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Revision as of 07:32, 4 December 2008 by Marcmagus (talk | contribs) (Searching moved to Search over redirect: This page refers to the search command. The term "searching" more commonly refers to the intrinsic, a.k.a. "automatic searching".)
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Searching, which is used by pressing the [s] key, will have your character attempt to find adjacent hidden doors and traps. It also allows you to locate monsters that are invisible, hiding under items, clinging to the ceiling, or mimicing another object. Searching multiple times is more likely to get results. Rangers start the game with intrinsic automatic searching. Monks gain this at XL 9, while Archeologists, Rogues and Tourists gain it at XL 10. Wielding Excalibur or wearing a ring of searching grants extrinsic automatic searching.