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Umbire the Phantom: /* On monsters */ typo

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‎On monsters: typo

Umbire the Phantom: /* Description */ upcoming

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‎Description: upcoming

Umbire the Phantom: formatting, copyedit, detailing

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formatting, copyedit, detailing

Umbire the Phantom: variants

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variants

Phol ende wodan: /* Removal */ 3.7: it also trains skill

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‎Removal: 3.7: it also trains skill

Phol ende wodan: /* Removal */ 3.7: forcefighting webs can cut through them with the right weapon

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‎Removal: 3.7: forcefighting webs can cut through them with the right weapon

Umbire the Phantom: /* Description */ remove undead giant note since that's unchanged

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‎Description: remove undead giant note since that's unchanged

Umbire the Phantom: /* On monsters */ pothole

2023-08-30T19:00:56Z

‎On monsters: pothole

Umbire the Phantom: Think I was still half asleep when I made that edit

2023-08-29T18:44:03Z

Think I was still half asleep when I made that edit

Umbire the Phantom: /* Description */ upcoming

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‎Description: upcoming

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 A monster that walks into a web and does not destroy it will end up trapped for several turns.
-[[Acidic]] monsters will dissolve webs they step into, and fiery monsters (e.g. [[fire elemental]]s, [[flaming sphere]]s, [[salamander]]s) will burn them away.{{refsrc|include/mondata.h|70|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} Cave spiders, giant spiders, [[amoeboid]] monsters, and [[whirly]] monsters can move into webs without becoming stuck.{{refsrc|src/trap.c|811|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} [[Titanothere]]s, [[balucitheria]], [[mastodon]]s, [[purple worm]]s, [[giant humanoid]]s, [[jabberwock]]s, [[iron golem]]s, [[balrog]]s, [[kraken]]s, [[Orion]], and the [[Norn]] will tear through webs on the same turn they walk into them, destroying the web.{{refsrc|src/trap.c|2524|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+[[Acidic]] monsters will dissolve webs they step into, and fiery monsters (e.g. [[fire elemental]]s, [[flaming sphere]]s, [[salamander]]s) will burn them away.{{refsrc|include/mondata.h|70|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} Cave spiders, giant spiders, [[amoeboid]] monsters, and [[whirly]] monsters can move into webs without becoming stuck.{{refsrc|src/trap.c|811|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} [[Titanothere]]s, [[baluchitheria]], [[mastodon]]s, [[purple worm]]s, [[giant humanoid]]s, [[jabberwock]]s, [[iron golem]]s, [[balrog]]s, [[kraken]]s, [[Orion]], and the [[Norn]] will tear through webs on the same turn they walk into them, destroying the web.{{refsrc|src/trap.c|2524|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 ==Removal==

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 If a hero's current strength is high enough to escape in 0 turns (which includes [[polyself]] into any [[strong]] monster), then the web is destroyed.{{refsrc|src/trap.c|1312|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} If the hero is wielding [[Sting]], they will always escape in 1 turn, leaving the web intact.{{refsrc|src/hack.c|1235|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
-{{upcoming|3.7.0|{{commit|b6a3d4b984eb118ddb02f1605d76b1010df76055|commit b6a3d4b}} adds various special cases that alter strength caps for specific strong monsters, which affects their ability to tear through webs:
+{{upcoming|3.7.0|Per {{commit|b6a3d4b984eb118ddb02f1605d76b1010df76055}}, there are various special cases that alter strength caps for specific strong monsters, which affects their ability to tear through webs:
 * Polymorphing into a strong [[Orc (monster class)|orc]] now sets the hero's strength to 18/50, matching the natural cap of an [[Orc (starting race)|orcish]] hero; the exceptions are the [[Uruk-hai]] and [[orc-captain]], which confer 18/** strength as before, and the [[orc shaman]], which no longer has the M2_STRONG flag. The [[orc mummy]] is given the M2_STRONG flag.

