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Umbire the Phantom: potholes

2025-09-02T09:57:05Z

potholes

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2025-01-29T17:25:46Z

pothole

Umbire the Phantom: other monsters can use keys

2025-01-16T17:24:44Z

other monsters can use keys

Umbire the Phantom: potholes + some spacing

2024-05-29T14:37:26Z

potholes + some spacing

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2024-03-10T16:30:43Z

pothole

Lightning 11: /* Special rooms */ Removed duplicate 'an'

2024-01-11T21:12:16Z

‎Special rooms: Removed duplicate 'an'

Moult: /* Other monsters */

2021-12-28T23:58:33Z

‎Other monsters

ScienceBall: /* Traps */ The bear vs. web or bear trap messages say "roaring", not just "roar"

2021-05-26T17:55:02Z

‎Traps: The bear vs. web or bear trap messages say "roaring", not just "roar"

Radamanthe: typo

2021-03-18T23:18:05Z

typo

Robertjlee: /* Other monsters */ glob merge was missing here (but existed on glob page)

2020-12-30T19:33:14Z

‎Other monsters: glob merge was missing here (but existed on glob page)

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 ===Bugle===
-{{message|You hear a bugle playing reveille!|A [[sergeant]], [[lieutenant]], or [[captain]] on the level used a [[bugle]].}}
+{{message|You hear a bugle playing reveille!|A [[soldier]], [[Sergeant (monster)|sergeant]], [[lieutenant]], or [[captain]] on the level used a [[bugle]].}}
 {{message|You hear the rattle of battle gear being readied.|A [[soldier]] on the level is awakened.}}

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 ==Dungeon environment==
-{{message|You hear hissing gas.|An unseen [[moat]] was boiled away by [[fire]].}}
+{{message|You hear hissing gas.|An unseen [[moat]] was boiled away by [[Fire (element)|fire]].}}
 {{message|You hear a soft crackling.|An unseen moat was frozen by a bolt of [[cold]].}}
 {{message|You hear a crackling sound.|An unseen square of water on the [[Plane of Water]] was frozen by a bolt of cold.}}

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 {{message|You hear a door open.|A monster opened an unseen [[door]].}}
 {{message|You hear a door crash open.|A monster bashed through an unseen door.}}
-{{message|You hear a door unlock and open.|A monster opened an unseen [[door]] that was locked. [[Shopkeeper]]s and the [[Riders]] might unlock doors, as might a monster carrying a [[skeleton key]] (usually a [[nymph]] who has stolen one).}}
+{{message|You hear a door unlock and open.|A monster opened an unseen [[door]] that was locked. [[Shopkeeper]]s and the [[Riders]] might unlock doors, as might a monster carrying a [[skeleton key]].}}
 {{message|You hear a blast.|An unseen [[gas spore]] exploded.}}
 {{message|You hear a crashing sound.|An unseen door, secret door, or trap door was destroyed.}}

