Spellbook of charm monster - Revision history

JASON10668: Add languages template.

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Add languages template.

Umbire the Phantom: /* Messages */ snip scroll-specific bit

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‎Messages: snip scroll-specific bit

Umbire the Phantom: /* dNetHack */ note pacify monster

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‎dNetHack: note pacify monster

Umbire the Phantom: /* EvilHack */ detail

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‎EvilHack: detail

Umbire the Phantom: /* EvilHack */ thanks mobileuser

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‎EvilHack: thanks mobileuser

Umbire the Phantom: alrighty, I think we're set for enchantment spells!!

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alrighty, I think we're set for enchantment spells!!

Umbire the Phantom: /* Description */ pothole

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‎Description: pothole

Umbire the Phantom: as much vanilla as I can, then another break

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as much vanilla as I can, then another break

Umbire the Phantom: desc

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desc

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 ==Messages==
 {{message|Nothing interesting happens.|You cast the spell with no monsters in range.}}
-{{message|Nothing interesting seems to happen.|You cast the spell with monsters in range that were not tamed or angered.}}
+{{message|Nothing interesting seems to happen.|You cast the spell with monsters in range that were not tamed.}}
 {{message|The neighborhood <is/seems> friendlier.|You cast the spell and tamed at least one monster, with "seems" swapped for "is" if you cannot see the results.}}

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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], the spell of charm monster is raised to a level 5 enchantment spell and altered to be a single-target spell. The hero's limit on pets is also {{sfrac|[[CHA]]|3}}, and taming a pet that would exceed this limit will cause the weakest pet to untame after a few turns.
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], the spell of charm monster is raised to a level 5 enchantment spell and altered to be a single-target spell. The hero's limit on pets is also {{sfrac|[[CHA]]|3}}, and taming a pet that would exceed this limit will cause the weakest pet to untame after a few turns. The {{+ of|pacify monster}} spell is a weaker "replacement" that is a level 3 enchantment spell and can pacify adjacent monsters.
 [[Yuki-onna (starting race)|Yuki-onna]] heroes have a significant reduction in failure rate for the spell of charm monster.

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 ===EvilHack===
-In [[EvilHack]], the spell of charm monster is raised to a level 5 enchantment spell. The hero's limit on pets is also {{sfrac|CHA|3}}, and taming a pet that would exceed this limit will cause the pet with the lowest [[Monster level|level]] to untame (with ties broken randomly).
+In [[EvilHack]], the spell of charm monster is raised to a level 5 enchantment spell. The hero's limit on pets is also {{sfrac|CHA|3}}, and taming a pet that would exceed this limit will cause the pet with the lowest [[Monster level|level]] to untame (with ties broken randomly). The hero's current [[steed]] will not untame this way while the hero is riding them.
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 ===EvilHack===
-In [[EvilHack]], the spell of charm monster is raised to a level 5 enchantment spell. The hero's limit on pets is also {{sfrac|CHA|3}}, and taming a pet that would exceed this limit will cause another pet to untame after a few turns.
+In [[EvilHack]], the spell of charm monster is raised to a level 5 enchantment spell. The hero's limit on pets is also {{sfrac|CHA|3}}, and taming a pet that would exceed this limit will cause the pet with the lowest [[Monster level|level]] to untame (with ties broken randomly).
 ===SlashTHEM===