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-A spider '''web''' is a type of non-magical [[trap]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is the only trap to use a [[double quotation mark]] glyph ({{white|"}}) rather than a [[caret]] ({{white|^}}).
+A '''web''' is a type of non-magical [[trap]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is the only trap to use a [[double quotation mark]] glyph ({{white|"}}) rather than a [[caret]] ({{white|^}}).
 ==Generation==
-{{frac|3}} of [[giant spider]]s generated on level creation (or all of them, if you have the [[Amulet of Yendor]]) are placed on a web, and every web independently placed on level creation is generated with a giant spider atop it.{{refsrc|src/mklev.c|810|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mklev.c|1392|nethack=3.6.7}}
+{{frac|3}} of [[giant spider]]s generated at level creation (or all of them, if the [[hero]] has the [[Amulet of Yendor]]) are placed on a web, and every web independently placed on level creation is generated with a giant spider atop it.{{refsrc|src/mklev.c|810|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mklev.c|1392|nethack=3.6.7}}
-You can spin webs with the [[Monster (command)|#monster]] command if you are a [[spider]]. Spinning a web this way on a square with a [[pit]], [[spiked pit]], [[hole]], [[trap door]], or [[rolling boulder trap]] will instead remove the trap; spinning a web while being [[digest]]ed will cause the digesting monster to spit you out. All web-related messages will reflect whether things are happening to "your web" or "a spider web".
+A hero in the form of a [[cave spider]] or giant spider can spin webs with the [[Monster (command)|#monster]] command. Spinning a web this way on a square with a [[pit]], [[spiked pit]], [[hole]], [[trap door]], or [[rolling boulder trap]] will instead remove the trap; spinning a web while being [[digest]]ed will cause the digesting monster to spit the hero out. All web-related messages will reflect whether things are happening to "your web" or "a spider web" depending on if it was spun by the hero.
 {{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Webs created manually in a special level or [[themed room]] do not necessarily generate spiders; the level designer can pass a special flag that suppresses this behavior. In particular, the "spider nest" themed room will not generate spiders above a certain depth.}}
 ==Description==
-When stepping into a web, you will be trapped in it for 0&ndash;12 turns, depending on your [[strength]]:
+A hero stepping onto a web square and being caught will trap be trapped in it for 0&ndash;12 turns, depending on their [[strength]]:
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-If your current strength is high enough to escape in 0 turns (which includes [[polyself]] into any [[strong]] monster) then the web is destroyed.{{refsrc|src/trap.c|1312|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} If you are wielding [[Sting]], you will always escape in 1 turn, leaving the web intact.{{refsrc|src/hack.c|1235|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+If a hero's current strength is high enough to escape in 0 turns (which includes [[polyself]] into any [[strong]] monster), then the web is destroyed.{{refsrc|src/trap.c|1312|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} If the hero is wielding [[Sting]], they will always escape in 1 turn, leaving the web intact.{{refsrc|src/hack.c|1235|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 {{upcoming|3.7.0|{{commit|b6a3d4b984eb118ddb02f1605d76b1010df76055|commit b6a3d4b}} adds various special cases that alter strength caps for specific strong monsters, which affects their ability to tear through webs:
-* Polymorphing into a strong [[Orc (monster class)|orc]] now sets your strength to 18/50, matching the natural cap of a player orc; the exceptions are the [[Uruk-hai]] and [[orc-captain]], which confer 18/** strength as before, and the [[orc shaman]], which no longer has the M2_STRONG flag. The [[orc mummy]] is given the M2_STRONG flag.
+* Polymorphing into a strong [[Orc (monster class)|orc]] now sets the hero's strength to 18/50, matching the natural cap of an [[Orc (starting race)|orcish]] hero; the exceptions are the [[Uruk-hai]] and [[orc-captain]], which confer 18/** strength as before, and the [[orc shaman]], which no longer has the M2_STRONG flag. The [[orc mummy]] is given the M2_STRONG flag.
-* Polymorphing into a strong [[Elf (monster attribute)|elf]] sets your strength to 18, matching the natural cap of a player elf. [[Elf (monster)|'Plain' elves]] no longer have the M2_STRONG flag.
+* Polymorphing into a strong [[Elf (monster attribute)|elf]] sets hero's strength to 18, matching the natural cap of an [[Elf (starting race)|elven]] hero. [[Elf (monster)|'Plain' elves]] no longer have the M2_STRONG flag.
 * Polymorphing into a non-[[undead]] [[Giant (monster attribute)|giant]] sets your strength to 19.
 }}
 ===On monsters===
-A monster that walks into a web and does not destroy it will end up trapped for several turns. [[Acidic]] monsters will dissolve webs they step into, and fiery monsters (e.g. [[fire elemental]]s, [[flaming sphere]]s, [[salamander]]s) will burn them away.{{refsrc|include/mondata.h|70|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} [[Spider]]s, [[amoeboid]] monsters, and [[whirly]] monsters may move into webs without becoming stuck.{{refsrc|src/trap.c|811|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+A monster that walks into a web and does not destroy it will end up trapped for several turns.
-[[Giant humanoid]]s, [[titanothere]]s, [[baluchitherium|balucitheria]], [[purple worm]]s, [[jabberwock]]s, [[iron golem]]s, [[balrog]]s, [[kraken]]s, and [[mastodon]]s will tear through webs on the same turn they walk into them, destroying the web.{{refsrc|src/trap.c|2524|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} [[Orion]], the [[Norn]], [[Lord Surtur]] and the [[Cyclops]] can also tear through webs.
+[[Acidic]] monsters will dissolve webs they step into, and fiery monsters (e.g. [[fire elemental]]s, [[flaming sphere]]s, [[salamander]]s) will burn them away.{{refsrc|include/mondata.h|70|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} Cave spiders, giant spiders, [[amoeboid]] monsters, and [[whirly]] monsters can move into webs without becoming stuck.{{refsrc|src/trap.c|811|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} [[Titanothere]]s, [[balucitheria]], [[mastodon]]s, [[purple worm]]s, [[giant humanoid]]s, [[jabberwock]]s, [[iron golem]]s, [[balrog]]s, [[kraken]]s, [[Orion]], and the [[Norn]] will tear through webs on the same turn they walk into them, destroying the web.{{refsrc|src/trap.c|2524|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 ==Removal==
-While it is possible to [[untrap]] a web or remove a monster from a web it is stuck in, failing to do so risks trapping you and spreading the web unless you are polymorphed into a spider or other 'safe' monster form.{{refsrc|src/trap.c|3952|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/trap.c|4102|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} Webs can be burnt away using a [[wand of fire]], and walking into one with a strength greater than 18/50 will automatically destroy it.
+While it is possible to [[untrap]] a web or remove a monster from a web it is stuck in, failing to do so risks trapping the hero and spreading the web unless they are polymorphed into a spider or other 'safe' monster form.{{refsrc|src/trap.c|3952|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/trap.c|4102|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} Webs can be burnt away using a [[wand of fire]], and walking into one with a strength greater than 18/50 will automatically destroy it.
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|You can [[force-fight]] a web with a bladed weapon to try and remove it. If you are wielding Sting or an artifact with a fire attack, you are guaranteed to cut through or destroy the web on the first try. Otherwise, high weapon enchantment and [[Strength]] boost your chances of successfully cutting through the web. If you successfully cut the web, it trains your skill in that weapon as if you had hit a monster with it. However, failing to cut through it doesn't pose any hazards other than wasting a turn.}}
+{{todo|Elaborate on manual untrapping.}}
-{{todo|Elaborate on manual untrapping.}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|The hero can [[force-fight]] a web with a bladed weapon to try and remove it: Sting or a fiery artifact such as [[Fire Brand]] is guaranteed to cut through or destroy the web on the first try. Otherwise, the chance of success depends on the weapon's enchantment and the hero's strength, and successfully cutting a web down this way trains that weapon's [[skill]]; failing poses no hazards other than wasting a turn.}}
 ==History==
-Webs were added in [[NetHack 1.3d]].
+Webs are first introduced in [[NetHack 1.3d]].
-In [[NetHack 3.6.0]] and earlier versions, including some variants based on those versions, [[vortices]] and [[unsolid]] monsters avoided webs despite being able to move through them without becoming stuck; this was fixed in [[NetHack 3.6.1]] via {{commit|d01e45a6ccfa38e1b0bb68a4d4ced45ee5d98126|commit d01e45a}}, which also enables [[fire vortices]] to burn through webs.
+In [[NetHack 3.6.0]] and earlier versions, including some variants based on those versions, [[vortices]] and [[unsolid]] monsters avoid webs despite being able to move through them without becoming stuck&mdash;this is fixed in [[NetHack 3.6.1]] via {{commit|d01e45a6ccfa38e1b0bb68a4d4ced45ee5d98126|commit d01e45a}}, which also enables [[fire vortices]] to burn through webs.
 ==Messages==

