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'''Kick''' is a directional [[commands|command]] performed by pressing {{kbd|ctrl|d}} (or {{kbd|k}}, if the [[number_pad]] [[option]] is on).
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You can '''kick''' objects, monsters, and dungeon features.  To use the kick [[commands|command]], press {{kbd|ctrl|d}} (or {{kbd|k}}, if the [[number_pad]] [[option]] is on).
  
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Kicking has a number of uses in [[NetHack]], including [[exercise|exercising]] [[dexterity]] in most cases. Kicking anything while [[levitation|levitating]] will propel you in the opposite direction.  Kicking while [[burdened]] or [[fumbling]] is much less likely to be effective.  [[You]] can't kick if you are in a [[pit]], [[web]], [[bear trap]] or [[underwater]].
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Some monsters kick as part of their [[attack]] sequence. If you are [[polymorph]]ed into such a monster, you will kick enemies automatically when you attack them in [[melee]].  You can use the kick command if you only want to kick the enemy, not use other attacks (such as a [[pony]]'s bite or a [[unicorn]]'s headbutt).
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Kicking anything (an object, a monster, or a dungeon feature) makes [[tin whistle|noise]].  This wakes up nearby monsters and attracts pets.
  
 
[[Monk]]s and [[Samurai]] get a bonus to kicking because of their [[martial arts]] training.
 
[[Monk]]s and [[Samurai]] get a bonus to kicking because of their [[martial arts]] training.
  
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If you are [[polymorph]]ed into a [[sasquatch]], you will get a bonus to kicking because you are 'bigfoot'. You cannot kick if you are polymorphed into a form that is too small or has no legs. If [[polymorph]]ed into a monster that kicks as part of its [[attack]] sequence, you could use this command, if you so desire, to make a kicking attack without other attacks such as a [[pony]]'s bite or a [[unicorn]]'s headbutt.
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==Restrictions on kicking==
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You can't kick if:
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* You are [[carrying capacity|carrying too much]] ([[encumbrance|stressed]] or greater).
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* You are trapped in a [[pit]], [[web]], or [[bear trap]].
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* Both of your legs are [[wounded legs|wounded]].
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* You are [[polymorph]]ed into a [[Lizard (monster class)|reptile]] or a monster that is [[tiny]] or lacks legs (e.g. a [[slithy]] creature).
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Trying to kick while [[underwater]] has a 50% chance of failing ("Your slow motion kick doesn't hit anything."){{refsrc|src/dokick.c|791|version=NetHack 3.6.0}}
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If you kick while [[levitation|levitating]] and hit something (a monster, a wall), you will [[hurtle]] in the opposite direction.
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If you are [[riding]], the only thing you can kick is your steed.  The game will ask you if you want to do so if you use the 'kick' command.  Kicking your steed is one way to make it [[Gallop|temporarily move faster]], but at the cost of reducing its [[tameness]].
  