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 [[Wizard]]s may be given a spellbook of charm monster as the secondary spellbook in their starting inventory.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|169|nethack=3.6.7}}
-Spellbooks of charm monster make up {{frac|3|100}} (3%) of all randomly-generated spellbooks. General [[store]]s, second-hand bookstores and rare books stores can stock spellbooks of charm monster.
+Spellbooks of charm monster make up {{frac|50}} (2%) of all randomly-generated spellbooks. General [[store]]s, second-hand bookstores and rare books stores can stock spellbooks of charm monster.
 An [[aligned priest]] can be [[generated with]] the spellbook of charm monster as one of their spellbooks.{{refsrc|src/priest.c|264|nethack=3.6.7}}
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 Writing a spellbook of charm monster with a [[magic marker]] uses up 15 to 29 charges.
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|c73595cc96a63637b180d18e9fb48d147e03cc88}}, the spell of charm monster is raised to a level 5 spell, meaning that Wizards can no longer start the game with the spellbook. The spellbook of charm monster takes 25 to 49 charges to write with a magic marker, and since its defined delay is unchanged it takes 17 actions to read (15 from its level and 2 from fencepost errors).}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|d42efcd}}, the [[spellbook of invisibility]] generated in a [[chest]] generated within a random closet on the middle level of [[Vlad's Tower]] may be randomly replaced with a spellbook of charm monster.
 ==Description==
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 [[Covetous]] monsters, [[minion]]s and [[Human (monster attribute)|humans]] such as [[guard]]s, [[aligned priest]]s and shopkeepers can only be made [[peaceful]], and the same is true of [[major demon]]s unless the hero is [[polymorph]]ed into a major demon.{{refsrc|src/dog.c|924|nethack=3.6.7}} The [[Wizard of Yendor]], [[Medusa]] and the [[quest nemeses]] cannot be pacified or tamed.{{refsrc|src/dog.c|871|nethack=3.6.7}}
 ==Strategy==
-The spell of charm monster is one of the better spells available to heroes that can train enchantment spells, and even players using other [[role]]s that are restricted in the spell school may consider the spell if they can raise their [[intelligence]] and/or [[wisdom]] and find a spellcasting aid such as a [[robe]] or [[helm of brilliance]]. Any role that can reliably cast the spell can utilize it in emergencies to pacify or even tame sufficiently dangerous monsters in a pinch&mdash;the spell can help turn the tables on a hostile [[Monster spell|spellcaster]] using [[summon nasties]] by turning some or all of the freshly summoned monsters against them!
+The spell of charm monster is one of the better spells available to heroes that can train enchantment spells, and even players using other [[role]]s that are restricted in the spell school may consider the spell if they can raise their [[intelligence]] and/or [[wisdom]] and find a spellcasting aid such as a [[robe]] or [[helm of brilliance]]. Any role that can reliably cast the spell can utilize it in emergencies to pacify or even tame sufficiently dangerous monsters in all sorts of pinch situations; the spell can help turn the tables on a hostile [[Monster spell|spellcaster]] using [[summon nasties]] by turning some or all of the freshly summoned monsters against them!
-Very few monsters in the early stages of the game have an appreciable MR score, and while some monsters such as [[soldier ant]]s may not be especially strong pets, any character will prefer a tamed ant to a hostile one that [[YAAD|ends their game]]. Several late-game monsters such as [[dragon]]s, [[minotaur]]s and [[mastodon]]s, also have a low or non-existent MR score and will often be pacified or tamed by the spell, while others such as [[arch-lich]]es have such a high level and MR score that you may be unable to even pacify them at all.
+Very few monsters in the early stages of the game have an appreciable MR score, and while some monsters such as [[soldier ant]]s may not be especially strong pets, any character will prefer a tamed ant to a hostile one that [[YAAD|ends their game]]&mdash;the spell can also get most vulnerable hostiles off the hero's back, up to and including [[watch]] members, [[aligned priest]]s and shopkeepers that you accidentally angered, though priests in particular will be difficult to pacify with their MR score of 50 (while shopkeepers have their MR score bypassed). Several late-game monsters such as [[dragon]]s, [[minotaur]]s, [[purple worm]]s, and [[mastodon]]s also have a low or non-existent MR score and will often be pacified or tamed by the spell, while others such as [[arch-lich]]es have such a high level and MR score that you may be unable to even pacify them at all.
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|The spell's level being raised makes it much harder for a hero to utilize unless they are a primary caster and/or can train enchantment skills, and most heroes that are restricted will have a very hard time making it reliable.}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|The spell's level being raised makes it much harder for a hero to utilize unless they are a primary caster and/or can train enchantment skills, and most heroes that are restricted will have a very hard time making it reliable. However, its improvements do make [[inediate]] pets more viable to keep around.}}
 ==History==
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 {{message|Nothing interesting seems to happen.|You cast the spell with monsters in range that were not tamed or angered.}}
 {{message|The neighborhood <is/seems> friendlier.|You cast the spell and tamed at least one monster, with "seems" swapped for "is" if you cannot see the results.}}
 ==References==

