Wizard/dNetHack - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: ...and finish propagating lep stuff, using the opportunity to start on ent stuff

2026-04-13T20:14:48Z

...and finish propagating lep stuff, using the opportunity to start on ent stuff

Umbire the Phantom: /* Starting equipment */ more left out details...

2025-11-17T21:50:20Z

‎Starting equipment: more left out details...

Umbire the Phantom: /* Starting equipment */ left this out...

2025-11-17T21:35:42Z

‎Starting equipment: left this out...

Umbire the Phantom: drow wiz

2025-10-16T12:27:14Z

drow wiz

Umbire the Phantom: /* Starting equipment */ word choice

2025-10-12T09:49:49Z

‎Starting equipment: word choice

Umbire the Phantom: /* Miscellaneous */ this too

2025-07-14T08:15:43Z

‎Miscellaneous: this too

Umbire the Phantom: /* Spellbooks and writing */ word choiceq

2025-07-14T08:14:44Z

‎Spellbooks and writing: word choiceq

Umbire the Phantom: done for the moment! (until the vamp thing raises questions...)

2025-07-14T07:36:54Z

done for the moment! (until the vamp thing raises questions...)

Umbire the Phantom: deal with comments

2025-07-13T09:35:02Z

deal with comments

Umbire the Phantom: /* Skills */ potholes

2025-06-27T20:14:28Z

‎Skills: potholes

@@ Line 3: / Line 3: @@
 In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], the '''Wizard''' is one of the [[role]]s from ''[[NetHack]]'' that is available to the [[hero]].
-Wizards can be of [[neutral]] or [[chaotic]] alignment, and can be played as [[Human (starting race)|humans]], [[Incantifier (starting race)|incantifiers]], [[Elf (starting race)|elves]], [[Drow (starting race)#dNetHack|drow]], [[Gnome (starting race)|gnomes]], [[Orc (starting race)|orcs]], [[Vampire (starting race in dNetHack)|vampires]], or [[Half-dragon (starting race)|half-dragons]]. In notdNetHack, they can also be [[Etherealoid (starting race)|etherealoids]] in addition to the listed races, while in notnotdNetHack they can be etherealoids or [[Octopode (starting race)|octopodes]] in addition to the listed races.
+Wizards can be of [[neutral]] or [[chaotic]] alignment, and can be played as [[Human (starting race)|humans]], [[Incantifier (starting race)|incantifiers]], [[Elf (starting race)|elves]], [[Drow (starting race)#dNetHack|drow]], [[Gnome (starting race)|gnomes]], [[Orc (starting race)|orcs]], [[Vampire (starting race in dNetHack)|vampires]], or [[Half-dragon (starting race)|half-dragons]]. In notdNetHack, they can also be [[Etherealoid (starting race)|etherealoids]], [[Ent (starting race)|ents]], [[Leprechaun (starting race)|leprechauns]], and [[Salamander (starting race)|salamanders]] in addition to the listed races, while in notnotdNetHack they can additionally be [[Octopode (starting race)|octopodes]].
 ==Starting equipment==
@@ Line 25: / Line 25: @@
 * Incantifier Wizards start with a [[robe]] in place of the cloak of magic resistance, both to match incantifiers in other roles and to avoid redundancy with their intrinsic [[magic resistance]]. They are also given an extra spellbook in place of the spellbook of force bolt that other incantifier heroes start with, since a Wizard will always start with the spellbook.
 * Orcish Wizards are not given extra food like orcish heroes in other roles, since they are not subject to the equipment replacement that the extra food compensates for.
 Wizards start with knowledge of any applicable racial equipment.