 
==Kicking objects==
 
==Kicking objects==
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*Kicking ''anything'' at all (objects, monsters, walls or other dungeon features) makes [[tin whistle|noise]] and will wake up nearby monsters and [[tin whistle|attract pets]].
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{| class="prettytable"
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*Kicking at a ''pile'' of objects will kick the top object off the pile. The object will fly in the direction you kicked, possibly hitting monsters in its path.
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*Kicking ''empty space'' has a chance of abusing your [[strength]] and wounding your leg ("Dumb move!  You strain a muscle.").
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! Target
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*Kicking ''immobile'' objects (due to being too heavy, up against a wall, or fixed in place) may [[wounded legs|wound]] your leg for a short time, making you unable to kick ("Your leg is in no shape for kicking.") and reducing your [[encumbrance|carrying capacity]].
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! Effect
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*Kicking a ''[[loadstone]]'' or other ''heavy'' object, even if it has room to move, will give the message "Thump!", unless you are very strong.  Monks and Samurai may have a chance of moving the object anyway. This has a chance of doing damage to you as if you kicked a wall.
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*Kicking a ''[[fragile]]'' object will destroy it.  If it is a [[potion]], you will inhale its [[vapors]] and experience their effects.
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|Pile of objects
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*Kicking a closed ''[[door]]'' can break it down, leaving an empty doorway.  Breaking a [[shop]] door will anger the [[shopkeeper]] unless you immediately pay 400 zorkmids.
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||Sends the top object flying in the direction you kicked, possibly hitting monsters in its path.
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*Kicking down ''doors'' exercises dexterity and - in case of success - strength.
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*Kicking a locked ''[[container]]'' can break the lock, but could also break [[fragile]] items like [[potions]] inside it ("You hear a muffled shatter.").
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|[[Stack]] of [[gold]]
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*Kicking an object that is actually a disguised ''[[mimic]]'' will reveal the mimic.
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||Scatters the gold pieces across surrounding tiles.{{refsrc|src/dokick.c|634|version=NetHack 3.6.0}}
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*Kicking a ''[[sink]]'' can summon a [[foocubus]] (always of the opposite gender), a [[black pudding]], or a random [[ring]].  Only one of each can come from a given sink.
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*Kicking an ''[[altar]]'' of your deity will immediately reduce your [[Wisdom]] by one.  Kicking another god's altar will reduce your [[luck]] by one.
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|Immobile objects (too heavy, against a wall, fixed in place)
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*Kicking a ''[[tree]]'' might knock down some [[fruit]], or may summon some [[bee]]s.  
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||May [[wounded legs|wound]] your leg for a short time, making you unable to kick ("Your leg is in no shape for kicking.") and reducing your [[encumbrance|carrying capacity]].
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*Kicking a ''[[throne]]'' can knock loose some [[gold]] or [[gems]] (only once per throne) or send you to a lower dungeon level.  If the throne has produced gems or gold already, kicking might just destroy it.
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*If an item is ''embedded in a wall'' (for instance, a [[Xorn]] was killed while in a wall, dropping an object there), kicking it may release the object ("The ''item'' comes loose!") and deposit it on the floor where you are standing.
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|Heavy object (e.g. [[loadstone]])
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*Kicking an object ''at a monster'' can cause [[damage]] like a [[throw]]n item.
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||"Thump!" Usually the object does not move, but Monks and Samurai and players wearing [[kicking boots]] have a chance of moving it. This has a chance of doing damage to you as if you kicked a wall.
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*Kicking a ''[[scroll of scare monster]]'' can move it without causing it to crumble.
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*Kicking a [[cockatrice corpse]] without wearing [[boots]] will result in [[stoning]].
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|[[Fragile]] object
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*Kicking a ''wall'' will deal a small amount of damage to you ("Ouch! That hurts!").
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||Causes it to shatter.  If the object is a [[potion]], you will inhale its [[vapors]] and experience their effects.
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|Locked [[container]]
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||May break the lock.  This is also likely to break fragile items like potions inside it ("You hear a muffled shatter.")
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|[[Mimic]] disguised as an object
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||Reveals the mimic.
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|Object embedded in a wall
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||May release the object ("The <item> comes loose!") and deposit it on the floor where you are standing.  This is an alternative to [[digging]] the object loose.
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|[[Cockatrice corpse]]
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||If you are not wearing [[boots]], results in immediate [[stoning]].
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|}
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Kicking a cursed [[scroll of scare monster]] will not cause it to crumble, as picking it up would.  This is one way to move scrolls that have become cursed.
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==Kicking dungeon features==
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{| class="prettytable"
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|-
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! Target
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! Effect
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|Empty space
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||Has a chance of [[Abuse|abusing]] [[strength]] and [[wounded legs|wounding your leg]].  ("Dumb move!  You strain a muscle.")
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|Closed [[door]]
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||May break the door, leaving an empty doorway.  Breaking a [[shop]] door will anger the [[shopkeeper]] unless you immediately pay 400 zorkmids.  The act of kicking [[exercise]]s [[dexterity]].  Successfully breaking doors exercises [[strength]].
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|[[Sink]]
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||May break the sink, or create a [[foocubus]] (always of the opposite gender), a [[black pudding]], or a random [[ring]].  Only one of each can come from a given sink.
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|[[Altar]]
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||If coaligned, immediately reduces your [[wisdom]] by one point.  If cross-aligned, reduces [[luck]] by one point.
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|[[Tree]]
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||May create some [[fruit]], or a swarm of [[killer bee]]s. Either event can only happen once per tree.
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|[[Throne]]
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||May knock loose some [[gold]] or [[gem]]s (only once per throne) or send you to a lower dungeon level.  If the throne has already produced gems or gold already, kicking may destroy it.
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|[[Wall]]
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||Do a small amount of damage to you ("Ouch! That hurts!").
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|[[Secret door]]
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||May reveal the door.  "Crash!  You kick open a secret door!" or "Crash!  You uncover a secret door!"  If your [[luck]] is low, this may be a faster way to make a suspected secret door appear than [[search]]ing.
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==Kicking monsters==
 
