [[potion of gain ability]]. This does not appear if you are [[unbreathing]].}}
{{message|You smell acrid fumes.|A [[djinni]] was released from a [[smoky potion]], and you are blind.}}
{{message|It smells like <monster type>.|You opened a [[tin]] and smell the contents. Beware: if you are [[hallucinating]], and the tin does not contain chickatrice or cockatrice meat, you will smell a random monster type instead.}}
{{message|Overall, there is a smell of fried onions.|You sacrificed while hallucinating, and your prayer timeout was lowered to zero. This also raises your natural [[luck]] to zero if it was negative.}}
{{message|You smell rotten eggs.|You read a [[scroll of stinking cloud]], but did not choose a valid target for the cloud.}}
{{message|You smell marsh gas!|There is a [[swamp]] on the level.}}
{{message|You smell smoke.|Some items or a door burned up out of your sight.}}
{{message|You smell a whiff of smoke.|A bolt of fire burned some items out of your sight.}}
{{message|You smell paper burning.|A [[fire trap]] burned up an object nearby, but out of your sight. This appears even if the destroyed object is a glob of green slime.}}
{{message|You smell charred flesh.|One of the effects of a [[magic trap]]. No effect.}}
{{message|You smell hamburgers.|As above, but you are hallucinating.}}
{{message|You smell burning <paper/straw>.|You hit a [[paper golem]] or [[straw golem]] with a fire attack while blind, destroying it instantly.}}
{{message|You smell the odor of meat.|You cast [[stone to flesh]], turning an object into a comestible (instead of a monster), and you are a monk, vegetarian or polymorphed into a non-carnivore.}}
{{message|You smell a delicious smell.|You cast [[stone to flesh]], turning an object into a comestible, and you are ''not'' monk, vegetarian or polymorphed into a non-carnivore.}}

The following messages are associated with [[food appraisal]]:

{{message|The <food> smells like it could be tainted!}}
{{message|The <food> smells like it could be something very dangerous!|You tried to eat something that would [[Stoning|turn you to stone]] or [[Sliming|slime]].}}
{{message|The <food> smells like it could be rotten!}}
{{message|The <food> smells like it might be poisonous!}}
{{message|The apple smells like it might have been poisoned.|You tried to eat a cursed [[apple]] without [[sleep resistance]].}}
{{message|The <food> smells unhealthy.|You tried to eat something non-[[vegetarian]] as a [[Monk]], having kept to the conduct so far.}}
{{message|The <food> smells rather acidic.}}
{{message|The <food> smells disgusting to you right now.|You are polymorphed into a [[rust monster]] and tried to eat a [[rustproof]] item.}}
{{message|The <food> smells foul and unfamiliar to you.|You tried to eat something non-[[vegan]] having kept to the conduct so far.}}
{{message|The <food> smells unfamiliar to you.|You tried to eat something non-[[vegetarian]] having kept to the conduct so far.}}
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 ==Shapeshifting monsters==
-If a monster shapeshifts into something you can no longer detect, you might smell its new form. You can smell monsters only if you are ''not'' polymorphed into any [[blob]], [[Floating eye|eye]], [[sphere]], [[jelly]], [[vortex]], [[Light (monster class)|light]], [[elemental]] (including invisible stalkers), [[fungus]] or [[pudding]].{{reffunc|mondata.c|olfaction|version=NetHack 3.6.1}} This may give one of the following messages:{{reffunc|mon.c|usmellmon|version=NetHack 3.6.1}}
+If a monster shapeshifts into something you can no longer detect, you might smell its new form. You can smell monsters only if you are ''not'' polymorphed into any [[blob]], [[sphere]] (including [[floating eye]]s), [[jelly]], [[vortex]], [[Light (monster class)|light]], [[elemental]] (including [[stalker]]s), [[fungus]], or [[pudding]].{{reffunc|mondata.c|olfaction|version=NetHack 3.6.1}} This may give one of the following messages:{{reffunc|mon.c|usmellmon|version=NetHack 3.6.1}}
 {|class="wikitable"

