Difference between revisions of "Body parts"
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Messages for different body parts are changed as appropriate, for example if you don't have toes in a particular form, it may refer to your "pseudopod extremities" instead. These descriptions are grouped by a number of different overall body types.<ref>[[polyself.c#line1131]]</ref> | Messages for different body parts are changed as appropriate, for example if you don't have toes in a particular form, it may refer to your "pseudopod extremities" instead. These descriptions are grouped by a number of different overall body types.<ref>[[polyself.c#line1131]]</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Body Parts== | ||
| + | All body parts are defined<ref>[[hack.h#line226]], for all monsters, although some are "empty" - for example, a headless monster still needs to reference a head for some messages. Included in the body parts are special areas for particular effects - for example, how to describe a light-headed monster with no head, or the "blood" of a being composed solely of pure energy. The body parts defined, and a comment about the interesting ones, in NetHack are: | ||
| + | * Arm | ||
| + | * Eye | ||
| + | * Face | ||
| + | * Finger | ||
| + | * Fingertip - e.g. claws rather than fingertips | ||
| + | * Foot | ||
| + | * Hand | ||
| + | * Handed - a generic description of the "hands" - e.g. if you have tentacles rather than hands, you are "tentacled" | ||
| + | * Head | ||
| + | * Leg | ||
| + | * Light Headed - if you can't be light headed, you may be "played out" or "addled" | ||
| + | * Neck | ||
| + | * Spine | ||
| + | * Toe | ||
| + | * Hair | ||
| + | * Blood - if not blood, you could be losing "life force", | ||
| + | * Lung | ||
| + | * Nose | ||
| + | * Stomach | ||
| + | There are definitions for all groups of these body parts. | ||
==Default (humanoid) form== | ==Default (humanoid) form== | ||
Revision as of 00:21, 5 November 2008
The body parts of NetHack characters are used during the game in many ways. If polymorphed into a monster, you may lack a body part and be unable to perform some task. Such tasks include wearing armor, so if you polymorph into a handless monster, your gloves will fall off.
Messages for different body parts are changed as appropriate, for example if you don't have toes in a particular form, it may refer to your "pseudopod extremities" instead. These descriptions are grouped by a number of different overall body types.[1]
Body Parts
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Of notable monster body parts, the below examples are important:
Horns
Some monsters have horns, and hence cannot wear helmets. Unicorns and ki-rin have a single horn, while horned devils, minotaurs, balrogs, and Asmodeus have two[2].
Eyes
Floating eyes and the Cyclops have only one eye[3].
