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| − | You can play ''[[NetHack]]'' or ''[[SLASH'EM]]'' as a '''Dwarf''' [[h]]<ref>You will see yourself as [[@]] (unless you have [[Options#showrace|showrace]] on), but you are | + | You can play ''[[NetHack]]'' or ''[[SLASH'EM]]'' as a '''Dwarf''' [[h]]<ref>You will see yourself as [[@]] (unless you have [[Options#showrace|showrace]] on), but you are considered to be ''both'' [[@]] and letter [[h]]. Therefore, using blessed [[genocide]] to eliminate [[mind flayer]]s is a bad idea, as it will result in an [[instadeath]].</ref>. Dwarves have [[infravision]], good physical [[attribute]]s, and poor spellcasting attributes. As a dwarf, you will also find the dwarvish inhabitants of the [[Gnomish Mines]] to be generally peaceful. |
Dwarves are always [[Lawful]]. They can be [[Archaeologist]]s, [[Caveman|Cavemen]], or [[Valkyrie]]s. Playing as a random dwarf is a good way to focus on a small number of [[role]]s. | Dwarves are always [[Lawful]]. They can be [[Archaeologist]]s, [[Caveman|Cavemen]], or [[Valkyrie]]s. Playing as a random dwarf is a good way to focus on a small number of [[role]]s. | ||
Revision as of 00:14, 14 October 2006
- "The dwarf talks about mining."
Introduction
You can play NetHack or SLASH'EM as a Dwarf h[1]. Dwarves have infravision, good physical attributes, and poor spellcasting attributes. As a dwarf, you will also find the dwarvish inhabitants of the Gnomish Mines to be generally peaceful.
Dwarves are always Lawful. They can be Archaeologists, Cavemen, or Valkyries. Playing as a random dwarf is a good way to focus on a small number of roles.
List of dwarf monsters
In the vanilla 3.4.3 dungeon, you can encounter:
Dwarf mummy is M, dwarf zombie is Z, and the rest of the above are all h. A "dwarf corpse" is dropped by the undead dwarves and is also found in graves left by player dwarves in bones.
Dwarvish items
In objects.c, vanilla 3.4.3 also defines several dwarven objects. They are listed below. The weapon damage figures are copied from weap-343.txt, the armor class figures are from armr-343.txt.
- dwarvish mattock (broad pick) - d12/d8+2d6
- dwarvish short sword (broad short sword) - d7/d8
- dwarvish spear (stout spear) - d8/d8
- dwarvish iron helm (hard hat) - AC 2
- dwarvish mithril-coat - AC 6
- dwarvish cloak (hooded cloak) - AC 0
- dwarvish roundshield (large round shield) - AC 2
You can use the above list to identify if any item is dwarvish. No dwarvish artifacts currently exist in the game. Note that dwarvish mattocks have a -1 to-hit penalty.
Dwarvish items are said to be exceptional metalworks. (Those crude orcish items have the opposite reputation.) The mithril-coat will never rust nor corrode, and carries three points of magic cancellation.
The dwarvish mithril-coat gives one more point of AC protection than the elven mithril-coat, however the dwarvish cloak gives one less point than the elven counterpart. The dwarvish shield is quite heavy compared to the elven one, even though they have the same AC.
Footnotes
- ↑ You will see yourself as @ (unless you have showrace on), but you are considered to be both @ and letter h. Therefore, using blessed genocide to eliminate mind flayers is a bad idea, as it will result in an instadeath.