@@ Line 21: / Line 21: @@
 The following substitutions and racial conditions also apply:
-* Drow Wizards always generate with a [[wand of darkness]], and female drow Wizards additionally generate with a [[khakkhara]], an extra spellbook, and a pair of [[orihalcyon gauntlets]]. They are given a [[potion of sleeping]], along with a [[black signet ring]] that has 30 doses of sleeping [[poison]] and is part of their role's starting inventory rather than additional inventory.
+* Drow Wizards always generate with a [[wand of darkness]], and will have their cloak of magic resistance replaced with [[droven chain mail]]. They are also given a [[potion of sleeping]], along with a [[black signet ring]] that has 30 doses of sleeping [[poison]] and is part of their role's starting inventory rather than additional inventory. Female drow Wizards additionally generate with a [[khakkhara]], an extra spellbook, and a pair of [[orihalcyon gauntlets]].
 * Elven Wizards are additionally given a random non-[[Magical item|magical]] [[instrument]].
 * Incantifier Wizards start with a [[robe]] in place of the cloak of magic resistance, both to match incantifiers in other roles and to avoid redundancy with their intrinsic [[magic resistance]]. They are also given an extra spellbook in place of the spellbook of force bolt that other incantifier heroes start with, since a Wizard will always start with the spellbook.

@@ Line 22: / Line 22: @@
 * Drow Wizards always generate with a [[wand of darkness]], and female drow Wizards additionally generate with a [[khakkhara]], an extra spellbook, and a pair of [[orihalcyon gauntlets]]. They are given a [[potion of sleeping]], along with a [[black signet ring]] that has 30 doses of sleeping [[poison]] and is part of their role's starting inventory rather than additional inventory.
-* Elven Wizards are given a random non-[[Magical item|magical]] [[instrument]].
+* Elven Wizards are additionally given a random non-[[Magical item|magical]] [[instrument]].
-* Incantifier Wizards are given an extra spellbook in place of the spellbook of force bolt that other incantifier heroes start with, since a Wizard will always start with the spellbook.
+* Incantifier Wizards start with a [[robe]] in place of the cloak of magic resistance, both to match incantifiers in other roles and to avoid redundancy with their intrinsic [[magic resistance]]. They are also given an extra spellbook in place of the spellbook of force bolt that other incantifier heroes start with, since a Wizard will always start with the spellbook.
 * Orcish Wizards are not given extra food like orcish heroes in other roles, since they are not subject to the equipment replacement that the extra food compensates for.

@@ Line 21: / Line 21: @@
 The following substitutions and racial conditions also apply:
-* Drow Wizards always generate with a [[wand of darkness]], and female drow Wizards additionally generate with a [[khakkhara]], an extra spellbook, and a pair of [[orihalcyon gauntlets]]. They are given a [[black signet ring]] like other drow, though it is part of their role's starting inventory rather than additional inventory.
+* Drow Wizards always generate with a [[wand of darkness]], and female drow Wizards additionally generate with a [[khakkhara]], an extra spellbook, and a pair of [[orihalcyon gauntlets]]. They are given a [[potion of sleeping]], along with a [[black signet ring]] that has 30 doses of sleeping [[poison]] and is part of their role's starting inventory rather than additional inventory.
 * Elven Wizards are given a random non-[[Magical item|magical]] [[instrument]].
 * Incantifier Wizards are given an extra spellbook in place of the spellbook of force bolt that other incantifier heroes start with, since a Wizard will always start with the spellbook.

@@ Line 21: / Line 21: @@
 The following substitutions and racial conditions also apply:
-* Drow Wizards always generate with a [[wand of darkness]], and female drow Wizards additionally generate with a [[khakkhara]], an extra spellbook, and a pair of [[orihalcyon gauntlets]]. They are given an additional [[black signet ring]] like other drow, though it is part of their role's starting inventory rather than additional inventory.
+* Drow Wizards always generate with a [[wand of darkness]], and female drow Wizards additionally generate with a [[khakkhara]], an extra spellbook, and a pair of [[orihalcyon gauntlets]]. They are given a [[black signet ring]] like other drow, though it is part of their role's starting inventory rather than additional inventory.
 * Elven Wizards are given a random non-[[Magical item|magical]] [[instrument]].
 * Incantifier Wizards are given an extra spellbook in place of the spellbook of force bolt that other incantifier heroes start with, since a Wizard will always start with the spellbook.

