hacken_ soa see {Staff of Aesculapius} Stevie-O puddingbane Usually a highly rusted iron helmet or skeleton key/lock pick, used to split brown and black puddings in order to farm them. The name is a joke based on the many crap monster-specific artifacts such as Dragonbane, Trollsbane, etc. Elliott puddingbane You should use an orcish dagger or a scalpel (knife if you can't find a scalpel) not a key, whichever you are unskilled in. Engrave it to -3, and the damage done when rusted should be 1 per hit. With a non-weapon, damage will be 1 + str bonus per hit. billnye puddingbane the drawback to using a weapon instead of a tool is that your altar prayers (you are farming an altar, right?) will occasionally result in the weapon being repaired. azgor puddingbane You can solve this problem by switching to your alternate weapon before praying. It's a good idea to have a proper weapon handy anyway just in case something nasty sneaks up on you. azgor puddingbane Unarmed combat while wearing iron gloves or an iron ring will not split puddings. However, you can split puddings with these items if you wield them. (iron wands work too when wielded) TheShrewdDude puddingbane See [Breadknife] for more details. TheShrewdDude last-bite The Last-Bite Rule: When eating corpses, any intrinsics you might gain are obtained when you reached the last bite, not before. Yes, that means you have to eat the _whole_ giant, dragon, or other hard-to-stomach beast in your search for greatness. TheShrewdDude last-bite However, those negative effects, such as major heartburn, food poisoning, and petrification, occur with the first bite. Note that food poisoning will occur even from a partially-eaten corpse. TheShrewdDude last-bite Also note that the curing lizard effect occurs on the first bite. blindcoder #nethack:rodney? Don't disturb me, I'm watching a game. ihope #nethack:rodney? Yes? Eidolos #nethack:rodney? $NICK? SheeEttin #nethack:rodney? No. SheeEttin #nethack:rodney? Pong! Eidolos #nethack:rodney? I'm sorry, Rodney is currently unavailable. Please leave your name and a brief message after the beep. *BEEP* paxed #nethack:rodney? $ACT zaps a wand of polymorph at $NICK. $NICK turns into $AN($RNDMON). paxed #nethack:rodney? Me? shachaf friday_the_thirteenth see {friday_the_13th} Eidolos polyself_bug Drain xp level to 1. Put on an amulet of life saving. Polymorph yourself into a new human (or elf or whatever). If your xp level decreases, "oLS kicks in and no change. If you gain level, your HP and power double or triple. Repeat ad nauseam. Eidolos polyself_bug Make sure you drop your level back to 1 after a level increase. You don't want your HP to revert back to its normal magnitude. Eidolos polyself_bug See '!hsn Berry' for one example outcome of this trick. Eidolos polyself_bug The line that causes the bug is (in polyself.c): "u.uhpmax = ((u.uhpmax - 10) * (long)u.ulevel / oldlvl + 10) + (9 - rn2(19));" -- HP change is proportional to level change plus or minus a little bit. Grunt polyself_bug This is usually done in conjunction with farming to accrue the large number of amulets of life saving necessary to gain huge amounts of hit points. pak21 tameness A general measure of how resistant a pet is to going wild. billnye tameness tameness goes up every time your pet eats, and goes down when its tameness is abused (time spent on other levels, cursed leash, attacking your pet, etc.) Every 150 turns spent on another level, starting at 75 turns, your pet's tameness decreases by 1. paxed looking_glass A mirror. Breaking it brings bad luck (-2). Applying one to a monster has an 80% chance of scaring it. greycat looking_glass Applying a mirror while blind and telepathic may reveal the location of certain unique creatures. hacken looking_glass Applying a looking glass toward a nymph will cause the nymph to steal the looking glass instead of another item from your inventory. aero2600 looking_glass There are some exceptions to scaring a monster with a mirror: Humanoids, unicorns, blind creatures, nymphs, and invisible creatures (unless they can see invisible). aaxelb looking_glass One of many ways to scare monsters at range. paxed e Command: 'e' Eat something. paxed e Command: 'E' Engrave or write something on the floor. 'E-' use fingers. dasunt e Monster: 'e' The infamous floating eye and its (less dangerous) kin: gas spore, freezing, flaming, and shocking spheres. dasunt e Monster: 'E' Invisible stalkers and the four elementals -- air, fire, earth and water. jilles e Command: 'Meta-e' Same as '#enhance'. DGMavn trap_dancing see {magic_trap_boogie} casmith789 astral_call see {call bug} BlastHardcheese good_pets most A (Archon, Aleax, Ki-rin), dragons, winged gargoyle, minotaur, titan, mind flayer, jabberwock, lich, vampire lord, balrog BlastHardcheese good_pets A bit more esoteric: cockatrice, air elemental, umber hulk, purple worm, iron/stone golem, various & PsyMar ways_to_anger_a_god +1 anger: displacing a pet into a trap (75% chance), praying too early, water prayer on non-coaligned altar, offering a unicorn of same alignment as altar. PsyMar ways_to_anger_a_god +3 anger: Non-chaotic sacrificing own race, attempting to convert yourself and failing PsyMar ways_to_anger_a_god +4 anger: Sacrificing an identified fake amulet of yendor. ekiM murder see {murderer} tsuteiuQ magical_tools For polypiling, bag of holding/tricks, magic lamp, crystal ball, figurine, magic marker, magic whistle, magic flute, frost horn, fire horn, horn of plenty, magic harp, drum of earthquake, unicorn horn. dasunt magical_tools Magical tools have a 60% chance of turning into a non-magical tool when polymorphed. dasunt magical_tools Unicorn horns tend to be the easiest source of magical tools for polymorphing needs. SpeedEvil magical_tools Apart from magic markers, if you keep recharging magical tools (that need charging) they will carry on working. They do not explode. They have a maximum of 20 charges; the recharge counter can only show up to 7, no matter how many times you charge them. SpeedEvil magical_tools See ?? magic_marker runcible magical_tools See also http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/343/wan2-343.html Eidolos tiamat see {chromatic dragon} firippu sawtooth One very helpful hacker. billnyeWRK sawtooth Two! Two helpful hacker! Ah-ah-ah-ah! -- The Count paxed spell Each spell belongs to a "school" (=skill), and you'll get better at the skill by casting the spell. You can see what spells you know by pressing '+', and that menu also lets you to reorder them. Press 'Z' to cast spells you have memorized. paxed spell There are 7 levels of spells, from 1 to 7, and the spells in higher level are harder to learn. Casting a spell uses up 5*spelllevel Pw points, unless you fail to cast it, in which case it only uses up half of that. Casting spells also exercises wisdom. Otakon spell There are specifically two requirements needed to advance a spell school: a number of successful castings of any spell in the school and a number of experience levels. Smeghead_ spell If your role is Hea, Kni, Mon, Pri, or Val, NetHack uses WIS instead of INT for spell casting success. Nomiisama #nethack:pr? Poison resistance b_jonas rot As corpses age, they become ineligable for sacrifice (no ill effects if you try though), then tainted (make you ill when you eat them, see food_poisoning), later they rot (which makes them disappear). b_jonas rot The buc status of corpses affect how fast they age. Lizard and lichen corpses don't taint or rot, nor do corpses in an ice box. Corpses of zombies, vampires, mummies start out tainted. scwizard you_feel_somehow_out_of_place... A insulting message you sometimes get when you sit on an opulent throne quipyowert you_feel_a_strange_vibration You are standing on the vibrating square Eidolos keystone_kops see {kops} Zealot tengu Small minor demon. Eating its corpse may give either teleportitis, teleport control, or poison resistance. Zeffrin tengu Eaten: tengu Nutr: 200 Intrinsic: Poison: 13%, Teleportitis: 20%, Teleport control: 17% paxed fixed "fixed" is officially only used for crysknives, but as the fixed bit is the same as rust/rot/corrode/fooproof bit (for now), they're synonymous. paxed incubi plural of incubus nooodl #nethack:!src https://nethackwiki.com/wiki/Source:$URLENC($REPLACESTR( |_|$ARGS)) lorimer mumak_resistance An unusually high amount of HP (200+) combined with low AC (-20 or better), such that meleeing a mumak would leave the player with only a few scratches. lorimer mumak_resistance Also considered the short version of "enough physical toughness so that plain HP loss to combat is very unlikely to be the cause of death without also extreme carelessness." greycat silver_dsm see {silver dragon scale mail} greycat sword_damage (Damages are shown as S/L for "small/large" monsters.) short sword: 1d6/1d8. elven short sword: 1d8/1d8. orcish short sword: 1d5/1d8. dwarvish short sword: 1d7/1d8. scimitar: 1d8/1d8. silver saber: 1d8/1d8. broadsword: 2d4/1d6+1. elven broadsword: 1d6+1d4/1d6+1. long sword: 1d8/1d12. two-handed sword: 1d12/3d6. katana: 1d10/1d12. tsurugi: 1d16/1d8+2d6. runesword: 2d4/1d6+1. greycat athena The lawful goddess of the Healer's pantheon. Nexos sharp_tingle see {your hands tingle very sharply} scwizard silver_dagger d4/d3 damage, +2 to hit, made out of silver. Very rare and only useful against vampires and demons (and marginal, even then). paxed black_naga Speed 14, AC 2, Magic resistance 10%, Resists poison, acid and stoning, and its corpse can give poison resistance. Does 2d6 damage in melee and can spit acid. JoshJ black_naga The corpse is acidic. Zeffrin black_naga Eaten: black naga Nutr: 400 Effects: Acidic Intrinsic: Poison: 53% paxed shuriken Japanese throwing star. towo shuriken Technically, a shuriken is a throwing blade. The generally-accepted English translation isn't totally accurate. billnye e_nomsg Charged wands of locking, nothing, opening, probing, and undead turning give no message when engraved, as does secret door detection when there are no seekrits around. SpeedEvil e_nomsg These wands are all fairly easy, though tedious to ID. Wands of locking, opening, probing, undead turning and nothing all request a direction when zapped. Secret door detection does not. scorchgeek e_nomsg Zapping the wand at yourself identifies probing and undead turning ("You shudder in dread."); if you get no direction prompt, it was secret door detection. scorchgeek e_nomsg If you have a open/locked chest, then put it in front of a door that's the other way, and zap at it. Locking will lock/close doors, opening will unlock/open doors/chests. If you get no result from the lock/open test and have zapped it at yourself already, it's a wand of nothing. jeremya e_nomsg Careful: if there was nothing on the ground when you engraved, your "no message" wand could be polymorph. E-test again! Hellzon rdsm see {red dragon scale mail} paxed menu_deselect_page Configuration option. Menu character accelerator to deselect all items on current page of a menu. Default '\'. paxed c Command: 'c' Close a door. paxed c Command: 'C' Name an individual monster, ex. baptize your pet. dasunt c Monster: 'c' Run away! Run away! Chickatrices and cockatrices stone, while pyrolisks can be quite dangerous to your inventory. dasunt c Monster: 'C' Centaurs. Plains, forest, and mountain are the three types of centaurs in the game. dasunt c Command: '^C' Panic button: quit the game. dasunt c Command: 'Meta-c' Same as '#chat'. dasunt red-eyed_shield see {orcish_shield} Rapidfire #nethack A channel for players on nethack.alt.org to chat to each-other, gloat, ask for help, or just have a 220-man idle party. :) blackcustard #nethack Not a channel for people trying to locate hard to find information that does not pertain to roguelikes, also not a cover for a hacker team. (Hat color is irrelevant, see hooa.) ekiM drawbridge Drawbridges are a type of terrain represented by the symbol "#" in the TTY interface. They can be found at the entrance to the castle and in Lord Surtur's lair. The castle drawbridge can be raised or lowered by playing the correct 5-note passtune on a tonal instrument. To do this, decline to improvise when asked. ekiM drawbridge The tune can be divined by playing mastermind (gear = right note right position, tumbler = right note wrong position) or gifted as a prayer favor. Flipping the bridge will squish object or monsters on the "bridge up" and "bridge down" squares. Phasers will evade. Flying monsters may evade. Playing the passtune takes zero game-time. If you miss a flyer, try again. ekiM drawbridge Drawbridges will be destroyed if hit by a wand of striking or a force bolt. This is usually fatal to anyone standing on the "bridge up" or "bridge down" squares at the time. For this reason one usually stands a "knight's move" away from the castle bridge while squishing the inhabitants, to avoid line-of-sight with soldiers. ekiM drawbridge Mastermind solver : http://nethack.gridbug.de/mm.html AceSevenFive drawbridge Warning: Opening drawbridges can be fatal. scorchgeek dwarvish_short_sword see {short_sword} dtype woodchuck An inordinately rare creature that can only be unnaturally created into existence. Its inclusion was somewhat of a joke, but it does provide headaches for extinctionists. Try wishing for a figurine of one to see it in real life. dasunt woodchuck They can swim. Zeffrin woodchuck Eaten: woodchuck Nutr: 30 kerio woodchuck Demirobin is their best friend: http://alt.org/nethack/userdata/demirobin/dumplog/1280095256.nh343.txt Mucknert real_life Outside of NetHack. Nothing of interest there. KimmoKM real_life This thing is even nastier and harder than Slash'EM. So avoid it. GreyKnight fountaineering see {fountain quaffing} joshk you_have_a_momentary_vision Someone just shattered a potion of hallucination. dasunt u Command: 'u' Move diagonally right and up if you have embraced the one-true-path-of-vi-movement-keys. For heretics, 'u' will untrap a trap, door or chest (same as #untrap, or meta-u for the faithful). dasunt u Command: 'U' Move diagonally right and down until you hit a wall or something (vi keys on). dasunt u Monster: 'u' Equines! Ponies, horses, war horses and white/gray/black unicorns. The first three can be tamed with certain types of food, chucking a gem or glass at the last three will dispose of them for a short time. dasunt u Monster: 'U' Umbre ulks, er, mureb kuhls, er umber hulks. Sorry about that. I was confused for a bit. dasunt u Command: 'Meta-u' Same as '#untrap'. Darth_Cliche #nethack:!tod $ACT $CHOICE(3*hits|misses) $ARGS. Rodney casts a spell at $ARGS! Oh no, he's using the touch of death! $CHOICE(10*Lucky for $ARGS, it didn't work!|29*$ARGS dies...|$ARGS has an out of body experience.|$ARGS dies... But wait... $SSUFFIX($ARGS) medallion begins to glow! $ARGS looks much better. The medallion crumbles to dust!|3*$ARGS seems no deader than before.) dasunt jumping_boots These leather boots drop AC by one and allow jumping via the #jump command. Their unidentified appearance is random - see boots. Sgeo you_feel_homesick You tried to #offer the Amulet of Yendor somewhere other than the Astral Plane, and are hallucinating. scorchgeek zipcode The common name for people who don't remember the player 78291. ihope #nethack:!conduct Conduct: $CHOICE(Every $RND(2,1000) turns you must|Never|Do not|You must|You may not) $CHOICE(learn the BUC status of|eat|#name|wield|wear|throw) $CHOICE(a cockatrice corpse|any item|every artifact|your starting weapon|a quest artifact)$CHOICE(10*.| more than $RND(2,10) times.| within the first $RND(2,20)000 turns.| outside the Elemental Planes.| inside Gehennom.| unless in sight of your pet.| unless naked.| unless blindfolded.| unless confused.| unless engulfed.) Eidolos #nethack:!conduct Conduct: $CHOICE(Never|Do not|You must|You may not) $CHOICE(call|#chat with|tame|saddle|consort with|kill|polymorph|scare|attack) $CHOICE(a pudding|Rodney|your quest nemesis|your starting pet) $CHOICE(more than $RND(2,10) times|within the first $RND(2,20)000 turns|outside the Elemental Planes|inside Gehennom|while in sight of your pet|while naked|while blindfolded|unless confused|while engulfed).$CHOICE(9*|1*$THEN $ACT stares sternly and wields Vorpal Blade.) Olafr #nethack:!conduct Conduct: $CHOICE(Never|Do not|You must|You may not) $CHOICE(bless|wield|eat|throw|enchant|engrave with) $CHOICE(your starting weapon|a polearm|an artifact|a dagger) $CHOICE(more than $RND(2,10) times|fewer than $RND(2,10) times|within the first $RND(2,20)000 turns|outside the Elemental Planes|inside Gehennom|while in sight of your pet|while naked|while blindfolded|unless confused|while engulfed). Feory #nethack:!conduct Conduct: $CHOICE(Do|You must do|You must not do|You may not do) $CHOICE(3*|the opposite of )what $CHOICE(people in #nethack tell|!conduct tells|any rumors you read tell|your mother tells) you to do. scorchgeek #nethack:!conduct Conduct: $CHOICE(You may not create, split, or revive any monster.|You must sacrifice a coaligned unicorn on the High Altar of Moloch.|Neutral atheist pacifist non-healer. Kudos to your quest leader.|#Quit if you don't ascend by turn $RND(25,50)00.|You must kill Izchak, and get the people in RGRN to approve.|Never use dragon scales or mail.|Zen pacifist.|You may not press the key "p", and you must report your ascension to John Harris.|Your character may pass over at most 500 different tiles.|Wear/wield/use only silver armor/rings/amulets/weapons/wands.) Patashu violence You're playing slash'em with fixinv enabled and got the 'Your pack shakes violently!' message from a magic trap; each item it tried to re-arrange delt you 2 HP damage. paxed #nethack:lag? $CHOICE(Blame your ISP.|It's on your end.|What lag?) scorchgeek sinister_laughter see {you_hear_sinister_laughter_as_you_fall_asleep} dtype chickatrice A baby cockatrice, still very dangerous, but slightly slower than the grown up form. The corpse is every bit as deadly, however. elajt chickatrice .. That includes touching it. Stevie-O chickatrice Level 4, speed 4. Jmadman311 chickatrice During the new moon malus, the hissing of a chickatrice will begin the stoning process unless you have your trusty lizard corpse in your main inventory. Zeffrin chickatrice Eaten: chickatrice Nutr: 10 Effects: Petrify Intrinsic: Poison: 27% ekiM read_scrolls Teleportation, create monster and earth. bcode nethack_song A parody song; see http://partiallyclips.com/filk/nethack/ rast nethack_song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlPgy0ysoJk Zeffrin giant_mimic Eaten: giant mimic Nutr: 500 Effects: Mimic (50) Hellzon elven_broadsword see {sword_damage} SpeedEvil rnl Rather complicated function used in the source to get a random number from 0 to x-1, very heavily influenced by luck. A calculator is available at http://klozoff.ms11.net/cgi-bin/nethack-rnl-calculator.pl bcode rnl "well, at least it isn't as bad as rnz" -- ais523 ekiM random_level_teleport see {uncontrolled_level_teleport} zgedneil amulet_of_life-saving see {amulet of life saving} CydeWeys arrow Your basic arrow. Deals 1d6 damage to all enemies (ignoring bow bonuses). Costs 2 zorkmids, weighs 1. Often generated in piles. greycat one_more_game "Just one more game! I promise!" greycat one_more_game "I'm not addicted! I can stop any time!" Nukular one_more_game I KNOW this char will ascend! Nukular one_more_game "Huh? It's already midnight?!" Zarel ?oc Scroll of Charging. paxed gender Configuration option. Your starting gender ("gender:male" or "gender:female"). Cannot be set in-game. Shachaf patchhack A variant of nethack that includes a lot of patches. Fun to play, but unfortunately, there isn't a lot of project activity. Try http://patchhack.sourceforge.net/ for the website. Xarann you_hear_a_distant_squeak Something just stepped on a squeaky board. runcible eating_for_intrinsics see {corpses} Jafet sanctuary[1] You are granted sanctuary in any co-aligned temple with a peaceful priest(ess), and your alignment is above -4. Zeffrin chieftain Eaten: chieftain Nutr: 400 Effects: Human paxed d Command: 'd' Drop an object. Doing 'd7a' drops seven items of object in inventory slot 'a'. paxed d Command: 'D' Drop selected types of objects. dasunt d Monster: 'D' Dragons. Gray, silver, red, white, orange, black, blue, green or yellow. Includes their baby versions. dasunt d Monster: 'd' Dogs and dog-like monsters. Jackal, fox, coyote, werejackal, (little|large) dog, dingo, wolf, werewolf, warg, winter wolf (cub), and hell hound (pup). dasunt d Command: '^D' Kick something, like a door. dasunt d Command: 'Meta-d' Same as '#dip'. Zawk bugs Do not add bugs that you find to this entry. Rather, submit them to the DevTeam at www.nethack.org. By putting bugs you find in this entry, you are not helping one bit. The DevTeam does not check this channel. Zawk bugs The way to do this is using the "Contact Us" link at the top of the website for the current version of nethack. Zawk bugs If you found the bug on NAO, for the drop down menu "NetHack came from", select "Our 3.4.3 source release, but modifed." The bug that you found should be reported in the Messages section. Before you add this, make SURE that it already hasn't been added already. Zawk bugs NAO's hardware is as follows: 2x3.06GHz Xeon with 4GB RAM, 250+ Gb. The software: Debian Linux, gcc 2.95.4, self-compiled. Patches (to be put under Software) include: menucolors, hpmon, sortloot, dump, dgamelaunch mail, extinct & showborn. paxed extmenu Configuration option. Does extended commands interface pop up a menu? SheeEttin thonged_club see {aklys} Zadir mines'_end The end of the gnomish mines, strewn with various gems and one guaranteed luckstone. Maps of this level can be found at http://www.spod-central.org/~psmith/nh/gazetteer/minesend.html DrSunglasses mines'_end The 8th or 9th level of the mines, somewhere between DL 10 and DL 13. paxed msghistory Configuration option. The number of top line messages to save (and recall with ^P). Cannot be set in-game. See also msg_window. SheeEttin vlad's_tower see {vlad} Mucknert sunsword Artifact long sword that acts as a light source when wielded. It has bonuses against undead. Mucknert sunsword It also protects against light-based causes of blindness. _AtH sunsword Chaotics and Neutrals could be blasted (4d4 damage, only 2d4 if MR) by Sunsword's power when wielding it. Arthur the_water_is_contaminated You lose d10 HP and d4+2 STR and your constitution is abused if you are not poison resistant. Sebbe ascension_crash Just as you thought nothing could be more frustrating than dying on the Astral Plane... BlastHardcheese follower see {followers} _AtH glows_purple_for_a_moment You've just got one of your worn items erodeproofed by reading cursed destroy armor being confused. rawrmage #*:!magic8ball see {#nethack:!magic8ball} Eidolos conducty1 A twelve conduct, 5420 turn, 1h 55m 58s ascension on NAO. See http://sartak.org/nh/conducty1.ttyrec jmr conducty1 He hit a bones pile that helped. PsyMar die_for_victory See {Dig_for_victory} bcode #nethack:!booze see {#nethack:!alcohol} SpeedEvil confuse see {how_to_get_confused} Cheapy saccing See {#offer} nornagon you_have_a_hopeful_feeling see {hopeful feeling} kerio bad_ideas I wielded the unihorn to uncurse it with remove curse Leissi bad_ideas Eating a Quantum Mechanic as a monk. kerio nethack.xd.cm see {nethack.dank.ninja} dasunt buckled_boots Either the unidentified elven, kicking, fumble, levitation, jumping, speed or water walking boots. hacken fooproof 'rustproof', 'corrodeproof', 'fireproof', and 'fixed' are synonymous within the game and any can be used successfully in a wish. Which word appears depends on the material of the item. All cloth, leather, wood, and plastic items are "fireproof", all iron items are "rustproof". Bronze plate mail is "corrodeproof" and only the crysknife is "fixed". Thvor fooproof Wishing for "fireproof" metal items results in "rustproof" ones, etc. dtype (oh Bag of Holding paxed #nethack:$act_high-fives_$self $ACT ignores $NICK. Zeffrin baby_blue_dragon Eaten: baby blue dragon Nutr: 500 Dartonias god see {gauntlets of dexterity} BlastHardcheese restore_old_game see {destroy_old_game} tsuteiuQ juiblex One of the guaranteed demon lords found in Gehennom. He'll swallow and sicken you, so be prepared to either /oDig your way out (reduces him to 1hp), kill him, then cure yourself (holy water or blessed unihorn), or just wail on him from inside and then cure yourself. Babamus juiblex The only monster which you can just kill once; he is stoning resistant and doesn't leave a corpse. You may give him a "oLS and slow/haste him to make him put it on, but it will still count as only one kill. kenzie juiblex Flies, floats, flows under doors, amphibious, headless, sees invisible, acidic and poisonous if eaten. SheeEttin_ juiblex Attempts at pluralization are futile. (Juiblexen?) ais523 juiblex Juiblex only causes illness when he engulfs you or when he teleports to the stairs. greycat chih_sung-tzu The neutral god of Monks. Nomiisama #nethack:sokobag? The version of soko level 4 with a bag of holding. JoshJ conduct see {#conduct} jilles illustrated_nethack Images of many NetHack monsters: http://koti.mbnet.fi/villes/nethack/illustrated_nethack.php shevek you_feel_partially_absolved Your alignment was negative, and has been increased, but not necessarily to zero. Sacrifice again to find if it's safe to pray. ekiM minetown Located on the 3rd or 4th level of the Gnomish Mines. There is a guaranteed altar and lighting store and usually several other shops. See http://www.spod-central.org/~psmith/nh/gazetteer/minetown.html for details and layouts. ekiM minetown Watch the watchmen. Each layout has at least one watch captain and several watchmen. Don't let them see you stealing; attacking a shk/priest; picking or breaking locked doors; digging the walls of the town proper; drying up fountains; or damaging trees. ekiM minetown You can appease the watch by paying off an angry shopkeeper. Anger one by stealing from them or by breaking their door and refusing to pay. Killing the watch can be tough for a low-level char and carries murder penalties for non-chaotics. You could try locking them in rooms. ekiM minetown The levels below minetown can be disproportionately difficult; polytraps start being generated at depth 8 and the mines have a high density of traps and, usually, hostile monsters. Ashke air_plane see {plane of air} paxed #*:!nw https://nethackwiki.com/wiki/$IF($WIKIPAGE($ARGS%)||Special:Search?search=$URLENC($ARGS)&go=1|$WIKIPAGE($ARGS%)) hacken your_horse_won't_move It's asleep, paralyzed, or otherwise unable to move. paxed #? Extended command. Help menu: get the list of available extended commands. scwizard gnomish_wizard A gnome who thinks they have magic powers and can cast spells, but in reality cannot. Zeffrin gnomish_wizard Eaten: gnomish wizard Nutr: 120 Effects: Gnome dasunt papyrus_spellbook see {book_of_the_dead} paxed sake Japanese potion of booze. ilbelkyr your_chain_quivers_for_a_moment You zapped a wand of opening at yourself while punished. greycat hermes The neutral god of Healers. scorchgeek wand_of_lightning Deals 6d6 damage to non-shock-resistant monsters and blinds all monsters. Can cause rings and wands in your or monsters' inventories to explode. scorchgeek wand_of_lightning Will always blind you for d50 turns when a monster zaps one at you (or you engrave with one), regardless of whether it hits or misses. scorchgeek wand_of_lightning Engraving with a wand of lightning produces the message "This wand is a wand of lightning!" and will burn into the ground permanently. It is therefore very useful for engraving Elbereth. greycat missile_damage (Damages are shown as S/L for "small/large" monsters.) arrow: 1d6/1d6. elven arrow: 1d7/1d6. orcish arrow: 1d5/1d6. silver arrow: 1d6/1d6. ya: 1d7/1d7. crossbow bolt: 1d4+1/1d6+1. dart: 1d3/1d2. shuriken: 1d8/1d6. boomerang: 1d9/1d9. SheeEttin lockpick see {unlocking tools} mroth ?oe see {scroll of earth} Zealot tripe_ration Yak! This tastes like dog food! Useful for taming things and training your pet to steal from shops. jilles tripe_ration It might also be useful if you need to confuse yourself. mekkis tripe_ration Eating it gives 1 experience point. This is useful for pacifists to recover from level drain. Avian tripe_ration Tripe is a type of edible offal made from the stomach of various domestic animals. Fresh tripe, which includes bits of the stomach's last content, smells very unappetizing for humans but is a favorite of many dogs and other carnivores. Grognor tripe_ration Note that if you are orcish, you will not vomit when you eat it. danirijeka tripe_ration Gives 200 nutrition, just in case you have to eat it. ek|M this_tastes_like_castor_oil You quaffed a cursed potion of oil, abusing your wisdom. ZeffriN you_feel_dead_inside Your race has been genocided while you are polymorphed to another ZeffriN you_feel_dead_inside Your game will end when polymorph expires and you would normally return to your race ZeffriN you_feel_dead_inside You can prevent changing back with an amulet of unchanging since you will die if you do change back, see polymorph[5] greycat food_weight tripe ration: 10. egg: 1. kelp frond: 1. eucalyptus leaf: 1. apple, orange, pear, banana, carrot: 2. melon: 5. sprig of wolfsbane: 1. clove of garlic: 1. slime mold (fruit): 5. lump of royal jelly: 2. cream pie: 10. candy bar: 2. fortune cookie: 1. pancake: 2. lembas wafer: 5. cram ration: 15. food ration: 20. K-ration: 10. C-ration: 10. tin (any): 10. joshk ykybptmnw You Know You've Been Playing Too Much NetHack When... bcode #nethack:nxc? see {#nethack:ade?} elajt horn_of_fire see {fire horn} tsuteiuQ helm_of_opposite_alignment Unidentified appearence is either the crested, etched, plumed or visored helmet. When worn, will auto-curse, remove protection and change your alignment. (Your alignment will change back when the helm is removed.) dasunt eyes_of_the_overworld The Eyes of the Overworld is the monk quest artifact. A pair of lenses that, if carried, provides magic resistance, and if worn, provides X-ray vision and prevents stunning by Archons' radiant gaze. #invoke for enlightenment. It's normally a neutral artifact, but will be adjusted for the monk's starting alignment. SpeedEvil eyes_of_the_overworld This vision lets you see every square that would be illuminated by a magic lamp, even if there are walls in the way. GreyKnight bot_cmds see {bot commands} nailbunny you_feel_like_a_new_orc Message given when an orc polymorphs but does not change race. Stats are re-rolled. scorchgeek you_hear_sinister_laughter see {you_hear_sinister_laughter_as_you_fall_asleep} Nodey constitution Constitution (Co:) affects healing speed, extra hitpoint gain every level, and carrying capacity. Carrying capacity = [(Strength + Constitution)/2]+1. Also has a few subtle effects such as reducing the chance of "system shock" when polymorphing. Nodey constitution Dwarves can reach 20 con intrinsically, while elves can achieve 16. All other races get 18 as the max. Nodey constitution Hitpoint gain bonuses in format of [Constitution]=(Bonus): [3]=(-2). [4-6]=(-1). [7-14]=(+0). [15-16]=(+1). [17]=(+2). [18]=(+3). Nodey constitution Exercised by: not being hungry; hit by a nurse; *cubus "raised to your full potential"; digesting as an engulfing monster. Nodey constitution Abused by: fainting from exertion or hunger; extensive encumberance; sick or vomiting; drinking contaminated water or "no good water" from fountain; falling onto weapon on sink; hit by Ill monster; lycanthropy; hit by Famine; *cubus "drained of energy"; hit by silver arrow when silver-fearing; polymorphing; throne electricity; poison needle or gas; hit by lightning. SheeEttin you_hear_neiman_and_marcus_arguing! There's a shop around here somewheres... and you're hallucinating. (But you knew that, right?) Now we have to figure out who Neiman and Marcus are, and what they're arguing about. paxed rgrn rec.games.roguelike.nethack, the newsgroup dedicated to all things NetHack. The rgrn-FAQ is at http://www.spod-central.org/~psmith/nh/rgrn-FAQ.txt paxed rgrn Try checking out google's archive of rgrn at http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.roguelike.nethack bcode maybe_not... A monster was revived by a worn amulet of life saving, but you couldn't see it. The amulet isn't identified that way. osmodiar hot_nethack_guys These people don't exist, although mucknert can do a reasonable parody if pushed bhaak hot_nethack_guys Although the variants guys are said to be really hot. Grunt you_stiffen_momentarily see {you_momentarily_stiffen} paxed menu_select_all Configuration option. Menu character accelerator to select all items in a menu. Default '.'. kerio ais523 I really like Unity, and think that Vista is the best version of Windows ever Problem wand_of_secret_door_detection See {Secret_Door_Detection} ylmson #nethack:vs? The vibrating square, where you perform the Invocation to enter Moloch's Sanctum. Nexos you_smell_a_whiff_of_smoke You read a scroll of fire while blind bcode mandevil see {mandevil's_nethack_price_identification_tool} Muad your_senses_fail "Your senses fail!" You just lost telepathy because of a gremlin attack or eating a disenchanter corpse. Reiska friday_the_13th On Friday the 13th, base luck in NetHack is -1, instead of 0. (Note that prayers _will_ fail, and wishes _may_ fail with negative luck.) PsyMar friday_the_13th Also known as "Helpless Day" due to people who try to pray, fail, and die while helpless. PsyMar friday_the_13th Full Moon and Friday the 13th cancel each other out. lingster recursion See recursion[1] bcode #nethack:ssh? see {#nethack:!ssh} Elronnd robe[3] Provides MC2 Stevie ice_devil Level 11, speed 6, AC -4. Both fire *and* cold resistant. dasunt leather_gloves Also known as yugake, leather gloves are relatively common, and drop AC by 1. paxed slime_mold You can name one food item to be whatever you want. If you don't, it's called "slime mold" by default. The juice of the item is used as the potion of fruit juice. paxed slime_mold The named food item keeps its name in bones files, etc. so this explains strange food items. Problem slime_mold This item is considered Vegan for eating purposes, and gives 250 nutrition. GreyKnight slime_mold Slime molds can use "external memory" , can farm bacteria , and can even solve image analysis problems ! They're awesome! scorchgeek #nethack:"ols? Amulet of life saving. ylmson power see {pw} braindancer you_are_caught_in_a_magical_explosion! Magic trap exploded, destroying it and increasing your max Pw. dasunt user_friendly A geek web cartoon that occasionally mentions nethack. http://www.userfriendly.org is the website, while http://www.nethack.org lists the strips about nethack. paxed menu_invert_all Configuration option. Menu character accelerator to invert all items in a menu. Default '@'. Feory die What you try to not do. SomeoneElseYes die What most people in NetHack end up doing. Zawk die The singular form of dice. bcode #nethack:!choose see {#nethack:!choice} DrSunglass tonal_instrument The tonal instruments are: wooden flute, magic flute, tooled horn, frost horn, fire horn, wooden harp, magic harp, bugle. Tonal instruments can be used to play the passtune by saying 'n' to 'Improvise?'. itsblah ettin Symbol 'H', speed 12, AC 3, MR% 0, does 2d8+3d6 in melee. Ettins also have a 90% chance to overcome stealth when waking up, and ettins do NOT raise str like a giant. Zeffrin ettin Eaten: ettin Nutr: 500 paxed nethack-el With this patch, you'll be able to play NetHack in emacs. See http://www.nongnu.org/nethack-el/ paxed nethack-el They also have a channel #nethack-el on freenode, where the authors idle. paxed nethack-el Put (add-to-list 'load-path "path/to/nethack.el") (autoload 'nethack "nethack" "Play NetHack." t) (setq nethack-program "/path/to/nethackbinary") into your ~/.emacs, reload, and M-x nethack RET Zeffrin ninja Eaten: ninja Nutr: 400 Effects: Human dasunt elven_leather_helm Made of leather, it won't hinder spell casting and it won't help against falling rock traps. Being elven, it can be enchanted at up to +5 without being vaporized. Hellzon detect_monsters Level 1 divination spell, spellbook has a base price of 100 zm. Hellzon detect_monsters Unskilled or basic has the same effect as an uncursed potion of monster detection. (Detect monsters briefly.) Hellzon detect_monsters Skilled or expert works like a blessed potion of monster detection. (You detect monsters for 21 to 60 (more) turns (if already at least 300 turns, just one more turn.) ix_ vlad_was_here There's a hidden door next to you, and behind it one square corridor which has a trap door. Cheapy| vlad_was_here Most likely a reference to 'Kilroy was Here'. SheeEttin vlad_was_here Incidentally, you will sometimes see "Kilroy was here". _bryce amulet_versus_poison Amulet that gives you poison resistance when you wear it (or eat it). casmith789 neu nethack.eu. Crassworm crassworm's_hole see {crassworm's_hotel} luxidream2 tariru Some random noob idk aoei tariru ok maybe actually an ok player. jury still out Stevie-O but_nothing_else_happens "But nothing else happens..." You (a)pplied an empty wand. Tjr note_that Avoid this phrase. Please. It's almost always a sign of bad style. scorchgeek alignment_terms Co-aligned: having the same alignment. scorchgeek alignment_terms Cross-aligned: having different alignments. scorchgeek alignment_terms Unaligned: (For altars or priests) belonging to Moloch. (For artifacts) not associated with any alignment, so happy with the wielder regardless of his/her alignment. scorchgeek alignment_terms Aligned: (For altars or priests) belonging to a god other than Moloch. This does NOT mean co-aligned when you farlook an altar on Astral. (For artifacts) associated with one of the three alignments, and hostile to players with other alignments. Thvor armor_store Armor stores are run by shopkeepers named: Demirci, Kalecik, Boyabai, Yildizeli, Gaziantep, Siirt, Akhalataki, Tirebolu, Aksaray, Ermenak, Iskenderun, Kadirli, Siverek, Pervari, Malasgirt, Bayburt, Ayancik, Zonguldak, Balya, Tefenni, Artvin, Kars, Makharadze, Malazgirt, Midyat, Birecik, Kirikkale, Alaca, Polatli, and Nallihan. paxed #name Extended command. Name an item or type of object. Eidolos #name When you use #name, it will ask you a yes or no question. Answering yes will allow you to name an individual/stack of items (useful for saying this is cursed), while answering no will allow you to call the class of items (useful for saying this is a scroll of light) SheeEttin #name see {name} CydeWeys ya A japanese bamboo arrow. It has +1 to hit over regular arrows and deals 1d7 damage to all enemies. It costs 4 zorkmids and weighs 1. Rarer than normal arrows. Unidentified, it shows as "bamboo arrow". scorchgeek #nethack:!ping Pong! jilles ring_weight All rings weigh 3. itsblah ring_of_warning Gives warning when worn. Renter somehow_you_miss Vorpal Blade tried to decapitate, but the monster has no head! Glammie turns_into_a_pretzel "Your mind turns into a pretzel!" - you have been confused by sitting on a throne. This is plain old regular confusion. ais523 sade see {slash'em} Cyde cram_ration A "people food". It costs 35 zorkmids, weighs 15, is worth 600 nutrition, and takes 3 turns to fully consume. Arafangion cram_ration Does not break vegan. greycat gunyoki Japanese food ration. Cheapy_ gunyoki The samurai's last meal before battle. It was usually made up of cooked chestnuts, dried seaweed, and sake. kerio gunyoki Also, http://gunyoki.net/ is clan EIT's "elite scoreboard" for the annual /dev/null/nethack tournament. paxed gremlin Little green g that multiplies in water. Especially dangerous during night, as it has a high chance of stealing intrinsics when it hits (this is NOT blocked by magic cancellation). Their corpses are poisonous. Poeir gremlin Level 5, difficulty 8, speed 12, AC 2, 25% magic resistance, deals 1d6 + 1d6 + 1d4 + steals intrinsic damage (if night). This is the only way to lose aggravate monster. Babamus gremlin It is night from 22:00 to 05:59. Rapidfire gremlin These little buggers are chaotic, and thus (if randomly generated) will be peaceful to chaotics with positive alignment. Rapidfire gremlin Therefore, they won't try to steal your intrinsics. Yet another reason to play Chaotic. :) Zeffrin gremlin Eaten: gremlin Nutr: 20 Effects: Poisonous Intrinsic: Poison: 33% blackcustard gremlin If an invisible gremlin splits, both new gremlins will be invisible. If a named gremlin splits, both new gremlins will share the name. If a shape changer temporarily assuming gremlin form splits, both new gremlins will be shape changers. blackcustard gremlin Gremlins can use their intrinsic stealing ability on other monsters, producing the messages "The gremlin chuckles" and "You hear laughter" (if the gremlin was out of your sight). HOWEVER, the gremlin cannot actually steal an intrinsic from another monster. blackcustard gremlin They can however destroy clay golems with that attack, producing the same messages. (If you are polymorphed into one, your clay golem form will be destroyed.) blackcustard gremlin Gremlins are hurt by light, for instance from breaking a wand of light or applying an expensive camera. greycat ulch "Ulch!" is the sound of an adventurer sipping or sniffing a cursed potion of gain ability or restore ability. ihope_ wand_of_invisibility See {wand of make invisible} Scheijan mail_daemon Daemon (represented by an &, but not actually a demon) who delivers mail to adventurers in the dungeon and normally only appears temporarily for that purpose. It is, however, an actual monster. bcode mail_daemon You can create a mail daemon by wishing for a statue of one and casting stone to flesh on it (or using a statue trap). Normally, it will immediately disappear on its next action, however. bcode mail_daemon If you anger a mail daemon, it will not leave while you are next to it (and won't attack as it has no attacks). Step away and it'll disappear, though. bcode mail_daemon Tame mail daemons will behave as any other monster and won't disappear. Because of their high monster MR of 127, you can only tame them by repeatedly using a magic trap while they are adjacent. bcode mail_daemon Killing one mail daemon will set the genocided flag for all of them, so no more mail daemons can be created. Mail daemons that are already present on your level will be unaffected until you change levels. Cyde magic_trap A trap. There is a 1/30 chance of getting these results: It says "You are caught in a magical explosion!". Lose d10 HP; if you survive, "Your body absorbs some of the magical energy!". Power points increased to max+2, and the trap vanishes. Cyde magic_trap Otherwise, a random effect can occur as follows: Cyde magic_trap 9/20: "You are momentarily blinded by a flash of light!" (If already blind, "You hear a deafening roar!"; if blinding resistant (Sunsword, poly), "You see a flash of light!".) Blinds for 9+d5 turns, creates d4 monsters around you. Cyde magic_trap 1/20: Same as fire trap ("A tower of flame erupts from the floor!". If not fire resistant, lose 2d4 HP, max HP is reduced by a number between 0 and the HP you lost. Chance of armour being damaged and flammables in inventory being burnt/boiled.) Cyde magic_trap 1/20: "You feel charismatic!" Gain 1 CHA, and tame the monsters immediately around you, and this form of taming can't be resisted. Cyde magic_trap 1/20: "You feel like someone is helping you." (If hallucinating, "You feel in touch with the Universal Oneness.") Acts as uncursed scroll of remove curse; uncurse loadstones, worn and wielded items. Remove ball and chain if being punished. Cyde magic_trap 2/20: Nothing happens, and does it quietly. Cyde magic_trap 6/20: Nothing happens, and any of a number of random messages may be displayed. Cyde magic_trap Thanks to Dylan O'Donnell < http://www.nethack.de/spoiler/magic_trap_messages.txt > braincancer magic_trap floating over it will still trigger it. Violist vorpy See {vorpal_blade} nooodl tou_skills Basic: axe, pickaxe, broad sword, long sword, two handed sword, mace, morning star, flail, hammer, quarterstaff, polearms, spear, javelin, trident, lance, bow, sling, crossbow, shuriken, boomerang, whip, divination spells, enchantment spells, riding. Skilled: knife, scimitar, saber, unicorn horn, escape spells, two weapon combat, bare handed combat. Expert: dagger, short sword, dart. Nexos you_hear_the_crackling_of_hellfire You used a stethoscope on the castle ground. Zeffrin gecko Eaten: gecko Nutr: 20 KittyRawr your_quickness_feels_more_natural You gained the speed intrinsic while wearing speed boots. You are now very fast. scorchgeek potion_of_fruit juice see {fruit juice} intchanter oilskin_bag See {oilskin_sack} greywolf boc? See "bag of cancellation." nht boc? see {bag of cancellation} SomeoneElseYes you_feel_sensitive! see {you_feel_sensitive} paxed gargoyle Speed 10, AC -4, stoning resistant, does 2d6 + 2d6 + 2d4 damage. Zeffrin gargoyle Eaten: gargoyle Nutr: 200 umopepisdn cavemen see {caveman} Hellzon sdsm see {silver dragon scale mail} Mucknert bags see {bag} Eidolos you_feel_cool You've got fire resistance! kerio92 you_feel_cool The Fonz started with this intrinsic. paxed farmbot http://scavenger.homeip.net/farmbot/HomePage CydeWeys elven_mithril_coat See {elven_mithril-coat} sorear ih see {interhack} bcode val see {valkyrie} bcode it_explodes! An undetected exploding monster exploded; most likely an (intrinsically invisible) black light, but possibly a yellow light or sphere; never a gas spore as those have a different message. bcode it_explodes! Common part of YAFMs, to such extent that some people don't even consider it funny anymore. dasunt helmet The helmet slot can be filled by the fedora, dunce cap (conical hat) and cornuthaum (conical hat) for zero drop in AC if unenchanted. A dented pot, elven leather helm (leather helm), helmet/kabuto, orcish helm (iron skull cap), helm of brilliance, helm of opposite alignment, and helm of telepathy will drop AC by one when unenchanted. A dwarvish iron helm (hard hat) will drop AC by 2 when unenchanted. dasunt helmet The normal helmet, helm of brilliance, helm of opposite alignment, and helm of telepathy share the randomized appearance of plumed, etched, crested, and visored helmets. dasunt helmet The normal helmet drops AC by one and is made of iron - it will rust, and it will hinder spellcasting. It is also known as the kabuto. Cyde helmet The normal helmet costs 10 zorkmids and the other three randomized helmets cost 50. The helm of opposite alignment will self-identify and the helm of telepathy will hinder spellcasting while the helm of brilliance will not. greycat helmet Beware, however, that wearing a helm of opposite alignment will cause you to lose any divine protection you have accumulated. Oh, and it autocurses itself, too. billnye top_ten Go to http://alt.org/nethack/top.php , and stop reading soon after the page loads :D Eidolos fasting If you're a monk and you hit the "weak" state of hunger, your wisdom will be exercised. Only hitting "Weak" is necessary, you don't have to stay that way for any great length of time. jmr a_feeling_of_loss_comes_over_you You dipped an uncursed item in a fountain. Had it been cursed, the curse would have been removed. PsyMar major_trouble see {major_troubles} Mucknert dywypi "Do you want your possessions identified?" - Abbreviation used to point out that the avatar of the player has died. AceSevenFive dywypi Due to the DYWYPI counting as item identification, it exercises wisdom. joshk ochre_jelly You are splashed by the ochre jelly's acid! Watch out! It can really hurt you, so try to attack it from a distance. It can also engulf you once in a while jilles ochre_jelly They can corrode your weapon. jilles ochre_jelly Fortunately, they're quite slow. Rapidfire ochre_jelly Their engulf is caused by them moving onto the same square as you. Just stand back. :) Zeffrin ochre_jelly Eaten: ochre jelly Nutr: 20 V! Effects: Acidic scwizard cope The cope is a liturgical vestment which may be worn by any rank of the clergy. Copes are made in all liturgical colours, and are like a very long mantle or cloak, fastened at the breast by a clasp. scwizard cope See ornamental_cope Zeffrin gnome_lord Eaten: gnome lord Nutr: 120 Effects: Gnome _AtH plain_spellbook Spellbook of blank paper. bcode level_teleporter see {level teleport trap} anselmus marvin Christian Bressler, who ascended 23 times in a row on NAO as mrivan, before losing a ranger to a plains centaur (which he blamed on fatigue). DrSunglasses the_bugs_on_the_floor_speed_up You engraved with a wand of speed monster. Stevie ardjawinangun A shopkeeper named Ardjawinangun will be running a delicatessen. mekkis paranoid_delusion The way a monster is seen when hallucinating when you are warned against that type of monster. (In vanilla nethack, this only applies when wielding Sting or Orcrist, against orcs). greycat baluchitherium An extinct relative of the rhinoceros, believed to be the largest land mammal that ever lived. In nethack, just a big 'q'. Zeffrin baluchitherium Eaten: baluchitherium Nutr: 800 ais523 monster_alignment Some monsters (including your quest leader) are always peaceful, some (including your quest nemesis) are always hostile. Additionally, some monsters are peaceful or hostile to players of certain races. ais523 monster_alignment Failing that, crossaligned monsters are always hostile, chaotic monsters are hostile to players with the Amulet, and angelic minions are hostile to players with negative alignment records. ais523 monster_alignment For coaligned monsters when none of the above conditions apply: there's a 1 in (alignment+15) chance, and an independent 1 in (2+monster alignment) chance, that they're hostile, otherwise peaceful. Note that this means that coaligned neutral monsters generally have at least a 50% chance of being hostile. Grunt points_all_around,_then_curses A monster tried to cast a spell not directed at you before its spell-casting timeout (every (10 - (monster's level)) turns, to a minimum of two) expired. PsyMar #nethack:yasd? Yet Another Stupid Death BlastHardcheese taming see {scroll_of_taming} bcode psi_bolt A low-level monster spell; does ((monster level/2)+1)d6 points of damage, halved by half spell damage and magic resistance (quartered if you have both). paxed throne_room Special room filled with monsters that also has a throne and a chest. Special level messages include the tones of courtly conversation, a sceptre pounded in judgment and someone shouting "Off with his/her head!" The placed monsters are (in order of difficulty, determined by level depth): Dragons, Giants, Trolls, Centaurs, Orcs, bugbears, hobgoblins, Gnomes or Kobolds. aero2600 throne_room Sounds that may indicate a throne room on the level include "You hear the tones of courtly conversation.", "You hear a sceptre pounded in judgment.", "Someone shouts "Off with head!", "You hear Queen Beruthiel's cats!" (hallucinating). nooodl throne_room Frequency: 1/6, DL 5+. SheeEttin mines see {gnomish_mines} Simetrical ddtt Don't do that, then. bcode anselmus Some rather good player who probably has too high an opinion of himself at some times, but can be nice as well if you don't annoy him too much. Plus he's usually kidding, anyway[citation needed]. Poeir potion_of_hallucination Quaffed: You hallucinate for... Blessed: 300 to 499+. Uncursed: 600-799+. Cursed: 900-1099+. (turns) Vapors give the message "You have a momentary vision." Throwing has no game mechanics effect. Poeir potion_of_hallucination Alchemized by #dipping booze into gain energy/level. Poeir potion_of_hallucination #dipping a unicorn horn into it creates uncursed water. aristotle73 potion_of_hallucination Quaffing a potion of sickness while hallucinating can cure hallucination. "You are shocked back to your senses!" Rhubarb barbed_devil Base Level 8 / Speed 12 / AC:0 / MR:35 / 2d4 2d4 3d4Sting - Resistant To Fire/Poison greqrg barbed_devil Lawful demon, making random generation impossible in Gehennom, so these are never randomly generated. May be summoned by other lawful demons, and are also found in the sanctum and Baalzebub's lair. Hellzon hobgoblin Difficulty 3, speed 9, does 1d4 damage. Hellzon hobgoblin Will be placed in throne rooms. Zeffrin hobgoblin Eaten: hobgoblin Nutr: 200 jilles feverish "You feel feverish." You've just contracted lycanthropy from a bite from a werejackal, wererat or werewolf in animal form. Renan feverish To cure the lycanthropy you can eat a sprig of wolfsbane, drink holy water or pray. ylmson #nethack:!vladbane $CHOICE(8*|blessed |cursed )$CHOICE(5*thoroughly rusty |4*very rusty |3*rusty |)$CHOICE(3*thoroughly corroded |2*very corroded |corroded |)$CHOICE(9*|rustproof )$CHOICE(tin opener|skeleton key|lock pick|stethoscope|tin whistle|tinning kit|can of grease|beartrap|landmine|pick-axe|grappling hook|heavy iron ball|iron chain) ylmson #nethack:!vladbane $CHOICE(7*uncursed |2*blessed |cursed )$CHOICE(3*thoroughly burnt |2*very burnt |burnt |)$CHOICE(6*|3*thoroughly rotted |2*very rotted |rotted )$CHOICE(blindfold|towel|leash|saddle|sack|oilskin sack|bag of holding|large box|chest|bag of tricks|tallow candle|wax candle|leather drum|drum of earthquake|wooden harp|wooden flute|magic harp|magic flute) ylmson #nethack:!vladbane $CHOICE(8*|blessed |cursed )$CHOICE(5*thoroughly corroded |4*very corroded |3*corroded |)$CHOICE(brass lantern|oil lamp|magic lamp|bugle|bell) ylmson #nethack:!vladbane $CHOICE(8*|blessed |cursed )$CHOICE(5*thoroughly burnt |4*very burnt |3*burnt |)$CHOICE(credit card|expensive camera|magic marker) Jafet #nethack:!vladbane the $CHOICE(cursed|2*uncursed|3*blessed) $CHOICE(-7|-6|-5|-4|-3|-2|-1|5*+0|5*+6|10*+7|+8|+9) $CHOICE(Breadknife|Sting|Grayswandir|Werebane|Tsurugi of Muramasa|Vorpal Blade) Jafet #nethack:!vladbane $CHOICE(3*|cursed |uncursed |blessed )$CHOICE(rubber hose|boomerang|shuriken|runesword|rustproof wand of wishing|partisan|fauchard|glaive|bec-de-corbin|spetum|lucern hammer|guisarme|ranseur|voulge|bill-guisarme|bardiche|halberd|towel|wet towel|meat stick|huge chunk of meat) Nexos you_caitiff see {caitiff} billnye your_hands_itch The good news is that the scroll you wasted was cursed... the bad news is that it was EW, and you also weren't wielding anything. Problem you_are_nominally_aligned See {alignment} SpeedEvil nhackenbot Hackens attempt at a nethack bot. Ascensions: Twice as many as any other bot on NAO. nooodl maudtips Things to scum for: high intelligence, polymorph (ring, wand), polymorph control, magic marker, charging scrolls, wand of digging, a tonal instrument. nooodl maudtips At the ends of corridors, cast force bolt instead of searching for doors. nooodl maudtips Learn detect monsters to find shops easily and train divination spells. nooodl maudtips Dwarvish cloaks are nice to sell in Minetown -- you might not have enough money to buy the stuff you need there. (scrolls, potions, useful tools) nooodl maudtips No 300zm rings, no lamps at Izchak? Consider #quitting. nooodl maudtips Polying into a mountain centaur tears your cloak apart. nooodl maudtips If you stumble in, clear out Sokoban level 1 for a ring, wand, and scrolls for blanking. Eliah ring_of_conflict Makes monsters and peaceful creatures attack each other and you. moussambani ring_of_conflict Or not. BenUrban ring_of_conflict When eaten, it confers the conflict intrinsic; remember that this also affects your nutrition consumption. Mister_Fox you_hear_a_scream A humanoid you could not see fell into a hole generated by a drum of earthquake. greycat ripping_sound The sound of a cloak or shirt being destroyed by something that just polymorphed; if you hear this early, it might be a werecreature, but if it's a polytrap, you might be in trouble. dtype water_moccasin Diff 7, Lvl 4. Reasonably fast (15) and difficult to hit (AC3), these show up in hordes sometimes when dipping or drinking at fountains and are thus the death of many an unwary early traveller. Zeffrin water_moccasin Eaten: water moccasin Nutr: 80 Effects: Poisonous Intrinsic: Poison: 27% ekiM mmom see {Magic_Mirror_of_Merlin} BenUrban speedfest see {scorefest} Poeir vaguely_nervous One of the random effects you can get after you've killed the Wizard of Yendor. Don't sweat it. ylmson vaguely_nervous see {wizard_of_yendor} Nodey absolute_beginner's_guide See The Absolute Beginner's Guide for NetHack at http://www.melankolia.net/nethack/nethack.guide.html Anden you_feel_in_control_of_yourself You just got the teleport control intrinsic by eating a corpse. HanClinto pet_buc_test If your pet walks over an item without a "moves only reluctantly" message, and it didn't move there to eat something, then all items on that square are either blessed or uncursed. HanClinto pet_buc_test See also moves_only_reluctantly nailbunny you_feel_insulated Your monk just became Xp 15 and therefore received shock resistance. paxed invocation To get to Moloch's Sanctum, you have to perform this. You'll need The Candelabrum of Invocation (plus 7 candles), The Bell of Opening and The Book of Dead. dasunt invocation The normal procedure is to get the Bell of Opening and Candelabrum, find the vibrating square, make sure you are ready to ascend, whack the wizard, then perform the invocation. jilles invocation The exact procedure is to stand on the vibrating square, light the Candelabrum (7 candles must be attached), ring the Bell (these first two may be done in any order), and read the Book. Sascha Wostmann's guide to remembering is: 1) Make some light to read by. 2) Ring the bell to get the attention of the audience. 3) Read the book to them. billnye invocation All of the items must be non-cursed; the Bell must have charges. PsyMar_ nethack_carols Devnull is a-coming and the Wizard's getting fat / Please put the star of dilithium in the old man's hat / If you can't ascend a wizard, then a valkyrie'll do / If you can't ascend a valkyrie then Tyr bless you! JoshJ rcedit http://alt.org/nethack/webconf/nhrc_edit.php rawrmage #*:!attack see {#nethack:!attack} Sgep you_dream_that_you_hear You heard something that would normally be conveyed as "You hear", but you were asleep Sgeo jonah_was_here 'What would you write? "Jonah was here"?' Sgeo jonah_was_here You attempted to (E)ngrave while engulfed by a (non-whirly?) monster. Sgeo jonah_was_here https://nethackwiki.com/wiki/Engrave.c#line474 runcible fell_onto_a_sink Death from de-levitating by floating over a sink. HP loss is d8 + (25-CON). Abuses DEX. If wielding a trice corpse, it will stone you like falling into other traps. If a weapon or weapon-tool is on the sink, an additional d3 damage is applied and CON is abused. Stevko the_wand_unsuccessfully_fights_your_attempt_to_write see {unsuccessfully fights your attempt to write} Nexos a_cloud_of_darkness_falls_upon_you You failed to learn a spell and are blinded in the process. Nexos a_cloud_of_darkness_falls_upon_you You quaffed or got hit by a potion of blindness. paxed elbereth Engraving this word will cause most monsters (including some Quest Nemeses) not to attack you hand-to-hand. Engraving it with a capital 'E' exercises wisdom. tsuteiuQ elbereth All monsters will respect Elbereth except: pets, peaceful monsters, angelic beings (all 'A'), all '@', Minotaurs, the 3 Riders, werecreatures in animal form if they transformed less than a turn ago (this is a bug), and all monsters blinded by an external source. Intrinsically blind monsters will still respect Elbereth. raxvulpine elbereth Elbereth can occasionally appear as a random engraving; it is not necessarily a sign of a bones file, but it can be. Wrongskian elbereth You have the following chances of messing up each letter if you have a status problem: blind (1/11), confused (1/7), stunned (1/4), or hallucinating (1/2). If you are writing in the dust, each letter has a 1/25 chance of being miswritten; this is a 72% overall probability of successfully writing the word. lament elbereth Monsters who respect Elbereth will avoid stepping on a square so marked, provided the square contains at least a single item. Monsters can be created (via spawn or create-monster effects) on such a square. jmr elbereth See also: http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/elbereth_faq.html TruePika elbereth Also, you need moar Elbereth. No exceptions. bcode elbereth Shopkeepers, guards, aligned/high priests and the Wizard of Yendor will never respect Elbereth, not even when polymorphed. runcible mines_end see {mines'_end} bcode you_have_an_out_of_body_experience A monster would have killed you with the touch of death. However, hallucination protected you. bcode you_have_an_out_of_body_experience This won't work with Death's deadly touch, so be careful! PsyMar you_hear_loud_noises_coming_from_the_drain That was a ring of conflict. Hope you have another. dtype yeenoghu A very high level summoned demon lord, responsible for more than a few deaths of overwhelmed adventurers. He is resistant to fire and poison, and has physical, paralysis, confusion, and magic attacks. jilles yeenoghu He may summon Demogorgon. jdorje yeenoghu He may also summon Orcus and Juiblex. umopepisdn yeenoghu He may be summoned by sacrificing your own race. Hellzon yeenoghu Of course, he may also be summoned by Orcus, Juiblex and Demogorgon. Cyde killed_by_a_soldier_ant A very common death. dasunt opal_ring An unidentified ring. Cannot be eaten by any monster. SpeedEvil fountain Quaffing from most fountains will (9/30) do nothing or give you a little nutrition. It's less likely (1/30) to enlighten you, make you vomit, poison you, curse some stuff, grant you see-invisible, detect monsters, create a gem, scare monsters, overflow to nearby squares, summon snakes, a nymph or a water demon. Water demons may grant a wish (see ?? water demon) SpeedEvil fountain There is a 1/3 chance quaffing will dry up the fountain. SpeedEvil fountain Dipping an item into the fountain has no effect most of the time, but will occasionally uncurse items (4/30), and 1/30 chance of most of the bad effects under quaffing. SpeedEvil fountain 1/7th of fountains are magic. Quaffing a magic fountain with positive luck has a 3/10 chance of refreshing you (small amount of nutrition) and a 7/10 chance of having the same effect as a blessed potion of restore ability and a uncursed potion of gain ability. (if luck >4, then a blessed potion of gain ability.) After this effect the fountain is now not magic. SpeedEvil fountain Digging on a fountain square will cause the fountain to overflow, which makes pools of water up to several squares away, but never under you. This can be a good way to get unlimited water with which to blank scrolls, dilute potions, or accidentally drown Izchak. Don't do it in minetown. marginoferror fountain Fountains in minetown will give you a warning before they're about to expire. If you use them after that, the fountain will disappear and the watch will attack you. marginoferror fountain If you dip a longsword into a fountain and obtain Excalibur the fountain disappears without warning. SpeedEvil fountain Also see ?? excalibur. dtype wish Allows you to obtain most items in the game. You can wish for, but will not receive items which produce wishes (wand of wishing or magic lamp; you *can* wish for smoky potions, though). If your luck is negative, a wish is likely to fail. If you have reason to believe it may be (cursed luckstone, sokoban mishaps, friday the 13th, etc.), save it for later. casmith789 wish Good first wishes include "blessed figurine of an Archon" (for a pacifist), "blessed greased +3 grey dragon scale mail" (for a character without MR), "blessed greased +3 silver dragon scale mail" (for a character without reflection), "blessed greased fixed +3 speed boots" (for a character with MR & reflection). +2 or +3 is personal preference. dtype wish If from a wand of wishing, and you haven't id'd charging scrolls, the first wish should _always_ be "2 blessed greased scrolls of charging", or a magic marker to write the scrolls of charging (for the wand) if you've id'd charging, but don't have any or are are wizard with high luck, in which case you can probably write the scroll even when unidentified. greycat wish If you wish for an artifact, the artifact may not be created ("For a moment, you feel something in your hands, but it disappears!"). This will happen 100% of the time if it's your own quest artifact. Otherwise the chance to successfully wish for the artifact is 2/(n+1) where n is the number of artifacts already existing in the game. greycat wish Wishing for another class's quest artifact will blast you for 4d10 damage (2d10 with magic resistance; you also get blasted when you use such an item), so you fountain gamblers may not survive such a wish. You cannot wish for any artifact guaranteed to be found in the game (i.e. your quest artifact, any of the invocation items, or the Amulet of Yendor.) jmr wish see also: http://nh.gmuf.com/wish.html and {what_do_i_wish_for} ekiM smokey see {smoky_potion} braindancer you_suddenly_yearn_for_your_distant_homeland You stepped on a magic trap -- count your blessings, because nothing bad happened this time. paxed #nethack:!mail360 3.6.0 has no support for "simplemail" which is what dgamelaunch uses. 3.6.1 has it. dasunt expert +3 to hit, +2 to damage. (-3 to hit, +1 to damage when two-weaponing.) dasunt expert Takes 180 hits, and three experience levels to advance from skilled to expert. dasunt expert +2 damage when riding, +2 to bare-handed damage, +6 to martial arts damage. nooodl hea_skills Basic: scimitar, saber, mace, polearms, spear, javelin, trident, bare handed combat. Skilled: dagger, short sword, club, sling, shuriken. Expert: knife, quarterstaff, dart, unicorn horn, healing spells. scorchgeek levitation_wresting see {engrave_wresting} DCliche muad Not Maud. BlastHardcheese muad Ya hya chouhada Muad'Dib! PsyMar muad Oh heh, now I know why you shouldn't bash your cat with polymorph potions. it died from system shock? No, I died from touching my new cockatrice. jmr a_strange_tingling_runs_up_your_arm You dipped an item in a fountain. Nothing happened. Rapidfire your_legs_get_new_energy You just drank a potion of speed, but you are already hasted by speed boots or similar item. Cheapy_ the_heart_of_ahriman see {heart_of_ahriman} OmegaCenti caveman_artifact The Sceptre of Might bcode the_altar_glows You just converted an altar. Hellzon red_dragon see {dragon} Zeffrin red_dragon Eaten: red dragon Nutr: 1500 Intrinsic: Fire: 100% OmegaCenti cavewoman_artifact see {caveman_artifact} dasunt elven_shield A wooden shield that, unenchanted, will drop AC by 2. It has the appearance of 'blue and green shield'. Eliah elven_shield Weight: 40 paxed pickup_burden Configuration option. When you pick up an item that would exceed this encumbrance level (Unencumbered, Burdened, streSsed, straiNed, overTaxed, or overLoaded), you will be asked if you want to continue. Default 'S'. jilles pickup_burden Does not apply to loadstones. paxed gehennom Hell, and with all the mazes, it's boring as hell. dtype gehennom Bring a pickaxe to speed things up. paxed gehennom You cannot pray to your god there, so you'd better prepare some holy water before entering. paxed gehennom Downward-extending branch consisting of 20-24 levels, reached via the trapdoors in the castle. You cannot pray to your god in Gehennom. SheeEttin gehennom Note: the Valley of the Dead is included in Gehennom. quipyowert !ubiest use !whereis Nodey strength Strength (St:) affects your fighting ability (to-hit and damage), carrying capacity, throwing/kicking distance, chances of opening doors, bashing doors or chests. It has a strange scale: 3-18, then 18/01-18/99, followed by 18/**, then 19-25 (gauntlets of power or str rings with 18/**). Nodey strength Dwarves and humans can reach 18/** strength natively. Gnomes and orcs are capable of 18/50, and elves just 18. However, gauntlets of power can override these racial limitations. Nodey strength To-hit bonus in the format of [Strength]=(bonus): [3-5]=(-2). [6-7]=(-1). [8-16]=(+0). [17-18/50]=(+1). [18/51-18/99]=(+2). [18/**-25]=(+3). Nodey strength Damage bonus in the format of [Strength]=(bonus): [3-5]=(-1). [6-15]=(+0). [16-17]=(+1). [18]=(+2); [18/01-18/75]=(+3). [18/76-18/90]=(+4). [18/91-18/99]=(+5). [18/**-25]=(+6). Nodey strength Carrying capacity = ([(Strength + Constitution)/2]+1)*50, capped at 1000. Strength "carrying points" for this purpose are computed thus: 3-18, 22-25 counts as themselves. 18/01 - 18/31 counts as 19. 18/32 to 18/81 counts as 20. 18/82 to 21 counts as 21. Nodey strength Raised (directly) by: quaffing potions of gain ability, eating royal jelly, giant corpses, tins of spinach (1 point each). Gauntlets of power (at any enchantment) directly raises strength to 25, past racial limitations. Nodey strength Exercised by: attacking monsters; quaffing healing/extra healing; kicking doors; throwing iron balls or boulders; pushing boulders; failing to open doors; hit by nurse; "restored to health" after *cubus; enchant armor without armor; being "stressed" or "strained"; regenerating; hit by electricity or fire as iron golem. Nodey strength Abused by: weak from hunger; kicking stairs, ladder, wall, space, trapped door, or when levitating; damaged by explosion; strangled, choked, crushed, digested, pummeled, damaged by acid; xan prick; *cubus exhaustion; break out of armor; destroy armor without armor; rock and pit traps; force-bolt or magic missile self; lose grip on iron ball; divided as pudding. Nodey strength Strength is not exercised by being burdened, but by being stressed or higher. This is generally a bad way to do it as ABUSES dexterity, and leads to much death. Eidolos medusa's_island Medusa's Island is located in the DoD between dlvls 21 and 28, 1-4 levels above the castle. Eidolos medusa's_island Both Medusa's variants can be jumped across (unless your only source of jumping is from being a knight) Eidolos medusa's_island Dig down if you cannot cross water yet. You can either come right back up and get the levitation boots from Perseus (maybe), wish for a means with the castle wand, or go down to Vlad's and get the water walking boots (if you are able to cross the moat). nooodl medusa's_island You can fall past Medusa from a trap door or hole on the level above. Hacken gray_dragon Breathes magic missiles dealing 4d6 damage. Bites for 3d8, then claws twice for 1d4 each. Base AC is -1, and MR is 20. Doesn't grant any intrinsics. Zeffrin gray_dragon Eaten: gray dragon Nutr: 1500 Sylth arch-pudding Please don't destroy our galaxy Calamarain this_burns You just drank, or got hit on the head by, a potion of acid paxed #nethack:yaap? Yet Another Ascension Post rawrmage #*:!source My source is located at https://github.com/paxed/Rodney. markos_64 you_feel_sick You ate an old corpse, but not old enough to give you fatal sickness. It only took d8 hit points. assended spam Stupid Pointless Annoying Message. See also {plane_of_spam}. stenno spam Also 'spiced ham', in case you've wondered. Stevie cancelable_monsters The following monsters can be made far less dangerous by either a wand or the spell of cancellation: Stevie cancelable_monsters Chickatrices and cockatrices (MR 30) cannot stone you with their hissing attack but touching the trice (or corpse) still petrifies. Stevie cancelable_monsters Ghouls (MR 0), shades (MR 0), cubes (MR 0), eyes (MR 10), and guardian nagas (MR 50) cannot use their paralysis attacks. Stevie cancelable_monsters Rust monsters and disenchanters (both MR 0) lose their special abilities. Stevie cancelable_monsters Nymphs (MR 30) become plain nymphs and cannot steal things. itsblah cancelable_monsters Spellcasters (MR varies) lose the ability to cast spells. Especially useful on certain quest nemeses, since most of them have a low MR. Stevie cancelable_monsters All standard dragons (D, MR 20) lose their breath ability (" coughs"). Stevie cancelable_monsters Demons (most &, of varying MR) can't do their bring-in-some-friends routine once cancelled. Stevie cancelable_monsters Similarly, werefoo can't summon help if you cancel them; additionally, they get stuck in whatever form they were in when cancelled. Stevie cancelable_monsters Xans (red x) can't prick and injure your legs. Stevie cancelable_monsters Green slimes (P, MR 0!) cannot slime you by touching you (although their corpses are just as deadly to eat). BenUrban cancelable_monsters Foocubi get a "severe headache" and won't have sex anymore. paxed #nethack:$act_cries $ACT laughs fiendishly. GreyMario pole_cleaver see {voulge} kerio #nethack:!wish blessed greased +3 silver dragon scale mail kerio #nethack:!wish blessed greased fixed +3 cloak of magic resistance kerio #nethack:!wish uncursed greased fixed magic marker kerio #nethack:!wish blessed greased fixed +3 speed boots scorchgeek #nethack:!wish 3 cursed greased fireproof burning scrolls of genocide Eidolos deathrobin The goal of DeathRobin is to get as many unique deaths as possible. DeathRobin has some unique NAO deaths (like "killed by dangerous winds" and "killed by leg damage from being pulled out of a bear trap"). Eidolos deathrobin As usual with the robins, the password is "robin". If there's a game in progress, please don't screw it up (for suitable values of "screw it up", obviously). SpeedEvil deathrobin Please name a weapon or something with what death you're going for if you leave it. Tjr deathrobin No player has these helpless messages yet: being scared stiff (falling Magicbane), gazing into a mirror (floating eye polyself), pretending to be a pile of gold (eat mimic), scared by rattling (chat skeleton), ringing a bell (it must be cursed and summon a nymph for a chance at this). runcible rn1 rn1(x,y) = (rn2(x)+(y)) dasunt elemental_planes In order of appearance: Earth, air, fire, water and finally astral. dasunt elemental_planes In order to get to the first elemental plane (earth) you must have the real amulet of Yendor and ascend the stairs or quaff a cursed !oGL on dlvl 1. Make sure you have everything you need. There is NO RETURN to the main dungeon. Make sure you have the amulet and it is not a fake. dasunt elemental_planes To get from one plane to another, you must locate the hidden portals on each level. The amulet of Yendor, if worn or wielded, will give clues to the portal's location, otherwise, crystal balls or cursed/confused ?oGD will work just as well (if not better). Dartonias elemental_planes Good things to have include a way to dig (earth) and a method of levitation (to move around in air). Also, Air Elementals are particularly nasty, see {air_elemental}. Sgep elemental_planes If you don't have the Amulet in your possession (i.e. stolen), and you step on the portal, nothing will happen, so don't worry about it. Zauren majuk Some random guy in #nethack. He's not ascended yet. Zauren mocks him for this since. Otakon this_tastes_like_liquid_fire Potion of Booze / Sake sorear you_feel_tough! Your constitution just went up. See {exercise} for a possible explanation. Greentryst dandelion_wine see {this_tastes_like_dandelion_wine} paxed ascension_kit All the little fiddly bits your character has to carry in order to ascend. Usually includes a dragon scale mail, speed boots, gauntlets of power (or dexterity), and something to kill tough dudes with. Cyde ascension_kit Must include some combination of GDSM, SDSM, amulet of reflection, shield of reflection, cloak of magic resistance, or a magic resistance granting quest artifact such that the player has both magic resistance and magic reflection. greycat ascension_kit The bare minimum is: magic resistance, a unicorn horn, good AC and HP, some food, some way to eliminate monsters (weapons, spells, pets), and a way to uncurse your equipment. Tsingi ascension_kit reading a blessed or uncursed scroll of gold detection while confused or reading a cursed scroll will identify traps on the level, including portals. This is a good way to locate the portals on the elemental planes. If you want to do this for all levels you need four of them, plus any backups you think you might need. Hellzon ascension_kit There's a thorough guide at https://nethackwiki.com/wiki/Ascension_kit markos_64 trident Eating a non-cursed trident gives "That was pure chewing satisfaction!" message ("Four out of five dentists agree" if hallucinating). Cheapy_ trident They also do 1d6+1/3d4. nooodl #nethack:!dc $IF($ISINT($ARGS)|$CALC($ARGS*400)|$NICK: Need a positive integer value for that.) paxed golden_naga Speed 14, AC 2, Magic resistance 70%, Poison resistant and can grant it. Does damage in melee for 2d6 and can cast spells for 4d6. Zeffrin golden_naga Eaten: golden naga Nutr: 400 Intrinsic: Poison: 67% Cyde naginata Japanese for {glaive}. paxed #*:!wikilink see {#*:!nw} scorchgeek ink scroll charges: mail:2, amnesia:8, earth:8, fire:8, food detection:8, gold detection:8, light:8, magic mapping:8, create monster:10, destroy armor:10, punishment:10, confuse monster:12, identify:14, charging:16, enchant armor:16, enchant weapon:16, remove curse:16, scare monster:20, stinking cloud:20, taming:20, teleportation:20, genocide:30 BlastHardcheese how_to_win see {how_to_ascend} lorimer what_should_i_wish_for see {what_do_i_wish_for} Masque cannibalism see {cannibal} umopepisdn momentary_chill You have just received fire resistance. blindcoder terminal_freeze If your terminal freezes, you might have hit Ctrl-S. Try Ctrl-Q to unfreeze the terminal. greycat bludgeon_damage (Damages are shown as S/L for "small/large" monsters.) mace: 1d6+1/1d6. morning star: 2d4/1d6+1. war hammer: 1d4+1/1d4. club: 1d6/1d3. rubber hose: 1d4/1d3. quarterstaff: 1d6/1d6. aklys: 1d6/1d3. flail: 1d6+1/2d4. bullwhip: 1d2/1d1 casmith789 garter_snake A low level monster that isn't poisonous and doesn't convey any resistances. Zeffrin garter_snake Eaten: garter snake Nutr: 60 Dentarthur monsters_spoiler Monster basic properties and attacks: http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/343/mon1-343.html runcible monsters_spoiler Monster generation and disposal: http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/343/mon2-343.html dasunt cave_spider An early game monster that conveys poison resistance without poisoning! _bryce cave_spider It's only a 7% chance, but there is no risk (unless it's old, of course...) Zeffrin cave_spider Eaten: cave spider Nutr: 50 Intrinsic: Poison: 7% nailbunny you_feel_like_a_new_woman Message given when a female human polymorphs but does not change race. Stats are re-rolled. jilles shk see {shopkeeper} jmr speed Speed is categorized as "fast" and "very fast". If fast, your average speed is 1/3 greater than normal; if very fast, 2/3 greater than normal. merlincorey ircrobin A robin account created on nethack.alt.org for #nethack on freenode, but of course, usable by others joshk rustproof To rustproof your armor, read an uncursed/blessed enchant armor while confused, and a random piece of armor will be rustproofed. Take off everything else! A cursed destroy armor while confused works as well. joshk rustproof That goes for weapons too. paxed evil_coward A lawful character using a poisoned weapon to hit a monster will feel "like an evil coward" and get -1 alignment penalty. paxed bos Boots of speed; they're actually called "speed boots", but NetHack will also accept "boots of speed" for wishing. Zeffrin white_unicorn Eaten: white unicorn Nutr: 300 Intrinsic: Poison: 27% billnye you_feel_wide_awake Whatever you just ate gave you sleep resistance. Wear it in good health. blackcustard #nethack:minesflayer? Random h in mines was a mind flayer. greycat newt The RNG turned me into a newt! ... I got better. paxed newt Eating a newt corpse when you are above 2/3 Pw capacity will have a 66% chance of giving a small Pw boost of 1-3 points. "You feel a mild buzz." When your power is 2/3 or below, this always occurs. Stevie-O newt If you are already at max Pw, there is a 22% chance of increasing your max Pw by 1. Bonus! Zeffrin newt Eaten: newt Nutr: 20 Effects: Energy: 67% itsblah friday_13th see {friday_the_13th} Nexos crapbane see {foobane} Cheapy| always_remember You just gained 1 to Wisdom from a foocubus. paxed entro-p The Head Honcho of NoeGNUd. Mucknert entro-p Some of us prefer 'grand poobah'. towo entro-p What he lacks in skill, he makes up in enthusiasm! Entro-P entro-p website: http://www.darkarts.co.za/ Entro-P entro-p has created or revived many nethack and slashem graphical interfaces, among them: noeGNUd, AllegroHack, newt, lizard, Vulture's Zadir haste_self You become very fast (like speed boots) for 100 to 109 (more) turns (160 to 169 (more) turns if skilled or expert) and exercise your dexterity. (steelypips.org/nethack) Arista #nethack:!troll $ACT zaps $ARGS with a wand of polymorph! $ARGS turns into a long worm! Rodney threads $ARGS on a grappling hook! Rodney casts $ARGS off the side of Charon's boat. How's it feel to be trolled with? Arthur_ #nethack:!troll You have a trolled feeling for a moment, then it passes. Arista #nethack:!troll Ts trolling Ts trolling $NICK. paxed identify You can identify items by reading a scroll of identify (best blessed), casting identify -spell, or #sitting on a throne. (small chance) paxed identify Scrolls of identify are easy to price-ID in shops, as they are the cheapest scroll. fontp identify Blessed scroll has a 1/5 chance of IDing 1, 2, 3, 4, or all items. Positive luck guarantees at least 2. Uncursed has a 21/25 chance of IDing one item, and a 1/25 chance of each 2, 3, 4, and all items. Cursed only IDs one item. anselmus identify You can also ID by price. See ??Clippy and tabs-343.txt. aero2600 identify An identify scroll that identifies all items will not identify items in a container. TruePika wizard_hat see {cornuthaum} billnye mews Possible response by a feline pet when #chatted: indicates hungry, and tameness of 5 or better paxed issek The lawful god of the rogue's pantheon. BenUrban [or Shield of Reflection paxed nethackd The other way to set up nethack viewing on your own box, see http://www.linuks.mine.nu/nethack/ SpeedEvil cursed Cursed stuff is generally bad. SpeedEvil cursed In brief, anything that can be enchanted, that's worn on the body, and is cursed will not be removable. GreyKnight cursed Rings, amulets, armour, weapons (including pickaxes and unicorn horns) will all weld themselves to you. casmith789 tournament Currently, there are two NetHack tournaments: the /dev/null/nethack tournament (every year in November, usually called just "devnull") and Junethack (every year in June). bcode tournament /dev/null is only for vanilla on its own mostly unpatched servers, though it has "challenges" (often, another game "inside" NetHack, similar to Sokoban). Junethack includes variants and uses existing public servers, including NAO. paxed #nethack:$act_looks_at_$self $ACT scowls at $NICK menacingly! paxed jewelers A shop. Sells and buys rings, gems and amulets. Renter the_water's_force_seems_smaller_now You just dropped a ring of increase damage with a negative enchantment over a sink. GreyKnight !rng Try "!rng rock paper scissors" to randomly select a word from a list GreyKnight !rng To use multi-word tokens, use pipes: "!rng NetHack is great|Crawl is not as good" GreyKnight !rng Also try these: "!rng @coin", "!rng @zorkmid", "!rng @role", "!rng @race", "!rng @gender", dtype plumed_helmet One of the unidentified helms. It could be a plain helmet (auto-id'd for some chars), helm of brilliance, helm of telepathy, or the dreaded helm of opposite alignment. dasunt jackboots see {high boots} bcode #nethack:!nhqdb see {#nethack:!qdb} Cheapy__ eye_of_tapioca see {eye of the aethiopica} paxed #nethackwiki:!sandbox https://nethackwiki.com/wiki/NetHackWiki:Sandbox dasunt silver_saber d8 (4.5 average) damage against small and large creatures. d20 (10.5 average) extra damage against silver-hating creatures. scwizard silver_saber Archeologist is the only class that can achieve expert skill level with this weapon runcible splattv Termcast'd collection of NAO endgame deaths, telnet termcast.org to view greycat teleport_control The cure for "you feel jumpy". You can get intrinsic teleport control by eating a tengu corpse (17% chance) or the Wizard of Yendor's corpse (20% chance), or you can wear a ring of teleport control. High-level wizards and monks (XL 17) get it automatically. Stevie[FP] teleport_control Rings of teleport control have a base cost of 300 zorkmids. billnye i Command: 'i' List your inventory (everything you're carrying). dasunt i Command: 'I' List selected parts of your inventory. I* lists all gems, Iu lists all unpaid items, Ix is all used-up items on your shopping bill and I$ counts your money. dasunt i Monster: 'i' Manes, imps, lemures, quasits, tengus, and the hard-to-pluralize homunculus. dasunt i Monster: 'I' A monster that you felt but did not see. May or may not still be there anymore. dasunt i Command: 'Meta-i' Same as '#invoke'. brettcar i It's 'homunculi.' progo you_feel_that_you_did_the_right_thing. As a lawful you untrapped a monster. +1 bonus to your alignment. This doesn't happen very often so be glad. Stevie[FP] killed_by_an_exploding_rune see {reading spells} SpeedEvil artefact See {artifact} HanClinto fremen To ascend with the Fremen conduct, the following conditions should be followed: HanClinto fremen A stillsuit (oilskin cloak) must be worn as quickly as possible. Some say that if a fremen goes more than 5,000 turns without obtaining one is sure to die of dehydration. HanClinto fremen Water is to be treasured and kept un-polluted. Hence, you will never waste potions of water by #dipping things into them, or pollute sources of water by #dipping anything into pools or fountains. HanClinto fremen The preferred weapon is, of course, a crysknife (enchanted worm tooth), though poisoned and non-poisoned weapons are also quite acceptable. To perform a "Feyd-Rautha", #twoweapon a large blade and a small blade, but only conceal your poison on one of them. HanClinto fremen In credit to the movie, the elven dagger named Sting is also an encouraged weapon HanClinto fremen Sadly, long worms are not rideable in NetHack, though if you can manage to tame one or two, bonus props may also be given. HanClinto fremen Other items to carry are: a large box named pain, a wand of death named Gom Jabbar, a leather drum named thumper, and (if you're a follower of the movie) a wand of striking/magic missile named weirding module. HanClinto fremen Tame dust vortices are also encouraged to be pets of one of the desert such as yourself. HanClinto fremen Roles: Rogue or barbarian is encouraged, though rangers and cavemen are acceptable as well. No wizards, tourists, valkries (completely opposite environments), healers, priests or samurai. paxed large_cat Speed 15, AC 4, bites for 2d4 damage. Eating its corpse gives you aggravate monster intrinsic, unless you're exempt from cannibalism. Zeffrin large_cat Eaten: large cat Nutr: 250 Effects: Aggravate Zeffrin glass_piercer Eaten: glass piercer Nutr: 300 joshk fumble Fumble gloves and boots cause you to be very clumsy, and abuse your dexterity every 5 moves. They are usually cursed. You will trip over objects and yourself, and you will fall down stairs. Watch out! SpeedEvil matter_spells In this group (with their levels) are: knock(1),wizard lock(2),dig(5),polymorph(6),cancellation(7) durron597 matter_spells Expert: Wizard. Skilled: Caveman, Rogue. Basic: Archaeologist, Monk. Darth_Cliche #nethack:!kill $IF($LC($ARGS)|$LC($SELF)|$NICK|$ARGS) ($CHAR), $RND(1,2000000) points, T:$RND(2000,50000), killed by the Wizard of Yendor called Rodney mathx move_not_fight Allows player to move without fighting one square. No single key macro available in game, so use :bindkey (key) stuff m(dir) in screen(1) (alt-dir is a good choice for key) mathx move_not_fight see mathx's screenrc snippet: http://sizone.org/~math/nethack/screenrc paxed objects Configuration option. Set the character symbols for displaying object classes. See Guidebook for more info. itsblah objects The order is "mimic/strange object, weapon, armor, ring, amulet, tool, food, potion, scroll, spellbook, wand, gold, gem/rock, boulder/statue, iron ball, chain, venom." itsblah objects If you have the "boulder" option set, boulders will appear with that symbol instead of the statue one. BenUrban pick_axe see {pick-axe} kerio92 you_smell_acrid_fumes see {acrid_fumes} dtype bigroom Be prepared for a swarm of monsters upon entering the bigroom. Fight on the stairs, going up to heal when necessary. Being invisible also helps reduce the swarm. paxed bigroom The Big Room has a 40% chance of existing in any given dungeon, and is located between levels 10 and 12 of the Dungeons of Doom. GreyKnight bigroom The Big Room is a symbol of frustrated and nihilistic existential angst. The monsters really counterpoint the /je ne sais quoi/ of the underlying metaphor, and harshly silhouettes the fundamental humanity of the designer's soul. PsyMar bigroom Conflict is nice here too. greycat this_makes_you_feel_mediocre You have quaffed a cursed potion of restore ability. jilles this_makes_you_feel_mediocre Nothing happened -- the potion is wasted. nornagon grappling_hook Weapon tool that acts as flail. You can grab items from the floor with it whilst levitating. Zeffrin hunter Eaten: hunter Nutr: 400 Effects: Human scorchgeek bone_devil A generally unremarkable demon often found in Gehennom. Grognor pole_arm see {polearm} Zealot =oid Ring of Increase Damage, not Ring of Identify. Violist frosty See {frost_brand} teabing graverobbing see {grave_robbing} Dentarthurdent_ whimpers Your leashed pet may whimper when you are near any kind of trap. Dentarthurdent_ whimpers Also one of the noises made when you pull on the leash. paxed #nethack:!git https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack Ashke potion_of_object_detection see {object detection} sacarasc /ospeed see {wand_of_speed} scorchgeek hacking #nethack is not about hacking the net. It is a game--see the join message. scorchgeek hacking See http://alt.org/nethack. Calamarain this_burns! see {this_burns} Stevie-O orb_of_weight_ii See {orb of detection} dasunt jet A soft black gem worth 850 zorkmids. Zadir you_feel_unworthy This message shows up when you're wielding a non-weapon item while crowned, and you missed the bonus of having a weapon type unrestricted. nooodl cyclehack Essentially, competitive RoundRobin, with teams of 3 players cycling through missions on 3 characters. Rules: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bhfEtkT2DFMDdoNX0ecnczgFgrUFV5FuCOWLsu4zfuM/edit nooodl cyclehack The competition starts July 1, 2012! Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArzjW3MStQCGdEF1UXc4OVl3aVY0cUJfY2JMSkNVS2c&pli=1#gid=1 nooodl cyclehack (Blatantly stolen from *that other game*.) casmith789 you_hear_crashing_rock Someone is using a pickaxe, broad pick, or mattock, or there's a rock mole. (A wall is being destroyed) GreyKnight tgwtrc The Gnome With The Rubber Chicken GreyKnight tgwtrc Thankfully, these haven't been sighted... yet... SheeEttin tgwtrc *cut to picture of gnome in full suit of armor stroking a rubber chicken, á la Monty Python* dtype soldier_ant Diff 6, Lvl 3. soldier ants have a poisonous bite, are poisonous to eat, are extremely fast (18), AC3, generated in groups, and just plain dangerous to low level adventurers. greycat soldier_ant Fortunately, they respect the name of Elbereth. Zadir soldier_ant 2d4 3d4P damage per turn, the most common killer of poorly-attired players. Zadir soldier_ant "P" being poison damage. Cyde soldier_ant The MVP of Team Ant. Zeffrin soldier_ant Eaten: soldier ant Nutr: 5 Effects: Poisonous Intrinsic: Poison: 20% konso dagger Very basic weapon that has a +2 bonus to hit. Ordinary daggers do 1d4 damage against small monsters, and 1d3 against large ones. konso dagger Ra, Ro, T, V and W can become expert at daggers. itsblah dagger Ra and Ro have the chance of throwing an extra dagger. tenco dagger Good for prying chests and boxes open. Stevie-O dagger Silver daggers weigh 12; all other daggers (including athames, such as Magicbane) weigh 10. paxed tyr The lawful god of the Valkyrie pantheon. Tjr tyr Different from the person Tjr. Poeir water_demon Quaffing from a fountain has a 1/30 chance of summoning a water demon, which has a (20-dungeon level)/100 chance of granting a wish. Otherwise it is hostile. chlorine water_demon Dipping objects in fountains also has the same chance of summoning a water demon. scwizard water_demon These beasts are much more nasty than the water snakes that usually kill hackers. They have hands so they often wield weapons and zap wands. They are followers and have some magic resistance. scwizard water_demon Despite what you may think, these guys are actually major demons and summon demon princes on occasion. Hellzon water_demon Difficulty 11, 3d3 damage, speed 12, AC -4, MR 30. Resistant to fire and poison. paxed glass Items made out of glass are easy to break. For example, kicking a chest has a chance of breaking any item made out of glass in it, or force bolting a monster will break glass items it was carrying. paxed glass Most unidentified gems are actually worthless pieces of colored glass. dasunt glass All unidentified 'gems' left by a glass golem are (surprise!) glass. Patashu swimming Allows you to move through water. That's about it. You can only get it by polying into monsters; gremlins, water nymphs, woodchucks, water elementals, rust monsters, water trolls, newts, crocodiles, any S jmr acidic_corpse Eating one will cause d15 of damage. paxed #nethack:$act_is_off_to_bed $ACT zaps a wand of $CHOICE(10*sleep|death) at $NICK. greycat wand_of_striking Force bolt spell in a stick. shevek wand_of_striking Engraving message: The wand unsuccessfully fights your attempt to write! Cheapy| wand_of_striking Wand of Striking. Can be used to break doors, mirrors (-2 luck!), eggs, boulders, statues, drawbridges, potions, etc. nooodl wand_of_striking Most dangerous wand in the game near drawbridges. Nodey garlic A wielded clove of garlic does one damage, and will make undead flee for 2d4 more turns. NOTE: Undead includes liches, but not demons (and definitely not lichens). Eidolos garlic If you're undead, eating this will cause you to vomit. Nodey garlic Leaving garlic on a square will prevent non-ghost undead from walking on it. Unlike Elbereth however, it will not prevent them from attacking. Grognor garlic Weighs 1 and gives 40 nutrition. paxed dwarvish_mithril-coat Lowers AC by 6, and does not rust. Weighs 150, very light for its AC. dasunt dwarvish_mithril-coat A good choice of armor for early non-magic users. A third of the weight of plate mail, yet provides almost the same protection, and offers more magic cancellation. Look for it in the mines. greycat dwarvish_mithril-coat Gives magic cancellation level 3 (a.k.a. "MC3"). paxed dwarvish_mithril-coat Mithril-coat is hyphenated. paxed iron_hook see {grappling hook} OmegaCenti barbarian_artifact The Heart of Ahriman GreyMario angled_poleaxe see {halberd} ishanyx why Because the RNG hates you, that's why! Calamarain anticlimax Hang around on a high altar trying to wrest those last few wishes out of a wand Calamarain anticlimax Create and polymorph several acid blobs on the high altar in order to get a few extra points HappyFoppy can_of_grease Use it to grease items. brute_force can_of_grease Weighs 15, generated with up to 25 charges. jeddy00 can_of_grease Always grease your bag and cloak when you find one of these. Seriously. teabing you_feel_a_strange_sensation If you just sat on a throne or read a spellbook, you've avoided losing your gold. No other effects. madness startscumming A method of metagaming whereby you keep starting a new character until you get the stats or items you want, and quitting, escaping or dying quickly if you don't. Eidolos startscumming Most of the nethack.alt.org scripts define a startscum as a quit or escape with less than (and in some cases, less than or equal to) 1000 points. blindy blindcoder Managed to get a royally ass-kicking Wiz-Elf-Mal-Cha killed on the Plane of Air by forgetting to bring a ring of conflict. blindcoder blindcoder ascended: Val-Hum-Fem-Law, Rog-Hum-Mal-Cha, Bar-Hum-Mal-Cha, Kni-Hum-Fem-Law, Sam-Hum-Mal-Law blindcoder blindcoder If I were a NetHack monster, I would be a unicorn. Most people are only after one thing - I try to maintain a quiet and respectful distance until I feel sure that I can trust someone. firippu you_feel_entrapped You just read a cursed scroll of gold detection or read one while confused. Traps appear as $ when cursed, or ^ otherwise. firippu you_feel_entrapped You can't find the vibrating square this way. _AtH you_feel_entrapped The same message appears, when a crystal ball is applied to search for traps (^). SpeedEvil you_feel_threatened A message generated when you either cast detect monsters (or quaff the potion) with no detectable monsters on the level, or that you've just aggravated local monsters while misreading a spellbook, or sitting on a throne. paxed servers https://nethackwiki.com/wiki/Public_servers Stevie-O monster_level To compute a monster's effective level: First, get the base level (http://www.spod-central.org/~psmith/nh/mon1-343.txt can tell you) Stevie-O monster_level The Wizard of Yendor's effective level is (30 + times-he's-died), up to a maximum of 49. Stevie-O monster_level For the special 'fixed-hp' monsters: Juiblex (22), Yeenoghu (25), Orcus (30), Geryon (33), Dispater (36), Baalzebub (41), Asmodeus (49), Demogorgon (50), mail daemon (25) rawrmage #*:!polymorph see {#nethack:!polymorph} ihope_ the_sink_momentarily_looks_like_a_fountain. Polymorph. Grunt doppelmelon see {doppelmeleon} greycat mars The chaotic god of rangers. Stevie stands_in_the_way " stands in the way!" You just zapped a wand of locking. paxed wizard_lock 2nd lvl matter spell. Locks doors, chests, boxes, etc, and creates doors in empty doorways. Fixes broken locks, and also closes drawbridges. Eidolos nhackbot HanClinto's general purpose NetHack bot, affectionally named Jessie 'The Bottie' Venturer. Source code available at http://scavenger.homeip.net/svn/autohack/jessie/ Zadir klein_bottle A bottle with only one side that contains itself. SheeEttin klein_bottle SpeedEvil roaring_of_an_angry_bear An owlbear or bugbear just hit a bear trap. dasunt elven_boots Leather boots that drop AC by 1 and grant stealth when worn. Their unidentified appearance is random. See {boots} JoshJ elven_boots Also auto-ID when worn if you don't already have stealth. dasunt dump_character The dump character patch by will dump all ending information (inventory, kill lists, etc) to a file when the game ends. Great for making YAAP to rgrn. Ashke wow!