////////////////////// std::vector style interface

[0, max)

[low, high]

* Does the player have mutation `mut` at the moment? */

Calculates num/den and randomly adds one based on the remainder. [floor(num/den), ceil(num/den)]

Note that this function *completely* blocks messaging for monsters distant or invisible to the player ... look elsewhere for a function permitting out

[0, 1]

Returns a substring of [start, start + length). If start + length > size(), then the substring is [start, start + size()). If start > size(), then the

Returns true if inside the area the player can move and dig (ie exclusive).

* Get the current player mutation level for `mut`, possibly accounting for * mutation suppression due to transformations or circumstance. * * @para

Note: This function is to isolate all the checks to see if an item is valid (often just checking the quantity). It shouldn't be used a a substitute

Unmarshall 2 byte short in network order.

Unmarshall 4 byte signed int in network order.

named queries

yet another wrapper for mpr() {dlb}:

Is this an unrandart, and if so which one? * * @param item The item to be checked. * @param which The unrand enum to be checked against (default

Marshall 2 byte short in network order.

* Get the player's skill level for sk. * * @param scale a scale factor to multiply by. * @param real whether to return the real value, or modified

* Return the name of the given species. * @param speci the species to be named. * @param spname_type the kind of name to get: adjectiv

Marshall 4 byte int in network order.

* Get the monster's "hit dice". * * @return The monster's HD. */

Are two actors 'aligned'? (Will they refuse to attack each-other?)

Can you move into this cell in normal play? */

jmf: general helper (should be used all over in code) -- idea borrowed from Nethack

Converts a given summon duration category into a duration in aut (with random fuzzing).