==Kicking monsters==
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*Kicking [[monster]]s can damage them:
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Kicking [[monster]]s can damage them.
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**The base kicking damage is based on your [[Strength|strength]], [[Constitution|constitution]], [[Dexterity|dexterity]] and whether you are wearing [[kicking boots]]. More specifically, the exact formula is 1d[ (Str + Dex + Con) / 15 + 5 (if wearing kicking boots)]. Usually, this will come up to 1d7 - 1d8 with kicking boots or 1d2 - 1d3 without.
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**This base damage is cut in half if your kick is "clumsy"; this can happen if you are wearing bulky body armor (dragon scales and dragon scale mail are considered bulky, as is any form of body armor that weighs 350 or more; all other body armors are non-bulky), carrying a heavy load (more than 70% of your carrying capacity, with higher probability to be clumsy at 80%, and guaranteed at 90%), or are fumbling. (This is not quite the same thing as "Your clumsy kick does no damage", but related.)
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The base kicking damage is based on your [[Strength|strength]], [[Constitution|constitution]], [[Dexterity|dexterity]] and whether you are wearing [[kicking boots]]. More specifically, the exact formula is 1d[ (Str + Dex + Con) / 15 + 5 (if wearing kicking boots)]. Usually, this will come up to 1d7 - 1d8 with kicking boots or 1d2 - 1d3 without.
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**If you are a [[monk]] or [[samurai]], you get bonus damage from 0 to half your [[dexterity]], and you exercise your [[martial arts]] skill. You do not, however, get bonus damage from your [[skill]].
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* If your kick is 'clumsy', this base damage is halved.  (This is not quite the same thing as "Your clumsy kick does no damage", but related.)  Kicks can be clumsy if you are:
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**If you are wearing [[blessed]] boots, you deal an additional 1d4 damage against [[demon]]s and [[undead]] creatures.
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** Wearing bulky body armor (dragon scales and dragon scale mail are considered bulky, as is any form of body armor that weighs 350 or more; all other body armors are non-bulky)
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**The enchantment of your boots is added to total damage, as well as any [[ring of increase damage|rings of increase damage]] you are wearing or have [[eating jewelry|eaten]].
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** Carrying a heavy load (more than 70% of your carrying capacity, with higher probability to be clumsy at 80%, and guaranteed at 90%)
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*Even an unskilled kick attack enjoys a +1 [[to hit]] bonus, so it may be a useful strategy when you are having trouble hitting a monster (like a [[ghost]]).
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** [[Fumbling]].  
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*Thick-skinned monsters like [[dragon]]s and [[mumak]]il take no damage from a kick.
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* If you are a [[martial arts|martial artist]] ([[monk]] or [[samurai]]), there is a random damage bonus between 0 and half your [[dexterity]].  This exercises the martial arts skill, but the skill level does not affect the amount of bonus damage.
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*If you are not wearing blessed boots and you attempt to kick a [[shade]], your foot will pass through it, causing no damage. Even with blessed boots, you will deal only 1d4 damage. However, you can kick a [[ghost]].
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* If you are wearing [[blessed]] boots, you deal an additional 1d4 damage against [[demon]]s and [[undead]] creatures.
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*Kicking a [[cockatrice]] without wearing [[boots]] will result in [[stoning]].
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* If you are wearing [[kicking boots]], there is a damage bonus of +5.
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*Kicking monsters can displace them to a random point adjacent to you, even if they couldn't normally reach that spot: "The ''monster'' jumps (or swoops, slides, etc.), nimbly avoiding your kick." This is more likely to happen if you are fumbling (due to the gloves or boots) or burdened. It is also more likely to happen with flying monsters such as bats.
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* The enchantment of your boots is added to the total damage amount, plus the enchantment of any[[ring of increase damage|rings of increase damage]] you are wearing or have [[eating jewelry|eaten]].
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*Kicking a [[sleep]]ing monster will wake it up. (As usual, kicking causes all nearby sleeping monsters to wake up anyway.)
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If you are [[polymorph]]ed into a [[sasquatch]], you will get a bonus to kicking because you are 'bigfoot'. 
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*When [[levitating]], kicking [[monster size|larger]] monsters will propel you farther, and very small monsters will be more difficult to hit.
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*With the right [[martial arts|training]] or [[kicking boots|equipment]], you can sometimes send smaller monsters reeling back a square (into a [[trap]], perhaps?).
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There is a +1 [[to hit]] bonus to kicking, even if you are unskilled in martial arts, so it may be a useful strategy for fighting a monster you are having trouble hitting (like a [[ghost]]).
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*You can kick your [[steed]] while riding to make it gallop, but this will make it less [[tame]]. Kicking your [[little dog]] is just mean.
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Kicking a [[sleep]]ing monster will wake it up. (As usual, the noise from kicking wakes up all sleeping monsters nearby.)
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When [[levitating]], kicking [[monster size|larger]] monsters will propel you farther, and very small monsters will be more difficult to hit.
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With the right [[martial arts|training]] or [[kicking boots|equipment]], you can sometimes send smaller monsters reeling back a square (into a [[trap]], perhaps?).
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===Limitations to kicking monsters===
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Kicking monsters can displace them to a random point adjacent to you, even if they couldn't normally reach that spot: "The ''monster'' jumps (or swoops, slides, etc.), nimbly avoiding your kick." This is more likely to happen if you are fumbling (due to the gloves or boots) or burdened. It is also more likely to happen with flying monsters such as bats.
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Thick-skinned monsters like [[dragon]]s and [[mumak]]il take no damage from a kick.
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If you attempt to kick a [[shade]] with unblessed boots, your foot will pass through it, doing no damage.  You can only damage a shade by kicking if your boots are blessed, and even then the only damage comes from the 1d4 bonus versus undead.
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Kicking a [[cockatrice]] without wearing [[boots]] will result in [[stoning]].
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==See also==
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* [[Kicking boots]]
  
