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'''Turn undead''' refers to the ability to cause [[undead]] monsters to turn and flee from you for a time.  The name comes from [[Dungeons & Dragons]].  In [[NetHack]]'s punnish fashion, some forms of undead turning can also turn dead things "un-dead" (alive).
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'''Turn undead''' refers to the ability to cause [[undead]] monsters to turn and flee from you for a time.  The name comes from [[Dungeons & Dragons]].  In [[NetHack]]'s punnish fashion, some forms of undead turning can also turn dead things "un-dead" (alive): see the [[revive]] article for more details.
  
There are three different ways to turn undead in NetHack:
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"Turn undead" or "undead turning" in NetHack may refer to several concepts:
  
* the [[Turn undead|#turn undead]] [[extended command]]
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* the [[turn undead|#turn]] [[extended command]], which scares, destroys, or pacifies nearby undead.  Does not revive corpses and eggs.
* the [[spellbook of turn undead]]
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* the [[spellbook of turn undead]], a beam spell that scares undead and revives corpses and eggs
* the [[wand of undead turning]]
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* the [[wand of undead turning]], the wand equivalent of the spell
* reading the cursed [[Book of the Dead]] will also revive corpses and eggs
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* reading the cursed [[Book of the Dead]], which will revive nearby corpses and eggs, along with summoning some undead monsters
  
 
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Latest revision as of 22:09, 13 February 2022

Turn undead refers to the ability to cause undead monsters to turn and flee from you for a time. The name comes from Dungeons & Dragons. In NetHack's punnish fashion, some forms of undead turning can also turn dead things "un-dead" (alive): see the revive article for more details.

"Turn undead" or "undead turning" in NetHack may refer to several concepts:


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