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Umbire the Phantom: /* Transformation Interval */

2020-03-30T15:58:18Z

Transformation Interval

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	Thanks to alawibaba on reddit's /r/nethack for pointing me at the source where the transformation interval is discussed. Added a section on it here just now. https://www.reddit.com/r/nethack/comments/frjszt/lycanthrophy_how_often_do_you_transform_and_ow/		Thanks to alawibaba on reddit's /r/nethack for pointing me at the source where the transformation interval is discussed. Added a section on it here just now. https://www.reddit.com/r/nethack/comments/frjszt/lycanthrophy_how_often_do_you_transform_and_ow/
	[[User:Raindog308\|Raindog308]] ([[User talk:Raindog308\|talk]]) 15:15, 30 March 2020 (UTC)		[[User:Raindog308\|Raindog308]] ([[User talk:Raindog308\|talk]]) 15:15, 30 March 2020 (UTC)

			:Good on ya both. --[[User:Umbire the Phantom\|Umbire the Phantom]] ([[User talk:Umbire the Phantom\|talk]]) 15:58, 30 March 2020 (UTC)

Raindog308 at 15:15, 30 March 2020

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	:From the old extinctionist FAQ, werecreature summoning increments the born counter but doesn't respect it, so it goes extinct but #monster will continue to work nevertheless. That was written in the 343 days but AFAIK is unchanged. [[User:Pinkbeast\|Pinkbeast]] ([[User talk:Pinkbeast\|talk]]) 05:25, 10 December 2019 (UTC)		:From the old extinctionist FAQ, werecreature summoning increments the born counter but doesn't respect it, so it goes extinct but #monster will continue to work nevertheless. That was written in the 343 days but AFAIK is unchanged. [[User:Pinkbeast\|Pinkbeast]] ([[User talk:Pinkbeast\|talk]]) 05:25, 10 December 2019 (UTC)
	::Oh nice, so you won't actually rob yourself of the ability to summon them later on just because you summoned a bunch early. That's good to know! --[[User:Bluescreenofdeath\|Bluescreenofdeath]] ([[User talk:Bluescreenofdeath\|talk]]) 09:02, 10 December 2019 (UTC)		::Oh nice, so you won't actually rob yourself of the ability to summon them later on just because you summoned a bunch early. That's good to know! --[[User:Bluescreenofdeath\|Bluescreenofdeath]] ([[User talk:Bluescreenofdeath\|talk]]) 09:02, 10 December 2019 (UTC)

			== Transformation Interval ==

			Thanks to alawibaba on reddit's /r/nethack for pointing me at the source where the transformation interval is discussed. Added a section on it here just now. https://www.reddit.com/r/nethack/comments/frjszt/lycanthrophy_how_often_do_you_transform_and_ow/
			[[User:Raindog308\|Raindog308]] ([[User talk:Raindog308\|talk]]) 15:15, 30 March 2020 (UTC)

Bluescreenofdeath: /* Summoning and extinction */

2019-12-10T09:02:43Z

Summoning and extinction

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	What happens if you summon 120 of the same kind of monster via the #monster command (e.g. wolves when you're a werewolf)? Does the monster in question go extinct and result in further summonings not summoning anything? --[[User:Bluescreenofdeath\|Bluescreenofdeath]] ([[User talk:Bluescreenofdeath\|talk]]) 14:29, 9 December 2019 (UTC)		What happens if you summon 120 of the same kind of monster via the #monster command (e.g. wolves when you're a werewolf)? Does the monster in question go extinct and result in further summonings not summoning anything? --[[User:Bluescreenofdeath\|Bluescreenofdeath]] ([[User talk:Bluescreenofdeath\|talk]]) 14:29, 9 December 2019 (UTC)
	:From the old extinctionist FAQ, werecreature summoning increments the born counter but doesn't respect it, so it goes extinct but #monster will continue to work nevertheless. That was written in the 343 days but AFAIK is unchanged. [[User:Pinkbeast\|Pinkbeast]] ([[User talk:Pinkbeast\|talk]]) 05:25, 10 December 2019 (UTC)		:From the old extinctionist FAQ, werecreature summoning increments the born counter but doesn't respect it, so it goes extinct but #monster will continue to work nevertheless. That was written in the 343 days but AFAIK is unchanged. [[User:Pinkbeast\|Pinkbeast]] ([[User talk:Pinkbeast\|talk]]) 05:25, 10 December 2019 (UTC)
			::Oh nice, so you won't actually rob yourself of the ability to summon them later on just because you summoned a bunch early. That's good to know! --[[User:Bluescreenofdeath\|Bluescreenofdeath]] ([[User talk:Bluescreenofdeath\|talk]]) 09:02, 10 December 2019 (UTC)