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==Kicking secret doors==
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==References==
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If you are [[luck|unlucky]], you might have difficulty [[search|searching]] for secret doors. If you kick the location of a secret door, there is a chance that it will be revealed. "Crash!  You kick open a secret door!" or "Crash!  You uncover a secret door!" This is best when you are almost certain of the location of the door. For example, when there is a corridor on one side and a room on the other. This also works for secret passages.
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==Related in NetHack==
 
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*[[Kicking boots]] will increase the strength of the kick, but at the same time might make [[loadstones]] and similarly heavy objects movable (and thus somewhat harder to [[identify]] by kicking).
 
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*[[Boots]] of any kind make [[cockatrice]]s safe to kick.
 
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*[[Blessed]] boots will do a little extra damage to [[demon]]s and [[undead]].
 
 
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You can kick objects, monsters, and dungeon features. To use the kick command, press ctrl + d (or k, if the number_pad option is on).

Some monsters kick as part of their attack sequence. If you are polymorphed into such a monster, you will kick enemies automatically when you attack them in melee. You can use the kick command if you only want to kick the enemy, not use other attacks (such as a pony's bite or a unicorn's headbutt).

Kicking anything (an object, a monster, or a dungeon feature) makes noise. This wakes up nearby monsters and attracts pets.

Monks and Samurai get a bonus to kicking because of their martial arts training.

Restrictions on kicking

You can't kick if:

Trying to kick while underwater has a 50% chance of failing ("Your slow motion kick doesn't hit anything.")[1]

If you kick while levitating and hit something (a monster, a wall), you will hurtle in the opposite direction.

If you are riding, the only thing you can kick is your steed. The game will ask you if you want to do so if you use the 'kick' command. Kicking your steed is one way to make it temporarily move faster, but at the cost of reducing its tameness.

Kicking objects

Target Effect
Pile of objects Sends the top object flying in the direction you kicked, possibly hitting monsters in its path.
Stack of gold Scatters the gold pieces across surrounding tiles.[2]
Immobile objects (too heavy, against a wall, fixed in place) May wound your leg for a short time, making you unable to kick ("Your leg is in no shape for kicking.") and reducing your carrying capacity.
Heavy object (e.g. loadstone) "Thump!" Usually the object does not move, but Monks and Samurai and players wearing kicking boots have a chance of moving it. This has a chance of doing damage to you as if you kicked a wall.
Fragile object Causes it to shatter. If the object is a potion, you will inhale its vapors and experience their effects.
Locked container May break the lock. This is also likely to break fragile items like potions inside it ("You hear a muffled shatter.")
Mimic disguised as an object Reveals the mimic.
Object embedded in a wall May release the object ("The <item> comes loose!") and deposit it on the floor where you are standing. This is an alternative to digging the object loose.
Cockatrice corpse If you are not wearing boots, results in immediate stoning.

