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The monk is one of the player roles in NetHack. Monk are always human and can be lawful, neutral or chaotic.
Starting Equipment
- +2 leather gloves
- +1 robe
- blessed spellbook, which can be either healing, protection or sleep
- random scroll, other than enchant weapon
- 3 potions of healing
- 3-6 food rations
- 5-10 apples
- 5-10 oranges
- 3-6 fortune cookies
- 20% chance of a magic marker, or if not, then 10% chance of an oil lamp.
Gained Intrinsics
Because of the penalty for eating non-vegetarian food, monks gain their resistances and intrinsics every other level through 17.
- XL 1: Speed, sleep, see invisible
- XL 3: Poison resistance
- XL 5: Stealth
- XL 7: Warning
- XL 9: Searching
- XL 11: Fire resistance
- XL 13: Cold resistance
- XL 15: Shock resistance
- XL 17: Teleport control
Skill Levels
Monks can enhance quarterstaff, spear, javelin, crossbow and shuriken to basic skill. They can enhance martial arts to Grand Master. For spells, they can get to basic in attack, divination, enchantment, escape, and matter. They can reach skilled in clerical and expert in healing.
Unsorted
Monks know all nonmagical armors from the start. Their special spell is restore ability.
Monks receive a bonus when fighting unarmed and acquire most resistances as they level up. They are penalized for wearing body armor or eating non-vegetarian food.
There is a Monk FAQ.