Pinkbeast: /* Summoning and extinction */

2019-12-10T05:25:22Z

Summoning and extinction

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	What happens if you summon 120 of the same kind of monster via the #monster command (e.g. wolves when you're a werewolf)? Does the monster in question go extinct and result in further summonings not summoning anything? --[[User:Bluescreenofdeath\|Bluescreenofdeath]] ([[User talk:Bluescreenofdeath\|talk]]) 14:29, 9 December 2019 (UTC)		What happens if you summon 120 of the same kind of monster via the #monster command (e.g. wolves when you're a werewolf)? Does the monster in question go extinct and result in further summonings not summoning anything? --[[User:Bluescreenofdeath\|Bluescreenofdeath]] ([[User talk:Bluescreenofdeath\|talk]]) 14:29, 9 December 2019 (UTC)
			:From the old extinctionist FAQ, werecreature summoning increments the born counter but doesn't respect it, so it goes extinct but #monster will continue to work nevertheless. That was written in the 343 days but AFAIK is unchanged. [[User:Pinkbeast\|Pinkbeast]] ([[User talk:Pinkbeast\|talk]]) 05:25, 10 December 2019 (UTC)

Bluescreenofdeath at 14:29, 9 December 2019

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	Is this new? I couldn't find anything relevant in the 3.6 changelog. [[User:Funcrunch\|Funcrunch]] ([[User talk:Funcrunch\|talk]]) 17:41, 5 January 2016 (UTC)		Is this new? I couldn't find anything relevant in the 3.6 changelog. [[User:Funcrunch\|Funcrunch]] ([[User talk:Funcrunch\|talk]]) 17:41, 5 January 2016 (UTC)
	:It was a silver ring, not anything special to the ring of invisibility. Becoming a were-creature calls retouch_equipment, which is used to prevent demons/werecreatures from using silver items, and from keeping intelligent artifacts when changing alignment. This does appear to be a new function as well; I don't think 3.4.3 had anything similar. -- [[User:Qazmlpok\|Qazmlpok]] ([[User talk:Qazmlpok\|talk]]) 18:07, 5 January 2016 (UTC)		:It was a silver ring, not anything special to the ring of invisibility. Becoming a were-creature calls retouch_equipment, which is used to prevent demons/werecreatures from using silver items, and from keeping intelligent artifacts when changing alignment. This does appear to be a new function as well; I don't think 3.4.3 had anything similar. -- [[User:Qazmlpok\|Qazmlpok]] ([[User talk:Qazmlpok\|talk]]) 18:07, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

			== Summoning and extinction ==

			What happens if you summon 120 of the same kind of monster via the #monster command (e.g. wolves when you're a werewolf)? Does the monster in question go extinct and result in further summonings not summoning anything? --[[User:Bluescreenofdeath\|Bluescreenofdeath]] ([[User talk:Bluescreenofdeath\|talk]]) 14:29, 9 December 2019 (UTC)

Qazmlpok: /* Werethings and rings */

2016-01-05T18:07:09Z

Werethings and rings

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	Is this new? I couldn't find anything relevant in the 3.6 changelog. [[User:Funcrunch\|Funcrunch]] ([[User talk:Funcrunch\|talk]]) 17:41, 5 January 2016 (UTC)		Is this new? I couldn't find anything relevant in the 3.6 changelog. [[User:Funcrunch\|Funcrunch]] ([[User talk:Funcrunch\|talk]]) 17:41, 5 January 2016 (UTC)
			:It was a silver ring, not anything special to the ring of invisibility. Becoming a were-creature calls retouch_equipment, which is used to prevent demons/werecreatures from using silver items, and from keeping intelligent artifacts when changing alignment. This does appear to be a new function as well; I don't think 3.4.3 had anything similar. -- [[User:Qazmlpok\|Qazmlpok]] ([[User talk:Qazmlpok\|talk]]) 18:07, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

Funcrunch: /* Werethings and rings */ Clarification

2016-01-05T17:42:27Z

Werethings and rings: Clarification

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	== Werethings and rings ==		== Werethings and rings ==

	While playing version 3.6 and wearing a ring of invisibility, I was bitten by a werewolf. I got the "You feel feverish" message, followed by "You can't handle your ring of invisibility anymore! Your body seems to unfade..."		While playing version 3.6 and wearing a ring of invisibility, I was bitten by a werewolf. I got the "You feel feverish" message, followed immediately by "You can't handle your ring of invisibility anymore! Your body seems to unfade..." (I ate a spring of wolfsbane next, so never did transform to a werewolf.)