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 {{message|The webbing sticks to you. You're caught too!|You failed to untrap the web, and got stuck.}}
 {{message|You succeed in removing <a/your> web.|You removed a web.{{refsrc|src/trap.c|4181|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}}}
 ==Encyclopedia entry==
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 ==References==
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+<references/>
 [[Category:Traps]]

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 While it is possible to [[untrap]] a web or remove a monster from a web it is stuck in, failing to do so risks trapping you and spreading the web unless you are polymorphed into a spider or other 'safe' monster form.{{refsrc|src/trap.c|3952|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/trap.c|4102|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} Webs can be burnt away using a [[wand of fire]], and walking into one with a strength greater than 18/50 will automatically destroy it.
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|You can [[force-fight]] a web with a bladed weapon to try and remove it. If you are wielding Sting or an artifact with a fire attack, you are guaranteed to cut through or destroy the web on the first try. Otherwise, high weapon enchantment and [[Strength]] boost your chances of successfully cutting through the web. However, failing to cut through it doesn't pose any hazards other than wasting a turn.}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|You can [[force-fight]] a web with a bladed weapon to try and remove it. If you are wielding Sting or an artifact with a fire attack, you are guaranteed to cut through or destroy the web on the first try. Otherwise, high weapon enchantment and [[Strength]] boost your chances of successfully cutting through the web. If you successfully cut the web, it trains your skill in that weapon as if you had hit a monster with it. However, failing to cut through it doesn't pose any hazards other than wasting a turn.}}
 {{todo|Elaborate on manual untrapping.}}