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 {{message|You smell rotten <fruit>.|You dropped a [[ring of poison resistance]] into a [[sink]].}}
-{{message|You smell stale honey.|Kicking a [[tree]] would have released [[killer bees]], but none could be created.}}
+{{message|You smell stale honey.|Kicking a [[tree]] would have released [[killer bee]]s, but none could be created.}}
 {{message|It smells like <monster type>.|You opened a [[tin]] and smell the contents. Beware: if you are [[hallucinating]], and the tin does not contain chickatrice or cockatrice meat, you will smell a random monster type instead.}}
 {{message|Overall, there is a smell of fried onions.|You sacrificed while hallucinating, and your prayer timeout was lowered to zero. This also raises your natural [[luck]] to zero if it was negative.}}
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 ==References==
 {{nethack-361}}

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-If a monster shapeshifts into something you can no longer detect, you might '''smell''' its new form. You can smell monsters only if you are ''not'' polymorphed into any [[blob]], [[Floating eye|eye]], [[sphere]], [[jelly]], [[vortex]], [[Light (monster class)|light]], [[elemental]] (including invisible stalkers), [[fungus]] or [[pudding]].{{reffunc|mondata.c|olfaction|version=NetHack 3.6.1}} This may give one of the following messages:{{reffunc|mon.c|usmellmon|version=NetHack 3.6.1}}
+There are many situations where your character might '''smell''' something.
 {|class="wikitable"
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 |Any other monster, if you used the #wizsmell command in [[wizard mode]].
 |}
 The following other messages are associated with a sense of smell. These appear even if you are in a form that cannot smell monsters.
 {{message|Your <nose> tingles and you smell food.|You read a non-cursed [[scroll of food detection]] or cast [[detect food]], and detected food.}}
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 {{message|You smell food nearby.|You read a non-cursed scroll of food detection or cast [[detect food]], and detected food only on your square.}}
 {{message|You smell something nearby.|You read a cursed scroll of food detection, or any scroll while confused, and detected potions only on your square.}}
-{{message|You smell rotten <fruit>.|You dropped a [[ring of poison resistance]] into a [[sink]].}}
 {{message|The odor of burnt flesh and decay pervades the air.|You entered the [[Valley of the Dead]] from outside Gehennom.}}
 {{message|It is hot here.  You smell smoke...|You entered [[Gehennom]] at somewhere other than the Valley, most likely by leaving [[Vlad's tower]].}}
-{{message|You smell stale honey.|Kicking a [[tree]] would have released [[killer bees]], but none could be created.}}
+{{message|You smell marsh gas!|There is a [[swamp]] on the level.}}
 {{message|You smell a peculiar odor...|You were affected by a thrown [[potion]]. This does not appear if you are [[unbreathing]].}}
 {{message|Ulch!  That potion smells terrible!|You were affected by vapors from a cursed [[potion of restore ability]] or [[potion of gain ability]]. This does not appear if you are [[unbreathing]].}}
 {{message|You smell acrid fumes.|A [[djinni]] was released from a [[smoky potion]], and you are blind.}}
 {{message|It smells like <monster type>.|You opened a [[tin]] and smell the contents. Beware: if you are [[hallucinating]], and the tin does not contain chickatrice or cockatrice meat, you will smell a random monster type instead.}}
 {{message|Overall, there is a smell of fried onions.|You sacrificed while hallucinating, and your prayer timeout was lowered to zero. This also raises your natural [[luck]] to zero if it was negative.}}
 {{message|You smell rotten eggs.|You read a [[scroll of stinking cloud]], but did not choose a valid target for the cloud.}}
-{{message|The <food> smells like it could be tainted!}}
+==References==
 {{nethack-361}}

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 |-
 |''Something smells moldy.''
-|Any [[fungus]] other than a violet fungus or shreiker
+|Any [[fungus]] other than a violet fungus or shrieker
 |-
 |''You detect an odor reminiscent of a stable.''