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 At all [[skill]] levels, the spell of charm monster behaves the same as [[reading]] a non-cursed [[scroll of taming]]:{{refsrc|src/spell.c|1152|nethack=3.6.7|comment=case calls <tt>seffects()</tt> in <tt>read.c</tt>}}{{refsrc|src/spell.c|1155|nethack=3.6.7|comment=all spells with scroll equivalents fall through to this line}} when successfully [[cast]], the spell will attempt to pacify or tame [[monster]]s adjacent to the [[hero]].{{refsrc|src/read.c|930|nethack=3.6.7|comment=<code>maybetame</code> function}}{{refsrc|src/read.c|1402|nethack=3.6.7|comment=both the scroll and spell call <code>maybetame</code>}} Monsters will be un-[[scared]], and are pacified or made into [[pet]]s unless they succeed a roll against their [[Magic resistance (monster)|MR score]], and angry [[shopkeeper]]s are pacified regardless of their MR score.{{refsrc|src/read.c|942|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/read.c|944|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/dog.c|866|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/dog.c|876|nethack=3.6.7}} If the spell is cast while the hero is [[engulfed]], the spell will only affect the engulfer and they will release the hero if they are tamed or pacified by it.{{refsrc|src/read.c|1405|nethack=3.6.7}}
-[[Covetous]] monsters, [[minion]]s and [[Human (monster attribute)|humans]] such as [[guard]]s, [[aligned priest]]s and shopkeepers can only be made [[peaceful]], and the same is true of [[major demon]]s unless the hero is [[polymorphed]] into a major demon.{{refsrc|src/dog.c|924|nethack=3.6.7}} The [[Wizard of Yendor]], [[Medusa]] and the [[quest nemeses]] cannot be pacified or tamed.{{refsrc|src/dog.c|871|nethack=3.6.7}}
+[[Covetous]] monsters, [[minion]]s and [[Human (monster attribute)|humans]] such as [[guard]]s, [[aligned priest]]s and shopkeepers can only be made [[peaceful]], and the same is true of [[major demon]]s unless the hero is [[polymorph]]ed into a major demon.{{refsrc|src/dog.c|924|nethack=3.6.7}} The [[Wizard of Yendor]], [[Medusa]] and the [[quest nemeses]] cannot be pacified or tamed.{{refsrc|src/dog.c|871|nethack=3.6.7}}
 ==Strategy==