_this_makes_you_feel_good see {restore ability} Eidolos what_fools_these_mortals A tongue-in-cheek version of NetHack where you control not a mortal, but one of the Gods. At each juncture you can [h]elp, [i]gnore, or [s]mite your loyal follower. It was written in Python and is available at: http://www.crummy.com/software/WhatFools/ billnye what_fools_these_mortals The name comes from a line in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by Shakespeare--"Lord, what fools these mortals be!" bcode #nethack:!quote see {#nethack:!qdb} greycat pyec The Platinum Yendorian Express Card (don't leave home without it!), Tourist quest artifact. dasunt pyec When carried, it confers magic resistance, telepathy, and half spell damage. Invoke to act like a scroll of charging with the same blessed/uncursed/cursed status. Only tourists can do blessed charging. joshk pyec Only neutral types and tourists may use this artifact. dasunt ( Command: '(' Tell what tool(s) you are using. SheeEttin ( Symbol: '(' A tool. greycat devnull The /dev/null/nethack tournament, running every year in November: http://nethack.devnull.net/ FIQ devnull Now discontinued. See also {tnnt} stumbly safely_converting_minetown_altar See http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.roguelike.nethack/browse_thread/thread/8dee5523b73c374/bc20a1819000e45d?lnk=gst&q=safely+converting+minetown+altar#bc20a1819000e45d Nexos you_hear_a_sloshing_sound There is a sink in the current dungeon level. GreyKnight hello_world Haven't you got anything better to be doing with your time? ylmson a_pillar_of_fire_strikes_all_around_you! see {pillar_of_fire} zid kriebly pray if you start to get hard dasunt omniwhack A truly impressive nethack extinctionist. Search for "omniwhack nethack" at http://groups.google.com to find his accomplishment. paxed orion The Ranger quest leader. Zeffrin orion Eaten: Orion Nutr: 400 Effects: Human Sgep this_is_not_a_diving_lamp You tried to apply a lamp while underwater. joshk overloaded You can't even move a handspan with this load! You are Owned. Zeffrin guide Eaten: guide Nutr: 400 Effects: Human dasunt topaz A hard yellowish brown gem worth 900 zorkmids. dasunt orange_dragon_scales Drops AC by 3 and provides sleep resistance. Can be transformed into orange dragon scale mail with a scroll of enchant armor. CydeWeys orange_dragon_scales Weighs 40. billnye whickers Possible response from an equine pet when #chatted with. Indicates not hungry. billnye monks_faq see {monk_faq} rawrmage you_are_motionlessly_suspended You drank a potion of paralysis while levitating. Stevko you_reel You became stunned. bcode #nethack:!poly see {#nethack:!polymorph} scorchgeek antigold Negative gold. Try wishing for 2147483647 gold pieces and then a few more (in wizmode). Zadir potion_of_speed When quaffed, makes you "very fast" for 40-49 (more) turns if cursed, 100-109 (more) turns if uncursed, and 160-169 (more) turns if blessed. Heals wounded legs, but does -not- grant any additional speed if this happens. rawrmage #*:!tod see {#nethack:!tod} I3rian #nethack:=pfsc? see {#nethack:pfsc?} scorchgeek you_hear_a_muffled_shatter see {muffled_shatter} Zeffrin ice_troll Eaten: ice troll Nutr: 300 Intrinsic: Cold: 60% mathx unable_to_swing_your_leg_over You can't mount your pet diagonally through a doorway. PsyMar mummy_rapping If you ever see this, run away. Quickly. Vanilla Ice was bad enough. scorchgeek engraving_restrictions You may not engrave on altars, fountains, water, lava, or air. Nexos you_feel_very_repulsive You lost charisma as a result of sitting on a throne. paxed menu_search Configuration option. Menu character accelerator to search for a menu item. Implemented by the Amiga, Gem and X11 ports. Default ':'. paxed tdttoe The DevTeam Thinks Of Everything. billnye elephant_stepping_on_a_peanut see {zoo} ais523 the_sink_vanishes You dropped a rink of teleportation into a sink, and the sink teleported elsewhere on the level. scorchgeek the_amulet_of_yendor_feels_hot You are within 3 squares of an endgame portal, while wielding or wearing the Amulet. Grognor eating_corpses see {corpses} intchanter detect_food Same effects as an uncursed (unskilled or basic) or blessed (skilled or expert) scroll of food detection. BTrebor (ot see {Bag_of_tricks} Stevie you_see_a_puff_of_smoke A scroll or spellbook on the ground was destroyed by a fire bolt. shevek you_see_a_puff_of_smoke You may also see this when rubbing a magic lamp. Nothing happened in that case; just try again. ais523 reset_nethackwiki_skin If your skin is broken on NetHackWiki, you can use the form at the following link to reset it: https://nethackwiki.com/wiki/Special:Preferences?useskin=monobook#mw-prefsection-rendering runcible graciously Threw unnamed/unidentified glass to a crossaligned or coaligned unicorn, 0 luck change. Problem you_are_devoutly_aligned See {alignment} dtype name You can #name objects in the game, choosing to name an individual object (such as this object is cursed) or a class (such as READ ME is identify). Name monsters or pets with the 'C' key. paxed name Configuration option. Set your character's name. You can also set your character's role by appending a dash and one or more letter of the role, eg. "name:Foo-Bar". Cannot be set in-game. SheeEttin name see {#name} avian your_quickness_feels_less_natural You just lost speed intrinsic Feory your_quickness_feels_less_natural You still have extrinsic speed, however. BlastHardcheese worst_splat_ever see {best_splat_ever} Cheapy hear_a_door_open A monster with hands has opened a door on this level. On lower level it is probably an 'o' variant. Cheapy hear_a_door_open It could also be a were-foo creature. SpeedEvil wand_probabilities For randomly dropped wands, not created in monster inv, but death drops or lying on the floor, the probabilities are that for 1000 wands, you'll get: cancellation 45, cold 40, create monster 45, death 5, digging 55, enlightenment 15, fire 40, light 95, lightning 40, locking 25, magic missile 50, SpeedEvil wand_probabilities make invisible 45, nothing 25, opening 25, polymorph 45, probing 30, secret door detection 50, sleep 50, slow monster 50, speed monster 50, striking 75, teleportation 45, undead turning 50, wishing 5. ekiM pray_for_maxhp When low HP is cured by prayer, not only are you restored to maximum HP, characters with low maximum HP (maxHP <= 5*(level+2)) will receive an additional 1d5 maximum HP at the end of the prayer. This can be useful for weedy characters in the early game to get their maximum HP up. Be careful though! ekiM pray_for_maxhp For this to work, have your HP < = 5 (or < 1/7 max HP, rounded down), have prayer timeout of less than 200, have non-negative luck, unangry God, and have positive aligment. CPTVW start with 0 alignment so should whack a cross-aligned monster first. Everyone starts with 300 prayer timeout so wait until turn 102. Try throwing non-weapons in the air to get your HP down. paxed fishpool A public NetHack server http://www.pp.fishpool.fi/~nethack/ with a channel #NetHack on IRCnet. paxed fishpool If you're on the EU side of the swimming pool, you may find this server to have low latency. paxed fishpool The longest-running active nethack server in the world. paxed a Command: 'a' Apply or use a tool, such as pick-axe, key, camera, or break a wand. paxed a Command: 'A' Take off all armor interactively. This can take off armor even if you're wearing other armor on it. dtype a Monster: 'a' Insects: giant beetle, giant ant, fire ant, soldier ant, killer bee, queen bee dtype a Monster: 'A' angelic beings: couatl, Aleax, Angel, ki-rin, Archon dasunt a Command: '^a' Repeat previous command. dasunt a Command: 'Meta-a' Same as '#adjust'. jilles ghoul Slow monster that has a paralyzing attack. You can create one by trying to engrave with something else than your fingers on a grave. runcible gridbug see {grid_bug} paxed stack_splitting To split a stack of objects into two, name the stack, drop some of the objects with d3a for example, then name the rest differently, and pick up the objects you dropped. Now you have 2 stacks that do not merge. Zeffrin baby_red_dragon Eaten: baby red dragon Nutr: 500 SheeEttin mirror see {looking_glass} paxed beginners_guide see {absolute_beginner's_guide} dasunt opal A soft white gem worth 800 zorkmids. Not to be confused with black opals. Stevie tastes_like_fruit_juice What you just drank was either fruit juice or a potion of see invisible. CatEater gem see {gems} ekiM plate_mail Iron body armor, AC7, MC2, weight 450, cost 600. Called "tanko" for Samurai games. Cumbersome, but a big AC boost. Dwarven mithril is a lot better, if you can find it---a third the weight for -1AC, MC3, and rustproofing. Also comes in bronze and crystal flavors---collect the whole set! Stevie-O you_feel_vibrations "You feel vibrations" A ray-type wand or spell was zapped, but the ray was halted by a door. billnye yips Possible response by a canine pet when #chatted: indicates will not be hungry within the next 1000 moves. dho yips This also indicates that it is not night while there is a full moon, the dog is not fleeing, trapped, hungry, and tame >= 5 ishanyx #nethack:!genocide $CHOICE(10*Wiped out all $PLURAL($ARGS).|3*Sent in some $PLURAL($ARGS).|3*Wiped out all players.|2*A thunderous voice booms through the caverns: "No, mortal, that shall not be done!") mathx bug polying monsters to no head should also make them have no neck and amulets fall off mathx bug if your pet is invisible, and you cant see invis, and you move into it (move not fight), it will say "Pardon me, petname" identifying the invisible creature as your pet. mathx bug you can escape a beartrap by digging Stevie-O head_oscillates_briefly You just put on a helmet of opposite alignment. shel- quux See {foo} aristotle73 scroll_of_gold_detection see {gold_detection} BlastHardcheese rumor see {rumors} billnye roaring_of_a_confused_bear Congratulations, that's a pretty rare one. An Owlbear or a Bugbear just got caught in somebody's spider web. Davey Crockett, git yer gun. Eidolos typos Mail demon lament typos Eidoloser ix_ glass_orb see {crystal_ball} ZeffriN desire_for_conflict You get this message if you're wearing a ring of conflict while entering the Astral plane: A voice booms: "Thy desire for conflict shall be fulfilled!" ZeffriN desire_for_conflict Wearing ring of conflict when entering the astral plane causes you to get d4 hostile A's instead of a pet A lorimer sporkhack A NetHack 3.4.3 fork with a number of balance changes. For details, look in #sporkhack or at http://sporkhack.com CydeWeys orcish_chain_mail Reduces AC by 4 and weighs 300. rawrmage #*:$act_goes_to_bed see {#nethack:$act_goes_to_bed} GreyKnight your_brain_is_on_fire A monster just hurt you with a "psi bolt" spell that did 6-10 damage. GreyKnight your_brain_is_on_fire Also could occur if you had received Int damage from a poison (currently only potions of sickness and contaminated sink water). billnye eating_prob For a handy reference, see http://www.geocities.com/dcorbett42/nethack/corpse.htm pmc eating_prob The probability of gaining an intrinsic from eating a monster's corpse is in most cases HD/(N*15), where HD is the monster's hit dice and N is the number of intrinsics the monster can convey. braindancer eating_prob anorexia too. SpeedEvil speedevil Has been playing nethack way too long. First nethack was played on a 386/20, when it was state of the art. SpeedEvil speedevil Cunningly avoids ascending, and has several chars with thousands of hp, and pages and pages of stuff idle. SpeedEvil speedevil May occasionally be seen on NAO, as oj1 - oj8, speedevil, queazocotal. SpeedEvil speedevil See SpeedEvil's_Ranger for my worst game. Hellzon lemming A train of people asking Rodney about the same thing in succession. PsyMar lemming A supporter of (insert your least favorite politician here.) PsyMar lemming Oddly enough, not a hallucinated monster, despite the popularity of the game Lemmings. dasunt wand_of_digging Base price of 150zm, normal probability (55), with a maximum of 8 charges. Normally used to dig through walls. If swallowed by a non-vortex non-elemental, you are expelled and the monster is reduced to 1 hp. Zap upwards to drop a stone on yourself. Zap down to destroy traps or make a quick escape route! dasunt wand_of_digging Auto-ID's upon engraving. Breaking the wand will result in an explosion of 1 to 4*charges damage, and you will be surrounded by pits and holes. paxed fort_ludios Also jokingly called Fort Ludicrous for the amount of gold and equipment you can get from there. greycat fort_ludios The home of Croesus, a special level to which a magic portal may be generated in a gold vault between level 11 and Medusa's level. Cheapy fort_ludios It is not always generated. Gaulgath fort_ludios There is a 77% chance of Fort Ludios existing in a single game. bcode #nethack:wbo? "with bells on"; the devnull tournament's term for "within a streak". paxed lighting_store A shop. Shopkeeper is Izchak. Sells and buys wax and tallow candles, brass lanterns, oil and magic lamps. Never randomly generated, this one can be found in the mine town. Mucknert grid_bug These little insects are not much of a threat, but can cause DYWYPI when you are careless, low on HP, or both. greycat grid_bug "Wait! I shall polymorph into a grid bug to give thee a fighting chance!" The grid bug can only move and attack in the four cardinal directions (N, S, E, W) -- never diagonally. towo grid_bug These creatures originate from 'Tron'. Alan8r grid_bug Gives you 1 experience point when defeated. SheeEttin grid_bug They usually appear in pairs. sorear grid_bug Like all electric monsters, they can explode wands and rings. The chance is normally quite low but increases dramatically when there is a wand of wishing in your pack. madness eye_of_aethiopica see {eye of the aethiopica} paxed [hob Helm of Brilliance jilles draft "You feel an unexpected draft." A wall-eating monster ate a door. This gives the message 1 out of 3 times. dasunt ornamental_cope Either the unidentified cloak of displacement, unidentified cloak of invisibility, unidentified cloak of magic resistance, or the unidentified cloak of protection. iank fragile "You feel fragile! You haven't been watching your health." You just lost one point of constitution. Use a unicorn horn to get it back quickly. paxed putty If you really must use windows, grab PuTTY from http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ Zealot putty PuTTY has a "nethack" numpad mode which dupes the number pad to hjklyubn. Crazy. All versions of NetHack played nowadays (including NAO and even vanilla 3.4.3) have better numpad support natively, so you shouldn't use it. Nodey co see {constitution} Nexos you_hear_a_gushing_sound Blind, you kicked a sink and a black pudding got out of it. SheeEttin vampire_bat A bat. That is a vampire. DrSunglass vampire_bat Vampire bats have a 1d6 bite attack and a poisonous bite attack, hit often due to having speed 20, and resist sleep and poison. Despite their name, they do not have a level-draining attack. Their corpse is worth 20 nutrition and is poisonous, but conveys no intrinsics. DrSunglass vampire_bat Players polymorphed into vampire bats are permanently stunned. If they are polymorphed again, they become vampires unless they have polymorph control. Zeffrin vampire_bat Eaten: vampire bat Nutr: 20 Effects: Poisonous peabrain water_falling_on_coins Just another useless message you can get when there's a fountain on the level. billnye anti-magic_trap Lowers current Power and potentially lowers max Power. dasunt wand_of_enlightenment Base price of 150zm, low probability (15) with a maximum of 15 charges. Zap or engrave for the same effect as quaffing an uncursed potion of enlightenment. No effect if broken. i| tripe See {tripe ration} Eidolos you_have_a_curious_feeling If a foocubus would drain your level, but you have resistance against leveldrain (from Excalibur, Stormbringer, etc), you have a curious feeling. kerio #nethack:!uptime I've been up for $UPTIME. The server's been up for $SERVERUPTIME. tsuteiuQ spotted_jelly Effectively a much stronger version of the green mold. Zeffrin spotted_jelly Eaten: spotted jelly Nutr: 20 V! Effects: Acidic rawrmage #nethack:!alcohol $ACT serves a potion of $CHOICE(6*booze|3*sake|1*hallucination) to $ARG. paxed hpmon Hitpoints color monitor patch for 3.4.3 is up at http://www.iki.fi/jslahti/nethack.html danirijeka hpmon It will change the color of your hitpoints depending on how many are remaining. Superseded (on NAO) by the introduction of the statuscolors patch. paxed oracle The Oracle is located between levels 5 and 9 of the Dungeons of Doom. #chat with her, and for a small sum of money she'll tell you things in her own cryptic way. This is mostly useful for unspoiled players. Yui oracle a minor oracularity (from the true rumours file) is 50 zorkmids and gives you a few xp. Yui oracle a major (specific, if highly cryptic, information) is 500 + (50*XL) and gives you a few more xp. Violist oracle Her only attack is a (passive) shower of missiles, so you can easily take her out with MR. HanClinto oracle If you request a consultation for which you don't have enough money, she will scornfully take all of your money and give you no help at all. Also, it will have used up your attempt to get experience for that kind of consultation. Sembiance oracle You only get the experience bonus the first time for each type of consultation. Zeffrin oracle Eaten: Oracle Nutr: 400 Effects: Human TruePika oracle http://cgi.cs.indiana.edu/~oracle/digest.cgi?N=1415#1415-05 dasunt emerald_ring An unidentified ring. Cannot be eaten by any monster. dasunt mud_boots Either the unidentified elven, kicking, fumble, levitation, jumping, speed or water walking boots. Vino ?omm Scroll of Magic Mapping dasunt y Command: 'y' Move diagonally left and up if you have embraced the one-true-path-of-vi-movement-keys. dasunt y Command: 'Y' Move diagonally left and up until you hit a wall or something (vi keys on). dasunt y Monster: 'y' Oh well, being able to see clearly is overrated -- yellow lights and black lights. dasunt y Monster: 'Y' Primates. Monkeys, apes, owlbears, yeti, carnivorous apes, and sasquatches. (No, I'm not sure why owlbears are here either.) Several of these monsters can be annoying or semi-dangerous. glimz y Response:'y' Affirmative answer to a question. Especially useful if you frantically hit 'y' for moving northeast and stumble into a peaceful creature. greycat cwnannwn The hounds of the underworld, Welsh phantom dogs seen as a death portent. SheeEttin cwnannwn You have some method of healing, right? No? I hope you can pray. BlastHardcheese medusa's_lair see {medusa's_island} jilles sandestin A shapeshifter that appears as a nasty 1/7 of the time and a random monster 6/7 of the time. itsblah sandestin Despite the appearance, a sandestin isn't a demon (if you see it in its natural form, anyway) greqrg sandestin Resistant to stoning in its natural form. bobbens petrified_by_elementary_physics Throw a rubber chicken upwards. ais523 friday_13_new_moon A list of days that are both Friday 13 and a new moon is available here: http://tasvideos.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=239663#239663 paxed pile_limit Configuration option, the threshold at which the message "there are x object here" is given instead of a popup. 0=always list objs, 1=never. Default 5. Persistent. avian your_right_hand_flinches Your Magicbane is enchanted to +2 or more. Zeffrin sergeant Eaten: sergeant Nutr: 400 Effects: Human corny sergeant Also, the rank title for a Knight at XL 10-13 paxed anthole Special room. Filled with giant ants, soldier ants or fire ants and food. nooodl anthole Frequency: 1/8, DL 13+. kerio #nethack:hooa? Helm of opposite alignment. runcible you_feel_cold A door was destroyed by a bolt of cold while you can't see the door. firippu food_poisoning If you eat a corpse that is too old, you will "feel deathly sick". Death follows in 10-19 turns (reduced if eat additional tainted food) if not cured. psyklops food_poisoning If you are in your wereform after acquiring lycanthropy, you do not return to human form, it is permanent death. psyklops food_poisoning Cures are: Blessed potion of healing, non-cursed full/extra healing, holy water (unless chaotic), eucalyptus leaf, the Cure Sickness spell, and unihorn. You can also #pray or poly into your own form or a sickness-resistant monster, or vomit. Nexos suddenly_you_are_transparent_but_there see {suddenly_you_are_transparent,_but_there} OmegaCenti rogue_artifact The Master Key of Thievery paxed timed_delay Configuration option. When pausing momentarily for display effect, use a timer rather than sending extra characters to the screen. GreyKnight_ credit_clone Drop cash in shop. Have pet bring it out to you. Rinse. Repeat. dasunt walking_shoes see {low_boots} dasunt t Command: 't' Throw an object or shoot a projectile. Also see 'Q' and 'f'. dasunt t Command: 'T' Take off armor. dasunt t Monster: 't' Things that hide and eat you -- lurker above and trapper. dasunt t Monster: 'T' Trolls. Not only do they bugger you in everyday life, usenet and IRC, they follow you into nethack! Worst of all, they come back. Again and again. In addition to the plain 'troll', there are ice, rock and water trolls, and the Olog-hai. Try eating the corpses, throwing them into water to drown ('cept water trolls), putting them into boxes, chests, or bags of holding, or stoning the monsters. dasunt t Command: '^T' Teleport, if you can. dasunt t Command: 'Meta-t' Same as '#turn'. paxed odin The neutral god of the Valkyrie pantheon Zeffrin black_naga_hatchling Eaten: black naga hatchling Nutr: 100 Effects: Acidic Intrinsic: Poison: 20% Eliah winter_wolf_cub Can bestow cold resistance when eaten. rain winter_wolf_cub Likes to freeze your potions. Ian-Keith winter_wolf_cub Tend to spawn in small packs and can easily swarm a lower level character if they're not careful. Zeffrin winter_wolf_cub Eaten: winter wolf cub Nutr: 200 Intrinsic: Cold: 33% Cheapy_ mattock See {dwarvish_mattock} Hellzon skills see {skill} tsuteiuQ bland "For some reason, that tasted bland." - Eating a [master] mind flayer corpse when you are already at maximum intelligence will give you this message. tsuteiuQ bland Cram rations, C-rations, and K-rations also taste bland (as long as they are not cursed). paxed lit_corridor Configuration option. Distinguish visually between lit and unlit corridors. Yui night It is night from 22:00 to 05:59. Hellzon night Gremlins may steal your intrinsics at night. bcode #nethack:!eightball see {#nethack:!magic8ball} SimonRC dfv see {dig_for_victory} rawrmage #nethack:gnip! !gnoP Nexos there's_something_squirmy_in_the_sink Being blind, you quaffed from a sink and a sewer rat popped out of it. Stevie your_thirst_is_quenched see {thirst is quenched} dasunt sortloot The sortloot patch to nethack makes it possible to configure for inventory and container's contents to be sorted by description. If the sortpack option is on, the objects will be sorted by category first, then by description. Stevie sortloot 'loot' affects only looting containers and picking stuff up, while 'full' affects your inventory too. 'none', of course, does none of this stuff. Eidolos sortloot Get the patch (written by Jeroen Demeyer and Jukka Lahtinen) at http://bilious.alt.org/?42 Tylinial throwing_spear see {javelin} SomeoneElseYes you_hear_the_roaring_of_an_angry_bear! see {roaring_of_an_angry_bear} blackcustard you_hear_laughter You were blind and a gremlin stole an intrisic from you, or, a gremlin hit another monster with its intrinsic stealing attack out of your sight. blackcustard you_hear_laughter Note that gremlins cannot actually steal intrinsics from other monsters. blackcustard you_hear_laughter If you were a clay golem, your clay golem form was destroyed. If the other monster was a clay golem, it was destroyed. Hellzon violent_fungus Go play typohack. Or try {violet_fungus}. elajt titanothere Level 12, speed 12, AC 6, MR 0. No resistances. Damage 2d8. _bryce titanothere Makes a good pet, although it has a penchant for picking fights with shopkeepers. Zeffrin titanothere Eaten: titanothere Nutr: 650 luxidream2 luxidream I went in riding a horse, got an impossible() about placing it on the map, ended up on the other side of the portal riding luxidream the Barbarian luxidream2 luxidream https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-w9PukG97oQ paxed number_pad Configuration option. Use the number keys to move instead of the vi-keys. Press O in-game to set, select number_pad, change to 1 for enabled or 0 for off. To set on in your rcfile, use OPTIONS=number_pad:1 Garin the_ring_is_regurgitated ring of slow digestion bcode #nethack:!hanguplist $IF($ISPLR($ARGS)|http://alt.org/nethack/userdata/$PLRNAME($ARGS)/hanguplist.txt|No such user on NAO.) dasunt moonstone_ring An unidentified ring. Cannot be eaten by any monster. greycat ac Armor Class. Smaller numbers are better (a la AD&D). Shimei ac The maximum AC is 127, lowest possible AC is -128. -128 is obtainable only by praying for favors or eating rings of protection. Trollops ac https://nethackwiki.com/wiki/Armor_class paxed centipede Speed 4, AC 3, can grant poison resistance, does 1d3 poison damage. CydeWeys centipede They will not, however, cause the reduction in strength usually associated with eating poisonous corpses. Zeffrin centipede Eaten: centipede Nutr: 50 Intrinsic: Poison: 13% SpeedEvil iron_ball see {punishment} Nomiisama #nethack:ign? In game nick Hellzon savescumming see {save_scumming} HiSPeed hsp_priceid Current version at http://hispeed.no-ip.biz/dev/nh-helper-dev/nh-helper.html HiSPeed hsp_priceid Javascript only (thus offline) version of a nethack helper.. including price id, help for alchemy and spellbook learning probabilites. HiSPeed hsp_priceid More accurate than clippy when it comes to identification using the shopkeeper's price, especially for Tourists. HiSPeed hsp_priceid For bug reports (including used browser, OS, version, error message and line number) as well as _constructive_ criticism please message HiSPeed. runcible wish_spoiler see {wishing_spoiler} Dentarthur seems_a_more_vivid_color_than_before You just healed a mimic. paxed marilith A demon, Speed 12, AC -6, magic resistance 80%, fire and poison resistant, has 6 attacks per turn, each does 2d4 damage. Cheapy marilith They taunt you. Gaulgath rock_piercer An evil little rock that will attempt to fall on and kill you. Slow moving. I3rian rock_piercer Wearing a metal helmet will help protect you from its first attack. Speed: 1, Base AC:3, Bite attack 2d6 psyklops rock_piercer Corpse breaks vegetarian conduct. Zeffrin rock_piercer Eaten: rock piercer Nutr: 200 dasunt stethoscope A stethoscope can be used to check your own, your pet's, your steed's (apply >), or a monster's stats by applying. Can also be used to find secret doors and passages. dasunt stethoscope A stethoscope can be applied once per turn without taking any time. Each additional application takes one turn. pmc stethoscope You can apply a stethoscope to "a remembered, unseen, creature" in order to reveals its identity while blind. PsyMar stethoscope You can also use a stethoscope on a statue: If it's in "excellent" health for a statue, it's normal; if it's in "extraordinary" health, it's a statue trap so watch out! Psymar stethoscope A cursed stethoscope has a 50% chance of hearing only your own heart beat. This uses up your free application per turn. PsyMar stethoscope Weight 4. dtype fire_brand see {firebrand} bobbens scrooge The sound of Ebenezer Scrooge is heard whilst hallucinating on a level with a vault. greycat alter "Alter" means "to change". You probably wanted "altar" instead. michagogo you_hear_something_crash_through_the_ground see {you_hear_something_crash_through_the_floor} dasunt dungeon_crawl Yet another roguelike. Calamarain dungeon_crawl It is located at http://www.dungeoncrawl.org/ scwizard dungeon_crawl It's quite a bit harder than nethack. You have been warned! kerio genodeen.net the bestest site ever, destroyed by Adeon Berry genodeen.net Finnished. scorchgeek looks_uneasy see {uneasy_feeling} Eidolos your_vision_seems_to_brighten_for_a_moment_but_is_normal_now. You were blind, but you could still see because you were wearing the Eyes of the Overworld, and the blindness just wore off. greycat aols Amulet of life saving dasunt agate A soft orange gem worth 200 zorkmids. SpeedEvil ant_farming Find a non-coaligned temple. SpeedEvil ant_farming Convert the altar. SpeedEvil ant_farming When the priest casts 'summon insects', kill and sacrifice them. SpeedEvil ant_farming MR, speed, and enough HP to take incidental attacks from the priest are advised. Zadir squarerobin see {RoundRobin} bcode water_mocassin see {water moccasin} Stevie-O scepter_pounded_in_judgement There's a throne room on the level. ais523 artifact_blast An artifact blast does 4d10 damage, or 2d10 with magic resistance (unintelligent artifacts use d4s instead, and do no damage 3/4 of the time). paxed gray_ooze Speed 1, AC 8, resists fire, cold, poison, acid and petrification, and can grant fire, cold and poison resistance. Bites for 2d8 in melee, rusting or corroding metal. The corpse is acidic and doesn't break vegetarian. Zeffrin gray_ooze Eaten: gray ooze Nutr: 250 V Effects: Acidic Intrinsic: Fire: 7%, Cold: 7%, Poison: 7% SybotCB nethack_helper A Dungeon of Doom Notetaker with built in price id (only runs in Mac & Windows) http://homepage.mac.com/tomsmith/nethack/Personal46.html Renter nethack_helper HiSpeed's NetHack Helper, price-id, spellbook reading & alchemy help http://nethack.no-ip.biz/nh-helper-public/nh-helper.html Mucknert black_light These (always invisible) "creatures" explode when they come near you, causing hallucination if not blind or not having resistance against it. (See Grayswandir) ekiM they_say_there_are_at_least_15_ways_to_lose_a_pair_of_levitation_boots Here they are: Uncurse via: prayer, holy water. noncursed ?oRC, noncursed ?oEA, spell of RC, cancellation, magic trap. Destroy the boots via: ?oDA, monster spell, overenchantment, underenchantment, polymorph. Wiggle out via: sink, foocubus, nymph, polyself. Eidolos null Configuration option. Send padding NULLs to terminal. A boolean, defaults to TRUE. Only used if you compiled NetHack with TERMCAP and without TIMED_DELAY. mitchell vegan_food Vegan foods are the following: b, j, and F (which leave corpses), and v, y, E except stalkers, ' except flesh golems and leather golems, and ghosts. ix_ vegan_food Candy bars, cream pies, eggs, fortune cookies, pancakes, tripe and royal jelly will break the conduct. Other %, especially the assorted rations (but excluding most corpses, as detailed above), will not. scorchgeek the_amulet_of_yendor_feels_warm You are within 12 squares of an endgame portal, while wielding or wearing the Amulet. dtype death One of the endgame riders, Death has a very annoying attack which drains your max hp. Don't shoot a wand/finger of death at him (duh), and as with all riders, touching his body revives him instantly. dtype death If you want to play around with riders for xp, Death probably isn't the best choice unless you can ensure that he won't continue to touch you. dasunt death To every man upon this earth / Death cometh soon or late; / And how can man die better / Than facing fearful odds / For the ashes of his fathers / And the temples of his gods? -- Lord Macaulay Thomas Babington dasunt death Revelation 6:8 "And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death..." GoGi death Dying is not too difficult. But you'll have to figure out yourself how to do it. CronoCloud death Understand death? Sure. That was when the monsters got you. -- Salem's Lot by Stephen King dho death Eating Death also has a 100% chance of killing you instantly. _Q death Death's "deadly touch" attack has a 60% chance of draining your max hitpoints, a 15% chance of instantly killing you if you lack Magic Resistance (otherwise draining max HP), and a 25% chance of doing no damage at all. PsyMar death Death is very interested in finding out what makes humans tick, being well aware of what makes them stop. -- Terry Pratchett Zeffrin death Eaten: Death Nutr: 1 Effects: DIE, Teleport Control Eidolos you_feel_very_jumpy See {teleportitis} nooodl sam_skills Basic: dagger, scimitar, saber, quarterstaff, spear, javelin. Skilled: knife, broad sword, flail, polearms, lance, attack spells, cleric spells, riding. Expert: short sword, long sword, two handed sword, bow, shuriken, two weapon combat. Master: martial arts. Zeffrin baby_black_dragon Eaten: baby black dragon Nutr: 500 paxed unicorn White unicorns are lawful, gray are neutral and black are chaotic. Coaligned unicorns are generated peaceful. Mucknert unicorn Speed 24 (2x your normal), AC 2, attack 1d12 + 1d6. Very dangerous, but they stay out of melee range and direct line of fire, usually a knight's move away. May teleport to keep away from you, on levels where teleportation is allowed. tsuteiuQ unicorn Move next to a unicorn to fight it. Back off if you cannot win. Polearms work. Ranged attacks work if you are very fast, or in a no-teleport hallway. Unicorns cannot see you if you are invisible. Bounce ray attacks (sleep, magic missile, etc.) off walls to attack them when they are not in a direct line of fire. Mucknert unicorn Always leaves corpse; usually leaves uncursed +0 unicorn horn. Safe to eat; may grant poison resistance. If killed after being revived or polymorphed, only 1/20 chance of leaving horn. Can undead turn corpse repeatedly for horns (magical tool polyfodder). You do not get a horn from breaking a unicorn statue. joshk unicorn They collect gems, unless tame. Throw a gem (even rocks) at one to make peaceful. If a co-aligned unicorn "gratefully accepts", the gem was valuable and you gain luck; otherwise it "graciously accepts". UnIDed gems: +1 luck; #named gems: +2; IDed gems: +5. If cross-aligned, randomly increases or decreases your luck, with no way of telling. Stevie unicorn Killing co-aligned unicorns is -5 luck. Be wary in sokoban. Sacrifice cross-aligned unicorns on your altar for +5 alignment; or on their gods' altars to reduce your god's anger (and increase theirs). Sacrifice co-aligned unicorns on your altar to anger *your* god; or on another altar to permanently convert your alignment and perhaps lose the game. Eidolos ring_of_hunger The other reason why you don't wear-test rings of unknown BUC state. ais523 sickness_resistance Gives immunity to FoodPois and Ill statuses. Only ghouls and F have this, though. joshk perseus Perseus is a statue you'll find next to Medusa. His statue may contain: a sack, a shield of reflection, a scimitar, and/or boots of levitation. scorchgeek perseus The sack is always uncursed, the scimitar is always blessed and +2, the shield is always cursed and +0, and the levitation boots are always +0 and may be cursed. SheeEttin perseus When Perseus' statue is stone to fleshed, it creates a knight named Perseus who is not very special. Zadir perseus There's a chance the statue will be completely empty. yeled amber_flash when you drop a blessed item on an altar, it flashes amber. blindcoder common_sense Sometimes applicable in nethack. Mostly useless otherwise. scorchgeek wikia Out of date, greedy, and just plain sucks. Don't use it. ylmson you_notice_a_black_glow_surrounding_you You received the Curse Items effect after killing the Wizard of Yendor or performing the invocation ritual. ylmson you_notice_a_black_glow_surrounding_you see {wizard_of_yendor} paxed fruit Configuration option. User-defineable fruit, eg. "fruit:mango". Default is "slime mold". Mucknert fruit Weighs 5, provides 250 nutrition, takes 1 turn to eat, and doesn't break vegan or vegetarian conduct. billnye fruit A list of used fruit names (in addition to pets) is available at http://alt.org/nethack/petnamesplr.html Nexos you_hear_a_crackling_sound You froze water (not in sight) with a wand of cold or a spell of cone of cold. dasunt burdened A method of killing yourself by carrying too much and dropping your speed. You lose 1/4 of your speed. If this doesn't sound bad, consider - you will not be able to outrun many monsters, and monsters will tend to do 33% more damage. greycat burdened Also, -1 to hit. jilles burdened Also consider that summoned monsters (e.g. master mind flayers) may get an attack before you get a turn. [Sec] walk_very_quietly You are wearing elven boots (granting stealth) Eidolos ipbt A "high-tech ttyrec player"; ipbt allows you to rewind, and go directly to specific frames, and so on. Eidolos ipbt Only downside is ipbt requires a lot of preprocessing time for a ttyrec, so it's handy to keep an ordinary ttyrec player (like jilles' playttyrec) around as well. Eidolos ipbt Download it at http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/ipbt/ (it's written by the same guy who made PuTTY!) CydeWeys lsk See {lowest_single_kill} CatEater gems Gems are expensive rocks. Hard gems engrave slowly in the floor, while soft ones write quickly in the dust. When testing gems by engraving, you can escape the prompt to avoid taking the time to engrave. There aren't any hard yellow or violet gems, so you can skip testing those. CatEater gems See https://nethackwiki.com/wiki/Gem and http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/343/gems-343.html Stevie rewuorb If you meet a shopkeeper named Rewuorb, he will be running a hardware store. Grognor apple see also {Core dumped} Grognor apple Ordinary comestible. Weighs 2, gives 50 nutrition. It is considered vegan food. dasunt @ Command: '@' Toggle autopickup on or off. dasunt @ Monster: '@' Your character, a human, or an elf. Dopplegangers are human, but usually aren't an '@' sign if you see them. dasunt @ Monster: '@' The Wizard of Yendor is represented by this symbol. Viaken @ If used in a menu, it will invert selection. (An easy way to select all.) scwizard miseriana Grunt's apprentice Chilliwack scroll_of_fire It's a scroll. It makes fire and boils your potions, and burns your scrolls, spellbooks, and stuff around you. It's also a scroll. Nexos scroll_of_fire Will damage adjacent monsters, angering them if they're peaceful Nexos you_feel_squirming_in_your_backpack While carrying a troll (T) corpse, the monster resurrected. paxed yaad Yet Another Annoying Death jeeves yaad "A little dart shoots out at you! You are hit by a little dart!--More-- The dart was poisoned! The poison was deadly..." Cheapy_ yaad Or: Yet Another Ant Death FIQ yaad While a {yasd} is a death caused by your own stupidity, a YAAD is a death due to bad RNG (which is much rarer). Eidolos los Line of sight. Roughly speaking, everything you can see with your eyes is in your LOS and everything else isn't. towo los Note: Your average nethack character has 360 degree vision, i.e. eyes in the back of their head. This is a consequence of not having 'facing' code which is difficult to implement in a streamline manner. ais523 elbereth_3.6.1 Compared to NetHack 3.4.3, Elbereth works like this: a) it only works if it's the only text on the square; b) it only works when you're standing on it; c) it disappears (with an alignment penalty) if you take a hostile action towards a monster while standing on it; d) it doesn't work in Gehennom or the Planes omniscientist clump_of_sticks If a priest tries to summon insects, but all insects have become extinct/genocided, they will instead transform a clump of sticks into snakes. omniscientist clump_of_sticks If the priest casts at a clump of sticks, but nothing happens, then that means all of the species of snake are extinct or genocided. Nexos mollified If your god is mollified, their anger is set to zero and your base luck is adjusted to at least zero. Unless your luck is negative (from a cursed luckstone), you can pray safely again after prayer timeout. greycat masochist Someone who derives pleasure from physical pain. towo masochist Also: people who ascend polyless foodless genoless wishless atheist Zen Samurai. ledneh the_water_flow_seems_stronger_now You dropped a positively-enchanted ring of gain strength down a sink. joshk electric_eel Levitation does not prevent the grabbing attack of eels. Furthermore, even if you have protection against grabbing (e.g. oilskin cloak), there is another danger from electric eels: they can shock your rings off when you are surrounded by water. Nodey electric_eel Therefore, even when you have anti-grabbing countermeasures, be extremely careful when crossing electric-eel-ridden waters with only a ring of levitation. Nodey electric_eel For anti-grabbing countermeasures, see {giant eel}. anselmus electric_eel - anselmus (Rog Hum Mal Cha), 196249 points, drowned in a pool of water by an electric eel Zeffrin electric_eel Eaten: electric eel Nutr: 250 Intrinsic: Shock: 47% billnyeWRK credit When in a shop, any money dropped by you (or placed into containers on the floor of the shop) will add to your credit with that shopkeeper. [You can check your available credit with the ($) command] billnyeWRK credit When purchasing items, the game will ask whether you wish to use store credit first. This method is preferable to straight payment because marauding creatures or your pets can pick up the stack of zorkmids and deliver it outside the shop, without affecting shop credit. billnyeWRK credit Doing this intentionally is a great way to multiply your shop credit, to be able to afford those items your pets can't (or won't... useful cursed) steal for you. billnyeWRK credit Note, however, that this is only useful for obtaining items rather than obtaining cash, as the multiplication involved is strictly "on the books" billnyeWRK credit This method .can., however, be used to purchase an expensive uncursed spellbook or weapon, which can be repeately stolen and resold to bleed the shopkeeper dry of funds when you need the cold hard cash. paxed worm_tooth This is what you get when you kill a long worm. When enchanted, becomes a crysknife. BenUrban covetous see {covetous_monsters} tweek__ stinking_cloud Creates a poison gas cloud that blinds and does damage to any living, breathing, non-poison-resistant monster inside of it. tweek__ stinking_cloud A cursed scroll will generate a cloud of radius 2 that will dissipate in d3+3 turns, with damage d4+5 until the last two turns of the cloud's life. Uncursed scrolls give radius 3, d3+5 cloud duration, and d8+5 damage (d4+5 damage during the last two turns). Blessed gives radius 4, d3+7 cloud duration, and d12+5 damage, d6+5 damage during last four turns, and d3+5 in last two rounds. tweek__ stinking_cloud Always identified when read ("You have found a scroll of stinking cloud!") and must be used at some spot that is visible to you that is (generally) five squares away or less. If used too far away, no effect ("You smell rotten eggs.") tweek__ stinking_cloud info {base cost:300; weight:5; marker charges:20} tweek__ stinking_cloud Try using them in: zoos, the room at the top of Sokoban, the big room, leprechaun halls... paxed #sit Extended command. Sit down. joshk #sit Don't sit on altars! Shachaf #sit To lay an egg, polymorph yourself into a female of an egg-laying species, and #sit on the ground. Shachaf #sit See also throne. Patashu #sit Sit on a trap to activate it. Useful for magic traps if you want karma and battle, and levelporters if you forgot to remove your magic resistance. towo tgwawod The Gnome With A Wand Of Death. A really silly YASD ChocoCid mastermind http://nethack.gridbug.de/mmy.html sartak mastermind "Solving NetHack's Mastermind" http://taeb-nethack.blogspot.com/2013/06/solving-nethacks-mastermind.html sorear war_hammer Does 1d4+1/1d4 damage and weighs a lot. Don't wield this unless it's named Mjollnir or you are desperate. scorchgeek war_hammer It sucks. Sgeo your_other_head "You discover that your other head makes boring conversation." A section of the source code would cause this message to be displayed if you #chat to yourself when polymorphed as an Ettin, but is commented out because it would raise questions about how multiple heads would work. greycat helm_weight elven leather helm: 3. orcish helm: 30. dwarvish iron helm: 40. fedora: 3. cornuthaum: 4. dunce cap: 4. dented pot: 10. helmet: 30. helm of brilliance: 50. helm of opposite alignment: 50. helm of telepathy: 50. paxed #nethack:$act_is_still_alive $CHOICE(Not for long.|We'll see about that.) Cheapy| #nethack:rng? Random $CHOICE(Number|NetHack) $CHOICE(Generator|God|Goddess) paxed #rub Extended command. Rub a lamp or a stone. dasunt eucalyptus_leaf Eat to cure sickness or vomiting. Apply for the same effect as a whistle. When blessed and applied, the leaf will act as a magic whistle, and have a one in 49 chance of unblessing the leaf. jilles eucalyptus_leaf Probably not the best idea against Demogorgon, as it may be rotten. Grognor eucalyptus_leaf Considered vegan food. Weighs 1 and gives 30 nutrition. BlastHardcheese eucalyptus_leaf You might get one from kicking a {tree}. Patashu reconciliation see {feeling_of_reconciliation} ekiM rtfs Please to not ask questions in here that can be answered with twenty seconds perusal of http://www.statslab.cam.ac.uk/~eva/nethack/spoilerlist.html. You lazy fool. paxed #*:!rgrn $IF($(argc)|http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.roguelike.nethack/search?group=rec.games.roguelike.nethack&q=$URLENC($ARGS)|http://bilious.alt.org/rgrn/) jilles followers Monsters which follow you across staircases, level teleports, trapdoors etc. are the Wizard of Yendor, angry shopkeepers, gremlins, stalkers, salamanders, ghosts, shades, mercenaries (soldiers etc. and watchmen/captains), Croesus, all quest nemeses, all zombies (Z except ghoul, skeleton), all i, t, A, T, &, V, W, and pets. _bryce followers Sleeping followers will not follow. Remember this if you have stealth and are trying to use levelporting to lure wraiths from a graveyard. Monsters with the Amulet of Yendor won't follow across levels. Monsters other than the Wizard of Yendor and shopkeepers won't follow if they're fleeing unless you have the Amulet of Yendor. Eidolos followers Note that liches are NOT followers, but they will escape up stairs if you are nearby and they are deeply hurt. (They're very sensitive, you know.) scorchgeek #nethack:!rngattitude $CHOICE(The RNG is neutral.|The RNG hates $ARG.|The RNG hates #nethack.|The RNG is benevolent.|The RNG refuses to state its mood.|The RNG wouldn't tell you the truth anyway.|New moon today. Fear the RNG!) scorchgeek #nethack:mr? Magic resistance. dasunt " Symbol: '"' An amulet or spider web. dasunt " Command: '"' Tell what amulet you are wearing. nornagon sitting_in_a_corner You just put on a dunce cap. Better whip out that ?RC! paxed weapon Wield with 'w', wield nothing with 'w-', Exchange between primary and secondary weapon with 'x', list wielded weapons with ')', and '#twoweapon' to toggle twoweaponing. See also "pushweapon". paxed weapon You'll hit monster in melee by trying to move into it. paxed #nethack:!virus https://alt.org/nethack/virus.txt dasunt silver_dragon_scale_mail Silver dragon scale mail drops AC by 9 and provides reflection while not hindering spell casting. Many AKs include this piece of armor. dasunt silver_dragon_scale_mail "Blessed greased +2 silver dragon scale mail" is a great wish for many characters. The 'greased' part may save your life if you aren't wearing a robe and are walking by water. dasunt silver_dragon_scale_mail Does NOT provide magic cancellation. CydeWeys silver_dragon_scale_mail Weighs 40 and does not hinder spellcasting. Nomiisama #nethack:mmom? Magic Mirror of Merlin; the (lawful) knight quest artifact. Zeffrin acolyte Eaten: acolyte Nutr: 400 Effects: Human nornagon you_hear_maniacal_laughter_close_by see {laughter} BenUrban you_hear_maniacal_laughter_close_by see {maniacal_laughter} Nodey cha see {charisma} jilles bullwhip Can be applied to attempt to disarm monsters, if your DEX is at least 15 (6 for Arcs) and you're not confused or fumbling. jilles bullwhip Apply downwards while levitating to pick up things on the ground. This may hit your steed instead. billnye bullwhip By applying toward "furniture", boulders, or large monsters (will anger peacefuls), you can haul yourself out of pits. coffeebug bullwhip Can be [a]pplied downwards to retrieve items from moats or pools (the first application brings the item to the surface; the second brings the item to you, if you are levitating). Requires DEX michagogo the_hot_water_faucet_flashes_brightly_for_a_moment Ring of fire resistance. Sgep yaei Yet Another Evil Idea Zarel yaei Coined by GreyKnight: "Zarel, they and the DevTeam probably have a bot in here logging our every word and scouring for YAEIs" scorchgeek iron_piercer Speed 1, attack 3d6. Rarely a threat. Zeffrin iron_piercer Eaten: iron piercer Nutr: 300 dasunt hawaiian_shirt Made of cloth, offers no AC drop if unenchanted, and will cause shopkeepers to exploit you if not hidden under armor! Yah! (Also the default starting armour for a tourist.) CydeWeys hawaiian_shirt Costs 2 zorkmids and weighs 5. sjdevnull hawaiian_shirt You don't need to bother fireproofing them, as the base AC is 0 to start with. paxed #loot Extended command. Loot a container on the floor beneath you, or the non-cursed saddle from a steed standing next to you. ihope #loot You must be Strained or below to #loot. dasunt sapphire A rare hard blue gem worth 3000 zorkmids. dasunt sapphire In the main dungeon, sapphires usually won't be seen above dungeon level 16. progo shame_on_you You tried to be kinky and tried to saddle a foocubus! raxvulpine shame_on_you This also abuses wisdom. The implications of this are left to the reader. ihope grey_ooze see {gray_ooze} joshk nfi No Fucking Idea sorear this_spellbook_is_very_difficult_to_comprehend. You're a wizard, and the book you are about to read has a 45 - 100 % chance of failing; see {spellbook} for why you probably don't want to risk this. Non-wizards will not receive a warning. argiopeweb trfd The Real Fucking Deal billnye barks Possible response by a canine pet when #chatted: indicates not hungry. paxed quantum_mechanic These aren't dangerous: they only do 1d4 of damage, but when they hit you, you'll teleport. Eating the corpse toggles your speed. tsuteiuQ quantum_mechanic Sometimes, they can be found carrying a box containing Schroedinger's Cat. firippu quantum_mechanic The corpse is poisonous. Zeffrin quantum_mechanic Eaten: quantum mechanic Nutr: 20 Effects: Poisonous Intrinsic: Speed Toggle Bishness well-pleased When you recieve this message after praying, it means you have an alignment record of 14 or greater. braindancer dos check every freshly slain corpse for edibility. food is scarce argiopeweb dos Always ID wands by engraving as soon as possible after you get them. Otakon pick-axe a handy tool for all sorts of mischief. Can dig down, into walls, into magic vaults, etc. Most of the time you cannot dig into shops, although occasionally it does happen. Expect a big fine if you do. Shop keepers don't trust you with them, so stash them before entering a shop. ekiM pick-axe A pick-axe is a one-handed weapon-tool; cost 50; weight 100; SDAM d6; LDAM d3. A dwarvish mattock is a two-handed weapon, cost 50; weight 120 SDAM d12; LDAM d8+2d6; -1 to-hit. Pick-Axe skills - Basic:Cav,Kni,Ran,Tou; Skilled:Bar,Val; Expert:Arc ekiM pick-axe For an explanation of how long it takes to dig, see http://groups.google.co.uk/group/rec.games.roguelike.nethack/msg/6099d12fe52fce81 ekiM pick-axe +2 to-hit against xorns and earth elementals(!) ekiM cursed_wands Cursed wands have a 1% chance of exploding when zapped; this does 1 to 6 points of damage for each charge in the wand, plus an additional 2 to 12 points of damage, and abuses your strength. ylmson #nethack:!fruit fruit:$CHOICE(29*|poisonous |gelatinous |hallucinogenic |contaminated )$CHOICE(19*|sweet |salty |spicy |zesty |tangy |chewy |smoky |savory |sour |rotten )$CHOICE(cheesestick|pizza|can of soda|jar of mayonnaise|berry|burger|sandwich|soup|pie|brain|ice cream|bowl of ramen|bowl of spaghetti|fish|steak|chicken|potato|lime|mushroom|slime mold|peach|pineapple|strawberry|slice of bread|slice of toast|turkey|can of beer) greycat wombat The wombat lives across the seas, / Among the far Antipodes. / He may exist on nuts and berries, / Or then again, on missionaries; / His distant habitat precludes / Conclusive knowledge of his moods. / But I would not engage the wombat / In any form of mortal combat. Zealot wombat Slang for a character which is mostly combat oriented, like Barbarians and Valkyries. The opposite of a wizard. "Combat wombat". Sgep wizmode_ascension Levelport to the Astral Plane (twice, if necessary) Sgep wizmode_ascension Wish for [your alignment] altar Sgep wizmode_ascension #offer the Amulet, which will have magically appeared in your inventory. Sgep wizmode_ascension You win [not really, cheater!] Mikoangelo wizmode_ascension Kill yourself for doing such an awful thing. lorimer wizmode_ascension Wonder why you ever asked about this in the first place. BlastHardcheese mom see {mazes_of_menace} Cheapy_ charging See {scroll_of_charging} bcode #nethack:soa? The Staff of Aesculapius; it's the (neutral) healer quest artifact. Eidolos showborn A patch that will add the number of each species created (born) when listing your vanquished creatures list. By default it is off on NAO, turn it on with OPTIONS=showborn in your rc file. Arthur` jumping see {#jump} paxed quasit Small minor demon, speed 15, AC 2, magic resistance 20%, corpse can give poison resistance. In melee, drains dexterity 1d2 twice and does 1d4 normal damage. Zeffrin quasit Eaten: quasit Nutr: 200 Intrinsic: Poison: 20% dasunt o Command: 'o' Open a door. dasunt o Command: 'O' Set options. You probably want to change your .nethackrc or defaults.nh file for options that you want to change permanently. dasunt o Monster: 'o' Hill, Mordor, Uruk-hai orcs, orc shamans and orc-captains, and finally the plain 'orc'. Tastes like pork. dasunt o Command: 'Meta-o' Same as '#offer'. tsuteiuQ o Monster: 'O' Ogres, ogre lords, and ogre kings. nooodl disgusting_nest see {cockatrice_nest} dasunt # Dungeon feature: '#' A corridor, iron bars, tree, cloudy area, closed drawbridge, or the kitchen sink! dasunt # Command: '#' Perform an extended command. Try '#?' to list them all. dasunt helm_of_telepathy Unidentified appearence is either the crested, etched, plumed or visored helmet. Gives ESP when worn. dasunt gray_dragon_scales Drops AC by 3 and provides magic resistance. Does NOT provide magic cancellation. Can be transformed into gray dragon scale mail with a scroll of enchant armor. CydeWeys gray_dragon_scales Weighs 40. Rapidfire the_blood_covers_the_altar Summons a same-alignment demon, changes the altar to chaotic, and gets your ass kicked if you're -not- chaotic. Rapidfire the_blood_covers_the_altar Foocubi are chaotic, and chaotics can summon them from same-race sacrifice. Yet another reason to play Chaotic. Nexos thy_audience_hath_been_summoned You sat on a throne, and a bunch of monsters were sent to kill you. Sgep there's_a_tiger_in_your_tank You were cured of attribute loss by #praying while hallucinating. Nomi easy_mode Dwarven Valkyrie Dentarthurdent_ run_away!__run_away! You have entered a graveyard during midnight (00:00-00:59). paxed dogname Configuration option. Name of your starting dog, eg. "dogname:Fang" Cannot be set in-game. BlastHardcheese enchant see {enchantment} paxed clove_of_garlic see {garlic} dtype air_elemental Kings of speed (36), air elementals will pummel you with multiple attacks to your one, and are often the unfortunate demise for even high level characters. Dartonias air_elemental If engulfed, try casting charm monster or reading a scroll of taming, as they can be tamed sometimes. thebofh air_elemental Also, don't forget that the knock spell will let you out of _any_ creature that has engulfed / swallowed you -- but the air elemental might just reengulf you immediately. itsblah| air_elemental The damage done is NOT reduced by AC, but it is by half physical damage. Eidolos air_elemental Other means of escape include: zapping a /oTele at yourself (normally) or the elemental (on no-teleport levels), zapping /oDeath, zapping /oPoly, zapping /oSlowMonster, improvising with a tooled horn, reading a scroll of scare monster, casting cause fear, and so on. SpeedEvil #nethack:!google Snipufin opens_like_magic The tin was blessed Cheapy_ sleep Level 1 enchantment spell. It's an offensive spell, use it as such. ylmson this_water_gives_you_bad_breath see {bad_breath} Sgep rot_in_peace A tame leather or wood golem was killed from a decaying attack, and you didn't see it happen. runcible wan2 Breaking wands, cancelling, polymorphing and magical objects: http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/343/wan2-343.html Zeffrin cobra Eaten: cobra Nutr: 100 Effects: Poisonous Intrinsic: Poison: 40% paxed demo see {Demogorgon} DainDwarf escaped This means a character exited the dungeons (alive) without the Amulet of Yendor. DainDwarf escaped It is almost like #quit joshk pga Patches Gratefully Accepted Cheapy riding Advance it to Basic and you can pick things up off the ground without first having to dismount. Higher levels in it also give you combat bonuses. greqrg riding When advancing the riding skill, 100 turns spent moving is equivalent to a single hit from a weapon. Unskilled riding gives a -2 to-hit penalty while riding, basic gives a -1 to-hit penalty, skilled gives +1 damage, and expert gives +2 damage. Only knights can achieve expert riding. Using #twoweapon while riding always bestows a -2 to-hit penalty. dasunt r Command: 'r' Read a scroll or spellbook. dasunt r Command: 'R' Remove an accessory (ring, amulet, etc). dasunt r Monster: 'r' Rat and rodents. Sewer, giant, rabid, wererats, rock moles, and woodchucks. You probably won't see the latter. dasunt r Monster: 'R' Annoying rust monsters and disenchanters which tend to drop AC. A frequent genocide choice. dasunt r Command: '^R' Redraw the screen. dasunt r Command: 'Meta-r' Same as '#rub'. paxed votd see {valley_of_the_dead} paxed disclose Configuration option. What do you want NetHack to show when your game ends. ex. "disclose:yi na +v -g -c" y=prompt with default yes, n=prompt with default no, +=show it, -=don't show it, i=inventory, a=attributes, v=vanquished monsters, g=genocided monsters, c=conduct. Eidolos disclose A useful disclose option is yi +avgc. If you want to see none of your disclose stuff (perhaps you YASDed and are angry), hit 'q'. If you want to see all of it, hit 'y' or space, all the following options are auto-show. Stevie's idea! scorchgeek health_food_store A type of shop. Sells 70% vegetarian food, 20% fruit juice, 4% healing, 3% full healing, 2% scrolls of food detection, 1% royal jelly. scorchgeek health_food_store Introduced in 3.6. paxed jaguar Speed 15, AC 6, claws 1d4 + 1d4 and bites for 1d8. Zeffrin jaguar Eaten: jaguar Nutr: 300 braincancer sweet_flash it's blessed Jafet sanctuary You are granted sanctuary in any co-aligned temple, if attended by a peaceful priest(ess) and your alignment is above -4. jilles sanctuary Sanctuary protects against melee as well as wand/potion/scroll attacks and prevents monsters from moving into the temple. jilles sanctuary Sanctuary is respected by all hostile monsters except 'A' and riders. paxed aklys A thonged club. SheeEttin aklys No relation to the garment. SheeEttin aklys Deals 1d6/1d3 damage (small/large monster). paxed repeat_command You can put a number before a command to repeat it that many times, as in "40." or "20s". If you have the number_pad option set, you must type 'n' to prefix the count, as in "n40." or "n20s". BlastHardcheese repeat_command The repetition will be interrupted if anything happens: a hostile monster comes into view, you find something, etc. This makes it ideal for searching an area or resting to recover hp/pw. paxed repeat_command Pressing '^A' (Control-A) repeats the last command you entered, but this doesn't work very well if the command itself asks you to press other keys. Zeffrin roshi Eaten: roshi Nutr: 400 Effects: Human paxed #nethack:hello $IF($(argc)||Hello $NICK, welcome to $CHAN! You are a neutral human nethacker.--More--|) blackcustard #nethack:netsplit? Ashikaga Takauji swings the Tsurugi of Muramasa. Ashikaga Takauji hits! The Tsurugi of Muramasa cuts freenode in half! mekkis scroll_of_earth Creates boulders. Cursed drops one on top of you, uncursed drops one on top of you and one on each surrounding nonwall square, blessed drops one on each surrounding square. mekkis scroll_of_earth Good for erecting barriers, preparing pudding farms, and preventing monsters from teleporting to the upstairs. mekkis scroll_of_earth Some monsters (eg. Giants) will read this scroll. Guaranteed to stuff up your sokoban. mekkis scroll_of_earth 2 of these scrolls are guaranteed at the first level of sokoban. mekkis scroll_of_earth When read confused, instead creates rocks on the squares it would have affected. mekkis scroll_of_earth Peaceful monsters will _not_ get angered by being hit by a boulder. This is theoretically the least-risky way of eliminating priests and shopkeepers. mekkis scroll_of_earth Has no effect on any of the elemental planes (except Earth), or the Astral plane. mekkis scroll_of_earth Wearing a hard helmet greatly reduces the amount of damage the falling boulders do to you. Stevie-O scroll_of_earth Base cost 200, 8 marker charges. Zeffrin grey-elf Eaten: Grey-elf Nutr: 350 Effects: Elf Intrinsic: Sleep: 40% paxed bones Level on which a previous character has died, and which gets loaded into a new game for a new character to encounter, complete with the ghost of the former adventurer and their belongings. Yui bones If you die on a level that is eligible to leave bones, the chance of your doing so is dependent on the depth of that level: 1-(1/(1+(DL/4))) (0 above level 4, 1/2 if on level 4, 3/4 on level 12) Yui bones You will NOT leave bones if you died while swallowed or engulfed. There's a 1/3 chance of bones files being loaded if one exists for the level you are entering. If a bones file is loaded, it is then deleted, and will not be used again. runcible bones The probabilities for saving bones (existing bones files will not be overwritten) 1-3:0 4-7:1/2 8-11:2/3 12-15:3/4 16-19:4/5 20-23:5/6 ... 44-48 11/12 ylmson bones Items in the inventory of the dead character each have an 80% chance of becoming cursed. Items that were inside containers are unaffected regardless of whether the container is cursed. runcible bones http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/343/bone-343.html Zealot naiad Splashing of a naiad indicates the presence of a fountain. 'Naiad' is another name for a water nymph, taken from Greek mythology. Stevie-O salamander Level 8, Speed 12, AC -1, MR 0. Eidolos salamander They are fiery, so polymorphing into one of these will burn off any green slime that's trying to consume your person. GreyKnight salamander Based on the D&D salamander, not the Real-Life one; hence their ability to use weaponry and so on. Zeffrin salamander Eaten: salamander Nutr: 400 Effects: Poisonous Intrinsic: Fire: 53% greycat monk The Monk is a mystic warrior who can cast a few spells. They require a unique playing style, focusing on martial arts (weaponless combat, in which they can achieve Grand Mastery) and no body armor. They also suffer an alignment penalty if they eat meat. greycat monk To compensate for the penalties, they also gain a huge number of intrinsics as they gain experience levels. They start with speed, sleep resistance, and see invis. They gain poison resistance, stealth, warning, searching, fire/cold/shock resistance, and teleport control by level 17. Also, they exercise wisdom while weak. paxed monk Monk rank titles: Candidate (xplvl 1-2), Novice (3-5), Initiate (6-9), Student of Stones (10-13), Student of Waters (14-17), Student of Metals (18-21), Student of Winds (22-25), Student of Fire (26-29), Master (30) luis monk Intrinsic abilities: 1: Speed, Sleep res, See invis; 3: Poison res; 5: Stealth; 7: Warning; 9: Searching; 11: Fire res; 13: Cold res; 15: Shock res; 17: Teleport control. Zadir monk The physical to-hit penalty for wearing armor is -20. Stevie[FP] monk spellskill { attack: basic; healing: expert; divination: basic; enchantment: basic; clerical: skilled; escape: basic; matter: basic } Cheapy_ monk They start with one of the following spellbooks: sleep, protection, or healing. Eidolos monk There is a Monk FAQ that covers conducts, wishes, equipment, etc. You can find it at http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/monk_faq.html Zeffrin monk Eaten: monk Nutr: 400 Effects: Human greycat hunt_the_wumpus An older Unix text-based game, in which you try to kill a wumpus while avoiding pits and bats. The ranger quest has a tip-of-the-hat to hunt the wumpus. SheeEttin hunt_the_wumpus see {wumpus} Eidolos special_spells Arc: magic mapping, Bar: haste self, Cav: dig, Hea: cure sickness, Kni: turn undead, Mon: restore ability, Pri: remove curse, Ran: invisibility, Rog: detect treasure, Sam: clairvoyance, Tou: charm monster, Val: cone of cold, Wiz: magic missile Cheapy white-handed_shield See {uruk-hai_shield} ChocoCid armor_spoiler see {armor} aristotle73 you_feel_controlled You have just gained intrinsic teleport control by gaining an experience level. paxed spoilers see {spoiler} Cheapy convulsive_ravings You are on the oracle level. GreyPirate writing_scrolls If both paper and marker have the same blessed-uncursed-cursed status, the resulting scroll has that status. If one is blessed and the other cursed, you get uncursed. If one is uncursed, you get the status of the other. jmr writing_scrolls See http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/343/scrl-343.txt for charges used. Zeffrin guardian_naga_hatchling Eaten: guardian naga hatchling Nutr: 100 Intrinsic: Poison: 20% paxed #*:!wl see {#*:!nw} bcode #*:!goat $SSUFFIX($NICK) goat walks by and $CHOICE(kicks|headbutts) $IF($ARGS|$SELF|$NICK|$ARGS). Zadir score The showscore option will accurately display the score you would receive upon death, minus 10% of the carried gold value. Ascension doubles your score, after which the face value of amulets and non-glass gems plus 2.5 * cost of each artifact are added to that total score, along with the maximum health of any visible pets you might have. ChocoCid catches_and_drops Can't throw gems to pet unicorns. britta strange_feeling The message "You have a strange feeling for a moment, then it passes" can be one of five scrolls: destroy armor or enchant armor (if you aren't wearing any armor), enchant weapon (not wielding a weapon), food detection (no food on level), or gold detection (no gold on level). Cheapy_ strange_feeling You can also get this from potions of object detection (no objects on level) and monster detection (no monsters on the level). bcode #nethack:naohack? NAO's modified version of NetHack; see http://alt.org/nethack/naonh.php for details and http://alt.org/nethack/nh343-nao.git for the git repository. paxed little_dog Speed 18, AC 6, bites for 1d6 damage. Eating its corpse gives you aggravate monster intrinsic, unless you're exempt from cannibalism. Zauren little_dog For some reason, you can tame them with fortune cookies and pancakes, or a quickly thrown corpse in a pinch. Zeffrin little_dog Eaten: little dog Nutr: 150 Effects: Aggravate Dentarthur roles_and_races_spoiler http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/331/rolerace.html paxed #nethack:yafap? Yet Another First Ascension Post dasunt fedora Cloth armour that fits in the helmet slot and, unenchanted, does not result in an AC drop. Being cloth, it doesn't protect against falling rock traps either. tsuteiuQ fedora Part of the starting inventory of an Archaeologist. dasunt rider Traditionally, there are four riders - Death, Famine, Pestilence, and War. dasunt rider You'll see the first three riders on the astral plane. Death drains hps, Famine makes you hungry, Pestilence makes you sick. All three are & symbols, all are resistant to almost everything, and eating their corpses is instantly fatal. The fourth rider is not as obvious, but if you look at the source, chat with one of the riders, or try to tin one of the riders, you'll figure it out. (Big hint: He or she's shown by a @) greycat rider The three riders have no distance attacks, but are quite potent in melee. They are best killed with magic missiles, or thrown/fired traditional missiles, or wand/finger of death (except for Death). Sgeo rider #chatting with Riders other than Death, or 9/10 chance if Death, results in "Who do you think you are, War?". Otherwise (Death and 1/10 chance) "Death is busy reading a copy of Sandman #8." jeddy02 arc see {archaeologist} Eidolos dangerous_winds To get killed by "dangerous winds", you must be wearing a ring of levitation, fall into a pit in Sokoban, and remove the ring of levitation; you will take d2 damage from having the winds causing you to fall over. kerio junethack THE GREATEST TOURNEY OF THEM ALL. Next time 1.6.2017 - 30.6.2017 nooodl junethack https://junethack.net/ ais523 teleport_at_will You can teleport at will using the ctrl-T command if you have teleportitis (intrinsic or extrinsic), XL 12 (or 8 for a wizard), and are willing to spend 19 Pw (you need at least 20 to use it) and 100 nutrition. joshk netcrack Word play which alludes to the nature of NetHack. bcode rec.games.roguelike.nethack see {rgrn} greycat norn The Valkyrie quest leader ("the Norn"). Zeffrin norn Eaten: Norn Nutr: 400 Effects: Human Zeffrin neanderthal Eaten: neanderthal Nutr: 400 Effects: Human glimz ring_of_adornment Modifies your charisma by its enchantment (charge). bcode wiki_is_down see {website is down} dasunt coral_ring An unidentified ring. Cannot be eaten by any monster. dasunt boots There are ten types of boots in the game. Low boots (walking shoes), high boots (jackboots) and iron shoes (hard shoes) have the same appearance each game. Elven, kicking, fumble, levitation, jumping, speed and water walking boots have their unidentified descriptions randomized per game: mud, buckled, riding, snow, hiking, combat, and jungle boots. greycat boots All of the randomized boots are organic (can rot from brown P attack) except for kicking boots, which are metal. Zealot boots Elven and kicking boots are cheap; base price 8. Fumbling and levitation boots are 30 zorkmids, and almost always cursed. Speed, water walking, and jumping boots are 50 zorkmids, and do their job just as well if cursed. HanClinto boots The randomized descriptions of the boots can also give other effects. For instance, boots with the un-id'd description of "snow boots" will keep you from slipping and making noise while on ice, and "riding boots" give you a riding bonus. scorchgeek #nethack:!vladsbane see {#nethack:!vladbane} scorchgeek hilted_polearm see {ranseur} dasunt pestilence Nasty fellow that's found on the astral plane. Attack makes you sick. Resistant to almost everything, but he is vulnerable to death rays, so make sure you're packing heat. Eidolos pestilence His attack can also stun you, and does quite a lot of damage. In many minds, the baddest of the three Riders. PsyMar pestilence Alternatively, just have a couple good melee weapons, and you may take him out in one or two rounds, as he has rather low HP. You should still have a blessed unicorn horn, though. lorimer pestilence Consider killing Pestilence _before_ curing yourself with the horn, as he can just keep making you ill and doing damage at the same time. The sickness won't kill you instantly, so you've got some room to work. Zeffrin pestilence Eaten: Pestilence Nutr: 1 Effects: DIE billnye bamboo_arrow See {ya} paxed #*:!time see {#*:!date} dtriscuit #ascend You wish. Grunt rusty see {rust} ekiM shrieker A fungoid monster with no direct attack of its own. However, its shriek awakens and unparalyzes monsters (as the "aggravate monster" monster spell) and may summon new ones, including the fearsome purple worm. Difficulty 2, base level 3, speed 1, AC 7, MR 0. The corpse may grant PR (20%). ekiM shrieker Every time a shrieker shrieks, there's a 1/10 chance of it summoning a monster. If it summons, then there's a 1/13 chance that it summons a purple worm, otherwise it summons a regular monster. Purple worms will attack shriekers given the chance, because they enjoy eating them. Zeffrin shrieker Eaten: shrieker Nutr: 100 V! Intrinsic: Poison: 20% ekiM a_freezing_mist_rises_from_the_water_and_envelopes_the_sword see {freezing_mist} dasunt ivory_ring An unidentified ring. Cannot be eaten by any monster. paxed monsters Configuration option. Set the character symbols for displaying monster classes. See Guidebook for more info. The default option is given in the next entry. Note that ] is included in the string. Eidolos monsters monsters:abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ@ '&;:~] ishanyx\splat sink_quaffing see {fountain_quaffing} BlastHardcheese !save Tells you if a save file exists on NAO for the given account. If no account name is given, your IRC nick is used. paxed yani_database The YANI database is at http://student.bvsd.k12.co.us/~schoonov/yani/yani.cgi and is maintained by Robin Schoonover. dasunt extinct_patch The extinct patch by Wingnut/Jukka Lahtinen lists extinct species along with genocided species when the game ends. omniscientist extinct_patch Genociding an extinct species results in the species not being flagged as extinct. Thus, it will not contribute to the total number of extincted monsters reported. azgor you_feel_like_you_are_being_watched You have entered a temple that no longer has a priest(ess). joshk four-leaf_clover You got a luck bonus; if your base luck was negative it is now at least 0. You can pray, too. If your luck allows for it that is. greycat you_feel_healthy Message given when you gain poison resistance (most often by eating something). greycat samurai Konnichi wa! The Samurai is a noble Japanese fighter, always human and lawful. Samurai can achieve Expert skill in short swords, long swords, two-handed swords, bows, shuriken, and two-weapon combat. paxed samurai Samurai rank titles: Hatamoto (xplvl 1-2), Ronin (3-5), Ninja/Kunoichi (6-9), Joshu (10-13), Ryoshu (14-17), Kokushu (18-21), Daimyo (22-25), Kuge (26-29), Shogun (30) greycat samurai Samurai can also achieve Mastery in martial arts, just in case you were crazy enough not to use your two-handed quest artifact or your expert two-weapon skill. Shimei samurai Has speed intrinsic. At level 15 gains stealth intrinsic. IamI3rian samurai Samurai may become Skilled in Attack and Clerical spells Zeffrin samurai Eaten: samurai Nutr: 400 Effects: Human hacken arch_lich see {archlich} SpeedEvil nutrition This is how full you are: Above 2000: risk of choking. 1999-1000: satiated. 999-150: not hungry. 149-50: hungry. 49-0: weak. Below 0 you faint, and below (-20*CON)-200 you die from starvation. SpeedEvil nutrition Normally you use a unit every turn, some things use more. Each worn ring or amulet, or carrying the AoY uses an extra unit per 20 turns. Having the hunger, conflict or regeneration intrinsic (unless regeneration/conflict is from an artefact), being Stressed or worse, use one unit each every 2 turns. SpeedEvil nutrition If you begin eating anything unsatiated, you are guaranteed to be able to finish it without choking, even if this takes you beyond 2000 nutrition. Eating anything at all in the meantime means you may choke. SpeedEvil nutrition If you are unbreathing (amulet of magical breathing, or in a non-breathing form) choking will just make you vomit. Otherwise you have a 1/20 chance of vomiting anyway—else you die (AoLS will save you). Choking will happen if you eat anything while your nutrition is over 2000. SpeedEvil nutrition A ring of slow digestion eliminates normal food usage (but still causes ring hunger), so you use food at 1/20 the normal rate wearing only =SD. Sleeping reduces normal food usage to about 1/10th of its normal value. SpeedEvil nutrition Also see {Spell_Hunger} jilles a_shiver_runs_up_and_down_your_spine Magic trap, no effect this time. paxed conflict Usually gained via ring of conflict, this will make monsters attack each other, and also you. This includes peaceful and tame monsters. irCuBiC conflict Make sure to get rid of this before you enter a shop or temple, unless you can take the shopkeeper or priest. :) bcode conflict The conflict intrinsic makes you consume 1 additional point of nutrition on every even turn, except if granted by an artifact. Nodey ascension_guide see {maniac} garbled wiki The unofficial NetHack wiki is at https://nethackwiki.com/ IanKeith wiki The URL for the Wikipedia entry about NetHack is at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NetHack _AtH wiki The page about #nethack is here: https://nethackwiki.com/wiki/Freenode rawrmage #*:!ponify $ACT zaps a wand of polymorph at $ARG. $ARG turns into $AN($CHOICE(3*pony|3*pegasus|3*unicorn|alicorn))! coppro you_feel_your_presence_is_known You just drank a cursed potion of invisibility and you just woke up every monster on the level. BlastHardcheese stale_process see {stale_processes} AceSevenFive black_market Slash'EM/Slash'EM Extended/Unnethack feature. The black market is a large shop that is accessed by a portal. AceSevenFive black_market The black market is run by One-Eyed Sam and his small army (by NetHack standards) of assistants. AceSevenFive black_market Items in the black market cost 15 times more than normal (25 times for artifacts.) AceSevenFive black_market One-Eyed Sam is generated with much of an ascension kit (well-enchanted gray dragon scale mail, speed boots, shield of reflection, amulet of life saving) as well as the deadly sword Thiefbane. SheeEttin foodpois see {food_poisoning} greycat greycat Some old nethacker from back in the days when you could polypile for wands of polymorph, and elves were a separate class. dtype greycat Even though nethack will print his name as 'graycat', it will take 'greycat' for wishes. Calamarain calamarain Reasonably experienced NetHack player, and author of the Angband webcomic "Tales from the Pit" Calamarain calamarain Tales from the Pit is found at http://angband.calamarain.net/ bcode scroll_of_enchant_armour see {enchant armor} blackcustard #nethack:tas? Tool-assisted speedrun: see http://tasvideos.org for more general information. There is also a NetHack TAS in progress: see http://tasvideos.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9771 dasunt dwarvish_roundshield An iron shield that, unenchanted, will drop AC by 2. It has the appearance of 'large round shield'. Eliah dwarvish_roundshield Weight: 100 Nodey str see {strength} Patashu amulet_of_strangulation When worn you are strangled to death in 6 turns even if you have unbreathing via eaten amulet or polyself. When eaten you instantly choke with 1/20 chance of survival. Patashu amulet_of_strangulation Make sure it's not cursed when you put it on; if it is, prayer may be your only option. And it will be cursed about 90% of the time. Patashu amulet_of_strangulation These will NOT auto-curse, so if you know an un-ID'd amulet is uncursed it is safe to put on. hacken level_drain Attacks from W, V, and Demogorgon may lower your xlevel. Killing them should give enough XP to regain the last level drained from you. greqrg level_drain A level drain lowers your experience to one point below what is required for your current level. nooodl mon_skills Basic: quarterstaff, spear, javelin, crossbow, shuriken, attack spells, divination spells, enchantment spells, escape spells, matter spells. Skilled: cleric spells. Expert: healing spells. Grand Master: martial arts. paxed monkey Pesky little bugger that can steal items from you. Zeffrin monkey Eaten: monkey Nutr: 50 joshk shml Samurai-Human-Male-Lawful bcode gray-elf see {grey-elf} ais523 bat_from_hell The Bat from Hell is a Slash'EM-specific artifact that does d8+20 damage against small monters, and d6+20 damage against large monsters, even before enchantment (and has +3 to hit). By comparison, a +7 Grayswandir does 1d8*2+14, which is typically less. Eidolos your_health_currently_feels_amplified! see {shock resistance} dtype dangerous As of 2015-08-29, the leading death dealers on alt.org: soldier ants, jackals, wands of striking, dwarves, water moccasins scorchgeek violet_fungus Slow-moving monster that can touch you for 1d4 damage and can stick to you. The corpse can provide poison resistance, but it also causes hallucination for 200 turns. Zeffrin violet_fungus Eaten: violet fungus Nutr: 100 V! Effects: Hallucination Intrinsic: Poison: 20% AceSevenFive scroll_of_wishing Slash'EM Extended item. Allows you to wish for an item. dasunt citrine A rare soft yellow gem worth 1500 zorkmids. dasunt citrine In the main dungeon, citrine usually won't be seen above dungeon level 4. bcode you_hear_the_footsteps_of_a_guard_on_patrol. There's a vault on the level. scorchgeek coatl see {couatl} Eulex you_hear_the_rattle_of_battle_gear_being_readied a soldier that you do not see has awoken rawrmage #nethack:cao? crawl.akrasiac.org; Crawl's equivalent of NAO argiopeweb a_lit_field_surrounds_you Yep, it's a ?oLight. runcible rnd rnd(x) = RND(x)+1 Eidolos ring_of_slow_digestion see {slow digestion} Shikaku poisonous_corpses baby green dragon, Chromatic Dragon, cobra, giant beetle, giant spider, green dragon, green slime, gremlin, guardian naga, guardian naga hatchling, homunculus, jellyfish, killer bee, all kobolds, Medusa (ALSO PETRIFIES), pit viper, quantum mechanic, queen bee, rabid rat, salamander, scorpion, Scorpius, snake, soldier ant, vampire bat, water moccasin, werecreatures (als Shikaku poisonous_corpses gives lycanthropy), xan, yellow mold dtype maniac Maniac's Ascension Guide. http://homepage.mac.com/mhjohnson/mag-r343.html jilles chewing "You hear chewing." A monster ate something (lizard corpse or acidic corpse) to avoid stoning, but you could not see it. paxed , Command: ',' Pick up items from the floor. DrSunglasses the_bugs_on_the_floor_slow_down You engraved with a wand of slow monster. `Masque inattentive Another word for "Dead". Stevie[FP] scroll_of_blank_paper The only non-magical scroll. Cost is 60, making it more economical to blank your light and ID scrolls before selling them. dtype demogorgon Summoned-only demon lord: level 106, speed 15, AC -8, MR 95, resists fire and poison, M8d6+ 1d4V 1d6# 1d6#. With two illness attacks, he can kill quickly, so don't dawdle. He respects Elbereth, get it down ASAP and fix any illness or kill him quickly (such as stoning). jdorje demogorgon Only chaotic demons (Orcus, Juiblex and Yeenoghu, of which Orcus is the most effective) may gate in Demogorgon, although he can be also be summoned by high-level spellcasters (eg Rodney) Babamus demogorgon If you want to kill him a lot of times, take care of the black dragons before they disintegrate him. umopepisdn demogorgon Unicorn horns have a chance of failing, and holy water will only work if you are not chaotic. Your best bet is to use a 100% way of curing sickness, such as the spell, or b!oHeal, !oEH, and !oFH. zezozose demogorgon Image: http://www.merzo.net/images/001demogorgon.gif Calamarain demogorgon A recommended strategy for killing him is to stone him, either with a 'trice corpse, or some chickatrice eggs. Shimei kraken A bigger, nastier eel (with accompanying drowning attack) that is usually found in the late game. kats222 kraken A huge sea monster in Norwegian legend - sometimes depicted as dwarfing ships, and capsizing them - either by accident due to its great bulk, or in order to eat the crewmen. Cyde kraken Krakens are a good choice to genocide if you don't know the B/U/C status of the scroll, because they are a good genocide choice anyway but if the scroll is cursed they are really easy to kill since they don't usually attack out of water. Also, they give good experience. tweek__ kraken Dead easy to farm, if you have a reliable way to cast Turn Undead. Build a fortress out of boulders, engrave E under them, teleport in and reverse geno kraken. Once you have it set up, it's a matter of casting Turn Undead and meleeing them to death or casting a spell like MM or FoD. Zeffrin kraken Eaten: kraken Nutr: 1000 dasunt zangband The Zangband variant of Angband adds quests, random artifacts, cities and wilderness. Check out http://www.zangband.org for more info! GreyKnight #nethack:yafm? Yet Another Funny Message PsyMar you_see_the_wizard_of_yendor_gazing_out_at_you Congratulations, this is a *rare* message. You applied a crystal ball, found nothing, and passed the 1/100 chance funny message check. Eidolos bots see {bot} nornagon things_to_do_while_confused Fooproof your gear by reading non-cursed scrolls of enchant weapon/armor. nornagon things_to_do_while_confused Extinct acid blobs by reading a scroll of create monster. paxed yafap Yet Another First Ascension Post. Like YAAP, but this is your first ascension. rawrmage #nethack:demi? Demirobin, a community account for players who are experienced. See ??demirobin for more info. Eidolos you_feel_momentarily_weakened You would have lost some strength, but since you have MR, this has no effect. tsuteiuQ unicorn_horn_factory http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&selm=98es5t%24epm%242%40news.doit.wisc.edu Dentarthurdent_ horn Either a tooled horn (base cost 15 zorkmids), or a frost horn, fire horn, or horn of plenty (all 50 zorkmids). All but the horn of plenty can be used for the Castle drawbridge. paxed [hooa see {Helm of Opposite Alignment} dasunt ' Monster: ''' A straw, paper, rope, gold, leather, wood, flesh, clay, stone, glass or iron golem. Tjr ' You can reconfigure this symbol to 7, using the "monsters" config file option, to make it more easily visible. greycat lord_surtur The Valkyrie quest nemesis (a giant humanoid "H"). Violist lord_surtur Don't forget E, if you have lousy AC. He's not actually that hard, try doing him with 4 AC Zeffrin lord_surtur Eaten: Lord Surtur Nutr: 850 Effects: Strength Intrinsic: Fire: 100% Poeir pr Poison resistance GreyKnight regurgitate see {doesn't_like_your_taste} mathx drain_for_prot A dangerous technique of getting to the VotD with a ton of loot (Ludios etc) and having a kindly wraith drain you back down to level 1, at which point you then turn your drain protection back on suddenly, kill the wraith and chat the VoD priest. mathx drain_for_prot Suggested that you notch up your bedposts with a number of nurse encounters BEFORE trying this, so you have a healthy, say, 80HP at level 1. Added bonus: leveling back up with your probably-18-Con-by-now character gets you even more max hp. You also get to fix all those silly skill slot choices you made 30k turns ago. Used by mathx, et al. mathx drain_for_prot It gets boring #ch400'ing each time you donate, so make a macro. Wield a creampie or a !o*Heal tho incase your macro messes up when something happens, cuz this one time, I, uh... mathx drain_for_prot nice to wear a -ve =Con for the drain, and +ve for the relevelling up, lose fewer hp going down, gain more going up... mathx drain_for_prot But BEWARE http://methpilot.ath.cx/yasd/?202 paxed floating_eye This innocent-looking blue e is the demise of many unwary adventurers, even though it does no damage. paxed floating_eye Eating its corpse grants telepathy. dtype floating_eye Hitting them in melee normally results in being frozen for many turns, making them the most common cause of "while helpless" deaths. So kill them from range, with reflection, while either one of you is blind, or while the eye is invisible to you. braindancer floating_eye Putting the eye to sleep does not help, nor does turning yourself invisible; instead, turn the eye invisible (unless you have see invisible). Nexos floating_eye You can freeze it by (a)pplying a mirror in its direction. scorchgeek floating_eye Today's fun fact: Making a floating eye invisible is only helpful for avoiding the gaze if you cannot see invisible floating eyes. scorchgeek floating_eye Eidolos (Mon Hum Mal Neu), 6522 points, killed by a gold golem, while helpless blackcustard floating_eye You can safely throw junk at a floating eye while right next to it, without fear of getting frozen (but don't attack it in melee!) Zeffrin floating_eye Eaten: floating eye Nutr: 10 Intrinsic: Telepathy: 100% bcode floating_eye On NAO, adding "MONSTERCOLOR='floating eye':lightmagenta" to your configuration file might help avoid them, or at least notice them. Grognor ring_of_free_action see {free_action} dasunt sapphire_ring An unidentified ring. Cannot be eaten by any monster. paxed curses_bugs http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=317683&atid=1336046 itsblah secret_door_detection Detects hidden doors, corridors, traps besides statue traps, mimics, and unseen monsters in a radius of 8. itsblah ~ On the map, represents a segment of long worm besides the head. jmt ~ Toggles selection state for all items on screen jmt ~ See {menu_invert_page} Sgep you_hear_a_faint_chime You tried to read the Book of the Dead at invocation but you don't have the Bell of Opening nooodl temple Special room, a randomly aligned altar with a priest tending it. nooodl temple If you and the priest are coaligned, the temple is a sanctuary (monsters will not enter or attack you.) nooodl temple Frequency: 1/5, DL 9+. BlastHardcheese rsd see {slow_digestion} tsuteiuQ eye_of_the_aethiopica The Wizard's quest artifact; grants energy regeneration, reduces spell damage by half, and confers magic resistance when carried. When invoked, it opens a portal to a visited dungeon branch of your choice. jdorje eye_of_the_aethiopica As an amulet of ESP, it naturally grants telepathy when worn. _Q eye_of_the_aethiopica Also known as the Eye of Tapioca, due to its difficult spelling. Violist eye_of_the_aethiopica While normally a neutral artifact, its alignment is adjusted to the wizard's starting alignment. Eidolos eye_of_the_aethiopica When you port to another branch, you always end up at either the entry level or the deepest level you've seen. You go to the former if above or on the entrance to the branch level. You go to the latter if below the entrance. This means, among other things, that you'll always end up at the deepest part of the Dungeons when you branchport in. HiSPeed your_limbs_are_stiffening Hurry, it's definitely time to stop the stoning now. greycat longbow_of_diana The Ranger quest artifact. This bow confers telepathy while carried and reflection while wielded; it can be invoked to create arrows. Has a +d5 bonus to-hit against all monsters when firing from it. Violist longbow_of_diana Uncursed #invoke creates 7-16 uncursed arrows, blessed #invoke creates 7-21 blessed arrows, cursed #invoke creates 6-11 cursed arrows. BlastHardcheese ashikaga see {ashikaga_takauji} greycat punishment When your parents take your computer away and you can't play NetHack any more. paxed punishment Reading a scroll of punishment will chain you to an iron ball. This is cumulative, so if you really like having a very heavy iron ball chained to your leg, read some more. paxed punishment You can remove the ball using remove curse, burying it (pre-3.6.0), polymorphing into something unsolid, letting a nymph steal it, or having a metallivorous monster eat it (for the last two options, you can be the monster if polymorphed). dasunt punishment If you have an urge for silly conducts and ascensions, an iron ball can be a weapon if thrown. GreyKnight punishment In vanilla, iron balls have an inventory category all to themselves (titled "Iron Balls", symbol "0") GreyKnight punishment When throw/kicking objects, iron balls get a larger range than other objects of their weight since they can easily roll along the ground. scwizard punishment When dragging the ball, you move at half speed, and it causes you pain if you go downstairs or fall. Ashke punishment Carrying the ball doesn't slow you down (unless it makes you burdened), and is preferable to dragging it dasunt - Dungeon feature: '-' A wall of a room. joshk master_mind_flayer See {mind_flayer} greycat ashikaga_takauji The Samurai quest nemesis, guardian of the Tsurugi of Muramasa. Eidolos ashikaga_takauji Be very careful when meleeing this guy. The Tsurugi has bisected many a promising hack. SheeEttin ashikaga_takauji http://alt.org/nethack/egregiousdeaths.html -- Don't let this happen to you. runcible ashikaga_takauji Suggested methods of dealing with him include: zapping with a wand of death, immobilizing with sleep or paralysis (careful with zapping sleep, has a 40% chance to resist based on MR), polyself into a black dragon, killing from within a boulder fort. tsuteiuQ queasy_feeling "You have a queasy feeling for a moment, then it passes." - Your pet trapper/lurker/purple worm just died attempting to swallow Death, Pestilence, or Famine. SheeEttin discovery_mode see {explore mode} kerio #nethack:!unixtime $TIMEFMT(%s) Zeffrin baby_long_worm Eaten: baby long worm Nutr: 250 paxed wumpus Monster that is very slow and doesn't hit very hard. By the time you start seeing these, they shouldn't be a problem. Speed 3, AC 2, MR 10, 3d6. See for origin: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunt_the_Wumpus Asday wumpus Same tactic as the water elemental. Hit, step back, rinse repeat. Zeffrin wumpus Eaten: wumpus Nutr: 500 dasunt overtaxed A method of killing yourself by carrying too much and dropping your speed. You will lose 7/8ths of your speed - monsters will get eight hits instead of one, effectively increasing their damage by 700%. Ouch! joshk overtaxed While overtaxed, you will lose HP while walking and you may not throw things, cast spells, read scrolls, or stash items into containers. dasunt _ Symbol: An iron chain. dasunt _ Command: '_' Travel to a map location via the shortest-path algorithm. Avoids known traps but won't avoid swimming. Patashu _ Dungeon feature: '_' An altar. paxed magic_marker Apply a magic marker to write on a scroll of blank paper or on a blank spellbook. paxed magic_marker You can write unknown scrolls by description (ie, XIXAXA as opposed to "identify"); wizards have 1 in 3, other classes 1 in 15 chance of succeeding. Writing unknown spellbooks by appearance (ie, "silver spellbook" as opposed to "polymorph") is not possible. greycat magic_marker Bless/curse status of the resulting scroll/spellbook is the sum of the b/u/c status of both the marker and the medium (if <0, cursed; if 0, uncursed; if >0, blessed, assuming cursed = -1, uncursed = 0, and blessed = +1). peabrain magic_marker They are generated with 30 - 99 charges, and can only be recharged once. An uncursed scroll of charging will add 10 - 20 charges, and then bring the marker to a minimum of 50 charges. Blessed scrolls of charging add 15 - 30, and then set the charge to 50 if below 50, or 75 if between 51 and 75. paxed magic_marker The number of charges used in writing a spellbook is a random number between LVL*5 and LVL*10-1, where LVL is the spell's level. Eidolos magic_marker The number of charges used in writing a scroll or book is a random number between X/2 and X-1. See {ink} for the values of X. If you have less than X/2 charges, you won't even attempt to write the scroll. Babamus magic_marker Your chance to write unknown spellbooks increases with your luck to a maximum of about 98% for wizards and 32% for other classes. PsyMar magic_marker "The pen is mightier than the sword." Eidolos magic_marker You can write (scribble) Elbereth on the ground with a magic marker. This is a semi-permanent engraving, just like a wand of digging or athame. Every two letters uses one charge, so Elbereth takes only four charges. Poeir intrinsics Possible intrinsics are: aggravate monster, cold resistance, disintegration resistance, fire resistance, invisibility, lycanthropy, polymorph control, poison resistance, protection, searching, see invisible, shock resistance, speed, stealth, telepathy, teleport control, teleportitis, and warning. jmr intrinsics For information on what corpses convey what intrinsics, and the chances of such, see: http://www.geocities.com/dcorbett42/nethack/corpse.htm dasunt n Command: 'n' Move diagonally right and down if you have embraced the one-true-path-of-vi-movement-keys. dasunt n Command: 'N' Move diagonally right and down until you hit a wall or something. For those who have not embraced the one-true-path-of-vi-movement-keys, 'N' will name an item or object (same as #name or meta-n for the faithful). dasunt n Monster: 'n' Hope you didn't want everything in your inventory, since that 'n' is either a wood, water, or mountain nymph. dasunt n Monster: 'N' Nagas. Red, black, golden, or guardian. Also includes naga hatchlings of the four variants. dasunt n Command: 'Meta-n' Same as '#name'. JoshJ start_scumming see {startscumming} Stevie[FP] unlabeled_scroll see {scroll of blank paper} Stevie-O converting_altars Never try to convert an altar by sacrificing a unicorn aligned to that altar, or when your alignment is negative. Various bad things are likely to happen. Stevie-O converting_altars Your odds of *failing* to convert are 6 in (xplvl + 8). So at xplvl 1 you have a 33% chance of succeeding, at xplvl 4 a 50% chance, and at xplvl 16 a 75% chance. At xplvl 30 you have an 84% chance of conversion. Stevie-O converting_altars You cannot convert an altar that is in Gehennom. Attempting to do so will get your god VERY angry at you, on top of a -5 penalty to luck. So watch it. ekiM converting_altars Attempting to convert an altar may summon a minion of the altar's original god, but only if you are at least level 7 and have high alignment. The probability varies, but is never greater than 1/4. paxed vanilla The plain flavor. The official version. assended vanilla A person who doesn't engage in sadism, masochism, bondage, discipline, or play nethack. greycat thoth_amon The barbarian quest nemesis. Guardian of the Heart of Ahriman. jilles thoth_amon He is a spellcaster, having MR is recommended before attempting to kill him. jilles thoth_amon Cancellation has a good chance to work. CatEater wan1 Table of wands, zapping, engraving: http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/343/wan1-343.html psyklops ogre_lord Level 7. AC 3, 30 MR, 12 Spd. Hits for 2d6. Zeffrin ogre_lord Eaten: ogre lord Nutr: 700 Grunt shks see {shopkeeper} ZeroOne gradewrecker Gradewrecker, aka NetHack. ;) paxed war "Who do you think you are, War?" dasunt war "Yes... But War does not preserve its enemies..." dasunt war Revelation 6:4 "And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword." paxed master_assassin The Rogue quest nemesis. Zeffrin master_assassin Eaten: Master Assassin Nutr: 400 Effects: Human I3rian #nethack:sdsm? Silver dragon scale mail. paxed virus The editor used on nao. See http://alt.org/nethack/virus.txt dasunt wooden_harp Also known as the koto, wooden harps make nearby nymphs peaceful (if you have enough dexterity and experience) and exercise dexterity. Arthur wooden_harp Nymphs will be made peaceful if you are not confused and your experience level + a random number between 0 and your dexterity is at least 26. TjrWiz wooden_harp In short, they are only good for the drawbridge, and quite heavy for that (30 units, compared to 18 for a tooled horn or 10 for a bugle). dasunt shirt There are two shirts in the game: Hawaiian shirts and T-shirts. Both are made of cloth and have an unenchanted AC of 0. GreyKnight lessons_learned_the_hard_way This has been moved to https://nethackwiki.com/wiki/Lessons_learned_the_hard_way Oracle_of_Delphi lessons_learned_the_hard_way NEVER use force bolt to break down doors in Minetown, especially if it is Izchak's door! paxed amulet_of_reflection see {reflection} jmr historic_statue -1 alignment for breaking these as an archeologist. GreyKnight historic_statue Medusa's statue of Perseus, the gnome king statue in the "Grotto Town" variant of Minetown, and the Oracle's centaur statues are all historic. ylmson_ historic_statue -1 alignment for casting stone-to-flesh on the statue as archaeologist. ylmson_ historic_statue stoning a unique monster (e.g. Medusa) turns it into a historic statue. tsuteiuQ peculiarly_sad_feeling "You have a peculiarly sad feeling for a moment, then it passes." - Your pet just turned to stone. kerio bhaak I'm not a nutritionist! kerio bhaak bhaak is teh sux nrook throwing_star see {shuriken} ais523 ais523's_guide_to_the_planes http://www.reddit.com/r/nethack/comments/2pp8hm/about_to_enter_elemental_planes_for_first_time/cmzoiwo CatEater bar see {barbarian} browncustard embedded_in_your_skin like "being worn", but for dsm you were wearing when you were polymorph. i.e., _your_ dragon scales. itsblah you_hear_a_slow_drip There is a sink on the current level. Nomiisama #nethack:elbereth? Elbereth, the key to survival. E scares all hostile monsters that aren't @, A, the Riders or minotaurs. But you have to learn how to use it! paxed graveyard Special room. Contains undead monsters, graves, and buried treasure. paxed graveyard Special level sounds include "You suddenly realize it is unnaturally quiet" and your hair on the back of your neck standing up. rlbond86 graveyard Undead monsters are less likely to leave corpses on this level. Some players like to lead wraiths upstairs for this reason. DrSunglasses graveyard The graves in graveyards do not contain items, so there's no point in digging them up. BlastHardcheese graveyard Note that the Castle and the top and bottom floors of the Wizard's Tower are marked as graveyards, even though they don't have graves. BlastHardcheese graveyard Also, reading the cursed Book of the Dead or ringing the cursed Bell of Opening will mark the current level as a graveyard. nooodl graveyard Frequency: 1/6, DL 12+. blackcustard riders http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs36/f/2008/279/e/1/Cats_of_the_Apocalypse_by_ChateNoire.jpg paxed color_hp_monitor see {hpmon} kerio92 acrid_fumes You summoned a djinni from a smoky potion or magic lamp while blind. rlbond86 the_sink_quivers_upward_for_a_moment That was a ring of levitation. greycat green_mold Non-moving fungus that doesn't have any attacks, but which does acidic damage if you hit it in melee, and can corrode weapons that hit it. jilles green_mold The corpse is acidic, provides little nutrition (30) and cannot give any intrinsics. Zeffrin green_mold Eaten: green mold Nutr: 30 V! Effects: Acidic GreyKnight oh_wow!