@@ Line 119: / Line 119: @@
 A Wizard with [[teleportitis]] can teleport at-will starting at experience level 8, rather than XL 12 as with other roles.
-They can recognize constellations if their int is high enough (this is a cosmetic difference in  a single Stranger-related flavor message, iirr).
+Wizards can recognize constellations if their intelligence is high enough.<!--this is a cosmetic difference in  a single Stranger-related flavor message, iirr-->
 ==Rank titles==

@@ Line 106: / Line 106: @@
 {{message|This spellbook is <very> difficult to comprehend. Continue?}}
-Wizards are one of a handful of roles that can learn additional related spells from particular spellbooks, such as the spells of {{+ of|blizzard}} and {{+ of|fire storm}}.<!--others are UH with a high parasite load or healers with healing spells; paimon binders can also gain this-->
+Heroes that are Wizards are one of a handful of character types that can learn additional related spells from particular spellbooks, such as the spells of {{+ of|blizzard}} and {{+ of|fire storm}}.<!--others are UH with a high parasite load or healers with healing spells; paimon binders can also gain this-->
 ===Miscellaneous===

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 {{tocright}}
 In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], the '''Wizard''' is one of the [[role]]s from ''[[NetHack]]'' that is available to the [[hero]].
@@ Line 49: / Line 50: @@
 ==Attributes==
 The Wizard's starting [[attribute]]s are distributed as follows:
@@ Line 60: / Line 63: @@
 | Mean w/ standard deviation (human) || 10.60±1.80 || 13.48±2.15 || 13.47±2.15 || 17.44±1.07 || 10.28±1.74 || 9.96±1.67
 |}
 ==Skills==
@@ Line 137: / Line 142: @@
 * Chaotic: [[Anhur]]
-All three deities have [[The Necronomicon]] as their [[crowning]] gift for a Wizard or other hero that worships them, and a hero that is crowned by them with The Necronomicon already generated will instead receive [[The Book of Infinite Spells]].
+All three deities have [[The Necronomicon]] as their [[crowning]] gift for a Wizard or any other hero that worships them, and a hero that is crowned by them with The Necronomicon already generated will instead receive [[The Book of Infinite Spells]].
 ==Quest==

@@ Line 91: / Line 91: @@
 ===Spellcasting===
-Wizards with an intelligence of 15 or 16 have [[reduced-hunger casting]], lowering the [[nutrition]] drained when casting spells, and Wizards with an intelligence of 17 or more have hungerless casting.<!--Next version: They learn magic missile at experience level 14.-->
+Wizards with an intelligence of 15 or 16 have [[reduced-hunger casting]], lowering the [[nutrition]] drained when casting spells, and Wizards with an intelligence of 17 or more have hungerless casting. They will also learn their special spell, magic missile, at experience level 14.
 Wizards regain [[energy]] faster than other roles: their energy regeneration is 2(XL + Wis - 10) + 10 every 90 turns. A worn [[cornuthaum]] adds its [[enchantment]] to a Wizard's energy regeneration.
@@ Line 100: / Line 100: @@
 Wizards are warned when they have a significant chance of failing to [[read]] an uncursed spellbook:
 {{message|This spellbook is <very> difficult to comprehend. Continue?}}
-<!--For the upcoming version: Only wizards (or UH with a high parasite load or paimon binders or healers with healing spells) learn related spells from spellbooks, which means wizards have some niche protection wrt advanced blasting spells (fire blast and blizzard).-->
 ===Miscellaneous===

@@ Line 80: / Line 80: @@
 | Expert
+|
-* ''Weapons:'' [[dagger]], [[knife]], [[[quarterstaff]], [saber]], [[boomerang]]
+* ''Weapons:'' [[dagger]], [[knife]], [[quarterstaff]], [[saber]], [[boomerang]]
 * ''Spells:'' [[Attack spells|attack]], [[Divination spells|divination]], [[Escape spells|escape]], [[Matter spells|matter]]
 |}