	Is this new? I couldn't find anything relevant in the 3.6 changelog. [[User:Funcrunch\|Funcrunch]] ([[User talk:Funcrunch\|talk]]) 17:41, 5 January 2016 (UTC)		Is this new? I couldn't find anything relevant in the 3.6 changelog. [[User:Funcrunch\|Funcrunch]] ([[User talk:Funcrunch\|talk]]) 17:41, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

Funcrunch: /* Werethings and rings */ new section

2016-01-05T17:41:03Z

Werethings and rings: new section

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	"Otherwise, you can at least force yourself to transform back into human form by throwing weapons upwards so that they hit. When your hp reaches zero, you'll transform back to normal." Is there a citation for this? Sounds questionable and seemed way too dangerous to actually try. --[[User:Bray298\|Bray298]] ([[User talk:Bray298\|talk]]) 17:17, 6 March 2015 (UTC)		"Otherwise, you can at least force yourself to transform back into human form by throwing weapons upwards so that they hit. When your hp reaches zero, you'll transform back to normal." Is there a citation for this? Sounds questionable and seemed way too dangerous to actually try. --[[User:Bray298\|Bray298]] ([[User talk:Bray298\|talk]]) 17:17, 6 March 2015 (UTC)

			== Werethings and rings ==

			While playing version 3.6 and wearing a ring of invisibility, I was bitten by a werewolf. I got the "You feel feverish" message, followed by "You can't handle your ring of invisibility anymore! Your body seems to unfade..."

			Is this new? I couldn't find anything relevant in the 3.6 changelog. [[User:Funcrunch\|Funcrunch]] ([[User talk:Funcrunch\|talk]]) 17:41, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

Bray298: /* Do we need the terminology clarification? */

2015-03-06T17:17:52Z

Do we need the terminology clarification?

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	: Mentioning the terminology issue seems fine with me, but I agree that it doesn't deserve a whole section of its own. I've edited the article to turn it into a footnote. —[[User:Ilmari Karonen\|Ilmari Karonen]] ([[User talk:Ilmari Karonen\|talk]]) 15:37, 5 February 2015 (UTC)		: Mentioning the terminology issue seems fine with me, but I agree that it doesn't deserve a whole section of its own. I've edited the article to turn it into a footnote. —[[User:Ilmari Karonen\|Ilmari Karonen]] ([[User talk:Ilmari Karonen\|talk]]) 15:37, 5 February 2015 (UTC)

			"Otherwise, you can at least force yourself to transform back into human form by throwing weapons upwards so that they hit. When your hp reaches zero, you'll transform back to normal." Is there a citation for this? Sounds questionable and seemed way too dangerous to actually try. --[[User:Bray298\|Bray298]] ([[User talk:Bray298\|talk]]) 17:17, 6 March 2015 (UTC)

Ilmari Karonen: turned into a footnote

2015-02-05T15:37:48Z

turned into a footnote

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	Simply put, the [[Lycanthropy#Abuse of terminology\|Abuse of Terminology]] section seems a bit unnecessary and pedantic to me. Does anyone else feel like it should be there? - [[User:Crawldragon\|Crawldragon]] ([[User_talk:Crawldragon\|talk]]\|[http://roguebasin.com/index.php?title=User:Crawldragon rog]) 02:44, 4 February 2015 (UTC)		Simply put, the [[Lycanthropy#Abuse of terminology\|Abuse of Terminology]] section seems a bit unnecessary and pedantic to me. Does anyone else feel like it should be there? - [[User:Crawldragon\|Crawldragon]] ([[User_talk:Crawldragon\|talk]]\|[http://roguebasin.com/index.php?title=User:Crawldragon rog]) 02:44, 4 February 2015 (UTC)

			: Mentioning the terminology issue seems fine with me, but I agree that it doesn't deserve a whole section of its own. I've edited the article to turn it into a footnote. —[[User:Ilmari Karonen\|Ilmari Karonen]] ([[User talk:Ilmari Karonen\|talk]]) 15:37, 5 February 2015 (UTC)

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	What happens if you summon 120 of the same kind of monster via the #monster command (e.g. wolves when you're a werewolf)? Does the monster in question go extinct and result in further summonings not summoning anything? --[[User:Bluescreenofdeath\|Bluescreenofdeath]] ([[User talk:Bluescreenofdeath\|talk]]) 14:29, 9 December 2019 (UTC)		What happens if you summon 120 of the same kind of monster via the #monster command (e.g. wolves when you're a werewolf)? Does the monster in question go extinct and result in further summonings not summoning anything? --[[User:Bluescreenofdeath\|Bluescreenofdeath]] ([[User talk:Bluescreenofdeath\|talk]]) 14:29, 9 December 2019 (UTC)
	:From the old extinctionist FAQ, werecreature summoning increments the born counter but doesn't respect it, so it goes extinct but #monster will continue to work nevertheless. That was written in the 343 days but AFAIK is unchanged. [[User:Pinkbeast\|Pinkbeast]] ([[User talk:Pinkbeast\|talk]]) 05:25, 10 December 2019 (UTC)		:From the old extinctionist FAQ, werecreature summoning increments the born counter but doesn't respect it, so it goes extinct but #monster will continue to work nevertheless. That was written in the 343 days but AFAIK is unchanged. [[User:Pinkbeast\|Pinkbeast]] ([[User talk:Pinkbeast\|talk]]) 05:25, 10 December 2019 (UTC)
			::Oh nice, so you won't actually rob yourself of the ability to summon them later on just because you summoned a bunch early. That's good to know! --[[User:Bluescreenofdeath\|Bluescreenofdeath]] ([[User talk:Bluescreenofdeath\|talk]]) 09:02, 10 December 2019 (UTC)