_great_stuff! see {hallucination} aoei aoei likes to cancel her invent on the ascension run and lose astral portal repeatedly while writing and re-blanking scrolls on water aoei aoei this fierce lady is the number one nethack speedrunner (in the possible future where she reks both luxidream and BilldaCat) aosdict aoei maintains the nethack scoreboard, https://nethackscoreboard.org bcode #nethack:dnethack? dNetHack: Dungeons and Extra-Terrestrial Hack. See #dnethack and https://nethackwiki.com/wiki/dNetHack ; public server at (ssh) nethack@nethack.xd.cm PsyMar unspoiled It is possible to ascend unspoiled: http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.roguelike.nethack/msg/7568ea5e7052e214? scorchgeek amnesia Can be caused by reading a scroll of amnesia or by having your brains eaten by a mind flayer. Scroll effects follow; those of a mind flayer are similar. hacken amnesia If cursed or not confused, you forget all of the current level. If non-cursed and confused, you forget 6/7 of the current level. If not blessed you also forget any number of spells. hacken amnesia If amnesia causes you to forget the identity of the scroll of amnesia, it will automatically be re-identified for you. Gasten infravision Infravision is the ability to see heat sources through darkness. Patashu infravision Every starting race except human has this, plus a countless list of monsters. BlastHardcheese quest_artifact see {quest_artifacts} joshk amaterasu_omikami The Samurai lawful goddess. paxed regeneration This will make you regain 1 hp per turn, but will also increase your food consumption by 1 every odd turn, except when gained via an artifact. anselmus regeneration All characters regenerate naturally 1 point every so many turns, shortened by XL. nooodl val_skills Basic: scimitar, saber, quarterstaff, javelin, trident, sling, attack spells, escape spells. Skilled: pickaxe, short sword, broad sword, polearms, spear, lance, riding, two weapon combat. Expert: dagger, axe, long sword, two handed sword, hammer, bare handed combat. dasunt ^ Dungeon feature: '^' A trap (once you have found it). dasunt ^ Command: '^' Ask what type of trap you found earlier. itsblah ^ Default menu accelerator: '^' for first page in a menu. GreyKnight cornucopia see {horn of plenty} rawrmage #*:!genocide see {#nethack:!genocide} Poeir iron_chain Almost the most useless item in the game (You can feed them to metallivores). They can't be polypiled into a more useful item. They are dropped by iron golems and can be created by punishment (via scroll or angry god). intchanter iron_chain Is sometimes used to mark the location of the "vibrating square". threeletter iron_chain Base price 0zm, weight 120 paxed what_fools see {what_fools_these_mortals} Nomi arrow_keys They are evil and want you dead. dasunt black_opal A rare hard black gem worth 2500 zorkmids. dasunt black_opal In the main dungeon, black opals usually won't be seen above dungeon level 13. Dentarthur treat A treat can increase a pet's apport, his desire to bring objects to you, if it has ever been held by you and the pet eats it soon after dropping something. Treats are not necessary to increase tameness; any food will do that. Dentarthur treat Treats for carnivores: tripe ration, meatball, meat ring, meat stick, huge chunk of meat. Dentarthur treat Treats for herbivores: apples and carrots. Dentarthur treat Treats for metallivores: any non-rustproofed iron object. Dentarthur treat Treats for ghouls: any corpse over 50 turns old. Poeir engraving_on_the_floor_vanishes This wand is either a wand of cancellation (base price 200), a wand of make invisible (base price 150), or a wand of teleportation (base price 200). Do not put wand of cancellation into bag of holding. dasunt 2 Command: 'Meta-2' Same as '#twoweapon'. dasunt wooden_ring An unidentified ring. *CAN* be eaten by gelatinous cubes. aero2600 you_hear_the_quarterback_calling_the_play "You hear the quarterback calling the play" is a sound you hear when there is an unlooted vault on the level and you are hallucinating. SheeEttin carafe Essentially, a potion container. Calamarain the_heat_and_smoke_are_gone You just entered Vlad's tower. This is not a part of Gehennom, and thus you may pray here. Pio zruty The zruty are wild and gigantic beings, living in the wildernesses of the Tatra mountains. Speed 8, AC 3, deals damage for 3d4 + 3d4 + 3d6. Zeffrin zruty Eaten: zruty Nutr: 600 KimmoKM erkki_saaressa Finnish roguelike. It's harder than Slash'EM! hacken arch-lich Can cast any of Psi Bolt, Haste Self, Disappear (Invisibility), Destroy Armor, Curse Items, Aggravate, Summon Nasties, Touch of Death and a few more. Has base MR 90. Leaves no corpse. bcode arch-lich See also {master lich} dasunt z Command: 'z' Zap a wand. To aim at yourself, use '.' as a direction. Use '>' to aim down. dasunt z Command: 'Z' Zap (cast) a spell. To aim at yourself, use '.' as a direction. Use '>' to aim down. dasunt z Monster: 'z' A zruty, only a zruty and nothing but a zruty. dasunt z Monster: 'Z' The undead, mainly zombies. Zombies come in the varieties of kobold, gnome, orc, dwarf, elf, human, ettin, and giant. For those who are hungry or by an altar, please note that these zombies have been dead for quite awhile. 'Z' also includes ghouls and skeletons. dasunt z Command: '^Z' Suspend the game under unix systems with job control. greycat magic_resistance Magic resistance is technically not essential to ascension, but you'd be insane to face Rodney without it. You can get it from a cloak of magic resistance, or gray dragon scale mail, or some of the quest artifacts. itsblah magic_resistance Magicbane also provides magic resistance when wielded. Zarel magic_resistance It's a bad idea to rely solely on your role's quest artifact for magic resistance, since it can be stolen by Rodney or your quest nemesis. runcible magic_resistance http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/343/drgn-343.html#magic BlastHardcheese magic_resistance For monster magic resistance, see {monster-mr}. dasunt conical_hat Either an unidentified dunce cap or an unidentified cornuthaum. If you're not a wizard, don't bother. If you're a wizard, don't bother either. ekiM uncontrolled_level_teleport An uncontrolled level teleport has a 1/5 chance of doing nothing "You shudder for a moment". Otherwise, a level between DL1 and 3 levels down from your current level (other than your current level) is selected at random (with equal probabilities) and you are teleported to it. ekiM uncontrolled_level_teleport If this is higher than the highest level in the current branch, you end up in the main dungeon branch. Exceptions: In the quest you'll be teleported within that branch. If you're in Fort Ludios or Sokoban you won't be teleported. From the dungeons you can't go any deeper than the valley. You can't get into the sanctum unless the invocation has been performed. Stevie you_feel_paranoid You ain't invisible no more. Nexos altars_conversion see {converting altars} Zeffrin orc-captain Eaten: orc-captain Nutr: 350 michagogo 60zm_scroll Blank paper (but that one's obvious) or enchant weapon. IanKeith iankeith Don't ask. Stevie[FP] naming_artifacts Two artifacts can be created by #naming their base types, Sting (an elven dagger) and Orcrist (an elven broadsword). Stevie[FP] naming_artifacts If you try to give the name of an artifact to an object of the same type (e.g. "Excalibur" to a long sword), it will fail ('your finger slips'). Stevie[FP] naming_artifacts While a pointless exercise for weapons, you can abuse this 'feature' to help discern certain other object types: Stevie[FP] naming_artifacts gray stone: Luckstones cannot be named 'The Heart of Ahriman' Stevie[FP] naming_artifacts amulet: Amulets of ESP cannot be named "The Eye of the Aethiopica" Stevie[FP] naming_artifacts helmets: Helms of brilliance cannot be named 'The Mitre of Holiness' Stevie naming_artifacts Note carefully that you have to NAME, not CALL the object -- answer YES when it asks "Name an individual object"? Eidolos naming_artifacts In Slash'EM this abuse is more effective because there are many more artifacts. In this way, you can identify: bag of holding, speed boots, gauntlets of dexterity, cloak of displacement, helm of telepathy, and some other, Slash'EM-specific, items. bcode naming_artifacts This bug is fixed on NAO; your hand will always slip, even if naming e.g. a tinning kit "Trollsbane". dasunt jacinth A rare hard orange gem worth 3250 zorkmids. dasunt jacinth In the main dungeon, jacinths usually won't be seen above dungeon level 19. Stevko scroll_turns_to_dust_as_you_pick_it_up see {scare_monster} TruePika #nethack:!calc $CALC($ARGS) JoshJ teki Japanese for enemy. GreyKnight shopkeeper_conspiracy Ever wondered how shops get new stock in when they're buried halfway in the bowels of the earth? Let's just say those mimics don't get in there by accident. All that stuff you're buying used to belong to a hapless adventurer just like you. STAY ALERT. paxed sound Configuration option. Enable messages about what your character hears. This has nothing to do with your computer's audio capabilities. SheeEttin mace Priest starting weapon. Deals 1d6+1/1d6 for small/large monsters. Chilliwack mace Weighs 30. Chilliwack mace Priests and Cavemen can get expert, Rogues, Knights and Barbarians can get skilled, Healer, Tourist and Wizard can get basic. Hellzon mace The Caveman artifact - The Sceptre of Might - is one of these. Arthur` your_pack_shakes_violently! You stepped on a magic trap -- count your blessings, because nothing bad happened this time. greycat set Chaotic god of the barbarians. bcode wish_spam Don't worry: if you have enough wishes to spam us with them, whatever you're doing is probably worth the spam anyway. OmegaCenti priest_artifact The Mitre of Holiness bcode you_irradiate_yourself_with_pure_energy! You die. You zapped a death ray (from a wand or the finger of death spell) at yourself. This will kill you even if you're reflecting and have MR unless you are polyselfed into a nonliving or demonic form. Wrongskian you_hear_something_crash_through_the_floor An unseen monster zapped a wand of digging down. bcode #nethack:hoh? Heaven or hell: a game mode in UnNetHack and AceHack in which everything has 1 HP permanently. Cheapy clippy Please see Clippy the NetHack Shopping Assistant for all your price-ID questions: http://nethack.roy.org/clippy/clippy.pl mathx clippy Also, see {nethack_helper} PsyMar clippy Clippy use guide: Put in the *symbol* of the item (e.g. ? for a scroll, = for a ring) under Type, and leave Description blank for best results. Arthur hands_glow_a_brilliant_red You just read a blessed scroll of confuse monster mathx lowest_score Lowest scoring NAO ascensions: http://alt.org/nethack/lowscoreasc.php Grunt pick-axe_of_anhur Miner quest artifact, named after the usual god of digs for victory. Cuts through rock in one turn and can dig holes instantly. SheeEttin #nethack:dsm? Dragon scale mail. dtype giant_beetle Diff 6, Lvl 5. These relatively easy creatures are slow(6), but have a 3d6 attack. Hit them from range or with decent melee, though, and you'll finish them quickly. They nearly always leave corpses, which are poisonous. Kitten giant_beetle Poisonous but may grant poison resistance ("You feel healthy.") Zeffrin giant_beetle Eaten: giant beetle Nutr: 10 Effects: Poisonous Intrinsic: Poison: 33% nornagon you_hear_maniacal_laughter_in_the_distance see {laughter} paxed horsename Configuration option. Name your starting horse (ex. "horsename:Trigger"). Cannot be set in-game. flgr ruby A rare hard red gem worth 3500 gold pieces. dasunt ruby In the main dungeon, rubies usually won't be seen above dungeon level 22. ChocoCid artifact_spoiler http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/343/art1-343.html nailbunny zen A conduct in which the player wears a blindfold or towel on the first turn of the game and only removes it to read the Book of the Dead. This conduct therefore requires one to start with either a blindfold or towel. Samurai and Rogues have a 20% chance of starting a blindfold, and Wizards have a 16% chance. Tourists have a 3.7% chance of starting with a towel. nailbunny zen For classes that don't start with a blinding tool, acquiring one within the first 1000 turns is considered an acceptable substitute for some NetHackers. Eidolos fleeing_forward The strategy you use after waking Rodney. You should always refer to this as "Fleeing Forward" (quotation marks included) Zeffrin red_naga_hatchling Eaten: red naga hatchling Nutr: 100 Intrinsic: Fire: 10%, Poison: 10% Poeir someone_searching "You hear someone searching." There's a vault on the level, but it's already been looted. SpeedEvil iguana A small member of the lizard family. SpeedEvil iguana Slightly nastier than a newt. No special attacks, corpse does nothing other than feed you, quite boring really. Zeffrin iguana Eaten: iguana Nutr: 30 paxed riding_gloves Unidentified description of a pair of gloves. Provide some help for riding, if they are something else than gauntlets of fumbling. dasunt riding_gloves See gloves for more information. paxed potion_of_levitation Effect lasts for 10-149 turns for uncursed, 250-299 for blessed. scorchgeek potion_of_levitation If your only source of levitation is a blessed potion, you may stop levitating at any time with >. Aero2600 sum_quod_eris Latin phrase that translates to "I am what you will be" -- typically found on gravestones. jilles extinctionist A style of play in which one attempts to extinct or genocide as many monsters as possible. jilles extinctionist Usually done with the create monster spell. The Eye of the Aethiopica is very useful for the fast energy regeneration. jilles extinctionist This takes very long. tsuteiuQ extinctionist http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&selm=98es5t%24epm%242%40news.doit.wisc.edu Yui extinctionist http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/extinctionist-faq.html espritellipsis unencumbered A method of killing yourself by carrying too much and dropping your speed. You lose 0/1 of your speed. If this sounds reasonable, consider - you will not be able to outrun many monsters (especially those with intrinsic speed) and monsters will tend to do 0% more damage. firippu wand_of_death This is a wand that does the same thing as the finger of death spell. PsyMar wand_of_death See also wand_of_dywypi paxed orb_of_detection This crystal ball is the archeologist quest artifact. It confers magic resistance, telepathy, and protects from half damage from spells when carried, and toggles invisiblity when invoked. Cyde orb_of_detection It is a lawful artifact. JoshJ wadb see {wide_angle_disintegration_beam} Violist vino Violist's tab-completion messer-upper dude. It's official now :) aero2600 you_hear_the_moon_howling_at_you See {magic_trap} bcode you_hear_the_moon_howling_at_you You stepped on a magic trap while hallucinating; this has no other effect. paxed the_lady The neutral goddess of the Tourist pantheon. JoshJ mine's_end see {mines'_end} greycat unicorn_horn The horn of the unicorn is an effective remedy for a wide variety of ailments, including food poisoning, blindness, confusion, stunning, hallucination, illness, and reduced statistics. A blessed one is more efficient (which is important when haste is of utmost importance). Enchantment gives no bonus. n1ffo unicorn_horn The unicorn horn has a natural +1 to-hit when used as a weapon, and does d12 damage to both small and large creatures. Unfortunately it's a two-handed weapon. dasunt unicorn_horn Good polypile fodder, since it is relatively common and is a 'magical tool'. greycat unicorn_horn A cursed unicorn horn will inflict a malady upon you (including possibly confusion); If you use it to confuse yourself, just be sure you have a non-cursed one handy to cure deadly ailments. Eidolos unicorn_horn Dipping a unicorn horn into a potion of blindness, confusion, or hallucination will make the potion into uncursed water. Dipping a horn into sickness will make fruit juice (cursed if the horn is cursed). SpeedEvil unicorn_horn See {turn_undead} bcode readobjnam The infamous function that parses wishes, found at https://nethackwiki.com/wiki/Source:Objnam.c#readobjnam Sederien the_floor_is_riddled_by_bullet_holes You engraved with a wand of magic missile. Eidolos major_problems see {major troubles} Poeir teeth see {it develops a huge set of teeth and bites you} dasunt potion An item to 'q'uaff , #throw or apply (oil). paxed potion You can also #dip items into potions, including other potions. See "alchemy". dasunt potion Base prices for potions -- 50: booze, fruit juice, see invisible, and sickness. 100: confusion, extra healing, hallucination, healing, restore ability, sleeping and water (blessed/cursed). 150: blindness, gain energy, invisibility, monster detection and object detection. 200: enlightenment, full healing, levitation, polymorph and speed. 250: acid and oil. 300: gain ability, gain level and paralysis. jilles potion Smoky potions have a chance of summoning a djinni when quaffed (A wish may result, with a higher chance if the potion is blessed), milky potions may summon a ghost. If something is summoned, the normal potion effect does not occur. Audelyn sanctum Moloch's Sanctum is the lowest level of the dungeon, reachable by invocation. It is a special level with one map variation. It contains the Amulet of Yendor. blackcustard sanctum Moloch's Sanctum is on dl 45-53 and is the last level in Gehennom. Cyde light_blue_aura It uncurses everything in your main inventory that is cursed. Cyde light_blue_aura Possible result from #praying on an altar. Also the result of #dipping an uncursed item in holy water. ZeffriN light_blue_aura Praying on an altar might result in blessing and repairing (but not protecting) your held weapon. "Your softly glows with a light blue aura." Grognor killing_pets See {you_hear_the_rumble_of_distant_thunder} Violist you_hear_a_low_buzzing There is a beehive somewhere on the level. TheShrewdDude you_hear_a_low_buzzing You may also recieve this message if you've kicked a tree too many times, when bees would have appeared. Bishness potion_of_gain_energy see {gain_energy} Thvor liquor_store Liquor stores are run by shopkeepers named: Njezjin, Tsjernigof, Ossipewsk, Gorlowka, Gomel, Konosja, Weliki Oestjoeg, Syktywkar, Sablja, Narodnaja, Kyzyl, Walbrzych, Swidnica, Klodzko, Raciborz, Gliwice, Brzeg, Krnov, Hradec Kralove, Leuk, Brig, Brienz, Thun, Sarnen, Burglen, Elm, Flims, Vals, Schuls, and Zum Loch. rawrmage #*:!revgeno see {#nethack:!revgeno} GreyMario hooked_polearm see {bill-guisarme} Eidolos major_troubles noninstantaneous stoning from footrice, sliming, wearing an amulet of strangulation, standing in lava, lethal sickness (Pestilence or food poison), hunger status Weak or Fainting, HP <= 1/7 maximum (rounded down) or less than 6, lycanthropy, being Overtaxed or worse due to strength drain, being stuck in a wall without means of escape, wearing a cursed blindfold/towel, wearing cursed ring or boots of levitation Eidolos major_troubles Your deity will usually help you out with such things (priority given to items earlier on the list), even if your prayer timeout has not expired (as long as it will expire within 200 turns). Gaulgath you_have_a_bad_feeling_about_this You applied a figurine, but the monster generated was hostile. paxed ak see {ascension_kit} dasunt dented_pot An iron helmet that drops AC by one. Use a dwarvish iron helm instead for a drop of AC by 2. paxed throne Usually found in a throne room. The usual thing to do with it is to #sit on it until it vanishes. You can also kick gems loose from them. Sitting on a throne has a 33% chance of giving a special effect, which is one of the following, all equally likely: tsuteiuQ throne 1 - Decrease a random stat by 4-7 points and take 1-10 damage || 2 - Increase a random stat by 1 || 3 - Electric shock, 1-30 damage (1-6 if resistant), abuse CON tsuteiuQ throne 4 - Fully heal, gain 4 max HP if less than 5 below max, cure blindness+sickness+wounded legs || 5 - Lose gold (including gold rings) from inventory || 6 - Receive a wish (or increase luck if it was too low) tsuteiuQ throne 7 - Summon several throne room monsters || 8 - Uncursed genocide || 9 - If positive luck, become blinded for 100-350 turns, else randomly curse items. tsuteiuQ throne 10 - Gain see invisible intrinsic if you don't have it already and luck is non-negative, else magic mapping || 11 - Aggravate monsters if luck is negative, else teleport. tsuteiuQ throne 12 - Identify 1-4 (or all) items || 13 - Make confused for 7-23 turns. tsuteiuQ throne Thrones have a 33% chance of vanishing each time you sit on them UNLESS you were teleported elsewhere. If you are not unlucky, the probability of getting a wish from a throne before it disappears is approximately 7.4952% (give or take a few hundred-thousandths of a percent). See also http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/343/thrn-343.html jeremya throne Before you #sit, bag your gold and get out any items you want ID'd. If you have negative luck, drop unicorn horn and gold in the next square and get ready to remove curse. Also, you might want to have more than 30hp. Indephysis arcane Now known as Indephysis. glimz oilskin_cloak A slippery cloak that fits tightly and protects your metal body armor from erosion. Additionally, it provides the highest magic cancellation and prevents grabbing attacks. dasunt blue_and_green_shield see {elven_shield} dasunt jasper A soft red gem worth 500 zorkmids. scorchgeek spell_failure_rate_calculator see {spell_failure} paxed yeti This large carnivore is resistant to cold, and eating the corpse can give you cold resistance. paxed yeti Speed 15, AC 6, does 1d6+1d6+1d4 damage Zeffrin yeti Eaten: yeti Nutr: 700 Intrinsic: Cold: 33% Cheapy imp Small demon that can regenerate itself. It neither has, nor confers any resistances. Cheapy imp It claws for 1d4 damage and will randomly taunt you. Cheapy imp AC: 2, MR: 20%, base experience: 32. Zeffrin imp Eaten: imp Nutr: 10 bcode ran see {ranger} ledneh black_dragon Eating a black dragon corpse gives resistance to disintegration. Hellzon black_dragon Its breath also disintegrates. Reflection is a good defense against this. Zeffrin black_dragon Eaten: black dragon Nutr: 1500 Intrinsic: Disintegration: 100% Mucknert quest Each character class has a unique Quest. The entrance to the Quest level is a hidden portal 6 or 7 levels below the Oracle level (between DL 11 and 16). While you can enter the Quest before level 14, your guild leader will not allow you to attempt it until you've reached experience level 14. You must complete it by defeating your quest nemesis, thus obtaining an essential artifact, in order to win the game. Poeir quest You get two artifacts from the Quest: One essential, one brimming with special abilities. OliverKlozoff quest Tourist quest is your reward for getting to the quest portal. avian quest Have the quest artifact in your main inventory when you #chat with the quest leader after completing the quest. dtype dwarf_lord Diff 6, Lvl 4. The largest of the dwarves, there isn't anything special about these, except for consistently decent melee. They are slow(6) and easy to hit (AC10), however. Zeffrin dwarf_lord Eaten: dwarf lord Nutr: 300 Effects: Dwarf Iku you_will_always_remember_the_incubus "wisdom increase by 1 and exercised" Cheapy| the_eyes_of_the_overworld See {eyes_of_the_overworld} greqrg crocodile Crocodile corpses always polymorph into non-cursed fireproof +0 pairs of low boots. Zeffrin crocodile Eaten: crocodile Nutr: 400 Stevie credit_cloning Dropped gold in a store is exchanged for credit (displayed by the '$' command). anselmus credit_cloning If your pet retrieves the gold, you keep both the gold and the credit. anselmus credit_cloning You can then buy on credit and sell for gold, until the store is bankrupt and you have all the stock. Nomiisama #nethack:crawl? That other game dasunt l Command: 'l' Move right if you have embraced the one-true-path-of-vi-movement-keys. For heretics, l will loot containers beneath you or a saddle from a tame mount beside you. (Same as #loot or Meta-l for the faithful). dasunt l Command: 'L' Move right until you hit a wall or something (vi keys on). dasunt l Monster: 'l' Who just took your gold? It was that green 'l' over there, otherwise known as a leprechaun, which is the only monster represented by a lowercase 'l'. dasunt l Monster: 'L' Run away! Run away! Seriously, run away! Liches, demiliches, master liches, and arch-liches are all represented by an uppercase letter 'L'. A good genocide choice for any character. kerio to-hit A function of your experience level, your dexterity, your strength, your weapon's enchantment, your skill and the monster's AC. PsyMar to-hit http://steelypips.org/nethack/343/weap-343.html#chancehit scorchgeek to-hit Also, nobody cares about it. Except the occasional monk who wants to wear body armour, but even then the -20 penalty isn't really noticed by endgame. And those who micromanage everything. dasunt tattered_cape Either the unidentified cloak of displacement, unidentified cloak of invisibility, unidentified cloak of magic resistance, or the unidentified cloak of protection. I3rian #nethack:=opfsc? see {#nethack:pfsc?} Stevie-O monster_hitpoints The maximum HP for a monster is as follows: Stevie-O monster_hitpoints For golems, the values are: straw/paper: 20; rope: 30; flesh/gold/leather: 40; clay/wood: 50; glass/stone: 60; iron: 80. Stevie-O monster_hitpoints For the three horsemen (War is on vacation): 10d8 hitpoints -- so, from 10 to 80. Stevie-O monster_hitpoints For the special 'fixed-hp' monsters: Juiblex (88), Yeenoghu (100), Orcus (120), Geryon (132), Dispater (144), Baalzebub (166), Asmodeus (198), Demogorgon (200), mail daemon (100) Stevie-O monster_hitpoints For adult (i.e non-baby) dragons: in the Astral plane, 8* HP. Otherwise, 4* + d4 HP. (See monster_level to find the effective value for ; base level of all dragons is 15.) Stevie-O monster_hitpoints For monsters where the computed is 0: d4 (See monster_level to find the effective value for .) Stevie-O monster_hitpoints For elementals at home (e.g. water E on plane of water): 3 * d8 Stevie-O monster_hitpoints For everybody else: d8 hp. lorimer ideas Ideas is now closed. SheeEttin ideas In the meantime, ideas can go directly to RGRN: http://tinyurl.com/23t2zq Nexos suddenly_you_are_transparent,_but_there While invisible (and not having the 'see invisible' intrinsic), you put on a ring of see invisible. Nodey nethacklinux see {nethack floppy} dasunt elven_armour The elven mithril coat, elven leather helm, elven cloak (faded pall), elven shield (blue and green shield) and elven boots (random appearance) are pieces of elven armor in the game. Unlike normal armour that can only be enchanted at +3 or below without chance of vaporization, elven armour can be enchanted at +5 or below without being vaporized. Thus, with a little luck, elven armour can be enchanted to +7. Rapidfire nethack.alt.org A public nethack server. Telnet to nethack.alt.org, register, login, and play! PsyMar astral_call_bug see {call_bug} jeddy00 west_virginia See bag of kittens. paxed menu_last_page Configuration option. Menu character accelerator to jump to the last page in a menu. Default '|'. dasunt clay_ring An unidentified ring. Cannot be eaten by any monster. Zeffrin baby_orange_dragon Eaten: baby orange dragon Nutr: 500 Feory studded_leather_armour see {studded_leather_armor} paxed cyclops The Healer quest nemesis, a giant. ChocoCid cyclops Can leveldrain you multiple times in one turn, doing a massive amount of damage. Meleeing him is a bad idea. Zeffrin cyclops Eaten: Cyclops Nutr: 700 Effects: Strength dtype master_lich Genocide L's when you can! Master Liches curse items in inventory, summon monsters, teleport to heal, and are otherwise a general nuisance. Quite possibly the most annoying (and dangerous) non-named creatures in the game. jilles master_lich Arch-liches and high-level master liches can cast touch of death. jilles master_lich They like waking up all monsters on the level ("You feel monsters are aware of your presence.") SpeedEvil master_lich Arch and master liches (both represented as a purple 'L') have MR 90, which basically means they are highly resistant to many spells. Anden master_lich Be careful -- in Gehennom, their summon nasties spell might summon a demon lord. SpeedEvil !ping A trigger to make Rodney say "Pong!". Useful if you wonder if there's some kind of issue with Rodney, your connection, or Rodney's connection. paxed yafm Yet Another Funny Message ihope the_sink_glows_black_for_a_moment Ring of protection, negatively enchanted. dasunt hard_hat see {dwarvish iron helm} hacken you_hear_a_thud Somewhere, where you can't see it, a monster polymorphed and its armor fell off. lorimer +2_or_+3 The short answer: It depends. You have 60% chance of getting +3, and 80% chance of getting +2. lorimer +2_or_+3 If you are wishing for something where the special properties of the item itself are worth more than the + (silver or grey dragon scale mail, for example), then go with +3. lorimer +2_or_+3 If you are wishing for something where the + is the whole point of the thing (gauntlets of dexterity or a helm of brilliance), you should go with +2. lorimer +2_or_+3 The pure math says that +3 will come out slightly ahead in the long run, but there is no "long run" in NetHack, just a series of individual events. Beyond this, you must make your own decision. rawrmage #*:nh4? NitroHack + AceHack: near vanilla gameplay, improved interface. Public server: nethack4.org (France, telnet nethack4.org / ssh nethack@nethack4.org). See also #nethack4. Stevie the_mixture_glows_brightly_and_evaporates The #dip you peformed was not proper alchemy. paxed titan Speed 18, AC -3, magic resistance 70%, Does 2d8 in melee and can also cast spells, notably "summon nasties". Cheapy_ titan You can NOT genocide them. Zeffrin titan Eaten: titan Nutr: 900 paxed astral_plane The last level of the game, where you have to #offer The Amulet to your god. dasunt astral_plane There are three altars on the astral plane - lawful, neutral, and chaotic. Each altar is guarded by a rider. The altars are in a random order each game. If you don't want to escape in celestial disgrace, you must #offer the amulet on the co-aligned altar! PsyMar astral_plane WARNING: Using the ; command to find an altar is an "aligned altar" does *not* mean it is the *same* alignment as you, just that it *has* an alignment (i.e. is not an altar to Moloch). You must stand on the altar and press : to find out the alignment of the altar. This is not a bug. braindancer off_with_her_head A throne room message. b_jonas gravel_flies_up_from_the_floor. You have engraved with a wand of digging. The wand auto-identifies. Tylinial javelin Thrown spear which does 1d6 dmg vs small and large. Cost 3 Weight 20 runcible telnet_tiles http://www.geocities.com/jdhilts@sbcglobal.net/ towo unexpected_draft An unseen door suddenly disappears. scarf you_produce_a_frightful_grave_sound You just blew a tooled horn, or uncharged fire or frost horn. Zeffrin flesh_golem Eaten: flesh golem Nutr: 600 Intrinsic: Fire: 12%, Cold: 12%, Sleep: 12%, Shock: 12%, Poison: 12% SomeoneElseYes corpse see {corpses} scorchgeek wand_of_cold An attack wand that does 6d6 damage. Also freezes lava and water. BenUrban encumbrance Encumbrance level is determined by your current carrying capacity (see {carrying_capacity}) and how much weight you're carrying beyond that capacity. BenUrban encumbrance The formula is cap = (wt*2 / wc) + 1, where wc is your capacity, and wt is your extra weight. BenUrban encumbrance If the result is 0 or less, you are unencumbered; between 0 and 1, you are burdened; between 1 and 2, you are stressed; between 2 and 3, you are strained; between 3 and 4, you are overtaxed; above 4, you are overloaded. BenUrban encumbrance Thus, if your carrying capacity is 1000 (the maximum), you would be burdened at 1000, stressed at 1500, strained at 2000, overtaxed at 2500, and overloaded at 3000. workimer encumbrance The practical aspect of all this is: encumbrance affects your movement rate and how often you get to act. If you have a value greater than 0, put some things down or you're going to die. paxed use_darkgrey see {use_darkgray} sorear you_resist_hallucinations. see {Grayswandir} greycat dsm Dragon Scale Mail. Silver and Gray are the most popular. Cheapy dsm Lowers AC by 9 and provides an intrinsic according to the color. Tralil large_box possibly locked container. Weighs as much as banded mail, slightly over half as much as a chest. Take care when opening or unlocking; may be trapped. Can be #forced and kicked. rlbond86 morgue see {graveyard} brettcar you_hear_a_strange_wind The Oracle's level indicator. ElronnDemiNewt yawp Yet another winning post, see YAAP joshk oof see {Orb of Fate} stumbly_ oof sound made when lifting orb of fate, or the orb itself. mathx crazy_lines You read magic mapping outside the map or or on a non mappable level (VotD, etc). Confused ?oMM maps 1/7th of the level.. paxed vampire Speed 12, AC 1, magic resistance 25%, sleep and poison resistant. Does damage in melee for 1d6 + 1d6, and can drain levels. Sgep vampire Treats altars the same way Elbereth or a scroll of scare monster is treated. (https://nethackwiki.com/wiki/Monmove.c#onscary) b_jonas vampire Do not eat their corpses, they cause food poisoning. bcode #nethack:grays? Grayswandir, a quite nice artifact silver saber. Grognor melon Considered vegan food. Weighs 5 and gives 100 nutrition. AceSevenFive wand_of_solar_beam Slash'EM Extended item, fires a solar beam when zapped. BenUrban plane_of_fire see {elemental_planes} greycat anu The lawful god of the Caveman class. Cheapy_ cheapy_ see {cheapy} greycat leash A tool for keeping your pet at close range. jilles leash If you are faster than your pet, remember to wait regularly. valcaron leash You may leash your pet and it will attack co-aligned creatures without those creatures turning against you. rebo123 leash Cursed leashes will choke your pet if you pull on its leash, reducing its tameness and dealing it 1d2 damage. If a monster dies from being choked with a cursed leash, it is considered to be killed by you. rebo123 leash Note that this will never reduce the tameness below 1, so choking a pet with a cursed leash will never make it go wild. Unbreathing pets will not take damage, but still suffer the tameness penalty. I3rian #nethack:!tty see {#nethack:!ttyrec} paxed menu_previous_page Configuration option. Menu character accelerator to goto the previous menu page. Default '<'. scwizard very_fast If you are very fast your speed is increased by 6 speed points, and every turn there is a 1/3 chance of your speed being increased by an additional 6 speed points scwizard very_fast Boots of speed make you very fast for as long as you wear them. A potion of speed and the spell haste self make you very fast for a limited amount of time. scwizard very_fast If you've very fast due to a temporary effect, getting hit by a skeleton, shade or a wand of slow monster will end that effect dasunt tiger_eye_ring An unidentified ring. Cannot be eaten by any monster. SheeEttin four_leaf_clover see {four-leaf clover} AceSevenFive wand_of_wonder Slash'EM Extended item, gives a random effect when zapped. paxed hp Hit Points. If these go to zero, you're dead. paxed hp Unless you're polymorphed into a monster, and don't have unchanging, in which case you'll regain your original form. ylmson hp for starting hp and hp gain per level, see http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/343/hppw-343.html bcode you_smell_hamburgers You stepped on a magic trap while hallucinating and would otherwise have smelled charred flesh. Problem you_are_piously_aligned See {alignment} dasunt leather_hat see {elven leather helm} scorchgeek you_hear_ebenezer_scrooge There is a vault on the level, and you are hallucinating. scorchgeek how_darest_thou_desecrate_my_altar You attempted to engrave on an altar. -1 Wisdom if coaligned, -1 luck if not. FiendishFish elven_leather_helmet see elven_leather_helm FiendishFish elven_leather_helmet see {elven_leather_helmet} lorimer ill The first hit that makes you Ill will give you 20 turns to live, plus a random number between 0 and your CON. lorimer ill All subsequent hits will reduce that time to 1/3 of its current value, plus one turn. lorimer ill The practical upshot of all this is that the worst possible progression is 20 -> 8 -> 4... and so on, so you need to kill whatever's making you sick before it hits you a 3rd time. tsuteiuQ blue_jelly Effectively a stronger version of the brown mold. tsuteiuQ blue_jelly Eating its corpse can grant cold resistance or poison resistance. tsuteiuQ blue_jelly If a blue jelly inflicts enough [passive] damage, it will multiply. jmr blue_jelly The corpse is vegan. Zeffrin blue_jelly Eaten: blue jelly Nutr: 20 V! Intrinsic: Cold: 13%, Poison: 13% Poeir armor_class Armor class affects the chance of your being hit. The lower it is, the harder it is for an opponent to hit you. Ways to lower your armor class are to wear nondamaged armor with a nonnegative enchantment, buying protection from a priest (for 400*xp_level to 600*xp_level-1 zorkmids), getting protection from your god (by #praying at an altar with high enough luck and telepathy, speed, and stealth), or casting the protection spell. Poeir armor_class You can also improve your armor class by wearing a ring of protection. greycat armor_class Other ways of not getting hit (besides AC) are invisibility and displacement. Grunt armor_class Armor affects monster's to-hit roll against you - the value of your AC is added to their to-hit roll, unless your AC is less than zero, in which case a random number between 0 and your armor class is added to their to-hit. Grunt armor_class Further, if your AC is less than zero, a random number between 0 and its magnitude is subtracted from any physical damage dealt. Non-physical attacks still deal normal damage. bcode fruitname see {fruit} greycat tourist Aloha! The Tourist is one of the most challenging classes to play, starting with no armor (besides a T-shirt) and no weapon except some darts. Tourists are neutral, and may achieve Expert skill in daggers, short swords, and darts. towo tourist Read "The Colour of Magic" and "The Light Fantastic" from Terry Pratchett for more info about the nethackish tourists. dasunt tourist Although weaker than a healer in the early game due to lack of healing ability and weapons, being skilled in #twoweapon and silver saber, as well as the abusability of the PYEC makes tourists a decent class in the mid to end game. paxed tourist Tourist rank titles: Rambler (xplvl 1-2), Sightseer (3-5), Excursionist (6-9), Peregrinator/Peregrinatrix (10-13), Traveler (14-17), Journeyer (18-21), Voyager (22-25), Explorer (26-29), Adventurer (30) greycat tourist Tourists of level 14 or less get charged an extra 1/3 when buying from stores, and they get only 1/3 of the list price, instead of 1/2, when selling. luis tourist Tourists get automatic searching at level 10 and poison resistance at level 20. dasunt tourist "A tourist is like a piece of tissue paper walking around in the rain." ~ dtype scorchgeek tourist what is playing a tourist like? scorchgeek tourist landivar: You die...--More-- scorchgeek tourist Eaten: tourist Nutr: 400 Effects: Human paxed "omb amulet of magical breathing. greycat weapon_weight dart: 1. shuriken: 1. boomerang: 5. spear (incl. elven/orcish): 30. dwarvish spear: 35. silver spear: 36. javelin: 20. trident: 25. dagger (incl. elven/orcish): 10. silver dagger: 12. athame: 10. scalpel, knife, stiletto: 5. worm tooth: 20. crysknife: 20. axe: 60. battle-axe: 120. short sword (incl. elven/orcish/dwarvish): 30. scimitar: 40. silver saber: 40. broadsword (incl. elven): 70. long sword: 40. two-handed sword: 150. greycat weapon_weight katana: 40. tsurugi: 60. runesword: 40. partisan: 80. ranseur: 50. spetum: 50. glaive: 75. lance: 180. halberd: 150. bardiche: 120. voulge: 125. dwarvish mattock: 120. fauchard: 60. guisarme: 80. bill-guisarme: 120. lucern hammer: 150. bec de corbin: 100. mace: 30. morning star: 120. war hammer: 50. club: 30. greycat weapon_weight rubber hose: 20. quarterstaff: 40. aklys: 15. flail: 15. bullwhip: 20. bow (incl. elven/orcish/yumi): 30. sling: 3. crossbow: 50. All arrows/bolts: 1. pak21 your_vision_flattens You would have just finished hallucinating, but Grayswandir prevented you hallucinating in the first place. paxed mc2 The following armors give magic cancellation level 2: plate mail, crystal plate mail, orcish cloak, dwarvish cloak, cloak of displacement, cloak of invisibility and cornuthaum. Nexos mc2 Gives 52/150 (35%) chance of special attacks working. ||Pipe laziness The number one cause of stupid deaths in NetHack scorchgeek you_hear_a_muffled_cracking You broke an egg by kicking a chest. scorchgeek mimic_of_the_mines see {mines'_end} greycat weapon_damage Weapon damages are taken first from the table in objects.c (sdam,ldam => 1dS, 1dL). But then special adjustments are made on a per-weapon, per-monster-size basis in weapon.c. Ugh. greycat weapon_damage Blessed weapons do +1d4 vs. demons and undead. Axes do +1d4 vs. wooden monsters. Silver weapons do +1d20 vs. silver-hating monsters. These special bonuses are divided by 2 for double-damage artifacts, so that they'll be doubled later on and get back to an approximation of their normal values. greycat weapon_damage For specific categories, ask about one of these: axe_damage blade_damage bludgeon_damage missile_damage polearm_damage spear_damage sword_damage tool_damage. Note that these are categorized by the tables in the source code, not by strict weapon type. paxed ixoth The Knight quest nemesis, a dragon. Mucknert ixoth He casts spells and can curse your inventory. Luckily, he can be cancelled. Zeffrin ixoth Eaten: Ixoth Nutr: 1600 Intrinsic: Fire: 100% assended kroisos see {Croesus} paxed barrow_wight Speed 12, AC 5, MR 5%, resists cold, sleep and poison. Does 1d4 damage. nekrom barrow_wight The barrow wight also has a drain level attack. aero2600 barrow_wight A barrow wight almost always carries a long sword. These are not automatically generated cursed. SpeedEvil #nethack:pfsc? Ring of protection from shape changers. This handy ring makes all shape changers stay in their base form. For example, chameleons appear as :, rather than their changed form. itsblah warnings Option that can be set in your .rc file for warning numbers. Default is '012345', in increasing order of danger. paxed thoth The neutral god of the Wizard pantheon progo thoth Don't mix up with Thoth Amon, the barbarian quest nemesis. Sgep you_feel_dizzy_for_a_moment,_but_nothing_happens You activated a magic portal in the Endgame but you don't have the amulet (Amulet was stolen) dtype firebrand An excellent early/midgame artifact weapon, due to its 2x fire damage. Unfortunately, since most major demons (and Rodney), are fire-resistant, Fire Brand tends to be less effective in lategame. Grognor firebrand Its base item is a long sword. `Masque yellow_dragon Yellow dragons breathe acid. As an amusing side effect, they are also petrification resistant. Hellzon yellow_dragon The corpse gives no resistances Zeffrin yellow_dragon Eaten: yellow dragon Nutr: 1500 Effects: Acidic mekkis 200_boulder_steal Like the 200 rock steal, but faster to implement. mekkis 200_boulder_steal Basically it involves reading numerous scrolls of earth in a shop, then polymorphing into a giant and picking them up. mekkis 200_boulder_steal Unfortunately, you then find yourself unable to pick up anything else (other than more boulders), and attempting to drop the boulders can cause a segmentation fault. mekkis 200_boulder_steal Also see {200_rock_steal} Grognor identification_spoiler see {ID_spoiler} joshk you_see_an_image_of_someone_stalking_you You just got the see invisible intrinsic. paxed #dip Extended command. Dip an object into something. Arthur` extrinsic see {property} greycat crom The neutral god of Barbarians. billnye qdb see {nethack_quotes} dasunt wand_of_light Base price of 100zm, high probability (95), with a maximum of 15 charges. Zapping it gives the same effect as a uncursed scroll of light, and will auto-ID upon engraving. Breaking the wand will result in an explosion of 1 to 4*charges damage, you are blinded, nearby monsters may be blinded, and the room is lit. paxed wizard_of_yendor See "rodney". Also the guardian of the Book of Dead. ylmson wizard_of_yendor After you killed the wizard, or have performed the invocation ritual, you may get the following effect every 51 to 250 turns: Curse Items, Aggravate, Summon Nasties, Wizard Reappearance (unless on Astral). 1/3 of the time (1/4 if on Astral), "You feel vaguely nervous" and nothing else happens. Arthur__ wizard_of_yendor Eaten: Wizard of Yendor Nutr: 400 Effects: Human Intrinsic: Fire: 25%, Poison: 25%, Teleportitis: 25%, Teleport control: 25% paxed align Configuration option. Your starting alignment (align:lawful, align:neutral, or align:chaotic). Cannot be set in-game. greycat camaxtli The neutral god of Archeologists. rawrmage #nethack:!wish_string blessed greased fixed +3 $ARGS Eidolos you_hear_the_splashing_of_the_naiad see {naiad} GreyKnight stilleto see {stiletto} Zeffrin doppelganger Eaten: doppelganger Nutr: 400 Effects: Human Polymorph CydeWeys orange_dragon See {dragon} Zeffrin orange_dragon Eaten: orange dragon Nutr: 1500 Intrinsic: Sleep: 100% paxed rust Metallic items can rust. On weapons, it reduces the damage by 1 per level of rustiness. On armor, it reduces the protection given by the armor. Has no effect on other items. See also "rustproof". itsblah rust Only items made of iron can rust. Other metals, such as mithril or silver, do not. Nexos your_mind_turns_into_a_pretzel see {turns_into_a_pretzel} dasunt garnet A soft red gem worth 700 zorkmids. paxed trickery A trickery happens when the game detects some internal inconsistency and quits. Usually due to missing or messed up level files. dasunt slippery_cloak see {oilskin cloak} Patashu helpless see {while_helpless} paxed mail Configuration option. Enable mail delivery during the game. Eidolos mail If you're watching someone on NAO, you can send them mail by hitting m. This requires that you log in, though. Eidolos mail If someone receives multiple scrolls of mail, it will list all of the messages on the first read. The rest will be all gibberish. dasunt + Symbol: '+' A spellbook. dasunt + Dungeon feature: '+' A closed door. dasunt + Command: '+' List the spells you know and rearrange them if you want. billnye the_runes_appear_scrambled You tried to initiate invocation by reading the Book of the Dead on the vibrating square, but the book is cursed. hacken unnaturally_quiet There is a Graveyard on the level. tsuteiuQ pudding_farming A somewhat abusive technique for getting large amounts of items and corpses for sacrificing. tsuteiuQ pudding_farming Step 1: Locate a level which has both a sink and an altar. Step 2: Clear a sufficiently large area for your farm and light it up. Step 3: Kick the sink to create a black pudding, then attack it with a dull knife to split it into many more puddings. Let them heal, and repeat the process. Step 4: Lure the puddings toward your altar and kill them with the dull knife, allowing them to split even more. Step 5: Profit! Sacrifice the corpses for artifacts/prayers and collect the items they leave behind, polypiling whatever you don't need. tsuteiuQ pudding_farming If you can't find a sink, you can reverse-genocide black/brown puddings, bring a corpse from another level and revive it using a wand/spell of Turn Undead, or simply wait until one shows up. You can also lure puddings down holes, if there's a sink above a usable altar. If you can't find a pudding, you can also polymorph yourself into one and wait for a monster wielding a metallic weapon to hit you. Elliott pudding_farming Brown puddings are nice because they don't hit for damage. Black puddings are nice because they always leave corpses (browns don't always), and your god likes them more. Elliott pudding_farming You might want to consider zapping the starting pudding with a wand of speed monster; they'll move onto your altar faster. Rapidfire pudding_farming Chaotics get 166% more prayer timeout reduction than other alignments, and are more efficient at pudding farming. PsyMar pudding_farming "The DevTeam has arranged an immediate and savage punishment for pudding farming. It's called pudding farming." -- Jove, on RGRN bcode pudding_farming Also see "How to Raise the Perfect Pudding" at https://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.roguelike.nethack/browse_thread/thread/382cf3f0b0fe9f82/28f706a4236961c5?pli=1 joshk mind_flayer ACHTUNG! These fellows will easily lock on to you if you're near them and you are telepathic. When they strike, they will eat your brain. They strike several times in one turn, and when you get flayed you will forget random dungeon levels and item identifications permanently. joshk mind_flayer Your helmet helps prevent flaying, especially if greased. Usually, you should polymorph these badass dudes, or have them get acquainted with a wand of death or a trice corpse. joshk mind_flayer Eating their corpses may raise INT ("Yum! This is real brain food! You feel smart!") Stevie mind_flayer Oh yeah, mind flayers are base level 9, speed 12, AC 5, MR 90, and have 3 brainsucking attacks; MMFs are base level 13, AC 0, and have 5 brainsucking attacks. Both can fly. SpeedEvil mind_flayer They respect Elbereth, and if you find yourself next to one with no option, you can finger engrave Elbereth for 70% or better chance of survival. _bryce mind_flayer By the time you run into them, you should have a unicorn horn. This will fix the int drain after the battle - but it won't help with forgotten items. Calamarain mind_flayer In the words of Brave Sir Robin... "Run away! Run away!" Zeffrin mind_flayer Eaten: mind flayer Nutr: 400 Effects: Intelligence: 50% Intrinsic: Telepathy: (if no Intelligence gain) bcode mind_flayer Master mind flayers can be summoned by the summon nasties monster spell, so genociding them before genociding ordinary mind flayers is usually recommended if you can genocide only one of them. BenUrban wide-angle_disintegration_beam see {wide angle disintegration beam} dtype nymph These little vixens are not dangerous in melee, but are quick and will steal items from your inventory and teleport away. Never underestimate how helpless you are without your weapon and best armor. Kill them from range if possible, or simply avoid them, as they are usually asleep when you encounter them. dtype nymph Eating nymph corpses can give you teleportitis. Sebbe nymph Usually found carrying a potion of object detection and a mirror. Mucknert nymph When polymorphed into one, heavy iron balls may be removed with #monster command. itsblah nymph Monster nymphs can carry a practically unlimited amount of items; players polymorphed into a nymph get the maximum carrying capacity. Nodey nymph Because they are often carrying a mirror, it is harmful to your luck to kill them with Force bolt or wands of striking. scwizard nymph If you lack a ranged attack, a pet is a very effective way of dealing with them Gaulgath nymph A nymph can be created by quaffing from a fountain (water) or ringing any cursed bell. Quint_Sakugarne nymph They might not be directly dangerous, but if they steal your attack wands they WILL use them against you. It also sucks even more if they steal your amulet of life saving. ZeffriN nymph They can be useful for getting rid of cursed items, though its random so dropping all your other items will help... though being naked is in itself a risk. aran418 nymph Eaten: nymph Nutr: 300 Intrinsic: Teleportitis: 30% Sebbe nethack_addiction player (Val Hum Fem Neu), 457 points, killed by a newt, while helpless Now it's payback time... - 3 months pass - player (Val Hum Fem Neu), 10448 points, killed by a newt, while helpless runcible what_to_wish_for see {what_do_i_wish_for} RandomMarine electric_third_rail Just a headstone engraving, nothing to worry about in nethack. Nodey dwarf The dwarf (pl. dwarves, dwarrows) is a humanoid species, short but stocky and robust. With high constitution and health, dwarves are considered more hardy than both elves or men, but make poor spellcasters. Nodey dwarf The dwarf race is available for the classes Arc, Cav, and Val. They start their Dungeon career with infravision and a lawful heart. Nodey dwarf The dwarf racial bonuses are as follows: +4 starting HP, +d3/+2 HP gain, +0 starting power, -1 power gain. Nodey dwarf Max stats: Str18/** Dex20 Con20 Int16 Wis16 Cha16 Zeffrin dwarf Eaten: dwarf Nutr: 300 Effects: Dwarf greqrg you_feel_lonely You used detect monsters, but there are no other monsters on the level, besides you and your mount. greqrg you_feel_lonely The spell still lasts for its duration if you casted it at skilled or higher, or quaffed a blessed potion. jilles warning Warning shows nearby monsters which are not detected in another way with numbers depending on their level. Cheapy| warning The number shown is approximately monster's level divided by 4. Chish warning For monsters to be revealed by warning, they must not be peaceful, be within ten tiles, and be at least level 4. rawrmage #*:nhinrl? see {nhinrl} paxed protection_racket A way of playing the beginning game, where you'll try to reach the Minetown while still being on experience level 1, so you can buy protection from the priest cheaply. dasunt protection_racket Probably one of the better ways of dying, but some classes tend to be better at pulling this off then others. Healers, with their potions and high amount of starting money is a good example. Zadir protection_racket There is a way to do this later on in the game, with a means of draining your own level (Wraiths are ok for this, but pile on the armor so they don't do much damage, important since you'll have low health afterwards, and remove ALL your magic cancellation so that they can still drain your level), and at least 3200 gold (the most needed for 9 levels of AC at XL 1). Bring your level drain tool, or lure the wraith..he Zadir protection_racket to the nearest priest, make a safe spot (Burned Elbereth or a dropped scare monster scroll), and either throw the drain level tool <, or let the wraith hit you, while keeping a careful eye on your health. Wraiths do 1d6 damage AFTER the level drain, so keep that in mind and have full health before each drain at levels under 5. Zadir protection_racket Ideally, you'll want to have the safe square next to the altar that the priest is roaming around, and the temple walls intact, so try to either kill any nearby burrowers before starting (usually dwarves, if this is in minetown), or patch any holes with boulders, to prevent monster interference. Zadir protection_racket If you want to do it right away, try choosing dwarf or gnome for your starting race, then the majority of gnomes and dwarves that spawn in the mine will be peaceful, easing your descent to minetown. browncustard protection_racket < Muad> "I gave money to the Church! Yay!" *kills indiscriminately* PsyMar protection_racket Hope it's not a dead-priest bones when you get there. Oracle_of_Delphi protection_racket Also hope the temple hasn't been converted. ledneh the_water_flow_seems_weaker_now You dropped a negatively-enchanted ring of gain strength down a sink. hacken demilich Can cast any of Psi Bolt, Haste Self, Disappear (Invisibility), Destroy Armor, Curse Items, Aggravate, and a few more. Has base MR 60. Leaves no corpse. GreyKnight rodgebot GreyKnight's NetHack bot. GreyKnight rodgebot Current status: He can connect to NAO and everything!!1!!one billnye whinnies Possible response by an equine pet when #chatted: indicates hungry and a tameness of 5 or better. Arcane you_feel_a_warm_tingling_down_in_your_loincloth You might wanna go back to Vanilla. paxed manes Minor demons that show up in large groups. Usually not a threat, because they move slowly, and you can do hit-n-run. paxed #untrap Extended command. Untrap a trap, door, or a chest. firippu #untrap #untrap a trapped monster to possibly turn it peaceful or tame. nightswim you_feel_purified Cured from lycanthropy ais523 you_hear_water_falling_on_coins see {water_falling_on_coins} Nexos instadeath see {instakill} Arthur` book_of_dead see{book_of_the_dead} Violist #nethack:tdttoe? The DevTeam thinks of everything. b_jonas monster_mr see {monster-mr} racoontje racoontje Feared wielder of the -4 Shkbane. See also: roadkill nooodl kni_skills Basic: dagger, knife, pickaxe, scimitar, club, flail, hammer, trident, bow. Skilled: axe, short sword, broad sword, two handed sword, saber, mace, morning star, polearms, spear, javelin, crossbow, attack spells, healing spells, cleric spells, two weapon combat. Expert: long sword, lance, riding, bare handed combat. ihope you_feel_down_in_the_dumps After a foocubus encounter, you lost a point of constitution and abused constitution. Use a unicorn horn, a potion of restore ability, or restore ability spell. Sgep shrivels_up_and_dies " belches feebly, shrivels up and dies" Sgep shrivels_up_and_dies A monster attempted to swallow Famine. azgor woo_conduct You must never walk diagonally unless it is unavoidable. azgor woo_conduct You must not pray while weak for lack of food. azgor woo_conduct You may only attempt to achieve woo conduct if your starting equipment includes two of the following items: =oSD, =oRegen, +oHealing (or extra healing) azgor woo_conduct Naturally, only wizards may achieve woo conduct. Stevie you_feel_in_good_health_again You #prayed, and your god restored an ability that had been drained (e.g. strength, by poisoning). This acts like a blessed !oRestoreAbility, healing all attributes to their previous highest value. Entro-P cleaver This Neutral battle axe is the Barbarian's first artifact. +d3 to hit and +d6 damage ylmson monster_clerical_spells The following clerical spells can be cast by monsters (at specified level): Open Wounds (0), Cure Self (1), Confusion (2-3), Paralize (4-5), Blind (6-7), Summon Insects (8), Curse Items (9-10), Lightning (11), Pillar of Fire (12), Geyser (13) ylmson monster_clerical_spells monsters that can cast clerical spells (with base level): abbot(5), acolyte(5), aligned priest(12), high priest(25), master kaen(25), arch priest(25), grand master(25) paxed sceptre_of_might The caveman quest artifact, a lawful mace. Confers magic resistance when carried, toggles hungerless conflict when invoked, +d5 to hit and x2 damage against monsters not of its alignment. scorchgeek sceptre_of_might A good choice for a lawful character looking for a wish (except cavemen, of course). stenno sceptre_of_might Especially good for lawful priests, because they can get expert in mace. paxed whistle A whistle can be either a magic whistle or a tin whistle. Magic whistle will teleport your pets on the same dlvl next to you. Tin whistle will wake up nearby monsters. jilles whistle A magic whistle makes a strange whistling sound (or high-pitched humming, if cursed, 50% chance, or normal whistling sound if you're hallucinating) and auto-ids if you see any pets coming. A tin whistle makes a high or shrill (cursed) whistling sound. paxed ptah The lawful god of the Wizard pantheon blindcoder blend_into_the_floor You dropped a ring of stealth down a sink. billnye scroll_of_punishment see {punishment} GreyKnight zorkmid "Zorkmid" is a fictional unit of currency, originally used in the game "Zork". It appears in many games, especially RPGs, roguelikes (such as NetHack) and other adventure games. GreyKnight zorkmid It is precisely equivalent to a "gold piece" in game terms, and 100 of them have a weight of 1. VReth h4x0r You mistook channels - it's not hacking channel. NetHack is name of game, created by ancient hackers, and as wannabe h4x0r you should know it. Consider halting your h4x0ring activity for a while and play NetHack instead. See: https://nethack.org and https://nethackwiki.com . paxed confirm Configuration option. Have user confirm attacks on peaceful creatures. tsuteiuQ curse Cursed items have detrimental effects when used and/or cannot be removed once equipped. Curses can be removed using a Remove Curse scroll/spell (for equipped items), praying, or by dipping the items in holy water. tsuteiuQ curse "The monster points at you and curses" - The curse described here is a verbal curse, resulting from the monster being unable to correctly cast a spell. This is equivalent to getting "You fail to cast the spell correctly". I3rian curse Books, scrolls, potions, and tools are the only items that work differently cursed. Wands may also explode if you zap a cursed one. Weapons, armor, rings, amulets, and anything wielded can't be removed. Jmadman311 curse Cursed pieces of armor can be removed by dipping in holy water, or, more shrewdly, by dropping absolutely everything you have and allowing a nymph to steal them. Jmadman311 curse Having on a cursed blindfold/towel or a cursed boots/ring of levitation is considered a 'major' problem and can be fixed by praying to your god. Eidolos you_feel_a_mild_buzz see {newt} SybotCB how_to_get_girls Reverse genocide nurses Gaulgath pun NetHack is filled with puns. Such as going over a sink while wearing levitation boots. You will "SINK" to the ground. OmegaCenti samurai_artifact The Tsurugi of Muramasa mathx brrooaa Getting spat out of an engulfer in a mob, can't find a square, you land in the nearest clear square away from the engulfer. Stevie adjama A shopkeeper named Adjama will be running a general store. Nifrith cheat To automagically receive the Amulet of Yendor, enter 'Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A' at the title screen. sacarasc cheat For 'Level Select' press: Up, Down, Left, Right, A, Start. If you hear a ring collection noise, you have done this correctly, else you'll have to keep trying GreyKnight touch_of_death Similar to wand of death, but without the ray, so Reflection won't help! GreyKnight touch_of_death Magic resistance or being undead will help. GreyKnight touch_of_death Hallucinations will protect you against the dreaded Touch from anyone *except* Death himself. SpeedEvil burns see {erosion} deb08 baby_dragon Do not have breath attack, and do not leave scale mail. VReth baby_dragon Base level: 12. Baby dragons are never randomly generated. VReth baby_dragon Eaten: baby dragon Nutr: 500 tsuteiuQ strangely_sad_feeling "You have a strangely sad feeling for a moment, then it passes." - Your pet clay golem just got cancelled by a gremlin. towo you_hear_a_soft_click A trap that you know of and has been triggered once ran out of ammo and has disappeared. PsyMar jafet Creator of the "confirm hitting floating eyes" patch. PsyMar jafet Arguably the greatest troll of all time. bcode #nethack:!player see {#nethack:!plr} Zeffrin queen_bee Eaten: queen bee Nutr: 5 Effects: Poisonous Intrinsic: Poison: 60% ihope your_senses_are_dulled After a foocubus encounter, you abused wisdom and had 1 subtracted from wisdom. Apply a unihorn, or quaff/cast restore ability. Stevie maganasipi A shopkeeper named Maganasipi will be running a general store. rast chromatic_dragon_scale_mail It should also give power regeneration and half damage. PsyMar you_feel_in_touch_with_the_cosmos You just gained telepathy from eating a floating eye corpse. And you're hallucinating. dasunt bot Although other roguelikes have had bots that could play them (most famously, angband), nobody has managed to make a bot that can ascend in nethack yet. Nodey bot However, many attempts have been made. Actively developed bots include Sartak et al's TAEB and canidae et al's saiph. See their respective Rodney entries for more details. Nodey bot Most NetHack bots use the valkyrie role for its simplicity. Eidolos bot Sartak maintains a list of bots and some information about each at http://taeb.github.io/bots.html _AtH bot Also BoT is the common TLA for the bag of tricks. blackcustard bot Saiph derived bots name every monster with a unique incrementing number, in order to distinguish between them. Otherwise they would be unable to focus fire. jmr armor http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/343/armr-343.html Dentarthurdent_ you_feel_yourself_slowing_down_a_bit see {you_feel_yourself_slowing_down} greycat barbarian RAAAGH! The Barbarian is the quintessential fighter (and a poor spellcaster). A good choice for beginners. Barbarians can achieve Expert skill in axes, pick-axes (but only in <= 3.4.2; skilled in 3.4.3), two-handed swords and hammers. dtype barbarian Barbarians also start out with poison resistance, helping them to find more to eat in the early game than most classes. paxed barbarian Barbarian rank titles: Plunderer/Plunderess (xplvl 1-2), Pillager (3-5), Bandit (6-9), Brigand (10-13), Raider (14-17), Reaver (18-21), Slayer (22-25), Chieftain (26-29), Conqueror/Conqueress (30) luis barbarian Intrinsic abilities: 1: Poison res; 7: Speed; 15: Stealth. IamI3rian barbarian Barbarians may only become skilled in attack spells bobbens barbarian The Heart of Ahriman is the barbarian quest artifact. Zeffrin barbarian Eaten: barbarian Nutr: 400 Effects: Human dasunt padded_gloves see {gloves} dasunt wand_of_nothing Base price of 100zm, low probability (25), with a maximum of 8 charges. Zapping it does nothing, engraving does nothing, and breaking it does nothing. (Big surprise!) Vortor wand_of_nothing May be useful for polypiling, or killing Vlad. SpeedEvil pet see {pets} scorchgeek pronged_polearm see {lucern_hammer} OmegaCenti knight_artifact The Magic Mirror of Merlin BlastHardcheese engrave_test see {engrave_testing} GreyKnight healthy_lifestyle see {You_must_be_leading_a_healthy_life-style} dasunt fluorite A soft green, blue, white or violet gem worth 400 zorkmids. EnigmaN golem A straw, paper, rope, gold, leather, wood, flesh, clay, stone, glass or iron golem. EnigmaN golem Lining up an Iron, Glass, Stone, Clay and Flesh golem in a row, and zapping /poly, does NOT make Golem Voltron paxed nao_patches see {nao diff} yaymukund you_imitate_a_popsicle You have used a wand of cold, spell of cone of cold, or frost horn on yourself. Brr! SpeedEvil dig_for_victory Play an elven wizard. Find a pickaxe. Dig down to the castle level. Squash everything using the drawbridge, getting you to xl10-12 or so. Get the castle wand, and wish up enough to survive. You can get to the wand in well under 2000 turns - in theory. Eidolos dig_for_victory Best done with elven wizards. Wizards can start with /oDigging, =oRegen, and other helpful items. Elves always start with an instrument (though it may be a bell, drum, unusable for the drawbridge). Tooled horns are the best instrument because if you improvise with it, it'll scare monsters away. Eidolos dig_for_victory Crassworm has achieved the first documented dig-for-victory ascension! See http://alt.org/nethack/ttyrec/Crassworm/2006-06-20.04:28:01.ttyrec.bz2 for the dig for victory portion. PsyMar dig_for_victory For an illustration of what Dig for Victory looks like, see http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=11307 (and note the flavor text) GreyKnight dig_for_victory An alternate illustration: http://greyfire.no-ip.org/picture_library/nethack-dfv-caption.png dtype giantslayer One of many joke monster-specific artifact weapons that is just an obstacle in the way of a good weapon. Hellzon giantslayer Neutral. Base item is a longsword. Does +1d5 to hit and double damage vs giants (including Lord Surtur and Cyclops). dasunt stressed A method of killing yourself by carrying too much and dropping your speed. You will lose 1/2 of your speed. Consider - you will not be able to outrun many monsters, monsters will tend to do 100% more damage (get two hits instead of one), and if you were very fast, odds are that you are now slower then a normal-speed character. greycat stressed At level Stressed or higher, you cannot climb up stairs (but you can fall down them). mathx stressed when carrying 1.5 to 2.0x capacity. -3 to hit. Extra hunger count on odd turns. Excercises Str. Can drown (like burdened or worse) by not getting a turn to climb out. GreyKnight you_must_be_leading_a_healthy_life-style You gained some Con, hurrah! bcode wiz see {wizard} Zealot /ocm Wand of Create Monster. towo lart Luser Attitude Readjustment Tool towo lart A typical example of a LART is a 2x4 wooden striking implement. argiopeweb lart Formerly a #nethack ! command. Arthur` eating_rings see {edible_rings} dasunt gauntlets_of_dexterity Sometimes abbreviated as GoD, these leather gauntlets add their enchantment to your dexterity. Good choice for spellcasters. If not enchanted, they will not auto-ID when worn. jilles smooth_shield Shield of reflection (you are blind). Nexos your_sword_shines_brightly_for_a_moment As lawful, your wielded long sword became Excalibur as result of crowning. ais523 minimalist A pseudo-conduct / strategy where you ignore the vast majority of the game's items: http://nethack4.org/blog/minimalist.html pak21 it_feels_rather_humid_down_here You have entered a swamp room while blind. JoshJ rubber_hose Keystone Kops drop it. ilya86 rubber_hose a whip weapon that is better than the whip scorchgeek rubber_hose Does d4/d3 damage. bcode #nethack:!variant $CHOICE(NAOhack|AceHack|UnNetHack|NetHack4|SporkHack|GruntHack|dNetHack) paxed comr Cloak of Magic Resistance I3rian comr CoMR is MC 3 SpeedEvil comr It has 1 base AC, and can become rotten and/or burned. GreyKnight petrification_resistance see {stoning_resistance} paxed nunchaku Japanese flail. danirijeka usage_fee You will be charged an usage fee for using items belonging to shopkeepers. The amount varies depending on the class of the item. danirijeka usage_fee Spellbooks: 80% of the price - Markers: 50% - Bag of tricks, horn of plenty, potion of oil: 20% - Can of grease, tinning kit, camera: 10% danirijeka usage_fee All other chargeable tools, and wands, have a usage fee of 25% of the price. Rubbing magic lamps will command a fee of 133% of the price if a djinni is released, or, if applied, you'll be billed as if it had the price of an ordinary oil lamp. nooodl #nethack:ace? AceHack, a NetHack variant. '/join #acehack' for more info. Mucknert poison_resistance To avoid an annoying kind of insta-death, you should get this one as soon as possible. The safe ways are playing an orc, barbarian, healer, monk from XL 3, tourist from XL 20, or by eating one of the corpses listed below (eater beware: some may be unsafe to eat for other reasons). itsblah poison_resistance Other safe ways include crowning, wearing a ring of poison resistance, amulet versus poison, an alchemy smock, green dragon scale (mail), or by polymorphing into the many monsters that have poison resistance. Eidolos poison_resistance Non-poisonous corpses that can give PR: Master Kaen 100%, nurse 73%, golden naga 67%, black naga 53%, cockatrice 33%, quivering blob 33%, chickatrice 27%, unicorn 27%, Wizard of Yendor 25%, black pudding 22%, black|golden|guardian naga hatchling 20%, pyrolisk 20%, quasit 20%, red naga 20%, shrieker 20%, violet fungus 20% Eidolos poison_resistance blue jelly 13%, centipede 13%, tengu 13%, flesh golem 12%, brown pudding 11%, red naga hatchling 10%, cave spider 7%, gray ooze 7%, brown|red mold 3% Eidolos poison_resistance POISONOUS corpses that can give PR: Medusa: 100%, Scorpius: 100%, green dragon: 100%, guardian naga: 80%, queen bee: 60%, scorpion: 50%, xan: 47%, cobra: 40%, pit viper: 40%, giant beetle: 33%, giant spider: 33%, gremlin: 33%, killer bee: 30%, snake: 27%, water moccasin: 27%, jellyfish: 20%, soldier ant: 20%, Chromatic Dragon: 17%, homunculus: 7%, yellow mold: 7% Nodey dexterity Dexterity (Dx:) affects your combat to-hit, your dodging ability, your agility, as well as untrapping ability, rate of smudging dust engravings, and musical instrument ability. It is rated from 1-18 for all races except dwarf, who may have 20 dex. Gauntlets of Dexterity can raise dexterity up to 25 for all classes. Nodey dexterity Dwarves are blessed with a racial max of 20 dexterity, while all other races have a cap of 18. This can be overridden by gauntlets of dexterity, which adds its enchantment to the dexterity (unlike gauntlets of power, which instantly set strength 25 regardless of enchantment). Nodey dexterity In the format of [Dex]=(to-hit bonus): [3]=(-3). [4-5]=(-2). [6-7]=(-1). [8-14]=(0). [15]=(+1). [16]=(+2). [17]=(+3). [18]=(+4). [19]=(+5). [20]=(+6). [21]=(+7). [22]=(+8). [23]=(+9). [24]=(+10). [25]=(+11). Nodey dexterity Exercised by: kicking monsters, doors, thrones, altars, and sinks; catching boomerangs; hitting a monster with a missile weapon, iron ball, or boulder; moving without levitation on the Plane of Air; picking a lock; playing a flute or harp; #monster'ing a web as a spider; disarming a trap; stealing gold as a leprechaun; sucking brains as a flayer; speed monster at self; fighting monsters. Nodey dexterity Abused by: satiated; heavily encumbered; wounded legs; fumbling; getting stunned; kicking a sink badly; kicking at space; missing a kick at small non-flying monsters while levitating; levitating over a sink; tumbling on Plane of Air; bumping into a door; paralyzed; being stoned or slowed down; caught in beartrap or pit; slow monster at self. paxed chugging_sound Some intelligent monster drank a potion. blackcustard #nethack:/ow? wand of wishing Patashu elementary_physics What goes up, must come down. bcode #nethack:!potm see {#nethack:!pom} Nodey hsn Command !hsn for Rodney, which displays high score a player. Stands for "high score...noodle". browncustard #nethack:gwtwod? Gnome with the wand of death blindcoder #nethack:yani? Yet Another $CHOICE(Nice|New|Nifty|NetHack) $CHOICE(Idea|Improvement) jilles kraken_farming Done to the extreme by Babamus and art. jilles kraken_farming Place a row of krakens and repeatedly finger of death and turn undead them. Yields great amounts of items and experience points. Cheapy flintstone Costs 1 gp. Does more damage when thrown/slung. Generally useless. dasunt piece_of_cloth Either the unidentified cloak of displacement, unidentified cloak of invisibility, unidentified cloak of magic resistance, or the unidentified cloak of protection. braindancer nethack_quotes http://nhqdb.alt.org/ paxed meat_ring A granite, opal, clay, coral, black onyx, moonstone or emerald ring that was stone-to-fleshed. DrSunglasses meat_ring Weighs 1, provides 5 nutrition, and takes one turn to eat. Is a treat for carniverous pets. jilles red_eyed_shield see {orcish_shield} Patashu imperious_order What kills you when you genocide yourself on a throne. So, don't. Since it's uncursed, the only likely way to screw this up accidentally is to genocide master liches or master mind flayers while a monk and slip up. It sees master, sees that monks have the title 'Master' at some point then genocides you. paxed jabberwock Speed 12, AC -2, magic resistance 50%, flies, does melee damage for 2d10 + 2d10 + 2d10 + 2d10. itsblah jabberwock Vorpy takes care of them with ease. `Masque jabberwock Context: http://www.jabberwocky.com/carroll/jabber/jabberwocky.html Zeffrin jabberwock Eaten: jabberwock Nutr: 600 paxed patching 1) Get the NetHack source, 2) make sure you can compile it and it works, 3) Get the patches, 4) Copy the source tree so you have something to go back to incase you get problems, 5) Apply patches with "patch", 6) recompile. runcible patching https://nethackwiki.com/wiki/Patch paxed traps Configuration option. Set the character symbols for displaying traps. See Guidebook for more info. itsblah food_consumption Normally you consume 1 point per turn for normal food consumption, but having slow digestion or polymorphing into a monster that does not eat will get rid of this. dasunt food_consumption Spell casting, using #monster, and laying eggs will all increase hunger. itsblah food_consumption Wizards with enough Int consume less or no food for casting spells. 14 or less = same consumption, 15 = 1/2 consumption, 16 = 1/4 consumption, 17 or more = no comsumption paxed food_consumption Worn rings and amulets, fighting, heavy encumbrance, regeneration and conflict increase food consumption. itsblah food_consumption Rings of slow digestion still cause ring hunger when worn, and two rings of slow digestion will actually make you hungry faster. ylmson drain_for_gain see {drain_for_prot} Masque_ you_hear_a_rushing_noise_nearby see {rushing_noise} TheShrewdDude breadknife See the following RGRN link for more details: http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.roguelike.nethack/browse_frm/thread/382cf3f0b0fe9f82 dasunt levitation_boots These leather boots drop AC by 1 and cause the wearer to levitate. They also tend to be cursed. Their unidentified appearance is random - see boots. dasunt levitation_boots Many players prefer using a ring of levitation instead, which frees up the foot slot for boots of speed. JoshJ petnames http://alt.org/nethack/petnames.html bcode #nethack:!undeadturn $CHOICE($SSUFFIX($ARGS) corpse suddenly comes alive!|$CHOICE($SSUFFIX($NICK) $RNDMON corpse suddenly comes alive! |)$NICK shudders in dread.) Mucknert stealth You are less likely to wake sleeping monsters. paxed staff_of_aesculapius Healer quest artifact (neutral): no effect when carried, wielded x2 damage to non-level-drain-res monsters. Confers hungerless regeneration and protection from level drain. dasunt staff_of_aesculapius Try invoking it to heal half of your hp loss, to cure sickness, blindness (except from cream pie or venom) and sliming. _Q staff_of_aesculapius Also known as the Staff of Eucalyptus or the Staff of Misspelling, due to its difficult spelling. Eidolos staff_of_aesculapius Like Stormbringer, it will drain levels from your adversaries (unless, of course, they're resistant). lorimer id10t see {PEBKAC} Zeffrin kobold_lord Eaten: kobold lord Nutr: 200 Effects: Poisonous paxed #ride Extended command. Ride (or dismount) a monster. Patashu suicide If this is your only option, controlled levelport to 0. dasunt lag The lag monster's effects are occasionally felt at telnet://nethack.alt.org, but few have ever seen him. Stevko hw see {holy water} Stevie[FP] that_potion_smells_terrible You just breathed the vapors from a cursed potion that was either gain ability or restore ability. arcanehl potion_of_healing Blessed will heal 8d4 HP. If this would put you above your current maximum, the maximum is raised 1. Will cure sickness and blindness. Exercises constitution. arcanehl potion_of_healing Uncursed will heal 6d4 HP. If this would put you above your current maximum, the maximum is raised 1. Will cure blindness. Exercises constitution. arcanehl potion_of_healing Cursed will heal 4d4 HP. Will not raise maximum HP. Exercises constitution. arcanehl potion_of_healing If you hit Pestilence with one, has the possibility of halving its current and maximum HP. DrSunglass drsunglass Notable for having an entry in Rodney's learndb. scorchgeek a_curse_upon_thee_for_sitting_upon_this_most_holy_throne You sat on a throne and were blinded (if you have positive Luck) or had your inventory randomly cursed as by the monster spell. bcode ood see {orb of detection} BlastHardcheese scroll_of_enchant_armor see {enchant_armor} billnye reading_failure see {spell_learning} nornagon vladbane see {vladsbane} Cheapy_ osdm Orange Dragon Scale Mail. Provides sleep resistance. Chenkar|deminewt chenkar A neutral human Teenager. billnye donation see {donate} AnMaster ?ogd scroll of gold detection paxed b Command: 'b' Without number_pad: Go one step in southwest. paxed b Command: 'B' Without number_pad: Go southwest until you hit a wall or run into something. dtype b Monster: 'b' blobs: acid blob, quivering blob, gelatinous cube dtype b Monster: 'B' bats/birds: bat, vampire bat, giant bat, raven Mumbo scritch,_scritch The sound a cursed or uncursed touchstone makes when you #rub it with a metallic object GreyMario scritch,_scritch Any gray stone will make this sound when you rub an item on it while blind. Mister_Fox your_mind_is_filled_with_crazy_lines Scroll of magic mapping on a non-mappable level greycat osaku Japanese lock pick. _AtH ring_of_regeneration Regenerate HP every turn at the cost of hunger. If you are satiated, this is the cure. paxed succubi plural of succubus Bishness pleased When you recieve this message after praying, it means you have an alignment record of 4 to 13 paxed sparkle Configuration option. Display a sparkly effect when a monster (including yourself) is hit by an attack to which it is resistant. kerio doesnt_like_your_taste see {doesn't_like_your_taste} sacarasc speed_ascension see {fast_ascension} Eidolos you_hear_a_distant_explosion A monster zapped a wand of striking at a door but you didn't see it. scorchgeek you_hear_a_distant_explosion Or a monster opened a booby-trapped door. Nodey ascend see {ascension} paxed autodig Configuration option. Automatically dig if you're wielding a digging tool and moving into a place that can be dug. PsyMar wand_suddenly_explodes cursed wands have a 1% chance to explode when zapped paxed public_server see {servers} Tek-69 fireball Fires a ray that explodes when it reaches a monster(centered on its location) or an obstacle(centered on the sqaure immediately before it). The eight surrounding squares are affected. see spoiler spl2-343 for more details. ChocoCid fireball If you are skilled or expert, you choose a location to cast explosions of fire. 2 to 9 explosions occur, the first one at the chosen point, each of the following occur at any of the 9 around that square. paxed mkot see {Master Key of Thievery} Xarann scroll_of_scare_monster see {scare_monster} paxed woy Wizard of Yendor paxed snow_boots Unidentified description of a pair of boots, these also prevent slipping on ice, no matter what these boots actually are. dasunt snow_boots Either the unidentified elven, kicking, fumble, levitation, jumping, speed or water walking boots. CydeWeys jerkwhistle Top contender in the race for most deaths with least total score. BlastHardcheese good_pet see {good_pets} TruePika #nethack:?oid? Scroll of identify dasunt small_shield A wooden shield that, unenchanted, will drop AC by 1, and won't hinder spell casting too much. Weight: 30 konso small_shield In fact, knights, samurai and valkyries don't get any spellcasting penalties for wearing a small shield. raxvulpine troll_farming If you want to collect lots of deathdrops without having people harsh on you for farming puddings, try troll farming! Trolls can death-drop items each time they regenerate, and so you can get a lot of loot from a troll if you're patient. raxvulpine troll_farming If you have carnivorous pets, they will eat the troll corpses, and there goes the family farm, so be sure to keep your cats and dogs locked away. If the troll is too high-level for you, use Stormy or the Staff to drain them down. raxvulpine troll_farming If the troll isn't coming back to life quick enough for you, No Problem! Zap it with a wand of undead turning. For maximum efficiency, line up a few troll corpses for this. raxvulpine troll_farming The best place to do this is likely the barbarian quest, where there are a lot of trolls just waiting to be looted, but anywhere you can reverse gencoide trolls is a fine place to get started. joshk muffled_shatter You just broke a glass object that was inside a chest. Problem you_have_sinned See {alignment} paxed #nethack:!buc $CHOICE(blessed|uncursed|cursed) Mucknert patch-foo A faster way to build NetHack - http://www.linuxgames.co.za/NetHack/patch-foo/ paxed explore_mode Playing in explore mode makes NetHack ask whether you want to die or not. This also ruins the fun. paxed explore_mode To enter this mode, just hit "X" during a running game or enter "nethack -X" on the command line. FIQ explore_mode Generally unavailable on servers. billnye covetous_monsters The following creatures desire your quest artifact: Rodney, your quest nemesis GreyKnight covetous_monsters The following creatures desire the Book of the Dead: master lichs, arch-lichs, Orcus, Rodney GreyKnight covetous_monsters The following creatures desire the Candelabrum of Invocation: Vlad the Impaler, Rodney GreyKnight covetous_monsters The following creatures desire the Bell of Opening: Rodney GreyKnight covetous_monsters The following creatures desire the Amulet of Yendor: Rodney, all demon lords and princes (see {demon_lords}) GreyKnight covetous_monsters None of these creatures can be tamed. They will attempt to steal any items they covet from you, and will pick them up if found on the ground. Alborland long_worm a monster which takes up multiple tiles on the map. It may split into two worms if you hit its tail with a bladed weapon. Only its head may attack. When killed, it drops a worm tooth (useful for making into a crysknife). Zeffrin long_worm Eaten: long worm Nutr: 500 Stevie-O water_glows_for_a_moment Congratulations. You uncursed whatever you #dipped. paxed pink-but-not-quite dragon with a BLAHH attack. Wearing pink-but-not-quite dsm grants BLAHH resistance. greycat archaeologist see {archeologist} bcode #nethack:dcss? Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup, another roguelike not entirely unlike NetHack. firippu gimp A weak monster or weak player character that can't survive even an accute attack of team a. paxed safe_pet Configuration option. Prevent you from (knowingly) attacking your pets. Nexos you_feel_re-energized You invoked the Mitre of Holiness, regaining half of your lost Pw, capped at a gain of 120 Pw. nesta splash sound made by a heavy object falling into water. greycat venus The neutral god of the Ranger. joshk uncurse Uncursing things: (1) wield the item and read a blessed (all items) or uncursed ?oRC (2) holy water (3) cancellation, assuming there is no positive enchantment possible or useful content such as a specific potion or scroll (4) prayer on an altar while lucky may get your junk uncursed paxed naga Nagas are half human, half snake, and can be quite nasty without proper resistances, e.g. red nagas can breathe fire and golden nagas can cast magic spells. Naga hatchlings, on the other hand, are mostly harmless. Kernigh lump_of_royal_jelly see {royal_jelly} Mumbo lava A very hot surface that you shouldn't step on. Doing so without fire resistance causes you to burn to a crisp, which can be very unpleasant. freeone3000 lava Hot. Pain. Sink. Die. Mumbo lava If you do have fire resistance, stepping on a lava tile will cause you to become stuck. Eventually, you will sink and die. Popular methods of extricating yourself include zapping a wand of cold downward and digging down with a pickaxe, and using a wand of teleport on yourself. Simply walking out may also work, but isn't guaranteed. Mumbo lava Boots or a spell of jumping can also get you out. Of course, it's easier just to use a ring of levitation, boots of levitation, or fireproof boots of waterwalking to avoid the lava entirely. greycat mumak An exceptionally dangerous 'q' (quadruped), hits extremely hard and shows up fairly early. Avoid them, or kill from a distance if possible. paxed mumak Speed 9, AC 0, does 4d12 + 2d6 melee damage. billnye mumak Think of the huge elephants from Lord of the Rings. billnye mumak plural: mumakil Zeffrin mumak Eaten: mumak Nutr: 500 dasunt dilithium_crystal A rare soft white gem worth 4500 zorkmids, the most valuable in the game. dasunt dilithium_crystal In the main dungeon, dilithium crystals usually won't be seen above dungeon level 28. EnigmaN dilithium_crystal Levport me up, Scotty! EnigmaN dilithium_crystal No, you can't use dilithium in any way. It's just a soft gem. The port me up thing was a joke. paxed swamp Special room. Up to 5 rooms on the level can be swampy. Rooms have pools in a grid pattern, and contain giant and electric eels, piranhas, and any monsters of the Fungus-class. Special level sounds include hearing mosquitoes and smelling marsh gas. Jmadman311 swamp Water squares in swamp rooms will contain eels, kraken and the like, which can cause delayed instadeath by drowning. Don your oilskin cloak, pack a charged wand of cold, be very fast with a powerful weapon, or attack at range. bcode summonstorm see {summoning storm} paxed wizard_mode Wizard-mode or debug-mode is meant for testing some part of the game, and it has some additional commands available. paxed wizard_mode You can enter wizard mode only via command line. The correct command is "nethack -u wizard -D" itsblah wizard_mode Try the '?' command to get a list of debugging commands while in wizard-mode. Feory wizard_mode Alternatively, the official mac binary (and possibly others), has a drop down menu from which you can choose to start in wizard mode when creating a character paxed rodney_source see {source} Arthur_ what_a_trippy_feeling! You just drank a blessed potion of confusion while hallucinating. Sgep you_don't_have_enough_elbow-room_to_maneuver You are swallowed and attempting to light a potion of oil or a candle. Sederien off_with_his_head There is a throne room nearby. Mort432 12_conduct_ascension The extreme challenge of ascending in NetHack without breaking a single official conduct. BlastHardcheese eating_pets see {eating_pet} Grognor silver_spear Does d6 damage to small enemies and d8 damage to large enemies, and also does an extra d20 damage to silver haters. Stevie[FP] white_dragon see {dragon} Zeffrin white_dragon Eaten: white dragon Nutr: 1500 Intrinsic: Cold: 100% ix_ potion_of_acid Does 1d10 damage if it gets wet. Calamarain potion_of_acid Drinking one of these will stop the stoning process - a good way for a vegan/vegetarian to keep the conduct in case of a stoning emergency GMH engrave_id see {engrave_testing} dasunt debian nethack-gnome, nethack-qt, nethack-x11, and nethack-console are the debian nethack packages. There is also a nethack-spoilers package. "apt-get install " to install nethack. dasunt debian For debian stable users, http://www.apt-get.org tends to have the current version of nethack in deb form. joshk debian Easily the best NetHack package out there. jmr monster_manual What's this monster do? See: http://www.juiblex.co.uk/nethack/VernonSpoilers/MonsterManual/contents.html b_jonas monster_manual mirrored at http://alt.org/nethack/mirror/www.juiblex.co.uk/nethack/VernonSpoilers/MonsterManual/contents.html dtype fire_ant Diff 6, Lvl 3. These appear in groups and do fire damage, which can be deadly in early game. Cyde fire_ant A supporting cast member of Team Ant. Tylinial fire_ant Eating their corpse may grant fire resistance. Exedor fire_ant Fire ants have 10% magic resistance. Zeffrin fire_ant Eaten: fire ant Nutr: 10 Intrinsic: Fire: 20% umopepisdn spell_of_levitation NEVER RELY ON THIS IF YOU DON'T STACK THE CASTINGS. Drowning is not fun. mekkis spell_of_levitation Don't stack the castings until you're skilled at it! It can be very hard to get down. TheShrewdDude succubus See {foocubus} Viol drow Dark elves. They do not exist in NetHack, but they do in Slash'EM. _jmr level_sounds See: http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/343/room-343.html jmr tools See: http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/343/tool-343.html paxed yafmc Yet Another Funny Message Combination PsyMar yafmc So be it. You fall down the stairs. PsyMar yafmc Just about anything, followed by "It explodes!" Sgeo out_of_wishes "Sorry, I'm all out of wishes." You #chat'ed to a tame djinni. azgor you_are_feeling_mildly_nauseated You just ate dog food (tripe). Apply a unihorn, unless you're trying to become confused. [Sec] you_are_feeling_mildly_nauseated Or you just ate a rotten egg. You will become Confused and Stunned in a few rounds, then vomit, and feel better shortly afterwards. blindcoder praying_spoiler http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/pray.html scorchgeek mountain_nymph see {nymph} BlastHardcheese satiation see {nutrition} peabrain you_thought_you_saw_something Congrats! You just lost your see invisible intrinsic! Hellzon wdsm see {white dragon scale mail} HiSPeed fountain_gambling see {fountain_gambit} dasunt black_onyx_ring An unidentified ring. Cannot be eaten by any monster. billnye deafening_roar Careful... you just stepped on a magic trap and got the "blindness/summon monsters" result, but you were already blind. Hope it was a blindfold, a towel, or you've got ESP, buddy. jeddy00 you_feel_lethargic see {lethargic} bcode #nethack:hobug? Using a cursed scroll of destroy armor on a cursed helm of brilliance: the helm's enchantment will decrease, but your intelligence will erroneously stay increased. FIQ hardfought NetHack server, hosts several NetHack variants. https://hardfought.org/ :: IRC: #hardfought billnye purrs Possible response by a feline pet when #chatted: indicates not hungry. ekiM bronze_plate_mail Copper body armor, AC6, MC1, weight 450, cost 450. Big AC boost, very heavy. Needs a cloak for MC. Doesn't rust, otherwise worse than regular or crystal plate mail. Dwarven mithril is strictly superior. Mort432 nudism The un-official conduct of ascending in NetHack without the use of any armour/clothes from turn one. mekkis you_feel_quite_proud_of_yourself You just quaffed a potion of unholy water as a chaotic. TjrOnWikihack nethackwiki https://nethackwiki.com TjrOnWikihack nethackwiki Please link to nethackwiki.com. For example, "https://nethackwiki.com/wiki/SomeExampleTitle" would redirect to the right place. TjrOnWikihack nethackwiki If you've contributed to Rodney, and wish to grant permission for your entries to be entered into the wiki, see https://nethackwiki.com/wiki/NetHackWiki:Contributors_to_Rodney_donating_to_the_Wiki Stevie you_feel_clumsy You lost the stealth intrinsic. BlastHardcheese count see {repeat_command} ylmson geyser the geyser spell is a level 13 clerical monster spell, it deals 8d6 damage but is halved if you have half physical damage. ylmson geyser monsters who can cast the geyser spell: high priest, master kaen, arch priest, grand master Zadir destroy_old_game The bane of an online nethack session. As long as you don't press "y", the game is probably recoverable. Ask paxed nicely and he might help you with this. fontpd hentai_conduct Ascend naked wielding a blessed greased carrot and with a pet kraken. Bonus points if the kraken is leashed. Optionally, wear only a pair of high boots. dasunt hard_shoes see {iron shoes} Bluhd cancellation Can be used to remove curses, enchantments, and otherwise nullify your equipment. PsyMar cancellation see also http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/343/wan2-343.html#cancelling billnye cancellation It's a bad idea to put a wand of cancellation into a bag of holding, see {boh} for other dangers rlbond86 cancellation Uses for cancellation include cancelling your inventory and nullifying enemies' special attacks. While cancelling yourself nullifies your inventory, this isn't the case for cancelled monsters. greycat tome Tales of Middle Earth, a roguelike game based on Angband. greycat tome ToME used to be called PernAngband, but they had to remove all the Pern references from it due to legal issues. It's now almost completely Tolkien-themed. PsyMar gurgling_noise There is a sink on the level. rawrmage #nethack:!donationcalc see {#nethack:!dc} DrSunglass you_feel_exhausted A negative foocubus effect; you took 10-16 damage and abused strength. paxed polymorph_trap These do not show up until dlvl 8. Wimpy monsters might deliberately jump into these. With magic resistance or unchanging, displace your pet on the trap, or without, use magic whistle repeatedly next to the trap. Cannot be untrapped. joshk polymorph_trap They disappear after one use by the player. Monsters (including pets) can trigger them indefinitely. joshk polymorph_trap They cannot be found using a (s)earch while blind. Sgep vlad's_doppelganger_is_amused. You tried to read the Book of the Dead at invocation but you don't have the Candelabrum of Invocation Stevie you_feel_somewhat_dizzy The vapours you just inhaled were from either a potion of booze, or a potion of confusion. Eidolos you_feel_somewhat_dizzy Monsters do not throw !oBooze, so if you get hit with a thrown potion and it gives this message, it was confusion. michagogo the_altar_glows_black You just converted an altar to chaotic. paxed someone_is_helping_you Scroll of remove curse. Stevie-O someone_is_helping_you Or, you successfully cast the 'remove curse' spell [SA]Steff someone_is_helping_you Or, you stepped onto a magic trap and it uncursed an item. dtype grease Greased metal items are unlikely to rust, greased helms help prevent mind flayer attacks, and greased sacks are good for waterproofing against items inside. Just (a)pply grease to items to slather it on. dasunt grease A greased robe, cloak, or wrapping prevents an eel's grabbing attack (can be worn off), and if you aren't wearing one of those, greased armor will do the same. jilles grease After it has protected an item, the grease may wear off. (1/3 chance) itsblah grease Grease is not always effective when used on cursed armor, and may not help to stop grabbing attacks, prevent flayings, or stop erosion. itsblah grease Grease can cause items to slip when thrown, and allows you to kick the item farther than it normally can go (1-3 squares) Stevie[FP] grease Avoid greasing items while standing on the downstairs, because if the grease is cursed, it will get on your fingers and cause you to drop your weapon. Cyde grease Even if a piece of armor is already rustproof, if you tangle with a rust monster the grease will dissolve. This applies to other corrosive attacks. So always check to make sure that the layer of grease is intact. Stevie[FP] grease You can also use a noncursed can of grease to untrap a squeaky board. rawrmage #*:!botsnack see {#nethack:!botsnack} paxed master_of_thieves The rogue quest leader, and tourist quest nemesis. Zeffrin master_of_thieves Eaten: Master of Thieves Nutr: 400 Effects: Human Nodey wi see {wisdom} GreyKnight plane_of_spam The Elemental Plane of Fire. So-called because it is open-plain and lit by the various flaming monsters on it, so you can usually see every damn fire trap activation on the level. GreyKnight plane_of_spam If you additionally have conflict, you can expect to need to leave something heavy on your spacebar and go do something in the other room for a while. __bryce plane_of_spam Hint: Taming fire elementals only makes it worse, as they will try to set untame ones on fire, generating vast quantities of spam as the attacks are resisted. pak21 plane_of_spam Setting the 'sparkle' #option to false makes things slightly better (but not much). Another option is wearing a blindfold or towel so you don't have to see the spam. bcode plane_of_spam The MSGTYPE option can help with the issue, but requires some more configuration. dtype baalzebub A relatively large demon lord with guaranteed generation in his lair. He isn't terribly difficult though, and has no real debilitating attacks that you wouldn't expect. Otherwise he's as tricky as a typical demon lord. Violist baalzebub He can stun you if you aren't blind. Cheapy baalzebub He has a devil put aside for you. Ian-Keith baalzebub Level 41, AC -5, MR 85, speed 9, base XP 2311, difficulty 45 (from Monster Manual). Attacks include a strength-draining poison bite and stunning gaze. Nexos you_feel_feverish see {feverish} sorear vdfl #nethack jargon for female lawful dwarvish Valkyrie (Val Dwa Fem Law). A common character. paxed hearse A utility to allow NetHack users to share bones files. See http://hearse.krollmark.com/ doy elbreth name of aartifact paxed shito Japanese knife. PsyMar banana Food. Weighs 2 and is worth 80 nutrition (40 nutr/weight). PsyMar banana Counts as a treat for all Y (but will not tame wild ones) Nodey wisdom Racial limits: Elf=20, gnome & human=18, orc & dwarf=16. Helm of brilliance adds its enchantment to wisdom (and intelligence), and can override racial limit. Nodey wisdom Exercised by: clairvoyance; finding secret door, passage, trap, invisible or hidden monster, ring from sink, gem in fountain; Elbereth; drinking from magic fountain; enlightenment, see invisible, monster detection from fountain; dipping for Excalibur; finding coins when dipping; *cubus "very educational experience"; attempting for castle tune; polymorphing; lycanthropic summon - Nodey wisdom Exercised by (continued): #offer; priest & knight #turn undead; two bits for an ale; giving 200*exp - 0.5*total_gold to coaligned priest; first touch of quest artifact; non-alignment rejection from quest; accepted to quest; true rumor; reading spellbook; casting spell; writing scroll; zapping wand. Nodey wisdom Abused by: Blasted by opposite-aligned artifact; Conf, Hallu; non-lawful dipping for Excalibur; losing gold when dipping; mind flayer sucking; *cubus "senses are dulled"; applying tooled horn, bugle, leather drum; touching rider corpse; non-chaotic same-race sacrifice; failing to convert altar; #turn undead during deity anger; attacking temple priest; false rumor; attempting to saddle a foocubus. PsyMar wisdom Affects spellcasting success for Healers, Knights, Monks, Priests, and Valkyries. Used to calculate power regen amount (along with int, see {power_regen}), power gain on level. runcible shatters_from_the_force_of_your_blow You may sometimes shatter your opponent's weapon if you are wielding a two-handed weapon, or are a Samurai wielding a katana with nothing in your off-hand. Your skill with your weapon must be skilled or better. The chance depends upon your weapon's erosion and the ability of your opponent's weapon to resist; it is about 2.5% under the best circumstances. This attack also causes the monster to flee for 2d3 (more) turns. bhaak #nethack:unnethack? What NetHack would look like if it were still in development. Public server: http://un.nethack.nu/ TheShrewdDude incubus See {foocubus} paxed spoiler A "spoiler" is an explanation of something in the game. That explanation may spoil the fun of discovering that something for yourself. paxed spoiler See for example http://steelypips.org/nethack/ or http://www.spod-central.org/~psmith/nh/ mwk spoiler See also eva's spoiler list: www.statslab.cam.ac.uk/~eva/nethack/spoilerlist.html mathx spoiler see also mathx_spoilers for a text collection from a huge number of sources. Cheapy banshee It warns you when you have low health. Stevie[FP] lenses see {pair of lenses} dtype archon A candidate for the game's most dangerous non-named creatures, Archons will ruin your day with great speed, stunning/blinding attacks, and a storm of summoning. In a crowd of dangerous creatures, always aim for the Archon first. mroth archon Considered by many to be the best pet possible. merlincorey archon Wields weapons, wears shields, amulets, gloves, boots, and hats. casmith789 archon Guaranteed to have a shield of reflection, and a demonbane/sunsword/+3 rustproof longsword. BlastHardcheese archon This is why you don't want to over-genocide: http://alt.org/nethack/userdata/b/bethefawn/dumplog/1329188173.nh343.txt braindancer wand_of_speed will make its target fast paxed dark_one The Wizard quest nemesis, a rather wimpy human. quinton dark_one Good idea to use magicbane if you can. quinton dark_one He can't run upstairs if you put a boulder on the staircase. bcode dark_one Beware: if he's high-level, he might be able to summon nasties, which is usually a much greater danger than his other attacks. scorchgeek dark_one Only resistant to stoning intrinsically, although he usually picks up the Eye immediately and gains MR as well. paxed priest Priest rank titles: Aspirant (xplvl 1-2), Acolyte (3-5), Adept (6-9), Priest/Priestess (10-13), Curate (14-17), Canon/Canoness (18-21), Lama (22-25), Patriarch/Matriarch (26-29), High Priest/High Priestess (30) greycat priest The Priest is a holy warrior (based on the AD&D cleric), bashing skulls for $DEITY. They may be human (any alignment) or elven (chaotic). They can become Expert in healing, divination and clerical spells. They may achieve Expert skill in club, mace, morning star, flail, hammer and quarterstaff. They're not allowed to use two weapons. greycat priest Priests always know the b/u/c status of items without needing an altar. They gain warning at level 15 and fire resistance at level 20. Otakon priest They can also #turn undead Trollops priest See "Aligned priest" for info on the NPC near an altar. Zeffrin priest Eaten: priest Nutr: 400 Effects: Human ais523 genocidable You cannot genocide any AE&' (except stalkers), aligned/high priests, generic "elf"/"human", ghosts, player-monsters, quest-specific monsters, salamanders, shopkeepers, skeletons, titans, vault guards, werecreatures, or unique monsters. Everything else is fair game. Exception: a genocide that would hit /you/ always works, whether by race or role. mur mur Mur is probably seen in some room, which might be even locked, casting spells and reading IRC scrolls. If you see Mur, come greet him and give him some good vegan food to eat. mur mur He might be drawing pictures of rothes with magic marker on empty scrolls. Arthur` invisible While the player is invisible, monsters suffer a -2 to hit penalty and may attack empty spaces Arthur` invisible A unicorn will not teleport away from an invisible player. Thus a coaligned unicorn may be approached and offered a gem. Arthur` invisible Eating a stalker corpse while invisible will grant you see invisible intrinsically and make you permanently invisible. Arthur` invisible An invisible player will be prevented from entering shops by the shopkeeper ("Invisible customers are not welcome!"). This can be circumvented by wearing a mummy wrapping, which will render you visible while you are wearing it. You may also #jump to a tile within the shop. PsyMar invisible Do not expect a knight's intrinsic #jump to leap over the shopkeeper blocking the doorway, however. You have to leap at a 45-degree angle diagonally from the doorway. dtype !learn See http://alt.org/nethack/Rodney/learn.php for a complete listing of Rodney's dictionary terms. dtype !learn The raw learn.dat file is at http://alt.org/nethack/Rodney/learn.dat Eidolos !learn http://alt.org/nethack/Rodney/rodney-learn.php allows you to search Rodney's database. paxed !learn Try !learn (del [<#>]|add |info |debug) paxed !learn Swap 2 definitions with: !learn swap foo[N] bar[M] sacarasc !learn To add a redirect, use: "!learn add subject see {redirect_to}" where subject is the subject you are redirecting from and redirect_to is where you want it to go. konso !learn You can replace text by using: !learn edit [<#>] s/the text you want to replace/the text you want to replace it with/ Note that this uses Perl regular expressions, so you'll have to escape certain characters like + and $ (but only on the to-replace text). Arthur` mottled_black_glow You read a cursed scroll of enchant armor whilst confused scwizard boss_behavior The following monsters in nethack are considered bosses for the purpose of strange behavior: The Wizard of Yendor, purple Ls, Vlad the Impaler, Demon lords and princes and the Quest Nemesis scwizard boss_behavior Bosses in nethack have 3 forms of movement, teleporting next to you, teleporting to the upstairs and escaping upstairs scwizard boss_behavior All the bosses listed above are covetous, which means they will steal one or more of the following: The Amulet of Yendor, your quest artifact, the book of the dead and the Candelabrum Cheapy_ !ofh See {full_healing} [Sec] the_harp_produces_very_attractive_music It's a magical harp. It tames/charmes monsters nearby. Stevie your_eyes_momentarily_itch While you were blindfolded (or using a towel), another source of blindness (spellbook, !oBlindness, rotten food, Archon gaze, etc.) timed out. ylmson a_pillar_of_fire_strikes_all_around_you see {pillar_of_fire} scorchgeek you_hear_sinister_laughter_as_you_fall_asleep You ate a cursed apple. You fall asleep for 20-30 turns unless sleep resistant. paxed yafp Yet Another Funny Prompt. ex. "What do you want to wear? [arMOR or ?*]" greycat ishtar The neutral goddess of the Caveman class. Sgeo nevermore! You chatted to a nonpeaceful raven PsyMar wail_of_the_banshee See {banshee} Zeffrin soldier Eaten: soldier Nutr: 400 Effects: Human paxed kitchen_sink You can quaff from it, kick it, drop a ring in it or dig down on it. paxed kitchen_sink Levitating or flying over it will cause you to drop on it (dealing d8 + 24 - con damage), and thrown objects will stop on the sink. jilles kitchen_sink Quaffing from or kicking sinks is dangerous for early characters. greycat kitchen_sink Kicking a sink can create a black pudding, a foocubus (of opposite gender if you're humanoid), or a ring. You can only get one of each per sink. itsblah kitchen_sink Falling onto a sink while levitating will cause you to stop levitating, and it will take off any items that are causing you to levitate (even if cursed). Certain levitating monsters will not fall (floating eye). Jmadman311 kitchen_sink Drinking from a sink can polymorph you. Patashu kitchen_sink Dropping a ring on a sink will cause it to vanish 95% of the time and give a unique message you can identify it with. (Searching and slow digestion will always survive this trip) jmr kitchen_sink See also: http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/343/sink-343.html Jeevz hd "Hit Dice", referring to the 8-sided die used to determine monster hit points in AD&D. The hit dice was also used to determine monster "experience level" for comparison with player levels. Jeevz hd For example, a 6-HD monster would have 6 - 48 hit points, and would be considered level 6. scwizard schroedinger's_cat The housecat inside the box is dead froggey schroedinger's_cat The housecat inside the box is alive! Dentarthurdent_ schroedinger's_cat Found inside large boxen sometimes dropped by quantum mechanics. Whether the cat is dead or alive is not determined until you open the box. konso long_sword A long sword does 1d8 damage against small monsters and 1d12 against large monsters. K, S, and V can become expert at using long swords. Hellzon midnight see {undead} Grognor unihorn see {unicorn_horn} paxed gold_vault Unsurprisingly, they contain gold. You can find a teleport trap into this near the text "ad aerarium". greycat gold_vault Also known as the "magic memory vault". One of these vaults may contain a magic portal leading to Fort Ludios, the home of Croesus (level 11-Medusa). paxed gold_vault Special level sounds include someone counting money, footsteps of a guard on patrol, or, if the vault has been robbed, someone searching. ZeroOne gold_vault There are no doors in vaults, so if you can't teleport or dig your way out, you will have to wait for the guard to appear and escort you out. This way, you will have to drop all your gold, though. SpeedEvil gold_vault If you can't find the 'ad aerarium' around the walls of some room, then you can either dig out every wall, search a lot, or dig everywhere a 4*4 space (2*2 vault and the walls) may be. (Object/gold detection may be helpful here.) SpeedEvil gold_vault Unless he has been killed, telling the guard your name is 'Croesus', 'Kroisos', or 'Creosote' will make him go away. The guard will NOT let you out. jeddy00 gold_vault A source of easily obtainable human corpses. Violist robin Either FooRobin (see RoundRobin) or V.'s name heddwch robin shared account; similar to Dwarf Fortress succession games stenno #nethack:!botsnack $CHOICE(3*om nom nom|So thou thoughst thou couldst mollify me with a snack, fool!) Nomi you_have_a_strange_forbidding_feeling Cross-aligned temple. If you convert the altar the priest will kill you. No exceptions. paxed medusa Unique monster who can petrify you if you happen to see her with your eyes. paxed medusa Easy to kill if you have a mirror, and Medusa practically kills herself if you have reflection. Sgep medusa When cancelled and you see her, gives the message "Medusa doesn't look all that ugly." Eidolos medusa You can easily farm Medusa with reflection and stone to flesh. Best done with the Eye so you can keep up the farm for a while. Eidolos medusa Reflection alone does not kill Medusa if you're invisible. "Medusa doesn't seem to notice that her gaze was reflected." As long as you're reflecting, Medusa cannot petrify you, even if you aren't blind. Eidolos medusa See {medusa's island} for information about her special level. Zeffrin medusa Eaten: Medusa Nutr: 400 Effects: Petrify, Poisonous Intrinsic: Poison: 100% rawrmage #nethack:!netsplit see {#nethack:netsplit?} SpeedEvil clairvoyance Clairvoyance maps a 20*11 area of the map, centered on the player. It has a 1/2 chance of doing this every 15 turns that you are clairvoyant. You can become clairvoyant by: SpeedEvil clairvoyance Donating 200*XL to (400*XL)-1 to any priest, as long as this amount is greater than one-third of current visible gold. See {donate} for more info. SpeedEvil clairvoyance Casting the spell of clairvoyance maps as you cast the spell. Skill level unimportant. Unlike other sources of clairvoyance, this is the only one that has no duration. SpeedEvil clairvoyance Wearing a cornuthaum if not a wizard blocks clairvoyance. Wearing a cornuthaum as a wizard confers clairvoyance. Eidolos clairvoyance Carrying the Amulet of Yendor will grant clairvoyance if it's not blocked. Ashke terminal The window you use to play nethack. Hellzon your_vision_seems_to_flatten_for_a_moment_but_is_normal_now see {vision_seems_to_flatten} dasunt lock_pick Rogues get a small bonus when using lock picks. dasunt lock_pick See unlocking_tools. valcaron lock_pick It is safe to pick the lock of a locked merchant shop ("Closed for inventory"); the merchant will not call upon the Kops. Eidolos menucolors Menucolors is a patch that lets you colorize menu items (like the inventory and the spellcasting spell-selection window) based on regular expressions. For example, you could color all blessed items blue and all cursed items red. Eidolos menucolors You can find the patch at http://bilious.homelinux.org/~paxed/nethack/nh343-menucolor.diff CronoCloud menucolors NetHack on NAO currently uses GNU regex, not POSIX. CronoCloud menucolors Many players on NAO use Eidolos's menucolors settings, and he encourages others to use them, that's why he has version numbers and dates. http://alt.org/nethack/userdata/Eidolos/Eidolos.nh343rc paxed amplified "Your health currently feels amplified!" means you gained shock resistance. joshk utsl Use The Source, Luke! SpeedEvil utsl An exhortation to read the source code for nethack, which can be found at http://www.nethack.org/v343/download-src.html SpeedEvil utsl Knowing C helps, though you can often get clues just by reading the comments. BenUrban djinn see {djinni} nooodl pri_skills Basic: lance, bow, sling, crossbow, dart, shuriken, boomerang, bare handed combat. Skilled: polearms, spear, javelin, trident, unicorn horn. Expert: club, mace, morning star, flail, hammer, quarterstaff, healing spells, divination spells, cleric spells. dasunt famine Nasty fellow that's found on the astral plane. Attack makes you hungry (makes you lose 40-79 nutrition). Resistant to almost everything. Danirijeka famine It is not resistant to drain life and death magic, though, so those two work like a charm. Especially if you can repeatedly drain his level to the point that any leveldrain is an instakill. dasunt famine Revelation 6:4-5 "..And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine." Zeffrin famine Eaten: Famine Nutr: 1 Effects: DIE Grognor stout_spear see {dwarvish_spear} markos_64 unicode_nethack http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.roguelike.nethack/msg/dc3b6256bc59e03c Lenz sewer_rat A rodent differing from the related giant rat in size and smell. Zeffrin sewer_rat Eaten: sewer rat Nutr: 12 TheShrewdDude eating In NetHack, you can eat almost anything that can be eaten, and even some stuff that can't! TheShrewdDude eating Eat items via the 'e' command. Though you can eat mostly everything, not everything is good for you. progo eating Remember, you are what you eat. See the "Last-Bite" rule for more details. BEHiker57W eating Eating a monster corpse takes an amount of moves equal to three more than one sixty-fourth of the weight of the corpse. This may be more or less than the number of turns if you are fast, very fast, or encumbered. paxed cmdassist Configuration option. NetHack provides some additional command assistance when it detects some anticipated mistakes. Stevie[FP] crown see {crowning} paxed lemure A very slow minor demon, appears in large groups. Sleep and poison resistant, and never leaves a corpse. Does 1d3 damage. Zeffrin large_kobold Eaten: large kobold Nutr: 150 Effects: Poisonous firippu create_familiar Level 6 clerical spell. 1/3 chance to create a tame , 2/3 chance to create a tame random monster (if that type of monster can be tamed). lorimer create_familiar Create Familiar calls the same random-monster routines that all other parts of the game use to generate a monster, except that the monster will always be tame. This means that your familiar will always be roughly the same grade as the stuff you're currently fighting. lorimer create_familiar This also means that casting it deep in Gehennom or Astral are your best bets for getting some real nasty pets. Eidolos apply_testing A relatively new movement in NetHack identification. You apply (that is, break) unknown wands to determine what they are. It's like engrave testing but for pros only. Eidolos apply_testing Remember that you have to be strong enough to actually break the wand (a common problem for new wizards); you need at least 10 str. Also, be wary that every uncharged wand will give "But nothing else happens..." so apply-test them before you are tempted to zap their charges away. Eidolos apply_testing Applying a wand of magic missile will give "You are caught in the magical blast!" and you take some damage unless you have MR. Eidolos apply_testing Applying a wand of striking gives "A wall of force smashes down around you!" Eidolos apply_testing Wands of fire, lightning, and cold create a ball of . Great for the Fourth of July. Eidolos apply_testing Applying a wand of digging is useful even to normies: it creates pits and holes on each square adjacent to you and under you. Eidolos apply_testing Wands of teleport, sleep, cancellation, polymorph, make invisible, speed monster, and slow monster all create a magical blast, then act as if you zapped yourself and every adjacent square with the wand. So that minotaur will become fast, neat! Eidolos apply_testing Applying a wand of undead turning will blast you magically (as usual) and then as an added bonus you shudder in dread. You also get the normal undead turning effect (so your lizard corpse revives). Eidolos apply_testing Applying a wand of light will blind you, but it'll also act as if you zapped it. Eidolos apply_testing The following wands give "But nothing else happens...": nothing, enlightenment, wishing, probing, opening, locking, and secret door detection. The last three have no effect even when standing adjacent to a (closed, open, secret) door. Eidolos apply_testing Applying a wand of death will give "You are caught in the death field!" This will not automatically kill you (even if you are MRless), but it does quite a lot of damage, so watch out! Eidolos apply_testing Applying a wand of create monster will summon a substantial horde even if the wand is at (0:1). Eidolos illithid see {mind flayer} Otakon moves_only_reluctantly Your pet has stepped over something cursed. Nodey restore_ability THE most useless spell in the entire game due to the existence of unicorn horns. Also, see: Cure blindness. Dentarthurdent_ restore_ability Blessed, uncursed, and cursed potions of restore ability make "You feel great!", "good!", or "mediocre!", respectively. Blessed potions restore all lost stats; uncursed, one random one; cursed does nothing. DGMavn you_feel_very_clumsy You just lost some Dex points, courtesy of that throne you just sat on. paxed fod Finger of Death, the most powerful attack spell there is. paxed teleportitis A malady which causes you to teleport randomly. You want teleport control too. dasunt teleportitis When the teleportitis player shops, he or she should first #chat with the shopkeeper to find the price of an item, drop that amount of zorkmids (d n $ where n is the number of zorkmids), then pick up the item. matthewmodern teleportitis commonly given from eating leprechauns, tengu, nymphs. Eidolos teleportitis Hitting ^t (that's ctrl+t) will force teleportation if you're of sufficient level. Handy for escaping air elementals, energy vortices, being surrounded by black dragons, etc. This will burn up nutrition. You also cannot force teleportation if you're too burdened or hungry. None of this applies to random teleportation. n1ffo yani Yet Another New Idea. Used when you have an idea about how to make nethack even more complicated or annoying. Best when accompanied by a patch implementing said idea. CydeWeys yani Also, Yet Another Nifty Idea. lorimer yani Also, Yet Another Nice Idea -- matching up to WIBNI (Wouldn't It Be Nice If), and indicating the probable priority level that will be placed on your idea by the Dev Team. Stevie-O :) A newt adjacent to a weapon, adjacent to a piece of armor, adjacent to an unseen low-level monster, adjacent to a wand, adjacent to another low-level unseen monster, adjacent to a mimic, adjacent to a crocodile, adjacent to a shade, adjacent to an Archon, etc. BlastHardcheese !saves see {!save} greycat vs See {vibrating_square} SpeedEvil bot_commands A brief list of some important commands. !pom - moon phase. !date - Server date. !seen user. !hsn x - x's highscore. !lastgame - more info. !rc x - x's config. !dumplog x - URL of x's last death. !players - online now. !gamesby x - x's statistics. !deathsby x - URL for x's deaths. runcible bot_commands !scores x - URL for x's games in top 2000. !plr x - URL for x's player page with links to games, config, ttyrecs, etc. scorchgeek bot_commands Full list (including triggers) at http://alt.org/nethack/Rodney/bothelp.php scorchgeek farlook The ; key. Press it when you don't know what something is. Cyde macros The method of copy-pasting sections of text (which are interpreted by NetHack as individual commands) to automate long and tedious processes (usually farming) in NetHack. dasunt ruby_ring An unidentified ring. Cannot be eaten by any monster. dasunt / Symbol: '/' A wand. dasunt / Command: '/' Tell what a symbol represents. nornagon you_thought_your_ring_got_lost_in_the_sink Ring of searching. sorear this_spellbook_is_difficult_to_comprehend. You're a wizard, and the book you are about to read has a 5 - 40 % chance of failing; see {spellbook} for why you might not want to risk this. Non-wizards will not receive a warning. billnye you_hear_a_clank A monster wearing armor has just polymorphed (or werefoo/chameleon shape change), and its armor fell off. blackcustard #nethack:!rnz $CALC($ARG*((1000+$RND(1,1000))*$CHOICE(1|1|1|$CHOICE(2|2|2|$CHOICE(3|3|3|4))))/1000) blackcustard #nethack:!rnz $CALC($ARG*1000/((1000+$RND(1,1000))*$CHOICE(1|1|1|$CHOICE(2|2|2|$CHOICE(3|3|3|4))))) michagogo you_hear_snatches_of_song_from_among_the_sewers... You drank from a sink and nothing happened. Cheapy sound_and_hale Congrats, you just threw a perfectly good potion of healing, extra healing, or full healing at a monster, and his HP was restored to max. Nexos sound_and_hale You can also break a potion on a monster's head, with the same results. scorchgeek #nethack:ydsm? Yellow dragon scale mail. Provides acid resistance. ChoHag water_sprays_all_over_you An overflowing fountain failed to create pools. tsuteiuQ brain_food "Yum! That was real brain food!" - Eating a [master] mind flayer corpse has a 50% chance of increasing your INT by 1 point. Arthur` scrolls see {scroll} towo you_feel_sensitive You just acquired the warning intrinsic, either with a monk on XL 7 or a Cave(wo)man, Healer, Priest(ess) or Wizard on XL 15. Zawk you_feel_sensitive Contrary to popular belief, this does NOT mean your male character turned into a female. ekiM aggravate_monster Intrinsic granted by the appropriate ring, eating a member of your own race or cat/dog (unless orc or caveman), or sacrificing a former pet. Pets go feral twice as fast. If you are not stealthy, sleeping monsters (other than leprechauns, nymphs, and jabberwocks) will always wake up at your approach. Nomiisama #nethack:fod? Finger of death. SomeoneElseYes ] If you see this symbol, it is a mimic hiding on an early level. Later on, mimics will start looking like actual objects, to confuse you. greycat quetzalcoatl The lawful god of Archeologists. paxed crowning When praying on an altar, your god can crown you, if you're pious or better, and you haven't already been crowned. paxed crowning When crowned, you'll gain see invisible, fire, cold, shock, sleep and poison resistances. paxed crowning Lawfuls will be crowned The Hand of Elbereth, Neutrals Envoy of Balance, Chaotics Glory of Arioch. Lawfuls will also get Excalibur, neutrals Vorpal Blade, and chaotics Stormbringer. (Your god will unrestrict the relevant weapon skill.) greycat crowning Exceptions: when crowned, wizards get a spellbook of finger of death; monks, a spellbook of restore ability. jilles crowning Wizards won't get a spellbook if they are wielding Vorpal Blade or Stormbringer. jilles crowning Monks won't get a spellbook if they are wielding any artifact weapon, instead getting Vorpal Blade or Stormbringer, if neutral or chaotic, respectively. jilles crowning Greatly increases prayer timeout. itsblah crowning Crowning also unrestricts you in your crowning artifact (regardless of receiving it or not) and your current weapon if you do not receive a gift; it also rustproofs and fixes your current weapon, and sets it to +1 if it was below that. Eidolos crowning Changing your alignment (either through a badly-aligned #offer or wearing the helmet) doesn't remove your crowning. dho crowning 00:01 < kriebly> getting crowned by your god gives little benefit, but it does look nice on your resume. Xarann you_hear_a_deafening_roar You've just stepped on a magic trap while already blind, and d4 monsters have been spawned around you. Diablo-D3 orcish_dagger Very basic weapon that has a +2 bonus to hit. Orcish daggers do 1d3 damage against small monsters, and 1d3 against large ones. Ra, Ro, T, V, and W can become experts at daggers. lorimer undead Undead do extra damage during the midnight hour (ie. when the server's clock reads 00:XX:XX). lorimer undead This damage comes in the form of an extra set of damage rolls: ie, a mummy that does 3d4 per hit will actually do 3d4 + 3d4 per hit paxed ghost Speed 3, AC -5, Magic resistance 50%, resists cold, sleep, disintegration and poison. Does 1 point of damage. BlastHardcheese nao_rc_editor http://alt.org/nethack/webconf/nhrc_edit.php (use your NAO username and password) joshk nfc No Fucking Clue Zeffrin baby_white_dragon Eaten: baby white dragon Nutr: 500 paxed mc3 The following armors give magic cancellation level 3: elven mithril-coat, dwarvish mithril-coat, oilskin cloak, cloak of magic resistance, elven cloak, robe, and cloak of protection. mathx mc3 Gives 3/150 (2%) chance of special attacks working. `Masque impatient Another word for "Dead". dtype splashing nymph. someone replace this with a better definition. jeremya rodney_instant Google Instant for Rodney's learndb: http://libris.nornagon.net/jca/rodney/rodney.html EnigmaN camping Creating monsters on or near an altar, and then slaughtering them EnigmaN camping Consort with foocubi to increase your max power. EnigmaN camping If you are chaotic, you can sacrifice your own race to increase the # of foocubi EnigmaN camping Happy Camping Tjr wwmd What would Maud do? A common question if you're attempting a game-time speed run. joshk pita Pain in the ass! Sederien you_must_have_been_very_observant You gained 1 WIS shel- cheap_plastic_imitation_of_the_amulet_of_yendor This is not the greatest amulet in the world, no. This is just a tribute. PsyMar cheap_plastic_imitation_of_the_amulet_of_yendor Hey, it's free polypile fodder. Might get a "oLS or "oR out of it. PsyMar cheap_plastic_imitation_of_the_amulet_of_yendor You can also use it to mark the Vibrating Square. PsyMar cheap_plastic_imitation_of_the_amulet_of_yendor Also good as a curse-catcher or nymph-distracter. TheShrewdDude the_water's_force_seems_greater_now You dropped a non-negatively-charged ring of increase damage down a sink. itsblah bugbear Base speed 9, AC 5, MR% 0, hits for 2d4 in melee. bent bugbear Contrary to popular belief, does not have a grab attack and is not known as a hugbear. Zeffrin bugbear Eaten: bugbear Nutr: 250 scorchgeek body_armors see {body_armor} Eidolos undead_turning see {turn undead} JoshJ joshj Plays as Cid on NAO. Has promising games ruined by YASDs on a regular basis. The "JoshJ" account is his DfV account. SpeedEvil divination_spells In this group (with their levels) are: detect monsters(1),light(1),detect food(2),clairvoyance(3),detect unseen(3),identify(3),detect treasure(4),magic mapping(5) durron597 divination_spells Expert: Archaeologist, Priest, Ranger, Wizard. Skilled: Rogue. Basic: Monk, Tourist. Eidolos #nethack:!rngconduct $SET(conductlist|$TRIM($CHOICE(vegetarian |vegan |foodless |10*)$CHOICE(pacifist |4*)$CHOICE(atheist |4*)$CHOICE(illiterate |4*)$CHOICE(wishless |4*)$CHOICE(weaponless |4*)$CHOICE(genoless |4*)$CHOICE(polypileless |4*)$CHOICE(polyselfless|4*)))$IF($(conductlist)||Break all conducts|Your conduct is: $(conductlist)). SpeedEvil lvlfiles A command that lists the number of levels that an active player has visited. Grognor you_see_some_air_in_the_sink ring of see invisible! dasunt bronze_ring An unidentified ring. *CAN* be eaten by rock moles and xorns. dasunt iron_ring An unidentified ring. *CAN* be eaten by rock moles, rust monsters, and xorns. Nomiisama #nethack:puddingbane? A tool for splitting puddings while dealing only 1 damage. They are knives or orcish daggers at -3 and thoroughly corroded. However, you can use a non-weapon iron item to farm and keep the weaponless conduct. paxed knight Honorable, charismatic, meat in a can. Can also jump like the chess piece. greycat knight Salutations! The Knight is a lawful human warrior, who can achieve Expert skill in long swords, lances, riding and bare-handed combat (and can become Skilled with two weapons). They're lawful and they start with a long sword, so #dipping for Excalibur is highly recommended. paxed knight Knight rank titles: Gallant (xplvl 1-2), Esquire (3-5), Bachelor (6-9), Sergeant (10-13), Knight (14-17), Banneret (18-21), Chevalier/Chevaliere (22-25), Seignieur/Dame (26-29), Paladin (30) Otakon knight They also have the ability to turn undead, just like a priest. luis knight Intrinsic abilities: 7: Speed. Eidolos knight Knights have a huge advantage during full moons: the +1 luck effectively eliminates the chance of lance-breakage during jousting. (.4% per hit to .008% per hit) IamI3rian knight Knights may become specialized in any of the following magics: Attack, Healing, Clerical runcible knight There's a Knight FAQ at http://sartak.org/nh/knight-faq-343.html - it covers knight stuff, jousting, jumping, and more. Zeffrin knight Eaten: knight Nutr: 400 Effects: Human aosdict evil_patch A theoretical variant or patch which combines all the Evil Patch Ideas. aosdict evil_patch According to some, SLEX is this. LarienTelrunya evil_patch SLEX adds a lot of evil patch ideas on purpose to make the game harder in unfair ways. scorchgeek engrave_identification see {engrave_testing} paxed flint Yet another gray stone. Pretty useless, but does slightly more damage than normal rocks when slung. markos_64 flint Eating non-cursed flint stone gives "Yabba-dabba delicious!" message and exercises constitution. Stevie flint Well, it would... if there were any creatures in NetHack that could eat them. Nexos you_are_no_longer_ill You cured illness thanks to the 'cure sickness' spell paxed kabuto Japanese helmet. joshk running_with_scissors A great Weird Al album. tsuteiuQ running_with_scissors Slang for wielding a cockatrice corpse while not levitating - an act that can easily get you killed if you fall down. scorchgeek you_hear_the_howling_of_the_cwnannwn... see {cwnannwn} paxed lycanthropy Gained when eating a werecreature corpse or bitten by a werecreature in animal form. paxed lycanthropy Removed with eating a sprig of wolfsbane, quaffing holy water, or praying. paxed lycanthropy While in monster form, you can summon pets with #monster, but you'll use food. paxed lycanthropy Lycanthropes are werejackal, wererat and werewolf. delamarche lycanthropy Lycanthropes are vulnerable to wielded or thrown holy water. Especially useful as a cornered priest. Patashu lycanthropy Lycanthrope corpses are human, so beware of sacrificing or eating if human. Patashu lycanthropy In addition to granting lycanthropy 100% of the time lycanthrope corpses are poisonous and will not grant poison resistance, so take care. Stevie-O you_smell_charred_flesh You stepped on a magic trap -- count your blessings, because nothing bad happened this time. GreyKnight cockatrice_egg A fun tactic is to find a safe place, polymorph into a (female) cockatrice, and lay a bunch of eggs. Shove them into a sack before they hatch, and keep them there until they stack when taken out. Wield and smack monsters for petrifying fun! GreyKnight cockatrice_egg You can also throw or use a sling if you need to, but this has a much higher chance of missing. GreyKnight cockatrice_egg They can be safely handled without wearing gloves, as all the nastiness is in the yolk. GreyKnight cockatrice_egg Not recommended people food. braindancer rondey Take off those gloves of fumbling. Stevie writhes_in_pain see {shrieks in pain} Poeir level_teleport_trap This trap causes the creature on it to go to a different level, at random if there's no teleport control to help out. They can take creatures from the Valley of the Dead to the Dungeons of Doom. ekiM level_teleport_trap For details of where things can get sent, see uncontrolled_level_teleport. ekiM level_teleport_trap These dudes start showing up on dlv5. Dentarthurdent_ that_was_a_very_educational_experience You gained an experience level from a foocubus encounter. But you probably already knew that, didn't you? TheShrewdDude you_hear_a_zap_and_an_explosion_in_the_distance Something zapped a wand and killed a gas spore, out of your sight. sacarasc webconfig See {web_config} runcible knight_faq http://sartak.org/nh/knight-faq-343.html - under construction! runcible alignment_spoiler http://sporkhack.org/alignment_spoiler Eidolos #nethack:rgrn? rec.games.roguelike.nethack - the (active) nethack newsgroup. dasunt lawful_artifact_weapons Demonbane, Excalibur, Grayswandir, Snickersnee, and Sunsword are the lawful artifact weapons. All except Excalibur can result from #offering. Kernigh shopkeeper Shopkeepers are the people who own shops. #chat with him to learn prices, press [p] to pay or [$] to check your debt or credit. Shopkeepers are strong fighters and often carry offensive wands. SheeEttin shopkeeper They have 50% chance of resisting magic, among other assorted nasty stats. Rapidfire shopkeeper Killing one gives you the 'Murderer!' penalty, if not chaotic, so it's not a good idea to even try killing them Rapidfire shopkeeper If you -are- chaotic, kill 'em and take their stuff. Yet another reason to play Chaotic. :) jmr shopkeeper http://www.spod-central.org/~psmith/nh/anhfshk.html for more info on the source of all their crazy names. Arthur` shopkeeper Shopkeepers are generated with (1000 + 30d100) zorkmids and a skeleton key. Then a d4 is rolled and that many items are additionally given, starting from the beginning of the following list: wand of striking, potion of healing, potion of extra healing, wand of magic missile. Zeffrin shopkeeper Eaten: shopkeeper Nutr: 400 Effects: Human cognificent sasquatch Strongest ape. Bonus to kick (like monks and samurai), because of their Big Feet. Nutrition 750. Zeffrin sasquatch Eaten: sasquatch Nutr: 750 o11c sasquatch Speed: 15, Attack 2d6+d8 paxed clear_potion Unidentified description of potion of water. kerio how_to_ascend Start as a dwarf valkyrie, enter the mines, get a mithril-coat, get to minetown and wish for sdsm if you can, get candles, go back to the main dungeon and go to the Oracle, make Excalibur when you're level 7, do sokoban, go to the castle, kerio how_to_ascend get the wand of wishing and wish for charging, silver dragon scale mail, Sceptre of Might if you can and want to artiwish, otherwise cloak of magic resistance, speed boots, ring of levitation, and markers, enchant your armor and weapon, get gloves from the barracks, go back and do the quest, exit the quest and levelport to the valley of the dead, map gehennom, kerio how_to_ascend do gehennom, kill Vlad and get the candelabrum, find the vibrating square, kill Rodney and get the book of the dead, do the invocation, activate conflict if you have the sceptre or the appropriate ring, go down, get the Amulet of Yendor, go back up, do the planes, on Astral go to the non-Death altars, and if you get the chaotic one wish for a helm of opposite alignment, ascend. kerio how_to_ascend It's easy! ihope xl See {experience levels} Masque_ splat "Splat!" - you've just destroyed something squishy at a distance. Often heard when force bolts hit certain food items, or when an egg is thrown. lorimer splat Also, dying in a particularly amusing, embarrassing, or otherwise observation-worthy manner. Frequently accompanied by the suffix "(with the Amulet)". paxed bot_abuse see {rodney_abuse} Nexos you_are_surrounded_by_a_light_blue_aura see {light blue aura} Eidolos ^x The ^X command (that's ctrl+x) displays your character's starting and current attributes, as well as your role's deity names. ekiM blades_being_honed Barracks on this level. Neko-chan !rub $CHOICE(5:You see a puff of smoke.|5:Nothing happens.|You disturbed me, fool!|It's about time!|You freed me!|Thank you for freeing me!|I am in your debt. I will grant one wish!) Thelis !rub $CHOICE(5:You see a puff of smoke.|5:Nothing happens.|You disturbed me, fool!|It's about time!|You freed me!|Thank you for freeing me!|I am in your debt. I will grant one wish!) CydeWeys scale_mail Lowers AC by 4 and weighs 250. Shachaf scale_mail Not to be confused with a $COLOR dragon scale mail. Dentarthur mount See {steed} Eidolos how_to_confuse_yourself see {how to get confused} hacken green_dragon Green dragons breathe poison gas. Hellzon green_dragon The corpse gives poison resistance Zeffrin green_dragon Eaten: green dragon Nutr: 1500 Effects: Poisonous Intrinsic: Poison: 100% Stevie[FP] cloak_of_displacement see {displacement} kerio cloak_of_displacement It's crap. AVOID. 99.03% of interviewed players agree. kerio cloak_of_displacement I just lost 3 levels to a Wraith scorchgeek cloak_of_displacement In 3.6, provides MC1. greycat artifact_invocation see {#invoke} stumbly falselobster see {wishful thinking} stmbly__ monster_spells http://www.geocities.com/dcorbett42/nethack/monspell.htm mirrored at http://runc1ble.org/nethack/monster_spells.html BlastHardcheese web_config_editor see {nao_rc_editor} ekiM purple_worm A gigantic engulfing monster. Bites for 2d8 and engulfs for 1d10 and digestion (delayed instakill). Can kill other monsters in one bite. Burrrrp! Difficulty 17, base level 15, speed 9, AC 6, MR 20. A popular pet, due to its instakill. Can be summoned by shriekers (it adores the taste). Zeffrin purple_worm Eaten: purple worm Nutr: 700 Masque_ rushing_noise You hear a rushing noise nearby when a whirly engulfing creature that you can't see attempts to engulf a space near you, likely due to displacement or invisibility. Stevie scroll_of_genocide When noncursed, wipes a monster (or if blessed, a group of monsters) out of the game. Every monster of that type is completely wiped out, and one of them can never exist in the game again. Stevie scroll_of_genocide Base price 300zm, takes 15-29 marker charges to write. joshk master_kaen Master Kaen is the Monk quest nemesis. He's extremely tough, hits HARD, and you won't even see him once you reach his level until he starts whacking you. jilles master_kaen To beat him "straight", have at least about 300 hp, good ac and a good weapon. jilles master_kaen Levitating or walking over the lava may be useful. jilles master_kaen Spells or wands of sleep may be effective, but they will often miss or Master Kaen will resist them (due to his -11 or -12 AC). jilles master_kaen If you're not wearing body armor and have free action, hitting him with a potion of paralysis may be a good idea. SpeedEvil master_kaen Drain life works surprisingly well. You need not stand on the stairs up for this spell to kill him. It's better to stand on the downstair so you can temporarily flee. Engrave Elbereth on the other side of the stairs so you can heal without molestation by xorns or earth elementals. Eidolos master_kaen Rast recommends (and Eidolos approves of) using a scroll of earth in addition to the drain life technique. Mumbo master_kaen Fireball and Cone of Cold also work wonders, but boulder fort will still be useful to keep Kaen away from you and prevent fireball from hitting you if you care. runcible master_kaen A boulder fort in his lair is the easiest/safest method; upon arrival in his level burn E, do something to wake him up (zapping a wand of light [can confirm this will always awaken him], tin whistle, possibly other wands), he will port over, read blessed or uncursed earth and next turn he will pop outside the fort. runcible master_kaen This will expose you to at most one turn in melee distance. Often he'll port over and drink a potion or other silliness. From inside the fort you can use anything that doesn't need to go through MR to kill him (drain life, cold, fire, throwing rocks, etc). scorchgeek master_kaen Another method is to polymorph yourself into a black dragon and #monster to disintegrate him. Contrary to popular belief, this will not destroy the Eyes of the Overworld. Zeffrin master_kaen Eaten: Master Kaen Nutr: 400 Effects: Human Intrinsic: Poison: 100% kerio master_kaen Real men deal with him LIKE A BAU5: http://nethack.fi/userdata/Kerio/ttyrec/2010-05-02.20:02:41.ttyrec.bz2 (frame 3212) Grognor what_fools_these_mortals_be see {what_fools_these_mortals} konso protection_from_shape_changers Ring of protection from shape changers lets you see monsters' true form. Also protects you from becoming lycanthropic. Stevie protection_from_shape_changers info { price: 100; weight: 3; charged: no } dtriscuit protection_from_shape_changers does not protect you from contracting lycanthropy by eating a werefoo corpse. Elliott protection_from_shape_changers Prevents werefoo from summoning ('But none comes.') scorchgeek protection_from_shape_changers Useful on the rogue quest due to all the chameleons, and anytime in the early game to prevent seeing an arch-lich where you shouldn't. Poeir destroy_armor A scroll that destroys one random piece of worn armor unless confused. If cursed and confused, adds rustproofing or fireproofing to one random worn armor. Non-cursed and confused randomly removes same. Base price: 100 zorkmids billnye destroy_armor cursed unconfused destroy armor will not destroy a cursed item, instead stunning you for 10-19 turns and driving armor not already below -5 down by 1. SpeedEvil destroy_armor See {some_armor} for which item is picked. Only artifacts can resist. Kernigh grue In the devnull tourney, if you accept the challenge from the Tournament Administrator in a dark room, then grue will infest the dark places. You will then need a light to survive dark places. Some players have reported encountering grue despite not accepting the challenge. alexbobp scroll_of_destroy_armor see {destroy_armor} paxed #nethack:!gift $ACT $IF($LC($ARGS)|$LC($NICK)|sneers.|$CHOICE(5*gives|throws) $ARGS $AN($CHOICE($BUC|3*) $RNDOBJ)) paxed #nethack:!gift $ACT $CHOICE(5*gives|throws) $ARGS $AN($CHOICE($BUC|3*) $RNDOBJ) Nodey nethack_linux see {nethack_floppy} HiSPeed you_hear_a_cough An unseen monster breathes at you. billnye aspersions What that imp done said about my mama?! billnye aspersions Oh snap! I know he just di'int! rawrmage #*:grunthack? A variant of NetHack with much extended and enhanced behaviour. Public server: grunthack.org (telnet); IRC: #grunthack (here on freenode). SheeEttin high_whistling_sound Tin whistle, uncursed. SybotCB idhelper See nethack_helper Zadir minsk The wishless genoless polyless illiterate atheist weaponless vegan ascension, seen at http://groups.google.de/groups?selm=9attic%24912%241%40news.cs.tu-berlin.de&output=gplain speedevil #force Extended command. To force a lock, for example on a box or chest. Forcing with an edged weapon has a chance of breaking the weapon. Forcing with a blunt weapon has a chance of breaking the box or items in it. Scrolls tear, potions shatter, and crystal items break. sawtooth #force Yes, you can break artifact weapons this way. Just ask lorephus. itsblah #force Cursed weapons will never break when used to #force. SheeEttin #force Attempting to #force with nothing to force gives "You decide not to force the issue." paxed nethackoptions You can change the place where .nethackrc is loaded from by using "export NETHACKOPTIONS=@/path/to/file" TheShrewdDude pulp "A food ration is pulped!" A result of forcing a box/chest with a blunt weapon. paxed water_prayer Drop potion(s) of water on your god's altar, and pray on it for holy water, or on another god's altar for unholy water. Sgep yasi Yet Another Sadistic Idea PsyMar yasi Yet Another Stupid Idea FIQ yasi Yet Another Silly Idea itsblah splint_mail Lowers AC by 6 and provides MC1. Weighs 400. Made of iron. nooodl rog_skills Basic: two handed sword, morning star, flail, hammer, polearms, spear, riding. Skilled: broad sword, long sword, scimitar, saber, club, mace, shuriken, divination spells, escape spells, matter spells. Expert: dagger, knife, short sword, crossbow, dart, two weapon combat, bare handed combat. Eidolos hungerless_casting The following applies only to Wizards. An intelligence of 17 or better will grant hungerless casting. An intelligence of 16 quarters hunger cost. An intelligence of 15 halves hunger cost. Any lower and you receive no reduction. Stevie-O you_feel_perceptive "You feel perceptive." F'n eh, you got intrinsic searching! dtype /ow Wand of Wishing. Grunt aristotle73 Notorious pudding farmer. Infamous for an Astral Plane death by stoning. Eidolos #nethack:boh? A bag of holding. Very useful item; it (usually) reduces the weight of items inside it. Nexos foobane Generic name for artifacts giving double damage against specific monsters, but are otherwise less than useful. Nexos foobane These include Dragonbane, Trollsbane, Werebane, etc. Nexos foobane Artiwishers generally don't like receiving one by their gods, as it reduces artiwish success rate. dasunt w Command: 'w' Wield a weapon or use 'w-' to wield nothing. dasunt w Command: 'W' Wear armor. dasunt w Monster: 'w' Burp! (Baby) long and purple worms be here! dasunt w Monster: 'W' Barrow wights, wraiths, and the nine Nazgul. Eating wraiths is an educating experience! dasunt w Command: 'Meta-w' Same as '#wipe'. espritellipsis thou_shalt_pay,_infidel! You just did something stupid with an altar and lost one luck. Don't do it again. Nomiisama cheating infravision runcible your_health_currently_feels_amplified see {amplified} Nomiisama #nethack:!zorkmid The RNG $CHOICE(has|hath) spoken. You receive: $CHOICE(a visit from Rodney|99*$CHOICE(heads|tails)). runcible vegetarian see {vegetarian_food} damerell egg Edible, but might not be healthy. Some eggs will not hatch. Identifying will tell you what species egg it is. Polymorph into a female monster (of a species that lays eggs) to #sit and lay eggs, but doing that will use up nutrition. Egglaying species include snakes, naga, dragons, spiders, and cockatrices. ... And ants and centipedes. ... Maybe some more! sawtooth egg Playing tip: Never eat unidentified random eggs. billnye egg See {oviparous_monsters} for a list of creatures which can lay eggs. billnye egg A method for pet-IDing cockatrice eggs (for puppies and kitties) is to #name the type of egg you hold "Not Cockatrice", and set it on the ground (don't throw). If the pet won't eat it, re-name to "Hooray, Stoning Grenade!" Grognor egg If you feel a desire burning within you to eat one of these, they don't break vegetarian and give 80 nutrition. Note that they will often make you sick. scorchgeek egg Because nausea confuses you, they're a handy way to get confused for getting different scroll effects. towo thaumaturge " Thaumaturgists recieve no magical schooling. They can just about be trusted to wash out an alembic." (Pratchett) towo thaumaturge For NetHack context, see /wizard/ braindancer your_skin_itches You read a scroll of destroy armor, or a monster cast it on you, while you were wearing none. billnye your_skin_itches ...or maybe you're just allergic to read-IDing scrolls? paxed #enhance Extended command. Advance or check weapons and spell skills. Jmadman311 strange_whistling_sound You just found a magic whistle. If you have a pet, (a)pplying a magic whistle will teleport it to within a square or two of where you're standing. bcode pri see {priest} JoshJ coyote see {coyote_names} Zeffrin coyote Eaten: coyote Nutr: 250 greycat rogue_level An older, more primitive world. No corpses are generated, the colors and symbols change, and the layout is a 3x3 grid of rooms with corridors between them, never more than one door on each wall, etc. paxed rogue_level Only monsters with capital letter symbols are generated. paxed rogue_level Killed monsters do not leave a corpse. Nodey rogue_level It exists primarily as a tribute to NetHack's ancestor game (and the namesake of the roguelikes), Rogue. marginoferror rogue_level The rogue level randomly appears between levels 15 and 18. Nodey #nethack:votd? Valley of the Dead Patashu phasing Allows you to enter and exit almost all walls, pits and prevents death by drawbridge. Only earth elementals, xorns, ghosts and shades have this intristic, the former two being the only polyable ones. FIQ ascension.run Multi-variant public server, situated in Germany, it also hosts a clone of NAO's NetHack. Formerly known as nethack.dank.ninja, nethack.xd.cm and acehack.de. FIQ ascension.run Discussions and death reports in freenode's #ascension.run - come say hi! FIQ ascension.run Play now: ssh nethack@ascension.run or [https://ascension.run] runcible green_slime Represented by a green P, its attack can turn you into slime (delayed instakill). Its corpse is acidic (can save from stoning) but will begin sliming you. You have ten turns to cure sliming. A unicorn horn will not cure sliming. tsuteiuQ green_slime If you find yourself turning to slime, you can do one of the following to save yourself: burn the slime away (zap fire at self, read scroll of fire, fire trap, apply oil and throw <, etc), pray (if not in Gehennom), put on an amulet of unchanging, invoke the Staff of Aesculapius, cast cure sickness spell. runcible green_slime Polymorphing yourself into a Green Slime will also cure it, as will polymorphing into a fire-based monster such as a fire elemental. runcible green_slime Magic cancellation protects against sliming attacks. itsblah green_slime Green slimes can also slime other monsters, and will slime a monster if eaten - which turns the monster into a slime. Beware for your pet purple worm, trapper, lurker above, or (master) mind flayer! cjfp green_slime Green slimes respect Elbereth, if you find yourself hand-to-hand with one. Zeffrin green_slime Eaten: green slime Nutr: 150 V Effects: Slime, Poisonous, Acidic bcode green_slime Attacking a green slime as [master] mind flayer will suck in some slime. This will start sliming, but will *not* update the status line, so be careful! mur id_spoiler guide to identify objects http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/id_faq.html (SPOILER!) jilles id_spoiler Newer version (with confusing prices table though) on http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~damerell/games/nhid.html Eidolos double_trouble One of the Wizard of Yendor's nasty tricks. It summons a second Wizard (sometimes he's disguised as a monster for the first few turns). The second Wizard is just as potent as the first, so watch out! JoshJ playstation_2 One of the many Linux platforms that NetHack can be compiled on. (with the Linux kit) TTY, X11 with tiles and Qt interfaces all work in the usual way. JoshJ playstation_2 Yes, you can use a keyboard, the Playstation 2 has USB ports. JoshJ playstation_2 You've got telnet too, for NAO. If in X kvt is recommended using DECgraphics, if in the console IBMgraphics work well. JoshJ playstation_2 Falcon's eye compiles too. It has problems if you run it using a TV display JoshJ playstation_2 noeGNUd will also compile but runs too slowly to be playable. GreyKnight ttwsnbn see {The Topic Which Shall Not Be Named} Darth_Cliche #nethack:!wod $ACT zaps a wand of death at $ARG! $ARG is killed by the death ray! joshk brettcar Part of the dgamelaunch development cabal. scwizard mysterious_force That evil power which prevents you from teleporting. TheShrewdDude mysterious_force It is a side effect of possessing the Amulet of Yendor, and applies to monsters, too - so don't bother! TheShrewdDude mysterious_force This will block all attempts at level teleporting, and in Gehennom, it will occasionally drag you down a level or three when you try to go upstairs. Zauren mysterious_force If you are chaotic, you will slip down up to one level, neutral up to two, and lawful up to three. You can end up on the same level, and in all cases are teleported to a random location. CatEater demon Demons are all & except Death, Pestilence, Famine, the mail daemon, djinn, and sandestins. (weap-343, Calculating damage) CatEater demon Demons take additional weapon damage; +d4 if blessed, and another +d20 if silver. Demons are immune to death rays. dasunt copper_ring An unidentified ring. *CAN* be eaten by rock moles and xorns. Zeffrin rock_troll Eaten: rock troll Nutr: 300 Nodey beginner's_guide see {absolute_beginner's_guide} GreyKnight stoning_resistance Cannot be acquired by eating corpses. Conferred by polymorphing into any of: acid blob, gelatinous cube, chickatrice, cockatrice, any gargoyle, spotted or ochre jellies, yellow dragon (baby or adult), any elemental, green mold, black naga (adult or hatchling), wraith, xorn, skeleton, stone golem, lizard, or any 'v', 'y', 'P'. Eidolos rn2 rn2(x): A random number function in the source. Returns a random integer on the interval [0, x) with (presumably) uniform distribution, uses RND(x). kats jello_mold An advanced pudding farming technique, where the player leaves as many holes in sokoban as possible, then pudding farms on an upper level, and lets the puddings fall through the holes to fill multiple levels. kerio ade see {acehack.de} Arthur_ it_looks_rather_muddy_down_here. You have entered a swamp level. nooodl throne_farming Repeatedly #looting a throne while confused to generate tons of monsters (and, as a result, loot.) DrSunglasses the_faucets_flash_brightly_for_a_moment Ring of adornment. Note that unlike the other chargeable rings, this message does not change for negative enchantment. scorchgeek feels_uneasy see {uneasy_feeling} Zeffrin storm_giant Eaten: storm giant Nutr: 750 Effects: Strength Intrinsic: Shock: 50% SheeEttin your_oil_lamp_flickers It's about to go out. Better conserve oil. (It's expensive, you know!) JoshJ hallu see {hallucination} dasunt silver_ring An unidentified ring. *CAN* be eaten by rock moles and xorns. Stevie[FP] mojo see {mjollnir} SpeedEvil clerical see {Clerical_Spells} n00bish kaboom!!! see {Kaboom} scorchgeek maxint NetHack uses C's "int" type to store the score. The C standard requires this type to be at least 32 bits in size. A signed 32-bit int can store a maximum value of 2^31 - 1, or 2147483647 in decimal. BlastHardcheese maxint Implementations are free to make the "int" type larger, however, and on 64-bit architectures it's often 64 bits in size, which equates to a value of 2^64 - 1, or 9223372036854775807. This score has been achieved by some players playing 64-bit NetHack builds. BlastHardcheese maxint A C implementation's maximum value for an int is stored in the constant INT_MAX in limits.h, which is where the name comes from. Nomiisam1 #nethack:vorpy? One, two! One, two! And through and through! The vorpal blade went snicker-snack! He left it dead, and with its head he went galumphing back. paxed horned_devil Speed 9, AC -5, magic resistance 50%, fire and poison resistant, does melee damage with weapon for 1d4, claws for 1d4, bites for 2d3 and stings for 1d3. greqrg horned_devil Lawful demon, making random generation impossible in Gehennom, so these are never randomly generated. May be summoned by other lawful demons, and are also found in the sanctum, Baalzebub's lair, and Asmodeus' lair. GreyKnight #nethack:grayswandir? The father of all $CHOICE(weapons|sabers|swords). Fear its $CHOICE(19*elite|l33t) powers. assended satiated see {nutrition} joshk field_of_force Some bits of your armor nearly got destroyed by a magic creature, but you have MR, so it's still there. Violist violist How come I don't have a Rodney entry? Well.. I play viola, which is WAY better than violin, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Violist violist Ascensions: bar (devnull 2004), sam, mon, wiz (local), sam (local), mon, kni (local), pri, wiz (local), pri (devnull 2005) Tek-69 violist Pure Evil, and certainly not to be trusted. This miscreant spends its days lying about the virtues of pancakes. PsyMar this_tastes_like_fruit_juice see {tastes_like_fruit_juice} Eidolos medusa_farming A very quick way to get a lot of points. Eidolos has farmed Medusa with just pasting for a billion points in two and a half hours. Eidolos medusa_farming You let Medusa stone herself with reflection, then cast stone to flesh, wait, repeat. Very easily bottable if you can prevent other monsters from ambling over. Eidolos medusa_farming Each Medusa kill gives approximately 2724 points. This means 368 kills nets you a million points. workimer medusa_farming When done farming Medusa, do not forget the basics of how to ascend. (see !hsn eidolos for details [addendum by Eidolos: it was a damn polypiling accident!]) greycat /odig Wand of digging. CydeWeys dragon_scales All dragon scales lower AC by 3 and weigh 40. Reading a scroll of enchant armor will convert them into dragon scale mail, the best armor available. CydeWeys dragon_scales They provide different resistances depending on what color they are. Eidolos dragon_scales If you use a blessed scroll of enchant armor, the resultant mail will have its enchantment increased by 1, and the mail will be blessed. If uncursed scroll, no change in enchantment, and the scales become uncursed if cursed. SpeedEvil dragon_scales Also see {turn_undead} jeddy00 kebabable Monsters you gain a +2 to-hit bonus against when using a spear or javelin. Renter kebabable These monsters include (and are limited to): XDJNH (Xorns, Dragons, Jabberwocks, Nagas, Giants, Titans and Minotaurs) paxed devteam The DevTeam, secret cabal that develops NetHack. paxed devteam Members of the core team include Michael Allison, Ken Arromdee, David Cohrs, Jessie Collet, Kevin Hugo, Ken Lorber, Dean Luick, Pat Rankin, Mike Stephenson, Janet Walz, Paul Winner, Warwick Allison, Sean Hunt, Pasi Kallinen, Derek S. Ray, Alex Smith, and Patric Mueller. flgr devteam That which thinks of everything. paxed neferet_the_green The Wizard quest leader. Zeffrin neferet_the_green Eaten: Neferet the Green Nutr: 400 Effects: Human lorimer asking_questions http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html PsyMar you_give_the_fish_a_chance_to_fix_their_makeup You applied a mirror underwater while hallucinating. yaymukund beginner Characters that have never achieved 2000 score points (or 1000 if a wizard) are classified as beginners. zgedneil beginner By the game itself. We're not judgemental. Stevie-O giant Giant corpses, and tins of giant meat, can be eaten to increase your strength. If you're eating actual corpses, don't do it when Satiated -- you could choke and die. Stevie-O giant If your current strength is less than 18, you gain either 1 str (75% chance) or d6 str (25% chance). Stevie-O giant If your current strength is between 18 and 18/84, inclusive, it adds d10 str. Stevie-O giant If your strength >= 18/85, it only adds 1 point. Zeffrin giant Eaten: giant Nutr: 750 Effects: Strength Dentarthurdent_ snake Base level 4, speed 15. Its attack can be poisonous. Its corpse is poisonous and can convey poison resistance (27% chance). Zeffrin snake Eaten: snake Nutr: 80 Effects: Poisonous Intrinsic: Poison: 27% SpeedEvil destroy_armour see {destroy_armor} Eliah ?og Scroll of Genocide. runcible power_regen Every (38 - XL) * 2/3 turns (non-wizards), every (38 - XL) / 2 turns (wizards), or every turn for anyone carrying the Eye of the Aethiopica; you regain d(1 + (WIS+INT)/15) power. Mucknert tinning_kit Tinning kits make tins, out of monster corpses (usually on the ground). Blessed tinning kits make blessed tins. Mucknert tinning_kit You are not able to tin the the corpses of wraiths. paxed tinning_kit Tinning makes poisonous and tainted corpses, such as zombies, safe to eat, to the extent that the b/u/c of the tin would indicate. CydeWeys tinning_kit Weighs 100. nesta tinning_kit Tins have the same chance of giving an intrinsic as the equivalent corpse Zauren tinning_kit Blessed tins open in one round without a tool, by the way. aoei stenno "The ogre queen zaps a wand of death!" aoei stenno he's a german guy who loves club maté and epic nethack speedrunning aero2600 quarterback "You hear the quarterback calling the play" is a sound you hear when there is an unlooted vault on the level and you are hallucinating. BlastHardcheese your_hand_itches! see {your_right_hand_itches!} Grunt the_air_crackles A monster cast a spell while it was able to do so (i.e. after its spell-casting timeout expired), but the spell failed (2 in (monster's level) chance, or five times that if the monster is confused). CydeWeys you_hear_a_crunching_sound A monster has just eaten some gold, a gem, an amulet (but it's not strangulation) or a ring (but it's not slow digestion) Sgep coughs_spasmodically_and_collapses A monster attempted to swallow Pestilence. madness botscumming A method of cheating whereby you use a computer program to completely automate your players actions because you're too lazy or unskilled to do them yourself. dasunt oil_lamp Light source, weighs 20, and can last from 999 to 1499 turns. A blessed scroll of charging will refill them to 1500 turns, uncursed scroll will add 750 turns (to a max of 1500). Potion of oil will add 400 turns. billnye oil_lamp Keep in mind that the PYEC acts as a charging source, see {PYEC} for more details. _AtH oil_lamp Its easy to get lamp in the Mines (lighting shop often has some) or in a polymorphed pile of tools. SpeedEvil pickaxe see {pick-axe} dasunt amethyst A soft violet gem worth 600 zorkmids. dasunt amethyst If dipped into booze, amethyst will turn it into a potion of fruit juice. dasunt gauntlets_of_power Frequently abbreviated as GoP or [oP, these iron gauntlets will increase your strength to 25, and reduce your AC by 1. Cheapy| gauntlets_of_power These also hinder spell casting and firing from a bow. ihope gauntlets_of_power They weigh 30, unlike other gloves, which weigh 10 each. SheeEttin botd see {book_of_the_dead} Zeffrin golden_naga_hatchling Eaten: golden naga hatchling Nutr: 100 Intrinsic: Poison: 20% Stevie-O rolling_boulder_trap If you see a boulder in the middle of a room (i.e. not in a hallway or an area dug out of the mines by a monster with a pickaxe), be very careful. If you manage to get close enough to destroy the boulder (a pickaxe, /oStriking, or Force Bolt work), walk around to find the trap; the trap will disappear if triggered with no boulder. umopepisdn rolling_boulder_trap You can also untrap them by pushing the boulder away. BenUrban rolling_boulder_trap Rolling boulder traps can make a decent stash if you have no containers available. PsyMar corpse_spoiler Eating Corpses for Food and Intrinsics: http://www.geocities.com/dcorbett42/nethack/corpse.htm Violist stormy See {stormbringer} Gaulgath jackal A weak creature that rarely presents a threat. Can be found on the upper dungeon levels. Does 1d2 damage. SpeedEvil jackal Its corpse is nonpoisonous, provides 250 turns worth of nutrition and does not grant any intrinsics. Zeffrin jackal Eaten: jackal Nutr: 250 SheeEttin broad_short_sword see {short_sword} dasunt chrysoberyl A soft yellow gem worth 700 zorkmids. paxed alignment "Alignment" refers to your standing with your god. paxed alignment Its initial value is 0 for character classes CPTVW, and 10 for character classes ABHKMRoRaS. Stevie-O alignment Its maximum value starts at 10 and is increased by 1 every 200 turns (so at T:199, max align is 10, at T:200 max align is 11). Eidolos alignment Since alignment is a signed 32-bit integer, the minimum alignment is -2,147,483,648. There seems to be some over/underflow protection (so you can't have +2bil alignment). Eidolos alignment The exact formula for maximum alignment is (10+turns/200). In the spoilers, this number is called L. For example, killing your quest leader sets your alignment to -L/2. Stevie-O alignment To do the quest you must have align >= 20, which means you absolutely cannot possibly do the quest before turn 2000, no matter how many wraith corpses you eat or !oGL you quaff. Problem alignment For enlightenment messages (Such as You are Devoutly Aligned) and more info, see: http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/pray.html Stevie lama see {priest} nornagon #nethack:!choice $CHOICE($UNESCAPE($ARGS)) HairyDude the_water_flow_hits_the_drain Ring of increase accuracy. zezozose #nethack:!site http://www.alt.org/nethack ekiM gold_golem Speed 9, AC 6, Does 2d3 + 2d3 melee damage ekiM gold_golem Is made out of gold! ...but not as much as you might think. Zadir increase_damage A way you can determine your intrinsic damage bonus is to use a means of probing a monster's health, hitting that monster with a non-weapon item (like a comestible) and subtracting 1 + your strength damage bonus from the total damage. The strength damage bonus is 3-5 = -1; 6-15 = 0; 16-17 = 1; 18 = 2; 18/01-18/75 = 3; 18/76-18/90 = 4; 18/91-18/99 = 5; 18/100 or higher = 6. sorear this_burns_like_acid! You drank acid, or holy water as a chaotic. nooodl coc see {cone_of_cold} blindcoder moin See morning itsblah moin Also seen as morn, but only from a very few. BlastHardcheese rc_editor see {nao_rc_editor} paxed rest_on_space Configuration option. Make the space bar a synonym for the `.' (rest) command. bcode rest_on_space Turning this on is usually considered a bad idea, especially if you use space to dismiss --More--s, as it's easy to accidentally type a space when you didn't mean to rest. bcode nasty "Nasty" may either refer to monsters that can be created by the summon nasties monster spell (see {nasties}) or to the M2_NASTY monster flag (see {M2_NASTY}). jeddy00 fuck_you see {foocubus} scorchgeek +2_vs_+3 see {+2_or_+3} Zealot ols Probably an Amulet of Life Saving. paxed buc short for Blessed, Uncursed, Cursed. paxed lamp Unidentified description of either a magic lamp or an oil lamp. Vino lamp Apply or wield the lamp to light it. Applying is suggested, since it is difficult to kill monsters with a lamp. Zeffrin lamp In a store oil lamp will be around 10 and a magic lamp around 50 zorkmids jilles manannan_mac_lir The chaotic god of the Knight pantheon. paxed scorpius The Ranger quest nemesis. Violist scorpius A scorpion thingy. Causes illness, so have a blessed unihorn handy. Easy to kill with wands, if he sits on the up stairs, get it so it bounces into him again Zeffrin scorpius Eaten: Scorpius Nutr: 350 Effects: Poisonous Intrinsic: Poison: 100% Nomiisama #nethack:sdd? Secret door detection. paxed #nethackwiki:hello $IF($(argc)||Hello $NICK, welcome to $CHAN! You are a neutral human editor.--More--|) bcode t2000timings.txt The guide to the last few turns of the NetHack TAS. The latest plans are always available at . paxed #nethack:netsplit! See {#nethack:netsplit?} AceSevenFive aceslaw A law of #nethack proposed by ais523 and codified by AceSevenFive. It states: "It is impossible to make a statement so stupid it cannot be mistaken forr a Slash'EM Extended feature." ais523 aceslaw ais523's original suggestion: "you can't distinguish s'ee from a parody of itself" arcanehl carrying_capacity Carrying capacity is determined by 25*(strength+constitution)+50. Strength of 18/xx maps as follows: 18/01-18/31 = 19, 18/32-18/81 = 20, 18/82-18/** = 21. scorchgeek jump see {#jump} paxed verbose Configuration option. Provides more commentary during the game. paxed standout Configuration option. Boldface monsters and "--More--". Dentarthurdent_ you_feel_raised_to_your_full_potential The nice foocubus just added 1d5 to your max Power, and recharged it all to boot. bcode #updatestatus see {botl_updates} nornagon you_feel_like_sitting_in_a_corner see {sitting_in_a_corner} billnye you_feel_hemmed_in see {hemmed_in} Cyde glaive A polearm. Costs 6 zorkmids, weighs 75, is made of iron, hits for d6 against small monsters and d10 against large ones, and is a two-handed weapon. Cyde glaive Unidentified appearance is {single-edged_polearm}. To a samurai it appears as a naginata. Sgep pastebin http://nethack.pastebin.com/ Cheapy| turbonerd This is a patch created after a story-arc on UserFriendly about nethack. It can be found at http://www.nuclearwombats.net/. paxed housecat Speed 16, AC 5, bites for 1d6 damage. Eating its corpse gives you aggravate monster intrinsic, unless you're exempt from cannibalism. Zeffrin housecat Eaten: housecat Nutr: 200 Effects: Aggravate Mucknert noegnud "noeGNUd" - Interface to NetHack that is capable of displaying the game in ascii, tiled and 3D. paxed noegnud http://github.com/clivecrous/noegnud dasunt high_boots Leather boots that drop AC by 2 and have the unidentified appearance of 'jackboots'. jilles amulet_of_restful_sleep Usually generated cursed. Poeir amulet_of_restful_sleep This amulet causes you to fall asleep every 1 to 100 turns, waking between 1 and 20 turns. GreyMario fauchard A polearm with d6 damage versus small, d8 damage versus large. Its unidentified appearance is a pole sickle. GreyMario fauchard Weight 60, cost 5, material iron. Nexos monsters_sense_the_presence_of_you You quaffed a cursed potion of monster detection. SpeedEvil healing see {Healing_Spells} zid ninq NetHack is not Quake. michagogo hpom High Priest of Moloch scorchgeek werewolf see {werefoo} SheeEttin deli see {delicatessen} Thvor weapon_store Weapon stores are run by shopkeepers named: Voulgezac, Rouffiac, Lerignac, Touverac, Guizengeard, Melac, Neuvicq, Vanzac, Picq, Urignac, Corignac, Fleac, Lonzac, Vergt, Queyssac, Liorac, Echourgnac, Cazelon, Eypau, Carignan, Monbazillac, Jonzac, Pons, Jumilhac, Fenouilledes, Laguiolet, Saujon, Eymoutiers, Eygurande, Eauze, and Labouheyre. bcode ace's_law see {aceslaw} CatEater stab_resistance A property not possessed by the hero or any monster, except shades. ihope you_get_a_slight_headache A monster casted "Psi Bolt" at you, and you took 5 damage or less. Poeir elberth Far, far less useful than Elbereth. JoshJ webconf http://alt.org/nethack/webconf/nethackrc.php Caelyl stiletto Similar to a regular knife, with a lower chance of being randomly generated. Salamanders have a 1/21 chance of being created with one. Uses the knife weapon skill. Renter kebab see {kebabable} Zeffrin kop_kaptain Eaten: Kop Kaptain Nutr: 200 Effects: Human Scheijan yawn "You yawn": Message when you dont get affected by means of sleep because of sleep resistance Sgeo you_feel_an_urge_to_return_to_the_surface You tried to #offer the Amulet of Yendor somewhere other than the Astral Plane. paxed shade A slowly moving monster that is not randomly generated, cannot be harmed except by artifacts with a damage bonus, or with blessed weapons, or with silver, and has a touching attack that will slow you. paxed shade Currently the only shades appear in Orcus' town. paxed shade Speed 10, AC 10, resists cold, sleep, disintegration and poison. Paralyzes for 2d6 and slows for 1d6. albatross shade By the time you reach Orcus' level, you should have the Bell of Opening, which can be used as a silver weapon if needed. Also, wearing a ring with the appearance "silver ring" will work if you fight barehanded and without gloves. alphamale shade Make nice pets (especially in gehennom) due to their resilience, slowing effect, and ability to pass through walls. They also occasionally wear equipment. FiendishFish elven leather helmet see elven leather helm Patashu elven_dagger Appearance: A runed dagger. Considered wood not iron, so will rot/burn instead of rust. Interestingly it is reported to be very difficult, if not impossible, to erode. Will deal 1d5 damage against small monsters (compared to 1d4 damage for a regular dagger) but equal against large monsters. Elves have a 1/2 chance of carrying one. Bishness satisfied When you receive this message after praying, it means you have an alignment record of 0 to 3. paxed !bugs Show information about the bugs that match foo, as listed on the nethack.org website. paxed !bugs Bugs marked as 'Fixed' (meaning, fixed in next version) on the website, are marked with 'nextversion' instead. SpeedEvil oh_shit Exclamation made when one attempts to genocide master mind flayers, then quickly discovers that a lich had cursed the scroll. Nexos oh_shit ... or when you genocide h forgetting you are a dwarf... firippu cloak_of_invisibility Makes the wearer invisible. Provides MC2. Shimei you_feel_hidden Message given when you are invisible (temporary or an item) and gain permanent intrinsic invisibility and see invisible. You do not get the message if you were already permanently intrinsically invisible and gained see invisible. Chilliwack the_entire_dungeon_is_shaking_around_you see {drum_of_earthquake} dasunt dragon There are nine different colors of dragon - grey (magic resistance), silver (reflection), red (fire), white (cold), orange (sleep), black (disintegration), blue (shock), green (poison), and yellow (acid). dasunt dragon Most of the different colors of dragons have a breath weapon related to their color. Dragons can leave scales that provide resistance (or reflection) depending on their color. dasunt dragon Baby dragons will not leave scales and do not have a breath weapon, but they can grow up into the adult version. Female adult dragons can #sit to lay eggs which will hatch into baby dragons. Stevie[FP] dragon Silver dragons breathe cold (like white), and grey dragons breathe magic missiles. Gaulgath dragon While they do make powerful pets, they have a tendency to pick fights with peacefuls. Avoid bringing them into shops where you want to price ID. scorchgeek dragon Level 15, difficulty 20, speed 9, AC -1. Cheapy land_mine A trap that goes KAABLAMM! when you step on it. You'll fall into a pit and your legs will be injured. You'll also be hurt. itsblah land_mine Levitation/flying have a chance of still triggering the mine, but you won't fall into the resulting pit. Also, your legs will not be harmed. Patashu land_mine If you succesfully find and untrap one without it going 'splodey you can carry it around with you and plant it in a new location. _Q weight_test The preferred method for identifying a potential bag of holding. _Q weight_test First, pick up enough items until you just barely become burdened. _Q weight_test Next, put several of the items into your bag (taking care to avoid wands of cancellation and other bags). _Q weight_test If, upon placing the items in the bag, you become unburdened, then you possess a bag of holding. ekiM murderer "You murderer!" Kill an always-peaceful human while non-chaotic and you'll lose intrinsic telepathy and get -2 Luck. Killing your own race if non-human is not murder. If you polymorph your victim before killing them, you will not be flagged as a murderer. scorchgeek murderer Contrary to popular belief, you will never lose protection from murder. You can lose protection by killing a co-aligned priest, but this is independent of the murder penalty. greycat sad_feeling "You have a sad feeling for a moment, then it passes." Your pet just died. OliverKlozoff sad_feeling "You feel sad for a moment". Your pet just starved (and is dead now). Shoulda fed it! itsblah wizkit Debug-mode option, configurable in your .rc file or as an environment variable. Points to a text file that has items to start in your inventory(wishes), seperated with line breaks. CatEater juiblexpress A method of leaving Gehennom quickly. Wait for Juiblex to engulf, unihorn, hit him so he teleports to < to heal, dig out, go < with him following, repeat tsuteiuQ magic_spreads "Magic spreads through your body as you digest the [ring/amulet]." - You ate a ring or amulet and successfully gained an intrinsic from it. joshk sad_wailing You just read a cursed (or confused) scroll of scare monster. GreyKnight oviparous_monsters These are monsters capable of laying eggs (the adult females, naturally) GreyKnight oviparous_monsters 'a', queen bee, cockatrice, pyrolisk, winged gargoyle, 's', long worm, purple worm, 'D', 'N', 'S', piranha, shark, giant eel, electric eel, crocodile, Scorpius John-K spellbook_of_slow_monster Enchantment, Level 2, Beam. This spell slows monster to 2/3 of normal speed. MR roll to resist, skill has no effect. espritellipsis spellbook_of_slow_monster Casting slow monster at some sort of vortex will expel you from it. Nukular rodney Duh! That's me! dtype rodney The Wizard of Yendor (spell it backwards). One mean and tricky opponent, and an otherwise pretty badass bot in #nethack on freenode. dasunt rodney Some ports of Rogue had 'Rodney' as the default player name. nailbunny rodney Rodney is not a bot -- he is a direct feed from one million monkeys with keyboards. Cheapy rodney The source code for Rodney is at https://github.com/paxed/Rodney/ Eidolos rodney To use my database without bothering everyone with constant queries, visit http://alt.org/nethack/Rodney - See also {rodney abuse} Mort432 rodney Type !help to get info on how to push my buttons. TruePika rodney "So thou thought thou couldst kill me, fool." bcode #nethack:!8ball see {#nethack:!magic8ball} Sgep large_mimic see {mimic} Zeffrin large_mimic Eaten: large mimic Nutr: 400 Effects: Mimic (40) paxed forest_centaur Speed 18, AC 3, magic resistance 10%, kicks for 1d6 damage and uses weapon for 1d8. Zeffrin forest_centaur Eaten: forest centaur Nutr: 600 paxed #nethack:$act_bites_$self No biting! Bad $NICK! Bad! Eidolos peculiar_odor A potion shattered. Doesn't help in identifying what it was very much. In other words, it wasn't water or (lit) oil. paxed #nethack:!throw $UCFIRST($AN($RNDMON)) throws $AN($CHOICE($BUC |5*)$RNDOBJ) at $IF($ARGS|$NICK|$CHOICE(himself|herself)|$ARGS). Cheapy_ full_healing See {potion_of_full_healing} Entro-P glhack an opengl accelerated 2d tile interface for NetHack Entro-P glhack http://glhack.sourceforge.net/ lorimer what_should_i_genocide L, h, ;, disenchanters, minotaurs. Or whatever's about to kill you, in emergencies lorimer what_should_i_genocide If you genocide cockatrices or c, you remove your best weapon for the hardest parts of the game. Think carefully. Cheapy adornment See {ring_of_adornment} nailbunny you_feel_like_a_new_elf Message given when an elf polymorphs but does not change race. Stats are re-rolled. Nexos you_vision_seems_to_brighten_for_a_moment_but_is_normal_now Wearing the Eyes of the Overworld, you were blinded. Now, you cured that blindness (via potion, spell or unihorn). SaintD #nethack:orcrist? A mostly useless Elven broadsword. SheeEttin quotedb see {nethack_quotes} Nerull you_feel_an_unexpected_draft See {unexpected_draft} GreyMario pole_sickle see {fauchard} SheeEttin #nethack:!wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=$URLENC($ARGS)&go=Go paxed reference_card https://nethackwiki.com/wiki/Reference_card anselmus courtly_conversation See {throne room} averin keystone_kop see {keystone_kops} Zeffrin keystone_kop Eaten: Keystone Kop Nutr: 200 Effects: Human SomeoneElseYes menucolours see {menucolors} mitchell vegetarian_food Vegetarian foods are all vegan foods with the addition of all P except black puddings, eggs, candy bars, pancakes, fortune cookies, royal jelly, and objects made of wax. Eating non-vegetarian things in strange ways, such as eating brains as a mind-flayer or digesting things with a digest attack is also presumably fobidden by vegetarianism. Stevie[FP] spell_learning see {reading_spellbooks} mathx soothing Your pet mind flayer wants to snuggle you. And make you scroll thru more useless messages. mathx soothing Or it's merely peaceful. mathx soothing BTW, Pet mindflayers can wake up Rodney from outside his tower. Beware. Poeir nhinq NetHack is not Quake. Poeir nhinq That means taking your time, and doing it right. dasunt * Symbol: '*' A gem, piece of glass, or rock. Possibly valuable, possibly worthless. dasunt * Command: '*' Tell what equipment you are using, commands ')', '[', '=', '"', and '(' rolled into one. Cyde * Also, gold pieces in the Rogue level. AceSevenFive * If you thought using this command would break Rodney, shame on you! Sgep wikihack Now renamed NetHackWiki. https://nethackwiki.com scorchgeek wikihack See also {{nethackwiki}}. Nexos thou_shalt_pay_for_thy_indiscretion You converted a cross-aligned altar, and the associated god tried to exact revenge. Nexos thou_shalt_pay_for_thy_indiscretion He also sends you one or more minions. _AtH thou_shalt_pay_for_thy_indiscretion Attempting to convert an altar may summon a minion of the altar's original god, but only if you are at least level 7 and have high alignment. Iku you_will_always_remember_the_foocubus "wisdom increase by 1 and exercised" dasunt unlocking_tools Lock picks and keys can lock or unlock items, while credit cards can only unlock. dasunt unlocking_tools Credit cards have the smallest chance of working, skeleton keys have the best chance of working for all classes except rogues. (Rogues with 18+ str have a better chance with lock picks.) Using any of the three exercizes dexterity. dasunt unlocking_tools If you 'fail' unlocking an object, you will automatically retry next turn, until you either pick the lock or 50 turns go by. jilles unlocking_tools A cursed tool has only half the chance of succeeding (so the process will take longer). Jafet magic_whistle If non-cursed, apply to produce a "strange whistling sound" ("normal" if hallucinating) and summon pets on the level to your location. If cursed, has 1/2 chance of producing a "high-pitched humming noise" and waking up nearby monsters instead. paxed diablo Rather successful commercial game that borrowed shamelessly from the roguelike genre. Graphics intensive and real-time. greycat diablo Apparently, unlike Angband, "immune" in Diablo actually means "resistant". Sederien sceptre_pounded_in_judgement There is a throne room on the level. lingster magic_items A slightly dated spoiler listing magical items can be found at http://www.nethack.de/spoiler330/magic_items.txt kerio surprise_anal see {summon_nasties} Vino displacement If you have displacement, monsters will think you are on an adjacent square and miss you. They have a 25% chance of resisting its effects. thebofh displacement If you are invisible as well as displaced, displacement will only affect monsters that can see invisible, as your displaced image will be invisible. markos_64 your_armor_is_rather_cumbersome You are monk wearing body armor. This means -20 to hit (even with weapon). |404notfound price-id The act of checking an unidentified item's selling or buying price in order to narrow down the possible identities. See ?? clippy. kerlo the_water_flow_seems_greater_now You dropped a positively-enchanted ring of gain constitution down a sink. Entro-P source_code The NetHack source code can be found at http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=196 Entro-P source_code Archived older versions of NetHack can be found here: http://www.juiblex.co.uk/nethack/source.html paxed dog Little dogs grow up into dogs which grow up into large dogs. Eating any of these gives you aggravate monster intrinsic, unless you're exempt from cannibalism. paxed dog Speed 16, AC 5, bites for 1d6 damage. Zeffrin dog Eaten: dog Nutr: 200 Effects: Aggravate Nodey tin_of_spinach see {spinach} Dentarthurdent_ magic_trap_boogie This uses the "You feel charismatic!" effect of magic traps to boost a character's charisma. Move to or #sit on a magic trap and hope for the best. For best results, have fire resistance (since otherwise it's possible for magic traps to reduce maximum hit points) and telepathy (or other way to make blindness no more than an inconvenience). Dentarthurdent_ magic_trap_boogie See {magic_trap} for the requisite details Zeffrin abbot Eaten: abbot Nutr: 400 Effects: Human Hallucination Grognor eyes see {Eyes_of_the_Overworld} Hellzon club 1d6 vs small, 1d3 vs large, costs 3 zm and is made of wood. dasunt crystal_ball Heavy (150 weight) tool that can be applied to search for a monster, object or symbol. Blessed scrolls of charging will set the charges at six, uncursed scrolls of charging will add one charge, for a maximum of five. The Orb of Detection (Archeologist) and the Orb of Fate (Valkyrie) are artifact crystal balls. dasunt crystal_ball When applied and non cursed, it has a INT/20 chance of finding any monster, object or symbol (including traps and portals, excluding stairs). Otherwise (or if cursed) it will either result in confusion, blindness, hallucination, explosion (non-artifact only) or nothing. Get yours today for hours of endless fun! jilles crystal_ball Applying a crystal ball will paralyze you for 1d10 turns ("trance"). itsblah crystal_ball Quest artifact crystal balls are always generated at 5 charges, but you will get a random amount of charges if you wish for the artifacts. GreyKnight crystal_ball Will work while engulfed. paxed quality_apparel_and_accessories A shop. Sells and buys wands, leather gloves and elven cloaks. PsyMar mythril In NetHack, it's spelled "mithril". itsblah your_hands_begin_to_glow_red "Your hands begin to glow red" or "Your hands glow a brilliant red" - You will confuse monsters when you attack them. Once your hands stop glowing, the effect is gone. SheeEttin your_hands_begin_to_glow_red By the way, it was a scroll of confuse monster. nailbunny you_feel_like_a_new_gnome Message given when a gnome polymorphs but does not change race. Stats are re-rolled. dasunt white_dragon_scales Drops AC by 3 and provides cold resistance. Can be transformed into white dragon scale mail with a scroll of enchant armor. CydeWeys white_dragon_scales Weighs 40. dasunt wand_of_make_invisible Base price of $150, medium probability (45), with a maximum of 8 charges. Zap monster, yourself, or pets to make permanently invisible. Break to do 1 to 4*charges damage and make you and surrounding monsters temporarily or permanently invisible. dasunt wand_of_make_invisible See also: engraving vanishes. dtype visored_helmet One of the unidentified helms. It could be a plain helmet (auto-id'd for some chars), helm of brilliance, helm of telepathy, or the dreaded helm of opposite alignment. Provides defence against the blinding attack of ravens and the spitting attack of cobras. ylmson pillar_of_fire a level 12 clerical monster spell which is directed and does 8d6 damage. Damage is halved if you have half spell damage, and nullified if you have fire resistance. Cures sliming and may burn flammable inventory items. ylmson pillar_of_fire monsters who can cast Pillar of Fire: aligned priest, high priest, master kaen, arch priest, grand master Sgeo do_you_know_what_lives_in_this_water! https://nethackwiki.com/wiki/Potion.c#line352 blackcustard do_you_know_what_lives_in_this_water! You tried to quaff from the water around you when underwater Zawk yasa Yet another stupid ascension. See DeathOnAStick's ttyrecs for an example. argiopeweb gibbous Swelling by a regular curve or surface; protuberant; convex; as, the moon is gibbous between the half-moon and the full moon. Elronnd nothing_interesting_happens You read a scroll of taming but there was nothing to tame. bcode nethack_cafe see {NetHack Café} teabing prayer_timeout The amount of time (in turns) you have to wait until you can safely pray. If you are suffering from a major problem, you can safely pray with as much as 200 prayer timeout. If you you are suffering from a minor problem, you may safely pray with a prayer timeout as high as 100. teabing prayer_timeout Is increased when you pray, or receive an artifact from #offering. Is decreased when you #offer when prayer timeout>0. BEHiker57W prayer_timeout A character's initial prayer timeout is 300 turns. After a successful prayer the timeout is set at random. The median value is about 350 before crowning but the count is randomly higher after crowning or after attracting the attention of the Wizard Of Yendor (cumulatively!). The median increase for these cases is 1000 turns. runcible prayer_timeout The function rnz is used for calculation and can return very strange results, see https://nethackwiki.com/wiki/Rnz kerlo you_smell_rotten_fruit Poison resistance. paxed todo doing "** foo bar baz" should perhaps return those that match foo && bar && baz paxed todo Fix the local mirror of spoilers on alt.org; the urls in them point to wrong places. paxed todo when doing a db search, first search with the unmodified string, if no match found then search with s/ /_/g Mucknert todo Add a menu-entry for looking at the high-score table to dgl. Duke- bad_breath 1/30 chance to happen when fountain quaffing, monsters on the level flee you for a while. Poeir repulsive "You feel repulsive!" You just lost Charisma. BlastHardcheese eating_a_pet see {eating_pet} CydeWeys dragon_scale_mail dragon scale mail is made by wearing dragon scales and reading a non-cursed scroll of enchant armor. They lower AC by 9, do not corrode, and don't hinder spellcasting. CydeWeys dragon_scale_mail Dragon scale mail weighs 40 and does not provide any magic cancellation. CydeWeys dragon_scale_mail All dragon scale mails cost 900 except for black, silver, and gray, which cost 1200. Shachaf dragon_scale_mail The colors (and intrinsics) are red (fire resistance), white (cold resistance), orange (sleep resistance), blue (shock resistance), green (poison reistance), yellow (acid resistance), black (disintegration resistance), silver (reflection), and gray (magic resistance). scwizard dragon_scale_mail When you polymorph (without polymorph control) while wearing dragon scale mail, you will always polymorph into a dragon of the color of the DSM you are wearing. SheeEttin your_hands_tingle_very_sharply You read a scroll of confuse monster while blind. paxed character Configuration option. Pick your type of character (ex. "character:monk"). Synonym for role. ais523 orcustown see {orcus} scorchgeek werefoo A shapeshifter, one of werejackal, wererat, or werewolf. Changes from human to rat, jackal, or wolf form. Can summon other creatures of its form. scorchgeek werefoo Has a good AC and HP for early game, along with the summon capability, so is a common cause of death for early-game characters. scorchgeek werefoo Ignore Elbereth when in @ form, but not in creature form. scorchgeek werefoo A werefoo's bite can cause the usually undesirable lycanthropy, turning you into a werefoo; see {lycanthropy}. scorchgeek werefoo Throwing holy water will turn a lycanthrope into its @ form and cause damage; unholy will change it to its creature form. scorchgeek werefoo Quaffing has the same effect on you, if you are a lycanthrope. scorchgeek werefoo Eating a lycanthrope's corpse will inflict lycanthropy and counts as cannibalism if you are human. scorchgeek werefoo Also be careful not to sacrifice lycanthropes as a non-chaotic human. scorchgeek werefoo A ring of protection from shape changers will force the werefoo to remain in its @ form and prevent summoning. dasunt speed_boots These leather boots drop AC by one and makes the wearer very fast. Their unidentified appearance is random - see boots. dasunt speed_boots Most players consider fireproof enchanted speed boots a must in an AK. dasunt speed_boots "blessed greased fixed +3 speed boots" (or +2) are a good wish. elajt horn_of_plenty Created with 1 to 20 charges. May contain maximum 50 charges. Produces food or a potion of water, fruit juice, booze, acid, sickness or oil. Item blessing depends on the blessed/uncursed/cursed status of the horn. durron597 horn_of_plenty CANNOT be used to play the castle passtune. ais523 scroll_of_amnesia see {amnesia} CydeWeys leather_jacket Lowers AC by 1 and weighs 30. Nukular w00t a geek cheer paxed w00t a purple worm, 2 iron balls and a trapper. scorchgeek this_place_looks_familiar see {amnesia} SpeedEvil quaff_test How to ID potions, with no ID scrolls. There are of course risks, but these can be minimised. SpeedEvil quaff_test First, apply a potion. This will find oil. SpeedEvil quaff_test Next, dip an arrow, or other projectile into the potion. This will poison the arrow, if the potion is sickness, and ID it. If the arrows are already poisoned and the coating wears off, it's some sort of healing potion. SpeedEvil quaff_test If the arrow turns into something else at this step, you've found polymorph. Eidolos quaff_test Dip a unicorn horn into the potion. If it clears, it is hallucination, blindness or confusion. Dipping a horn can also make sickness turn into fruit juice, but we've already covered that. SpeedEvil quaff_test Now, the remaining nasties are sleeping, paralysis, and to a lesser extent levitation. SpeedEvil quaff_test If you have a few hundred turns of food, you can safely test levitation, but paralysis and sleeping are best tested in a closet with elbereth engraved. SpeedEvil quaff_test Clear potions are always water, smoky potions in addition to their normal effect may give a wish (see {smoky_potion}) and milky may yield ghosts. SpeedEvil quaff_test Also, see help entries on 'potion' and 'nymph' PsyMar quaff_test Note that the effects of sleeping potions can be countered by sleep resistance or free action, so if you have one of the two and sleeping is the only 'nasty' potion remaining, you can go ahead and quaff test. Zeffrin page Eaten: page Nutr: 400 Effects: Human paxed shop Special room. Contains a shopkeeper and merchandise. Level sounds include someone cursing shoplifters and the chime of a cash register. paxed shop Drop item in the shop to sell it, pick up item and press 'p' to pay. Zadir shop The odds of generating a shop are 3/DL, with a 44% chance of getting a general shop. For the other types see the shop spoiler at steelypips.org/nethack. Zadir shop DL = dungeon level cjfp shop Stealing items from shops is a quick way to get money and items early in the game. greycat tool_damage (Damages are shown as S/L for "small/large" monsters.) pick-axe: 1d6/1d3. grappling hook: 1d2/1d6. unicorn horn: 1d12/1d12. Shimei tool_damage dwarvish mattock: 1d12/1d8 + 2d6 blackcustard kadoom!_the_boulder_falls_in! You made a hole in a tile with a boulder, and the boulder instantly filled the hole. No items/monsters on the square had a chance to fall through. runcible you_hear_a_gurgling_noise see {gurgling_noise} PsyMar hallucinated_colors ultraviolet, infrared, bluish-orange, reddish-green, dark white, light black, sky blue-pink, salty, sweet, sour, bitter, striped, spiral, swirly, plaid, checkered, argyle, paisley, blotchy, guernsey-spotted, polka-dotted PsyMar hallucinated_colors square, round, triangular, cabernet, sangria, fuchsia, wisteria, lemon-lime, strawberry-banana, peppermint, romantic, incandescent SpeedEvil artifact A magical item, often given by gods, or as your quest item. See {quest} SpeedEvil artifact There can only be one of each artifact. You can't wish for your own quest artifact. SpeedEvil artifact Quest artifacts are intelligent. You can only pick them up if you are either the same alignment, or it is your quest artifact. SpeedEvil artifact If you pick up an artifact that is different from your current alignment, you will be blasted. For intelligent artifacts, 4d10 (2d10 if MR), for others, 4d4 (2d4 with MR) raxvulpine artifact Non-intelligent artifacts won't always blast you. Grognor artifact See also: http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/343/art1-343.html mekkis you_feel_more_claustrophobic_than_before You were in a shop whose walls were repaired Eidolos polypiling see {polypile} Stevie[FP] [ooa see {Helm of Opposite Alignment} Eidolos interhack http://taeb.github.io/interhack/ (#interhack on freenode) - the NetHack enhancement layer, runs on NAO, devnull, SporkHack, and any other game server!! Eidolos interhack Features: arbitrarily color messages/items, statuscolors, view maps of any levels you've visited, built-in price ID, automatic termcast, and more scorchgeek interhack It is no longer in development and is somewhat difficult to get running sometimes, but if you want have fun with it. _Q fort_ludicrous An alternate name for Fort Ludios paxed harp Unidentified description of either a wooden harp or a magic harp. Arthur` harp Both have a base price of 50zm. glisignoli harp Magic harps produce very attractive music JoshJ scon see {slash'em} dasunt orange_dragon_scale_mail Orange dragon scale mail drops AC by 9 and provides sleep resistance while not hindering spell casting. CydeWeys orange_dragon_scale_mail Weighs 40. bcode silver_damage see {silver_haters} Cyde lucern_hammer A pole-arm. Is a two-handed weapon, costs 7 zorkmids, weighs 150, and is made out of iron. Unidentified appearance is a pronged polearm. Deals 2d4 damage to small creatures and d6 to large ones. nekrom drone "you hear an angry drone" There is a giant beehive on this level. paxed large_dog Speed 15, AC 4, bites for 2d4 damage. Eating its corpse gives you aggravate monster intrinsic, unless you're exempt from cannibalism. Zeffrin large_dog Eaten: large dog Nutr: 250 Effects: Aggravate BlastHardcheese safe_enchantment see {enchantment} Zeffrin water_troll Eaten: water troll Nutr: 350 greycat grimtooth A chaotic orcish dagger artifact. +d2 to hit, +d6 damage. Eidolos gain_energy In NetHack 3.6, a potion of gain energy increases maximum energy by 3d6 if blessed, 2d6 if uncursed, and *negative* 1d6 if cursed, then raises or lowers your current energy by three times the change (capped at maximum or 0 energy). scorchgeek gain_energy Also useful in alchemy: mix with healing/extra healing/full healing to get extra healing/full healing/gain ability. Gain energy + confusion may yield enlightenment (1/3 chance) or booze (2/3 chance). bcode #nethack:!huplist see {#nethack:!hanguplist} jeeves n00t see {newt} TheShrewdDude disconnect In the event of a sudden quit, such as with a program crash or a network disconnection, your game files will be available if you want to restore them (or not). TheShrewdDude disconnect However, it's possible that there's a restore failure or a savegame corruption, in which case you're screwed. Sorry. SheeEttin disconnect If you can't restore your game on NAO, get in touch with paxed. Cheapy healer_staff See {staff_of_aesculapius} Thvor pony Level 3, difficulty 4, speed 16, AC 6. The knight's starting pet. Can grow into a horse, and eventually become a warhorse. b_jonas pony Really likes carrots, apples or lichen corpses: throw these at it to tame. Zeffrin pony Eaten: pony Nutr: 250 pak21 apport A measure of how well a pet is trained to fetch. billnye apport Apport goes up every time your pet eats a treat-class item for its type that you have previously held at some point, and goes down every time the pet drops an item that it carried billnye apport High apport means that a pet is more likely to pick up items, and more likely to drop them adjacent to you when it drops them, which is nearly ideal pet-shopping behavior. runcible magical_objects see {wan2} Stevie[FP] you_feel_guilty If you just ate something, you're a monk and you just ate meat. Unless you're playing a pacifist, the ding is nothing to worry about (and if you are, a quick sacrifice will cure that easily enough). (For the unaware, NetHack monks are *supposed* to be vegetarians.) Stevie[FP] you_feel_guilty If you just read an unidentified scroll, either you were confused or it was blessed. Either way, it was a scroll of punishment. CydeWeys you_feel_guilty The message you get when you kill a coaligned unicorn. -5 luck. ekiM alaex see {aleax} zgedneil you'll_regret_this_infamous_offense You just did a same-race sacrifice as a non-chaotic. -5 to luck, abuses wisdom, and converts the altar to chaotic. Shimei charon A monster present in the source code but never used in the game. Supposed to be for a river Styx in gehennom. Stevie big_room see {bigroom} BlastHardcheese hunger see {nutrition} greycat stalker Formerly known as the "invisible stalker", this monster is now simply called "stalker", but since it also happens to be invisible, it's called an "invisible stalker", too. See? greycat stalker Eating a stalker corpse while you're already invisible grants you permanent invisibility and intrinsic see invisible. jilles stalker Eating a stalker corpse also stuns you for 60 (additional) turns. Zeffrin stalker Eaten: stalker Nutr: 400 Effects: Stun (60) Intrinsic: Invisibility Problem you_have_transgressed See {alignment} zezozose demon_mapping An easy way to map out the staircases: 1) Find Asmodeus. 2) Level teleport to the bottom. 3) Whack on him until he teleports to the upstairs. 4) Teleport over to him and whack on him until he escapes upstairs. 5) Rinse, lather, repeat. zezozose demon_mapping Useful tip: Use a stethoscope to avoid killing him. Eidolos demon_mapping One of the problems with this technique is you sometimes have to deal with arch-liches and other demon princes. The way to handle them is to wait on the >, wait for them to show up next to you, then go down. Asmodeus will remain on the above level, but now you're (hopefully) on the < with the other baddy. Eidolos demon_mapping While you do this you might like to walk from > to < with a pick-axe in hand. You were going to make a path between stairs anyway, right? Eidolos demon_mapping Asmodeus is probably the best demon lord to guide you to the stairs. Baalzebub's stunning gets incredibly annoying after the second or third level. Eidolos demon_mapping One of the problems with this technique is it can be difficult to find Vlad's Tower. To find Vlad's you can buy clairvoyance from the Valley priest or use your very short supply of magic mapping scrolls. Or walk around like a real man! SheeEttin ± see {tree} michagogo you_feel_shuddering_vibrations. You just destroyed an item trying to polymorph it. SpeedEvil huge_chunk_of_meat Weight 400, nutrition 2000. What happens when you stone-flesh a boulder. nooodl cav_skills Basic: dagger, pickaxe, morning star, attack spells, unicorn horn. Skilled: knife, axe, flail, hammer, polearms, javelin, trident, bow, matter spells. Expert: club, mace, quarterstaff, spear, sling, boomerang. Master: bare handed combat. Zeffrin pit_viper Eaten: pit viper Nutr: 60 Effects: Poisonous Intrinsic: Poison: 40% Ashke stash Name for the place where you keep your valuable stuff. Typically on a burned Elbereth so it doesn't get stolen. Or in a container. PsyMar mail_of_the_banshee You read the scroll of mail. It says: "WAAAAAAAAAAAAH! -The Banshee". Eidolos interesting "Interesting..." - means nothing interesting happened; gotta love NetHack's sense of humor. You probably dipped a blessed item into holy water, a cursed item into unholy water, a unihorn into a potion that doesn't clear (and isn't polymorph), etc. dtype yellow_light These little devils will suicide explode on you, causing 10d20 turns of blindness unless you are already blind, or unless they miss you due to displacement or invisibility. Grunt vladsbane Any weak non-weapon item used as a weapon to kill Vlad the Impaler, frequently #named Vladsbane afterwards as a memorial. Grunt vladsbane Alternately Vladbane or Vladsmasher. Grunt vladsbane Example Vladsbanes: a thoroughly rusty tin opener, a candy bar, a wet towel, a scroll of mail, and a clove of garlic. corny nao50 NAO50 is a friendly competition among interested players. The basic idea is to ascend as many games as possible out of 50. For more information, see http://pastebin.com/kjQfhJyj paxed touchstone #rub-bing a gem on a blessed (or uncursed if an Arch or gnome) touchstone instantly identifies it. jilles touchstone You can also apply the touchstone. jilles touchstone If you're not an archeologist or gnome, you can still distinguish gems and glass: "You make scratch marks on the stone." for glass, "You see streaks on the stone." for gems. cadu touchstone Except for gray stones or rock, these always show "gray streaks". itsblah touchstone Easily identified by rubbing a metal object on it and getting a "scritch, scritch" greycat touchstone Applying a cursed touchstone to a gem may shatter the gem. paxed #nethack:$act_throws_a_cream_pie_at_$self $ACT evades the pie. Splat! The cream pie hits $RNICK instead! greqrg you_hear_drilling You foolishly engraved with a wand of digging while blind. jilles nasties The following monsters are "nasties": cockatrice, ettin, stalker, minotaur, red dragon, black dragon, green dragon, owlbear, purple worm, rock troll, xan, gremlin, umber hulk, vampire lord, xorn, zruty, elf-lord, elvenking, yellow dragon, leocrotta; jilles nasties baluchitherium, carnivorous ape, fire giant, couatl, captain, winged gargoyle, master mind flayer, fire elemental, jabberwock, arch-lich, ogre king, olog-hai, iron golem, ochre jelly, green slime, disenchanter. jilles nasties When Rodney, an arch-lich or other spellcasting monster summons monsters, they're always nasties. jilles nasties In Gehennom, other monsters like demon lords may be summoned instead. jilles nasties If a chosen "nasty" is genocided, a random monster is generated instead. jilles nasties Summoned nasties don't respect extinction, summoned random monsters (because the chosen nasty was genocided) do. Ashke nasties Any arcane spellcaster at high enough level can summon nasties; the following often can: ki-rin, titans, Archons, demiliches, master liches, arch-liches, Rodney, Orcus, Dispater, Demogorgon, various quest nemeses. bcode nasties Do not confuse this with the M2_NASTY flag, which is unrelated; the list of monsters used by summon nasties is in wizard.c in the nasties[] array. braindancer #nethack:!nopaste http://www.pastebin.com SheeEttin dip see {#dip} paxed tanko Japanese plate mail. CydeWeys tanko See {plate_mail} joshk hezrou You can beat it. koitsu hezrou Common demon; looks somewhat like a malformed toad with arms in place of forelegs, but not as tall as a vrock. According to AD&D, hezrou can cause fear, levitate, detect invisible objects, and gate in other hezrou. Cyde you_hear_dice_being_thrown This means that there is a barracks somewhere on the current level. Ashke object_detection You detect objects on that level and exercise your wisdom. ais523 object_detection If cursed, shows mimics as objects; if blessed, you can farlook objects to see their descriptions. kerio92 object_detection The detect treasure spell acts as an uncursed potion of object detection if your skill in divination spells is Basic or lower, and as a blessed potion of object detection if you're at least Skilled in divination spells. o11c object_detection base price is 150 TruePika list_of_fixable_bugs Change the wording for 'choked on an a very rich meal' Patashu poisoned_by_a_unicorn_horn Next time you'll make sure the horn isn't cursed FIRST. nooodl wand_of_polymorph Polymorphs target. 200zm. scorchgeek you_hear_dishes_being_washed There is a sink on the level, and you are hallucinating. paxed pettype Configuration option. Specify the type of your initial pet, if you are playing a character class that uses multiple types of pets. Possible values are "cat", "dog", and "none", eg. "pettype:cat". ilbelkyr #nethack:--more-- $IF($(argc)||$ACT $CHOICE(3*hits|misses) $NICK. $SELF casts a spell at $NICK! Oh no, he's using the touch of death!--More--$THEN $CHOICE(10*Lucky for $NICK, it didn't work!|29*$NICK dies...|$NICK has an out of body experience.|$NICK dies... But wait... $SSUFFIX($NICK) medallion begins toglow! $NICK looks much better. The medallion crumbles to dust!|3*$NICK seems no deader than before.)|) bcode lumps_of_royal_jelly see {royal_jelly} paxed #invoke Extended command. Invoke an object's special powers. Only quest artifacts have invokable powers. Eidolos #invoke Invoking before the timeout expires adds 3d10 more turns. You'll still get blasted, if applicable. Successful invocation sets the timeout to rnz(100) turns. You can get within less than a turn of the optimal strategy by trying to #invoke once every 78 turns. greycat gnome As a player, you may choose to be a gnome if you select Archeologist, Caveman, Healer, Ranger or Wizard. Gnomish characters always start out neutral. Gnomish rangers get crossbows and bolts instead of bows and arrows. Gnomes may have In:19, but only St:18/50. greycat gnome Gnomish characters may also use an uncursed touchstone as if it were blessed. Zeffrin gnome Eaten: gnome Nutr: 100 Effects: Gnome SpeedEvil shark A water dwelling creature. By the time you see these, you should be able to handle them easily. Just don't fall in the water. They can't drag you in. Zeffrin shark Eaten: shark Nutr: 350 scorchgeek wererat see {werefoo} HairyDude the_water_flow_misses_the_drain Ring of increase accuracy, negatively enchanted. Masque you_feel_warm A message received when gaining the cold resistance intrinsic via level gain (XL 13 as a monk, valks start with this at XL 1.) dasunt red_dragon_scale_mail Red dragon scale mail drops AC by 9 and provides fire resistance while not hindering spell casting. CydeWeys red_dragon_scale_mail Weighs 40. greycat mog The neutral god of the Rogue's pantheon. bclewis platinum_yendorian_express_card see {PYEC} Zeffrin baby_green_dragon Eaten: baby green dragon Nutr: 500 Effects: Poisonous sartak smokyscum http://alt.org/nethack/userdata/S/SmokyScum/ttyrec/2013-07-13.18:35:20.ttyrec PsyMar spetum A pole-arm. Unidentified appearance is forked polearm. 1+1d6 vs. small monsters, 2d6 vs large. FireLynx bhmc bhmc means Barbarian-Human-Male-Chaotic. ais523 elbereth_3.6.0 Elbereth has been nerfed in four ways: a) it only works at the start of a line; b) it only works when you're standing on it; c) it erodes when it scares something (always when dusted, but sometimes even when burned); d) it doesn't work in Gehennom or the Planes Eidolos #nethack:rodney! What! SheeEttin #nethack:rodney! Me! kerio #nethack:rodney! $USER! ekiM confusion Confusion is a status effect that affects your ability to move around and stops you doing many things. Not as bad as stunning, still a nuisance. Cures: non-cursed unicorn horn; lizard corpse (reduction in timeout); waiting. Some scrolls behave differently when confused; this can be Useful. Appears as 'Conf' on statusline. ekiM confusion Causes: Potion of confusion, booze; cursed scroll of confuse monster; cast forgotten spell; eggs, tripe, cursed tins; cursed unicorn horn; read cursed or hard spellbook; Magicbane; umber hulks; Yeenoghu; clerical monster spells; thrones; fail to use crystal ball; magic mapping non-mappable level. ekiM confusion Effects: may move randomly; no confirm for attacking peacefuls; engraving impaired badly; scrolls have different effects; no spellcasting; 1/3 chance destroying read spellbooks; no multiple shots; no instrument use; no mounting steed; worse riding; no Mjollnir returns; wisdom abuse. SpeedEvil spell_hunger Casting a spell normally uses twice its successful power cost in nutrition; detect food consumes no nutrition. For wizards, see {hungerless_casting}. dasunt jungle_boots Either the unidentified elven, kicking, fumble, levitation, jumping, speed or water walking boots. billnye wand_of_cancellation See {cancellation} rlbond86 wand_of_cancellation It's also probably not a good idea to zap yourself with it. CydeWeys lowest_single_kill In the list of creatures vanquished, the lowest entry that is a single kill (as opposed to none, or 2 or more). This is useless trivia of an Ascension. bcode m2_nasty This monster flag makes you gain more experience for killing a monster. Additionally, some monsters have a higher chance of getting better weapons if they have this flag. bcode m2_nasty It is also used to distinguish between baby dragons and adult dragons. paxed msg_window Configuration option. How recalled messages are displayed: eg. "msg_window:s", s=single message, c=combination, f=full window, r=reversed full window. Eidolos msg_window If msg_window:combination is on, hitting ^P does a single line the first two times, then goes to the full mode on the third. If reverse, newer messages are displayed higher than older messages. paxed centaur Centaurs come in 3 varieties, in order of difficulty: plains centaur, forest centaur and mountain centaur. paxed centaur 50% of the time plains and mountain centaurs have a crossbow and crossbow bolts, forest centaur has a bow and arrows. kerio92 stupid_ascension_tricks Things like ascending with one of every kind of amulet, or ascending with every color of dragon scale mail. See http://www.thinksystem.net/nethack/ nooodl stupid_ascension_tricks Help us achieve them all: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArzjW3MStQCGdGp2TVZ1cEwwcUlDTnlETWtROVB5cEE&pli=1#gid=0 Stevie-O =osa ring of sustain ability. Prevents your stats from going down -- but also prevents them from going up, too. mroth ?oea Scroll of Enchant Armor. paxed rules The 1st rule of NetHack: "Of *course* you can do other things with it" --greycat Sgeo slurping See {you_hear_a_slurping_sound} paxed #nethack:$act_high_fives_$self $ACT ignores $NICK. SheeEttin choking see {choke} Grognor wftm see {what_fools_these_mortals} dtype magic_lamp #rub a blessed one for an 80% chance of a wish (from a djinni). Otherwise they make a great permanent light source, which is actually often preferable in endgame when you don't need more wishes. Uncursed and cursed magic lamps provide the permanent light, but don't #rub them if you want a wish. dtype magic_lamp The easist way to ID a magic lamp is by the high price (50-100 versus 5-15 for oil). You can also light it and see if it goes out within a couple thousand turns. If an unID'd lamp is already blessed, it doesn't hurt to #rub it anyway. Eidolos magic_lamp Cancelling a magic lamp gives an uncursed magic lamp. greycat tooled_horn A musical, non-magical horn. May scare monsters when improvising. Awakens monsters within sqrt(XPLev * 30) squares; may scare within sqrt(XPLev * 10) squares. Nexos tooled_horn Abuses wisdom. elajt enchant_armor Blessed: makes a cursed armor uncursed and a uncursed armor blessed, cursed enchants with -1, uncursed +1 and blessed +1-3. Enchanting dragon scales makes it dragon scale mail (if blessed, armor is blessed and gains one enchantment). Stevie-O enchant_armor Confused noncursed repairs and fooproofs (rust/fire/rot/corrode-proofs), confused cursed removes fooproofing. Stevie-O enchant_armor Armor is safe to enchant from +3 (or +5 if elven or cornuthaum), otherwise there is an 1-in- chance of it NOT vaporizing the item. Stevie-O enchant_armor For blessed scrolls: If the enchantment is from 0-2, you'll get +1, +2, or +3. If it's from 3-5, you'll get +1 or +2. If it's from 6-8, you'll get exactly +1. From +9 and on you will gain either nothing or +1. Keep in mind, these only apply if the armor is not vaporized by over-enchanting when applicable. Stevie enchant_armor info {base cost: 80; weight: 5; marker charges: 16} SpeedEvil enchant_armor Only worn armour can be enchanted. For full details of how it's picked, see {some_armor} Nexos instakill Instantaneous death. Very frustrating. Nexos instakill Examples: killer bee attack while not poison resistant, zapped wand of death while not magic resistant, footrice touching. dasunt low_boots Leather boots that drop AC by 1 and have the unidentified appearance of 'walking shoes'. Ashke boing see {boing!} GreyKnight gazeteer see {gazetteer} dasunt shiny_ring An unidentified ring. *CAN* be eaten by rock moles, rust monsters, and xorns. paxed second-hand_bookstore A shop. Sells and buys scrolls and spellbooks. ylmson you_feel_vaguely_nervous see {vaguely_nervous} michagogo 80_zm_scroll Enchant armor or remove curse runcible meta_keys see {meta} Shimei unsuccessful_polymorph If you polymorph into your original race, without polycontrol and if XL or HP are less than 1 you will suffer this death. greycat valkyrie Velkommen! The Valkyrie is a female warrior from the northern lands (they start with cold resistance). They may be neutral or lawful. Valkyries may achieve Expert skill in daggers, axes, long swords, two-handed swords and hammers. Their first sacrifice gift is Mjollnir. paxed valkyrie Valkyrie rank titles: Stripling (xplvl 1-2), Skirmisher (3-5), Fighter (6-9), Woman-at-arms/Man-at-arms (10-13), Warrior (14-17), Swashbuckler (18-21), Heroine/Hero (22-25), Champion (26-29), Lady/Lord (30) greycat valkyrie They also start with stealth, and gain speed at level 7. IamI3rian valkyrie Valkyries can only attain Basic skill in attack and escape magic. Grognor valkyrie Their special spell is cone of cold. Good luck casting it. Zeffrin valkyrie Eaten: valkyrie Nutr: 400 Effects: Human jilles lethargic "You feel momentarily lethargic." You stepped on an anti-magic trap, but no mana was drained because your max is 0. aosdict lethargic "You feel very lethargic." You stepped on an anti-magic trap with magic resistance, and lost more than 1/4 of your current health. aosdict lethargic "You feel unbearably torpid!" You stepped on an anti-magic trap with magic resistance, lost all your health, and died. Nexos you_hear_the_wailing_of_the_banshee see {banshee} Grunt human You're probably one, you know. Grunt human Basic player race in NetHack; completely unremarkable in this respect. Appear as @, and many monsters are human. Grunt human The plain "human" is not generated randomly, but you can get one with a wand of undead turning and a human corpse. PsyMar human Keystone Kops also count as human, so don't eat them if you're human. Zeffrin human Eaten: human Nutr: 400 Effects: Human Hellzon skill How weapon skills affect you: http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/343/weap-343.html#skills PsyMar skill How spell skills affect specific spells: http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/343/spl2-343.html Hellzon skill How spell skills affect your failure rates: http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/343/spl1-343.html#fail greycat shield_weight small shield: 30. elven shield: 40. Uruk-hai shield: 50. orcish shield: 50. large shield: 100. dwarvish roundshield: 100. shield of reflection: 50. paxed #nethack:!guidebook https://nethack.org/v343/Guidebook.html pak21 wine_cellar One of the possible endings of the Gnomish Mines. pak21 wine_cellar See http://www.spod-central.org/~psmith/nh/gazetteer/minesend.html#cellar for details. Arthur_ wine_cellar two diamonds, two random gems (NW); two emeralds, two random gems (NE); one ruby, one emerald, two random gems (SW); two amethysts, one ruby, one random gem, and a luckstone (SE) stumbly rous Rodent of unusual size. Unusual as in bad. And big. paxed pyrolisk Speed 6, AC 6, magic resistance 30%, this monster is fire and poison resistant and its corpse can give either. It has a gaze that does 2d6 fire damage. Eidolos pyrolisk Its gaze attack is rendered useless if either one of you is blind. It won't affect your armor, but your potions, spellbooks and scrolls may burn up or explode. Zeffrin pyrolisk Eaten: pyrolisk Nutr: 30 Intrinsic: Fire: 20%, Poison: 20% greycat gloves_weight gauntlets of power: 30. all others (leather, fumbling, dexterity): 10. towo gazetteer Dylan O'Donnell's NetHack Gazetteer, showing all special levels of the game; available at http://www.spod-central.org/~psmith/nh/gazetteer/ GreyKnight gazetteer Mirrors: http://nethack.uib.no/spoilers/ dasunt green_dragon_scale_mail Green dragon scale mail drops AC by 9 and provides poison resistance while not hindering spell casting. CydeWeys green_dragon_scale_mail Weighs 40. billnye neighs Possible response by an equine pet when #chatted: indicates hungry and a tameness of less than 5. Zealot "or Amulet of Reflection. scorchgeek polyself Polymorphing yourself is a somewhat rare but fairly useful tactic. To use polyself effectively, you need a source of polymorph (wand, ring, spell), and a ring of polymorph control. (You can gain control as an intrinsic by eating the ring, in some cases.) scorchgeek polyself Good all-around choices (all of which can wield weapons and wear armor), include arch-lich (poor touch attack, but has regeneration and is strong), master mind flayer (flies, eats brains for loads of damage), vampire lord (flies and has regeneration, and can drain levels), Aleax (gets two weapon attacks). scorchgeek polyself Air elementals make you extremely fast, but are otherwise poor forms; titans are both fairly fast and good fighters, but destroy armor. scorchgeek polyself Xorns can eat metal, allowing you to gain some ring properties as intrinsics; they can also phase through walls, making it a popular choice for finishing the rogue quest. Gelatinous cubes can eat wooden rings. Both will break armor. scorchgeek polyself Female dragons can lay eggs, making it easy to gain new pets, and black dragons have a powerful disintegration breath (#monster), that instakills every monster in the game that it hits besides the Riders and black dragons. Note that dragons will break your armor. scorchgeek polyself You can also polymorph yourself into your own race; this also happens 1/5 of the time even with polymorph control, and will change your attributes randomly and cure a variety of ailments. Polymorphing into your own race does not break polyselfless conduct. scorchgeek polyself If your hp drops below positive while in a polymorphed form, you will revert to your normal form. However, if you are wearing an amulet of unchanging you will die instead. Note that deaths other than losing HP will also still kill you. scorchgeek polyself Attributes are saved when you polymorph, and return to their original values when you revert (except wisdom). scorchgeek polyself See 'edible rings' for a list of edible rings. See 'eating amulets' for information about eating amulets. SpeedEvil summon_nasties see {nasties} TruePika we_are_not_hackers see {#nethack:nethack?} Mort432 lightning_wand See {wand_of_lightning}. Zeffrin warrior Eaten: warrior Nutr: 400 Effects: Human Anden you_hear_a_rumbling_stop_abruptly a rolling boulder you didn't see just hit a teleport trap somewhere on the level Mucknert dasunt One of the *very* freaky NetHackers. He loves to teach Rodney. dasunt dasunt He also tends to play with a lot of pets. joshk dasunt Is _VERY_ patient. Zawk dasunt One of the freakier NetHackers. He loves to kill tourists. paxed menu_first_page Configuration option. Menu character accelerator to jump to the first page in a menu. Default '^'. Cyde ftw "For the win" Zeffrin ogre_king Eaten: ogre king Nutr: 750 dtype sokoban The top level of Sokoban is guaranteed to either contain a Bag of Holding or Amulet of Reflection (chosen at random), as well as a wand and a ring on each of the four levels, and two scrolls of earth on the bottom level. paxed sokoban An upward-extending branch consisting of 4 levels; it is reached by a second upstair on the Dungeons of Doom located on the level immediately below the Oracle level. greycat sokoban This special dungeon branch is optional but recommended, and is a good source of food and a decent exercise regimen for under-muscled characters. Once you learn the correct pattern for pushing the boulders around, it's not hard. Zealot sokoban A good Sokoban spoiler is located at http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/soko-331.html , if you're into that sort of thing. Alternatively, you can practice (without spoilers) at http://nhss.twonegatives.com/ , to avoid messing up irreversibly in the real game (there is no reset button). mekkis sokoban In the sokoban branch, reading scrolls of earth, jumping, casting stone-to-flesh at a boulder, polymorphing a boulder, smashing a boulder, being pulled by a chain attached to a thrown iron ball, movement by Newton's Third Law and squeezing past a boulder will give a -1 penalty to luck. ais523 sokoban In 3.4.3, the prize was not random, but depended on the layout: entrance at top = bag of holding, entrance at bottom = amulet of reflection. glimz ** '** ' searches the database for occurences of term towo ** Note: this is a full-text search. paxed ** By default '** foo' gives private messages. If you need to spam the channel, use '*> foo' GreyKnight ** If you're looking for information on the "Str: 18/**" oddity, see {18/**} paxed tree Kicking trees can produce apples, oranges, pears, bananas or eucalyptus leaves, or you might get a swarm of killer bees. paxed tree You can also cut down trees with an axe; this also has a chance of producing a random tree fruit. Patashu tree NetHack does not have enough of these. jmr nht The previous gametime speedrun record holder, with a 2185-turns ascension on 2010-02-24. Dumplog at http://alt.org/nethack/userdata/nht/dumplog/1266792932.nh343.txt, combined ttyrec of the game at http://alt.org/nethack/userdata/nht/ttyrec/2010-02-24.2185_turn_ascension_combined.ttyrec.bz2 scorchgeek you_hear_someone_bowling A monster set off a rolling boulder trap out of sight while you were hallucinating. paxed packorder Configuration option. Specify the order to list object types in, default is ")[%?+!=/(*`0_ dasunt unaligned_artifact_weapons Dragonbane, Fire Brand, Frost Brand, Ogresmasher, Trollsbane, and Werebane are the unaligned artifact weapons. You can get all of them by #offering. Frost Brand is good, Fire Brand is decent, the rest are mostly worthless (though Werebane is a silver saber, so it can be useful in Gehennom or against early lycanthropes). Gasten you_hear_someone_counting_money Indicates that there is an unlooted vault on the current level. Arthur_ boots_of_levitation see {levitation_boots} bcode cav see {caveman} bhaak unnethack What NetHack would look like if it were still in development. See #unnethack, http://sf.net/apps/trac/unnethack/ and public server at http://un.nethack.nu/ bhaak unnethack Has the Blackmarket, vampires as player race, no Sokoban luck penalties, a guaranteed BoH at Sokoban, no poisoninstadeath, autoopen doors, dungeon overview and Zen conduct tracking and much much more bhaak unnethack Also has removed the Mysterious force as the developer couldn't come up with ridiculous reasons to keep it. Wimpy catch You're surrounded by monsters while a mail demon tries to hand over a message. OmegaCenti valkyrie_artifact The Orb of Fate alilipona you_hear_distant_howling see {distant_howling} paxed cannibal "You cannibal!" This means you just ate a monster of your own race. Orcs and cavemen are exempt from this. Confers aggravate monsters intrinsic and decreases luck by 2 to 5. Eidolos body_armor What follows is the (base AC reduction/weight) of each type of body armor, ripped shamelessly from the Guidebook and source code: Eidolos body_armor dragon scale mail (9/40), plate mail (7/450), crystal plate mail (7/450), bronze plate mail (6/450), splint mail (6/400), banded mail (6/350), dwarvish mithril-coat (6/150), elven mithril-coat (5/150), chain mail (5/300), orcish chain mail (4/300), scale mail (4/250), dragon scales (3/40), studded leather armor (3/200), ring mail (3/250), orcish ring mail (2/250), leather armor (2/150), leather jacket (1/30) Eidolos body_armor Monks wearing any of the above will suffer a -20 to-hit penalty, will not deal staggering blows, and will lose their weaponless to-hit bonus (2 + xplev / 3). scorchgeek body_armor No, body armor does not include cloaks, shirts, boots, shields, gloves, or helmets. Monks can wear those just fine. Rhubarb2 cause_fear Same effect as reading an uncursed scroll of scare monster. You will cause monsters within your visual range to flee. Some monsters can resist (based on monster level and MR). "You hear maniacal laughter in the distance." (no creature affected) No message otherwise. Zarel wof Wand of Fire. PsyMar why_beat_a_dead_horse While levitating or riding a steed, you tried to use a bullwhip to reach a horse corpse on the floor. Zeffrin jellyfish Eaten: jellyfish Nutr: 20 Effects: Poisonous Intrinsic: Poison: 20% FIQ nethack.dank.ninja see {ascension.run} BlastHardcheese roguelike Video games patterned after the game Rogue, focusing mostly on hacking-and-slashing one's way through dungeons. NetHack is one such game. BlastHardcheese roguelike Roguelikes generally emphasize gameplay over all else. Most use either text-based "graphics" or 2D tiles for display. Most are also very difficult; once you die, that's it for your current game, though many offer an "explore" mode where dying is optional, but wins aren't official. BlastHardcheese roguelike http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roguelike BlastHardcheese roguelike Games about killing letters to obtain punctuation. BlastHardcheese roguelike See also: {chronology}, {nethack}, {adom}, {angband}, {dungeon_crawl} paxed xplvl Experience level (character level; see also clvl). How experienced your character is. The highest experience level possible is 30. mathx spell_failure Spell failure rates calculator at http://nethack.gridbug.de/spells.html and backup at http://runc1ble.org/nethack/spells.html jilles dgamelaunch The program used to launch nethack and allow people to watch others' games on nethack.alt.org. paxed dgamelaunch Source: https://github.com/paxed/dgamelaunch SpeedEvil the_sink_glows_white_for_a_moment What happens when you drop a ring of warning into a sink Grognor invisible_black_light see {black_light} GreyMario beaked_polearm see {bec-de-corbin} Eidolos sacfest Need a specific artifact weapon? Need a little more protection or HP? Want to soften your prayer timeout's edge? Try a sacfest. Just lock yourself in a room with an altar, apply that bag of tricks or use create monster, kill, sac, repeat. Nexos the_cold_water_faucet_flashes_brightly_for_a_moment Ring of cold resistance. danirijeka you_feel_a_wrenching_sensation see {wrenching_sensation} Grunt but_wait... see {amulet of life saving} CydeWeys banded_mail Lowers AC by 6 and weighs 350. ihope banded_mail It's made of iron. greycat amulet_of_yendor The amulet of Yendor, magical talisman of legend, and your quest! Retrieve it from the Dungeons of Doom, for the greater glory of $DEITY! joshk amulet_of_yendor Wear or wield it while on the planes to give a hint about the location of the next magical portal. Also confers clairvoyance when held. joshk amulet_of_yendor While in inventory, makes you use more power when casting spells than usual. paxed elvenking Speed 12, AC 10 (but can wear armor), magic resistance 25%, sleep resistant and can grant that. Does 2d4 + 2d4 melee damage. scorchgeek elvenking 33% chance of being generated with a pickaxe (100% if on the Plane of Earth). Additionally, 2% chance of a crystal ball. Zeffrin elvenking Eaten: Elvenking Nutr: 350 Effects: Elf Intrinsic: Sleep: 60% runcible reading_spellbooks Calculator to determine chance of successfully reading an uncursed spellbook: http://www.klozoff.ms11.net/cgi-bin/nethack-spell-failure.pl b_jonas reading_spellbooks Another calculator on Freenode: /msg perlbot spellbook XL Int |404notfound ray Ray-type spells have a range of 7 to 13 squares and will bounce off of walls. See also "beam". |404notfound ray Zapping a ray upwards or downwards essentially reduces the range to 1 square. Cyde giant_ant The most common team member of Team Ant. _bryce giant_ant Edible, but not very nourishing. Hellzon giant_ant Difficulty 4, bites for 1d4 damage, speed 18, AC 3. Zeffrin giant_ant Eaten: giant ant Nutr: 10 runcible residual_undead_turning_effect Death from d20 damage caused by praying while undead as lawful or neutral (1/10 chance for neutral). bcode #nethack:devnull? A NetHack tournament running every November; see http://nethack.devnull.net/ and #devnull_nethack. billnye yowls Possible response by a feline pet when #chatted: indicates hungry and tameness of less than 5. (feed it, you lout!) billnye player_monster A player monster is a monster with a class/title resembling the player. They are NOT randomly generated, and are rarely seen, being primarily used as the polymorphed forms of the doppelganger. billnye player_monster Using Turn Undead on a player corpse (from bones levels or the Valley of the Dead)revives the corpse as a player monster. This will also happen if you use Stone To Flesh on the player's statue. On the Astral Plane, player monsters will be given items representing an ascension kit, including the possibility of artifact weapons. There is a player monster for every character class. SheeEttin bgf Blessed greased fixed: standard procedure when wishing. One exception is magic markers; you'll generally want those uncursed so you can write cursed scrolls. dasunt q Command: 'q' Quaff (drink) a potion. Perhaps you are looking for #quit? dasunt q Command: 'Q' Select an object for your 'Q'uiver. Then throw that object using the 'f' command. Perhaps you are looking for #quit? dasunt q Monster: 'q' Rothes, mumakil (the plural of 'mumak'), leocrottas, wumpuses, titanotheres, baluchitheria (plural of 'baluchitherium') and mastodons. A few of these monsters are quite adept at killing low-level characters. dasunt q Monster: 'Q' A quantum mechanic, which makes a good meal for those desiring a change of pace. dasunt q Command: 'Meta-q' Same as '#quit'. GreyKnight_ q Command '^Q' (Ctrl+Q) Apply flow control XON; this continues sending output to the screen after a previous ^S (Ctrl+S) stopped it. scorchgeek you_feel_slightly_confused You ate tripe or an egg or have otherwise gotten nausea, and the effects are beginning to hit you. Apply a unicorn horn repeatedly to avoid further effects. alexbobp gta_camper One who lurks until an ant death, and then says Go team ant! jilles olog-hai The most powerful kind of troll. paxed olog-hai Speed 12, AC -4, deals 3d6 (+weapon damage) + 2d8 + 2d6 damage. Zeffrin olog-hai Eaten: Olog-hai Nutr: 400 mathx mathx_spoilers at http://sizone.org/~math/nethack/nethack-spoilers.tgz mathx mathx_spoilers Use with tail -n20000 *.txt | less -i and search all spoilers at once for stuff, search for '> (filename)' to find top of each spoiler (eg: '> wea' for 'weap-343.txt') mathx mathx_spoilers If you find spoilers not in the collection, please let mathx know -> mailto:math@sizone.org thx0r kk ar la nekrom rascal is a nethack bot written by nekrom in PHP. It needs work. Source is at http://www.red79.net/rascal/ . tsuteiuQ black_pudding Their bite will corrode any iron or bronze armor you are wearing, and they also corrode iron weapons used to attack them. Attacking a black pudding in melee with iron will split it into two puddings, if its hp is at least 2. tsuteiuQ black_pudding These are significantly more dangerous than brown puddings, as they have twice as many hitpoints and do 3d8 damage per attack (while brown puddings do not inflict any damage). However, a sufficiently low armor class makes black pudding farming a safe and profitable activity (see 'pudding farming'); plus, they're a lot easier to create than brown puddings. tsuteiuQ black_pudding Eating a black pudding corpse may grant you cold resistance, poison resistance, or shock resistance. joshk black_pudding They qualify as meat. Veggie conduct players beware! Stevie black_pudding Level 10, speed 6, AC 6. 22% chance of granting cold, shock, or poison resistance. Zeffrin black_pudding Eaten: black pudding Nutr: 250 Effects: Acidic Intrinsic: Cold: 22%, Shock: 22%, Poison: 22% I3rian skill_slots The number of slots required to attain levels of skill are: 1 for unskilled to basic, 2 for basic to skilled, and 3 for skilled to expert. Duke- skill_slots For martial arts, bare-handed combat, and riding skills this is different: it takes 1 slot to advance unskilled to basic and basic to skilled, 2 for skilled to expert and expert to master, and 3 for master to grand master. I3rian skill_slots For magic spells, it's also different. Advancing from unskilled to basic or basic to skilled costs 1 slot. Going from skilled to expert costs 2 slots. Eidolos skill_slots You get one skill slot per experience level, so spend them wisely! If you misspent them, you can drain your experience level to unenhance the bad skills, then enhance the ones you want after you level back up. Shachaf patchack see {patchhack} greycat stevie The God of Polypiling. Also known as Stevie[FP]. Cheapy stevie Tends to die because of Minotaurs. And other stupid unfair crap. bcode #nethack:taeb? The Tactical Amulet Extraction Bot: http://taeb.github.io/ rlbond86 the_hair_on_the_back_of_your_neck_stands_up. There is a Graveyard on the level. Ashke detect_treasure see {object detection} orionskular you_produce_a_frightful,_grave_sound. You have found and applied a tooled horn. Eidolos lilting_melody The harp is not magical, sorry. bcode lilting_melody This can also indicate a magic harp without charges. DaBeowulf claneit http://claneit.org paxed role Configuration option. Pick your type of character (ex. "role:Samurai"); synonym for "character". Also see "name". markos_64 sound_reminiscent_of_a_seal_barking There is zoo on your level. scwizard deliberately_meeting_medusa's_gaze How to be petrified by deliberately meeting Medusa's gaze scwizard deliberately_meeting_medusa's_gaze Step 1: Dig down past Medusa's lair (keep track of what level it's on) scwizard deliberately_meeting_medusa's_gaze Step 2: Gather the following items: Blessed amulet of life saving, ring of polymorph control, wand of polymorph, ring of stealth (if you don't have it intrinsically), boots of speed. Put on or wear all the items mentioned above. scwizard deliberately_meeting_medusa's_gaze Step 3: On the upstairs leading to Medusa's lair polymorph into an umber hulk scwizard deliberately_meeting_medusa's_gaze Step 4: Go upstairs, Medusa should be alseep and you should not be stone. If medusa is awake then you messed up. scwizard deliberately_meeting_medusa's_gaze Step 5: Attack Medusa, you'll turn to stone but your amulet should save you. It should then be your turn. scwizard deliberately_meeting_medusa's_gaze Step 6: #monster scwizard deliberately_meeting_medusa's_gaze Step 7: Your gaze confuses Medusa! Gazing at the awake Medusa is not a very good idea. You turn to stone... Altimeter lizard_corpse see {lizard} dasunt fencing_gloves see {gloves} unfo tutorial The fully illustrated NetHack tutorial is at http://www.strategywiki.net/wiki/NetHack/Table_of_Contents paxed #*:!date $DATE Mikoangelo =osd see {slow_digestion} Yui yui Canadian nethacker; tivo hacker. Yui yui Ascensions: valkyrie Yui yui Personally responsible for getting explore mode removed from NAO! Avelon this_makes_you_feel_better One of more of your stats was temporarily lowered. This is the message received when applying a unicorn horn. See also: restore ability neoecs the_door_resists The old door is just stuck. Try again until it's open! Altimeter the_door_resists Also exercises strength. greycat orb_of_fate The Orb of Fate is the Valkyrie quest artifact. It gives half damage vs. physical and spell attacks, acts as a luckstone, grants warning, and can be invoked for level teleport. Oh, and it's a crystal ball, too. joshk orb_of_fate You can only pick it up if you're Neutral or a Valkyrie. _Q orb_of_fate Otherwise known as the Orb of Weight, due to its mass (150). That's as much as 3 spellbooks, 30 scrolls, or 15,000 zorkmids. And you don't get the benefits if it's in your bag of holding. But it's often worth it. itsblah holy Item prefix meaning the same as blessed. You can wish for an object to be holy to produce the same effect as asking for it to be blessed. BenUrban radiates_explosive_energy_in_your_face Congratulations, you just found an exploding rune! nooodl wiz_skills Basic: short sword, mace, spear, javelin, trident, shuriken, riding, bare handed combat. Skilled: knife, axe, club, polearms, sling, healing spells, enchantment spells, cleric spells. Expert: dagger, quarterstaff, dart, attack spells, divination spells, escape spells, matter spells. Hacken confused_bear see {roaring_of_a_confused_bear} firippu hell_hound Firey d often found in hell. Bites for 3d6 and breathes fire for 3d6. Zeffrin hell_hound Eaten: hell hound Nutr: 300 Intrinsic: Fire: 80% paxed uruk_hai_shield The correct spelling is "Uruk-hai shield". paxed vampire_lord Speed 14, AC 0, magic resistance 50%, sleep and poison resistant. Does damage in melee for 1d8 + 1d8, and can drain levels. Hellzon broadsword see {sword_damage} Zealot blindfold A tool which you can (a)pply to blind yourself. Useful when you have telepathy. bcode ssh see {#nethack:!ssh} Eidolos wand_of_fire When you try to burn an Elbereth into the ground, and your wand of fire has no charges, you'll be prompted to write something in the dust. Just hit escape and you will not have consumed any game time. greqrg wand_of_fire Base price 175zm, probability 40, eight maximum charges. Fires a ray that inflicts 6 to 36 damage to monsters (+7 if monster is cold resistant, or half if monster resists), melts ice, evaporates pools to create pits, dries fountains, destroys closed doors (this stops the ray), burns webs. Scrolls and spellbooks may be destroyed, unless scroll of fire, spellbook of fireball, or the Book of the Dead. greqrg wand_of_fire Zapping self will inflict 12 to 72 points of damage unless fire resistant, may cause fire damage to worn armor and destroy flammable items, burns away slime. If you are an iron golem, will instead heal 12 to 72 hit points and exercise strength. CydeWeys umber_hulk A huge insect. It will dig through walls and can confuse you with its stare. _bryce umber_hulk Umber hulks are not resistant to sleep. _bryce umber_hulk Note that the confuse attack is ranged, it is not necessary to be next to it to get confused. marginoferror umber_hulk Using a mirror on an umber hulk will cause it to confuse itself. Zeffrin umber_hulk Eaten: umber hulk Nutr: 500 SybotCB fast_ascension Fast ascensions as considered by this entry refer to the number of turns in a game, not real hours and minutes time. BilldaCat has the fastest known ascension with 2130 turns, using stuffed bones. HanClinto fast_ascension You can find the writeup of the ascesion here: http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.roguelike.nethack/browse_thread/thread/0f71e860e51107f2/36126a9912a215ae?#36126a9912a215ae HanClinto fast_ascension Another good, fast ascension was done by Marvin in 8683 turns. You can read all about Wimp the Wizard here: http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.roguelike.nethack/msg/c56143c3656980d2 HanClinto fast_ascension A discussion of theoretical ascension turn limits can be found here: http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.roguelike.nethack/browse_thread/thread/5f1d953ef7eb39b/d692af603889348a?lnk=st&q=%22fast+ascension%22&rnum=6&hl=en#d692af603889348a ekiM minotaur Symbol 'H', Level 15, speed 15, MR 0. Giant humanoid, carnivorous, does 3d10 + 3d10 + 2d8 damage. Often have a wand of digging, and mostly found in mazes. They hit very hard in melee and ignore Elbereth. They have MR 0 so try things such as sleep, polymorph, or teleport. Zeffrin minotaur Eaten: minotaur Nutr: 700 Zeffrin minotaur minotaurs are nethack's way of saying it's getting serious now IamI3rian candy_bar Candy bars weigh 2 and have a nutrition of 100. TheShrewdDude_ candy_bar Beware! They are not for the lactose intolerant. (In other words, they break the vegan conduct.) Eidolos minor_troubles Punishment, being Strained or worse with a loadstone, wearing any cursed item, being blind, attribute drain, wounded legs, being Hungry but not worse, being stunned, being confused, hallucinating Eidolos minor_troubles Your deity might help you out with such things (priority given first to major troubles, then to items earlier on this list), even if your prayer timeout has not expired (as long as it will expire within 100 turns). scorchgeek no-teleport_levels Sokoban; Quest home; Rogue and Samurai Quest nemesis; Ludios; Medusa; Castle; Valley; demon lairs; Vlad's Tower; wiztower levels; sanctum; planes; astral paxed summoning_storm Archons, Titans and Liches can cause a kind of cascade, summoning other monsters, which will keep summoning others. jilles flute Either a wooden flute or a magic flute. Arthur` flute The wooden flute's base price is 12zm and the magic flute's is 36zm. durron597 falters_for_a_moment Famine just hit your pet. Zeffrin student Eaten: student Nutr: 400 Effects: Human Sgep doas see {DeathOnAStick} Dentarthurdent_ frost_horn Magical, charged tool, base cost of 50 zorkmids. When applied, fires a bolt of cold, similar to a wand of cold. Dentarthurdent_ frost_horn Can also be used to play the tune for the Castle's drawbridge. Arthur` frost_horn The frost horn acts identically to a wand of cold except it can be recharged infinitely, and deals 6-66 points of damage as opposed to 6-36. Arthur` frost_horn Answering no to the "Improvise?" prompt lets you use the horn as a musical instrument without using up any charges. dtriscuit priceless 1 tripe ration - 15 zorkmids, 1 leash - 20 zorkmids, robbing the shopkeeper blind with his own goods - Priceless Gaulgath priceless 1 blindfold - 5 zorkmids, applying blindfold - 0 zorkmids, Feeling a cockatrice corpse while blind - Priceless. TruePika game_of_moloch Slower than walking, but faster than standing still. Fits regexp 'C..w.'. GreyKnight demon_lords The following are demon lords/princes: Juiblex, Yeenoghu, Orcus, Geryon, Dispater, Baalzebub, Asmodeus, Demogorgon GreyKnight demon_lords See their individual encyclopaedia entries for more info. Kats team_a Some folks have taken to cheering for "Team a" -- various insects -- who are quite successful at killing off hordes of lower-level characters. Don't take it personally. PsyMar dgl see {dgamelaunch} paxed mc1 The following armors give magic cancellation level 1: orcish ring mail, studded leather armor, orcish chain mail, chain mail, splint mail, mummy wrapping, leather cloak and alchemy smock. Nexos mc1 Gives 101/150 (67%) chance of special attacks working. greycat yugake Japanese leather gloves. Eidolos potion_of_invisibility A blessed potion of invisibility makes you permanently invisible (this does not give see invisible), nonblessed makes you invisible for 31-45 (more) turns, cursed makes you aggravate monsters temporarily. lorimer what_should_i_geno see {what_should_i_genocide} greycat raijin The neutral god of the Samurai pantheon. joshk raijin The Samurai neutral god. GreyKnight sliming see {green_slime} fundernh shrill_whistling A cursed tin whistle. pak21 shrill_whistling The sound made by a cursed tin whistle paxed boh Bag of holding. Objects in a blessed, uncursed, or cursed bag of holding weigh one-quarter, one-half, or twice as much respectively. paxed boh Opening a cursed BoH will cause each item to have 1/13 chance of vanishing. greycat boh Putting a wand of cancellation, a bag of tricks or another BoH into a BoH will cause the bag to explode, and all items in it will be gone. jilles boh Putting a container containing one of the dangerous items into a BoH has a chance of causing the bag to explode. Eidolos boh Zapping a wand of cancellation at a bag of holding will not destroy it, but will un-curse it (if applicable), not affecting the contents. `Masque boh See {nesting} for how to stuff a BoH in a BoH. rawrmage #*:nethack_4? see {#*:nh4?} SpeedEvil dwarfish Misspelling of Dwarvish. bcode #nethack:maxint? The maximum value of a 32 bit signed integer (e.g. score, turncount): 2147483647. greycat rng Random Number God. Kneel before the RNG, mortal! Mucknert rng The cause of our pain, our agony and our never-ending crusade: the Random Number Goddess. Bow before Her or die! Or bow before Her AND die! joshk rng The benevolent deity who gives wishes on dlvl1, and poisoned spiked pits on dlvl2. jeeves rng Random Number Generator. NetHack uses a linear congruential generator, where the new random number R = (previous * A + B) % M. If A, B, and M are suitably chosen, the resulting sequence of numbers can be billions of digits long. madness rng What the RNG giveth, the RNG taketh away. SpeedEvil rng The RNG is loving, caring, vengeful, unpredictable, whimsical, and capricious. So why do you call it a 'he'? -- Boudewijn Waijers Eidolos rng Rodney's !rng command supports the following: @role, @race, @gender, @align, @char, @player, @coin, @ (like !rng @pri) and some synonyms thereof. And dice (such as !rng 3d10). LordMatthius rng The RNG cannot be bribed, apparently. TruePika rng The RNG is your friend. The RNG is your enemy. bcode #nethack:ood? Orb of Detection; the (lawful) archeologist quest artifact. lorimer foofed Demolishated, destroyed, or otherwise rendered into Something Unuseful. nooodl bar_skills Basic: dagger, saber, flail, quarterstaff, bow, riding, two weapon combat. Skilled: pickaxe, broad sword, long sword, scimitar, club, mace, morning star, spear, trident, attack spells. Expert: axe, short sword, two handed sword, hammer. Master: bare handed combat. BlastHardcheese badwiki see {wikia} nesta plop sound made by a lightweight object falling into water while you are levitating or flying. Heavy objects "splash". lament tiles A growing problem among the youth. While considered "cool" by many, tiles will lead to unsightly hair growing on your palms. intchanter scroll_of_food_detection If non-cursed, you detect comestibles. Additionally, if blessed, you will be warned next time you attempt to eat something dangerous or conduct-breaking. intchanter scroll_of_food_detection If cursed or confused, you detect potions. _AtH death_magic There are (1) wand of death (death ray); (2) spell "finger of death" (death ray); (3) touch of death (melee attack of L and Rodney); and (4) Death's Touch (Death endgame rider attack). _AtH death_magic Death rays (1) and (2) are blocked by Reflection (i.e. SDSM or reflection shield). _AtH death_magic All four sources of death magic could be blocked by Magic Resistance, although Death will still drain your maxHP. ekiM death_magic _Don't_ zap yourself with a death ray. CaptainFwiffo you_are_slowing_down You are turning to stone because of an encounter with a cockatrice or chickatrice. You've got very little time to stop the stoning process. CaptainFwiffo you_are_slowing_down A spell of stone-to-flesh is the most straightforward cure. Short of that, the most popular remedy is a lizard corpse. A potion of acid, any acidic monster corpse, or blessed tin of an acidic monster will also work. The tin must be blessed - non-blessed tins take too long to open without tin opener, and you don't have enough time to wield one. CaptainFwiffo you_are_slowing_down If you have a chance of running into a cockatrice or chickatrice, you should carry one of these cures in your main inventory. You probably won't have time to get it out of your bag. CaptainFwiffo you_are_slowing_down Suitable corpses or tins include acid blobs, baby and adult yellow dragons, black nagas, black naga hatchlings, black and brown puddings, gelatinous cubes, gray oozes, green molds, green slimes, ochre jellies and spotted jellies. Eating a green slime or tin of green slime creates a whole new problem, but will indeed cure stoning and buy you a few turns. CaptainFwiffo you_are_slowing_down Several of these represent vegan or vegetarian alternatives to lizard corpses. billnye you_are_slowing_down See {new_moon} for a reason why you might want to keep a lizard corpse in your inventory when the moon is new. Poeir you_are_slowing_down As if that weren't enough, you also lose intrinsic speed. mathx you_are_slowing_down Eating a partly eaten corpse of anything that stops stoning will work just as well. You may be interrupted eating your lizard corpse the first time; it's still good for another limbering. Eidolos you_had_fixed_abilities You were wearing a ring of sustain ability. Zawk amulets See {amulet} GreyKnight doesn't_like_your_taste Monsters with digest attacks don't like it when you wear rings of slow digestion... GreyKnight doesn't_like_your_taste Only applies to engulfing monsters that actually try to *digest* you. Vortices, elementals, etc, are not affected. PsyMar tribble Small ball of fur which reproduces at an extremely high rate -- one tribble can become thousands in a day or two. PsyMar tribble Seen in nethack as a hallucinatory creature. PsyMar tribble Also, gremlins on medusa's level or the Plane of Water. paxed kitten Speed 18, AC 6, bites for 1d6 damage. Eating its corpse gives you aggravate monster intrinsic, unless you're exempt from cannibalism. Zauren kitten For some reason, you can tame them with fortune cookies and pancakes, or a quickly thrown corpse in a pinch. Zeffrin kitten Eaten: kitten Nutr: 150 Effects: Aggravate _Q oops Oops... Hit to continue. || Suddenly, the dungeon collapses. - something VERY wrong just happened in the game, and it crashed. GreyKnight oops If you receive a scroll of mail while your inventory is full, you get this message when your character drops it on the floor. Butterfingers! greywolf bag_of_cancellation "What you get when you drop a wand of cancellation into a bag of holding. See also: bohsplosion. billnye you_hear_a_sound_reminiscent_of_an_elephant_stepping_on_a_peanut see {zoo} jilles ttyplay see {ttyrec} paxed locking_tools see {unlocking_tools} Poeir aaargh see {yasd} greycat you_feel_a_sudden_chill You dipped something in a fountain, and nothing happened, except for this message. kerio good_wishes SDSM, MRtifact or CoMR, speed boots, marker, marker, marker, marker, Magicbane, marker. In this order. kerio good_wishes MRtifact = Eye, PYEC, Sceptre, Magicbane (but be careful). kerio good_wishes And for crying out loud, USE YOUR MAGIC LAMP. Nodey silver_sabre see {silver_saber} billnye no_engraving_message See {e_nomsg} Gaulgath gaulgath One of the lousiest players ever to grace NAO. Once actually managed to die on the plane of air. Cheapy lance Attacks as a regular weapon. a)pply it to attack two squares infront of you. Cheapy lance Also do extra damage when attacking with them from a steed. paxed slash'em Slash'EM (Super Lotsa Added Stuff Hack - Extended Magic) is a variant of NetHack with more races, classes and generally just more stuff. paxed slash'em See http://www.slashem.org/ dasunt slash'em Use SSH to connect to em.slashem.me, Elronnd's server. It has the same software as nethack.alt.org, only it runs Slash'EM. jilles slash'em Also see #slashem on freenode, if you like sitting in a channel full of people idling who never speak. paxed angband Another roguelike. paxed angband More easily extendable than NetHack, but doesn't have as many interesting interactions. dasunt angband tends towards many fractured variants, such as ZAngb (Zelanzy-influenced), ToME (Tolkien-influenced), sCthAngband (Cthulhu) and Mangband (MultiPlayer), and over 20 others greycat angband The official site is at http://www.thangorodrim.net/ kerio default_rc http://alt.org/nethack/default.nh343rc paxed default_rc https://alt.org/nethack/default.nh360rc dtype reverse_genocide Reading a cursed scroll of genocide summons several of the targeted monster rather than genociding them. Popular with nurses for 'nurse dancing'. Cannot be done with foocubi, genocided, extinct, and other non-genocidable monsters. Plasma-Fox that_is_a_potion_bottle,_not_a_klein_bottle A message you get when you try to dip a potion into itself. greycat omega Another roguelike, with a sense of humor and references to nethack and other games. The first roguelike with a "wilderness" mode for between-town travel. jeddy00 icky Interactive Chat Kollaboration of Yendor. paxed dod Dungeons of Doom ihope_ you_don't_see_anything_happen_to_the_sink. Invisibility. zgedneil you_have_a_sad_feeling_for_a_moment,_then_it_passes Your pet was just killed, though you weren't blamed for it. Zeffrin guard Eaten: guard Nutr: 400 Effects: Human GreyKnight ypaya You People And Your Acronyms paxed !lg http://alt.org/nethack/Rodney/lg.txt paxed travel Configuration option. Allow the travel command. paxed wrenching_sensation "You feel a wrenching sensation." is the message given when you hit a [level] teleport trap while you have magic resistance, read a cursed book, or sit on a throne. The last 2 cases also teleport you. dioxide what_a_mess! see {what_a_mess} BlastHardcheese your_right_hand_itches see {your_right_hand_itches!} SpeedEvil statistical_clumping Sometimes the RNG just hates you. rast statistical_clumping And sometimes the RNG loves you long time. SpeedEvil escape_spells In this group (with their levels) are: jumping(1),haste self(3),invisibility(4),levitation(4),teleport away(6) durron597 escape_spells Expert: Wizard. Skilled: Rogue, Tourist. Basic: Monk, Ranger, Valkyrie. paxed #nethack:$act_slaps_$self_around_a_bit_with_a_large_trout $ACT slaps $NICK with a $CHOICE(cockatrice|5*kraken) corpse. CydeWeys blue_dragon See {dragon} Zeffrin blue_dragon Eaten: blue dragon Nutr: 1500 Intrinsic: Shock: 100% BlastHardcheese ignoring_you see {#invoke} alexbobp kol Kingdom of Loathing alexbobp kol A browser-based mmorpg that totally rips off ascension, ascension tricks and conducts, and bad graphics from NetHack, but is otherwise completely dissimilar. bcode kol It used to be part of a /dev/null tournament challenge, but because of changes in the code, that had to be disabled. Violist rust_monster 'R' They rust metal items that they can touch; they'll also eat metal items they find lying around. itsblah rust_monster Hitting a rust monster can also rust your weapon, if it isn't rustproof. braindancer rust_monster they're safe to eat, but don't convey any intrinsics. Zeffrin rust_monster Eaten: rust monster Nutr: 250 ishanyx rust_monster http://dungeongrind.tumblr.com/post/76230345158/the-very-hungry-rust-monster-is-a-mini-comic-i GreyMario forked_polearm see {spetum} Arthur` you_hear_blades_being_honed. see {blades_being_honed} nathan_ diffuse You acquired teleportitis while hallucinating from eating a corpse. dasunt s Command: 's' Search for secret doors and traps around you. It usually takes several tries to find something. dasunt s Command: 'S' Save (and suspend) your game. The game will be restored automatically the next time you play. dasunt s Monster: 's' Creepy crawling things. Cave spiders, centipedes, giant spiders, and scorpions. dasunt s Monster: 'S' Green and go hiss. Well, most of them. Includes garter snakes, snakes, water moccasins, pit vipers, pythons and cobras. Yet another good reason not to quaff from sinks and fountains. dasunt s Command: 'Meta-s' Same as '#sit'. GreyKnight_ s Command '^S' (Ctrl+S) Apply flow control command XOFF; this stops sending output to the screen, but *the game still executes*. You should press ^Q (Ctrl+Q) to continue. Don't press any other buttons, the game *will* receive and act on the commands. tsuteiuQ melancholy_feeling "You have a melancholy feeling for a moment, then it passes." - your pet yellow/black light or freezing/flaming/shocking sphere just attacked a monster and blew itself to smithereens. bcode som see {sceptre_of_might} paxed #nethack:$act_hits_$self You need a better weapon to hit me, fool! Grognor sprig_of_wolfsbane see {wolfsbane} paxed scroll_of_mail On a proper OS, NetHack can deliver mail you receive in the game; it'll be delivered by a mail daemon. Sartak sokoscumming Say you really like amulets of reflection OR bags of holding. So much so that you quit if you get the wrong soko prize. Sartak sokoscumming Start up monks and dive to Sokoban. If you don't get your desired prize, scum that one away. Arthur` the_wand_unsuccessfully_fights_your_attempt_to_write! see {unsuccessfully fights your attempt to write} greycat healer The Healer is a very difficult class to play, since the gentle arts of medicine are not conducive to survival in the Dungeons of Doom. Healers are neutral, and may achieve Expert skill in knives (but only Skilled in daggers), quarterstaves, darts and unicorn horns. paxed healer Healers start out with poison resistance and a spellbook of stone to flesh, so starving is not a problem once you get to Exp:3. They get intrinsic warning at Exp:15. dasunt healer Stronger than a tourist in the early game, but their lack of #twoweapon skill makes them weaker in the mid and end game. dasunt healer Healers will start out with 1001 to 2000 zorkmids, a scalpel, +1 leather gloves, 5 to 10 apples, wand of sleep, spellbooks of healing, extra healing and stone to flesh, a stethoscope, and a low (4%) chance of an oil lamp. paxed healer Healer rank titles: Rhizotomist (xplvl 1-2), Empiric (3-5), Embalmer (6-9), Dresser (10-13), Medicus ossium/Medica ossium (14-17), Herbalist (18-21), Magister/Magistra (22-25), Physician (26-29), Chirurgeon (30) luis healer Intrinsic abilities: 1: Poison res; 15: Warning. Healers may become Expert in healing spells, but are restricted in all other spell schools. Zeffrin healer Eaten: healer Nutr: 400 Effects: Human GreyMario bill-guisarme A polearm with 2d4 damage versus small, d10 versus large. Its unidentified appearance is a hooked polearm. GreyMario bill-guisarme Weight 120, cost 7, material iron. paxed nhtng NetHack: The Next Generation (also NH:TNG), an old variant with some additions, such as the "Geek" character. DiNoo you_hear_the_howling_of_the_cwnannwn The CwnAnnwn howl when you're about to die. assended creosote see {Croesus} dtype nao nethack.alt.org abbreviation for the supremely lazy. dasunt cornuthaum Its unidentified appearance is 'conical hat', which it shares with the dunce cap. When worn by wizards, it results in clairvoyance and +1 to charisma. When worn by non-wizards, it blocks clairvoyance and drops charisma by 1. jilles cornuthaum Cornuthaums can be enchanted at +5 or below by wizards without being vaporized. Thus its maximum safe enchantment is +7. It weighs 4 and costs 80. It also provides MC2, even if you are not a wizard. _bryce cornuthaum Apparently, the name "Cornuthaum" for a wizard's pointy hat was made up by the developers, as the word does not appear in the (large, multivolume) Oxford English Dictionary. It is apparently derived from the prefix "cornu-", meaning a horn, and the same "thaum" as is found in "thaumaturgy" and is of Greek origin. (In short, "cornuthaum" means "miracle horn".) Thus, it is likely pronounced "kor-nuu-thoum" dtype alt.org Telnet to nethack.alt.org to play nethack or watch games in progress. I announce game endings in this channel. See scores and stats at http://alt.org/nethack/ braindancer call_bug This was a bug in previous versions of NetHack. If you tried to (C)all one of the high priests on the Astral Plane, the game would lovingly identify the alignment of the priest. This bug was fixed in version 3.6.0. bcode #nethack:!tea $ACT $CHOICE(9*gives $ARGS|drinks) a $CHOICE(2*cup|mug|pot|thermos|bucket|potion|bowl) of $CHOICE(5*$CHOICE(black|green|oolong|white|yellow|polka-dot|melange) tea|coffee), brewed by $CHOICE(Vlad the Impaler|the Oracle|Izchak|the Wizard of Yendor|Moloch|Baalzebub|Medusa|$AN($RNDMON)|$CHOICE(Famine|Pestilence|Death)|$CHOICE(Lord Carnarvon|Pelias|Shaman Karnov|Hippocrates|King Arthur|The Grand Master|The Arch Priest|Orion|The Master of Thieves|Lord Sato|Twoflower|The Norn|Neferet the Green)|$CHOICE(The Minion of Huhetotl|Thoth Amon|The Chromatic Dragon|The Cyclops|Ixoth|Master Kaen|Nalzok|Scorpius|The Master Assassin|Ashikaga Takauji|Lord Surtur|The Dark One)) at $CHOICE(3*$RND(80,40) degrees Celsius|$RND(176,72) degrees Fahrenheit|2*$RND(353,40) Kelvin). greycat heart_of_ahriman The barbarian quest artifact, a neutral luckstone. It confers stealth while carried, and can be #invoked to toggle levitation. umopepisdn heart_of_ahriman It also causes 2x damage when slung at monsters. Big whoop. Patashu heart_of_ahriman At the very least, make sure it's kept blessed for the luck bonuses it'll give. ais523 noteleport A complete list of noteleport levels (as of 3.6.1): all Sokoban levels, Fort Ludios, all quest home levels, Rogue and Samurai quest goal levels, Medusa, Castle, VotD, all Gehennom demon lairs, all levels of Vlad's, all levels of Rodney's (whether inside or outside the tower), Sanctum, all five Planes jilles broad_pick see {dwarvish mattock} dtype sighup something nethack doesn't always handle too well paxed #nethack:gnome-terminal? $NICK: It sucks. Don't use it with vt_tiledata. Zeffrin tiger Eaten: tiger Nutr: 300 greycat boots_weight low boots: 10. iron shoes: 50. high boots: 20. speed boots: 20. water walking boots: 20. jumping boots: 20. elven boots: 15. kicking boots: 15. fumble boots: 20. levitation boots: 15. ZeroOne c-ration Food. Weight: 10. Nutrition: 300. Takes 1 turn to consume. Does not break vegan conduct. blackcustard #nethack:oof? Orb of fate. Valkyrie quest artifact. Highly desirable: half physical and spell damage, warning, levelport, and luckstone. It's also a crystal ball and therefore 150 units of weight. Eidolos nhbot A very inexperienced bot written in Perl by Eidolos. Its source code is available at http://scavenger.homeip.net/svn/autohack/nhbot/ Bishness full see {satisfied} paxed minion_of_huhetotl This demon is the archeologist quest nemesis. itsblah minion_of_huhetotl He can cast spells, so be sure to take caution or MR with you. Cancellation may work, but it is unlikely. hacken mild_tingle Playing with an energy vortex while shock resistant results in feeling a mild tingle. greycat polearm A block of sharp stuff on a long stick. Can be applied to attack two squares away. Elliottt polearm If you want one, just find a spetum or ranseur, the rest are sub-optimal. paxed nao_diff see {naohack} Poeir thy_selfless_generosity_is_deeply_appreciated Either you donated >=600*XL zorkmids, or you didn't get protection for your donation. Poeir thy_selfless_generosity_is_deeply_appreciated If alignment is negative and it's been 5000 or more turns since this outcome, alignment set to 0; otherwise, alignment +2. scorchgeek the_lid_slams_open_then_falls_shut You kicked a box that was already unlocked. billnye top_10 Go to http://alt.org/nethack/top.php , and stop reading soon after the page loads :D GreyKnight regurgitates see {doesn't_like_your_taste} lament lament see {yasd} BlastHardcheese wishing see {wish} ix_ #nethack:!ttyrec $IF($ISPLR($ARGS)|http://alt.org/nethack/userdata/$PLRNAME($ARGS)/ttyrec|No such user on NAO.) Poeir potion_of_confusion Quaffed: You are confused for... Blessed: 8 to 14. Uncursed: 16 to 22+. Cursed: 24 to 30+. (turns) When thrown, what it hits may become confused. Poeir potion_of_confusion Alchemized by #dipping booze into enlightenment. greycat potion_of_confusion #dipping a unicorn horn into one produces plain water. nornagon you_feel_like_someone_is_helping_you see {someone_is_helping_you} paxed zoo David's Treasure Zoo, a special room filled with random monsters and gold. Special sounds include elephant stepping on a peanut and seal barking. nooodl zoo Frequency: 1/7, DL 7+. CydeWeys crunching_sound See {you_hear_a_crunching_sound} Eidolos poison see {poisoned} rebo123_ #nethack:!ifl [http://www.google.com/search?q=$URLENC($ARGS)&btnI] Zeffrin baby_silver_dragon Eaten: baby silver dragon Nutr: 500 SpeedEvil donate You can donate to any priest, regardless of alignment, if they are peaceful and in a temple of their own alignment. SpeedEvil donate You donate by getting next to a non-hostile temple priest in their temple, #chat to them, and entering an amount of money. SpeedEvil donate Donating 0 to a coaligned priest decreases your alignment by 1. SpeedEvil donate Donating < 200 gold per XL when you have less than twice this amount of gold in main inventory gives you the thanks of the priest, and exercises wisdom. SpeedEvil donate Donating 200-399 gold per XL when you have less than twice this amount of gold in main inventory: if you have bad alignment it will be improved by 1, and if your alignment was positive then you gain 500-1000 (extra) turns of clairvoyance (750 average). See {clairvoyance} SpeedEvil donate Donating 400-599 gold per XL gives a chance at protection. See {protection} SpeedEvil donate 600+ gold per XL with a coaligned priest, and over 1/3 of visible gold gives +2 align, or zeros it if it was negative (once every 5000 turns at most). raxvulpine donate If you #chat with a priest and the priest "is not interested," either you have no money and the priest has no money or, if the priest is coaligned, you have no money and you have strayed (your alignment is bad). sacarasc sacarasc Also known as Zered (the name he usually plays with). Often dies while helpless due to forgetting to eat. sacarasc sacarasc HATE GAS SPORES! paxed grabbing Some monsters, such as owlbears and rope golems, have a grabbing attack, which, if it hits, makes the monster 'stick' to you. Wear an oilskin cloak or grease your cloak if wearing one, body armor if not to prevent this grabbing. Masque_ you_feel_agile Message given when you've exercised dexterity and passed the stat raise check. In other words, you just gained 1 DEX. greycat cloak_weight mummy wrapping: 3. robe: 15. leather cloak: 15. all other cloaks: 10. dasunt x Command: 'x' E'x'change your wielded weapon with the item in your alternative weapon slot. The latter is used as your secondary weapon when engaging in two-weapon combat. Note that if one of these slots are empty, the exchange still takes place. dasunt x Command: 'X' Enter explore (discovery) mode. dasunt x Monster: 'x' Grid bugs and xans. dasunt x Monster: 'X' A xorn. dasunt x Command: '^X' Displays your name, role, race, gender, and alignment as well as the various deities in your game. itsblah x Command '^X' Displays your current abilities (enlightenment) in explore mode and debug mode. PsyMar x In NetHack as in life, "X" never, ever marks the spot. rawrmage #nethack:!vuln $ACT turns $NICK into a newt! dasunt obsidian A soft black gem worth 200 zorkmids. OmegaCenti tourist_artifact The Platinum Yendorian Express Card azgor #nethack:!levelfiles Try !lvlfiles [name]. ihope potion_of_water See {water} danlei slightly_mollified If your god is "slightly mollified", your god's anger was reduced, but not set to zero. You can't pray. PsyMar the_water_flow_seems_fixed Ring of sustain ability. paxed efembe Efembe the Mad Polypiler was a character played by Boudewijn Waijers. This was the character that made the devteam implement limits for polymorphing objects. (Use google groups to find out more) rlbond86 the_flute_toots It's not magical. Sorry. (Or it's out of charges) casmith789 bag_throwing Throwing a bag can break any potions inside, unless it's a bag of holding. You have been warned! hacken this_burns_a_little The potion you drank or were hit with was a blessed potion of acid. Cheapy healthy_life-style Just gained a point of Con. GreyKnight healthy_life-style see {You_must_be_leading_a_healthy_life-style} Eidolos foodless If you're going for foodless, =oSD is the number one priority. Don't cast spells except in emergency. Coaligned altar to take the edge off your prayer timeout (but watch out for artifact gifts). B/U/C !oBooze and !oFJ give 30/20/10 nutrition. u!oWater gives d10 nutrition. Eidolos foodless Ways to fill your stomach: pray when weak or fainting, starve while wearing "oLS, polyself. Eidolos foodless If you're attempting a foodless wizard, {hungerless casting} will help loads. SpeedEvil some_armor This function determines which item of armor will be affected by enchant/destroy armor, SpeedEvil some_armor monsters casting destroy armor, or disenchanters hitting your armor. SpeedEvil some_armor First, the game picks the outer body armor (of cloak, main armor, shirt), if any. SpeedEvil some_armor Then, for each slot of helm, gloves, footwear and shield, if it has not picked an item, that slot gets picked. If it has a pick, then the new slot has 1/4 chance of being picked instead. SpeedEvil some_armor This means that if all slots are filled, main armor is most likely, followed by shield, footwear, gloves, helm. greycat crysknife The tooth of the worm, wielded, can become a crysknife by undergoing magical enchantment. However, the crysknife will revert to its natural state when it leaves your possession. greycat crysknife A crysknife makes an excellent second-hand weapon for those who choose #twoweapon combat (although a silver saber may be preferred versus some foes). paxed crysknife "fixed" crysknife has only 10% chance of reverting back to worm tooth. greycat crysknife The crysknife, the worm (shai-hulud) and the concept of "fixed" are from the Dune books by Frank Herbert. Cheapy crysknife It has a +3 to-hit and does d10/d10. dasunt gray_dragon_scale_mail Gray dragon scale mail drops AC by 9 and provides magic resistance while not hindering spell casting. Many AKs include this piece of armor. dasunt gray_dragon_scale_mail Does NOT provide magic cancellation. dasunt gray_dragon_scale_mail "Blessed greased +X gray dragon scale mail" is a great wish for many characters. The 'greased' part may save your life if you aren't wearing an oilskin cloak and are walking by water. CydeWeys gray_dragon_scale_mail Weighs 40. cadu leather_armor Drops AC by 2 and does not hinder spellcasting. Weight is 150. wastrel strange_mental_acuity You got intrinsic telepathy. Got a blindfold/towel? GreyMario bardiche A poleaxe with 2d4 versus small and 3d4 versus large. Its unidentified appearance is a long poleaxe. Nomiisama #nethack:!waytodie $ACT asks the RNG for a way to die. The voice of the RNG $CHOICE(booms|thunders): $CHOICE(Thou shalt|You shall) $CHOICE(20*die by jumping into lava!|20*drown!|20*get killed by Lord Surtur!|20*get killed by a chaotic high priest!|20*get killed by the wrath of Moloch!|20*get killed by Vlad the Impaler!|20*get killed by Medusa!|20*choke on a meatball!|20*choke on a meat stick!|20*choke on a meat ring!) Nomiisama #nethack:!waytodie $ACT asks the RNG for a way to die. The voice of the RNG $CHOICE(booms|thunders): $CHOICE(Thou shalt|You shall) $CHOICE(10*get killed by the all mighty powerful Wizard of Yendor|20*choke on Medusa's corpse|20*choke on a tin of cockatrice meat|20*choke on a wraith corpse|30*get killed by my wrath|20*get killed by team a|5*get killed by a newt named @bane|10*choke on a huge chunk of meat|15*choke on the Oracle's corpse)! stumbly bag_of_kittens See West Virginia. greycat stormbringer Elric's sword from Michael Moorcock's series. It drains the life from living foes, healing you. Extremely chaotic, and it also has a mind of its own.... dasunt stormbringer Chaotic players may get stormbringer upon being crowned, although wizards might get a spellbook of finger of death and monks may get a spellbook of restore ability. joshk stormbringer Watch who you hit while wielding it, because you will no longer be asked whether you wish to hit peacefuls or not! joshk stormbringer That goes for tame monsters too. billnyeWRK stormbringer A Chaotic runesword (Broadsword skill), with +d5 to hit, and +d2 to damage (against non-leveldrain-resistant monsters). Drains levels from non-leveldrain-resistant monsters (1hp to 8hp), and protects from leveldrain while wielded. markos_64 slashem see {slash'em} paxed #wipe Extended command. Wipe off your face. Useful after a keystone kop blinded you with a cream pie. paxed effects Configuration option. Set the character symbols for displaying special effects. See Guidebook for more info. PsyMar you_are_surrounded_by_twisty_little_passages,_all_alike. You were flayed, forgot the layout of this level, and have now come back to it while hallucinating. dtype vlad A total wimp hiding out in a tower of his own. Don't forget to collect the "oLS on the level below him, and search the small enclaves for other goodies. (Note: some niches have enemies instead of items. ESP is helpful here.) Vlad himself might as well be selling flowers by the roadside. He had to hide in a whole separate dungeon branch because the imps kept laughing at him. paxed vlad His tower is a separate branch consisting of 3 small levels, with entrance somewhere between dlvls 34 and 42. paxed vlad Guardian of the Candelabrum of Invocation. jilles vlad Entrance is a second upstairs between the 9th and 13th level of Gehennom (the Valley of the Dead is the first level of Gehennom). blindcoder vlad Though located in Gehennom, his tower is not actually a part of it. For example, you can pray in Vlad's tower. blindcoder vlad His full name is Vlad the Impaler. Sgep vlad Treats altars like Elbereth or a scroll of scare monster, as he is technically a vampire. TheShrewdDude vlad On the first two tower levels, you get goodies such as: a crystal plate mail, a blindfold, a spellbook of invisibility, a random long sword, an amulet of life saving, and an amulet of strangulation. The last level has vampires guarding chests of random items, plus two stacks of candles (with at least 7 candles guaranteed between them). BenUrban 200_meatball_steal see {200_rock_steal} paxed ascension Another term for winning the game of NetHack, ascending to demigod/goddess -hood. umopepisdn ascension umopepisdn's alias on NAO. Very high ascension rate (coincidence?). Nodey ascension For spoilers, also see Maniac's Ascension Guide, located at http://homepage.mac.com/mhjohnson/mag-r343.html. Cheapy| ascension If you are going to ascend, please bring some more Potions of Booze, we are running dreadfully low up in Heaven. Elronnd ascension The Second Law of NetHack states that the first game after your first one of these, you will die to a newt or a grid bug n1ffo telepathy Telepathy will allow you to see monsters that have minds anywhere on the level, as long as you are blind. itsblah telepathy Telepathy from an item (worn amulet, worn helm, artifact) is also known as extrinsic telepathy, and it works on nearby monsters even while not blind. paxed telepathy The easiest way to gain telepathy is to eat a floating eye corpse. runcible nethack_porn NSFW kids, http://grigbertz.com/gallery/nethack Nomi #nethack:tiles? They are evil and want you dead. `Masque lazy A synonym for "dead". DainDwarf you_are_very_unlucky Your luck is between -9 and -5. dasunt $ Symbol: '$' A pile of coins or a coin. In NetHack the currency is the zorkmid. dasunt $ Command: '$' Count your gold. nailbunny $ A thrown zorkmid, if not caught, will always miss. You can throw gold in a shop to detect mimics. Sylth your_hands_begin_to_glow_purple You read an uncursed scroll of confuse monster while confused. Wrongskian your_hands_begin_to_glow_purple This lengthens your confusion by 1-100 turns. Sgep glorkum The name (in inventory)? of something of an unknown (to the game) class. lament glorkum If you see a glorkum, there must have been a serious bug of some kind that caused it. itsblah mumakill Death by mumak, made from the plural of mumak which is 'mumakil' and the word kill. eternaljwh you_get_a_bad_feeling_about_this Figurine generated a hostile monster. GreyKnight mild_buzz see {newt} Zadir conducts The 12 conducts in NetHack 3.4.3 are being a pacifist, being vegetarian, following a strict vegan diet, never eating any food, never hitting with a wielded weapon, being an atheist, never wishing for any items, never wishing for any artifacts, being illiterate, never changing form, never polymorphing items and never genociding a species. Zadir conducts Further details can be seen at http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/conduct.html. Mort432 conducts Some players also enjoy playing unofficial conducts: https://nethackwiki.com/wiki/Unofficial_conduct Stevie-O thirst_is_quenched You were drinking from a fountain and splattered water all over; lucky for you, no pools were formed. scwizard the_flow_reduces_to_a_trickle Your in minetown and you just used a fountain. If you use the same fountain again it will dry up and the watch will attack you. dasunt white_dragon_scale_mail White dragon scale mail drops AC by 9 and provides cold resistance while not hindering spell casting. CydeWeys white_dragon_scale_mail Weighs 40. Stevie-O this_tastes_rotten You quaffed a cursed potion of fruit juice or see invisible. Nexos detect_unseen Level 3 divination spell. Secret door detection spell variant. billnye rumors Rumors are used for fortune cookie messages, random engravings, and true rumors for minor Oracle consultations. Blessed and cursed cookies give true and false rumors, respectively; uncursed ones give either. billnye rumors A list of the true rumors in vanilla nethack is available at http://www.nicolaas.net/erebus/nhdocs/rumors.tru.html and the false ones at http://www.nicolaas.net/erebus/nhdocs/rumors.fal.html billnye rumors NAO has also added additional engravings beyond the stock vanilla list, for your 'hacking amusement. BlastHardcheese rumors For a list, and to add more: http://www.alt.org/nethack/addmsgs/ paxed #nethack:$act_kicks_$self $ACT evades $SSUFFIX($NICK) clumsy kick. casmith789 demirobin Like roundrobin, but for cool people (a.k.a. established demigods). Account: demirobin. Password: robin. kerio demirobin Current project: lots of woodchucks in the demigod bar casmith789 demirobin Priorities: ascend, collect ascension kit, get reflection, MR and PR, survive. casmith789 demirobin "orc wiz died huh?" "orc wiz was 2 ascs ago" "you guys ascend like every 12 damn hours" kerio demirobin For fuck's sake, DON'T BLOW UP THE BoH. casmith789 demirobin DOAS is invited nooodl demirobin Start worrying when a) hpmon goes yellow, b) you see a cockatrice, or c) the death ray whizzes by you. paxed sortpack Configuration option. Sort the pack contents by type when displaying inventory. ais523 jettyplay cross-platform Java GUI ttyrec player: http://nethack4.org/projects/jettyplay/ ihope you_feel_restored_to_health After a foocubus encounter, your hitpoints got set to maximum and your strength was exercised. Dentarthur you_feel_much_better Potion of extra healing. Dentarthur you_feel_much_better If you just sat on a throne, it increased your maximum HP and healed you. tafryn rather_muddy "It looks rather muddy down here." means you're on a muddy-water level. Watch out for pools of water and eels. Nexos your_knees_seem_more_flexible_now Potion of speed shattered giving you 1-5 turns of speed and your dexterity was exercised. Zeffrin baby_gray_dragon Eaten: baby gray dragon Nutr: 500 nailbunny monky A non-monk character who doesn't wear body armor and maintains 'never hit with a wielded weapon' conduct nailbunny monky For additional fun (aggravation), maintain a vegetarian appetite. Cheapy eye_of_the_misspelling see {eye_of_the_aethiopica} dtype magical_armor For polypiling, magical armor is cornuthaum, dunce cap, h of brilliance, h of opp align, h of telep, robe, elven cloak, alchemy smock, c of protect, c of invis, c of magic resist, s of reflect, g of fumbling/power/dex, spd boots, ww boots, jump boots, elven boots, kick boots, fumble boots, lev boots dasunt magical_armor Magical armor has a 54% chance of turning into non-magical armor when polymorphed. paxed loadstone Weighs a ton (500). Autocurses. Easily identified from other gray stones by kicking; loadstone just goes *thump* joshk loadstone People with kicking boots and/or good bare handed combat / martial arts skills may be able to kick the loadstone a small distance. Normal gray stones go pretty far when kicked, so beware! itsblah loadstone If you end up with one, you can uncurse it to drop it. Beware, as it recurses when you get rid of it! SpeedEvil loadstone A slightly odder way to remove it is to zap yourself with stone-to-flesh. Remove all other stone items from inventory first. casmith789 ascension_streak The number of ascensions in a row. The highest streak is 29 by Adeon. Current streaks can be found here: http://alt.org/nethack/ascstreak.html Grognor invisible_stalker see {stalker} Violist go_team_ant The traditional cheer of #nethack when someone on NAO dies to a foo ant. Sgep you_have_a_feeling_that_something_is_amiss You read from the Book of the Dead, and you have the Bell of Opening and the Candelabrum of invocation, but you forgot to do something. Sgep you_have_a_feeling_that_something_is_amiss Also, you raise the dead when this happens Sgeo do_not_pass_go "Do not pass go. Do not collect 200 zorkmids." You died on turn 1. A reference to the board game Monopoly. paxed valley_of_the_dead A level right below the castle, acting as a gateway between Dungeons of Doom and Gehennom. Note: the Valley of the Dead is included in Gehennom. This means don't pray in it! Poeir valley_of_the_dead The entire level is no dig, no teleport, no magic map. Jmadman311 valley_of_the_dead There will always be an unaligned altar to Moloch and a priest(ess) of Moloch on the left edge of the map. This altar can be used to determine B/U/C status of items and gold can be donated to the priest for protection/clairvoyance/etc. without any penalties. DainDwarf you_are_extremely_unlucky Your luck is lower than -10. Stop cheating on Sokoban! Avian scrawl To write in an awkward manner SpeedEvil enchantment_spells sleep(1),confuse monster(2),slow monster(2),cause fear(3),charm monster(3) durron597 enchantment_spells Skilled: Wizard. Basic: Monk, Tourist. dasunt diamond_ring An unidentified ring. Cannot be eaten by any monster. greycat spear_damage (Damages are shown as S/L for "small/large" monsters.) spear: 1d6/1d8. elven spear: 1d7/1d8. orcish spear: 1d5/1d8. dwarvish spear: 1d8/1d8. silver spear: 1d6/1d8. javelin: 1d6/1d6. trident: 1d6+1/3d4. Stevie[FP] reading_spells The odds of successfully reading a spellbook depend on the b/u/c status of the spellbook, your INT, your experience level, whether or not you are wearing lenses, and the book's spell level. Stevie[FP] reading_spells Blessed spellbooks are always safely readable. Cursed spellbooks always fail. Uncursed spellbooks can fail, depending on the other factors, in which case they will behave like a cursed book. Stevie[FP] reading_spells For uncursed books, there is a calculator at http://klozoff.ms11.net/cgi-bin/nethack-spell-failure.pl Stevie[FP] reading_spells Reading a cursed book or failing to read an uncursed book causes you to be paralyzed for the number of turns required to read (varies by book) as well as one bad effect from the following list (chosen based on spell level): Stevie[FP] reading_spells You suddenly teleport (dangerous if you're in a shop). You wake up every monster on the level a la cursed !oInvis. You are blinded. Your gold vanishes. You are confused. You are poisoned (or, if wearing gloves, they are damaged). The book explodes. runcible reading_spells For more details, see http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/343/spl1-343.html aristotle73 fire_horn A magic horn that shoots a directional beam of fire when applied. Base cost 50 zorkmids. Generated with 4-8 charges. Eidolos fire_horn It can be used as an instrument (for raising/lowering the Castle drawbridge) if you decline to improvise. Arthur` fire_horn Answering no to the "Improvise?" prompt lets you use the horn as a musical instrument without using up any charges. Stevie[FP] woodland-elf Level 4, speed 12, AC 10. 27% chance of sleep resistance from corpse/tin. Zeffrin woodland-elf Eaten: Woodland-elf Nutr: 350 Effects: Elf Intrinsic: Sleep: 27% SpeedEvil learn see {!learn} paxed delicatessen A shop. Sells and buys food, fruit juice, booze, water and ice boxes. Thvor delicatessen Delicatessens are run by shopkeepers named: Djasinga, Tjibarusa, Tjiwidej, Pengalengan, Bandjar, Parbalingga, Bojolali, Sarangan, Ngebel, Djombang, Ardjawinangun, Berbek, Papar, Baliga, Tjisolok, Siboga, Banjoewangi, Trenggalek, Karangkobar, Njalindoeng, Pasawahan, Pameunpeuk, Patjitan, Kediri, Pemboeang, Tringanoe, Makin, Tipor, Semai, Berhala, Tegal, and Samoe. Yui laughter "You heard laughter." A gremlin attacked you and stole an intrinsic. Yui laughter "You heard maniacal laughter [close by|in the distance.]" A scroll of scare monster was read [and some monsters were affected|but no monsters were around to be terrorized] Cheapy| nethack_pickup_lines "Hey babe, are you a mindflayer? 'cuz you blow my mind!" azgor nethack_pickup_lines "Is that a blessed +1 mace in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?" Piglet nethack_pickup_lines "How about you follow me upstairs and tame my long worm." Doran nethack_pickup_lines Hello, nurse! azgor nethack_pickup_lines Ever done it with a dwarf before? PsyMar nethack_pickup_lines You pick up the cockatrice corpse. You turn to stone... PsyMar nethack_pickup_lines You cover your meat stick with a thick layer of grease. aaxelb nethack_pickup_lines Did you throw a potion of paralysis? Because I just stiffened momentarily. aosdict nethack_pickup_lines , PsyMar hallucinatory_monsters See {hallucinated_monsters} kerio billdacat Holder of the current gametime ascension, 2130 turns, as SpeedyCat7 on NAO. kerio billdacat http://alt.org/nethack/userdata/S/SpeedyCat7/dumplog/1376970440.nh343.txt BlastHardcheese the_scroll_turns_to_dust_as_you_pick_it_up see {scare_monster} Danirijeka hobbit a humanoid monster, speed 9, AC 10, 1d6 melee damage, can use weapons, will use projectiles. Sometimes wears an elven mithril-coat. Usually peaceful for lawful characters. Zeffrin hobbit Eaten: hobbit Nutr: 200 bcode extinct see {extinction} bcode hea see {healer} lorimer sacrifacts Artifacts that you obtained by sacrificing a number of dungeon creatures roughly equivalent to the population of a small village. paxed help Configuration option. If more information is available for an object looked at with the '/' command, ask if you want to see it. SpeedEvil help Rodney command help: http://alt.org/nethack/Rodney/bothelp.php ; for a short list see ?? bot_commands. SpeedEvil help These include ways to get high scores, the last time someone played, and even more. scorchgeek you_forgot You forgot greased/fixed/blessed/enchantment/to avoid dying, and we're going to complain about it because THIS. IS. #NETHACKKKKKKKK. Patashu exploding_rune If you're killed by one of these, it meant you read a spellbook unsucessfully and it blew up in your face. BlastHardcheese repeat see {repeat_command} SpeedEvil potion_id See {quaff_test} SheeEttin mediocre see {this_makes_you_feel_mediocre} GreyMario ranseur A polearm that deals 2d4 damage. Its unidentified appearance is the hilted polearm. greycat lichen A plant whose "corpse" does not rot. Mucknert lichen Those green lumps are easy to overcome and their "corpses" are a perfect source of nutrition for the long-term adventurer. paxed lichen Slow moving fungus that doesn't do damage, but can stick to you. Its corpse is veggy and doesn't rot. _bryce lichen Note that the corpse has 1/4 the nutritional value of a food ration. mucknert lichen Always keep a corpse in your main inventory when you are on the wimpy side. It can be tossed at horses (tames), cats and dogs (makes them peaceful) for beneficial effects if you can't afford to fight. (Also useful as a backup when in need of food.) Zeffrin lichen Eaten: lichen Nutr: 200 V! TheShrewdDude delicious_smell You will smell a delicious smell when producing chunks of meat/reanmating statues/stoned monsters from stone. If you are a herbivore, you instead smell the odor of meat. SaintD #nethack:demonbane? A mostly useless lawful artifact sword. paxed configuration The config file is .nethackrc for *nix, defaults.nh for windows/DOS. Options in config file are set with OPTIONS=foo[:bar], where foo can be preceded with ! or no to turn it off, if it's a boolean, and bar is an optional value, if non-boolean. ix_ i3rian I tend to be the best video gamer I know. I believe it's only a matter of time Doran i3rian I3rian is the foschizzle! jmr i3rian Believe everything you read? bcode fastest_death Death to Grayswandir autopickup on the Dlvl:1 upstairs: http://tasvideos.org/3080S.html Sgep hallucinated_monsters Monsters you might see while hallucinating: jumbo shrimp, giant pigmy, killer penguin, giant cockroach, giant slug, maggot, pterodactyl, efreeti, marid, rot grub, bookworm, master lichen, shadow, hologram, jester, attorney, sleazoid, killer tomato, amazon, robot, battlemech, Sgep hallucinated_monsters rhinovirus, harpy, lion-dog, rat-ant, Y2K bug, grue, Christmas-tree monster, luck sucker, paskald, brogmoid, dornbeast, gnu, tyrannosaurus rex, basilisk, beholder, nightmare, Ancient Multi-Hued Dragon, Evil Iggy, emu, kestrel, xeroc, venus flytrap, creeping coins, hydra, siren, killer bunny, rodent of unusual size, Smokey the bear, Luggage, Ent PsyMar hallucinated_monsters tangle tree, nickelpede, wiggle, white rabbit, snark, pushmi-pullyu, smurf, tribble, Klingon, Borg, Ewok, Totoro, ohmu, youma, nyaasu, Godzilla, King Kong, earthquake beast, Invid, Terminator, boomer, Dalek, microscopic space fleet, Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal, teenage mutant ninja turtle, samurai rabbit, aardvark, Audrey II PsyMar hallucinated_monsters witch doctor, one-eyed one-horned flying purple people eater, Barney the Dinosaur, Morgoth, Vorlon, questing beast, Predator, mother-in-law greycat magic_mirror_of_merlin The Knight quest artifact. Lawful. Confers magic resistance and telepathy when carried. Doubles some of your spell damages, if you are a knight. Apply to get rumors. #invoking it has no effect. Anden magic_mirror_of_merlin Knights get double damage when using force bolt, undead turning, magic missile, drain life, cone of cold or wand of striking dtype giant_bat Diff 3, Lvl 2. These aren't too hard, but with speed 22 are very fast. itsblah giant_bat Polymorphing into one causes an uncurable stunning, and eating the corpse of one makes you temporarily stunned. Zeffrin giant_bat Eaten: giant bat Nutr: 30 Effects: Stun (60) paxed royal_jelly Royal jelly is generated only in beehives, or by horn of plenty. This is very healthy stuff, non-cursed will increase your HP, and possibly even your max HP, and it will heal your legs too. Gives 200 nutrition. paxed royal_jelly Gives +1 strength. Stevie-O royal_jelly Noncursed restores d20 hp. If this would bring you above maxhp, there is a 1/17 chance of increasing maxhp by 1. Stevie-O royal_jelly Unless you need the hp regen, don't eat this stuff while polyed -- any strength and maxhp gain will be lost when you revert. sacarasc royal_jelly This is a vegetarian food but will break vegan. Patashu royal_jelly Note that since it does not occur randomly that it can not be polypiled for. ihope invoke See {#invoke} SpeedEvil escape see {Escape_Spells} temoid temoid temoid sucks at nethack SomeoneElseYes crowned see {crowning} HiSPeed you_feel_limber Congrats, the stoning process was just stopped. dasunt ! Symbol: '!' A potion. dasunt ! Command: '!' Escape to shell. Sgeo unrefrigerated_sip_of_juice You were poison resistant, but contaminated water from a fountain still killed you. Renter spell_fail see {spell_failure} marginoferror confuse_monster A scroll of confuse monster will allow you to confuse the next monster you hit, or the next 2-9 monsters you hit in the case of a blessed scroll. marginoferror confuse_monster If the scroll is cursed, or if you are polymorphed into a monster, the scroll will confuse you instead. marginoferror confuse_monster A spell of confuse monster acts as an uncursed scroll if the caster's skill is unskilled or basic, and as a blessed scroll if skilled or expert. BlastHardcheese eucalyptus see {eucalyptus_leaf} aosdict evil_patch_idea An evil idea for a patch. aosdict evil_patch_idea Usually not something that makes the game unwinnable, but makes it much more annoying. LarienTelrunya evil_patch_idea Evil Patch ideas were originally not meant to be implemented, their purpose was to serve as a graveyard for bad ideas. Little did anyone expect SLEX would come along and deliberately try to implement as many of them as possible. argiopeweb pebcak Problem Exists Between Chair And Keyboard SheeEttin dwarven_cloak see {dwarvish cloak} bobbens #nethack:pyec? Platinum Yendorian Express Card Nomiisama #nethack:pyec? Platinum Yendorian Express Card. That's what makes tourists overpowered. `Masque short_sword Short swords are orcish (crude) short swords [d5/d8], short swords (or wakizashi) [d6/d8], dwarvish (broad) short swords [d7/d8], and elven (runed) short swords [d8/d8]. All weigh 30. `Masque short_sword Barbarians, Rogues, Samurai, and Tourists can be Expert in short sword; Healers, Knights, and Valkyries: skilled; Archeologists, Rangers, and Wizards: basic. DrSunglasses the_new_dudley's_dungeon http://alt.org/nethack/dudley/ ais523 tas see {tool assisted speedrun} paxed corwin "I knew RZ personaly, I'm not asking who he was..." Eidolos bribery You can bribe a member of the Yendorian army (soldier, sergeant, lieutenant, or captain) by throwing gold at him. You cannot bribe watchmen or watch captains. Eidolos bribery No matter how much you throw, there's always a constant 1 in 3 chance of failure. Eidolos bribery The amount you have to throw is modified by mercenary type (soldier: X=100, sergeant: X=250, lieutenant: X=500, captain: X=750), your current visible gold, your experience level, and charisma. Eidolos bribery The exact formula is: X + (visible gold + experience_level*Y)/charisma, where Y is a random integer on [0,4]. If you've thrown over this amount (and had succeeded in the constant 33% failcheck) you'll pacify the mercenary. Note that visible gold is calculated after the thrown gold has left your inventory. ihope loot See {#loot} ctaboir chromatic_dragon The cavepeople's quest nemesis. ctaboir chromatic_dragon Resistances: fire, cold, sleep, disintegration, electricity, poison, acid, petrification; MR of 30. ctaboir chromatic_dragon Resistances conveyed by eating: fire, cold, sleep, disintegration, electricity, poison ctaboir chromatic_dragon Attacks: Breathes random type: 6dx; Random magic spell with nominal damage of (level/3+1)d6; Steals the amulet etc. ; Bite: 4d8; Bite: 4d8; Sting: 1d6 Zeffrin chromatic_dragon Eaten: Chromatic Dragon Nutr: 1700 Effects: Poisonous Intrinsic: Fire: 17%, Cold: 17%, Sleep: 17%, Shock: 17%, Poison: 17%, Disintegration: 17% jeeves bdsm "The High Priestess of Moloch picks up a bullwhip. --More--" Jeevz bdsm "The High Priestess of Moloch removes a blessed robe." jeddy00 bdsm "The High Priestess of Moloch reads a scroll of punishment." EnigmaN bdsm Black Dragon Scale Mail. Provides genuine disintegration resistance. jeddy00 bdsm Blue Dragon Scale Mail. Provides shock resistance. blackcustard ascension_run This segment of the game is very challenging. You have to type _<.< as fast as you possibly can in order to reach the planes. blackcustard ascension_run Actually this is the part of the game from the point when you kill Rodney / steal the book to the time you ascend. i.e. the final stage. Obtain book, obtain ammy, escape, do planes, win. paxed dlvl Dungeon level assended hungry see {nutrition} teentiffany poisoned If you hit a non-poison-resistant monster with a fired poisoned missile, there's a 10% chance of an instant kill, else you inflict d6 more damage. teentiffany poisoned Only some weapons can be poisoned: all arrows, crossbow bolts, darts, and shuriken. These weapons have a 1% chance of being generated poisoned. teentiffany poisoned Poisoned weapons or missiles can be created by dipping the above weapons into a potion of sickness. teentiffany poisoned Lawful and Samurai receive a -1 penalty to their alignment for using a poisoned weapon. blackcustard #nethack:god? Gauntlets of dexterity. RNG. blackcustard #nethack:god? Yes? joshk rothe A rothe is fairly quick and if you're not a melee class these beasts can kill you easily, so beware. joshk rothe However, they come in droves, and aren't too heavy, and as such are REALLY GOOD SAC FODDER. paxed rothe Speed 9, AC 7, Does 1d3 + 1d3 + 1d8 melee damage. Chilliwack rothe They're like subterranean cows. Zeffrin rothe Eaten: rothe Nutr: 100 paxed #nethack:#nethack? see {#nethack:nethack?} scorchgeek naming_and_calling Naming and calling are frequently confused among new players--they even use the same command (#name). If you get them confused, you'll do a lot of things you didn't intend to. scorchgeek naming_and_calling Naming an object (#name y, or #name b on NAO) will affix a name to just that particular object. scorchgeek naming_and_calling Use this to make a note about an item's BUC status, make a note of resistances or special levels, write how many times you've read a spellbook, mark how many charges of a wand you've used, etc. scorchgeek naming_and_calling Calling (#name n or #name c on NAO) affixes a name to all items with the given appearance. scorchgeek naming_and_calling Use this to affix a name to a type of object once you know its identity or mark the time that you last read a spellbook. scorchgeek naming_and_calling Say you had a "ruby ring" that you had determined was a blessed ring of conflict. You would call (#name n) it "conflict", then name (#name y) it "blessed." The end result would be "a ring called conflict named blessed." scorchgeek naming_and_calling None of this should be confused with the call command (C, or Ca on NAO), which assigns a unique name to a pet or monster. scorchgeek naming_and_calling On NAO, the traditional keys have been patched: pressing C now opens the #name menu, with choices a, b, and c. However, the vanilla keystrokes still work fine (with the exception of C; you must use Ca for that). scorchgeek naming_and_calling For a few more examples of applications for both naming and calling, see https://nethackwiki.com/wiki/Name. scorchgeek naming_and_calling To remove the name on an object, set its name to a space. Arthur` rings see {ring} andynethack glow_purple You read a scroll of confuse monster while confused. SpeedEvil headless The following creatures are headless (M1_NOHEAD) and therefore IMMUNE to the brainsuck (memory drain) attack of a flayer ('You seem unharmed'), as w SpeedEvil headless All b, e, j, m, t, v, y, F, P; elementals (all E but stalkers); Juiblex SpeedEvil headless Note that, for polyselfing, MOST headless monsters have no eyes (floating eyes are an obvious exception) and cannot see, so you'll want to have telepathy already. dasunt p Command: 'p' Pay your shopping bill. dasunt p Command: 'P' Put on a ring or other accessory (amulet, blindfold). dasunt p Command: '^P' Repeat previous message. Subsequent ^P's repeat earlier messages. The behavior can be changed via the msg_window option. dasunt p Monster: 'p' Things that like to drop on your head, i.e., rock, iron and glass piercers -- wear a hard helmet! dasunt p Monster: 'P' Black or brown puddings, green slime and gray oozes. dasunt p Command: 'Meta-p' Same as '#pray'. dasunt paranoid_quit The paranoid quit patch to nethack will require typing all three letters of 'yes' to prompts such as #quit, X (enter explore mode), hitting peaceful monsters, and leaving wizard bone files. paxed king_arthur The knight quest leader. Zeffrin king_arthur Eaten: King Arthur Nutr: 400 Effects: Human jilles curved_sword see {scimitar} billnye your_hands_twitch Don't read-ID scrolls ;D billnye your_hands_twitch Non-cursed ?oEW was read, but you forgot to wield a weapon first. rawrmage #*:!zap see {#nethack:!zap} mekkis shudder_for_a_moment see {shudders_for_a_moment} Grunt points_and_curses A monster tried to cast a spell at you before its spell-casting timeout (every (10 - (monster's level)) turns, to a minimum of two) expired while you're invisible and/or displaced and it doesn't know your actual location. Stevie-O that_potion_tasted_foul "Ulch! That potion tasted foul!" -- you just quaffed a cursed potion of gain ability. scwizard anti-magic_field An evil trap which can drain your magical energy away, maybe even permanantly Muad anti-magic_field If you have MR, your Pw is not be drained. Instead, you take a small amount of HP damage ("You feel sluggish" if less than 1/4 of your HP, "You feel lethargic" if more, and "You feel unbearably torpid" if you were killed.) Zeffrin prisoner Eaten: prisoner Nutr: 400 Effects: Human Eidolos wishless If you find yourself with a wish but want to preserve the wishless conduct, wish for "nothing". If you just hit enter you'll get a random item (which will break wishless). greycat clvl Character level (experience level; see also xplvl). braindancer malignant_aura congrats! something in your inventory has just been cursed Poeir malignant_aura Unless the message was "You feel a malignant aura surround the magic-absorbing blade." in which case Magicbane just sucked up the curse. PsyMar crash! A potion or other fragile object broke. rawrmage #nethack:50? see {nao50} stumbly_ instructional_ttyrec some compiled here, by Jove. http://www.mindspring.com/~jove/Ttyrecs.htm Eidolos scepter_of_might see {sceptre of might} Zeffrin python Eaten: python Nutr: 100 PsyMar coyote_names Latin coyote names: Carnivorus Vulgaris, Road-Runnerus Digestus, Eatibus Anythingus, Famishus-Famishus, Eatibus Almost Anythingus, Eatius Birdius, Famishus Fantasticus, Eternalii Famishiis, Famishis Vulgarus, Famishius Vulgaris Ingeniusi, Eatius-Slobbius PsyMar coyote_names Hardheadipus Oedipus, Carnivorous Slobbius, Hard-Headipus Ravenus, Evereadii Eatibus, Apetitus Giganticus, Hungrii Flea-Bagius, Overconfidentii Vulgaris, Caninus Nervous Rex, Grotesques Appetitus, Nemesis Riduclii, Canis latrans PsyMar coyote_names You're guaranteed to get the last one if the coyote is cancelled. Arthur` amulet The amulets are: Change, ESP, life saving, magical breathing, reflection, restful sleep, strangulation, unchanging, versus poison, cheap plastic imitation of the Amulet of Yendor, and the Amulet of Yendor Arthur` amulet All amulets have a base price of 150zm except for cheap imitations which are 0zm and the AoY which is 30000zm Arthur` amulet Wearing an amulet will increase the rate in which you get hungry. Arthur` amulet The appearances of the amulets are randomized: circular, spherical, oval, triangular, pyramidal, square, concave, hexagonal and octagonal greycat quest_portal Between dungeon levels 11 and 16 (inclusive), you'll get a telepathic call for help from your quest leader. Search the level for a magic portal. danirijeka you_feel_very_sick The poison has drained either Strength (spiked pits, gas chest trap, poisoned ranged weapon), Dexterity (poison blast) or Constitution (dart traps, poisoned needle chest trap). danirijeka you_feel_very_sick Monster melee attacks drain Strength except for the attacks of rabid rats (which drain Constitution) and quasits (which drain Dexterity). [SA]Erlog-idle several_flies_buzz_angrily_around_the_sink It is a ring of aggravate monster. See {aggravate monster}. FIQ fiqhack A NetHack variant based off NetHack4 with (additional) quality of life improvements, major monster AI improvements and enhances monster/player symmetry, Also refactors code. See https://nethackwiki.com/wiki/FIQHack SheeEttin you_are_carrying_too_much_to_get_through You are. Try throwing a spellbook or two through. Oracle_of_Delphi momentary_vision see {you_have_a_momentary_vision} billnye #nethack:nao? nethack.alt.org: an abbreviation for the $CHOICE(supremely|somewhat|mildly|moderately|fairly|incredibly|undeniably) $CHOICE(4*lazy|awesome). paxed magic_missile Level 2 attack spell. Special spell of the wizards. laurens_ magic_missile Deals (1+(XL/2))d6 + damage bonus worth of damage, making it much more powerful for high level casters than for low level ones. Low level wizards should stick with force bolt the first few levels. laurens_ magic_missile For the unbelievers, force bolt costs 5 and does 2d12 (2-24) damage. Magic missile does 1d6 (1-6) for 10Pw at low levels, and only gets similar damage at XL4 (4d6, 4-24) and even then it still costs twice as much as force bolt... raxvulpine /os See {wand_of_striking} Nodey arch-lichen Arch-lichens are small creatures, very fast, and can do up to 6x9d12 with their numerous touches of death. They are not genocidable, do not respect Elbereth, and cannot be shielded from by #praying invulnerability. Attempting to eat the corpse of an Arch-lichen will cause the server to seek the nearest bones file and polymorph you indefinitely into that individual. Nodey arch-lichen They have AC -78, MR100, and have intrinsic reflection. They are capable of casting the Groping of Death. When not Groping, its attacks brings swift retribution unmatched by even the Riders. Along with disenchantment ability, arch-lichens are THE most formidable monsters in the NetHack bestiary. lament arch-lichen Arch-lichens multiply when hit by any weapon or beam, with the new lichen having twice the HP of the old one. They are also capable of summoning demons and insects. They will teleport next to you, even from a different dungeon level, including ones you haven't visited, when the time is "appropriate". Nodey arch-lichen Arch-lichens, or Fwagglebrapo in Quenya, are a deadly race of... things. They were first fwapped into creation by the omnipotent RNG for the sole purpose of executing overtly lucky adventurers. In Its omnipotence, however, the RNG discovered that he had made a creature that even He cannot kill. Naturally, it follows that no divine intervention can protect an adventurer from the wrath of an arch-lichen. Nodey arch-lichen Really bad and rudimentary patch by Nodey at http://sfcalc.sourceforge.net/nethack-3.4.3-arch-lichen.diff ; Windows console compiles for said patch http://sfcalc.sourceforge.net/nethack-3.4.3-arch-lichen.zip i| arch-lichen Getting killed by an arch-lichen sets the KILLER variable to "lichen", not "arch-lichen". SpeedEvil rots See {erosion} Nomiisama #nethack:cba? Can't be arsed Stevie-O streaks You just rubbed a valuable gem on an uncursed touchstone. FireLynx vhn vhn means Valkyrie-Human-Neutral. BenUrban leprechaunflict Getting a leprechaun to repeatedly steal from a priest. BenUrban leprechaunflict This is best done with a pet leprechaun, but it can be done with hostile leprechauns, and usually requires a ring of conflict. raxvulpine leprechaunflict A leprechaun's attack will steal gold from its target. To repeatedly rebuy protection, put leprechauns -- tame means you can whistle them back -- in the same room as a priest, and then cause conflict. The leprechauns (if they don't die first) will steal zorkmids from the priest, and then teleport away. raxvulpine leprechaunflict The Valley of the Dead is no-teleport, but getting a horde of leprechauns there may be tricky; try a cursed scroll of genocide and some source of taming. casmith789 acehack NetHack with improved interface! Currently sporting highlighting, no floating eye melee and autoexplore. Written by ais523. In current alpha at http://www.patch-tag.com/r/ais523/acehack/home Grunt grunt Castle Gremlin ttyrec (currently): http://nethack.alt.org/nethack/ttyrec/SGrunt/2006-07-29.05:00:15.ttyrec.bz2 spazm grunt Gaulgath: Wow, Grunt, you are stinking up the joint! shambler grunt He was never really good at the game anyway. mathx grunt see also grunthack jilles lugh The lawful god of the Knight pantheon. jilles remove_curse As an uncursed scroll or unskilled/basic spell, removes the cursed status of all worn/wielded items and loadstone, and (unless confused) unpunishes you. jilles remove_curse As a blessed scroll or skilled/expert spell, removes the cursed status of all items in main inventory, and (unless confused) unpunishes you. itsblah remove_curse As a cursed scroll, it unpunishes you and nothing else. shadow255 remove_curse Level 3 clerical spell. Sartak remove_curse You can wield virtually any cursed item and use this spell to uncurse it. Except for casting + 2-handed weapons. Eidolos remove_curse When a blessed scroll of remove curse is read while confused, each uncursed item in your main inventory has a chance of becoming blessed or cursed. This is probably the safest way to make unholy water. paxed leprechaun_hall Special room. Contains leprechauns and gold. nooodl leprechaun_hall Frequency: 1/8, DL 6+. Stevie tsurugi see {tsurugi of muramasa} Mucknert altar Commonly used for #offering fresh corpses (usually not of your own race), #praying for certain favors, 'd'ropping items to get hold of their cursed/uncursed/blessed status. You can raise your luck with it, get non-quest artifacts, get crowned, obtain spellbooks and many many more with those, too. Poeir altar #offer a corpse on an altar to raise your alignment. If you sacrifice on a noncoaligned altar with positive alignment, there's a chance (yourLevel+2)/(yourLevel+8) you'll convert the altar to be coaligned, but if you have a negative alignment, there's a chance your alignment will change (making the game unwinnable if done before the Quest). Poeir altar See http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/pray.html for complete praying spoiler. Poeir altar Attempting to engrave or sit on top of one is a good way to get a -1 luck penalty, or a -1 wisdom penalty if the altar is co-aligned. zezozose altar Luck has no effect on your chances of converting an altar, but it will affect your chances of being confronted by a minion of the god of the altar you converted (or tried to). zezozose altar If your alignment is negative when you try to convert an altar, you will be converted to the altar's god instead. zezozose altar Failing to convert an altar incurs a -1 luck penalty. zezozose altar Being converted to the altar's god incurs a -3 luck penalty. AnMaster altar Kicking an altar is also a bad idea. ekiM altar conversion chances (XL+2)/(XL+8). See http://klozoff.ms11.net/nethack-altar-conversion-chances.html BEHiker57W altar Altars are randomly generated in rooms with a 1 in 60 chance that any regular room in the dungeon will contain an altar. Cheapy_ price_id A method using shopkeepers to determine the base price of an item which aids in object identification. There are various spoilers and tools that explain/automate this. runcible price_id http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/shopping.html runcible price_id http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/id_faq.html runcible price_id http://www.klozoff.ms11.net/nethack/helper/objfind.html blackcustard price_id See following entries: clippy, hsp_priceid, nethack_utilities, interhack, nethack_helper, Mandevil Nexos you_hear_the_chime_of_a_cash_register There is a shop in the level GreyKnight #nethack:yaad? Yet Another Annoying Death greycat scritch "Scritch, scritch" is the noise a touchstone makes against a metal object. dasunt < Direction: '<' Use to throw potions up, etc. Warning: What goes up... dasunt < Command: '<' Go up stairs, ladders, etc. dasunt < Symbol: '<' Stairs up. Ian-Keith rkrobin Style is for losers. RKRobin is for those of us not particularly worried about style. For the most part. Ian-Keith rkrobin Team Roadkill members are always welcome. Others poke an RK and ask. _AtH eating_pet There is nothing special about eating a corpse of your pet. Eating d and f can give you aggravate monster intrinsic as usual corpses do. BlastHardcheese eating_pet However, sacrificing the corpse of a pet that died while tame will anger your god. Zeffrin winged_gargoyle Eaten: winged gargoyle Nutr: 300 Shachaf statuscolors A generalized version of the hpmon patch for customizable coloring of the status lines. Available at http://www.ben-kiki.org/oren/statuscolors/index.html. shachaf statuscolors Works with (after) the menucolor patch as of v1.2. danirijeka statuscolors NAO employs this patch as of 19th May 2012. You may need to reconfigure your nethackrc file. Example of config file: http://alt.org/nethack/default.nh343rc ix pair_of_yugake leather gloves when playing samurai. greycat rogue In addition to being the primal game of nethack's genre, Rogue is also a character class. The rogue is always chaotic, but may be human or orc. The rogue can achieve Expert skill in dagger, knife, short sword, crossbow, dart, two-weapon combat (!) and bare-handed combat. They get a backstab bonus against fleeing monsters with single weapons. Chilliwack rogue They can become skilled in broadsword, long sword, scimitar, saber, club, mace, and shuriken, and in divination, escape, and matter spells. greycat rogue Rogues are stealthy from the time they set foot in the Dungeons of Doom, and they learn Searching at level 10. paxed rogue Rogue rank titles: Footpad (xplvl 1-2), Cutpurse (3-5), Rogue (6-9), Pilferer (10-13), Robber (14-17), Burglar (18-21), Filcher (22-25), Magsman/Magswoman (26-29), Thief (30) greycat rogue The final level of the rogue quest requires trickery to complete. See {rogue quest}. CydeWeys rogue When attacking a fleeing monster, a rogue gets a 1d(XL) damage bonus, unless they are twoweaponing. Eidolos rogue Magicbane is a good wish for a Rogue. They're probably going to get Expert in daggers, and its athame Elbereth ability makes backstabbing a tactical nuke. Don't forget the magic attack effects, curse absorption, and MR, either! Zeffrin rogue Eaten: rogue Nutr: 400 Effects: Human b_jonas scroll_labels are ANDOVA BEGARIN, DAIYEN FOOELS, DUAM XNAHT, ELAM EBOW, ELBIB YLOH, FOOBIE BLETCH, GARVEN DEH, HACKEM MUCHE, JUYED AWK YACC, KERNOD WEL, KIRJE, LEP GEX VEN ZEA, NR 9, PRATYAVAYAH, PRIRUTSENIE, READ ME, TEMOV, THARR, VE FORBRYDERNE, VELOX NEB, VENZAR BORGAVVE, VERR YED HORRE, XIXAXA XOXAXA XUXAXA, YUM YUM, ZELGO MER. runcible mana_regeneration see {power_regen} paxed #jump Extended command. Jump to another location. You'll either need spell of jumping, jumping boots, or you need to be a knight. Cheapy #jump You may not jump (except by magic) while burdened or worse. You must be able to see the target square. When a Knight uses her jumping ability, the target must be a chess-knight-move away (e.g. 2 north and 1 west). For magical jumping, the target must be <= 3 squares away dasunt t-shirt Made of cloth, offers no AC drop if unenchanted, and will cause shopkeepers to exploit you if not hidden under armour! Yah! paxed t-shirt You can read T-shirts. cjfp t-shirt You don't need to bother fireproofing them, as the base AC is 0 to start with. CydeWeys t-shirt Costs 2 zorkmids and weighs 5. Hacken tin_opener When wielded, allows you to open and eat a tin in one turn. For four easy payments of 49.95 zorkmids, you can get yours today! ix_ tin_opener "You begin bashing monsters with your tin opener. You destroy Vlad the Impaler!--More--" dasunt blue_dragon_scale_mail Blue dragon scale mail drops AC by 9 and provides shock resistance while not hindering spell casting. CydeWeys blue_dragon_scale_mail Weighs 40. Cheapy play_nethack The theme song for NetHack: http://www.bbspot.com/News/2004/10/play_nethack.html paxed brown_mold Non-moving fungus that doesn't have any attacks, but does 1d6 cold-based damage if you hit it in melee. tsuteiuQ brown_mold Eating its corpse has a 3% chance of granting either cold or poison resistance. tsuteiuQ brown_mold If a brown mold inflicts enough [passive] damage, it will multiply. Zeffrin brown_mold Eaten: brown mold Nutr: 30 V! Intrinsic: Cold: 3%, Poison: 3% Cheapy| quit_while_already_on_charon's_boat Can happen when you quit before a delayed instakill kills you. sorear quit_while_already_on_charon's_boat Or, if you quit using SIGINT at the You die... --More-- prompt. Cheapy| quit_while_already_on_charon's_boat More specifically, if u.uhp <1 and you quit, you will get that message. Stevie-O things_you_never_want_to_see The Angel swings his long sword named Vorpal Blade. The Angel hits!--More-- Stevie-O things_you_never_want_to_see You try to feel what is lying here on the floor. You feel here a cockatrice corpse. --More-- Mikoangelo things_you_never_want_to_see Your email address, especially if it is LLLLL@DDDDD.com. PsyMar things_you_never_want_to_see Aloha Dudley, the human Tourist, welcome back to NetHack! PsyMar things_you_never_want_to_see You land on a set of sharp iron spikes! The spikes were poisoned! The poison was deadly... --More-- PsyMar things_you_never_want_to_see is a fatal mistake. --More-- PsyMar things_you_never_want_to_see Your dwarvish mattock is welded to your hands! Grunt things_you_never_want_to_see She stole a wand of death (0:8). kerio things_you_never_want_to_see "Use my gift wisely!" x - an orcish dagger named Grimtooth Nodey wis see {wisdom} ZeffriN you_feel_rather_monster-ish You would've polymorphed into monster, had it not been genocided. Wisdom is exercised. GreyMario bec-de-corbin A polearm that deals d8 damage versus small, d6 versus large. Its unidentified appearance is a beaked polearm. GreyMario bec-de-corbin Weight 100, cost 8, material iron. paxed decgraphics Configuration option. Use DEC line-drawing characters. Won't work for all terminals. tweek__ decgraphics If you use XTerm/RXVT/aterm/Eterm/etc. to play NetHack through NAO, and can't seem to get DECgraphics to display correctly, check out http://tweek.no-ip.org/stuff/lutRS13-ascii.bdf.bz2 for a 13-pt fixed-width Lucida font that (supposedly) works with DEC/IBM/whatever, and looks cool. tweek__ decgraphics To prepare - decompress the file ($ bunzip2 lutRS13-ascii.bdf.bz2), then use bdftopcf to compile the font ($ bdftopcf lutRS13-ascii.bdf > lutRS13-ascii.pcf), then gzip the resulting file ($ gzip lutRS13-ascii.pcf). tweek__ decgraphics To install - copy the gzipped, compiled PCF file into any font path specified in your XF86Config or xorg.conf file. I use /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local/. Then cd to that path and use mkfontdir (# mkfontdir) to regenerate the path's fonts.dir listing, then use xset ($ xset fp rehash) to have X look for new fonts. (You could also restart X, but, meh.) tweek__ decgraphics To use - tell your favorite terminal emulator to use the font -b&h-lucidatypewriter-medium-r-normal-sans-13-125-75-75-m-80-ascii-0 (on many systems -*-lucidatypewriter-medium-*-*-*-13-*-*-*-*-*-ascii-0 will be enough). Most of these accept a command-line argument of -fn; for something more permanent, add an entry to .Xresources like Aterm*font: -*-lucida... tweek__ decgraphics Report any bugs, occurences of artifacts (annoying pixels that remain after redraws) or general ideas (I plan, for example, to round the corners off eventually) to tweek.20k@gmail.com ChocoCid what_do_i_genocide see {genocide} LoneGamer you_feel_very_foolish You have just lost a point of wisdom in some fashion, often from doing things that abuse wisdom. Can be restored with any of the typical means to restore ability (potion, spell, unicorn horn). dasunt hooded_cloak see {dwarvish cloak} Sgep poohbah Hallucination of priest(ess) lorimer chest Thing you open. Things inside. Lockable. Unlockable. Destroyable. It's a chest, FFS. Tralil chest May be trapped. Contrary to popular belief, chests are no more likely to explode if there is a wand of wishing inside. paxed rare_books A shop. Sells and buys spellbooks and scrolls. Dentarthur teleport_away Level 6 escape spell, 600z, works like a wand of teleportation. You can also ^T to cast this spell at yourself. ylmson_ multishot Projectiles that allows multishot: missiles fired from a launcher, or thrown using dart, dagger, or shuriken skill. scorchgeek bones_stuffing The deliberate placement of bones (usually to aid oneself with a particular conduct or achievement) by gathering items you wish to have in a game, then killing yourself on a level just before entering it with another character. dasunt combat_boots Either the unidentified elven, kicking, fumble, levitation, jumping, speed or water walking boots. DrSunglass mrtifact Lawful quest artifacts that confer magic resistance when carried: the Orb of Detection (archeologist), the Sceptre of Might (caveman), the Magic Mirror of Merlin (knight). Neutral quest artifacts that confer magic resistance when carried: the Eyes of the Overworld (monk), the Platinum Yendorian Express Card (tourist), the Eye of the Aethiopica (wizard). No chaotic quest artifacts confer magic resistance. BEHiker57W rabble_rouser You have activated conflict. Elliott you_hear_a_loud_crash A boulder moved by a rolling boulder trap has hit another boulder. The one hit will move. paxed public_servers see {servers} Sgeo spelunker_today " describes a recent article in "Spelunker Today" magazine." You #chat'ed to a peaceful archaeologist. Sgeo spelunker_today "Spelunker Today" is a reference to the original ADVENT game exploring Colossal Cave. Patashu while_helpless A catch-all suffix for death messages, encapsulating a number of situations under which you can not take a turn. It does NOT include things that prevent movement but not turn taking, e.g. bear traps. Patashu while_helpless The list includes: frozen by a floating eye, paralyzed by a ghoul/etc, praying unsuccessfully, reading a book unsuccessfully, fainted from rotten food, fainted from lack of food, vomiting, using W or T on armour (but not A)... Patashu while_helpless Struggling in a spider web, dragging an iron ball, gazing into a crystal ball, potion of sleep effect, sleeping, potion of paralysis effect, turning to stone, fumbling, frightened by a milky potion ghost, terrified by a demon/priest... Patashu while_helpless Opening a chest/box, gazing into a mirror while a floating eye, while jumping, using a digest attack (with unchanging), preparing to mimic a pile of gold, scared by rattling noises, hiding from thunder, frozen by a trap. Whew! bcode while_helpless The "while helpless" patch changes most of these to use more informative messages, such as "... while paralyzed by a monster's gaze". NAO has it applied. Zealot firm The phrase "You feel very firm" means you've picked up the disintegration resistance intrinsic. Go piss off $DEITY right away! CydeWeys cydeweys Has Ascended samurai, tourist, and valkyrie on nao and wizard locally. paxed #chat Extended command. Talk to someone. paxed menustyle Configuration option. Controls the interface used when you need to choose various objects. Value should be one of "traditional", "combination", "partial", or "full". eg. "menustyle:full" dasunt ) Symbol: ')' A weapon. dasunt ) Command: ')' Tell what weapon(s) you are wielding. paxed fishpool.fi see {fishpool} dasunt tin_whistle What pets seem to ignore. SheeEttin tin_whistle Applying it calls wake_nearby(), which is supposed to make pets move near to you, as if you had a tripe ration in your inventory. But I'm not entirely sure beyond that. It is a twisty maze of functions, all alike. billnye tin_whistle (But we suspect the source is lying to us.) paxed g Command: 'g' Run in direction until something interesting is seen. paxed g Command: 'G' Run in direction until something interesting is seen, except branching corridors aren't considered interesting. dasunt g Monster: 'g' Gremlins and (winged) gargoyles. dasunt g Monster: 'G' Gnoses, er, gnomes. In addition to the regular 'gnome', there are gnome lords, wizards, and kings. Gaulgath you_hear_some_noises You usually get this when your pet is fighting monsters in the distance. Kernigh cough A dragon or other monster will cough if it is cancelled but tries to use its breath weapon. teabing termcast A server that broadcasts NetHack and other terminal-based games or processes. See http://termcast.org for more information. teabing termcast telnet termcast.org to connect jilles kelp_frond A type of food that is only generated in water. There is nothing really special about it. Nutrition 30, weight 1. jilles kelp_frond It's veggy. kats222 player_selection If you're playing under a GUI, and would rather create your characters via old-style prompting, rather than with tickboxes and menus, add this line to your config: kats222 player_selection OPTIONS=player_selection:prompts paxed scare_monster A scroll, when dropped it acts as an engraved Elbereth. When picked up: if blessed, it becomes uncursed; otherwise if cursed or dropped before, it turns to dust. braindancer scare_monster Monsters that don't respect Elbereth don't respect these either. progo scare_monster When read: if blessed or uncursed, monsters within visual range will flee (chance to resist is based on monster level and MR); if cursed or confused, you will wake up/unparalyze/unscare monsters within visual range. runcible scare_monster If read while blessed/uncursed and something was affected, "You hear maniacal laughter close by"; if no monster was affected, "You hear maniacal laughter in the distance". runcible scare_monster If read cursed or while confused and something was affected, "Your hear sad wailing close by"; if no monster was affected, "You hear sad wailing in the distance". paxed water_elemental Slow (Spd 6), but does pretty hefty damage (5d6). Poison and stoning resistant. Does not leave a corpse. Feory water_elemental Hit, step back, rinse & repeat billnye grey_stones see {gray_stone} nightswim you_feel_like_a_new_dwarf Message given when a dwarf polymorphs but does not change race. Stats are re-rolled. durron597 starting_statistics see {starting_attributes} mekkis ?oearth see {scroll_of_earth} paxed vlad_the_impaler see {Vlad} Doran ebenezer_scrooge The sound of Ebenezer Scrooge is heard whilst hallucinating on a level with a vault. rawrmage #*:!list $ACT reads a scroll labeled !LIST. Wiped out all trolls. $NICK dies... rlbond86 unsuccessfully_fights_your_attempt_to_write You engraved with a wand of striking. firippu monster_detection Can be achieved through casting detect monsters, or more temporarily gained by quaffing a potion {see potion_of_monster_detection}. Eidolos you_see_the_ring_slide_right_down_the_drain! That's free action, babe. AceTetra scrl-343 http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/343/scrl-343.html jilles dish_washer "The dish washer returns!" Kicking a sink may give an appropriate foocubus. Poeir engrave_testing A method of determining what a wand is by engraving some garbage text in the dust with your fingers, then engraving more with the wand to see any effects. Different wands have different messages when engraved with. chlorine engrave_testing If you get the "The bugs on the floor stop moving!", the wand is sleep or death. "The bugs on the floor slow down!" means you have a wand of slow monster. chlorine engrave_testing If you get the message "The engraving on the floor vanishes!", the wand is either make invisible, teleportation, or cancellation. You can further ID by zapping an item and a monster. If nothing appears to happen, it's canc. If both disappear, it's tele. Otherwise, the monster will disappear (or fade), so it's make invis. nornagon engrave_testing A wand of cold will erase an existing burned-in engraving ("The engraving on the floor vanishes!"), then "A few ice cubes drop from the wand" nornagon engrave_testing If the engraving changes substantially (it'll be obvious), then the wand is polymorph. "The bugs on the floor speed up!" means you have a wand of speed monster. nornagon engrave_testing If the wand "unsuccessfully fights your attempt to write", that's a wand of striking you're packing. This is a pun on the word "striking". The message is used in the sense of "I'm going on strike." A wand of magic missile will make the floor "riddled by bullet holes!" nornagon engrave_testing Engraving with a wand of wishing, light, enlightenment or create monster will auto-identify and have the same effect as zapping the wand. nornagon engrave_testing If you get no message, See {e_nomsg} for your options nornagon engrave_testing One can also tell if a gem is hard or soft by engraving with it. Be careful, engraving with a gem takes a long time - 1 letter per turn! nornagon engrave_testing Hard gems are always valuable (good for throwing to unicorns), while soft gems can be either. Remember, shopkeepers won't pay you full price for unid'd gems, even if you know they're valuable! Eidolos engrave_testing In the off chance you're playing illiterate, you can still engrave test -- but only engrave a single 'x' or 'X'. Eidolos engrave_testing Wands of digging, fire, and lightning will autoid before you write with the wand. You'll probably want to write Elbereth, especially if the wand is fire or lightning. FireLynx wef wef means Wizard-Elf-Female. ek|M you_hear_your_own_heartbeat You (a)pplied a cursed stethoscope (50% chance). Stevie-O crude_chain_mail see {orcish_chain_mail} workimer lorimer You see nothing special. Cheapy| lorimer You feel as if something is watching you... workimer lorimer You feel very sick. You suddenly vomit! BlastHardcheese drowning see {drown} paxed lootabc Configuration option. Use the old `a', `b', and `c' keyboard shortcuts when looting. nathan_ you_feel_diffuse see {diffuse} BlastHardcheese your_hand_itches see {your_right_hand_itches!} AceSevenFive wand_of_bugging Slash'EM Extended item. When zapped, summons some bugs and heisenbugs for you to fight. Nexos your_judgement_is_impaired You quaffed a non blessed potion of sickness, and that resulted in a Wisdom loss. paxed fort_knox a.k.a. "Fort Ludios" braindancer falters " falters". The equivalent to " staggers" for legless nonflying creatures. or maybe snakes only. jilles amulet_weight All amulets weigh 20. Grognor orcish_spear Does d5 damage to small enemies and d8 damage to large enemies. Unidentified appearance is a "crude spear". paxed e-word see {Elbereth} michagogo seems_disoriented A monster stepped on a teleport trap, and teleported somewhere where you could see it. dtype izchak The lighting shop owner in Minetown, always generated. He is generally left alive, even during minetown clearings, out of respect for the late professor Izchak Miller (one of the founding DevTeam members, and responsible for much of the shopkeeper logic), for whom he is named. There is no technical reason, but killing him is considered very bad form among some NetHack players. paxed izchak Also a bot on IRCNet #NetHack, announcing deaths on fishpool public nethack server. scwizard izchak One of the reasons we love him is because he sells us magic lamps. teabing izchak Izchak will happily sell you at least one magic lamp in roughly 20.6% of games. Zaba izchak Chatting to him in minetown might give advice just like Oracle, but for free. scorchgeek coughs see {cough) ekiM crystal_plate_mail Glass body armor, AC7, MC2, weight 450, cost 820. Cumbersome, but a big AC boost. Does not hinder spellcasting(!). Does not rust. Better than other plate mail. Dwarven mithril is better if not casting spells. Will shatter from being handled roughly, or from force bolt/striking when not in inventory. blackcustard the_floor_is_riddled_with_bullet_holes see {the_floor_is_riddled_by_bullet_holes} SpeedEvil ludios see {fort_ludios} Eidolos eidolos'_library Wizards always start with a blessed spellbook of force bolt. If you also start with a wand of polymorph, you can poly the spellbook and read it. Repeat a few times to greatly expand your starting repertoire. Eidolos eidolos'_library You can also polymorph your second book at the same time, but you run a greater risk of shuddering, and it's really only worthwhile if the second book is blessed (so you are guaranteed to learn the spells). You shouldn't be tempted to poly your pet at the same time. You can kill your pet with a bad polymorph (so wait a bit first) Eidolos eidolos'_library The big criticism of this technique is that after you forget the spells you're in trouble. My response is thus: better to start with the spell and forget it than to never have learned it at all (especially in the first 20k turns when the going is tough for wizards). If you really need the spell, you can write the book with the marker (guaranteed to work since you have ID'd the book) bcode run_away!_run_away! see {run_away!__run_away!} teabing pudding_farm Farms may vary in size and complexity based on your needs and preferences. Power-players may only settle for a pudding plantation. Many newer players are content with a basement operation similar to growing pot. omniscientist pudding_farm Species of pudding that have become extinct (i.e., 120 have been generated by a non-split means) will no longer split in half when attacked. scorchgeek lost_password See http://alt.org/nethack/resetpw.php TruePika #nethack:!rndobj $RNDOBJ ylmson hit_points see {hp} Patashu rust_disenchanter Don't ask. Just. Don't. scorchgeek engrave_wresting A technique to wrest the last charge out of a wand of wishing. It is better than simply zapping it normally because it uses no time on the clock. scorchgeek engrave_wresting Simply attempt to engrave with the wand, and cancel if you don't wrest the wish. Lather, rinse, repeat. scorchgeek engrave_wresting This process can be accelerated by levitating, #adjusting the wand to E, and holding down the E key--that way, you don't have to cancel if the wand doesn't wrest, you just get "You can't reach the floor!" This is sometimes known as "levitation wresting". scorchgeek engrave_wresting Note that this is bug C343-246, "Engraving with an empty wand handles time wrong," and is marked as fixed in next release. For this reason, some players consider this trick to be abusive. hacken_ wand_of_sleep Base cost: 175. Shares Engrave message with Wand of Death: "The bugs on the floor stop moving." dtype n.a.o nethack.alt.org for the very lazy, but not so lazy as those that might type 'nao'. greycat lord_sato The Samurai quest leader. Zeffrin lord_sato Eaten: Lord Sato Nutr: 400 Effects: Human scorchgeek you_feel_like_the_prodigal_son You stepped on a magic trap on the quest home level. ("You feel oddly like the prodigal son" if female) nornagon you_hear_maniacal_laughter see {laughter} Patashu amphibiousness Allows you to enter water, be undrownable by eels/krakens and fog clouds will deal no damage. You can get this either by devouring an amulet of unbreathing as a metallivore or by polying into a floating eye, water elemental, newt, crocodile or any ; Sgeo writing_a_poison_pen_letter?? You are in Wizmode, and attempted to engrave with venom. Sgeo writing_a_poison_pen_letter?? https://nethackwiki.com/wiki/Engrave.c#line812 Sgeo writing_a_poison_pen_letter?? If you try to engrave with venom outside of wizmode (probably from wizard bones), you don't get this message. It's considered to be an illegal object, impossible() is called, and you end up writing in the dust. Stevie enchant_weapon Cursed disenchants by 1, uncursed enchants by 1. Blessed enchantment depends on weapon enchantment: Stevie enchant_weapon +0, +1, +2 are enchanted 1 to 3. +3, +4, +5 are enchanted 1 to 2. After +5, things tend to start vaporizing. Stevie enchant_weapon Note that unlike Enchant Armor, a noncursed scroll will only uncurse a cursed weapon; a blessed scroll will not bless an uncursed weapon. Stevie[FP] enchant_weapon info {cost: 60; weight: 5; charges: 16} markos_64 enchant_weapon Enchanting worm tooth makes it crysknife instead. chlorine enchant_weapon If you're confused when reading a non-cursed scroll of enchant weapon, your wielded weapon is repaired from damage and made rust/fireproof. Reading a cursed scroll while confused will remove said proofing. Grognor spear Does d6 damage to small enemies and d8 damage to large enemies. dtype asmodeus A lawful demon prince that primarily attacks with cold. greqrg asmodeus Good alternative to Demogorgon for farming. ekiM boulder A dungeon feature, blocking your way. An integral part of the "rolling boulder" trap. Can be pushed around if there's nothing behind it, exercising strength. You can slip past one if you have very little in inventory. Can also be destroyed with a force bolt spell, wand of striking, or pickaxe, yielding a pile of rocks. ekiM boulder Configuration option. Set the character used to display boulders. Set this to 0, for example, when doing sokoban. Snipufin boulder Boulders are so heavy, that only H are capable of lifting them. browncustard boulder If you push a boulder onto the stairs and throw objects, except for rocks, such that they land on its square (e.g. gold), the boulder will eventually fall down (3% chance per object). This can occasionally be useful. browncustard boulder Wishing for a boulder while standing on the downstairs may also cause it to fall. ihope !ogl See {potion of gain level} CydeWeys orcish_ring_mail Lowers AC by 2. Weighs 250. This is terrible armor. lorimer ad_aquarium A secret door near this engraving will hold a teleport to a slightly soggy gold vault. lorimer ad_aquarium Zorkish, means literally "to treasury with eels in it" greycat snickersnee The Samurai's first artifact weapon, Snickersnee does extra damage vs. everything but is otherwise unexceptional. Worth using until you find a better weapon. joshk snickersnee "As he squirmed and struggled, / And gurgled and guggled, / I drew my snickersnee!" --Gilbert and Sullivan, "The Mikado" billnye snickersnee It is a katana, with +d8 to all creatures Nexos you've_attracted_the_tree's_former_occupants You kicked a tree and some killer bees got out of it. Masque you_feel_cooler Message received when losing cold resistance through level drain. bcode kni see {knight} tsuteiuQ yellow_mold Non-moving fungus that doesn't have any attacks, but can stun you if you hit it in melee. tsuteiuQ yellow_mold Eating its corpse can grant poison resistance, though it will also make you hallucinate for 200 turns. _bryce yellow_mold Their corpses are also poisonous. Zeffrin yellow_mold Eaten: yellow mold Nutr: 30 V! Effects: Poisonous Hallucination Intrinsic: Poison: 7% blindcoder #nethack:putty? http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ itsblah staff Unidentified appearance of a quarterstaff. Nexos you_hear_a_sceptre_pounded_in_judgement see {sceptre_pounded_in_judgement} SpeedEvil shoplifting You need at least 26 str to do this. paxed menu_deselect_all Configuration option. Menu character accelerator to deselect all items in a menu. Default '-'. bcode #nethack:som? The Sceptre of Might; the caveman quest artifact. It's lawful. Zeffrin kop_sergeant Eaten: Kop Sergeant Nutr: 200 Effects: Human OmegaCenti ranger_artifact The Longbow of Diana Eidolos #nethack:aon? $CHOICE(8*Supposedly|Allegedly|Reportedly|Admittedly|Apparently|Probably), alt.org/nethack: please use the acronym NAO! (or $CHOICE(else!|we'll be forced to slay you)) Grunt grunthack Play it online at grunthack.org. Grunt grunthack Also swing by #grunthack for discussion and server commentary. FIQ grunthack A variant of NetHack with much extended and enhanced behaviour. Public server: hardfought.org (ssh); IRC: #grunthack (here on freenode). jilles } Dungeon feature: '}' Water (moat, pool or swamp) or lava, if no graphics sets are used. Greentryst this_tastes_like_dandelion_wine You quaffed a potion of booze while hallucinating. AceTetra autopickup_exceptions This option allows you to use wildcard masks to micromanage autopickup behavior. Common entries include "<*life saving*" and ">*load*". greycat armor_weight All DSMs: 40. plate mail: 450. crystal plate mail: 450. bronze plate mail: 450. splint mail: 400. banded mail: 350. dwarvish mithril-coat: 150. elven mithril-coat: 150. chain mail: 300. orcish chain mail: 300. scale mail: 250. studded leather armor: 200. ring mail: 250. orcish ring mail: 250. leather armor: 150. leather jacket: 30. all shirts: 5. bcode monstercolor An option specific to NAO and UnNetHack; allows you to adjust monster colors. For example, put this into your rcfile: "MONSTERCOLOR='floating eye':lightmagenta" bcode #nethack:$act_goes_to_sleep see {#nethack:$act_goes_to_bed} jilles magic_fountain Some fountains are magic. When quaffed from with nonnegative luck, they have a 2/3 chance of giving blessed restore ability and blessed or uncursed gain ability, and an 1/3 chance of "The cool draught refreshes you." (some nutrition). jilles magic_fountain 1/7 of all fountains are magic, but the only way to see is quaffing from them. greycat magic_fountain The gain ability effect will be blessed if your luck is at least 4. If luck is 0-3, it's uncursed. If your luck is negative, you'll never know it's a magic fountain. scwizard the_quest The class specific quest you must complete to get the bell of opening, along with some other type of neat artifact paxed entrop see {entro-p} BlastHardcheese config_editor see {nao_rc_editor} Poeir hemmed_in "You feel hemmed in!" A creature you can't see has just summoned help. madness botscummer See {botscumming} jeeves food_ration Typically a marmite sandwich, may also be a fish protein module or falafel. Takes 5 turns to consume, base price 45zm, weighs 20, and provides 800 nutrition points. Problem food_ration This item is considered Vegan for eating purposes. paxed bot_help To see Rodney's commands, visit http://alt.org/nethack/Rodney/bothelp.php or lookup 'bot_commands' dtype book_of_the_dead The Book of the Dead is the third and final artifact of the invocation, always held by the Wizard of Yendor. Try to kill him over land so that it doesn't fall in his moat upon his death. dasunt book_of_the_dead Stand on the vibrating square, light the non-cursed Candelabrum of Invocation (need 7 non-cursed candles), ring the non-cursed Bell of Opening, then read the non-cursed Book of the Dead to open the path downward. dasunt book_of_the_dead Other then the obvious use, a blessed book of the dead, when read, will tame any co-aligned undead, and cause other nearby undead to become peaceful and flee. If uncursed, there is no effect beyond a random message. If cursed, corpses in your inventory will be revived, eggs will be rejuvenated, and some undead will be summoned. jestrada5 book_of_the_dead Reading the cursed Book of the Dead is a great way to get your pet purple worms to level 50 raxvulpine book_of_the_dead Reading this never violates illiterate conduct. It's what you won't think to use when surrounded by liches on Astral. tsuteiuQ staff_of_eucalyptus see {Staff of Aesculapius} zgedneil the_sink_momentarily_vanishes The ring you dropped was teleportation. _bryce fortune_cookie A not very nourishing food item. Contains a message that may or may not be true. The truth of the message depends on the B/U/C status of the cookie; blessed ones are always true, cursed always false, while uncursed ones are randomly either true or false _bryce fortune_cookie It can be used to tame anything that is tamed by eating tripe, such as cats and dogs. firippu homework Ever try mixing acid and water? paxed carrot Eating one cures blindness, but does not help when creamed or envenomed. Grognor carrot Considered vegan food. Weighs 2 and gives 50 nutrition. TruePika botl_updates Makes it so the bottom line (i.e. status line) does or does not update. If set to false, #updatestatus forces an update. SpeedEvil niag NetHack is a game. SpeedEvil niag It has nothing to do with hacking, networking, or anything else. SpeedEvil niag Rodney is the resident bot. SpeedEvil niag See http://alt.org/nethack/ as mentioned in the topic. Fredil scales_cover_your_eyes A monster cast a spell at you, and you will be blind for 200 turns. jilles strange_sense_of_peace "You experience a strange sense of peace." You entered a coaligned temple and have sanctuary in there. dtype geryon A resonably high level demon lord, who is only summoned, and is resistant to fire and poison only. He has claw/physical, and sting/strdraining attacks. joshk geryon He's lawful, so stick around Asmodeus, Baalzebub, or Dispater to have a shot at meeting this strapping young lad. paxed kobold Kobold, Large kobold, Kobold lord and Kobold shaman. Low-level weak monsters. Their corpses are poisonous. Zeffrin kobold Eaten: kobold Nutr: 100 Effects: Poisonous BlastHardcheese marker see {magic_marker} doy z-score Your Z score is this avg rank/sqrt(#games). If you are playing on NAO, you can look it up at http://alt.org/nethack/zscore.html JoshJ z-score Your Z Score is the sum of your sub Z Scores for each role. Your sub Z Score for a role is the number of times you've ascended that role, with a twist. The first ascension in a role is worth 1 point, the next 1/2 points, the next 1/3 points, and so on. dasunt iron_skull_cap see {orcish helm} Zeffrin orc_shaman Eaten: orc shaman Nutr: 300 Hellzon you_feel_worried_about_your_future_financial_situation See {worried[2]} SheeEttin glow_red see {your hands begin to glow red} PsyMar this_tastes_like_slime_mold_juice see {tastes_like_fruit_juice} Stevie gta see {go team ant} bcode experience_level see {experience levels} Mucknert overexertion That's right! You've just been humped to death. PsyMar overexertion More specifically, you died by level drain from a foocubus encounter. scorchgeek you_feel_warmer You lost fire resistance due to level drain (monk or priest) or to a gremlin. dasunt agate_ring An unidentified ring. Cannot be eaten by any monster. Sgep program_in_disorder A situation happened that the DevTeam thought was impossible. It's possible to continue playing, but not necessarily recommended greycat esp Extra-Sensory Perception. An amulet of ESP helps you detect nearby monsters even while not blind. Cf. "telepathy". paxed pushweapon Configuration option. Using the `w' (wield) command when already wielding something pushes the old item into your alternate weapon slot. Vino cream_pie A delectable food. Also has the quality of blinding on contact. Can be thrown or applied. Often karried by Keystone Kops. Eidolos cream_pie Weighs 10, conveys 100 nutrition. Eating a cream pie will break the vegan conduct but not vegetarian. Snipufin cream_pie If blinded by a cream pie, #wipe your face or [a]pply a towel. Zeffrin cream_pie (a)pplying it blinds for 1-25 turns as does throwing up (<) however it blinds monsters for 22-46 turns when thrown at an enemy paxed suppress_alert Configuration option. This option may be set to a NetHack version level to suppress alert notification messages about feature changes for that and prior versions (ex. "suppress_alert:3.3.1"). Arthur` invisibility see {invisible} SpeedEvil dust_vortex A handy place to rest from nastier enemies. Only downside is that you get blinded (if not wearing blindfold). Does almost no damage. Hellzon the_engraving_on_the_floor_vanishes! You engraved on the floor with a wand that's either cancellation, teleportation or make invisible. Alternatively, you drew on a burned engraving with a wand of cold - this is followed up by "A few ice cubes drop from the wand." when you've written in the dust. BenUrban mastadon see {mastodon} rlbond86 you_hear_a_wolf_howling_at_the_moon see {howling} paxed #offer Extended command. Offer a sacrifice to the gods. Zealot #offer In order to offer something, you have to be able to touch it, so don't offer footrice corpses without gloves. Cheapy #offer Also known as 'saccing'. EnigmaN #offer Some bad things to offer unless you're sure you know what you're doing include: a former pet (angers your god), a coaligned unicorn, a corpse of your own race. SpeedEvil divination see {Divination_Spells} JoshJ scimitar Hits for 1d8 damage against small and large monsters. Unidentified appearance is "curved sword". dstorrs seems_not_to_notice_you You attempted to #chat with a sleeping monster that wasn't a priest. (A priest would wake up.) paxed #nethack:naonh? see {#nethack:naohack?} paxed #nethack:$act_is_confused $ACT hits $NICK with a blessed unicorn horn. paxed maniacal_laughter You just read a scroll of scare monster. This has a chance to scare all monsters you can currently see. This is not the best use of the scroll. Hacken the_water_glows_for_a_moment The item you dipped became uncursed. Zadir roundrobin This is an idea by a rec.games.roguelike.nethack poster of a game attempt that is shared by a number of players in 2000-turn increments. There is also Demirobin, for players who have ascended. It currently has a 66% ascension ratio, so don't mess it up. Zadir roundrobin Please respect the games and not try to ruin them for everyone involved. Eidolos roundrobin Also some more specific robins have been created; specifically, PacifistRobin and DeathRobin. The latter is the only one you're encouraged to kill off (note: please, no quitting or escaping). Eidolos roundrobin The password to all robin accounts is 'robin'. Please don't change the password or any of the options. If you cannot live with the robin's options, change them in-game. cadu the_harp_twangs It's a wooden harp, name it so you can easily identify the magic harp later on. Mucknert the_harp_twangs Can be an empty magic harp, too. quinnri fun NetHack. paxed magic_cancellation Magic cancellation lowers the chance of success of the following special melee attacks against you: fire, cold, electricity, sleep, poison, paralysis, level drain, lycanthropy, teleport, energy drain, slime, sticking to mimics, intrinsic speed stealing (shades/skeletons), and disenchanting. It does NOT affect the success probability of ray or gaze attacks, nor does it prevent monsters cursing your equipment. konso magic_cancellation There are four levels of magic cancellation: 0 (no cancellation), 1 (~33% chance), 2 (~65% chance) and 3 (~98% chance) tsuteiuQ magic_cancellation See "mc1", "mc2", and "mc3" for more details. DainDwarf magic_cancellation Magic cancellation does not stack, instead it uses the greatest magic cancellation item you have equipped. For example, having a cornuthaum and an alchemy smock equipped results in MC2. dasunt unskilled -4 to hit, -2 to damage. (-9 to hit, -3 to damage when two-weaponing.) dasunt unskilled -2 to hit when riding, +0 to bare handed damage, +1 to martial arts damage. firippu finger_of_death Wand of death in spell form. Instantly kills the living who do not have magic resistance. Being a ray, it can be reflected, and it can also just plain bounce off a wall and kill you if you do not have MR or reflection. firippu finger_of_death Do NOT zap it at . (yourself) and be sure to aim it, as it will kill you instantly even if you have magic resistance. Unlike magic missile. Zeffrin baby_purple_worm Eaten: baby purple worm Nutr: 250 kerio how_to_speedrun see {how_to_ascend} Zadir you_feel_vulnerable Gremlin attack, causes you to lose ALL your divine protection. Eidolos termplay A ttyplayer for Windows. See http://angband.pl/termrec.html Dentarthurdent_ you_feel_yourself_slowing_down Your spell or potion of speed just wore off, or your speed boots have been removed. Dentarthurdent_ you_feel_yourself_slowing_down If your speed boots come off but you're still fast -- from potion, spell, or intrinsic -- then "You feel yourself slowing down a bit." Kernigh potion_of_restore_ability see {restore_ability} Bishness ticklish see {pleased} nooodl ran_skills Basic: pickaxe, short sword, morning star, hammer, quarterstaff, trident, whip, healing spells, escape spells, riding, bare handed combat. Skilled: knife, axe, flail, polearms, spear, shuriken. Expert: dagger, javelin, bow, sling, crossbow, dart, boomerang, divination spells. CydeWeys grey_dragon_scales See {gray_dragon_scales} GreyKnight tgwtdpd The Gnome With The Deadly Poisoned Dart greqrg you_are_covered_with_a_seemingly_harmless_goo You have been engulfed by an ochre jelly, but you have acid resistance. SpeedEvil vulture's An isometric graphical interface for NetHack and SLASH'EM. SpeedEvil vulture's http://clivecrous.github.com/vultures/ TheShrewdDude trapped_legs Your legs may get trapped if you freeze the lava around you while you're still immersed in it. TheShrewdDude trapped_legs If this happens, you'll have to dig your way out of the solid rock. A nuisance when you don't have any means to do so. Ashke pokemon_conduct Stone all the major demons (except Jubby), and be carrying their statues as you ascend mekkis ?osm see {scare_monster} bcode the_dark_one see {dark one} paxed #nethack:!moon see {#nethack:!pom} Stevie-O force_seems_smaller "The water's force seems smaller now." Don't feel bad, since you just tossed a (probably cursed) negative ring of increase damage down the drain. Kitten killer_bee Its corpse is poisonous but can grant poison resistance when eaten (30%). Cyde killer_bee They come in swarms and appear en masse in beehives. kristnjov killer_bee If you feel that you can't quite handle the situation - never go for luck. They always win... Those bastards. braindancer killer_bee Luckily, they respect Elbereth. Zeffrin killer_bee Eaten: killer bee Nutr: 5 Effects: Poisonous Intrinsic: Poison: 30% Abuse killer_bee Difficulty 5, stings for 1d3, AC -1. greycat demonbane A pitiful long sword artifact that does double damage vs. demons and isn't even silver! greycat demonbane You'd be better off using Frost Brand (double damage vs. non-cold-resistant monsters, including demons) or Grayswandir (silver). dasunt demonbane One of many joke monster-specific artifact weapons that is just an obstacle in the way of a good weapon. Hellzon demonbane Doesn't even deal what extra damage it's got to the Riders, the mail daemon, sandestin and djinni. tomp 200_rock_steal The maximum number of items you can be charged for in a shop is 200. Anything you pick up after that you get for free. If you can find 200 rocks and name then each a different thing so they don't stack, and place them in a Bag of Holding to reduce weight, you can then throw it into a shop, and once you pick it back up eveything else you pick up is free. billnye 200_rock_steal You can then easily sell the expensive items back to the shopkeeper repeatedly [no pet-steal necesary] to bleed him dry of cash, and build up enough credit for the price of the bag and rocks. For more detail, see https://nethackwiki.com/wiki/Stealing_from_shops billnye 200_rock_steal For the Healers or others with Stone-to-flesh as an option, you can get a very significant weight reduction by pulling off the 200_meatball_steal instead ledneh levitation You're floating, what's to know? ledneh levitation Side effects: you will not affect engravings while levitating and you cannot go down ladders or pick up items. Thusly, getting cursed boots or ring of levitation is considered a "Major Problem" by $DEITY, and as such, subject to fixing by prayer. ledneh levitation B/U/C status has no effect on levitation from worn items, besides the expected problems of removing cursed items. John-K levitation You can also remove cursed levitation items by floating onto a sink. rawrmage xaiph see {saiph} greycat rope_golem The most dangerous of the early golems, with its grabbing attack. tenco rope_golem Don't let 'em rope you! scloud #*:!alcohol see {#nethack:!alcohol} bcode this_wall_seems_too_hard_to_dig_into You are digging into a shop wall. runcible endgame http://www.statslab.cam.ac.uk/~eva/nethack/endgame.html kerio92 scroll_of_confuse_monster see {confuse_monster} SomeoneElseYes beartrap see {bear_trap} billnye hungerless_spellcasting see {hungerless_casting} SheeEttin the_devteam_thinks_of_everything They do, you know. paxed #nethack:!gt Go Team $ARGS! scorchgeek you_are_guarded You have MC2. Stevie-O colored_streaks see {streaks} greycat samurai_sword Unidentified name for "katana". Dentarthurdent_ saddle 'a'pply one to a pet horse or other steed, and then you can #ride it. Use #loot to get one off, unless it's cursed. BenUrban saddle If cursed: zap wand of opening/spell of knock at mount, get a nymph to steal it, polyself to nymph to steal it. dasunt black_dragon_scale_mail Black dragon scale mail drops AC by 9 and provides disintegration resistance while not hindering spell casting. CydeWeys black_dragon_scale_mail Weighs 40. paxed drain_life Level 2 attack spell. paxed drain_life Removes a plus from armor or weapon, or reduces monster HP, max HP and level. Eidolos drain_life So you enchanted your helm of brilliance and it only went to +4. Drain life it and retry until you get +5. Also very effective against some of the quest nemeses: Master Kaen in particular. Chilliwack drain_life Doesn't work on undead peoples and stuffs. 'Cause, they've got no life to drain. Chilliwack drain_life Doesn't work on demons, either, but that's another story. `Masque nesting You may place a bag of holding inside another bag of holding, but it'll blow up. However, by wrapping the second bag in multiple sacks, you may pull it off. `Masque nesting The chances are decreased up to the seventh nested sack. (Oilskin sacks work just as well, and can be mixed in without penalty.) `Masque nesting The exact odds of detonation are, for (n) intermediate sacks: (0) 1/1, (1) 2/2, (2) 3/4, (3) 4/8, (4) 5/16, (5) 6/32, (6) 7/64, (7) 8/128, (n where n > 6) (n+1)/128 paxed #nethack:$act_pokes_$self $ACT wakes up, startled! ekiM grey_dragon see {gray_dragon} Stevie tastes_like_slime_mold_juice see {tastes_like_fruit_juice} espritellipsis universal_oneness see {someone_is_helping_you} runcible slime see {green_slime} ais523_ heptagram The AceHack equivalent of Elbereth (Elbereth is removed in Ace, but heptagrams do exactly the same thing). You can dust a heptagram easily by pressing ".". paxed showscore Configuration option. Show your approximate accumulated score on bottom line. kerio meaning_of_life 42 greycat larn An ancient roguelike. tsuteiuQ amulet_of_unchanging Wearing one of these will prevent you from ever changing form, whether from polymorphing, lycanthropy, or turning into green slime. tsuteiuQ amulet_of_unchanging If you wear one of these while polymorphed you will never revert to your original form (until you remove it), not even if you are killed. tsuteiuQ amulet_of_unchanging If you eat one of these while polymorphed, you will instantly return to your original form (pun on "un-changing"). Grognor crude_spear Unidentified orcish spear. glimz porn nn@&& aristotle73 you_feel_very_fragile You have lost many points to constitution. Occurs from #sitting on a throne. dasunt dunce_cap Its unidentified appearance is 'conical hat', which it shares with the cornuthaum. When worn, sets intelligence and wisdom at 6, auto-curses, and shopkeepers will treat you like a tourist for prices! Rhubarb dunce_cap Base cost is 1 as opposed to the only other item in its class "Conical Hat" - a cornuthaum with a base cost of 80 Nomiisama #nethack:reflectoban? The version of soko level 4 with an amulet of reflection. rawrmage #*:why? see {#nethack:why?} SpeedEvil dilithium see {dilithium_crystal} dasunt emerald A rare hard green gem worth 2500 zorkmids. dasunt emerald In the main dungeon, emeralds usually won't be seen above dungeon level 10. Aquamarine gems, which can also be green, are much more probable at shallow levels. dasunt opera_cloak Either the unidentified cloak of displacement, unidentified cloak of invisibility, unidentified cloak of magic resistance, or the unidentified cloak of protection. Dentarthur steed Potential steeds include all CDJqu and ki-rin. SheeEttin roundshield see {dwarvish_roundshield} paxed h Command: 'h' Without number_pad: Go one step in west. With number_pad: Show help menu. paxed h Command: 'H' Without number_pad: Go in west until you hit a wall or run into something. dasunt h Monster: 'h' Short humanoids and mind flayers (because they are related, of course). Includes hobbits, dwarf (lord|king), bugbears, and (master) mind flayers. A good genocide choice, unless you are a dwarf. dasunt h Monster: 'H' Tall humanoids. Includes (stone|hill|fire|frost|storm) giants, ettins, titans, and minotaurs. A lot of them are worth eating if you are a weak character. stumbly_ mollify see {appeasement} dasunt scroll_of_taming If blessed or uncursed, it will tame monsters within a one square radius. Also calms shopkeepers. Some monsters may resist. If cursed, it will anger monsters within a 1 square radius. dasunt scroll_of_taming When read by a confused player, an noncursed scroll of taming will try to tame monsters in an 11x11 circular area (and calm shopkeepers). If cursed, it will anger monsters in an 11x11 circular area. SpeedEvil scroll_of_taming "Natural" pets (horses, dogs, and cats) are initially tamed with a tameness of 10; other creatures start with a tameness of 5. This is important to note, for creatures that don't eat. stumbly scroll_of_taming Scrolls of taming operate with an effective level of 9, as opposed to spells of charm monster which use actual player level. d(100 + (level) - (monster level)) is compared to monster MR to determine success. n1ffo sting Elven dagger artifact which does better at attacking Orcs. Can be created by #nameing a regular Elven dagger. paxed sting Also slashes through spiderwebs and gives you the ability to see any orcs (including undead) on the level when wielded. GreyKnight sting With the Ranger the first I do is create Sting ... PsyMar sting If you find an Elven Dagger and a shop that buys weapons at XL1, you could always #name sting, sell it for 400 gold, and try the protection run. BEHiker57W sudokuban You have to push the boulders with numbers around them in such a way that no number appears in the same row, column or box, and doing so wins you a fake amulet. Patashu elementary_chemistry In real life, don't dip the water in the acid. In nethack, don't dip the acid in the water. greycat grand_master The Grand Master is the monk quest leader. tsuteiuQ grand_master Grand Master is also the highest possible skill level for bare-handed combat and martial arts dasunt grand_master +3 to bare-handed damage, +9 to martial arts damage. dasunt grand_master It takes 500 hits and three experience levels to advance from master to grand master in either bare-handed combat or martial arts. Zeffrin grand_master Eaten: Grand Master Nutr: 400 Effects: Human xepsilon footrices The plural of "footrice". paxed guidelines Don't use public away-messages, nor away-nicks. Use /away, that's why it's there. paxed guidelines The preferred language is English. Using some other language in the public channel is rude, so try to keep it at minimum. paxed guidelines See also the Freenode policy and guidelines: http://freenode.net/policy.shtml and http://freenode.net/channel_guidelines.shtml dasunt polished_silver_shield see {shield_of_reflection} OmegaCenti archeologist_artifact The Orb of Detection paxed red_mold Low-level and non-moving, but does fire damage if you hit it, so avoid using melee against this monster. tsuteiuQ red_mold Eating its corpse can grant fire resistance or poison resistance. scwizard red_mold A vegan food item Zeffrin red_mold Eaten: red mold Nutr: 30 V! Intrinsic: Fire: 3%, Poison: 3% paxed pair_of_lenses Tool, worn in the blindfold slot. They'll help in searching, speed reading spellbooks by 50%, improve the chance of success for reading uncursed spellbooks by 10% and protect against physical blindess (like a raven's attack). Nexos pair_of_lenses They break when thrown. Grognor pair_of_lenses The artifact pair of lenses is the Eyes of the Overworld, the monk quest artifact. Nodey charisma Charisma (Ch:) lowers the monetary requirements for shopping and bribing, makes foocubi seducing you and nymph charming you less likely to succeed, and increases the chances of something good happening when laying with foocubi. Nodey charisma Racial limits are 16 for dwarf and orc, and 18 for other races. This can be increased and exceeded by rings of adornment. Charisma, along with intelligence, cannot be exercised. PsyMar charisma Charisma can be increased up to racial maximum via the "Magic Trap Boogie". BenUrban charisma For shopping purposes, charisma values multiply the sale price by the following factors: 3-5 - 200%, 6-7 - 150%, 8-10 - 133%, 11-15 - 100%, 16-17 - 75%, 18 - 67%, 19+ - 50% Stevie[FP] xp see {experience levels} Mucknert scroll Press 'r' to read it. Many scrolls are beneficial if uncursed or blessed. Some may be harmful, though. jilles scroll Base prices for scrolls -- 0: mail. 20: identify. 50: light. 60: enchant weapon, blank paper. 80: enchant armor, remove curse. 100: destroy armor, confuse monster, scare monster, teleportation, gold detection, food detection, magic mapping, fire. 200: create monster, taming, amnesia, earth. 300: genocide, punishment, charging, stinking cloud. Nelennath scroll See: http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/343/scrl-343.html SpeedEvil system_shock A polymorph can fail and result in a system shock. The chance is (20 - CON) out of 20. So with 18 con, 2/20. It costs 1d30 hit points and your CON is abused. "You shudder for a moment." Polymorph control protects you from system shock. braindancer doesn't_shock_you you have shock res Stevie "ols see {amulet of life saving} tsuteiuQ ?ocm Scroll of Create Monster. Renter you_feel_foolish -1 Wisdom. Also result of engraving on an altar. SpeedEvil lawful Some actions performed by lawful players have penalties. See ?? evil_coward, and ?? caitiff Arthur_ lawful See https://nethackwiki.com/wiki/Alignment for advantages and disadvantages joshk you_feel_especially_healthy You gained the poison resistance intrinsic, but you were already wearing an amulet versus poison or a ring of poison resistance, green dragon scales, green dragon scale mail, or an alchemy smock. That, or you were a class that gains intrinsic poison resistance at some XL (e.g. Monk). paxed potion_of_oil You can apply a potion of oil to light it. Throw a lit potion to cause a small fireball. paxed potion_of_oil You can #dip an oil lamp into potion of oil to fill the lamp. bclewis potion_of_oil You can #dip a weapon into a non-cursed potion of oil to remove one level of damage caused by rust or corrosion. This doesn't work on armor. Cyde potion_of_oil You can #untrap squeaky boards using noncursed and unlit potions of oil. Arthur` potion_of_oil "That was smooth!" The potion was uncursed or blessed, and you've just abused wisdom. Arthur` potion_of_oil "This tastes like castor oil!" The potion was cursed, and you've just abused wisdom GreyKnight tgwtwod The Gnome With The Wand Of Death. Happens with astounding regularity. Cheapy erinyes See {erinys} casmith789 ?? Just do a ?? word or ?? word > nick casmith789 ?? By default '?? foo' gives private messages. If you need to spam the channel, use '?> foo'. You can use ?< rather than ?? to get a private notice rather than private message; this looks nicer in some clients. ekiM alignment_myths Killing a peaceful in one turn DOES NOT incur special penalty. that's killing them without ANGERING them, something different. --- Chaotics killing an always-peaceful (shk,watch,priest) still get at least -16 alignment from it. mekkis you_must_be_kidding The result of an attempt to put a heavy iron ball (may have to be attached to you) into a bag. jmr wizmode https://nethackwiki.com/wiki/Wizmode koitsu vrock Weakest of the common demons. They have a human body, but sport the claws, neck, and head of a vulture. AD&D states they can detect invisible objects, and occasionally summon another vrock; particularly fond of stones/gems. Cheapy_ vrock And now for a more useful entry... Diff: 11 Base Level: 8 Base XP: 173 Speed: 12 AC: 0 MR: 50% Attacks: 1d4/1d4/1d8/1d8/1d6 rawrmage #nethack:!qdb http://nhqdb.alt.org/$IF($LC($ARG)|$LC($NICK)||?$URLENC($ARGS)) BTrebor nyaasu see {hallucination} paxed #quit Extended command. Quit the program without saving your game. You don't need to use this, you'll die soon anyway. PsyMar #quit "Winners never quit, and quitters never win" is one of the false rumors. TheShrewdDude #quit Instead of using this command, try using 'S', to save your game. Arthur` you_hear_blades_being_honed see {blades_being_honed} DainDwarf you_are_very_lucky Your luck is between 5 and 9. greycat evil_iggy A monster from Moria, another roguelike game. Sometimes seen while hallucinating in NetHack. paxed liquor_emporium A shop. Sells and buys potions. Eidolos lessons_learned_the_easy_way NetHack is like, really hard and stuff. durron597 starting_attributes Please see the spoiler on starting attributes here: http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/343/stat-343.html paxed antique_weapons_outlet A shop. Sells and buys weapons and armor. Stevie[FP] woodland_elf See {woodland-elf} _AtH stiffen_briefly "You stiffen briefly." Cleric casts Paralyze on you, but you resist because of free action or magic resistance. You are frozen for one turn. froggey silver_bell See {bell_of_opening} braindancer you_momentarily_stiffen thanks to that foo of free action, you didn't get paralyzed joshk poseidon Healer class' chaotic god. paxed autoquiver Configuration option. Automatically quiver some suitable weapon if your quiver empties when firing. michagogo hoa see {heart_of_ahriman} PsyMar ring_of_spam see {ring_of_conflict} Hellzon gdsm Either {gray dragon scale mail} or {green dragon scale mail} dasunt edible_rings Bronze, brass, copper, silver and gold rings can be eaten by any metallivore not restricted to rustprone metals (rock mole or xorn). dasunt edible_rings Wooden rings can be eaten by gelatinous cubes. TSC edible_rings Pearl, iron, twisted, steel, wire, engagement and shiny rings can be eaten by any metallivore (rock mole, rust monster or xorn). Eidolos edible_rings Granite, opal, clay, coral, black onyx, moonstone, tiger eye, jade, agate, topaz, sapphire, ruby, diamond, ivory, and emerald rings cannot be eaten in vanilla 3.4.3. dasunt edible_rings Rings of gain constitution/strength, when eaten, will raise the appropriate stat, but only as long as the player remains polymorphed. dasunt edible_rings Polymorph control, protection, protection from shape changes, regeneration, searching, see invisible, invisibility, stealth, teleport control, increase damage/accuracy and warning can all be eaten to gain desirable effects permanently (33% chance). Aggravate monster, conflict, hunger, and polymorph can also be eaten, but usually isn't worth it. TSC edible_rings A ring of teleportation can also be eaten for teleportitis, and a ring of free action for sleep resistance. Eidolos edible_rings Eating a ring has a 33% chance of conveying its intrinsic. (20% for eating an amulet) "Magic spreads through your body as you digest the ring|amulet." SheeEttin soko see {sokoban} Nodey dex see {dexterity} Cyde candidate A beginner monk. If you find one, then you've encountered a doppelganger. (See also: monk) SomeoneElseYes you_die... The message you get when you run out of hitpoints while not polymorphed. The game then ends, unless you were wearing an amulet of life saving. Gaulgath you_die... No, you can't reload your save file. Oracle_of_Delphi you_die... Do you want your possessions identified? [ynq] dtype bugle Musical instrument that wakes nearby soldiers, and can be used to play the tune at the castle gates if you haven't become one of the uncivilized that just knocks the door down. dasunt helm There are several objects in the game with the name helm: elven leather helm, orcish helm, dwarvish iron helm, helm of brilliance, helm of opposite alignment, and the helm of telepathy. TSC slow_digestion Just what it sounds like; your normal nutrition consumption (1 per turn) is prevented. Good if you're trying to offer lots of corpses. Eidolos slow_digestion With two rings of slow digestion, you can go indefinitely without losing any nutrition. The hunger of each ring hand is calculated on different turns. Wear both rings. A turn before the left ring hunger is calculated, remove the left ring. Wait. Put the left ring back on. Same for the right. Repeat. Eidolos slow_digestion When turn mod 20 == 4, your left hand hunger is calculated. When turn mod 20 == 12, your right hand hunger is calculated. x mod y == z means the remainder of x/y is z. Eidolos slow_digestion While wearing a ring of slow digestion, you still consume a point of nutrition every 20 turns (from the ring hunger). You still face the normal nutrition penalties of other rings, amulets, spellcasting, jumping, etc. Eidolos slow_digestion A fringe benefit of wearing a ring of slow digestion is that corporeal monsters that swallow you (such as purple worms and trappers) will immediately spit you out. You can even abuse this to identify =oSD. aosdict picture_painting_demon "An imp or homunculus that is released 1/3 of the time when an expensive camera is broken." shel- cockatrice_song Never hiss at a cockatrice / No you can't get friendly with a cockatrice / If you only knew, he will hiss at you / and you'll find yourself soon turning into a statue WilliamTheWizrd !grepsrc Search the NetHack source for string "foo", and return URLs pointing at the NetHack wiki. bcode !grepsrc Specify "file=" as the first parameter to search only in a specific file. bcode website_is_down When there's high load on NAO, the webserver will automatically shut down for a while; this also affects the QDB and the wiki. Don't worry, it will fix itself; just wait and try again in a few minutes. Eidolos marduk Marduk is the Creator of the NetHack universe, from whom Moloch stole the Amulet of Yendor. OmegaCenti wizard_artifact The Eye of the Aethiopica GreyKnight grays see {grayswandir} Shimei cerberus A monster present in the source code but never used in the game. Intended for gehennom. BlastHardcheese mf see {mind_flayer} paxed guardian_naga Speed 16, AC 0, Magic resistance 50%, Poison resistant and can grant it. Does 1d6 damage and paralyzes, spits poison for 1d6 and hits for 2d4 in melee. Zeffrin guardian_naga Eaten: guardian naga Nutr: 400 Effects: Poisonous Intrinsic: Poison: 80% aristotle73 howling A werecreature is around. tsuteiuQ normal_feeling "You have a normal feeling for a moment, then it passes." - you are hallucinating; see 'strange feeling' for more information. Mucknert you_feel_very_firm You've just gotten intrinsic disintegration resistance. HairyDude you_hear_a_jackal_howling_at_the_moon There is a werejackal somewhere on the level. dtype chameleon Diff 7, Lvl 6. Eating one will polymorph you. dasunt chameleon The RNG decrees that your weak pets will avoid eating the corpse of this creature, while your strong pets will ignore everything else until they have consumed it. Eidolos chameleon You may like to tame chameleons while they are in an easily-tameable form (cat, dog, pony, etc.). In any event, a tame arch-lich would be better than a hostile arch-lich. braindancer chameleon if a chameleon is in gremlin form and spawns new gremlins, those will be shapeshifters too. scwizard chameleon If you get killed by a shapeshifter then the game will say you got killed by the shapeshifter's current form unless you're wearing a ring of protection from shape changers. Zeffrin chameleon Eaten: chameleon Nutr: 100 Effects: Polymorph BlastHardcheese chameleon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmcA9LIIXWw dasunt eating_amulets All amulets except the Amulet of Yendor can be eaten, but only the Amulet of Magical Breathing is worth eating for a chance of gaining the intrinsic. If you are desperate, amulets of ESP and amulets versus poison may give telepathy and poison resistance respectively. dasunt eating_amulets Eating an amulet of strangulation may kill you. Eating an amulet of change may toggle your gender, and eating an amulet of restful sleep may put you to sleep. mathx eating_amulets Eating amulets (if your form allows, eg as X) gives intrins 1/5 of the time: change, ESP -> telepathy, breathing -> +unbreathing, sleep (1-20 turns every 1-100), strangulation -> 19/20 chance choking death, unchanging -> back to natural form, poison (res).' sorear this_burns_a_lot! You were hit by, or drank, a cursed potion of acid. BTrebor dudley's_dungeon http://dudley.nicolaas.net/ greycat mosquitoes "You hear mosquitoes!" means you're on a muddy-water level. Watch out for pools of water and eels. paxed fixinv Configuration option. An object's inventory letter sticks to it when it's dropped. paxed #nethack:!zap $ACT zaps a wand at $ARGS. The $CHOICE(bolt of cold|bolt of fire|death ray|magic missile|wand|bolt of lightning) $CHOICE(5*hits $ARGS!$CHOICE(5* $ARGS dies...|)|misses $ARGS.|$IF($RNICK|$ARGS|barely misses $ARGS!|misses $ARGS and hits $RNICK instead!$CHOICE(5* $RNICK dies...|))) CydeWeys potion_of_gain_level When blessed, you gain your next level and a random amount of EXP to the next level after that. When uncursed, you gain the next level exactly. When cursed, you rise up through the ceiling. Eidolos potion_of_gain_level At experience level 30 (the max), you just gain some HP and power (blessedness of the potion is irrelevant). paxed #nethack:nethack? NetHack is a game, kinda like Diablo, but much better -- the name refers to hacking monsters, not computers. See the join message for more information. CydeWeys elven_mithril-coat Lowers AC by 5 and weighs 150. Does not rust. CydeWeys elven_mithril-coat Can be safely enchanted at +5 or below, like all elven armor. So it can be enchanted to a maximum of +7, while most armor can only go to +5. PsyMar elven_mithril-coat Gives MC3. Stevie renrut A shopkeeper named Renrut will be running a hardware store. paxed delphi see {oracle} jilles feeling_of_loss "A feeling of loss comes over you." You dipped an non-cursed item in a fountain, which would have been uncursed if it were cursed. Nothing happened. jilles feeling_of_loss "You have a feeling of loss." You attempted to charge something which cannot be charged -- the chance to charge is wasted. billnye gray_stones see {gray_stone} GreyMario guisarme A polearm with 2d4 damage versus small, d8 damage versus large. Its unidentified appearance is a pruning hook. GreyMario guisarme Weight 80, cost 5, material iron. Sgeo talking_to_yourself "Talking to yourself is a bad habit for a dungeoneer." You #chat'ed to yourself. scorchgeek the_amulet_of_yendor_feels_very_warm You are within 8 squares of an endgame portal, while wielding or wearing the Amulet. Gaulgath gaulgath's_law For every good thing that happens in your NetHack game, the odds of a traumatic event occuring increases by one. ihope_ the_sink_looks_like_it_is_being_beamed_aboard_somewhere. Ring of teleport control! paxed aleax An Angelic being with speed 8, AC 0, MR 30%, resists cold, sleep, electric shock, and poison. Does twice 1d6 with weapon and kicks for 1d4. jestrada5 aleax Can two weapon for 2w+2d6 + 2w+2d6 + k1d4 Nexos you_smell_food_nearby You casted detect food, and the only food found is under your feet. dasunt dwarvish_mithril_coat see {dwarvish mithril-coat} greqrg you_feel_less_hassled A rider's corpse is beginning to rot away. OmegaCenti archaeologist_artifact see {archeologist artifact} VReth puddi_puddi_puddi Pudding farmer's anthem. Lyrics: puddi puddi puddi puddi puddi puddi puddi puddi puddi puddi puddi. billnye miaos Possible response by a feline pet when #chatted: indicates will be hungry within the next 1000 moves. Sniputin you_sense_a_pointy_hat_on_top_of_your_head Your "Clairvoyance" spell was blocked by your cornuthaum. Sniputin you_sense_a_pointy_hat_on_top_of_your_head Wizards are unaffected by this, and may use clairvoyance with cornuthaum. Zeffrin captain Eaten: captain Nutr: 400 Effects: Human bcode #nethack:dywypi? "Do you want your possessions identified?", the first thing the game (in)famously asks you when you've died. SpeedEvil grenade see {stoning_grenade} scorchgeek averted_death That fortunate player had his/her life saved by an amulet of life saving. paxed #nethack:!help Quick command help: http://alt.org/nethack/Rodney/bothelp.php ; for a short list see ?? bot_commands. itsblah balrog A very slow moving demon that is very powerful in combat(8d4+4d6). Does not summon more demons. Also generated with a bullwhip and a broadsword. Cheapy balrog As a demon, it is hurt by silver. Nevermind the fact that it is pure flame and evil. tsuteiuQ protection Bought from a priest by #chat'ting and donating 400*XL to (600*XL)-1 in gold. tsuteiuQ protection Your first donation will lower your natural AC by 2-4 points, and subsequent donations will lower your AC by 1 point until you reach naked AC:1. tsuteiuQ protection Once you reach 9 points of protection (AC:1), additional donation attempts only have a 1/(protection) chance of giving you another point of protection, up to a maximum of 20 points of protection (AC:-10) darB protection Additional protection may also be gained from #praying. This comes in one-point increments with no limit (beyond the hard limit of AC wrapping at -128) eswald protection You can lose protection by: 1) praying when it is unsafe to pray; 2) attempting an egregiously offensive sacrifice; 3) killing a coaligned priest; 4) putting on or removing a helm of opposite alignment; or 5) getting hit by a gremlin at night. eswald protection See http://dominia.org/djao/protection.html for details. SpeedEvil protection See also {donate}. assended weak see {nutrition} dasunt orcish_cloak Cloth cloak with the unidentified appearance of 'coarse mantelet'. Does not drop AC, but provides mc2. Other then being slightly cheaper, it's identical to the dwarvish cloak. CydeWeys orcish_cloak Costs 40 and weighs 10. paxed bag_of_tricks A magical bag which when applied will create random monsters. ZeroOne bag_of_tricks Bites you when #looted. doing 1d10 physical damage. ZeroOne bag_of_tricks Can be recharged indefinitely, cancelling sets charges to 0 although remains as a bag of tricks. Eidolos bag_of_tricks Unlike wands you cannot wrest the last charge out of a bag of tricks. Jafet weaponless To fulfill the "Did not hit with a wielded weapon" conduct, you merely need to avoid hitting any monster using a wielded weapon ")" item or weapon-tool (a unicorn horn, grappling hook, or pick-axe). Applying a digging tool at yourself does not break the conduct. FIQ you_feel_as_if_you_need_some_help A monster cast the "curse items" monster spell at you, which may have unblessed/cursed some items. Or you read a noncursed scroll of remove curse while confused, randomly blessing or cursing some uncursed items (worn/wielded if uncursed, your entire inventory if blessed). See {remove_curse} Jmadman311 you_see_crabgrass_at_your_feet You just got a luck bonus from sacrificing at an altar. Instead of a four-leaf clover, you saw crabgrass because you are hallucinating. Zeffrin kop_lieutenant Eaten: Kop Lieutenant Nutr: 200 Effects: Human Eidolos the_mitre_of_holiness see {mitre of holiness} scorchgeek #nethack:!alignment You are fated to be $UCFIRST($LALIGN). itsblah lizard The corpse is best kept in the main inventory (not a container) so you do not miss a turn if you start stiffening. greycat lizard A lizard corpse never rots. Eating one will stop the petrification caused by cockatrices or chickatrices, as will any acidic corpse. billnye lizard See also {new moon} Zeffrin lizard Eaten: lizard Nutr: 40 Effects: Cure stoning Reduce stunning, confusion GreyMario scritch_scritch see {scritch,_scritch} Zeffrin ogre Eaten: ogre Nutr: 500 billnye ?< Are you tired of the same old /msg /msg? Would you rather see how the /notice crowd lives? Then this might be the product for you! (It just sends the response with notices (/notice) instead of privmsgs (/msg). See {??}.) kerio #nethack:bdsm? Black (or blue) dragon scale mail. What were you thinking? bcode #nethack:wadb? A wide-angle disintegration beam: the most extreme of divine retributions. runcible training_pets http://www.statslab.cam.ac.uk/~eva/nethack/pets2.html DGMavn plane_of_earth see {elemental_planes} epyokkim petrified_by_medusa One of the evilest instadeaths for newbie chars. SpeedEvil #nethack:iirc? If I $CHOICE(Recall|Remember) Correctly. paxed arch_priest The Priest quest leader. Zeffrin arch_priest Eaten: Arch Priest Nutr: 400 Effects: Human dho single-edged_polearm see {glaive} dasunt strained A method of killing yourself by carrying too much and dropping your speed. A strained character will be 75% slower then normal - monsters will get four hits instead of just one, effectively doing 300% more damage. mathx strained when carrying 2.0 to 2.5x capacity. -5 to hit. Extra hunger count on odd turns. Excercises Str. Can drown (like burdened or worse) by not getting a turn to climb out. madness eye_of_misspelling see {eye_of_the_aethiopica} jilles ice_box Heavy container (weighs 900 units or 90 daggers) that stops corpses from rotting. Usually generated with heavy corpses. jilles ice_box If you find one with a corpse inside, be sure to check the corpse for useful intrinsics. Eidolos ice_box Very handy to have next to an altar. Store up the kills so you can sacrifice what you want when you want. SpeedEvil ice_box Ice boxes can be engulfed by gelatinous cubes, but the contents are unharmed. This makes them extremely useful for stashes, as monsters don't loot containers. greycat kos The chaotic god of rogues. PsyMar kos Kos hits! Your purse feels lighter. Danirijeka passtune see {drawbridge} paxed spellbook Symbol '+', each spellbook has one spell in it. You can read the spell, and you memorize it for 20k turns, barring memory loss. Spellbooks fade after the 3rd reading. joshk spellbook If you do forget spells, they'll either give you Conf or Stun status ailments. Use wisely with scrolls of enchantment. ;) paxed spellbook The base price of a spellbook is 100*level of spell. Stevie spellbook Failure to learn the spell often comes with a nasty backfire, causing you to suddenly teleport and/or be paralyzed for many turns. High-level spellbooks can wake monsters (level 2), blind you (level 3), disintegrate your gold (4), confuse you (5), poison you (6), or explode (7). Books that don't explode often disintegrate afterwards. Stevie spellbook Cursed spellbooks ALWAYS fail, while blessed spellbooks NEVER fail. No exceptions. (On a related note, spellbook gifts from prayer are always blessed.) HanClinto spellbook The failure rate is 1 - ((INT + 4 + (experience_level/2) - (2 * spellbook_level)) / 20) where the 4 is 6 when wearing lenses. Reading capability based on WIS is merely a rumor. jmr spellbook See also: http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/343/spl1-343.html BEHiker57W spellbook The chances of writing an unknown spellbook for a wizard are luck 0-2: 33.3%, luck 3-5: 65.6%, luck 6-13: 98%. Within each mentioned range, the likelihood of writing successfully drops infinitesimally with higher luck. BEHiker57W spellbook The chances of writing an unknown spellbook for a non-wizard are luck 0-2: 7%, luck 3-5: 13%, luck 6-8: 20%, luck 9-11: 26%, luck 12-13: 33%. Luck above 10 requires a luckstone. CatEater spellbook Chance to successfully read an uncursed spellbook: http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/spellreading.html - calculator: http://www.klozoff.ms11.net/cgi-bin/nethack-spell-failure.pl paxed s'em short for slash'em. Cheapy_ lodestone See {loadstone} billnye touching_the_edge_of_the_universe see {killed_by_touching_the_edge_of_the_universe} AceSevenFive scroll_of_acquirement Slash'EM Extended item. Gives you a random item (you cannot select what to receive). bcode mindless Mindless monsters cannot be detected telepathically. Some of the AI code also behaves differently for them, especially parts related to item use. Grognor demon_lord see {demon_lords} Ciel studded_leather_armor Lowers AC by 3, MC 1, and does not hinder spellcasting. This is probably the best early-game armor for a spellcaster. Weighs 200. rawrmage #nethack:!attack $ACT $CHOICE(misses|kills|destroys|bites|hits|kicks|stings|butts|touches|grabs) $IF($LC($ARG)|$LC($SELF)|$NICK|$ARG)! stenno rl? that other thing Eidolos scorefest A new metagame invented by Hours. People compete with new characters to get the highest single score within a half an hour. Grunt scorefest See https://nethackwiki.com/wiki/nethack.alt.org_weekly_scorefest mathx scorefest see also http://sizone.org/~math/nethack/scorefest/ for alternate scorings mathx scorefest rules: (1) go no further than p)play menu before SF starts (2) must escape/quit/ascend/die before SF gametime end to count. (3) start and end as many games as you want within SF gametime. ais523 archonstorm What happens when (typically on the Plane of Fire, but it can also happen on Air) an Archon summons another Archon, who in turn summon more Archons, until you die. Best to prevent one starting, by using a fast portal detection method and avoiding excessive genociding. kerio archonstorm An example, on the Plane of Fire: http://i.imgur.com/3DOmV8L.png ek|M you_hear_rumbling_in_the_distance A monster set off a boulder trap. Just be glad it wasn't you. bcode tou see {tourist} paxed giant_spider Speed 15, AC 4, poison resistant and can grant it. Has a poisonous bite, which does damage in melee for 2d4 draining strength. PsyMar giant_spider Poisonous to eat. Zeffrin giant_spider Eaten: giant spider Nutr: 100 Effects: Poisonous Intrinsic: Poison: 33% paxed #nethack:!ogl? Potion of gain level Eidolos quarterstaff Wizard's starting weapon. It's twohanded, so watch out for curses. Does 1d6 against both small and large monsters. PsyMar you_hear_bubbling_water There's a fountain on the level. PsyMar rouge A bat from the "Sonic the Hedgehog" series, she's a jewel thief/secret agent and has large boobs. But you probably meant rogue. orionskular it_develops_a_huge_set_of_teeth_and_bites_you! You tried to loot a bag of tricks. Identify it next time. orionskular it_develops_a_huge_set_of_teeth_and_bites_you! Consider yourself lucky. You just narrowly escaped becoming trapped within the bag with the other monsters. It opens only from the outside. blackcustard overconfidence Oh, snap, it's a master mind flayer. I remember when they used to scare me. :) before they made you too brainless to know better ;) blackcustard overconfidence ... ... ... .. LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL. Well, that game taught me not to be overconfident. I melee'd it. I thought, hey! Everything I'm wearing is greased! I forgot I wasn't wearing a helmet. markos_64 elfrist Chaotic orcish spear, +5 to-hit and +15 to-damage against elves. markos_64 elfrist One of many joke monster-specific artifacts that are just an obstacle in the way of a good weapon. Hellzon elfrist Exists in SLASH'EM, not in NetHack. Zeffrin uruk-hai Eaten: Uruk-hai Nutr: 300 Sgeo untended_shops " asks whether you've seen any untended shops recently." Sgeo untended_shops This happens if/when #chatting to , and is of type shopkeeper, but doesn't actually have a shop. Sgeo untended_shops This can happen if, e.g., you wish for a statue of a shopkeeper and animate it Sgeo untended_shops https://nethackwiki.com/wiki/Shk.c#line3744 Sgeo untended_shops will not notice if he/she is actually inside an untended shop at that point. joshk recursive see {recursive} itsblah hell See Gehennom (both literally and figuratively(all those nasty mazes)) BlastHardcheese nao_config_editor see {nao_rc_editor} Stevie-O shudders_for_a_moment You saw a creature walk onto a level teleport trap; however, it teleported to the very same level it was on. Stevie-O shudders_for_a_moment This also happens if a monster reads a confused or cursed scroll of teleport and level teleports to where it already is. mekkis shudders_for_a_moment If it happens to you, you will shudder for a moment, and the level teleport trap, if any, will then be used up and disappear. dasunt pacifist A method of playing where the player does not directly kill any creatures. umopepisdn pacifist Usually aided by pets, and conflict. umopepisdn pacifist An early wish for a blessed figurine of an archon will aid you greatly. pmc pacifist make sure your pet's XP level is high enough to attack Rodney umopepisdn pacifist Or use conflict for it. Yui pacifist You can get some experience points by consulting with the Oracle, eating tripe, untrapping squeaky boards, and quaffing from sinks. Diablo-D3 pacifist PacifistRobin (password: robin) is a community game for playing with the pacifist conduct. `Masque pacifist A better term for this method is "Politician", since you're not actually against the death of those who oppose you - you just have others take care of the messy parts for you. jmr pacifist For more guidance, see: http://home.roadrunner.com/~rduhan/steves/pacfaq02.html GreyKnight grave Digging these up can produce a corpse, a zombie, or a mummy (or sometimes nothing). GreyKnight grave Harms alignment for Lawfuls, and all Samurai and Archaeologists (the latter get hit the hardest) GreyKnight grave On the plus side, sometimes free items! GreyKnight grave Digging up always abuses Wisdom, even for Chaotics. DrSunglasses grave Graves created when bones are left and those in graveyards do not contain items. paxed reflection When you have reflection (either from amulet, shield, dragon scales or the Longbow of Diana), all ray-type effects, including breath attacks, will bounce off of you, without harming you. greycat reflection (Note that lightning will still blind you even though the electricity itself won't touch you.) kylem reflection Although, it won't protect you from pyrolisks or a wide-angled disintegration beam from an angry god. Calamarain reflection Gaze attacks from Medusa and floating eyes are reflected back onto the attacker. Umber hulk and Archon attacks are not affected. Grunt asidonhopo A shopkeeper, made famous for being the example of shopkeeper naming in the NetHack sources as well as the typical shopkeeper in Dudley's Dungeon. DGMavn asidonhopo NetHack's second-most popular shopkeeper, right behind Izchak. Seriously, this guy is everywhere. runcible uncontrolled_levport see {uncontrolled_level_teleport} scorchgeek sdsm_wish "blessed fixed greased +3 silver dragon scale mail" paxed alchemy_smock A cloak that provides poison and acid resistance. It also provides MC1. Arthur` alchemy_smock Has an unidentified description of 'apron' dtype hack To bash/slash something, as in hack and slash. Hacking has nothing to do with computers. greycat hack The source code for nethack, however, could be considered a hack. paxed hack Also, NetHack's ancestor roguelike. dasunt helm_of_brilliance Unidentified appearance is either the crested, etched, plumed or visored helmet. Adds its enchantment to your intelligence and wisdom when worn. jilles helm_of_brilliance Does not hinder spellcasting, even though it is made of metal. jilles helm_of_brilliance Does not help prevent death from brainlessness, for example with a +5 helm of brilliance you will die of brainlessness if your intelligence falls below 8. PsyMar helm_of_brilliance As a fortune cookie may tell you, not to be taken lightly. Zeffrin baby_crocodile Eaten: baby crocodile Nutr: 200 fivex #nethack:!polymorph $ACT zaps a wand of polymorph at $ARGS. $CHOICE(7*$ARGS turns into $AN($RNDMON)!|$ARGS shudders. $ARGS dies...|2*$ARGS feels like a new $CHOICE(man|woman|dwarf|gnome|elf|orc|troll)! $CHOICE(5* |$ARGS's new form doesn't seem healthy enough to survive. $ARGS dies...)) paxed #*:tnnt? see {tnnt} Zeffrin ape Eaten: ape Nutr: 500 Zeffrin baby_yellow_dragon Eaten: baby yellow dragon Nutr: 500 Effects: Acidic BenUrban you_feel_momentarily_different That polymorph trap was just blocked by your magic resistance. SpeedEvil enchant_armour see {enchant_armor} bcode !whereis This command tells you a player's role/race/gender/alignment, score, location and turn count, if used with a player name. If they are carrying the Amulet or are at 1/5 their maximum HP or worse, !whereis will also mention this. bcode !whereis This information is updated when you go to a different level or reload the game. It is *not* updated when you start the game; thus, it will falsely claim players still on Dlvl:1 are "not playing right now". bcode !whereis Without a player name, it will give you a list of players and their positions in the dungeon. You can ask for this to be sorted, e.g. "!whereis --maxhp"; however, this will compare numbers as if they were strings. dtype mummy_wrapping Use one of these to make yourself visible (if you are permanently invisible) so that you may enter shops. It counts as a cloak, so don't forget to take it off (and put on your regular cloak) when you leave. CydeWeys mummy_wrapping Provides no AC, costs 2, weighs 3, and provides MC1. Cwiiis naked Without clothing SpeedEvil charm_monster See {scroll of taming} dasunt choke NetHack's way of telling you that you're an idiot who's not paying attention. dasunt choke YASD: What can happen if you eat when satiated and your nutrition after eating is greater than or equal to 2000. If you don't have magical breathing or unbreathing (the normal case) you will die with a probability of 95%. Else you will vomit. paxed choke Usually when eating while satiated you will get prompted whether you want to continue or not, except if the first bite takes you over the choking limit. BlastHardcheese choke Or if you're eating a wraith corpse. A very common YASD. Stevie-O couatl Level 8, speed 10, AC 5, MR 30. Poisonous bite deals 1d3 and drains strength, and crushes for 2d4. averin couatl Caution: can drown you if they're over water. omniscientist couatl Is the only "nasty" that cannot be genocided. omniscientist couatl ...making it impossible for the summon nasties spell from ever being made ineffective outside Gehennom. scorchgeek couatl (And it won't anyway, as it will simply summon random monsters if the monster it would have chosen is genocided.) scorchgeek couatl And it's spelled with a 'u', unlike the end of the lawful Archeologist god. Stevie-O lucky You are: extremely unlucky (-11<=luck<=-10) very unlucky (-10 writhes/shrieks in pain!" The potion that just hit it was either acid, or for werefoo, possibly holy water. ek|M you_feel_charismatic You stepped on a magic trap and gained +1 charisma and tamed adjacent monsters. ek|M you_feel_charismatic Or you just gained charisma from something or other.. SpeedEvil erosion Erosion is the general term for bad things that can happen to stuff, to make them less effective. SpeedEvil erosion Iron rusts, cloth and leather burn and rot, wood burns. SpeedEvil erosion With armour, each level of erosion reduces the base armour class by 1. For example, an elven cloak has a base AC of 1. SpeedEvil erosion The first attack takes this to 0, but subseqent attacks don't reduce it below zero. SpeedEvil erosion Enchantment still affects AC - a +2 rotted elven cloak gives you 2AC. Midnyt erosion Blessed armour is less likely to erode, and grease protects totally (until it is worn off). SpeedEvil erosion Armor can be erosion proofed by reading a cursed scroll of destroy armor while confused, or by reading a non-cursed scroll of enchant armor while confused (the latter repairs any damage). ledneh erosion Weapons which are eroded suffer a damage penalty equal to the highest damage level. So a rusted, thoroughly corroded weapon will suffer a -3 damage modifier, not a -4. Cheapy| dx see {dexterity} SheeEttin you_feel_you_could_be_more_dangerous You can advance more skills. Yay. joshk small_mimic See {mimic}. Zadir small_mimic Speed 7, 3d4 damage, killer of overzealous, underleveled housecats and dogs. Zeffrin small_mimic Eaten: small mimic Nutr: 200 Effects: Mimic (20) scorchgeek brushed_your_foot see {brushed_your} Entro-P allegrohack AllegroHack is an MS-DOS port of NetHack that uses the Allegro graphics library to provide a fancier graphic interface Entro-P allegrohack http://www.pinn.net/~jry/allegrohack/ Entro-P allegrohack the website seems to have moved or been shut down, this interface is no longer developed ( except within the SLASH'EM project ) Entro-P allegrohack project revived at http://www.darkarts.co.za/ Hacken water_glows see {the_water_glows_for_a_moment} joshk fumble_gloves see {fumble} Eidolos timettyrec Timettyrec is a small utility program written by jilles. It tells you the duration (in seconds) of a ttyrec. You can download it at http://www.stack.nl/~jilles/games/timettyrec.c Eidolos timettyrec Invoke it with "cat x.ttyrec | timettyrec" -- it'll break on super long ttyrecs (such as an entire extinctionist game) but otherwise works quite well. paxed [s] A Slash'em specific post on RGRN. dasunt wand_of_locking Base price of $150, low probability (25), with a maximum of 8 charges. Zap down to destroy trap doors, and zap up or down on the drawbridge to close it (and probably kill yourself) or at the drawbridge from a distance (and not kill yourself). Zap a broken doorway to make a lock door again. Zap a chest or box to lock it (and fix the lock if broken). dasunt wand_of_locking Breaking it has no effect. dasunt wand_of_locking See also: no engraving message. paxed menu_invert_page Configuration option. Menu character accelerator to invert all items on this page of a menu. Default '~'. jilles sustain_ability Prevents your stats (STR, CON, DEX, INT, WIS, CHA) from increasing or decreasing. itsblah sustain_ability Does not stop your stats from changing as a result of polymorph. mekkis sustain_ability The intrinsic cannot be granted by eating the ring. runcible nethack_utilities Links to spell failure rate calc, price id, mastermind solver, etc: http://nethack.gridbug.de/nh.html Problem you_are_stridently_aligned See {alignment} braindancer corpses Initial and final effects of eating corpses along with chances for intrinsics: http://www.geocities.com/dcorbett42/nethack/corpse.htm mirrored at http://runc1ble.org/nethack/corpses.html Jmadman311 contaminated "This water is contaminated!" - a message you can get from drinking from a fountain. If you are poison resistant, you lose d4 HP; if not, you lose d10 HP and d4+2 STR and abuse your constitution. Tjr #nethack:!porn see {#nethack:!pom} paxed menu_select_page Configuration option. Menu character accelerator to select all items on this page of a menu. Default ','. paxed #twoweapon see {twoweapon} joshk orcus Watch out! This chaotic demon, whom you'll find on his own special level (Orcus town) on level 10-15 of Gehennom, has a wand of death. He also has a 1/260 chance of summoning Demogorgon each move. jilles orcus Paranoid way of dealing with Orcus: dig down on his level, find the upstairs, burn Elbereth, drop junk object, go up and make Orcus follow you down (first wake him if necessary). Ian-Keith orcus Level 30, AC -6, MR 85, speed 9, base XP 1421, difficulty 36 (from Monster Manual). Attacks include a random magic spell, projectile or melee weaponry, two 3d4 claws, and a strength-drain poison stinger. Watch that /oDeath. dasunt orcish_helm Its unidentified appearance is 'iron skull cap'. Often the first helmet you see in the game. Will drop AC by one, but the dwarvish iron helm has double the AC and is almost as easy to find. Eidolos you_have_fixed_abilities Wearing a ring of sustain ability will add this attribute. GreyKnight nethack_café http://greyfire.no-ip.org/NetHack/food.php dasunt yellow_dragon_scale_mail Yellow dragon scale mail drops AC by 9 and provides acid resistance while not hindering spell casting. Weighs 40 units; does _not_ provide stoning resistance. Krakhan wow!_this_makes_you_feel_good! you drank an uncursed potion of restore ability bcode #nethack:ipbt? A "high-tech ttyrec player for Unix" allowing you to rewind and search: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/ipbt/ Stevie flutters " flutters". The equivalent to " staggers" for flying creatures. Mucknert leprechauns Plural for 'Leprechaun'. Zeffrin watch_captain Eaten: watch captain Nutr: 400 Effects: Human Mort432 watch_captain See {watchman} for more detailed information. itsblah gazatteer see {gazetteer} Thvor horse Level 5, difficulty 7, speed 20, AC 5. Not quite as good (as a pet) or bad (as an enemy) as a warhorse. Zeffrin horse Eaten: horse Nutr: 300 Sgep heaven "Thou art early, but we'll admit thee." Sgep heaven All levels less then or equal to -10 are considered to be "heaven" Sgep heaven Don't levelport to those levels unless you want to lose the game. dtype werebane One of many joke monster-specific artifact weapons that is just an obstacle in the way of a good weapon. itsblah werebane Also unrestricts you in silver saber if you got it as a gift, so it isn't a total waste. Stevie[FP] werebane When wielded, protects you from being infected ("You feel feverish.") from a werefoo's bite. teabing werebane Usually considered to be less useful than a non-artifact silver saber, since those can be #twoweaponed in your offhand. Nonaligned. Hellzon werebane Does double damage and gets +1d5 to hit versus werecreatures. Hellzon watchman Difficulty 8, speed 10, deals 1d8 with a weapon Hellzon watchman Will get angry if you attack a peaceful watchman or shopkeeper, kill the Minetown priest, destroy fountains, doors or walls, or pick locks. Hellzon watchman If you attack a watchman or shopkeeper with a wand or spell, only that one gets angry. Hellzon watchman If you pick a lock in one turn, you will also be OK. Zeffrin watchman Eaten: watchman Nutr: 400 Effects: Human Violist ikarus Don't take his advice on shkps please. billnye aethiopica see {eye_of_the_aethiopica} SheeEttin clover see {four-leaf_clover} Dentarthurdent_ run_away_run_away see {run_away!__run_away!} dasunt chronology NetHack was first released on Jul 28th, 1987, according to Google[TM]'s usenet archive. dasunt chronology Hack, the ancestor of NetHack, appears to have been first released on Dec 17th, 1984, according to Google[TM]'s usenet archive. dasunt chronology For the curious, the first mention of Rogue (the inspiration for many, many games) was first mentioned in Google[TM]'s usenet archive on August 21st, 1981, with the blurb: "The famous D&D game - screen oriented - halts almost all useful work." dasunt chronology Rogue's first major appearance was in the 4.2 version of BSD UNIX. The game was designed by Michael Toy and Glenn Wichman in 1980, and was one of the first wide-spread programs to use the relatively new "curses" graphical display library. greycat tool_weight skeleton key: 3. lock pick: 4. credit card: 1. tallow/wax candle: 2. brass lantern: 30. oil lamp: 20. magic lamp: 20. expensive camera: 12. mirror: 13. crystal ball: 150. lenses: 3. blindfold: 2. towel: 2. saddle: 200. leash: 12. stethoscope: 4. tinning kit: 100. greycat tool_weight tin opener: 4. can of grease: 15. figurine (any): 50. magic marker: 2. land mine: 300. beartrap: 200. tin/magic whistle: 3. wooden/magic flute: 5. tooled/frost/fire horn: 18. horn of plenty: 18. wooden/magic harp: 30. bell: 30. bugle: 10. leather drum: 25. drum of earthquake: 25. greycat tool_weight pick-axe: 100. grappling hook: 30. unicorn horn: 20. jdorje ring_of_increase_damage Eating a ring of increase damage has a 1/3 chance of giving you that bonus. This is very effective, but it takes a lot of work to accumulate enough rings to make a difference towo ad_aerarium A secret door near this engraving will hold either a teleport to a gold vault or a level teleporter. IamI3rian ad_aerarium Latin, means literally "to treasury" greycat blade_damage (Damages are shown as S/L for "small/large" monsters.) dagger: 1d4/1d3. elven dagger: 1d5/1d3. orcish dagger: 1d3/1d3. silver dagger: 1d4/1d3. athame: 1d4/1d3. scalpel: 1d3/1d3. knife: 1d3/1d2. stiletto: 1d3/1d2. worm tooth: 1d2/1d2. crysknife: 1d10/1d10. nornagon vladsmasher see {vladsbane} Mikoangelo holy_war Please refrain from it. Thank you. corny a_trigger_appears_in_a_pile_of_soil A flying monster flew over a previously unknown land mine nearby. The land mine has a chance of being set of by the "air currents". paxed time Configuration option. Show the elapsed game time in turns on bottom line. Stevie-O door_resists The door isn't locked, it's just hard to open. You can try kicking the door, but if you just keep trying it'll open. Note that this exercises strength. pak21 potion_of_extra_healing Blessed will heal 8d8 HP. If this would put you above your current maximum, the maximum is raised 5. Will cure sickness, blindness and hallucination. Exercises constitution and strength. pak21 potion_of_extra_healing Uncursed will heal 6d8 HP. If this would put you above your current maximum, the maximum is raised 2. Will cure sickness, blindness and hallucination. Exercises constitution and strength. pak21 potion_of_extra_healing Cursed will heal 4d8 HP. Will not raise maximum HP. Will cure blindness and hallucination. Exercises constitution and strength. pak21 potion_of_extra_healing If you hit Pestilence with one, has the possibility of halving its current and maximum HP. dtype crested_helmet One of the unidentified helms. It could be a plain helmet (auto-id'd for some chars), helm of brilliance, helm of telepathy, or the dreaded helm of opposite alignment. dasunt skilled +2 to hit, +1 to damage. (-5 to hit, 0 to damage when two-weaponing.) dasunt skilled Takes 80 hits and two experience levels to advance from basic to skilled. dasunt skilled +1 to damage when riding, +1 to bare-handed damage, +4 to martial arts damage. dasunt skilled To advance from basic to skilled in riding, it takes 8000 turns riding a creature and one experience levels. To go from basic to skilled in bare-handed or martial arts damage, it takes 80 hits and one experience level. SpeedEvil speedevil's_ranger I could probably have got out of this - but I decided to skip it - and zapped /oDig downwards. This was a mistake. I fell two levels, found the upstairs, and emerged next to medusa. Fortunately, she was asleep. Unfortunately, I had no means of crossing water. Fortunately, a blindfold was one thing I had. SpeedEvil speedevil's_ranger I put the blindfold on, and then stabbed her with a silver saber till she died. This was the medusa with the little fort over to the right, with the titan in it. I killed everything around the island that I could reach, and got screwed over majorly by disenchanters taking me to AC-8 SpeedEvil speedevil's_ranger I still had no means of crossing water - so I seized the opportunity of a pudding, to setup a small black pudding farm. I'd been at this some 5000 turns, when something woke the titan. Oops. SpeedEvil speedevil's_ranger Of course, this rotted some of my armour, taking me to -5. SpeedEvil speedevil's_ranger So, down I go into the mazes - boy are those fun with 85hp and -5AC, with only distance attack drain life. I scour the couple of levels down to the castle for any means of crossing water, magical instrument, SpeedEvil speedevil's_ranger or means of breaking the drawbridge, with no luck, for another 5000 turns, before hitting the castle. Having no means of doing anything, I shot the waterlife with drain life in the hope that something random would generate while I was, but nothing, so I head back up. SpeedEvil speedevil's_ranger I spend another 8000 turns or so - my drain life is about to time out - tooling around the couple of levels open to me, barely avoiding death, but getting small items that _may_ help me, till I finally find a /oDeath, with which to try to take back my farm with. SpeedEvil speedevil's_ranger I head up, and see a green elf on telepathy, which is handy as my existing hat could do with replacing. I go over to get a new hat. SpeedEvil speedevil's_ranger "You meet medusas gaze" --More-- "You turn to stone.". SpeedEvil speedevil's_ranger I just sat there incredulous for quite a while. It wasn't the fact that I'd died. It wasn't even that it had taken so long. It was just that I was on the verge of being able to get back to my farm, and get some way to cross water, and proceed. SpeedEvil speedevil's_ranger Of course, much later, I realise that she'd read a cursed scroll of teleport, while I was preoccupied with not dying to a black dragon, and I'd somehow missed her when going down. SpeedEvil speedevil's_ranger I never dig down below level 17 or so now. SpeedEvil speedevil's_ranger On NAO. greycat potion_weight All potions weigh 20. bcode parody_song see {nethack_song} greqrg demon_summoning All major demons will attempt to summon a demon as a 1/13 chance on each turn they act on, unless fleeing, in addition to normal actions. This has no message, and respects extinction. greqrg demon_summoning For additional information: http://www.nethack.de/spoiler/demon_summoning.txt Nomi best_splat_ever http://alt.org/nethack/userdata/Y/Yxskaft/dumplog/1299879204.nh343.txt jmr potions See: http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/343/pot1-343.html Stevie[FP] snoring_snakes see {delphi} paxed color Configuration option. NetHack should display color if it can for different monsters, objects, and dungeon features. Sgeo fee_fie_foe_foo! " shouts "Fee Fie Foe Foo!" and guffaws." Has a chance of happening when you #chat to a hostile giant. Wakes up nearby monsters. Arthur_ drum A drum may be one of two things: A Leather drum (66%) or a Drum of earthquake (33%) Arthur_ drum Both items cost 25 zorkmids, so price identification is not available to tell them apart. In addition a drum of earthquake with no charges behaves exactly like a leather drum. laurens_ falling_rock_trap AKA kitty killer purple_h falling_rock_trap Does exactly what it says on the tin. A hard helmet is advisable. Shimei frost_brand A longsword that does double damage against monsters not resistant to cold. Can destroy potions carried by monsters. itsblah frost_brand Also confers cold resistance while wielded. kerio frost_brand It kills stuff. Use it. Entro-P sdlpure a pure graphical NetHack & SLASH'EM interface mimicing the tty interface as much as possible in look and in feel, yet with tiles Entro-P sdlpure http://sdlpure.sourceforge.net/ Entro-P sdlpure this project has been renamed as 'newt', see http://www.darkarts.co.za/ TjrWiz john_harris The author of the @Play column about roguelike gaming. http://gamesetwatch.com/column_at_play/ scorchgeek orcish_short_sword see {short_sword} runcible pw_regen see {power_regen} raxvulpine you_feel_embarrassed_for_a_moment You get this message if you kill a pet while polymorphed into an unseeing form. dtype misha Given the speed of his gameplay, we're not sure whether misha is a bot, or just a human on crack. paxed misha aka nolispex on #nethack. nolispex misha aka xepsilon jilles misha aka xep BEHiker57W full_moon When the moon is full, your base luck is +1 instead of its usual value of 0. billnye full_moon Werefoo are much more likely to be in their creature form during a full moon, especially during nighttime (see {night}). billnye full_moon also, tame dogs will reply with "[Dogley] howls." when chatted during a full moon, and are much harder to tame during full moon nights. BEHiker57W full_moon NetHack considers the full moon to last for three or four days. Use Rodney's !pom trigger to get the current moon phase according to NetHack. Cheapy save_scumming The act of saving a local game, copying the saved game to another directory/folder and then loading the game back up. Cheapy save_scumming Thus, you have a fall back point in case something bad happens to your character. dasunt topaz_ring An unidentified ring. Cannot be eaten by any monster. Xavior wide_angle_disintegration_beam Something you should hope you never, ever see. Fortunately, the only ones who can perform this feat feel the same way. Surviving can only be accomplished with disintegration resistance, and the deity who hates you enough to do it will be genuinely put off, the experience is quite genuine. Xavior wide_angle_disintegration_beam Having a wide angle disintegration beam thrown at you while engulfed might be a good idea, provided the creature resists lightning. Stevie-O wand_engraving /oPolymorph can't be used to engrave at all. /oFire and /oLightning semipermanently burn the floor -- normal wear and tear will never erase the engraving (engraving into the floor with a hard gem or sharp weapon or a zap from /oCold will). /oDigging does a regular engraving (lasts a few hundred turns). All other wands only write in the dust -- use your fingers instead. dasunt turquoise A rare soft green or blue gem worth 2000 zorkmids. dasunt turquoise In the main dungeon, turquoise usually won't be seen above dungeon level 7. Eidolos peculiar_feeling The potion you just quaffed had no effect (for example, quaffing !oMonsterDetection while already under the influence of a previous !oMD). dasunt gold_ring An unidentified ring. *CAN* be eaten by rock moles and xorns. paxed hilite_pet Configuration option. Visually distinguish pets from similar animals. Waakzamheid pebkac Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair jilles knock Level 1 matter spell. The same as a wand of opening. PsyMar you_feel_very_jumpy. see {teleportitis} Eidolos high-pitched_humming see {whistle} dtype holy_water Blessed water. #dip items in holy water to bless them, or uncurse them if cursed. Holy water is created by placing water on a coaligned altar and praying (when possible to successfully pray). #dip'd stacks of items only require one holy water to bless the whole stack, so you can create more potions of holy water by dipping a stack ordinary potions of water in one.. CydeWeys holy_water Quaffing a potion of holy water will cure lycanthropy, but be careful, it will also do 2d6 damage and abuse constitution if chaotic. Hacken holy_water Confused blessed remove curse has a 25% chance to curse, and a 25% chance to bless, uncursed objects in your inventory, including uncursed water. anselmus holy_water To make holy or unholy water, 1) Name a stack of water and drop it. 2) Pick up one (using 'n1,'), rename, and repeat until you have about 8 or so. 3) Drop all other uncursed items ('D -> U'). 4) Confuse yourself and read a blessed ?RC. delamarche holy_water If you are confronted by a lycanthrope in the early game, thrown or wielded holy water can kill them quickly. Especially useful as a cornered priest. lorimer holy_water http://i.imgur.com/CaOUBMp.jpg ekiM freezing_mist You dipped an ordinary long sword into a fountain, were at least XL 5 and not lawful. Instead of being turned into Excalibur, your sword was cursed, lost any rustproofing, may have lost an enchantment, and you abused your wisdom. So don't do that. scorchgeek fountain_quaffing A strategy that's nearly always a stupid idea. scorchgeek fountain_quaffing Also see {fountain}. ihope_ alpine_conduct never moving away from any staircase (> or <) or portal (^) more than once before picking up the Amulet, and once after picking up the Amulet. intchanter pacman A devnull challenge introduced for the November 2007 devnull tournament. dasunt diamond A rare hard white gem worth 4000 zorkmids. dasunt diamond In the main dungeon, diamonds usually won't be seen above dungeon level 25. ais523 the_tsurugi_of_muramasa see {tsurugi_of_muramasa} runcible writhes_and_then_shatters_into_pieces Applied a figurine to an occupied square or monster was genocided. dasunt green_dragon_scales Drops AC by 3 and provides poison resistance. Can be transformed into green dragon scale mail with a scroll of enchant armor. CydeWeys green_dragon_scales Weighs 40. paxed #*:!wiki see {#*:!nw} initd #nethack:!team Go team $ARGS! Cyde fsck Filesystem check. hacken mbgb Magic bag go boom! Dentarthurdent_ fire_elemental Level 8, speed 12, AC 2. Hits for 3d6 fire-based damage, and has a passive (level + 1)d4 fire-based attack as well. rawrmage #nethack:neu? nethack.eu: NetHack server located in southern Germany, deaths reported in #nethack.de Eidolos healerscum Healerscum was a startscumming project. The idea was to get as early a wish as possible. So Eidolos wrote a script that continually creates healers, quaffs their healing potions, and quits if it didn't get a wish. Eidolos healerscum It worked. Healerscum is sitting with a blessed +3 SDSM on turn ten. If you ask Eidolos, he'll load it up for you. Game #234 is the one that finally made it. A related success did the same for Monks and the Eye of the Aethiopica (which has blast damage) Zawk crunched_in_the_head_by_an_iron_ball When an iron ball falls on your head and you die. Mort432 wrath If you have prayed too many times or angered your god in some other way, your god may decide to exact revenge upon you, by first zapping you with insta-kill lightning. If you survive that, you are then hit by an insta-kill disintegration beam. If you survive that, your god will call upon three high level minions to destroy you. Feory your_quickness_seems_more_natural You just gained the speed intrinsic while you were already extrinsically speedy. dasunt wand_of_magic_missile Base price of $150, medium probability (50), with a maximum of 8 charges. Zap a monster for 2 to 12 damage (some monsters may resist and take half damage). Engrave for the message 'The is riddled by bullet holes!' Break to do 4*charges damage and ID the wand. blackcustard acid_resistance protects you, but NOT your equipment, from acid damage. blackcustard acid_resistance can only be obtained extrinsically via an alchemy smock (apron unidentified) or yellow dragon scales or scale mail or via polymorph into an acid-resistant monster. blackcustard acid_resistance Note: acid resistance protects against the yellow dragon's breath attack (as does reflection), and can save a low level (especially a newer low level) player from near certain death when engulfed by an ochre jelly. Airhead acid_resistance (Also note: like, nobody can resist acid, man...) Arthur` artifacts see {artifact} runcible pot2 Information about smoky, milky, holy water, cancelling, diluting and alchemizing potions: http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/343/pot2-343.html Grognor dwarvish_spear Does d8 damage to small enemies and d8 damage to large enemies. Unidentified appearance is a "stout spear". paxed twoflower The Tourist quest leader. Zeffrin twoflower Eaten: Twoflower Nutr: 400 Effects: Human greycat erinys A demon (&) of which only 3 may be generated. greycat erinys The Punisher of the Unfaithful. Originally called Erinys... later called, Erinyes. Referred to as, "the mist-walking..." and, with fear and respect, "the kindly one". She would harass and injure her prey but not kill them. Homer refers to her in the singular (The Odyssey, 15.234) but, much later (circa 450 B.C.E.), Euripides used the number three and eventually they assumed the names: Tisiphone, Megaera and Alecto. greqrg erinys Lawful demon, making random generation impossible in Gehennom, so these are never randomly generated. May be summoned by other lawful demons, and one is also found in the sanctum. SomeoneElseYes mazes_of_menace The area where all of the Dungeons of Doom and its branches are held. initd #nethack:!revgeno $CHOICE(8*Sent in some $PLURAL($ARGS).|Wiped out all $PLURAL($NICK).) paxed #nethack:!naoplr see {#nethack:!plr} TheShrewdDude loud_splash The sound you get when striking (or force-bolting) down the drawbridge, while blind. TheShrewdDude loud_splash "You hear a loud *SPLASH!*" iajrz your_feet_are_frozen_to_the_floor! You've been paralyzed. Probably drunk a !oParalysis jilles golden_glow "You are surrounded by a golden glow." One lost level (if any) is restored, max hp is increased by 5, strength and hp are restored to max, hunger is removed, base luck restored to 0 (if negative), and blindness is cured. itsblah golden_glow Like blessed potions of full healing, you can only restore up to half of the amount of experience levels you lost. dasunt wand_of_opening Base price of $150, low probability (25), with a maximum of 8 charges. Zap a saddled monster to drop the saddle (even if cursed), zap an engulfed monster to free yourself, zap a drawbridge to open it, zap containers to open them, and chains to remove them and unpunish yourself. Dentarthur you_feel_centered_in_your_personal_space see {you_feel_in_control_of_yourself} greycat luck Your character normally starts with 0 luck (neither good nor bad). Certain events in the game will raise or lower your luck. Normally, your luck will gravitate toward 0 over time, but a luckstone will prevent your luck from "timing out" (depending on b/u/c status). greycat luck Luck affects many aspects of the game, but the most important is a straight bonus or penalty to your to-hit rolls. umopepisdn luck Starting or restoring a game during a full moon will set your base luck to 1; Starting or restoring a game on Friday the 13th will set your base luck to -1. umopepisdn luck These luck modifications are disabled when you save the game. umopepisdn luck Contrary to popular belief, a new moon does NOT have any effect on your luck. Stevie luck Enlightenment will partially reveal your luck value with a message: -13..-10 "extremely unlucky" -9..-5 "very unlucky" -4..-1 "unlucky" 1..4 "lucky" 5..9 "very lucky" 10..13 "extremely lucky". Stevie luck Luck times out at the rate of 1 every 600 turns normally; however, if your god is angry and/or you are carrying the amulet, it changes by 1 every 300 turns. jmr luck See also: http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/343/gems-343.html tsuteiuQ whee "Whee! An object slides across the [surface]." - If you kick an object and it slides across the surface (whether from the surface being ice or from the object being greased), it slides 1-3 spaces further and generates the aforementioned message. Nodey int see {intelligence} Poeir you_hear_the_rumble_of_distant_thunder Whoops! You just killed your pet. -15 to alignment, -1 to luck. dasunt oilskin_sack A non-cursed oilskin sack protects its contents from water damage. billnye staff_of_misspelling see {staff_of_aesculapius} paxed ibmgraphics Configuration option. Use IBM extended characters. Won't work for all terminals. tweek__ ibmgraphics If you use XTerm/RXVT/aterm/Eterm/etc. to play NetHack through NAO, and can't seem to get IBMgraphics to display correctly, check out http://tweek.no-ip.org/stuff/lutRS13-ascii.bdf.bz2 for a 13-pt fixed-width Lucida font that (supposedly) works with DEC/IBM/whatever, and looks cool. tweek__ ibmgraphics To prepare - decompress the file ($ bunzip2 lutRS13-ascii.bdf.bz2), then use bdftopcf to compile the font ($ bdftopcf lutRS13-ascii.bdf > lutRS13-ascii.pcf), then gzip the resulting file ($ gzip lutRS13-ascii.pcf). tweek__ ibmgraphics To install - copy the gzipped, compiled PCF file into any font path specified in your XF86Config or xorg.conf file. I use /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local/. Then cd to that path and use mkfontdir (# mkfontdir) to regenerate the path's fonts.dir listing, then use xset ($ xset fp rehash) to have X look for new fonts. (You could also restart X, but, meh.) tweek__ ibmgraphics To use - tell your favorite terminal emulator to use the font -b&h-lucidatypewriter-medium-r-normal-sans-13-125-75-75-m-80-ascii-0 (on many systems -*-lucidatypewriter-medium-*-*-*-13-*-*-*-*-*-ascii-0 will be enough). Most of these accept a command-line argument of -fn; for something more permanent, add an entry to .Xresources like Aterm*font: -*-lucida... tweek__ ibmgraphics Report any bugs, occurences of artifacts (annoying pixels that remain after redraws) or general ideas (I plan, for example, to round the corners off eventually) to tweek.20k@gmail.com tweek__ ibmgraphics If you use Windows, use PuTTY as a telnet client (google for it). Type in 'nethack.alt.org' under 'Host Name (or IP address)' and check 'Telnet', then hit 'Open' to connect. To have PuTTY translate IBMgraphics characters correctly, tell it to use code page 437 (on the left side, under Window -> Translation, change 'Use font encoding' to 'CP437'). You can save these settings by going back to 'Session', clicking 'Default Settings' and hi Eidolos ibmgraphics In Konsole it's Settings -> Encoding -> Western European ( ibm850 ) -- make sure you also "Save as Default" jilles figurine Apply a figurine to create a monster. Blessed figurines have 80% chance of giving a pet. jilles figurine Cursed figurines usually give hostile monsters, and may transform spontaneously some time after you pick them up. jilles figurine Figurines can create monsters regardless of extinction. Genocided monsters cannot be created. jilles figurine A magical tool for polypiling purposes. paxed #nethack:!ssh NAO supports ssh now: ssh nethack@alt.org paxed catname Configuration option. Name of your starting cat (ex. "catname:Morris"). Cannot be set in-game. Eidolos vegan see {vegan_food} paxed patches The best place to find links to all the patches is Ali's NetHack Patch Database, at http://www.juiblex.co.uk/nethack/patches.html GreyKnight patches See also http://bilious.alt.org/ RjY patches For those used on NAO see {nao_patches}. ihope severe_headache Playtime's over. The foocubus has been cancelled and will no longer consort with you. greycat severe_headache Unless your idea of "Playtime" involves a lot of bleeding. Eliah raven Neutral flier that bites for 1d6 damage and blinds for 1d6 turns. Difficulty 6, Base level 4, Base experience 46, Speed 20, AC 6. Zeffrin raven Eaten: raven Nutr: 20 OmegaCenti monk_artifact The Eyes of the Overworld Mort432 hachi When playing as the samurai class, your default starting pet is a little dog named Hachi. Mort432 hachi See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hachik%C5%8D rawrmage #nethack:nfi? nethack.fi: NetHack server located in Finland, #nethack @ open.ircnet.net scorchgeek polymorph See 'polyself' for information on polymorphing yourself. Stevie polymorph Zapping a wand of polymorph (or casting the spell) at an object or stack of objects will change them into new, randomly chosen objects of the same class (i.e. weapons -> weapons, armor -> armor). Dipping an object into a potion of polymorph will have a similar effect.See 'polypile' for more information. SpeedEvil polymorph Items being worn can also be polymorphed by dipping, which may remove the item. PsyMar polymorph Hitting a monster with a wielded potion of polymorph may polymorph it into a cockatrice, turning you to stone if you are not wearing gloves. Stevie polymorph The polymorph spell is a level 6 spell (requiring 30 mana, as well as 60 points of nutrition for non-wizards) SpeedEvil polymorph See also ?? system_shock, ?? polyself_bug paxed checkpoint Configuration option. Save game state after each level change, for possible recovery after program crash. scorchgeek you_are_protected You have MC3. Fennec decrypt To decrypt an arbitrary file, you will need a blessed magic marker, a cursed scroll of blank paper, and an uncursed tripe ration. While confused and hallucinating, eat the tripe ration, then attempt to write a scroll of gold detection. Asday you_glimpse_a_four_leaf_clover_at_your_feet Your luck was increased by sacrificing at an altar. You may also safely pray again. greycat runed_dagger Unidentified name for elven dagger. paxed runed_dagger Can be named "Sting". paxed plains_centaur Speed 18, AC 4, kicks for 1d6 damage and uses weapon for 1d6. Zeffrin plains_centaur Eaten: plains centaur Nutr: 500 koyaan koyaan valkyrie wizard monk koyaan koyaan Now with less abusive behaviour! runcible wishing_spoiler http://nh.gmuf.com/wish.html greycat scroll_weight All scrolls weigh 5. CatEater 90%_cursed You can identify some randomly appearing items by their probability of being cursed. Item groups that might be 90% cursed: rings, amulets, boots, gloves, and helmets. rawrmage #*:$act_kicks_$self see {#nethack:$act_kicks_$self} shachaf you_feel_momentarily_lethargic You just stepped on an anti-magic trap while you had magic resistance. GreyKnight redirect To redirect a database topic, use "see {alternate topic name}". casmith789 sleep_resistance Corpses that can give sleep resistance are orange dragons, flesh golems, homonculi (poisonous), gelatinous cubes (acidic), all kinds of elves, the Chromatic Dragon (poisonous). joshk re Short for 're-hi.' tomp mag see {maniac} nailbunny kicking_a_wall Kicking a wall will cause d5 damage if the character's constitution is less than 16. Only d3 damage is inflicted if the characters constitution is greater than 15. nailbunny kicking_a_wall Perhaps the only profitable exerice of this action would be to lower one's hit points 1/7 of one's maximum hit points, or below 6 total hit points, which would restore one's hit points fully with a successful #pray'er. bcode rog see {rogue} ekiM cursed_wand Cursed wands have a 1% chance of exploding when zapped; this does 1 to 6 points of damage for each charge in the wand, plus an additional 2 to 12 points of damage, and abuses your strength. psyklops i_bestow_upon_thee_a_blessing The blessing is 500-1000 turns of clairvoyance. blackcustard moloch's_sanctum see {sanctum} Stevie[FP] bec_de_corbin see {polearm} ais523 how_to_play_like_ais523 Ignore all potions that you haven't seen a monster ID, initially all scrolls (wish-ID charging and enchant weapon/armor), don't bother with a bag of holding (use a sack), don't bother with reflection unless you find it early, if you can get the OoF do so regardless of character, use conflict for Astral, use clairvoyance for Gehennom ais523 how_to_play_like_ais523 ais523 does not claim that this is a /good/ strategy, but nonetheless uses it paxed #nethack:$act_kills_$self $CHOICE(I shall return.|I'll be back.) ais523 #nethack:=oid? Ring of increase damage. dtype mjollnir The massive hammer hits!!! Lightning strikes you! (The Valkyrie's first sacrifice gift, and one of the better artifacts.) With d24 extra damage, Mjollnir is a fantastic weapon, but it is less useful in the endgame, due to the shock-resistance of many monsters (priests, angels, riders...). Jafet mjollnir If you use Mjollnir, expect to collect fewer wands and rings from your vanquished opponents. Arthur_ mjollnir Mojo (as it's often called) can be thrown at monsters if you have Strength of 25 (gauntlets of power). In addition, if you're a Valkyrie, it has a 99% chance of returning to your hand afterward. If it doesn't return, there is a 0.5% chance it will land at your feet, and a 0.5% chance it will hit you! paxed acid_blob Low-level slow monster with no active attacks, but which can corrode your weapon if you hit it. braindancer acid_blob The corpse is acidic and does not become tainted. cbus acid_blob Acid blobs are vegan. Zeffrin acid_blob Eaten: acid blob Nutr: 10 V! Effects: Acidic ihope you_hear_an_angry_drone There's a beehive on the level. dasunt engagement_ring An unidentified ring. *CAN* be eaten by rock moles, rust monsters, and xorns. paxed scroll_of_light Lights (cursed darkens) a circular area. itsblah scroll_of_light Confused also darkens areas, regardless of the b/c/u status of the scroll. scorchgeek water_nymph see {nymph} Elronnd robe Enables characters who wouldn't be able to use magic ordinarily have a higher chance of casting spells correctly. Nicely paired with a helm of brilliance. Elronnd robe Monks and priests start with one. Elronnd robe Provides MC2 Elronnd robe Wearing a robe will reduce the spellcasting penalty for wearing metal armour by 50%. If you do not wear metallic body armor, the robe will instead decrease the spell difficulty by your role's penalty amount. joshk mimic These folks usually hide in shops and pose as staircases and will reveal themselves once you run into them. Easy early experience, but watch out if you eat them - you'll become a pile of gold for a number of turns relative to the size of the mimic. tsuteiuQ mimic If you eat a mimic corpse while hallucinating, you will instead mimic an orange. jilles mimic Watch out, as they can hit quite hard. jilles mimic Repeatedly write Elbereth, until you get released, to escape from a large or giant mimic. Sgep mimic Mimics will assume the symbol of the following: if on top of an object, that object's type; if in a doorway, a door; if on a maze level or Sokoban, a statue (50% chance); if in a corridor or Sokoban, a boulder; if in a zoo or vault, gold; if in a temple, an altar. Zauren mimic Word of warning: If your pet is of a level to fight mimics, do /not/ let them. This usually happens in shops. Mimics can kill a pet before it is damaged enough to stop auto-attacking, especially large ones. Shee|Away mimic for some reason being around pets drives mimics berserk and their attack speed goes up 300% ylmson a_sudden_geyser_slams_into_you_from_nowhere see {geyser} markos_64 hacker If you want to become a hacker, look at http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/hacker-howto.html. markos_64 hacker If you want to become nethacker, look at http://www.nethack.org/ markos_64 hacker If you want to become a cracker, /quit I suck. bcode you_feel_a_strange_mental_acuity see {strange mental acuity} paxed #nethack:$act_dies $ACT $CHOICE(giggles|chuckles|snickers|laughs). Cyde elven_spear Does d7 damage to small enemies and d8 damage to large enemies. Unidentified appearance is a "runed spear". PsyMar you_hear_the_studio_audience_applaud see {studio_audience_applaud} blackcustard #nethack:!d $RND($ARGS) Sgep suck_in_some_slime "You suck in some slime and don't feel very well." Sgep suck_in_some_slime As a (master) mind flayer, you tried to eat the brain of a green slime. Sgep suck_in_some_slime You're now being slimed. Grunt but_wait see {amulet of life saving} Hellzon unicron_horn Sure, he's got horns. Try {unicorn horn} fontppp flourite see {fluorite} bcode minesflayer This term is mostly used in reference to the random 'h' in the Gnomish Mines rarely being a [master] mind flayer. bcode minesflayer The function creating random monsters of a class does test for difficulty, but sometimes it picks a too high-difficulty monster anyway. jeeves team_ant aaaaaaa@aaaaaaaa Violist team_ant The semi-official clan of #nethack. If you're interested in joining, bug Violist. firippu team_ant Also likes to show up when the priest of foo summons insects. Violist team_ant When someone dies to an ant, it is customary to cheer "GO TEAM ANT!" (without quotes). dasunt key An unidentified skeleton key. See {unlocking_tools}. dtype wolf Diff 6, Lvl 5. The unremarkable animals show up in very small groups, have normal speed (12), AC4, and a 2d4 attack. Zeffrin wolf Eaten: wolf Nutr: 250 ekiM the_wiki_is_wrong If the wiki contradicts entries in Rodney or 3.4.3 spoilers, it's probably wrong, but consider looking at the source code references first. If it contradicts the code of the game itself, it's obviously wrong (but make sure you're reading the code correctly). paxed #nethack:!badwiki http://alt.org/nethack/wiki.html Eidolos mrivan see {marvin} Dentarthurdent_ you_feel_weaker You just lost some Strength due to a monster's poisonous attack. Dentarthurdent_ you_feel_weaker You can restore the lost Str points by applying a non-cursed unicorn horn (may take several tries); quaffing a potion of restore ability (sometimes if uncursed, always if blessed); casting a spell of restore ability (best if Skilled or Expert, otherwise it may take several tries); or praying (especially if Overtaxed or worse). paxed cone_of_cold Level 4 attack spell. Special spell of the valkyrie. LordMatthius cone_of_cold At unskilled and basic levels, this spell does 6d6 damage in a straight line, as a wand of cold. LordMatthius cone_of_cold At skilled or expert level however, this spell creates a blast of cold 3x3 squares in diameter, within 10 squares and in sight. Subsequent explosions (2-9) will follow within the original target area. LordMatthius cone_of_cold The cone of cold will deal extra damage to fire resistant creatures, and may also freeze potions within your inventory. You have been warned! LordMatthius cone_of_cold Requires 20 energy. BlastHardcheese stale see {stale_processes} Violist square_robin see {RoundRobin} scwizard how_not_to_die Never quaff from a sink or fountain scwizard how_not_to_die Never use crap which you haven't made sure isn't cursed scwizard how_not_to_die Never attack shop keepers rawrmage #*:!gift see {#nethack:!gift} Sgep batteries_have_not_been_invented_yet You have a dimming brass lantern in your inventory, and you are hallucinating dasunt k Command: 'k' Move up if you have embraced the one-true-path-of-vi-movement-keys. For heretics, k will kick something (same as ^D). dasunt k Command: 'K' Move up until you hit a wall or something (vi keys on). dasunt k Monster: 'k' Poisonous, icky kobolds. In addition to the plain kobold, there are large kobolds, kobold lords, and kobold shamans. dasunt k Monster: 'K' Keystone Kops, Kop Sergeants, Kop Lieutenants, and Kop Kaptains. Warning: Corpses count as human. SpeedEvil rusts see {erosion} Alan8r google It's taking over. Watch out! SheeEttin google "Don't be evil." mekkis purple see {magenta} bcode *> This searches the learndb for a specified term and sends the result to the channel. See also {**} LarienTelrunya slex In many respects, a glorious, bloated trainwreck. It can be incredibly unfair and adds traps to induce such severe aggravation that the player wishes their character was dead instead. joshk excalibur If you're lawful, #dip a longsword into a fountain at experience level 5 or higher and you may get this excellent artifact. greycat excalibur Gives automatic searching, level drain resist, and a damage bonus vs. everything. Zealot excalibur There is a 1/6 chance of your longsword being turned into Excalibur regardless of class, so if you're lawful, keep #dipping. madness excalibur Makes monsters more likely to track you, and will ensure any demon prince is generated hostile. Talking to demon princes whilst wielding this weapon will also make them hostile. itsblah excalibur When your long sword is transformed into Excalibur, it is blessed, repaired of all damage, and rustproofed. It also keeps its enchantment. CydeWeys excalibur Has +d5 to hit vs. a regular longsword and +d10 to damage. Eidolos excalibur Don't dip for Excalibur in Minetown. It _will_ dry up the fountain which will annoy the guards (even if you're nonlawful). You get no trickle warning. scorchgeek excalibur Also, don't try dipping a katana--only an actual longsword works. Dipping your katana will just happily summon water demons and grant you a thoroughly rusty katana. Stevie-O scroll_of_charging Adds additional uses to wands, tinning kits, cameras, magic markers, and special tools like horn of fire. Blessed adds a lot, uncursed adds some, and cursed will set non-blessed items to zero charges. Stevie-O scroll_of_charging When used to charge rings, adds to rings of adornment, increase damage, protection, gain constitution, gain strength. Unlike for wands/tools, cursed scrolls of charging will REDUCE the enchantment of rings. Poeir scroll_of_charging If you read it while confused, you either fully recharge energy or gain 5d4 maximum energy (if already at maximum). Stevie[FP] scroll_of_charging info {base cost:300; weight: 5; marker charges: 16} SpeedEvil scroll_of_charging See also ?? wands and ?? magical_tools. paxed polytrap see {polymorph_trap} itsblah vorpal_blade An artifact long sword with +d5 to hit and +1 damage to all monsters. Instantly beheads jabberwocks, including a player polymorphed into one. Stevie-O vorpal_blade The beheading 'feature' has a 5% chance on each hit. Note that if a monster wields it and uses it against *you*, that 5% represents instadeath unless you're somehow polyed into a headless monster. tsuteiuQ vorpal_blade Neutral will get Vorpal Blade upon crowning unless they are a monk or wizard, in which case they may get a spellbook of restore ability or finger of death, respectively. tsuteiuQ vorpal_blade The beheading attack does not work on headless monsters - "Somehow, you miss [it] wildly." In this case, the unsuccessful attack doesn't cause any damage. joshk vorpal_blade "One, two! One, two! And through and through / The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!" --Lewis Carroll, "Jabberwocky". Eidolos vorpal_blade Its beheading effect doesn't work when trying to throw it upwards. Trust me on this one, it's been tried. Stevie[FP] fighter see {valkyrie} sorear flint_stone see {flint} Ciel mandevil's_nethack_price_identification_tool http://voyager.lupomesky.cz/nethack/priceid.html Grunt points_at_you,_then_curses A monster tried to cast a spell at you before its spell-casting timeout (every (10 - (monster's level)) turns, to a minimum of two) expired. flarn2006 !riot ヽ༼ຈل͜ຈ༽ﾉ RIOT ヽ༼ຈل͜ຈ༽ﾉ Problem you_are_fervently_aligned See {alignment} argiopeweb ncurses New Curses. Ashke the_blood_coagulates Summoned a demon on an altar, but level was full. No monster appeared. Ashke the_blood_coagulates Same-race sacrifice, but failed to make a demon. (Is the level full? Are foocubi extinct?) BlastHardcheese rosd see {slow_digestion} jmr spells See: http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/343/spl2-343.html paxed guidebook This is the User's Guide for NetHack. You'd better read it. It comes with every nethack distribution (or at least it should come!), and it's also online at https://nethack.org/v343/Guidebook.html greycat curious_feeling You were dallying with a foocubus, who tried to level-drain you by sexual exhaustion, but you were protected from level drain. dtype trollsbane One of many joke monster-specific artifact weapons that is just an obstacle in the way of a good weapon. Stevie trollsbane Carries a double damage bonus and +5 to-hit against anything naturally symbolized by 'T'. stumbly trollsbane Useful for becoming burdened or overstressed. In case you need to die from a newt or drown. Hellzon trollsbane The base item is a morningstar Hellzon trollsbane Can be useful in #nethack on occassion. ylmson a_sudden_geyser_slams_into_you_from_nowhere! see {geyser} Poeir potion_of_gain_ability If blessed, increases all non-maximized stats by one. If uncursed, increases a random non-maximized stat by one. Cursed abuses one random stat. Thrown at a monster heals it to full. TheShrewdDude potion_of_gain_ability When quaffed cursed, the potion will deliver the message, "Ulch! That potion tasted foul!" jilles yumi A special type of Japanese bow that Samurai get bonuses with. Unidentified, it appears as a "long bow". Vilhazarog yumi Samurai get a +2 to hit and a chance to fire an extra ya. dasunt wraith Attack drains experience, but eating its corpse will allow you to gain a level. dasunt wraith Its corpse cannot be tinned. joshk wraith If the corpse is rotten, you will NOT gain a level. EliahII wraith Eating a rotten wraith corpse will cause confusion. GreyKnight wraith If your level is maxed out (30), you get a boost to your maxHP and maxPw instead. PsyMar wraith Wraiths leave corpses 50% of the time normally, but only 5.55% of the time on a graveyard level. PsyMar wraith They'll follow you up/down stairs though, so if on a graveyard level, lure them over to the stairs and go up or down before killing 'em. PsyMar wraith Note that the Castle, all levels of the Priest quest, any level with undead summoned by the Book of the Dead or Bell of Opening, and any level with a graveyard (in case it's not obvious) count as a graveyard level. psyklops wraith Does 1d6 damage. Eidolos wraith Eating a wraith corpse breaks foodless, vegan, and vegetarian, and might cause you to choke if satiated, even though it gives zero nutrition. Zeffrin wraith Eaten: wraith Nutr: 0 Effects: Gain level bcode login You can automatically login to NAO by passing "-l yourusername:yourpassword" as additional parameters (with GNU telnet). bcode login If you're using PuTTY, set "yourusername:yourpassword" as your auto-login username (Connection > Data) for the same effect. bcode login If you want to start PuTTY with command line arguments, "putty -l yourusername:yourpassword -telnet nethack.alt.org" seems to work, too. ekiM iron_bars You can fire through them but can't walk through them. BenUrban wasd see {wide-angle disintegration beam} SheeEttin dwarven_mithril see {dwarvish mithril-coat} paxed wand_of_wishing One of the rarest items in the game. Generated with 1-3 charges, and can be recharged once. paxed wand_of_wishing There is a guaranteed one in the castle at the bottom of the Dungeons of Doom. SpeedEvil wand_of_wishing You should ID wands of wishing before use, see ?? wrest espritellipsis wand_of_wishing If you have a cursed wand of wishing, engrave for a wish rather than zapping. If you engrave with it, you will still get the same effects, but it will never explode. _bryce goblin A weak monster, mostly harmless. Omnivorous. Can be fed on lichens. Zeffrin goblin Eaten: goblin Nutr: 100 Cheapy panther Speed 15 Base AC: 6 Attacks: Claw: 1d6 + 1d6 Bite: 1d8 Zeffrin panther Eaten: panther Nutr: 300 quipyowert your_skin_itches_badly A monster cast "Open Wounds" at you and you took 5 damage or less lorimer +3 see {+2_or_+3} paxed castle This is the lowest level of the dungeons of doom, located between the 25th and 29th levels. paxed castle The level is no-teleport, and cannot leave bones. It counts as a graveyard level. paxed castle Do *not* fill all the trapdoors on this level, because you need to get deeper, and you cannot dig holes in the floor. If you do fill the holes by mistake, you can still levport down from the castle to get below. Zadir castle If you have any musical instrument, you can play a little game of "mastermind" to open the drawbridge. Stand next to the moat and align yourself with the drawbridge, then (a)pply the instrument and choose (n) for improvisation. You'll be prompted to enter a 5 letter combination (A-G), and for every right letter in the wrong space, you hear a tumbler click, and for every right letter in the right space, a gear turns. aristotle73 castle Do not fight while standing on the drawbridge. It is possible for the drawbridge to be destroyed and cause instant death to the player. Casting force bolt while standing on the drawbridge destroys it. SpeedEvil castle A simple tune strategy is to try aaaaa, bbbbb, ... ggggg - and write down the number of gears per note. You now know how many of each note is in the tune. SpeedEvil castle Now - for each position, try playing each note in turn that it could be, padding the rest with x - till you get gears grinding indicating you've found that note. SpeedEvil castle repeat for each position - only trying notes that you have not eliminated. SpeedEvil castle This is not optimal - but will lead to the right tune in at most 26 moves Calamarain castle In one corner of the castle, there is a chest containing a wand of wishing. The four storerooms contain armour, weapons, gems and food. Check the armour/weapons before wishing - you might find what you need in there and save a wish. shevek fruit_juice Potion which gives you 30/20/10 nutrition if it's blessed, uncursed, or cursed respectively. shevek fruit_juice Nutritional value is halved if diluted. It can be created from a potion of sickness by #dipping a unicorn horn in it, or from a potion of booze by #dipping an amethyst in it, or from a potion of sickness or see invisible by cancelling it. scorchgeek fruit_juice Base price is 50, same as the potion of see invisible. DrSunglasses fox Difficulty 1, level 0, speed 15, AC 7, monster-MR 0. Attacks with a bite for 1d3. Its corpse is safe to eat and provides 250 nutrition, but conveys no intrinsics. Zeffrin fox Eaten: fox Nutr: 250 ais523 enexto_glitch A glitch in the game: if you #monster while in any 'p' or 't' form and a monster mistakenly moves onto your square, you'll fall onto the nearest empty square. Even if it's on the other side of a wall. Or the other end of the level. bcode enexto_glitch Named for the enexto() function in src/teleport.c which doesn't check for walls correctly. This is now on the buglist as C343-426. paxed prayconfirm Configuration option. Prompt for confirmation before praying. yaymukund you_feel_less_attractive You lost aggravate monster intrinsic from a gremlin's attack. runcible breaking_wands see {wan2} stennowork 360-dumplogs Dumplogs are not available in 3.6.0, but will be available in 3.6.1. stennowork 360-dumplogs Yes, Rodney triggers are broken even for 3.4.3 dumplogs |404notfound you_have_an_uncanny_feeling You have entered a graveyard during non-midnight (01:00-23:59). Ashke you_shudder_for_a_moment Failed polytrap, Tele trap or Levelport trap, possibly due to Magic Resistance. rlbond you_shudder_for_a_moment Or, you read a cursed scroll of teleportation and stayed on the same level. Ashke you_shudder_for_a_moment Also see System shock, for the self-damage caused by polymorphing. greycat susanowo The chaotic god of the Samurai pantheon. Lenz spider_web Web of a spider. Lenz spider_web It will stick to you for a few turns. greycat spider_web Sufficiently strong characters will break through the webs. Sting will also cut them. Nexos you_feel_sad_for_a_moment see {sad_feeling} Stevie berbek A shopkeeper named Berbek will be running a delicatessen. Sgep vomits_violently_and_drops_dead A monster attempted to swallow Death. Eidolos stamped_scroll Someone sent you mail, read it! Unless you're trying to keep illiterate intact and haven't fixed C343-320, of course.. bcode stamped_scroll (C343-320, "Reading scroll of mail break illiterate conduct", is fixed on NAO.) tsuteiuQ shield There are seven types of shields in the game. The small shield, orcish (red-eyed), and Uruk-hai (white-handed) shield all drop AC by one. The elven (blue and green), dwarvish roundshield (large round), large, and shield of reflection (polished) all drop AC by 2. The shield of reflection is made of silver, the small and elven shields are wood, the rest are iron. firippu potion_of_monster_detection Blessed you will detect monsters for 21 to 60 or more turns and exercise wisdom. firippu potion_of_monster_detection Uncursed you are shown monsters on the level briefly. firippu potion_of_monster_detection Cursed wakes up the sleeping and paralyzed monsters on the level in addition to the uncursed effect. CatEater you_aggravated_monsters see {aggravate_monster} paxed magicbane An unusual artifact which offers resistance from most curses. Hits targets with several magic attacks, including occasional probing, stunning, and cancellation of opponents. These extra attacks work best at +2. jilles magicbane As it is an athame, it can hard engrave Elbereth in one action (i.e. instantly), as long as it is not cursed. Just like a wand of digging, but with infinite charges. Unless you need to burn E permenantly, never E with anything else once you have magicbane. If it IS cursed, it will still engrave Elbereth instantly but will get dull just like a normal dagger, quickly reaching -3 and being unable to engrave at all. If you get it from bones: beware! jilles magicbane The first sacrifice gift for a wizard. TSC magicbane Confers magic resistance and 95% curse resistance when wielded. I3rian magicbane Cancelling a caster with Magicbane will increase your max power by 1. Grognor magicbane Neutral, but don't worry; your chaotic wizard will still get it from an altar. dasunt gloves There are four types of gloves in the game: leather gloves (yugake), gauntlets of dexterity, gauntlets of fumbling, and gauntlets of power. Their unidentified descriptions are randomized per game: old gloves, padded gloves, riding gloves, fencing gloves. dasunt gloves To identify gloves, use these guidelines: Leather gloves are common, tend to be dropped by certain NPCs, and cost far less then the other types. Gauntlets of fumbling tend to be cursed, if they are not, wearing them should give a clue. Gauntlets of power auto-identify when worn. Which leaves gauntlets of dexterity as the last possibility - they will auto-identify if enchanted. Zealot gloves Leather gloves cost 8 zorkmids; the others cost 50 zorkmids. greycat gloves Gauntlets of power are metal, and will therefore rust and increase spell failure probabilities; the others are non-metallic. For spellcasters, gauntlets of dexterity are the gloves of choice. ihope gloves Gauntlets of power weigh 30; the others weigh 10. jilles quivering_blob Slow monster that may give poison resistance without being poisonous. Exedor quivering_blob equines (horses) enjoy eating the occasional quivering blob Zeffrin quivering_blob Eaten: quivering blob Nutr: 100 V! Intrinsic: Poison: 33% elajt pit_fiend Level 13, Speed 6, AC -3, 65% MR, Resistant to fire and poison. Damage 4d2+4d2+2d4 Zeffrin priestess Eaten: priestess Nutr: 400 Effects: Human paxed bell When applied, a cursed bell has a chance of summoning a nymph with no inventory. This feature stops working entirely as soon as a single species of nymph has become extinct or genocided. paxed bell If you find a bell on a grave with the text "Saved by the bell", it's not that rare. The bell is a normal bell. paxed bell Ringing a bell also wakes up nearby monsters. Cheapy bell It also calls pets. (Not teleports them to you, as is the case of a magic whistle.) Shimei foo Also known as a metasyntactic variable. Variable that stands for something in the metalanguage of a discussion. Violist foo A term used for a variable in a name. Foocubus could be either an incubus or a succubus, footrice could be cockatrice or chickatrice. scorchgeek #nethack:mm? The most ambiguous abbreviation ever invented. Could be (spell/wand) of magic missile, (scroll/book) of magic mapping, or magic marker. dasunt chaotic_artifact_weapons Grimtooth, Orcrist, Sting and Stormbringer are the chaotic artifact weapons. You can get all of them by #offering. Nexos you_have_a_melancholy_feeling,_then_it_passes A pet sphere has made a kamikaze attack. lorimer assbanes All the artifact weapons that god may throw at your feet that, due to only doing double damage against a specific, small class of monsters, are next to worthless TheShrewdDude assbanes Alternatively, you might want to check the entry on {Assbane}, the artifact weapon that does damage against asses. AceSevenFive missingno Slash'EM Extended feature. An intentionally glitchy role that crashes the game randomly. paxed #nethack:$act_pats_$self $ACT stabs $NICK with a cursed dagger. paxed cockatrice_nest Special room. Contains cockatrices and statues. nooodl cockatrice_nest Frequency: 1/8, DL 17+. scorchgeek you_are_warded You have MC1. ais523\unfoog gleams_with_an_oily_sheen You dipped a nonerodeable weapon into a potion of oil. billnye casting_failure see {spell_failure} |404notfound closet A dead-end one-square corridor. Can contain a trap; see {vlad_was_here}, {ad_aerarium} Nodey a_wisp_of_vapor_escapes_the_fountain Your wisdom is exercised, and all your attributes are restored to their maximum (same effect as a blessed potion of restore ability). One attribute is increased by 1 (uncursed potion of gain ability effect); if your Luck is 4 or higher, this last effect will increase all your attributes by 1 (blessed potion effect). After this effect, the fountain is no longer magical. paxed bell_of_opening To get this, you'll have to finish the quest assigned to you by your quest leader. dasunt bell_of_opening Stand on the vibrating square, light the non-cursed Candelabrum of Invocation (need 7 candles, which can be cursed), then ring the non-cursed Bell of Opening. Follow that up with reading the non-cursed Book of the Dead within several turns to open the path downward dasunt bell_of_opening Other than the obvious use, when applied, a blessed bell of opening will cause you to be expelled if swallowed, will unlock and open nearby doors and containers, find secret passages, open drawbridges, and make you unpunished. Uncursed, you will be expelled, and it will act as a /oSecret Door Detection. Cursed, you won't be expelled and you will summon undead and wake nearby monsters. dasunt bell_of_opening The Bell's non-obvious use is rather useful in Moloch's Sanctum to find the hidden door. Remember - it only will find things in your visual range. Eidolos dig_to_victory see {dig for victory} dasunt | Dungeon feature: '|' A wall of a room, or a grave. itsblah | Default menu accelerator: '|' for the last page in a menu. b_jonas monster-mr a percentage stats for monsters that protects them from attacks like sleep, charm (tame), polymorph, drain life, cancel, (whether from spell, wand, potions, or traps) b_jonas monster-mr monsters with high monster-mr are: Riders and the Wizard of Yendor have 100%; Demogorgon has 95%; (master) mind flayers, master and arch-liches, ki-rin, Asmodeus have 90%, b_jonas monster-mr Baalzebub, Nalzok and Orcus have 85%; Vlad, archons, the Dark One, Norn, marilith, Yeenoghu, Dispater have 80%; Minion of Huhetotl, balrogs, Geryon have 75%; b_jonas monster-mr foocubus, Arch and high priests, Grand Master, titans, golden nagas and unicorns have 70%; Juiblex, pit fiends, nalfeshnee have 65%; sandestins, iron golems, Neferet the Green, demiliches, ogre kings have 60%; hezrous, ice devil, Angels have 55%; b_jonas monster-mr ghosts, vrocks, horned devils, glass and stone golems, Medusa, the Oracle, shopkeepers, aligned priests, Lord Surtur, jabberwocks, guardian nagas, and vampire lords have 50% b_jonas monster-mr but the effects of monster-MR are actually much more complicated than what's listed here, treat this only as first approximation until someone goes through the source. Mikoangelo xyzzy Nothing happens... PsyMar xyzzy A hollow voice says, 'Fool.' PsyMar xyzzy Also a cheat code in Windows Minesweeper. GreyMario long_poleaxe see {bardiche} SpeedEvil attack see {Attack_Spells} GreyKnight questifact see {quest artifact} Patashu killed_by_an_unsuccessful_polymorph "Your new form doesn't seem healthy enough to survive..." Patashu killed_by_an_unsuccessful_polymorph Oops, your polymorph dropped your HP or maxHP below 0. SpeedEvil fog_cloud A cloud. Engulfs you, and can occasionally kill a level 1 char, if they don't fight back. Handy place to rest from higher level monsters. Arthur` you_suddenly_realize_it_is_unnaturally_quiet. see {unnaturally quiet} billnye foodless_polyless_atheist Yes, it's been done (and more, I'm sure.) see: http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=9q0579%2421c%241%40news-int.gatech.edu&output=gplain greycat wand_weight All wands weigh 7. paxed hallucination Easy way to get lots of YAFMs. paxed hallucination While hallucinating, you will be immune to the touch of death monster spell, but not to Death's deadly touch. Mucknert hallucination You will neither be able to tell friends and foes apart nor be able to see what monsters are near you. Many players die to hallucination-distorted baddies or shopkeepers because they actually didn't know what they attack. Mucknert hallucination Cures involve applying the horn of a unicorn, wielding grayswandir, quaffing a potion of sickness or sitting it out. Also, potions of extra- or full-healing. Shimei hallucination When hallucinating you may see insane monsters like "The Luggage" and "The Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal". See also: hallucinated_monsters itsblah hallucination Hallucination also changes a lot of text and messages, and it also ruins your chances of engraving properly. tenco hallucination Sitting it out is easier if you put on a blindfold or towel and use the count feature. BlastHardcheese hallucination Protip: Use "m" followed by a direction key to move without attacking, if there are peacefuls around that you want to avoid angering. azgor lurker_above It's like a trapper except instead of trapping it's lurking. Also, it's above. Zeffrin lurker_above Eaten: lurker above Nutr: 350 zezozose #nethack:!info see {#nethack:!plr} dasunt water_walking_boots These leather boots drop AC by one and allows the wearer to walk on water. Their unidentified apperance is random - see boots. dasunt water_walking_boots These boots will not prevent drowning by eels and their kin - they are only guaranteed to keep the *feet* above water. ix_ water_walking_boots Also known as Jesus-boots or Boots of Infinite Dipping. Eidolos simulhack Hook up your keyboard to send the same input to two separate games. Eidolos is trying to simulascend a monk and wizard. konso turn_undead (spell) Revives corpses and eggs, deals minor damage to undead monsters and scares them. konso turn_undead See {#turn} for info about the priest & knight ability turn undead. nekrom turn_undead Turn undead falls under the Clerical spells category. SpeedEvil turn_undead Monsters that have been revived are not as they once were. There is only a 1/20 chance of revived dragons dropping scales, compared to 1/3 normally. SpeedEvil turn_undead And revived unicorns only have 1/20 chance of leaving a horn. ekiM pointy_hat Throw it away; it's rubbish! dasunt = Symbol: '=' A ring. dasunt = Command: '=' Tell what rings you are wearing. paxed convert If you convert to another alignment before you've done your quest, the game becomes unwinnable, and the best you can do is escape the dungeon with The Book and The Candelabrum. paxed convert Helm of Opposite Alignment doesn't help, as your quest leader detects your real alignment through it. tsuteiuQ convert Conversion happens when you attempt to convert an altar (by doing #offer) while your alignment is negative. jilles convert Conversion also happens when offering a unicorn of your alignment on an altar of another alignment. greycat mitre_of_holiness The priest quest artifact, a lawful helm of brilliance. It confers fire resistance when carried, reduces damage from undead and demons by half (only for priests), and can be invoked for a boost in spell energy. greycat mitre_of_holiness This helmet is not rustproof when you get it; be sure to rustproof it yourself ASAP. When not rusted, it improves AC by 1. Nexos mitre_of_holiness See also {you_feel_re-energized} I3rian fire_giant Fire giants have a base speed of 12, base AC 4, MR of 5%. Eating one may grant fire resistance, and a bonus to strength. Zeffrin fire_giant Eaten: fire giant Nutr: 750 Effects: Strength Intrinsic: Fire: 60% nooodl #nethack:!whatdo Wait 10 seconds and $CHOICE(review inventory|check wiki|ask #nethack|get $CHOICE(3*a drink|some drinks)|try again). rawrmage #nethack:!whatdo $CHOICE(Stuff bones.