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If you have '''stealth''', sleeping monsters will not be awakened as you approach.
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'''Stealth''' is an intrinsic ability that appears in [[Nethack]]. Sleeping monsters will not be awakened if a player with stealth approaches them.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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*[[Ring of stealth]] (randomized appearance)
 
*[[Ring of stealth]] (randomized appearance)
 
*[[The Heart of Ahriman]] (luckstone)
 
*[[The Heart of Ahriman]] (luckstone)
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Save for the Heart of Ahriman, if you do not have the stealth intrinsic then wearing the above items will identify them, as will taking them off.
  
 
=== Intrinsic stealth ===
 
=== Intrinsic stealth ===
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* Being granted a [[Pray#Favors and gifts|favor while praying]] to your [[god]] on an aligned [[altar]]. ("I grant thee the gift of Stealth.")
 
* Being granted a [[Pray#Favors and gifts|favor while praying]] to your [[god]] on an aligned [[altar]]. ("I grant thee the gift of Stealth.")
  
Losing intrinsic stealth (stolen by a [[gremlin]]) produces this message:
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== Strategy ==
"You feel clumsy"
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Stealth is particularly useful in several of the monster-filled [[special room]]s such as [[throne room]]s and [[Sokoban]]'s [[zoo]], allowing you to pick off the occupants one by one. Be wary of utilizing stealth in [[barracks]]; some higher level [[soldier]]s and other occupants may be generated with a [[bugle]], allowing them to wake up the entire room.
  
== Strategy ==
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==Messages==
Stealth is particularly useful in several of the monster-filled [[special room]]s, allowing you to pick off the occupants one by one. Be aware some higher level [[soldier]]s can wake an entire barracks with a [[bugle]].
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{{message|You move very quietly.|You obtained stealth from picking up or carrying on one of the above items.}}
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{{message|You sure are noisy|You did not have another source of stealth and took off an item that granted stealth.}}
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{{message|You feel stealthy!|You gained intrinsic stealth, e.g. by leveling up.}}
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{{message|You feel clumsy!|You lost intrinsic stealth, e.g. it was stolen by a [[gremlin]].}}
  
 
== SLASH'EM ==
 
== SLASH'EM ==
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{{nethack-360}}

Revision as of 20:29, 24 November 2019

Stealth is an intrinsic ability that appears in Nethack. Sleeping monsters will not be awakened if a player with stealth approaches them.

Sources

Extrinsic stealth can be granted by several items:

Save for the Heart of Ahriman, if you do not have the stealth intrinsic then wearing the above items will identify them, as will taking them off.

Intrinsic stealth

Characters can gain intrinsic stealth by:

Strategy

Stealth is particularly useful in several of the monster-filled special rooms such as throne rooms and Sokoban's zoo, allowing you to pick off the occupants one by one. Be wary of utilizing stealth in barracks; some higher level soldiers and other occupants may be generated with a bugle, allowing them to wake up the entire room.

Messages

You move very quietly.
You obtained stealth from picking up or carrying on one of the above items.
You sure are noisy
You did not have another source of stealth and took off an item that granted stealth.
You feel stealthy!
You gained intrinsic stealth, e.g. by leveling up.
You feel clumsy!
You lost intrinsic stealth, e.g. it was stolen by a gremlin.

SLASH'EM

SLASH'EM introduces Whisperfeet, an artifact pair of boots that provide stealth when worn.

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