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 ==Description==
-This spell has the basic effect of an uncursed [[scroll of taming]] at all skill levels:{{refsrc|src/read.c|930|nethack=3.6.7|comment=<code>maybetame</code> function}}{{refsrc|src/read.c|1402|nethack=3.6.7|comment=both the scroll and spell call <code>maybetame</code>}} adjacent monsters may become pacified or even tame, depending on their level and [[Magic resistance (monster)|MR score]], and angry [[shopkeeper]]s are pacified regardless of MR score.{{refsrc|src/read.c|942|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/dog.c|876|nethack=3.6.7}} [[Covetous]] monsters, [[minion]]s and [[Human (monster attribute)|humans]] such as [[guard]]s, [[aligned priest]]s and shopkeepers can only be made [[peaceful]], and the same is true of [[major demon]]s unless you are in the form of a demon yourself.{{refsrc|src/dog.c|924|nethack=3.6.7}} The [[Wizard of Yendor]], [[Medusa]] and the [[quest nemeses]] cannot be pacified or tamed.{{refsrc|src/dog.c|871|nethack=3.6.7}}
+At all [[skill]] levels, the spell of charm monster behaves the same as [[reading]] a non-cursed [[scroll of taming]]:{{refsrc|src/spell.c|1152|nethack=3.6.7|comment=case calls <tt>seffects()</tt> in <tt>read.c</tt>}}{{refsrc|src/spell.c|1155|nethack=3.6.7|comment=all spells with scroll equivalents fall through to this line}} when successfully [[cast]], the spell will attempt to pacify or tame [[monster]]s adjacent to the [[hero]].{{refsrc|src/read.c|930|nethack=3.6.7|comment=<code>maybetame</code> function}}{{refsrc|src/read.c|1402|nethack=3.6.7|comment=both the scroll and spell call <code>maybetame</code>}} Monsters will be un-[[scared]] and are made into [[pet]]s unless they succeed a roll against their [[Magic resistance (monster)|MR score]], in which case they become peaceful, and angry [[shopkeeper]]s are pacified regardless of their MR score.{{refsrc|src/read.c|942|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/read.c|944|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/dog.c|866|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/dog.c|876|nethack=3.6.7}} If the spell is cast while the hero is [[engulfed]], the spell will only affect the engulfer and they will release the hero if they are tamed or pacified by it.{{refsrc|src/read.c|1405|nethack=3.6.7}}
-If cast while engulfed, the spell will only affect the engulfer, and they will release you if tamed or pacified.{{refsrc|src/read.c|1405|nethack=3.6.7}}
+[[Covetous]] monsters, [[minion]]s and [[Human (monster attribute)|humans]] such as [[guard]]s, [[aligned priest]]s and shopkeepers can only be made [[peaceful]], and the same is true of [[major demon]]s unless the hero is [[polymorphed]] into a major demon.{{refsrc|src/dog.c|924|nethack=3.6.7}} The [[Wizard of Yendor]], [[Medusa]] and the [[quest nemeses]] cannot be pacified or tamed.{{refsrc|src/dog.c|871|nethack=3.6.7}}
 ==Strategy==

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   |level=3
   |type=enchantment
-  |turns=6
+  |turns=8
   |direction=non-directional
   |equiv=[[scroll of taming]]
-  |abundance=2.03%
+  |abundance=2%
-  |role=tourist}}
+  |role=tourist
-In ''[[NetHack]]'', the '''spellbook of charm monster''' can be [[read]] to learn the '''spell of charm monster'''. It is a level 3 [[enchantment spell]], and the spellbook takes roughly 6 turns to read. It is the [[special spell]] for [[Tourist]]s.
+==Generation==
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|c73595cc96a63637b180d18e9fb48d147e03cc88}}, charm monster is now a level 5 spell, and the spellbook requires 25-49 magic marker charges to write. The book takes 15 turns to read, although the defined delay is unchanged.}}
+Spellbooks of charm monster make up {{frac|3|100}} (3%) of all randomly-generated spellbooks. General [[store]]s, second-hand bookstores and rare books stores can stock spellbooks of charm monster.
-==Generation==
+An [[aligned priest]] can be [[generated with]] the spellbook of charm monster as one of their spellbooks.{{refsrc|src/priest.c|264|nethack=3.6.7}}
-[[Wizard]]s may start the game with this spellbook as one of their non-[[force bolt]] spellbooks.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|169|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+Writing a spellbook of charm monster with a [[magic marker]] uses up 15 to 29 charges.
-A spellbook of charm monster requires 15 to 29 charges from a [[magic marker]] to write.
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|c73595cc96a63637b180d18e9fb48d147e03cc88}}, the spell of charm monster is raised to a level 5 spell, meaning that Wizards can no longer start the game with the spellbook. The spellbook of charm monster takes 25 to 49 charges to write with a magic marker, and since its defined delay is unchanged it takes 17 actions to read (15 from its level and 2 from fencepost errors).}}
 ==Description==