Wax - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: spacing

2026-07-09T13:37:21Z

spacing

Umbire the Phantom: think we can de-stub

2026-07-09T13:10:44Z

think we can de-stub

Umbire the Phantom: resume expanding for a bit, gonna restart and then RESUME resume

2026-07-09T08:14:02Z

resume expanding for a bit, gonna restart and then RESUME resume

Umbire the Phantom: note basic traits

2026-07-09T02:01:01Z

note basic traits

Kahran042: I think this is what was intended.

2026-07-08T22:32:53Z

I think this is what was intended.

Umbire the Phantom: not fully de-stubbed, but can at least stand on its own now

2026-07-08T17:00:44Z

not fully de-stubbed, but can at least stand on its own now

Umbire the Phantom: deal with this miniscule stub in a moment

2026-07-08T10:37:43Z

deal with this miniscule stub in a moment

ChasonBot at 05:42, 22 December 2015

2015-12-22T05:42:34Z

217.27.130.73: SLASH'EM

2015-09-09T18:40:23Z

SLASH'EM

Jayt: initial version

2006-09-23T17:42:41Z

initial version

New page

'''Wax''' is a [[material]]. Only wax and tallow [[candle]]s are made of wax.

[[Category:Materials]]

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 ==Description==
-Wax is [[flimsy]], [[organic]] and flammable.
+Wax is [[flimsy]], [[organic]] and flammable. Both [[wax candle]]s and [[tallow candle]]s are made of wax.
 Though a [[gelatinous cube]] will not normally [[eat]] objects made of wax upon engulfing them, a [[hero]] [[polymorph]]ed into a gelatinous cube can eat wax objects, and doing so breaks [[vegan]] [[conduct]] (but ''not'' vegetarian).{{refsrc|src/eat.c|2712-L2717|nethack=5.0.0}}{{refsrc|src/eat.c|2773|nethack=5.0.0}}{{refsrc|src/eat.c|2780|nethack=5.0.0}}

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 Both [[wax candle]]s and [[tallow candle]]s are made of wax.
-Though a [[gelatinous cube]] will not normally [[eat]] objects made of wax upon engulfing them, a [[hero]] [[polymorph]]ed into a gelatinous cube can eat wax objects, and doing so breaks [[vegan]] [[conduct]] (but ''not'' vegetarian).{{refsrc|src/eat.c|2712-L2717|nethack=5.0.0}}
+Though a [[gelatinous cube]] will not normally [[eat]] objects made of wax upon engulfing them, a [[hero]] [[polymorph]]ed into a gelatinous cube can eat wax objects, and doing so breaks [[vegan]] [[conduct]] (but ''not'' vegetarian).{{refsrc|src/eat.c|2712-L2717|nethack=5.0.0}}{{refsrc|src/eat.c|2773|nethack=5.0.0}}{{refsrc|src/eat.c|2780|nethack=5.0.0}}
 [[Polypiling]] enough wax objects may result in the creation of a [[straw golem]], which acts as a fall-through for all unlisted material types when creating a golem by polypiling.{{refsrc|src/zap.c|1616-L1620|nethack=5.0.0}}
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 ==Messages==
 {{message|You see <waxy> streaks on the stone(s).|You rubbed a wax item on any type of [[gray stone]].{{refsrc|src/apply.c|2773-L2775|nethack=5.0.0}}}}
 ==Variants==
 Some ''NetHack'' [[variants]] add more items that are made of wax, and others that use [[object materials]] systems often allow a wider range of items to be made of wax.
-The [[wax golem]] is a frequent addition in ''NetHack'' variants that can [[Death drop|leave behind items made of wax]] [[Corpseless|in lieu of a corpse]].
+The [[wax golem]] is a common addition in some ''NetHack'' variants that can [[Death drop|leave behind items made of wax]] [[Corpseless|in lieu of a corpse]].
 ===SLASH'EM===
-In [[SLASH'EM]], the [[magic candle]] is made of wax.
+In [[SLASH'EM]], the [[magic candle]] is a new item made of wax.
 ==References==
 <references/>
 {{nethack-500}}
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 ==Description==
-Wax is [[flimsy]], [[organic]] and flammable. Both [[wax candle]]s and [[tallow candle]]s are made of wax.
+Wax is [[flimsy]], [[organic]] and flammable.
 Though a [[gelatinous cube]] will not normally [[eat]] objects made of wax upon engulfing them, a [[hero]] [[polymorph]]ed into a gelatinous cube can eat wax objects, and doing so breaks [[vegan]] [[conduct]] (but ''not'' vegetarian).{{refsrc|src/eat.c|2712-L2717|nethack=5.0.0}}
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 ==History==
 Wax items first appear in [[NetHack 3.1.0]] with the addition of both types of candle.
 ==Variants==
-Some ''NetHack'' [[variants]] add other items that are made of wax.
+Some ''NetHack'' [[variants]] add more items that are made of wax, and others that use [[object materials]] systems often allow a wider range of items to be made of wax.
 ===SLASH'EM===

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 ==Description==
-Both [[wax candle]]s and [[tallow candle]]s are made of wax.
+Wax is [[flimsy]], [[organic]] and flammable. Both [[wax candle]]s and [[tallow candle]]s are made of wax.
 Though a [[gelatinous cube]] will not normally [[eat]] objects made of wax upon engulfing them, a [[hero]] [[polymorph]]ed into a gelatinous cube can eat wax objects, and doing so breaks [[vegan]] [[conduct]] (but ''not'' vegetarian).{{refsrc|src/eat.c|2712-L2717|nethack=5.0.0}}

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 Both [[wax candle]]s and [[tallow candle]]s are made of wax.
-Though a [[gelatinous cube]] will not normally [[eat]] objects made of wax upon engulfing them, a [[hero]] [[polymorph]]ed into a gelatinous cube can eat dragon hide objects, and doing so breaks [[vegan]] [[conduct]] (but ''not'' vegetarian).{{refsrc|src/eat.c|2712-L2717|nethack=5.0.0}}
+Though a [[gelatinous cube]] will not normally [[eat]] objects made of wax upon engulfing them, a [[hero]] [[polymorph]]ed into a gelatinous cube can eat wax objects, and doing so breaks [[vegan]] [[conduct]] (but ''not'' vegetarian).{{refsrc|src/eat.c|2712-L2717|nethack=5.0.0}}
 [[Polypiling]] enough wax objects may result in the creation of a [[straw golem]], which acts as a fall-through for all unlisted material types when creating a golem by polypiling.{{refsrc|src/zap.c|1616-L1620|nethack=5.0.0}}

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-'''Wax''' is a [[material]]. In vanilla NetHack, only wax and tallow [[candle]]s are made of wax. In [[SLASH'EM]], [[magic candle]]s are also made of wax.
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