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* ''temporarily'', by switching on a [[lamp]] or [[magic lamp]]. (Sometimes you might want to switch it off again, because lamps reveal your location to monsters.)
 
* ''temporarily'', by switching on a [[lamp]] or [[magic lamp]]. (Sometimes you might want to switch it off again, because lamps reveal your location to monsters.)
  
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Revision as of 18:34, 23 April 2006

There is light in the dungeon. Each square is either lit or unlit. Within the range of your vision, you can see any monster or object on a lit square. This works even if the monster or object is on the other side of a room, and even if you must look past some dark squares.

  • Walls limit your vision. You cannot see into another room, unless you look through a suitable hallway.
  • Light is useless when you are blind.
  • There are ways to remove light, such as by using a cursed scroll of light. However, a monster will not attempt any such tactic, will it?
  • It seems that some places, such as water, cannot be lit. You can light the inside of a dust vortex, but that is useless.

There are ways to make more light: