Difference between revisions of "Black light"
(This doesn't need citation, all explosions make noise) |
|||
| (2 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 26: | Line 26: | ||
The explosion of a black light will wake nearby sleeping monsters. | The explosion of a black light will wake nearby sleeping monsters. | ||
| + | |||
| + | It is possible to create a black light by reading a cursed [[scroll of light]] while [[confusion|confused]], with a 20% chance of creation. The black light will be invisible as usual. | ||
== Strategy == | == Strategy == | ||
Revision as of 19:55, 19 June 2019
y black light 
| |
|---|---|
| Difficulty | 7 |
| Attacks |
Explode hallucinate |
| Base level | 5 |
| Base experience | 74 |
| Speed | 15 |
| Base AC | 0 |
| Base MR | 0 |
| Alignment | 0 (neutral) |
| Frequency (by normal means) | 2 (Quite rare) |
| Genocidable | Yes |
| Weight | 0 |
| Nutritional value | 0 |
| Size | Small |
| Resistances | Fire, Cold, Shock, Disintegration, Sleep, Poison, Acid, Stoning |
| Resistances conveyed |
None |
|
A black light:
| |
| Reference | monst.c#line1047 |
A black light is always generated invisible,[1] but illuminates its surroundings in a 3x3 area centered on itself. Black lights attack by exploding (destroying themselves in the process), causing 10d12 turns of hallucination if the target is the hero, and confusion if the target is a monster [2]. Unlike a gas spore explosion, the explosion of a light only affects the square targeted.
Black lights may attack pets if angered by them, or if the hero is displaced and the pet is at the hero's perceived location[citation needed], so it may be advisable to keep strong pets away from black lights, if possible. Monsters don't have a confusion timer; instead, they have a 2% chance of recovering on each of their moves.[3]
The explosion of a black light will wake nearby sleeping monsters.
It is possible to create a black light by reading a cursed scroll of light while confused, with a 20% chance of creation. The black light will be invisible as usual.
Strategy
The best course of action is to put on a blindfold or towel and wait for it to explode, or to have a potion of full healing or a unicorn horn handy. In a large unlit area, such as is common in the Gnomish Mines, the presence of a black light can be detected as a moving but invisible source of illumination. Grayswandir negates the effects of hallucination, but only as long as it is wielded.
Encyclopedia entry
Strange creatures formed from energy rather than matter,
lights are given to self-destructive behavior when battling
foes.
References
This page may need to be updated for the current version of NetHack.
It may contain text specific to NetHack 3.4.3. Information on this page may be out of date.
Editors: After reviewing this page and making necessary edits, please change the {{nethack-343}} tag to the current version's tag or {{noversion}} as appropriate.