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 {{message|You hear a sound reminiscent of a seal barking.}} {{message|You hear a sound reminiscent of an elephant stepping on a peanut.|There is a [[zoo]] on the level.}}
 {{message|You hear Doctor Doolittle!|There is a zoo on the level, and you are [[hallucinating]]. ([[wikipedia:Doctor Dolittle|Doctor Dolittle]] is a fictional doctor who works with animals.)}}
 {{message|You hear the footsteps of a guard on patrol.|There is a [[vault]] on the level.}}
 {{message|You hear someone counting money.|There is a vault on the level with gold inside.}}
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 {{message|You hear Ebenezer Scrooge!|There is a vault on the level, and you are [[hallucinating]]. ([[wikipedia:Ebenezer Scrooge|Ebenezer Scrooge]] is the miserly protagonist of [[wikipedia: Charles Dickens|Charles Dickens's]] ''[[wikipedia:A Christmas Carol|A Christmas Carol]]''.)}}
 {{message|You hear the quarterback calling the play.|There is a vault on the level with gold inside, and you are hallucinating. (A [[wikipedia:Quarterback|quarterback]] is a position in [[wikipedia:American football|American football]]. When calling a play, a quarterback characteristically lists a series of numbers.)}}
-{{message|You hear snoring snakes.<br>You hear a strange wind.<br>You hear convulsive ravings.|[[The Oracle]] is on the level.}}
-{{message|You hear someone say "No more woodchucks!"<br>You hear a loud ZOT!|The Oracle is on the level, and you are [[hallucinating]]. (These sounds are a reference to the [http://cgi.cs.indiana.edu/~oracle/index.cgi Internet Oracle].)}}
+{{message|You hear snoring snakes.<br>You hear a strange wind.<br>You hear convulsive ravings.|[[Oracle (monster)|The Oracle]] is present on [[Oracle (level)|her level]].}}
 {{message|You hear the tones of courtly conversation.<br>You hear a sceptre pounded in judgment.<br>Someone shouts "Off with <his/her> head!"|There is a [[throne room]] on the level. The pronoun matches the player's [[gender]]. ("Off with his head!" is famously shouted by the [[wikipedia:Queen of Hearts (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)|Queen of Hearts]] in [[wikipedia:Lewis Carroll|Lewis Carroll's]] ''[[wikipedia:Alice's Adventures in Wonderland|Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]''.)}}
 {{message|You hear Queen Beruthiel's cats!|There is a throne room on the level, and you are [[hallucinating]]. ([[wikipedia:Queen Berúthiel|Queen Berúthiel]] of Tolkien's works was notorious for her cats.)}}
 {{message|You hear someone praising <deity>.<br>You hear someone beseeching <deity>.|There is a [[temple]] to the deity on the level, attended by a coaligned [[aligned priest|priest]] (who is able to speak).{{refsrc|src/sounds.c|241|version=NetHack 3.6.0|comment=Temple sounds}}}}
 {{message|You hear an animal carcass being offered in sacrifice.|There is a temple on the level attended by a coaligned priest, and you can't see the priest or altar.}}
 {{message|You hear a strident plea for donations.|There is a temple on the level with a coaligned priest who can speak, and you are [[hallucinating]].}}
 {{message|You hear a low buzzing.<br>You hear an angry drone.|There is a [[beehive]] on the level.}}
-{{message|You hear bees in your bonnet!|As above, but you are [[hallucinating]] and wearing a [[helm]].}}
+{{message|You hear bees in your bonnet!|As above, while you are hallucinating and wearing a [[helm]].}}
-{{message|You hear bees in your (nonexistent) bonnet!|As above, but you are hallucinating and <em>not</em> wearing a helm.}}
+{{message|You hear bees in your (nonexistent) bonnet!|As above, while hallucinating and not wearing a helm.}}
 {{message|You suddenly realize it is unnaturally quiet.<br>The <hair> on the back of your <neck> stands up.|There is a [[graveyard]] on the level.}}
 {{message|The <hair> on your <head> seems to stand up.|There is a graveyard on the level, and you are [[hallucinating]].}}
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 ==Items==
 {{message|You hear something shatter!|An unseen [[fragile]] item was destroyed.}}
 {{message|You hear a crumbling sound.|An unseen [[boulder]] or [[statue]] was destroyed.}}
 ===Scroll===
 {{message|You hear maniacal laughter close by.|You read a [[scroll of scare monster]], and at least one non-tame monster was [[scare]]d.}}
 {{message|You hear maniacal laughter in the distance.|As above, but no non-tame monsters were affected.}}

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 {{message|You hear a slurping sound.<br>You hear several slurping sounds.|A [[gelatinous cube]] somewhere on the level ate one or more items.}}
 {{message|You hear a crunching sound.|A [[metallivore]] somewhere on the level ate a metallic object.}}
-{{message|You hear crashing rock.|A [[dwarf]] or a [[tunneling monster]] somewhere on the level dug through a wall.}}
+{{message|You hear crashing rock.|A [[Dwarf (monster)|dwarf]] or a [[tunneling monster]] somewhere on the level dug through a wall.}}
 {{message|You hear something crash through the ground.|An unseen monster went through a [[hole]] in the ground.}}
 {{message|You hear a door open.|A monster opened an unseen [[door]].}}

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 {{message|You hear a ripping sound.|An unseen monster tore out of its [[shirt]] or [[cloak]] as it transformed and became too large or the wrong shape to wear it.}}
 {{message|You hear chewing.|An unseen monster ate a [[lizard]] corpse or [[acid]]ic corpse to survive [[stoning]].}}
-{{message|You hear a cough.|An unseen [[cancellation|canceled]] dragon attempted to use its [[breath]], and there was no effect.}}
+{{message|You hear a cough.|An unseen [[cancellation|canceled]] monster attempted to use its [[breath]], and there was no effect.}}
 {{message|You hear an awful gobbling noise.|An unseen [[ghoul]] ate an old corpse.}}
 {{message|You hear a faint sloshing sound.|Two [[glob]]s merged on the floor, but you could not see the resulting glob.}}

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 {{message|Kaablamm! You hear an explosion in the distance.|An unseen monster stepped on a [[land mine]].}}
 {{message|You hear a distant squeaking sound.|An unseen monster stepped on a [[squeaky board]].}}
-{{message|You hear the roar of a confused bear!|An unseen [[bugbear]] or [[owlbear]] got stuck in a [[web]].}}
+{{message|You hear the roaring of a confused bear!|An unseen [[bugbear]] or [[owlbear]] got stuck in a [[web]].}}
-{{message|You hear the roar of an angry bear!|An unseen bugbear or owlbear got stuck in a [[bear trap]].}}
+{{message|You hear the roaring of an angry bear!|An unseen bugbear or owlbear got stuck in a [[bear trap]].}}
 {{message|You hear a deafening roar!|A magic trap you activated summoned monsters in your vicinity. This [[deaf]]ens you.}}
 {{message|You hear distant howling.|You stepped on a [[magic trap]]. No effect.}}
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 {{message|You hear a soft click!|A [[dart trap]] you stepped on was destroyed instead of activating.}}
 {{message|You hear a twang followed by a thud.|An unseen [[trap door]] was locked.}}
 ==Special rooms==