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'''Searching''', which is used by pressing the '''[s]''' key, will have your character attempt to find adjacent [[hidden door]]s and [[trap]]s. It also allows you to locate monsters that are [[stalker|invisible]], [[snake|hiding under items]], [[lurker above|clinging to the ceiling]], or [[mimic|mimicing]] another object. Searching multiple times is more likely to get results. [[Ranger]]s start the game with [[intrinsic]] automatic searching. [[Monk|Monks]] gain this at XL 9, while [[Archeologist|Archeologists]], [[Rogue|Rogues]] and [[Tourist|Tourists]] gain it at XL 10.  Wielding [[Excalibur]] or wearing a [[ring of searching]] grants [[extrinsic]] automatic searching.
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The '''search''' command, which is used by pressing the '''[s]''' key, causes you to search the 8 squares surrounding you for [[secret door]]s, [[secret corridor]]s, [[hiding|hidden]] monsters, and hidden [[trap]]s.  It may require more than one attempt to locate many of these.
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Searching will always reveal [[hiding|hidden]] or [[invisible]] monsters which are in any square adjacent to you.
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Your chance of success for other forms of searching is primarily dependent on [[Luck]].
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Wielding [[Excalibur]] improves your chance of finding secret doors and secret corridors based on its enchantment.  Wearing any sort of lenses also improves your chance of finding these.
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No other factors affect the success rate of searching.
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The [[automatic searching]] property will cause you to automatically search (just like using the command) every turn.  Some roles can gain this as an [[intrinsic]], and it is granted by wielding [[Excalibur]] or wearing a [[ring of searching]].
  
 
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Revision as of 07:53, 4 December 2008

The search command, which is used by pressing the [s] key, causes you to search the 8 squares surrounding you for secret doors, secret corridors, hidden monsters, and hidden traps. It may require more than one attempt to locate many of these.

Searching will always reveal hidden or invisible monsters which are in any square adjacent to you.

Your chance of success for other forms of searching is primarily dependent on Luck.

Wielding Excalibur improves your chance of finding secret doors and secret corridors based on its enchantment. Wearing any sort of lenses also improves your chance of finding these.

No other factors affect the success rate of searching.

The automatic searching property will cause you to automatically search (just like using the command) every turn. Some roles can gain this as an intrinsic, and it is granted by wielding Excalibur or wearing a ring of searching.

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