Sylph (starting race) - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2026-05-19T00:31:31Z

pothole

Umbire the Phantom: touch-up a little

2025-08-23T22:17:18Z

touch-up a little

Joes: can't levi, get stealth

2025-06-24T15:15:00Z

can't levi, get stealth

Umbire the Phantom: some copyedit

2025-06-24T14:14:49Z

some copyedit

Phol ende wodan: fourk specific feature, move to (new?) nethack fourk category

2024-12-29T15:19:50Z

fourk specific feature, move to (new?) nethack fourk category

Testbutt: /* Racial benefits and restrictions */

2020-07-11T19:32:52Z

‎Racial benefits and restrictions

Testbutt at 19:32, 11 July 2020

2020-07-11T19:32:30Z

Testbutt: /* Items and Skills */

2020-07-10T10:28:08Z

‎Items and Skills

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‎Items and Skills

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 Sylphs may be [[Healer]]s, [[Priest]]s, [[Ranger]]s, [[Rogue]]s or [[Wizard]]s. They can be [[chaotic]] or [[neutral]].  They lose [[alignment record]] for eating meat, in the same way that [[monk#Vegetarianism|Monks]] do.
-Intrinsically, Sylphs can [[see invisible]] and have [[protection from shape changers]]. At [[experience level]] 5, they receive [[infravision]] and [[stealth]], at 7 they receive [[displacement]], and at level 16 they gain passive [[monster detection]]. The following table outlines their maximum (unaided) attribute levels.<ref>https://jonadab.jumpingcrab.com/nethack-stuff/spoilers-fourk/4.3.0.4-postrelease-compat/players.html#race</ref>
+Intrinsically, Sylphs can [[see invisible]] and have [[protection from shape changers]]. At [[experience level]] 5, they receive [[infravision]] and [[stealth]], at 7 they receive [[Displacement (property)|displacement]], and at level 16 they gain passive [[monster detection]]. The following table outlines their maximum (unaided) attribute levels.<ref>https://jonadab.jumpingcrab.com/nethack-stuff/spoilers-fourk/4.3.0.4-postrelease-compat/players.html#race</ref>
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 The full changelog: https://github.com/tsadok/nhfourk/blob/master/doc/changelog-fourk.txt
 ''(note, the changelog tends toward imprecise language, so it can be helpful to look at [https://github.com/tsadok/nhfourk/search?q=sylph&type=Commits sylph-related commits] instead.''
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 [[Category:NetHack Fourk]]