Kicking a cursed scroll of scare monster will not cause it to crumble, as picking it up would. This is one way to move scrolls that have become cursed.

Kicking dungeon features

Target Effect
Empty space Has a chance of abusing strength and wounding your leg. ("Dumb move! You strain a muscle.")
Closed door May break the door, leaving an empty doorway. Breaking a shop door will anger the shopkeeper unless you immediately pay 400 zorkmids. The act of kicking exercises dexterity. Successfully breaking doors exercises strength.
Sink May break the sink, or create a foocubus (always of the opposite gender), a black pudding, or a random ring. Only one of each can come from a given sink.
Altar If coaligned, immediately reduces your wisdom by one point. If cross-aligned, reduces luck by one point.
Tree May create some fruit, or a swarm of killer bees. Either event can only happen once per tree.
Throne May knock loose some gold or gems (only once per throne) or send you to a lower dungeon level. If the throne has already produced gems or gold already, kicking may destroy it.
Wall Do a small amount of damage to you ("Ouch! That hurts!").
Secret door May reveal the door. "Crash! You kick open a secret door!" or "Crash! You uncover a secret door!" If your luck is low, this may be a faster way to make a suspected secret door appear than searching.

Kicking monsters

Kicking monsters can damage them.

The base kicking damage is based on your strength, constitution, dexterity and whether you are wearing kicking boots. More specifically, the exact formula is 1d[ (Str + Dex + Con) / 15 + 5 (if wearing kicking boots)]. Usually, this will come up to 1d7 - 1d8 with kicking boots or 1d2 - 1d3 without.

  • If your kick is 'clumsy', this base damage is halved. (This is not quite the same thing as "Your clumsy kick does no damage", but related.) Kicks can be clumsy if you are:
    • Wearing bulky body armor (dragon scales and dragon scale mail are considered bulky, as is any form of body armor that weighs 350 or more; all other body armors are non-bulky)
    • Carrying a heavy load (more than 70% of your carrying capacity, with higher probability to be clumsy at 80%, and guaranteed at 90%)
    • Fumbling.
  • If you are a martial artist (monk or samurai), there is a random damage bonus between 0 and half your dexterity. This exercises the martial arts skill, but the skill level does not affect the amount of bonus damage.
  • If you are wearing blessed boots, you deal an additional 1d4 damage against demons and undead creatures.
  • If you are wearing kicking boots, there is a damage bonus of +5.
  • The enchantment of your boots is added to the total damage amount, plus the enchantment of anyrings of increase damage you are wearing or have eaten.

If you are polymorphed into a sasquatch, you will get a bonus to kicking because you are 'bigfoot'.

There is a +1 to hit bonus to kicking, even if you are unskilled in martial arts, so it may be a useful strategy for fighting a monster you are having trouble hitting (like a ghost).

Kicking a sleeping monster will wake it up. (As usual, the noise from kicking wakes up all sleeping monsters nearby.)

When levitating, kicking larger monsters will propel you farther, and very small monsters will be more difficult to hit.

With the right training or equipment, you can sometimes send smaller monsters reeling back a square (into a trap, perhaps?).

Limitations to kicking monsters

Kicking monsters can displace them to a random point adjacent to you, even if they couldn't normally reach that spot: "The monster jumps (or swoops, slides, etc.), nimbly avoiding your kick." This is more likely to happen if you are fumbling (due to the gloves or boots) or burdened. It is also more likely to happen with flying monsters such as bats.

Thick-skinned monsters like dragons and mumakil take no damage from a kick.

If you attempt to kick a shade with unblessed boots, your foot will pass through it, doing no damage. You can only damage a shade by kicking if your boots are blessed, and even then the only damage comes from the 1d4 bonus versus undead.

Kicking a cockatrice without wearing boots will result in stoning.

See also

References

  1. ↑ src/dokick.c in NetHack 3.6.0, line 791
  2. ↑ src/dokick.c in NetHack 3.6.0, line 634


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