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From: dion@altavista.net
Date: Tue, 01 Sep 1998 08:46:31 GMT

> is there a table available what monster causes what color of flash, or
> is the color determined otherwise?

Warning
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by Dion Nicolaas

Some objects in Nethack confer warning, and apart from that, intrinsic warning
can be acquired by some characters. The effect of it is that one of the
following messages appears once in a while:

Your <object> glows <colour>!                         (object that warns)
You feel apprehensive as you sense a <colour> flash.  (intrinsic warning)

This message appears when a monster is nearby which is not peaceful, and it is
moving into your direction. "Nearby" means: within ten squares.
The colour is determined by the level of the monster, and the table is as
follows:

Monster level   Warning colour
1-3             white
4-7             pink
8-11            red
12-15           ruby
16-19           purple
20-30           black

or, in plain English: the colour is one step darker depending on the
monsterlevel / 4.

There is one exception to the colours: if you wield a weapon that confers
warning, and a monster is nearby to which that weapon does extra damage, the
weapon warns you with a light blue glow. Only Sting does this agains orcs at
the moment.

The following objects glow themselves when they warn you:
 a ring of warning
 Sting

The following objects confer intrinsic warning:
 The Master Key of Thievery
 The Orb of Fate

The following character classes acquire intrinsic warning when reaching
experience level 15:
 Cave(wo)men
 Healers
 Pries(esse)s
 Wizards


Happy Hacking,

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