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-In [[Fourk]], Sylphs are a playable race.  They are elemental fairies.  As such, they have fairy senses which tend to see through illusions.  All sylphs are female and are displayed as an {{brightgreen|E}}.
+''Sylphs'' are a playable [[race]] in [[NetHack Fourk]].  They are elemental fairies.  As such, they have fairy senses which tend to see through illusions.  All sylphs are [[female]] and are displayed as an {{brightgreen|E}}.
 == Racial benefits and restrictions ==
-Sylphs may be [[Healer]]s, [[Priest]]s, [[Ranger]]s, [[Rogue]]s or [[Wizard]]s. They can be [[Chaotic]] or [[Neutral]].  They lose alignment for eating meat, in the same way that [[monk#Vegetarianism|monk]]s do.
+Sylphs may be [[Healer]]s, [[Priest]]s, [[Ranger]]s, [[Rogue]]s or [[Wizard]]s. They can be [[chaotic]] or [[neutral]].  They lose [[alignment record]] for eating meat, in the same way that [[monk#Vegetarianism|Monks]] do.
+Intrinsically, Sylphs can [[see invisible]] and have [[protection from shape changers]]. At [[experience level]] 5, they receive [[infravision]] and [[stealth]], at 7 they receive [[displacement]], and at level 16 they gain passive [[monster detection]]. The following table outlines their maximum (unaided) attribute levels.<ref>https://jonadab.jumpingcrab.com/nethack-stuff/spoilers-fourk/4.3.0.4-postrelease-compat/players.html#race</ref>
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 == Items and Skills ==
-Sylphs start with 1 [[potion of gain energy]] and 1 [[potion of healing]], unless they are a healer, in which case the potion of healing is replaced with a [[magic harp]]. [[Stealth#Fourk|Stealth skill]] is increased by 1, and regardless of role a sylph can get to Skilled in [[healing spells]].
+Sylphs start with 1 [[potion of gain energy]] and 1 [[potion of healing]]; if they are a Healer, the potion of healing is replaced with a [[magic harp]]. [[Stealth#Fourk|Stealth skill]] is increased by 1, and regardless of role a sylph can get to Skilled in [[healing spells]].
 Any armor that would interfere with your healing begins unequipped.
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 ===Armor Restrictions and Healing===
-To be precise, being restricted to "cloth or wood" armor means small or elven shield, cloak, shirt, and a cornuthaum or fedora.  Wearing anything else will prevent the sylvan rapid recovery from status effects and HP/PW regen, which is detailed in this [https://github.com/tsadok/nhfourk/blob/31b9baedbc3d316ebe89e51f42501b3455e0c015/libnethack/src/allmain.c#L739 commit].
+To be precise, being restricted to "cloth or wood" armor means a small or elven shield, a cloak, a shirt, and a [[cornuthaum]] or [[fedora]].  Wearing anything else will prevent the sylvan rapid recovery from status effects and HP/PW regeneration, which is detailed in this [https://github.com/tsadok/nhfourk/blob/31b9baedbc3d316ebe89e51f42501b3455e0c015/libnethack/src/allmain.c#L739 commit].
-Healing a status effect or recovering HP this way costs extra nutrition. Combined with the race's vegan conduct, it is a good idea when you're not in danger to use healing spells and unicorn horns, when possible, rather than spend nutrition via your innate recovery method.
+Healing a status effect or recovering HP this way costs extra [[nutrition]]. Combined with the race's [[vegan]] conduct, it is a good idea when you're not in danger to use healing spells and unicorn horns, when possible, rather than spend nutrition via your innate recovery method.
-Where relevant, your role's quest artifact doesn't inhibit this regeneration.  Being in [[gehennom]] greatly reduces your racial regen, and being polymorphed prevents it.
+Where relevant, your role's [[quest artifact]] doesn't inhibit this regeneration.  Being in [[Gehennom]] greatly reduces your racial regeneration, and levitating or being polymorphed prevents it.
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-Intrinsically, Sylphs can [[see invisible]] and have [[protection from shape changers]]. At experience level 5, they receive [[infravision]], at 7 they receive [[displacement]], and at level 16 they passively [[detect monsters]] at all times. The following table outlines their maximum (unaided) attribute levels.<ref>https://jonadab.jumpingcrab.com/nethack-stuff/spoilers-fourk/4.3.0.4-postrelease-compat/players.html#race</ref>
+Intrinsically, Sylphs can [[see invisible]] and have [[protection from shape changers]]. At experience level 5, they receive [[infravision]], at 7 they receive [[displacement]], and at level 16 they gain passive [[monster detection]]. The following table outlines their maximum (unaided) attribute levels.<ref>https://jonadab.jumpingcrab.com/nethack-stuff/spoilers-fourk/4.3.0.4-postrelease-compat/players.html#race</ref>
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 The full changelog: https://github.com/tsadok/nhfourk/blob/master/doc/changelog-fourk.txt
 ''(note, the changelog tends toward imprecise language, so it can be helpful to look at [https://github.com/tsadok/nhfourk/search?q=sylph&type=Commits sylph-related commits] instead.''
 [[Category:NetHack Fourk]]

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 The full changelog: https://github.com/tsadok/nhfourk/blob/master/doc/changelog-fourk.txt
 ''(note, the changelog tends toward imprecise language, so it can be helpful to look at [https://github.com/tsadok/nhfourk/search?q=sylph&type=Commits sylph-related commits] instead.''
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+[[Category:NetHack Fourk]]

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	== Racial benefits and restrictions ==		== Racial benefits and restrictions ==

−	Sylphs may be [[Healer]]s, [[Priest]]s, [[Ranger]]s, [[Rogue]]s or [[Wizard]]s). They can be [[Chaotic]] or [[Neutral]]. They lose alignment for eating meat, in the same way that [[monk#Vegetarianism\|monk]]s do.	+	Sylphs may be [[Healer]]s, [[Priest]]s, [[Ranger]]s, [[Rogue]]s or [[Wizard]]s. They can be [[Chaotic]] or [[Neutral]]. They lose alignment for eating meat, in the same way that [[monk#Vegetarianism\|monk]]s do.

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 == Items and Skills ==
-Sylphs start with 1 [[potion of gain energy]] and 1 [[potion of healing]], unless they are a healer, in which case the potion of healing is replaced with a [[magic harp]]. [[Stealth skill|https://nethackwiki.com/wiki/Stealth#Fourk]] is increased by 1, and regardless of role a sylph can get to Skilled in healing spells.
+Sylphs start with 1 [[potion of gain energy]] and 1 [[potion of healing]], unless they are a healer, in which case the potion of healing is replaced with a [[magic harp]]. [[https://nethackwiki.com/wiki/Stealth#Fourk|Stealth skill]] is increased by 1, and regardless of role a sylph can get to Skilled in healing spells.
 Any armor that would interfere with your healing begins unequipped.