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+~~~~~01|Attacking Monsters
+~~~~~02|Monsters|Attacking
+#####R=== Attacking and Being Attacked ===
+
+{{{{{<p>}Attacking is simple in ToME; attempting to move over a creature
+attacks it. It is also possible to attack from a distance by firing a missile
+or by magical means (wand, rod, spell, etc). Creatures attack in the same way.
+This means that if you do not wish to melee with a creature, it is wise to keep
+distant from it. This strategy is not perfect -- some monsters, such as
+dragons, have a way to attack from a distance.
+
+Some creatures, such as Ghosts, have the ability to pass through walls.
+To attack creatures (that you can see) who are currently in a wall,
+attempt to move over it (even if you cannot pass through walls, the
+attack will still happen). Monsters will take less damage from attacks
+while they are in walls. Also, if you cannot see the monster (e.g. if you
+are blind, or it is invisible and you do not have see invisible), this
+will not work: you'll have to try to tunnel. Most spells and magic devices
+cannot target monsters in walls. In situations like this, it is usually wise to
+lure the monster out of the wall before attacking it.
+
+Melee attacks are handled as such:
+#####G To-hit:
+ Your strength grants a bonus or penalty to-hit
+ Your class might grant a bonus or penalty to-hit
+ Your skill with specific kinds of weapons gives a bonus
+ to-hit (e.g.: Swordmastery gives a to-hit bonus
+ when using swords)
+ Enchantments on your weapon grant a bonus or penalty to-hit
+ Certain rings (accuracy, slaying) may also grants a bonus
+ or penalty to-hit
+ Your Tactic setting may give bonuses o penalties to-hit
+ (to change it, press 'C' and then 't' or 'T')
+ Other temporary effects (berserk, etc) might affect your
+ chance to hit
+ The armor rating of the monster you're attacking makes a
+ big difference
+
+#####G Blows:
+ Your strength and dexterity affect how many blows you get
+ Your class and level might affect how many blows you get
+ The weight of the weapon very likely will affect how many
+ blows you get
+ Certain skills (e.g. Swordmastery) may affect how many blows
+ you get with particular weapons
+ Enchantments on your weapon might also affect how many
+ blows you get (this is rare)
+ Certain very rare rings (of attacks) may also affect how
+ many blows you get
+
+#####G Damage:
+ The base damage of your weapon is rolled
+ Strength grants a bonus or penalty
+ Your class might grant a bonus or penalty
+ Combat and Weaponmastery skills increase your melee damage
+ Ranged masteries increase the damage multiplier of slings,
+ bows, crossbows or boomerangs(see below)
+ Enchantments on your weapon might also grant a bonus or
+ penalty
+ Your Tactic setting may give bonuses o penalties to damage
+ (to change it, press 'C' and then 't'or'T')
+ Temporary effects also might grant a bonus or penalty
+
+So, each blow you are entitled to is checked for a hit. If this is the case,
+the damage is then applied to the monster. Note that unless you have some
+barehanded combat training or are possessing a monster, melee without a weapon
+will result in a single blow that does base damage of 1d1. This might, however,
+be useful in attacking certain rare monsters that destroy weapons.
+
+Combat with a bow/sling is similar, except ammo is used (which will eventually
+run out, requiring replacement). Bows don't have a base damage rating (ammo
+does), instead having a damage multiplier. Bows can, however, be enchanted,
+and enchantment on bows and arrows is cumulative (meaning that well-enchanted
+bows and arrows can be one of the more effective weapons in the game. They
+do, however, tend to be very expensive, as non-artifact arrows frequently break
+after being fired).
+Using ammo without the appropriate bow generally has poor results.
+~~~~~03|Armor
+#####R=== Armor ===
+
+As the armor class of a monster greatly affects how hard it is for it
+to be hit, your armor class affects how hard it is for it to hit you.
+A high armor rating will make it much easier to survive deep in the dungeon.
+For a warrior style class (Unbelievers, Fighters, Archers, etc), it is
+generally wise to wear as much and as powerful armor as possible (subject
+to weight limitations, of course). Spellcasting classes, however, have
+limits on how much armor they can wear before it disrupts their motion
+and makes it hard for them to cast spells properly. For many of these classes,
+gloves are especially bad for spellcasting. Monks and Rogues skilled
+at dodging will often find heavy armor cumbersome, too.
+Armor has a base rating and an enchantment rating. The base rating is constant
+for the type of armor (e.g. paper armor always has a base rating of 4), and
+the enchantment depends on the item. There are also ways to further enchant
+armor you have. Certain very powerful enchantments grant resistances to
+specific forms of magical attacks.
+~~~~~04|Attacking Monsters|Resistances
+~~~~~05|Armor|Resistances
+#####R=== Resistances and typed attacks===
+Many kinds of monsters, traps, and other effects do damage that has a type.
+Types can have side effects in addition to the raw damage they deal. Certain
+enchanted items can grant resistances, reducing the raw damage and possibly
+reducing or eliminating the side effects. Some monsters also have resistances,
+so watching the messages when attacking a monster can often reveal that a
+particular attack is ineffective.
+~~~~~06|Attacking Monsters|Damage Effect type (Fire/cold/nether etc)
+~~~~~09|Damage Effects
+#####GLow attacks
+ Fire - Destroys weapons, armor, scrolls, and staves. Reduces strength.
+ Cold - Shatters potions.
+ Elec - Reduces dexterity, destroys rings and wands.
+ Acid - Reduces bonuses on equipped armor, reduces charisma.
+
+#####GMiddle attacks
+ Poison - Player becomes poisoned
+ Light - Blinds player, perma-lights area
+ Dark - Blinds player, darkens area
+ Confusion - Confuses player
+
+#####GHigh attacks
+ Nether - Drains experience
+ Nexus - Scrambles statistics, teleports player randomly
+ Disenchantment - Reduces bonuses on equipped items
+ Chaos - Confuses, drains life, causes hallucination, and more
+ Sound - Shatters potions
+ Shards - Cuts player
+
+#####GUnresistable attacks
+ Water - Stuns player
+ Ice - Stuns player, shatters potions
+ Plasma - Stuns player, otherwise same as fire attacks
+ Force - Pushes player a few squares back
+ Inertia - Slows player
+ Gravity - Slows and teleports player a few squares
+ Disintegration - Destroys items on ground, destroys walls
+ Mana - Destroys items on ground
+~~~~~07|Monsters|Monster Memory
+#####R=== Monster Memory ===
+
+The thousands of different creatures in ToME have many different
+characteristics, including spells, resistances, health, attacks, and speed.
+The information you have learned about each monster from your encounters
+with them is recorded in the monster memory (accessed with '/' or by 'l'ooking
+at a monster). It is possible to eventually learn all the characteristics
+of any given monster by interacting with them enough, but this is not always
+desirable (hanging around great hell wyrms, for example, can be hazardous
+to one's health). Certain spells may help you learn faster, as well as
+research centres in town.