|4*Engrave Elbereth and $CHOICE(throw daggers|throw rocks|zap wands|cast spells).) CatEater epic_flail When you forget to stop levitating after the Plane of Water, and you try to jump on the Astral Plane. "You flail around a little." intchanter slurping_sound see {you_hear_a_slurping_sound} Ian-Keith ian-keith ...IS NOT A ROBOT Skizzler ian-keith ...at least that's what he'd like us to think. paxed #nethack:!goodwiki https://nethackwiki.com/ paxed scorpion Speed 15, AC 3, poisonous and can grant poison resistance. Does 1d2 + 1d2 with claws, and stings for 1d4 possibly draining strength. Zeffrin scorpion Eaten: scorpion Nutr: 100 Effects: Poisonous Intrinsic: Poison: 50% DainDwarf you_are_unlucky Your luck is between -4 and -1. Zadir high_priest These are the priests that monitor the endgame altars, they do W4d10 2d8 M2d8+ M2d8+ damage, where W is their weapon and + is a spell, and they move with speed of 25, which is the equivalent of "very fast". Do not piss these guys off. Zeffrin high_priest Eaten: high priest Nutr: 400 Effects: Human Cheapy scroll_of_teleportation Blessed one lets you choose (if you don't have TC) if you want to teleport. Uncursed teleports you to a random position on the same level. Cursed allows for level teleporting (very useful). Cheapy scroll_of_teleportation If you have teleport control, you can choose where to teleport with all three forms of the scroll. Cheapy scroll_of_teleportation When carrying the Amulet of Yendor, you have a 1/3 chance of not teleporting in case of a blessed or uncursed scroll. You will NOT be allowed to level teleport with a cursed scroll while carrying the Amulet of Yendor. Eidolos scroll_of_teleportation If you found a scroll in a corridor, chances are pretty good it's teleportation (unless a monster drops it or something). merlincorey scroll_of_teleportation Confused is like cursed (level teleport) except there is a chance that the teleport may be random, regardless of teleport control runcible magic_tools see {magical_tools} Mucknert giant_rat A giant rat. Go figure. greycat giant_rat A rodent of unusual size. paxed giant_rat Speed 10, AC 7, deals 1d3 damage. Zeffrin giant_rat Eaten: giant rat Nutr: 30 SheeEttin crystal_mail see {crystal_plate_mail} Stevie[FP] hooa see {Helm of Opposite Alignment} Ian-Keith hissing_gas Someone just melted ice with a source of fire. GreyKnight randomness Rodney's random-number generation is quite good. Any apparent bias is therefore your own imagination ;-) GreyKnight randomness From a specific set of experiments: the Shannon entropy is 99.9784%, the chi-squared distribution is 238.27 at df=99999 (about 75%), the Monte Carlo value of pi is 3.137885515 (error 0.12%), and the serial correlation coefficient is 0.004831 Sgep roast_in_peace "May roast in peace." Sgep roast_in_peace A tame straw or paper golem was killed from a fire attack, and you didn't see it happen. Grunt tengu_shuffle Reverse genocide of tengu for the purposes of obtaining teleport control. Nexos your_vision_quickly_clears Your blindness was directly overcome by the Eyes of the Overworld. Nifrith what_a_mess You hit a cream pie with a wand of striking, or the spell 'force bolt'. Stevie[FP] eoa see {eye of the aethiopica} paxed #version Extended command. Print compile time options for this version of NetHack. scorchgeek you_hear_snoring_snakes see {snoring_snakes} dasunt black_dragon_scales Drops AC by 3 and provides disintigration resistance. Can be transformed into black dragon scale mail with a scroll of enchant armor. CydeWeys black_dragon_scales Weighs 40. paxed gnomish_mines This is the first separate branch in the Dungeons of Doom and visually very different from the dungeons, consisting of 8 or 9 levels, going downwards. The stairway is located between levels 2 and 4 of the DoD. See Minetown. greycat gnomish_mines The bottom level of the gnomish mines has a guaranteed luckstone (usually behind a secret door or buried in a huge rock-filled area which must be excavated). Zealot gnomish_mines Loadstones will still appear at the bottom level of the Gnomish mines, so give gray stones the kick test before picking them up. Rapidfire gnomish_mines Traps abound, so inappropriately-difficult monsters might prompt you to step lightly for fear of polymorph traps. (Then again, it could just be a shape-shifter.) dasunt jade A soft green gem worth 300 zorkmids. CydeWeys grey_dragon_scale_mail See {gray_dragon_scale_mail} dasunt red_dragon_scales Drops AC by 3 and provides fire resistance. Can be transformed into red dragon scale mail with a scroll of enchant armor. CydeWeys red_dragon_scales Weighs 40. itsblah| white_handed_shield see {uruk-hai shield} scorchgeek appeasement http://web.archive.org/web/20080419122753/http://www.nethack.de/spoiler/appeasement.txt TheShrewdDude don't_panic A message that might be printed on a T-shirt. A reference to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. billnye dfv_manifesto dig. billnye dfv_manifesto for victory. billnye dfv_manifesto please direct any further inquiries to See {DfV} Angcrist dfv_manifesto don't get killed. billnye casting_prob see {spell_failure} paxed gray_stone One of luckstone, loadstone, touchstone or flint. greycat gray_stone Try kicking it while it's on the ground; if it's loadstone, it won't move (Thump!). Then pick it up and try to apply it to a iron object; if it goes "scritch, scritch", it's a touchstone. Otherwise, it's either flint or luck. glimz gray_stone If you are VERY strong and have kicking boots you may succeed in kicking a loadstone a small distance. jilles gray_stone Samurai and Monks may be able to kick a loadstone without kicking boots. tsuteiuQ gray_stone If you kick a gray stone in a corner (i.e. against a wall), it will ALWAYS go "Thump!", so either dig away the wall behind it or teleport it somewhere else. Stevie gray_stone If you see a gray stone in a shop that costs 1, it's either a loadstone or a flint stone. SpeedEvil gray_stone A luckstone cannot be *individually* named "Heart of Ahriman"; your hand will slip. That use of #name is a bug, so some players may say it is cheating. BenUrban gray_stone Luckstones have a base price of 60 zm; touchstones, 45 zm; flint and loadstones have a base price of 1 zm. firippu wiff_of_smoke Something used a bolt of fire and you smelt it instead of seeing it. dtype rodney_dive Rodney's (the bot, not the wizard) unexplainable tendency to jump off a cliff during certain IRC events. OmegaCenti healer_artifact The Staff of Aesculapius dtype dispater Yet another demon lord, resistant to fire and poison, with decent melee and spell attacks, including summon nasties. Dispater can only be summoned. Babamus dispater He's lawful, so stick around Asmodeus, Baalzebub or Geryon to have a shot at meeting him. shevek you_shudder_in_dread This message is generated by a wand of undead turning. BTrebor youma see {hallucination} dasunt pacifist_extinctionist A rare form of insanity. Check google groups for the few people who have managed to pull off pacifist extinctionist games. dtype homunculus Attempted pluralization is futile. The homunculus corpse is poisonous, but the animal itself isn't terribly difficult to kill even for early adventurers. paxed homunculus It's "Homunculi", they are minor demons and have a bite that can put you to sleep. itsblah homunculus Has a very small chance of giving poison resistance and a very small chance of giving sleep resistance. mddd homunculus It is ITSELF poisonous though so it's a pretty awful way to pick it up unless you have extrinsic poison resistance. Zeffrin homunculus Eaten: homunculus Nutr: 100 Effects: Poisonous Intrinsic: Sleep: 7%, Poison: 7% paxed hardware_store A shop. Sells and buys tools. danirijeka flash_of_light Unless you've just sacrificed something, it means you've hit a magic trap and monsters have been generated, but you can't be blinded (Sunsword, Eyes of the Overworld, etc.). danirijeka flash_of_light Otherwise, see {#offer} dasunt riding_boots Either the unidentified elven, kicking, fumble, levitation, jumping, speed or water walking boots. When worn, they provide a 10% bonus to the chance to successfully saddle a steed (not cumulative with riding gloves). Does not apply if they happen to be fumbling boots. Cheapy_ potion_of_full_healing Blessed will heal 400 HP. If this would put you above your current maximum, the maximum is raised by 8. If you lost any levels, one level is restored with a maximum of half the levels lost. Will cure sickness, blindness, and hallucination. Exercises constitution and strength. arcanehl potion_of_full_healing Uncursed will heal 400 HP. If this would put you above your current maximum, the maximum is raised by 4. Will cure sickness, blindness, and hallucination. Exercises constitution and strength. arcanehl potion_of_full_healing Cursed will heal 400 HP. Will cure blindness and hallucination. Exercises constitution and strength. arcanehl potion_of_full_healing Can alchemize by dipping extra healing into either gain energy or gain level. Or vice versa. paxed anhur The chaotic god of the Wizard pantheon cadu itsblah There is a cool player in your channel itsblah itsblah Known to be inhospitibly bored on occasion. itsblah itsblah There is no apostrophe. Remember that, for it may be important in the future. itsblah itsblah remember, kids: itsblah sez "l33t i5 l4m3!!!eleventy!#" Violist itsblah Never ever sleeps. Ever. You will never catch him asleep. eternaljwh you_feel_self_knowledgeable see {enlightenment} Yui moon Starting or restoring a game during a full moon will set your base luck to 1 (that is, you have a +1 luck bonus). SheeEttin moon There is no luck penalty for a new moon. See {full moon} and {new moon}. paxed #monster Extended command. Use a monster's special ability (when polymorphed into monster form). SpeedEvil you_get_zapped Attack by a grid bug. Does maybe 1d4 damage. mekkis magenta The colour used to refer to the baddest monsters available. If you see a magenta monster that isn't an F or an x, watch out... SheeEttin llthw see {lessons_learned_the_hard_way} Adeon aligned_priest Aligned priests are @. They are found in temples, in sanctum, in some quests and on the Astral Plane. Aligned priests are shock resistant. Their attacks are 4d10 + 1d4 + clerical spellcasting. Trollops aligned_priest If you want to kill an aligned priest, you'd best do it at a distance, or if you really must melee him, converting the altar will get rid of the attacks from that god's wrath, while failed conversions don't anger the priest at all. Be sure to have a ring of free action or a source of MR, as they can paralyze you, which is pretty much a guaranteed (and preventable) death. Zeffrin aligned_priest Eaten: aligned priest Nutr: 400 Effects: Human Patashu tin Tins are sources of food which carry a random variety of meat in them (or, occasionally, spinach). Uncursed tins will take a while to open unless you are wielding a tin opener, blessed tins will open instantly and cursed tins will occasionally explode and otherwise reduce nutrition but still convey intristics (always rotten). Patashu tin All tins, once opened, are consumed in one turn. Depending on how they were made (fried, pickeled, soup, etc) they will have an amount of nutrition between 20 and 100. Pureed tins have 500 nutrition, rotten tins have -50, tins made by a tinning kit will always have 50 nutrition. Patashu tin Deep fried or french fried tins will make your hands slippery for 15 turns or until cleaned by a towel. This will make you drop your weapon, and if in a shop you will not be able to pick it back up without paying. Patashu tin Tins of spinach will provide 600 nutrition and increase (or decrease if cursed) strength equivalent to eating a giant corpse, see {giant}. "This makes you feel like popeye!" Patashu tin Tins can be made by a tinning kit of any monster that leaves a corpse with positive nutrition. The tin will have a buc status identical to the tinning kit and always have 'homemade' food inside it (50 nutrition). Patashu tin Eating from a tin will give you intristics in the same way eating from the corpse will, with the same probabilities and the bonus that it will only take one turn and not fill you immensely like dragons/giants would. Patashu tin Finally, tins can never contain a monster with 0 nutrition or no corpse, which means no tinning wraiths/wishing for wraith tins, sorry folks. (Slash'em has an exception to this rule in one branch.) scorchgeek tin Tins weigh 10 units each, half the weight of a food ration. paxed menu_next_page Configuration option. Menu character accelerator to goto the next menu page. Default '>'. konso free_action Protects against paralysis attacks of gelatinous cubes, guardian nagas, ghouls, shades and Yeenoghu. Also protects against passive paralysis attacks of gelatinous cubes and floating eyes. Paralysis and stunning spells cast by monsters have their effect reduced to one turn. Protects against quaffed or thrown potions of paralysis or sleeping. konso free_action Protects against paralysis effect of chest traps. Protects against self-paralysis from looking into a mirror as a floating eye. jilles free_action Does not protect against wands of sleep or orange dragon breath. Stevie-O free_action The base cost of this ring is 200. DrSunglasses static_electricity_surrounds_the_sink Shock resistance. BenUrban you_feel_worried_about Your pet is hungry. paxed falcons_eye It's Falcon's Eye, with an apostrophe. ZeffriN you_feel_quick You've just received the speed intrinsic. paxed barbie see {barbarian} dasunt bag A bag is either a bag of holding, bag of tricks, or oilskin sack (all worth 100 zorkmids) or else a plain old sack (worth two zorkmids). To ID: Price check for a sack, #loot for a bag of tricks, get slightly burdened and put things into the bag to see if your encumbrance changes (bag of holding), and if nothing matches, it's an oilskin sack. michagogo 50_zm_potion Booze, fruit juice, see invisible, or sickness. dasunt m Prefix: 'm' Usage: m[yuhjklbn] Move in a direction without picking up objects or fighting (even if you remember a monster there). Assumes vi keys on. dasunt m Prefix: 'M' Usage: M[yuhjklbn] Move far, no pickup. dasunt m Monster: 'm' Mimics. Includes large and giant variants. Usually hiding as another symbol. dasunt m Monster: 'M' Mummies, or, things too old to eat or sacrifice. Varieties are kobold, gnome, orc, dwarf, elf, human, ettin and giant. dasunt m Command: 'Meta-m' Same as '#monster'. wlngnut devnull_options log in, then http://nethack.devnull.net/tournament/nethackrc.shtml paxed moloch The rebel god, whose high priest holds the amulet of Yendor. greycat rubber_chicken Slang term for cockatrice corpse. ek|M this_water's_no_good! A bad effect when quaffing from a fountain, each item in your inventory has 1/5 chance of being cursed outright; your hunger is increased and your constitution is abused. Ow. Grunt this_water's_no_good! In other words, don't drink from fountains unless you know exactly what you're doing. scwizard this_water's_no_good! The only reason why people dip for wishes instead of quaffing from them late game sorear your_toes_stop_itching You read a cursed or confused scroll of gold detection, but there were no traps. nailbunny cursed_weapon If the weapon a character is wielded is cursed, it will be welded to the chatacter's hand(s). nailbunny cursed_weapon Characters will be unable to wear or remove gloves or rings with a cursed one-handed weapon. A cursed two-handed weapon is even more debilitating -- characters cannot (a)pply bags or #loot containers until the weapon is removed or uncursed. nailbunny cursed_weapon In addition to techniques that will uncurse any item, a weapon can be uncursed by a non-cursed scroll of enchant weapon. nailbunny cursed_weapon Less traditional methods to remove it include allowing a nymph or monkey to steal it. dasunt alchemy Dipping one or more potions into another to generate different potions. For example, healing potions dipped into speed create diluted potions of extra healing. Extra healing dipped into gain energy/level create diluted potions of full healing. Zadir alchemy If you have a surplus of speed, gain energy or gain level potions, you can dip that surplus into the healing or extra healing potion instead, to convert that surplus into the better healing potion. Also, enlightenment into levitation (or vice versa) has a 2/3 chance of becoming gain level, to further your alchemy with. SpeedEvil alchemy If you have (for example) two stacks of healing, one diluted, then to save a potion of speed, you can dilute the undiluted one with water, so that the potions are now in one stack, and can be dipped in one potion. I3rian alchemy The potions resulting from alchemy are always created uncursed, unless you count #dipping into a potion of unholy/holy water alchemy. jmr alchemy See also: http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/343/pot2-343.html PsyMar alchemy Note that some of the seemingly "useless" alchemy formulas in the table, like speed+fruit juice = booze, are sometimes quite useful if their results are smoky in your game. Also, while "sickness+fruit juice=sickness" seems useless, you could use it to turn 1 sickness and 10 fruit juice into 10 sickness, and if sickness is smoky... you get the idea. PsyMar alchemy In rare cases, you may wish to alchemize for booze if you have reached the planes with no forgotten spells -- but don't bless the booze or it won't work. paxed gelatinous_cube Speed 6, AC 8, resistant to fire, cold, sleep, shock, poison, acid and stoning, and eating its corpse can give fire, cold, sleep or shock resistance. Does 2d4 damage and can paralyze, and 1d4 when killed in melee. SpeedEvil gelatinous_cube Will engulf almost anything except boulders and balls of punishment attached to the player. SpeedEvil gelatinous_cube Anything organic is then digested, including any containers except ice boxes. SpeedEvil gelatinous_cube The contents are then engulfed, and anything organic in the container is then eaten. SpeedEvil gelatinous_cube Fortunately they respect E, and are intrinsically blind, so can't normally engulf stashes with E burned under them. Greygar gelatinous_cube Eating a corpse of a gelatinous cube does not break vegan conduct. Zeffrin gelatinous_cube Eaten: gelatinous cube Nutr: 150 V! Effects: Acidic Intrinsic: Fire: 10%, Cold: 10%, Sleep: 10%, Shock: 10% billnye reading_prob see {spell_learning} Eidolos vary_msgcount Configuration option. The number of top line messages that NetHack displays. For windowed clients only. Hellzon unicron Transformers villain, transforms into a planet. Maybe you wanted {unicorn} dasunt large_round_shield see {dwarvish_roundshield} greycat create_monster A wonderful effect, produced by scrolls, spells, wands, or a bag of tricks, which causes (normally hostile) monsters to appear near you. Monsters can be killed for XP points, corpses, and objects. Eidolos create_monster Reading a scroll of create monster while confused will summon a boatload of acid blobs, not respecting extinction. This can be used to extinct acid blobs or to fill an entire level with them if you have enough scrolls. `Masque create_monster Breaking a charged wand of create monster will summon a storm of meanies - even with only one charge left! omniscientist create_monster Casting create monster when all extinctable monsters have become extinct results in no monster and no message. Stevie[FP] elbereth_faq http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/elbereth_faq.html spyklops the_sink_looks_as_good_as_new Ring of regeneration. Nomiisama #nethack:gop? Gauntlets of power. ihope_ #nethack:shk? Shopkeeper. Feory you_enter_what_seems_to_be_an_older,_more_primitive_world See {rogue_level} ais523 !oeh see {potion of extra healing} paxed #nethack:!pom $POM Renter you_dishonorably_attack_the_innocent -1 alignment. You just attacked a peaceful or a tame creature as a Samurai. paxed nhinadnd NetHack Is Not AD&D paxed pets You can tame (or at least make peaceful) domestic animals (cats, dogs and horses) by throwing food they like at them. paxed pets You can also carry eggs in your inventory; some of them will hatch, and might be tame. paxed pets Reading a scroll of taming will tame the monsters around you, but they have a chance of resisting that. paxed pets There is a small chance that stepping on a magic trap will make monsters around you become tame; "You feel charismatic!" thebofh pets Naming pets allows you to recognize them later if they've gone wild. You can name your pet with the 'C' command. mathx pets Pet XPlev: Natural max level is floor(1.5*baselevel) (cat/dog max 9/72, horse 10/80, dragon 22/176, archon 28/224). Wraith corpse eating is base+15, max HP 8*maxlev (cat/dog 21/168, dragon 30/240). Intelligent pets drink gain level (max 49, 396hp). jmr pets See also: http://www.statslab.cam.ac.uk/~eva/nethack/pets2.html mathx pets see also https://nethackwiki.com/wiki/Growing_up Arthur_ pets Killing your pet will give you -15 alignment and -1 luck. BlastHardcheese pets See also: {good_pets}, {tameness} math pets Pet carrying capacity: https://nethackwiki.com/wiki/Credit_cloning#Using_pets paxed #nethack:$act_stares_at_$self Creep. Stevko the_sink_looks_nothing_like_a_fountain see {sink_looks_nothing_like_a_fountain} paxed core_dumped A message you will get when eating an apple or a pear on a *nix. __bryce amulet_versus_yasd Amulet of life-saving lorimer your_judgment_is_impaired see {your_judgement_is_impaired} Grognor pear Ordinary comestible. Weighs 2, gives 50 nutrition. It is considered vegan food. bcode consultation see {oracle} billnye meows Possible response by a feline pet when #chatted: indicates will be hungry within the next 1000 moves. jilles mmf see {master mind flayer} lorimer +2 see {+2_or_+3} _AtH feels_amplified See {your health currently feels amplified} paxed legacy Configuration option. Display an introductory message when starting the game. Problem you_are_haltingly_aligned See {alignment} scorchgeek wood_nymph see {nymph} ZeroOne k-ration Food. Weight: 10. Nutrition: 400. Takes 1 turn to consume. Does not break vegan conduct. GreyKnight demon_princes see {demon_lords} scorchgeek #nethack:wow? Wand of wishing PsyMar leprechaun These little fiends are not a big threat, even to unexperienced adventurers. They do little damage and will fall to brute force and magic spells equally well. But they are fast, they can teleport and are able to steal your gold. So always have some means of either securing your cash or killing them quickly. billnye leprechaun They can only teleport if they steal gold from you, or from the floor at your feet. They can't teleport after stealing gold that's lying on the ground away from you. So either drop your gold and *step away from it* or stash it away in a sack before fighting them. Eidolos leprechaun A neat trick if you're being chased by a greedy leprechaun is to throw your gold at him. He'll catch it but won't teleport away, but he'll probably stop chasing you. PsyMar leprechaun See also leprechaunflict. Zeffrin leprechaun Eaten: leprechaun Nutr: 30 Intrinsic: Teleportitis: 50% teabing astraltv A channel on termcast which plays recordings of players ascending or dying on the Astral Plane. jilles wooden_flute May make snakes peaceful, exercise dexterity. paxed #nethack:!lmgtfy http://lmgtfy.com/?q=$URLENC($ARGS) paxed drum_of_earthquake When applied, creates pits and destroys dungeon features in an area centered on you. Be careful, as peaceful monsters falling into pits you created will get angry. Pawn drum_of_earthquake Using one in a store will anger the shopkeeper. ctaboir new_moon If you are hit by a cockatrice's or chickatrice's special hissing attack during a new moon and you are NOT carrying a lizard corpse in your main inventory, you will always start turning to stone. greycat new_moon Contrary to intuition, the new moon does *not* penalize your luck. Nerull you_hear_the_tones_of_courtly_conversation See {throne_room} GreyKnight #nethack:nsfw? Not Safe For Work. Click at own risk. scorchgeek boots_of_jumping see {jumping_boots} Nexos you_feel_the_wand_heat_up Being blinded, you just engraved with a wand of fire. BlastHardcheese fr Abbreviation for "feature request." Often used in a joking way, particularly by people who hang out in that other game's channel. BlastHardcheese fr See also {yani}. dasunt brass_lantern Light source, weighs 30 (50% more than an oil lamp), and can last from 999 to 1499 turns. A blessed scroll of charging will refill them to 1500 turns, uncursed scroll will add 750 turns (to a max of 1500). Potions of oil have no effect on a Brass Lantern. billnye brass_lantern Keep in mind that the PYEC acts as a charging source. Violist pancake Weighs 2, provides 200 nutrition, takes 2 turns to eat, is vegetarian (but not vegan). DainDwarf you_are_lucky Your luck is between 1 and 4. SheeEttin cram see {cram_ration} bcode #nethack:!passwd see {#nethack:passwd?} dasunt menucolor One of the patches currently in use on nethack.alt.org. It allows items to be colored in different ways if they match certain regular expressions. paxed menucolor newest menucolor patch is at http://bilious.homelinux.org/~paxed/nethack/nh343-menucolor.diff Eidolos menucolor Available colors: black, red, green, brown, blue, magenta, cyan, gray, orange, lightgreen, yellow, lightblue, lightmagenta, lightcyan, white. Available attributes: none, bold, dim, underline, blink, inverse. jilles brigit The neutral goddess of the Knight pantheon. joshk wizard_of_balance The old name for Neferet the Green (Wizard's Quest leader.) Grunt the_air_crackles_around see {the_air_crackles} paxed #*:!cluedo $CHOICE(Rodney|The Oracle|Medusa|Vlad|$ARG|Asmodeus|Orcus|Master Kaen), in $CHOICE(the Dungeons|Gehennom|the Mines|Sokoban|Vlad's Tower|Fort Ludios|the Quest), with $CHOICE(the Amulet|the Candelabrum|the Book|the Bell|$AN($RNDOBJ)). paxed angel Speed 10, AC -4, magic resistance 55%, resists cold, sleep, poison and electric shock. Does 1d6 + 1d6 with weapon, claws for 1d4, casts magic missiles for 2d6. SheeEttin stealing see {stealing_from_shops} greycat caveman Ugh! The caveman is a primitive warrior class. They may achieve Expert skill in clubs, maces, slings, spears, quarterstaves and boomerangs; and master in bare handed combat. They may not use two-weapon combat. They are either lawful or neutral, depending on your race. greycat caveman They are allowed to practice cannibalism. paxed caveman Caveman rank titles: Troglodyte (xplvl 1-2), Aborigine (3-5), Wanderer (6-9), Vagrant (10-13), Wayfarer (14-17), Roamer (18-21), Nomad (22-25), Rover (26-29), Pioneer (30) luis caveman Intrinsic abilities: 7: Speed; 15: Warning. Rhubarb2 caveman can be Lawful Dwarf / Neutral Gnome / Lawful or Neutral Human IamI3rian caveman Cavemen (or women) may attain basic skill in Attack spells and become Skilled in Matter spells. Their special spell is dig--if you manage to cast it, you have won something. kerio92 caveman Their quest artifact is the Sceptre of Might. Zeffrin caveman Eaten: caveman Nutr: 400 Effects: Human billnye farvel think "farewell", not "Carvel Ice Cream Cakes", unless you get it as an ascension message. You just lost a level there, champ. runcible prayer_spoiler see {praying_spoiler} Eidolos magic_bane Do not wish for "an athame named Magic Bane". threeletter magic_bane If Magicbane were intelligent, it would be insulted. Cyde angled_poleax See {halberd}. Violist lack_of_nethack Not enough NetHack.. A dangerous condition that has only one cure... paxed beginners see {absolute_beginner's_guide} Eidolos you_produce_soft_music You just played a magic flute. aosdict epi see { evil_patch_idea } dasunt shield_of_reflection A silver shield that, unenchanted, will drop AC by 2 and *ta-da!* provide reflection. Being silver, it will not rust or corrode. It has the appearance of 'polished silver shield'. Eidolos shield_of_reflection Shields of reflection are considered magical (for polymorphing, etc.). Eidolos shield_of_reflection Perseus's statue on Medusa's Island has a chance of containing a cursed +0 shield of reflection. On the variant with Medusa in the middle, the chance is 75%. On the variant with Medusa on the right (and the beloved titan), the chance is 25%. Sgeo sgeo Known by some as Sgep. Sgeo is the preferred name. Problem you_are_aligned See {alignment} itsblah mr see {magic resistance} Nodey nethack_floppy The bootable NetHack operating system for x86, on a single floppy: http://www.crash-override.net/nethacklinux.html Nodey nethack_floppy For playing on x86 systems (IBM-like PCs) where no OS is extant, or when you would like to touch nothing on the system. PsyMar stf see {stone_to_flesh} ihope this_makes_you_feel_great You just drank a blessed potion of restore ability or applyed unihorn. TruePika this_makes_you_feel_great All your attributes have been restored DainDwarf you_are_extremely_lucky Your luck is greater or equal to 10. Nifrith nifrith Was never killed by a kitten. Nifrith nifrith Was killed by itsblah. greycat ranger Well met! The ranger is a hybrid warrior and spellcasting character, skilled in hunting and tracking. The ranger can achieve Expert skill in daggers, javelins, bows, slings, crossbows, darts, and boomerangs. They may not use two-weapon combat (unlike their AD&D counterparts). paxed ranger Ranger rank titles: Tenderfoot (xplvl 1-2), Lookout (3-5), Trailblazer (6-9), Reconnoiterer/Reconnoiteress (10-13), Scout (14-17), Arbalester (18-21), Archer (22-25), Sharpshooter (26-29), Marksman/Markswoman (30) Shimei ranger Has automatic searching. Gains stealth at level 7, see invisible at level 15. _Q ranger Rangers can achieve Basic skill at Healing and Escape spells, and Expert skill at Divination spells. Zeffrin ranger Eaten: ranger Nutr: 400 Effects: Human webchao ranger Elf ranger is for pros. stumbly_ you_feel_that_monsters_are_aware_of_your_presence A spell casting monster just used 'aggravate monsters' against you. Nodey ch see {charisma} Thvor thvor Author of the Character/Quest selection guide (http://displacedavenger.googlepages.com/charquest) Thvor thvor Personal note: A+ B+ C- H- K- M- P- Ra- Ro- S- T- V+ W* Stevie cancellable_monsters see {cancelable monsters} RjY you_hear_crackling An unseen door was destroyed by a bolt of lightning. Compare {you_feel_cold}, {you_smell_smoke}, {you_hear_crashing_wood}. Grognor pray see {#pray} jilles elven_cloak Provides stealth and MC1, and improves AC by 1 when unenchanted. jilles elven_cloak Unidentified appearance is faded pall. dasunt old_gloves see {gloves} paxed menu_controls next page '>' prev page '<' first page '^' last page '|' select page ',' select all '.' deselect page '\' deselect all '-' invert page '~' invert all '@' runcible menu_controls $")[%?+!=/(*`0_ will also toggle all items in the corresponding item groups Dragoniz3r deathonastick Possibly the most eccentric (insane?) NetHacker ever. Eidolos deathonastick He polypiled rocks for a year and a half, only to drink an unBUCed (cursed) potion of gain level on level one - leaving his hundreds of thousands of valuables behind. nailbunny deathonastick If you ever see him in real life, please give him a hug and tell him that everything is going to be all right. PsyMar deathonastick Just to taunt him, the RNG gave him two dilithium crystals on astral. ais523 deathonastick He later tried again, succeeding this time, to ascend carrying over 8000 gems, with a total value of 32222050zm: http://alt.org/nethack/userdata/DeathOnAStick/dumplog/1264355342.nh343.txt Cheapy_ psychic_energy see {you_sense_a_faint_wave_of_psychic_energy} bcode *< This searches the learndb for a specified term and sends the result via NOTICE. See also {**} dasunt silver_dragon_scales Drops AC by 3 and provides reflection. Can be transformed into silver dragon scale mail with a scroll of enchant armor. CydeWeys silver_dragon_scales Weighs 40. greycat celestial_disgrace You offered the Amulet of Yendor to the wrong deity. PsyMar celestial_disgrace https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!topic/rec.games.roguelike.nethack/Rk56FVdmi1E braindancer #nethack:!deathsby http://alt.org/nethack/player-all-raw.php?player=$ARGS scorchgeek it_is_about_time The RNG's favorite way of saying "screw you." GreyKnight it_is_about_time A genie was released! But he had somewhere to go, see you later! Or not. firippu gas_spore When this monster dies (if you or another monster kills it) it generates a 3x3 explosion. If you are the perp, it angers peaceful monsters. itsblah gas_spore Be careful because if you kill a gas spore and the explosion kills a pet, you get the blame. Zadir gas_spore Deals 4d6 damage, low XL players beware. PsyMar gas_spore Fluffy hits the gas spore. The gas spore explodes! You die... Fluffy hears the rumble of distant thunder. dtype nethack A single player dungeon-exploration game, nothing to do with cracking into computers or networks. The official NetHack website (http://www.nethack.org) has the latest release in both source and binary form for many platforms. You can also play online on nethack.alt.org; there's a wiki at https://nethackwiki.com/ Jafet nethack NetHack(n): A game in which the objective is to do fewer stupid things the next time you play. See {chronology} for the chronology. heddwch nethack The black hole into which all your productivity shall sink. Feory leather_armour see {leather_armor} Violist nesta Nesta only ever plays elven rangers, ever. Sederien a_few_ice_cubes_drop_from_the_wand It's a wand of cold. dasunt yellow_dragon_scales Drops AC by 3 and provides acid resistance. Can be transformed into yellow dragon scale mail with a scroll of enchant armor. CydeWeys yellow_dragon_scales Weighs 40. runcible your_hands_glow_a_brilliant_red see {your_hands_begin_to_glow_red} Hacken brainlessness A mindflayer's tentacle attack may lower intelligence. If your base intelligence goes below 3, you die. A dunce cap will lock it at 6, keeping you safe. A ring of sustain ability will also protect you. However, nothing will protect you from forgetting levels and items. paxed nurse_dancing see {Nurse} Eidolos thou_art_indeed_a_pious_individual You donated from 200 inclusive to 400 exclusive times your level to a priest(ess). If this is more than half your visible gold, you will additionally gain temporary clairvoyance ("I bestow on thee a blessing"), and maybe a bit of alignment. itsblah candle A primitive light source. Can be applied for a light radius, which goes up for every 7th power of candles you have lit, starting with 1 (1, 7, 49, etc). itsblah candle You need 7 of these to win the game, so might want to pick them up when you pass minetown... PsyMar candle You can, if necessary, wish for up to 7 candles with a 100% success rate (assuming non-negative luck). But it sucks to have to do that, so even if there's just 5 or 6 in Izchak's, you might find the rest you need later, or you could polypile for them. ekiM candle Tallow candles will burn for 200 turns. Wax candles will burn for 400 turns. blackcustard #nethack:"? Amulet. DGMavn you_hear_the_ring_bouncing_down_the_drainpipe If you're not blind and there were no other items on the sink, you just dropped a ring of hunger down the sink. DGMavn you_hear_the_ring_bouncing_down_the_drainpipe If you are blind, then something might've happened, but you didn't see it. Eidolos you_feel_guilty_about_losing_your_pet_like_this You just displaced your pet into a trap that killed him. It angers your god (it is a 'venal' sin) 75% of the time. If you received this message, your god is now angry with you. BEHiker57W non_mappable The Valley Of The Dead, Moloch's Sanctum, the Astral Plane, and the Catacombs version of Mines' End are non-mappable levels. Reading a scroll of magic mapping there will confuse you, which can be useful. Eidolos #nethack:!roles Ascend them in _this_ order: $SHUFFLE(Arc|Bar|Cav|Hea|Kni|Mon|Pri|Rog|Ran|Sam|Tou|Val|Wiz). scorchgeek carnivorous_ape Similar to an ape, but hits slightly harder. More importantly, it can grab you and prevent you from getting away. scorchgeek carnivorous_ape Attack 1d4 1d4 bearhug 1d8, speed 12. Zeffrin carnivorous_ape Eaten: carnivorous ape Nutr: 550 ekiM trapping_priests http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.roguelike.nethack/browse_frm/thread/bb2908af1355815f itsblah decaying_green_substance see {spinach} itsblah energy_vortex A vortex that engulfs you to deal a small (1d6+0) amount of electric damage. However, attacking it causes a powerful electric passive attack (similar to a blue jelly's cold passive attack). Attacking it in melee without shock resistance is NOT suggested. billnye energy_vortex ...This includes from inside it. If you lack ranged weapons, throwing and picking up your main weapon repeatedly is advised. bcode energy_vortex While energy vortices have an engulfing energy drain attack specified, it never drains energy because the AD_DREN attack is not implemented for engulfing attacks. Jmadman311 you_smell_marsh_gas see {swamp} Zadir extinction This occurs when 120 of a certain monster type are generated. Methods that respect extinction can no longer be used to generate that type of monster afterwards. Not to be confused with genocide. itsblah extinction Djinn and ghosts can also be made extinct, but extinction for these two is only respected when generated from a potion or magic lamp. Zadir extinction Refer to http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/extinctionist-faq.html for more detail. itsblah extinction Only 9 Nazgul can be created; 3 erinyes; only 1 each for a unique monster (besides the Wizard of Yendor) omniscientist extinction Species both genocided and extinct will be reported as only having been genocided at the end. firemonkey medusa_abuse see {medusa farming} scorchgeek your_body_absorbs see {magic_trap} Sylth being_confused,_you_mispronounce_the_magic_words... You read a scroll while confused. Sylth being_confused,_you_mispronounce_the_magic_words... That was a cursed scroll of confuse monster, but being confused already it gives no message and doesn't auto ID. Adds 1d100 turns to confusion status. dtype dingo Diff 5, Lvl 4. A relatively fast (16) wolflike creature with a 1d6 attack and AC5. Zeffrin dingo Eaten: dingo Nutr: 200 RjY you_hear_chewing see {chewing} Zeffrin apprentice Eaten: apprentice Nutr: 400 Effects: Human Stevie-O leather_cloak Provides AC 1 and MC1. greycat grayswandir Lawful, silver saber, does double damage against everything. paxed grayswandir Corwin's sword in the Amber books by Roger Zelazny itsblah grayswandir Gives hallucination resistance. GreyKnight grayswandir It is NOT called "grays". You will be killed as an example to the others. _AtH mildly_warm "You feel mildly warm." means you were unaffected by monster fire attack because of fire resistance. ihope two_weapon see {twoweapon} paxed #nethack:!password see {#nethack:passwd?} bcode /dev/null see {devnull} tsuteiuQ wand_of_dywypi A wand of Do You Want Your Possessions Identified?, better known as a wand of death. tsuteiuQ wand_of_dywypi These are traditionally carried by kobolds, gnomes, and dwarves on the early dungeon levels. Grognor battle-axe see {axe_damage} paxed shaman_karnov The caveman quest leader. Zeffrin shaman_karnov Eaten: Shaman Karnov Nutr: 400 Effects: Human ais523 lunges_forward_and_recoils A monster tried to engulf you, but guessed your location incorrectly and you weren't on the square they targeted. paxed foocubus Incubus (male) or succubus (female). Known for temptation, and a potential teacher for characters of the opposite sex, but beware of their bite! BenUrban foocubus A good way to get rid of cursed armor, but always remember, you look silly in your underwear, so get dressed before you face monsters! BenUrban foocubus An incubus may place a ring of adornment from your inventory on your finger, so watch out for potential consequences of removing one of your rings. A succubus may take a ring of adornment from your finger and keep it for herself. Gaulgath foocubus "With my succubus, I learned to thrust AND parry!" EnigmaN foocubus The chance of a positive effect is (Cha + Int + 1)/35, and will bump up your level, con, wis, or energy. Arthur_ foocubus Avoid playing with a foocubus while wielding a footrice corpse. Arthur_ foocubus See spoiler at https://nethackwiki.com/wiki/Foocubus Jafet cockatrice One of the most interesting (read: dangerous) monsters in NetHack. Coming into contact with one, or hearing its hissing, may cause delayed stoning death ("You are slowing down.") or instant stoning death ("You turn to stone.") to players and monsters. Jafet cockatrice You have two turns to eat lizard meat or acidic food, or quaff a potion of acid, or #pray. You lose any intrinsic speed. Carry lizard corpses for this. During a new moon, hissing attacks always succeed unless you carry lizard corpses. Jafet cockatrice There are 47 cockatrice-related ways to be petrified. Of these, only 13 involve a live cockatrice. Touching a cockatrice corpse in any way can be immediately fatal. When you eat or are hit by a cockatrice egg, delayed stoning begins. Jafet cockatrice Instantly die to a corpse! Get hit by a monster wielding one; fall downstairs, on a sink or in a pit while wielding one; try to eat one (beware inventory slots like 'e', 'n', 'y'); kick one without boots; or without wearing gloves: pick up, wield, bag or unbag, tin, #offer, or feel on the floor while blind. And More. Jafet cockatrice Instantly kill monsters! Tame cockatrices, conflict cockatrices, wield a corpse, throw eggs, or polymorph into one and let monsters hit you. There is no delayed stoning for monsters; non-resistant monsters are killed right away. scorchgeek cockatrice Genociding c can save you from some of these deaths. However, since the corpses are so useful in a tight or congested spot, it's often not a good idea. Note that if you wish for a corpse with c genocided, you'll get a random corpse instead. greqrg you_hear_something_shatter A mirror, potion, wand, or glass orb just shattered, out of your sight. Eidolos object_id_spoiler http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~damerell/games/nhid.html BlastHardcheese bribe see {bribery} GreyKnight stoning_grenade see {cockatrice egg} b_jonas kaablamm!__you_hear_an_explosion_in_the_distance! A monster had exploded a landmine. paxed runmode Configuration option. Controls the amount of screen updating for the map window when engaged in multi-turn movement. Possible values are "teleport", "run", "walk", and "crawl". greycat zen_samurai see {zen} Cheapy_ aoy See {amulet_of_yendor} ZeroOne vault see {gold vault} kerio turnbyturn.txt The list of events that have happened so far in the NetHack TAS; the most recent version is always available at http://nethack4.org/latest/nethack-tas-tools/turnbyturn.txt Zarel you_feel_full_of_hot_air Message given when you gain cold resistance. runcible splat_tv see {splattv} ekiM thrown_potions Paralysis, blindness, confusion, sleeping and acid. SpeedEvil feel_jumpy see {teleportitis} dasunt basic +0 to hit, +0 to damage. (-7 to hit, -3 to damage when two-weaponing.) dasunt basic Takes 20 hits and one experience level to advance to basic skill. dasunt basic -1 to hit when riding, +1 to bare-handed damage, +3 to martial arts damage. dasunt basic To advance from unskilled to basic in riding, it takes 2000 turns riding a creature and one experience level. To go from unskilled to basic in bare-handed or martial arts damage, it takes 20 hits and one experience level. greycat basic To advance to Basic skill in a spell school, you need 20 "use points" worth of successful castings; a level N spell gives N "use points" when cast. mathx ascention see {ascension} Ian-Keith hsrt "Holy Shit Real Thing!", also known as the -real- Amulet of Yendor. scorchgeek elvish_short_sword see {short_sword} paxed #pray Extended command. Pray to the gods for help. joshk #pray To get holy waters when praying, leave them on a coaligned altar, stand on the altar and pray, and they'll be blessed unless $DEITY is pissed. SheeEttin #pray Need help? Praying spoiler: ix_ #nethack:hob? $CHOICE(3*Helm of Brilliance|Hag of Bolding). |404notfound beam Beam-type spells have a range of 6 to 13 squares and will not bounce off of walls. See also "ray". |404notfound beam Zapping a beam upwards or downwards essentially reduces the range to 1 square. Nexos you_murderer see {murderer} runcible kaen see {master_kaen} dasunt ; Command: ';' Show what type of thing a visible symbol corresponds to. dasunt ; Monster: ';' Want to sleep with the fishes? Jellyfish, piranhas, sharks, giant eels, electric eels, and kraken are represented by this symbol. Several of them are quite dangerous. A good genocide choice. SheeEttin strange_wind see {you hear a strange wind} bcode remove_levitation_boots see {they_say_there_are_at_least_15_ways_to_lose_a_pair_of_levitation_boots} paxed meat_stick A former marble wand, that was stone-to-fleshed. DrSunglasses meat_stick Weighs 1, provides 5 nutrition, and takes one turn to eat. Is a treat for carniverous pets. Poeir vibrates_unexpectedly If you read another scroll of enchant armor or enchant weapon and it affects that piece of armor/that weapon, there is a 1 in (enchantment level) probability of the armor _not_ vanishing. You lose the scroll, too, either way. BlastHardcheese lg see {!lg} BenUrban meta Meta key commands: M-? = #? M-2 = #twoweapon M-a = #adjust M-c = #chat M-d = #dip M-e = #enhance M-f = #force M-i = #invoke M-j = #jump M-l = #loot M-m = #monster M-n = #name M-o = #offer M-p = #pray M-q = #quit M-r = #rub M-s = #sit M-t = #turn M-u = #untrap M-v = #version M-w = #wipe dasunt meta Don't have a 'meta' key? Try the 'alt' key under NT, OS/2, and PC NetHack. According to tsuteiuQ, the alt key does not work under putty. :( runcible meta In regards to PuTTY, see http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/wishlist/meta-bit.html Nexos your_velocity_suddenly_seems_very_uncertain! Appears after eating a quantum mechanic corpse: toggles your base speed. Nexos your_velocity_suddenly_seems_very_uncertain! If you had normal speed, you become quick; if you were quick, you revert to normal speed. ek|M that_was_smooth! You quaffed a potion of oil, abusing your wisdom. dasunt sack Worth 2 zorkmids, it will allow you to carry more items in your inventory. If greased, will offer *some* protection from water. Otherwise, worthless. Grognor sack note that it will also protect items inside it from fire damage, so flammable objects should be kept in one at all times until you get an oilskin sack or bag of holding. Garin the_sink_momentarily_looks_like_a_regularly_erupting_geyser ring of polymorph control dtype gentoo An otherwise good compile-from-source distribution that, in its nethack package, fails to create the necessary /var/games/nethack/save directory. Someone really should file this as a bug. Shachaf gentoo To compile the non-graphical version of nethack, add "games-roguelike/nethack -X" to /etc/portage/package.use. madness startscummer See {startscumming} Eidolos taeb The Tactical Amulet Extraction Bot, in Perl by Eidolos and a bunch more people. http://taeb.github.io/ Eidolos taeb This is the second bot with the name TAEB. The original was in Ruby, and Eidolos' inexperience with the language really showed. Sartak taeb TAEB is actually a framework for playing NetHack, with a pluggable AI on top of it. Such a divide works really well. dtype etched_helmet One of the unidentified helms. It could be a plain helmet (auto-id'd for some chars), helm of brilliance, helm of telepathy, or the dreaded helm of opposite alignment. tsuteiuQ squeaky_board Squeaky boards inform monsters of your presence (for example, you may wake up Medusa by stepping on one of the squeaky boards in her lair). Either #untrap them with a potion of oil/can of grease or float over them to avoid making noise. dasunt : Command: ':' Look at what is here. It works while levitating (unless you are blind), and it doesn't take a turn (unless you are blind). dasunt : Monster: ':' Lizard and lizard-like things. Newts (which are reptiles, right?), geckos, iguanas, useful lizards, chameleons (which don't usually appear as a ':'), (baby) crocodiles and salamanders. dasunt soft_gems All soft unidentified gems are either worthless glass or valuable. Engrave with the gem to see if its hard (floor) or soft (dust). dasunt soft_gems Dilithium crystal (white), turquoise (green or blue), citrine (yellow), amber (yellowish-brown), jet (black), opal (white), chrysoberyl (yellow), garnets (red), amethyst (violet), jasper (red), fluorite (green, blue, white or violet), jade (green), agate (orange) and obsidian (black) are all the valuable soft gems listed by decreasing value. paxed nalzok The Priest quest nemesis, a demon. greycat nalzok Nalzok is a spellcaster; magic resistance is strongly recommended before facing it. GreyKnight nalzok Cold magic is particularly effective. anselmus nalzok SPECIES LEV SPD AC MR RESISTS ATTACKS anselmus nalzok & 16 12 -2 85 fp* W8d4 W4d6 M0d0+ 2d6- paxed leocrotta a quadruped, speed 18, AC 4, magic resistance 10%, does 2d6 + 2d6 + 2d6 melee damage. tweek__ leocrotta < Cheapy> Leocrottas are hard to explain; They are basically a bunch of animals in one < tweek__> bottom line: if you see one, run like fuck Zaba leocrotta A good way to kill one is to zap a wand of sleeping at it and then hit to death with melee Zeffrin leocrotta Eaten: leocrotta Nutr: 500 Hellzon odsm see {orange dragon scale mail} DigitalGhost amulet_of_change Toggles your gender between male and female. Rhubarb amulet_of_change Disintegrates after changing your gender, does not alter the Polyself(change form) #conduct SpeedEvil matter see {Matter_Spells} Eidolos ring The rings are: adornment, gain strength, gain constitution, increase accuracy, increase damage, protection, regeneration, searching, stealth, sustain ability, levitation, hunger, aggravate monster, conflict, warning, poison resist, fire resist, cold resist, shock resist, free action, slow digestion, teleport, teleport control, polymorph, polymorph control, invisibility, see invisible, and protection from shape changers SpeedEvil ring You can charge some types of rings. Blessed charging may charge it by up to 3, uncursed charging only 1. Rings have a (current charge)/7 chance of exploding. This increases the enchantment of the ring - for a ring of protection the AC bonus, for example. Does nothing to some rings. Dentarthurdent ring Eating some rings can grant intrinsics. Dentarthurdent ring If you are polymorphed into a rust monster, you can eat rings with the following appearances: pearl, iron, twisted, steel, wire, engagement, and shiny. As a rock mole or xorn, you can eat those rings, and also bronze, brass, copper, silver, and gold. Gelatinous cubes can eat wooden rings. ihope ring All rings weigh 3 except the meat ring, which weighs only 1. jmr ring See: http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/343/ring-343.html and also: http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/343/rint-343.html Arthur_ ring Base prices 100 - adornment, protection, stealth, sustain ability, hunger, warning, protection from shape changers. 150 - gain strength, gain constitution, increase accuracy, increase damage, aggravate monster, poison resistance, cold resistance, shock resistance, invisibility, see invisible. Arthur_ ring 200 - regeneration, searching, levitation, fire resistance, free action, slow digestion, teleportation. 300 - conflict, teleport control, polymorph, polymorph control. jeremya ring If you know that a ring is not cursed, it is safe to wear it for a turn or two, if you're not near any powerful peaceful creatures, such as shopkeepers or priests (in case the ring is conflict). This is helpful for identifying =oLevitation and other rings that auto-identify. sacarasc web_config The nao web config editor can be found at: http://alt.org/nethack/webconf/nethackrc.php which makes editing easy for the lazy! sacarasc web_config Note: you need to enter your NAO username/password to be able to edit your config. paxed wand You can zap a wand with 'z', apply it with 'a' to break it, or use 'E' to engrave with it. paxed wand Base prices for wands -- 100: light, nothing. 150: digging, enlightenment, locking, magic missile, make invisible, opening, probing, secret door detection, slow monster, speed monster, striking, undead turning. 175: cold, fire, lightning, sleep. 200: cancellation, create monster, polymorph, teleportation. 500: death, wishing. Zadir wand Charging wands is safe once. Subsequently there's a 0.3%, 2.3%, 7.8%, 18.7%, 36.5%, 62.9%, 100% chance of exploding the wand. Wands can never be charged to 8:0. Wands of wishing can only be charged once. An exploding wand does up to 2/3 of your max hp damage. Eidolos wand Cursed wands have a 1% chance of exploding when zapped; this does 1 to 6 points of damage for each charge in the wand, plus an additional 2 to 12 points of damage, and abuses your strength. Stevie wand However, this 1% chance does not occur when (E)ngraving with the wand. Fennec wand If someone is 'killed by a wand', that's specifically referring to a wand of striking. pak21 wand A wand with zero charges has a 1/121 chance of "wresting" a last charge from the wand; after this happens the wand is destroyed. jmr wand See also: http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/343/wan1-343.html and http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/343/wan2-343.html and https://nethackwiki.com/wiki/Wand paxed #nethack:bug? If you found a bug, use https://nethack.org/common/contact.html to report it - see also https://nethackwiki.com/wiki/Bug Shachaf mc see {magic_cancellation} FireLynx towel Towels are the most important item for a hitchhiker to have, never leave home without it! FireLynx towel A towel can be (a)pplied to wipe your face and hands clean. jilles towel A towel can be (P)ut on to act as a blindfold, making you blind. azgor towel Regardless of what you remember from school, a towel cannot be used as a whip, not even when wet. kerio #nethack:doas? deathonastick. Bethrezen puff_of_logic Message you get when a throne disappears. 1/3 Chance of occuring every time you #sit. scorchgeek uneasy_feeling You have an uneasy feeling when you quaff a cursed potion of gain level on the top level of Sokoban, the Wizard's Tower, or Vlad's Tower, or on dungeon level 1 without the Amulet of Yendor. scorchgeek uneasy_feeling A monster may 'feel uneasy' or 'look uneasy' if they quaff cursed gain level in the same situation. scorchgeek uneasy_feeling This is also the message you receive when quaffing a cursed potion of enlightenment; this abuses wisdom. joshk forbidding_feeling The temple you just entered is not coaligned. jilles forbidding_feeling Also caused by entering a coaligned temple while your alignment is very bad. dasunt hard_gems All hard unidentified gems are valuable. Engrave with the gem to see if its hard (floor) or soft (dust). dasunt hard_gems Diamond (white), ruby (red), jacinth (orange), sapphire (blue), black opal (black), emerald (green), aquamarine (blue or green), and topaz (yellowish brown) are all the hard gems listed by decreasing value. CydeWeys giant_beatle A 20-foot-tall Paul McCartney (see {giant_beetle}).. paxed xan Speed 18, AC -4, 1d4, poison resistant and wounds your legs. Corpse is poisonous and can confer (47%) poison resistance. Stevie xan Xan are considered "nasty" and will be summoned by archons, titans, liches, etc. without regard to extinction. _bryce xan Footwear can help protect you from leg-wounding. Low boots or iron shoes provide a 40% chance of protection. Other boots provide an 80% chance. Zeffrin xan Eaten: xan Nutr: 300 Effects: Poisonous Intrinsic: Poison: 47% paxed perm_invent Configuration option. If true, always display your current inventory in a window. TTY does not use this. GoGi closed_for_inventory There is a shop behind this locked door. Do not break it down unless you are prepared to deal with angry shopkeepers or feel like dying. SheeEttin closed_for_inventory To open these doors, use the spell "knock", a wand of opening, a lock pick, a skeleton key, or a credit card. BenUrban definately Don't ever say that again. fontppp magic_harp A chargeable tool that, when applied, charms monsters and exercises dexterity. Radius of effect is sqrt((xplevel-1)/3+1). zgedneil magic_harp e.g. 1 at XL 1, 2 at XL 10. jilles ttyrec Program used to record and play back NetHack games, including timings. boca121 ttyrec NAO ttyrecs: http://www.alt.org/nethack/getoldttyrec.php or http://alt.org/nethack/browsettyrec.php jilles ttyrec http://namazu.org/~satoru/ttyrec/ Zadir ttyrec A means of playing ttyrec files back on a windows platform can be had at http://angband.pl/termrec.html. paxed ttyrec http://www.stack.nl/~jilles/games/playttyrec.c paxed ttyrec On windows, you can record the console with http://dosrecorder.sourceforge.net/ paxed ttyrec another ttyrec player for *nix: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/ipbt/ jilles ttyrec Or use the package of similar name from your OS. Kernigh ttyrec In ttyplay, type + to speed playback, type - to slow it, type number 1 to restore default speed. Masque_ you_hear_a_splat_nearby You hear a splat nearby when a non-whirly engulfing creature that you can't see attempts to engulf a space near you, likely due to displacement or invisibility. Cheapy| sink See {kitchen_sink} rawrmage #*:splat? A death that could have been easily avoided, typically in the late game. Also the sound of breaking eggs. dasunt kicking_boots Iron boots that drop AC by 1, gives additional damage to kicking, and provides martial arts bonuses. Their unidentified appearance is random - see boots. Arthur` intrinsic see {property} paxed loki The chaotic god of the Valkyrie pantheon Chilliwack 200_meatballs see {200_rocks} dtype genocide Scrolls of genocide remove monsters (uncursed) or classes of monsters (blessed) from the game. Cursed scrolls summon a group of monsters. Be careful not to genocide yourself! This is easier to do than you might think; be sure not to genocide h for mind flayers if a dwarf, and note that spelling "master mind flayer" "master mindflayer" will kill you if a monk. Also be careful since genociding a monster CANNOT be undone. Ever. dtype genocide Popular genocides include 'L' (lich class) ';' (eel class, instakillers) 'h' (includes mind flayers, DO NOT class-genocide if you are a dwarf) 'R' (disenchanters) 'H' (giants/minotaurs, but giants are good for STR) 'c' (cockatrices/pyrolisks) and 'D' (dragons, but not if you need their resists). paxed genocide Cursed scroll of genocide can be used to reverse genocide monsters. Popular target is nurses for nursedancing. You cannot summon a monster that cannot be genocided or has already been genocided this way. Zealot genocide If you are confused, an uncursed scroll genocides *your* role, and a cursed scroll sends in monsters of your role. Blessed scrolls work as normal. Renan genocide Monsters that cannot be genocided: any A, &, Titan, Vlad the Impaler, werejackals and werewolves while in 'd' form, wererats in 'r' form, salamanders, any elemental, skeletons, all unique (proper name) monsters, all golems, and most '@' monsters; figure for '@' monsters that if it's something you want to get rid of, you can't. raxvulpine genocide Genociding pets does not carry any alignment or luck penalty; so if Frosty the Arch-Lich is making you nervous and playing with his athame when he thinks you aren't looking, don't be afraid to push the button. orionskular the_floor_is_riddled_by_bullet_holes! You have tried to engrave with a wand of Magic Missile. orionskular the_floor_is_riddled_by_bullet_holes! Usage of this wand to attack the darkness may not be effective. dtype nurse If you're wearing no armor, and wielding no weapon, the nurse will heal you, and in the process possibly raise your max hp as well. The healing attack is suffixed with "I hope you don't mind!" dtype nurse In a practice known as 'nurse dancing', players reverse genocide nurses (often in sokoban), strip of armor and weapons, and stand still getting healed by nurses to increase max hit points. _Q nurse On each nurse heal, there is a 1/7 chance of point of maxhp, given your current maxhp < (5*clvl + [2*clvl]d10), which means only 50% efficiency at 450hp at clvl 30, deteriorating fast. Regardless of that check, there is then a 1/13 chance of the nurse teleporting away. SpeedEvil nurse Eating nurse meat heals you to maximum hit points and has about a 73% chance of giving poison resistance. PsyMar nurse Nurses will not hurt healers with weapons or armor, but will not heal them either unless they strip. (line 1422, mhitu.c) Zeffrin nurse Eaten: nurse Nutr: 400 Effects: Human Heal Intrinsic: Poison: 73% paxed #nethack:passwd? NAO password reset: http://alt.org/nethack/resetpw.php aristotle73 a_red_glow_surrounds_your_head You have read a blessed scroll of confuse monster while you were confused. Nomiisama #nethack:ebonhack? A telnet client that lets you play in tiles on a public server (It's evil!) http://www.junction404.com/ebonhack/ paxed #conduct Extended command. List which challenges you have adhered to. canidae saiph S* AI Playing netHack (* a suiting adjective beginning with S, such as "Silly", "Swift", "Superior", etc). Written in C++, see also http://taeb.github.io/bots.html for other bots hackedhead saiph irssi ignore: /ignore -regexp -pattern "^csaiph.*" -channels #nethack Rodney paxed [gop Gauntlets of Power rlbond86 demon_prince see {demon lords} dasunt dwarvish_iron_helm Its unidentified appearance is 'hard hat'. Made of iron, it is often found in the mines, and will drop AC by 2. Good early game helmet for those who don't mind the iron penalty to spell casting. dasunt % Symbol: '%' Something edible (not necessarily healthy or conducive to long life). sacarasc % Symbol: '%' On the Rogue level, these are the stairs, not food. But the keyboard shortcuts stay < > e.g. at the farlook prompt. paxed showrace Configuration option. Display yourself as the glyph for your race, rather than the glyph for your role. Zeffrin thug Eaten: thug Nutr: 400 Effects: Human Violist sdd see {secret door detection} Nightpenguin #nethack:stop! $CHOICE(Hammertime!|Collaborate! Listen!|In the name of love!) Eidolos doomrl A good roguelike by Kornel Kisielewicz. Fast-paced and relatively simple (even your kid brother may like it): http://doom.chaosforge.org/ Eidolos doomrl For keybindings similar to what NetHack uses (in numpad mode), check out http://doomwiki.chaosforge.org/index.php/NetHack_Keybindings ledneh flickers_for_a_moment,_then_dies Assuming you just tried to (a)pply a lamp to turn it on, this probably means it's cursed. Cursed lamps have a chance to not activate. ekiM flickers_for_a_moment,_then_dies On the plus side, if you were (a)pplying a lamp then it's somewhat likely to be magic! Now to find some holy water... kerio #nethack:!isotime $TIMEFMT(%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ) paxed silent Configuration option. Suppress terminal beeps. greycat skeleton This white 'Z' monster can touch you to slow you down (removes your intrinsic speed). Normally these only appear in Orcus's domain, but you know how polytraps and other effects can bring out the worst in some folks. greycat skeleton The worst part of the skeleton's attack is that you aren't *told* that you've lost an intrinsic; you have to check for it by other means. rawrmage #*:!coffee see {#nethack:!coffee} dasunt & Command: '&' Tells what a command does. dasunt & Monster: '&' Demons and other nasty things. Non-uniques include water demons, horned devils, succubi, incubi, erinyes, barbed devils, mariliths, vrocks, hezrous, bone|ice devils, nalfeshnee, pit fiends, balrogs, djinni and sandestin. Also, equally nasty: mail daemons. jilles & Monster: '&' Several unique monsters. Asmodeus, Juiblex, Orcus, and Baalzebub, Death, Famine, and Pestilence are guarenteed to be in each game (if you make it far enough) while Yeenoghu, Geryon, Dispater, and Demogorgon are not. jilles icebox see {ice box} Eliah smoky_potion Smoky potions have a chance of summoning a djinni when quaffed, milky potions may summon a ghost. If something is summoned, the normal potion effect does not occur. Poeir smoky_potion There is a 1/(13+2n) chance of summoning a djinni, where n is the number of djinn generated so far in this game. Stevie-O smoky_potion If you get a djinni: if the potion was blessed, you have an 80% chance of getting a wish (woo!). Uncursed, 20% chance. Cursed, 5% chance. braindancer pet_test see {pet_buc_test} intchanter kelp See {kelp_frond} paxed autopickup Configuration option. Automatically pick up things onto which you move. threeletter autopickup Non-selective autopickup is not recommended. If you're going to use it, specify pickup_types as well. $!/="+? is generally safe. Stevie-O scratch_marks "You make scratch marks on the stone" - you rubbed worthless glass on an uncursed touchstone, or an iron item on any other gray stone. Stevie-O scratch_marks "You see colored scratch marks on the stone" - you rubbed a gem or piece of glass on a non-touchstone. GreyMario scratch_marks "scritch, scritch" - you rubbed an iron item on a touchstone, or any item on any gray stone while blind. ylmson thoroughly_on_the_right_path see {unicorn} Zealot archeologist Starts with a touchstone, a bullwhip, a pick-axe, a leather jacket and a fedora. Can two-weapon, and get Expert in pickaxe, sabre, boomerang, whip, and bare-handed combat. Zealot archeologist Incurs alignment penalties for: 1) digging up graves (-3), and 2) breaking a historic statue (-1) (e.g. the Oracle's). luis archeologist Intrinsics: XL1: Speed, Stealth; XL10: Searching. greycat archeologist May use an uncursed touchstone as if it were blessed. (In older versions, they simply started with full gem knowledge.) Stevie[FP] archeologist Quest artifact is the Orb of Detection, a crystal ball which confers MR, telepathy, half spell-damage and toggled invisibility. Stevie archeologist wskill { dagger: B; knife: B; pick-axe: E; short_sword: B; scimitar: S; saber: E; club: S; quarterstaff: S; sling: S; dart: B; boomerang: E; whip: E; unicorn_horn: S } Stevie archeologist sskill { attack: B; healing: B; divination: E; matter: B } Stevie archeologist fskill { riding: B; two-weapon: B; bare-handed: E } Hellzon archeologist Archeologist rank titles: Digger (xplvl 1-2), Field Worker (3-5), Investigator (6-9), Exhumer (10-13), Excavator (14-17), Spelunker (18-21), Speleologist (22-25), Collector (26-29), Curator (30) Zeffrin archeologist Eaten: archeologist Nutr: 400 Effects: Human Zeffrin black_unicorn Eaten: black unicorn Nutr: 300 Intrinsic: Poison: 27% SheeEttin jubiblex A less common misspelling for Juiblex than Jubilex. paxed mountain_centaur Speed 20, AC 2, magic resistance 10%, kicks for 2d6 and uses weapon for 1d10. Zeffrin mountain_centaur Eaten: mountain centaur Nutr: 500 Jmadman311 you_hear_loud_snoring There is a barracks full of soldiers on your level, who are asleep. A loud noise or one of them blowing a bugle will cause them all to wake up and come after you! Rhubarb the_vision_is_unclear When seen after applying a crystal ball it is out of charges (rechargeable) bcode you_thought_your_ring_got_lost_in_the_sink,_but_there_it_is! see {you thought your ring got lost in the sink} paxed death_drop Any randomly generated item a monster leaves when it dies. stenno wakizashi Japanese short sword stenno wakizashi Also see https://nhqdb.alt.org/?235 dasunt pearl_ring An unidentified ring. *CAN* be eaten by rock moles, rust monsters, and xorns. blackcustard #nethack:!coffee $ACT $CHOICE(9*gives $ARGS|drinks) a $CHOICE(2*cup|mug|pot|thermos|bucket|potion|bowl) of $CHOICE(3*coffee|espresso|cappuccino|$CHOICE(black|green|oolong|white|yellow|polka-dot|melange) tea|decaf|mocha), brewed by $CHOICE(Vlad the Impaler|the Oracle|Izchak|the Wizard of Yendor|Moloch|Baalzebub|Medusa|$AN($RNDMON)|$CHOICE(Famine|Pestilence|Death)|$CHOICE(Lord Carnarvon|Pelias|Shaman Karnov|Hippocrates|King Arthur|The Grand Master|The Arch Priest|Orion|The Master of Thieves|Lord Sato|Twoflower|The Norn|Neferet the Green)|$CHOICE(The Minion of Huhetotl|Thoth Amon|The Chromatic Dragon|The Cyclops|Ixoth|Master Kaen|Nalzok|Scorpius|The Master Assassin|Ashikaga Takauji|Lord Surtur|The Dark One)) at $RND(0,300) $CHOICE(degrees Fahrenheit|degrees Celsius|Kelvin). SheeEttin morning_star A form of a weapon, more or less a mace but with a bit more spikiness on the end. SheeEttin morning_star Iron, costs 10, weighs 120. 2d4 damage to small monsters and 1d6+1 for large. SpeedEvil sling Used to throw rocks and gems. It's better to just throw the rock until you have basic skill. Stevie-O potion_of_see_invisible Cursed or uncursed: see invisible for 750-849 (more) turns. Blessed: *permanent*! Find a potion of holy water! Eidolos potion_of_see_invisible This potion, though it tastes like juice, gives no nutrition, if foodless is your fetish. scorchgeek potion_of_see_invisible Base price is 50, same as the potion of fruit juice. billnye whines Possible response by a canine pet when #chatted: indicates hungry, fleeing, confused, trapped, or with tameness of less than 5. (feed it, you lout!) BenUrban whines Also heard if your leashed pet is near a trap (whether or not you've found the trap.) dasunt \ Dungeon feature: '\' An opulent throne to #sit on. dasunt \ Command: '\' List what objects have been discovered and what their appearance is. Cheapy iron_golem One of the harder Golems. This one can breathe poison, much like a dragon's breath attack. Cheapy iron_golem AC: 3 MR:60%. Hits for 4d10. Breathe damages dexterity. Wolfechu iron_golem Healed by wands/spells of lightning or fire. Susceptible to rust traps/monsters. SpeedEvil attack_spells In this group (with their levels) are: force bolt(1),drain life(2),magic missile(2),cone of cold(4),fireball(4),finger of death(7) durron597 attack_spells Expert: Wizard. Skilled: Barbarian, Knight, Samurai. Basic: Archaeologist, Caveman, Monk, Valkyrie. ekiM smoky see {smoky_potion} Decon credit_card A Tourist starting item which can be (a)pplied to unlock doors and chests. Decon credit_card Can also be used to open closed shops. greycat credit_card No, you can't get credit in a shop using this item. Patashu astral_vision Granted by wearing the Eyes of the Overworld, the monk quest artifact. Gives you x-ray vision with radius 3 that bypasses blindness. paxed pickup_types Configuration option. Specify the object types to be picked up when autopickup is on. paxed quest_leader The person who calls you and gives you the quest. dtype ogresmasher One of many joke monster-specific artifact weapons that is just an obstacle in the way of a good weapon. greycat ogresmasher Wins the greycat award for Most Useless Artifact Weapon in the game. Hellzon ogresmasher Its base item is a war hammer. It gets +1d5 to hit and does double damage versus ogres. kerio #nethack:qdb? http://nhqdb.alt.org/ greycat axe_damage (Damages are shown as S/L for "small/large" monsters.) axe: 1d6/1d4. battle-axe: 1d8+1d4/1d6+2d4. jilles tiger_in_your_tank "There's a tiger in your tank." Prayer restored all stats (St/Dx/Co/In/Wi/Ch). paxed #nethack:epi? Evil Patch Idea joshk hopeful_feeling See also {feeling of reconciliation}. jilles hopeful_feeling Your sacrifice reduced the prayer timeout but not to zero; it is not necessarily safe to pray yet. ylmson rodney_variables For a full list, see http://alt.org/nethack/Rodney/triggers.txt nooodl archrobin A RoundRobin account for players who can ascend reliably. Don't mess up the ascension rate. elajt bear_trap Jumping out of bear traps will wound your leg. Stevie-O bear_trap If you trigger one, you will NOT be trapped if you are polymorphed into any of the following: acid blob, blue/spotted/ochre jelly, small/large/giant mimic, fog cloud, yellow/black light, gray ooze, brown/black pudding, green slime, jellyfish, any vortex, air/fire elemental, or wraith Stevie-O bear_trap Also, tiny monsters: giant/soldier/fire ant, killer/queen bee, giant beetle, chickatrice, homunculus, imp, leprechaun, sewer/giant/rabid/were rat, cave spider, centipede, grid bug, xan, bat, garter snake, newt, gecko, iguana, or lizard Stevie-O bear_trap Trying to move diagonally is guaranteed to get you out of the trap in 4 to 7 turns. If you try to move only horizontally or vertically, you're at the mercy of the RNG (it can take over 35 turns!) _bryce bear_trap Although heavy, it can be carried when disarmed and deployed by applying it. This is useful for hunting unicorns. TheShrewdDude bear_trap If you pet is caught in one, you can use #untrap to remove it from the trap. TheShrewdDude bear_trap If you fail, you will harm your pet. Nexos velocity see {Your_velocity_suddenly_seems_very_uncertain!} Poeir how_to_annoy_people_in_one_easy_step Like the time I needed a new heel for my shoe, so I decided to go to Morganville, which is what they called Shelbyville in those days. So I tied an onion to my belt, as was the style at the time. Now, to take the ferry cost a nickel and in those days nickels had pictures of bumblebees on them; "Give me five bees for a quarter!" you'd say. KimmoKM how_to_annoy_people_in_one_easy_step Just behave like KimmoKM. This is the easiest way to annoy people. billnye how_to_annoy_people_in_one_easy_step Now, where were we? Oh, yeah. The important thing was that I had an onion tied to my belt, as was the style at the time. They didn't have white onions, because of the war, all you could get was those big yellow ones... Zarel how_to_annoy_people_in_one_easy_step It's even better if the definitions with the ?> command is large, like this one. Of course, this message certainly isn't to be used for such purposes, and was made longer for other reasons, like.... uh.... um..... well.... you see.... Oh, forget it. Violist how_to_annoy_people_in_one_easy_step But the yellow ones stank so much, we had to put those clothespins over our noses when we went into town. 'course, that didn't help the eyes, but you were crying anyways because of all these people with clothespins on their noses. But I was laughing so hard I went right by the shoestore, which in the old days was called a footstore. We often called it Footsore because the boots were so awful. Violist how_to_annoy_people_in_one_easy_step Come in here and don't read the friggin' topic. dasunt . Direction: '.' Use to zap wands and spells at yourself, etc. dasunt . Dungeon feature: '.' The floor of a room, a lowered drawbridge, ice, or a doorless doorway. dasunt . Command: '.' Rest, do nothing for one turn. paxed foocubi plural of foocubus. stumbly foocubi Your VChip has blocked access. runcible frostbrand see {frost_brand} dasunt jade_ring An unidentified ring. Cannot be eaten by any monster. greycat huhetotl The chaotic god of the Archeologist pantheon. Eidolos muffled_cracking The container you just kicked now has one less egg in it. Zadir diamondrobin see {RoundRobin} scorchgeek mines_flayer see {minesflayer} scorchgeek numpad An evil way to move your character, not quite as bad as arrow keys but still a waste of time. ihope mjolnir See {mjollnir} dtype polypile Zapping a wand (or spell) of polymorph on a pile of objects changes them into different objects of the same class (such as a light scroll to an enchant armor scroll). dtype polypile Stacks of objects have a chance of reducing in size and all objects have chances of disappearing during polypile, especially wands, and some objects have chances of merging and turning into golems. dtype polypile Popular polypile objectives are "oLS, scrolls of genocide, enchant wpn/armor, remove curse, potions of gain ability/level, full healing, all spellbooks, wands of cancellation, rings, and magical armor. dtype polypile See magical_armor and magical_tools for items considered magical when polypiling (greater chance of turning into other magical items). dasunt polypile Elven cloaks and elven boots can both be safely enchanted at +5 or below (leading to a +7 enchantment if you are lucky) and both are considered 'magical'. 2) Polypiled armor keeps the same enchantment. 3) Profit!!! Flippy polypile Items appearing in quantities of 2 or more have a (quantity in 1000) chance of merging into one object. markos_64 polypile Items also have a probability of "shuddering": 1/3 if a wand or cursed, 1/8 if uncursed, 1/12 if blessed (if in quantities greater than 4, 100%, 1/4, and 1/6, respectively). This will decrease the quantity of the item randomly, cause any remainder not to be polymorphed, and has a one in (luck + 45) chance of creating a golem. Arthur` polypile Polymorphing items in a shop can anger the shopkeeper. dtype water Create water by #dip-ping potions in fountains twice, otherwise getting them wet (falling in water, which can have other consequences), or zapping most potions with a wand of cancellation (do in stacks. this is the best way) pak21 water You can also #dip a unicorn horn into potions of blindness, confusion or hallucination. zezozose water Most canceled potions become uncursed water. Booze, oil, and fruit juice simply become uncursed. Sickness and see invisible become uncursed fruit juice. Patashu water Dipping things in water gets them, well, wet. Dipping acid in water makes it explode, but everything else will get diluted/blanked/rusted/wet. Arthur` water Uncursed potions of water have a base price of 0 and blessed/cursed have a base price of 100. paxed bag_of_holding see {BoH} GreyMario vulgar_polearm see {partisan} paxed croesus The owner of the gold vaults. paxed croesus Also known to his employees as "Kroisos" or "Creosote". Eidolos croesus If Croesus is dead, the vault guards will know, so don't even try it. "Back from the dead, are you?" Hellzon croesus Difficulty 22, deals 4d10 damage, MR 40. Zeffrin croesus Eaten: Croesus Nutr: 400 Effects: Human paxed athame A sacrificial dagger. Does not get dull when used for engraving, unless it is cursed. Master liches and arch-liches have a chance of carrying one. jilles athame Engraving Elbereth with a non-cursed athame takes only one turn. Stevie athame Master liches have a 6% chance (6/91), while arch liches have a 22% chance (2/9). Arch L athames also have a 25% chance of being fooproofed. Stevie athame As an added bonus, Arch L athames have a 1/260 chance of being Magicbane :) Cheapy athame Damage is 1d4/1d3. As a dagger it has +2 to-hit. BlastHardcheese tonal see {tonal_instrument} Zeffrin attendant Eaten: attendant Nutr: 400 Effects: Human joshk iirc if i recall correctly bcode scroll_of_enchant_weapon see {enchant weapon} konso konso A bit-higher-than-mediocre nethack player. konso konso Ascensions in chronological order: Wiz Sam Rog Kni Hea nicfer you_stagger_and_get_dizzy While blind, you triggered the 'stunning gas' container trap. You're stunned and hallucinate for a few turns. SpeedEvil clerical_spells In this group (with their levels) are: protection(1),create monster(2),remove curse(3),create familiar(6),turn undead(6) durron597 clerical_spells Expert: Priest. Skilled: Knight, Monk, Samurai, Wizard. initd worst_yasd_ever init2 (Wiz Elf Mal Cha), 1026074034 points, killed by genocidal confusion ishanyx worst_yasd_ever painted by xiella: http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/216/d/7/initd_by_soli_deo_gloria-d45g90u.png PsyMar the_bugs_on_the_floor_stop_moving The wand you just engraved with may be an ultra-rare wand of death, but is more likely a wand of sleep. BlastHardcheese stale_processes Don't Panic. You disconnected while playing NetHack, leaving the game still running on the server. If you answer "y" or wait for the countdown, the running game will be terminated, saving it, and then reloaded for you to play. BlastHardcheese stale_processes Note that this is different from the dreaded {destroy_old_game} prompt. Poeir dagger_weight All daggers weigh 10. SheeEttin patch see {patches} DiNoo plane_of_water see {elemental_planes} Chilliwack bat Corpse isn't poisonous, but it stuns you. Zeffrin bat Eaten: bat Nutr: 20 Effects: Stun (30) CatEater stackables Gold pieces, daggers, darts, knives, arrows, crossbow bolts, food, scrolls, potions, candles, gems, stones, rocks. sorear green-elf The weakest variety of wild elf. Normally peaceful to Chaotics. Level 5, 2d4 weapon. RESISTS SLEEP. IGNORES ELBERETH. Zeffrin green-elf Eaten: Green-elf Nutr: 350 Effects: Elf Intrinsic: Sleep: 33% Shachaf plugh A hollow voice says "Fool." Dentarthurdent_ shocking_sphere Explodes in your face for 4d6 damage. Shock resistance will protect you from all damage. dtype yasd Yet Another Stupid Death. Just when you thought you had a good game going, you did something stupid. It wasn't the game's fault, as much as you'd like to believe. You've fallen victim to YASD. tsuteiuQ bofh Simon Travaglia, the Bastard Operator From Hell - http://bofh.ntk.net/BOFH lorimer tentacle_porn Pervert! PsyMar tentacle_porn Sn@&; firippu pool Dip potions in these to make water[1]. firippu pool Create a pool by digging on a fountain, or melting ice. Do not fall into a pool with no bordering land or you will drown. firippu pool Falling in : rusts all non-rustproof metal, blanks scrolls and dilutes potions that are not stored in a greased bag or oilskin sack. firippu pool Fly or water walk to #dip, carry unstashed items and hop in to blank. itsblah pool Can be evaporated by fire, frozen by ice, and can spread if you dig down on a square surrounded by at least 3 squares of pool. averin lynx Level 5, speed 15, grant no resistances. averin lynx You can view http://alt.org/nethack on this web browser! Zeffrin lynx Eaten: lynx Nutr: 300 Osaka_ illegal_move If you are a knight, and attempt to jump to a location you cannot, it will say, "Illegal move!" Probably a pun on chess. BlastHardcheese enchanting see {enchantment} paxed force_bolt Level 1 attack spell, spellbook has base price 100. greycat force_bolt This spell will destroy boulders and statues, and drawbridges, and mirrors, and potions, .... Poeir force_bolt Deals 2d12 points of damage. paxed pw Magic "power" points. Casting spells uses these. greycat pw Failing to cast spells uses them half as fast. Carrying the (real) Amulet makes them get used faster. ylmson pw For starting pw and pw gain per level, see http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/343/hppw-343.html paxed hob see {helm of brilliance} ctaboir magic_flute May put nearby monsters to sleep, exercises dexterity. Affects monsters that are less than sqrt(xplevel*5) away. Base price 36zm, more expensive than the 12zm wooden flute. Eidolos magic_flute Acts as a wooden flute if it has no charges. scorchgeek you_have_an_uneasy_feeling see {uneasy_feeling} paxed #nethack:!plr $IF($ISPLR($ARGS)|http://alt.org/nethack/plr.php?player=$PLRNAME($ARGS)|No such username on NAO.) paxed amulet_of_magical_breathing Prevents choking and drowning. assended fainting see {nutrition} Grognor axe see {axe_damage} lorimer tdtss The Dev Team Said So. Don't hurt yourself trying to apply elaborate real-life logic to the game... just enjoy. scorchgeek #nethack:dfv? Dig for Victory dasunt faded_pall see {elven cloak} Tsingi panic Don't. Jmadman311 that_tasted_bland You ate a [master] mind flayer corpse to raise your intelligence, but it was already at max! Eidolos you_feel_tired Magic trap result that does nothing. scorchgeek you_feel_tired Also if you lose sleep resistance by being drained below level 4 as an elf. aristotle73 potion_of_sickness Quaffing this while hallucinating can cure hallucinations. Arthur_ potion_of_sickness These will drop 1 hit point if blessed, 10 if uncursed and 15 if cursed Zeffrin rabid_rat Eaten: rabid rat Nutr: 5 Effects: Poisonous paxed falcon's_eye Slightly outdated isometric interface to NetHack, http://www.hut.fi/~jtpelto2/nethack.html dasunt falcon's_eye The noegnud interface seems to have more attention now. entropy falcon's_eye there is an active fork of this project called vulture's blackcustard #nethack:eris? The Goddess of Discord. Worshipped by Discordians. billnye see_invisable s/visa/visi/ koyaan tsingi The Puddingherder. jilles shapeshifter Sandestins, doppelgangers and chameleons appear as other monsters unless you are wearing a ring of protection from shape changers. They change form after some time. jilles shapeshifter If you find a high-level monster (e.g. master lich) shallow in the dungeon it's probably a shapeshifter. jilles shapeshifter If a monster that normally always leaves a corpse doesn't, it's probably a shapeshifter. Poeir wand_of_probing Fires a beam. Reveals the location (if invisible), status and inventory of a monster it hits. Lists contents of objects it hits. Directed at self gives your status and indicates the appearance of any object in your inventory you have not yet seen. Xarann ring_of_protection see {ring} paxed combat_wombat A character that relies on fighting and not magic. amateurhour xnethack (sponsored post) this variant is pretty great and you should try it aosdict xnethack A NetHack variant mainly focused on fixing game imbalance and frustration. Based on whatever vanilla version is currently in development. aosdict xnethack No one knows what the "x" in the name is supposed to signify. Thvor wand_store Wand stores are run by shopkeepers named: Yr Wyddgrug, Trallwng, Mallwyd, Pontarfynach, Rhaeader, Llandrindod, Llanfair-ym-muallt, Y-Fenni, Maesteg, Rhydaman, Beddgelert, Curig, Llanrwst, Llanerchymedd, Caergybi, Nairn, Turriff, Inverurie, Braemar, Lochnagar, Kerloch, Beinn a Ghlo, Drumnadrochit, Morven, Uist, Storr, Sgurr na Ciche, Cannich, Gairloch, Kyleakin, and Dunvegan. Zadir mastodon A "q" monster, quadruped, with 12 speed and 4d8 4d8 damage. Zeffrin mastodon Eaten: mastodon Nutr: 800 dtype dtype Author of dgamelaunch, and extremely lazy server admin of nethack.alt.org. Also an uninspiring nethack player. Cwiiis dtype A terrible bot programmer. greycat dtype He's my daddy! joshk dtype Crazy guy getting some more life into #nethack on freenode because everyone is teaching his damn bot. dasunt dtype A hoopy frood that's good to sass. joshk dtype His name is D. Werm Biters! paxed joshk One of the NetHack debian package maintainers. joshk joshk Part of the dgamelaunch development cabal. blackcustard #nethack:tfewtfwos? the fucking elf with the fucking wand of sleep Nexos you_feel_conductive You lost shock resistance. Bishness pleased_as_punch see {well-pleased} dasunt aquamarine A hard green or blue gem worth 1500 zorkmids. paxed #paxedtest:!test $CHOICE(a|||) stumbly art Aspiring xenolinguist. billnye learndb see {!learn} bobbens mithril Mithril armor (elven mithril-coat and dwarvish mithril-coat) give mc3. bcode sam see {samurai} BenUrban plane_of_air see {elemental_planes} sorear you_feel_less_trippy Good news! You're no longer confused. (However, you *are* still hallucinating.) Zeffrin winter_wolf Eaten: winter wolf Nutr: 300 Intrinsic: Cold: 47% Mucknert morning Good morning! CydeWeys ring_mail Lowers AC by 3 and weighs 250. dtype dragonbane One of many joke monster-specific artifact weapons that is just an obstacle in the way of a good weapon. Hellzon dragonbane Base item is broadsword. Gets +1d5 to hit and double damage vs dragons. Zeffrin mordor_orc Eaten: Mordor orc Nutr: 200 paxed experience_levels Experience needed to gain a level: 2=20, 3=40, 4=80, 5=160, 6=320, 7=640, 8=1280, 9=2560, 10=5120, 11=10k, 12=20k, 13=40k, 14=80k, 15=160k, 16=320k, 17=640k, 18=1.28m, 19=2.56m, 20=5.12m, 21=10m, 22=20m, 23=30m, 24=40m, 25=50m, 26=60m, 27=70m, 28=80m, 29=90m, 30=100m Eidolos experience_levels Notice that experience required to reach "level" is given by 10*2^(level-1) from levels two to ten, and 10k*2^(level-11) from levels 11 to 20. Beyond that, it is given by 10mil*(level-20). Nexos experience_levels You can't go beyond level 30. amateurhour aosdict an array of structs of dictionaries, a pretty bizarre data structure aosdict aosdict also some guy who develops a variant called xnethack b_jonas survivor Unofficial conduct, meaning you were never saved by an amulet of lifesaving throughout the game. ix_ rocks_only A conduct in which player is only permited to throw and hit with wielded rocks (gems). Muad seems_to_flinch A sleeping or paralyzed monster was scared. DiNoo you_sense_a_faint_wave_of_psychic_energy There is a (master) mind flayer on the level. It just sent out a psychic pulse, which can lock on to you if you have telepathy and the flayer is nearby. If you do, it will also deal a small amount of damage to you. Stevie you_hear_a_cracking_sound A monster (that you can't see) polymorphed and broke out of its armor. paxed !rc !rc Show URL to the user's nethackrc paxed xorn The only monster using the symbol 'X'. Speed 9, AC -2, magic resistance 20%, it is resistant to fire, cold and stoning. It claws 3 times 1d3 and bites for 4d6 damage, can walk through walls, and eat metal. SheeEttin xorn Trivia: xorn can kick things in pits. Zeffrin xorn Eaten: xorn Nutr: 700 dasunt v Command: 'v' Display version number. dasunt v Command: 'V' Display the version history. dasunt v Monster: 'v' Vortices or, where did the monster go and why does this new environment keep hurting me? From weakest to strongest: fog cloud, then dust, ice, energy, steam and fire vortices. dasunt v Monster: 'V' Vampires, vampire lords and our good old friend Vlad the Impaler, who wanted to light up his home but forgot some candles. dasunt v Command: 'Meta-v' Same as '#version'. Thvor book_store Book stores are run by shopkeepers named: Skibbereen, Kanturk, Rath Luirc, Ennistymon, Lahinch, Kinnegad, Lugnaquillia, Enniscorthy, Gweebarra, Kittamagh, Nenagh, Sneem, Ballingeary, Kilgarvan, Cahersiveen, Glenbeigh, Kilmihil, Kiltamagh, Droichead Atha, Inniscrone, Clonegal, Lisnaskea, Culdaff, Dunfanaghy, Inishbofin, and Kesh. Darth_Cliche how_to_ascend_exploremode_edition Play in explore mode. bcode no-teleport see {no-teleport levels} runcible rnz Function used for prayer timeout value (among others) - see: https://nethackwiki.com/wiki/Rnz Guggerbunk rnz This is an evil function and it hates you. bcode energy_vortices see {energy vortex} casmith789 #nethack:gs? Grayswandir, an artifact silver saber. Zeffrin silver_dragon Eaten: silver dragon Nutr: 1500 Effects: ek|M you_feel_stealthy You gained intrinsic stealth via level gain. paxed beehive Special room. Contains killer bees and a queen bee, and several lumps of royal jelly. Level sounds include low buzzing and angry drone. nooodl beehive Frequency: 1/5, DL 10+. jmr wands See: http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/343/wan1-343.html and http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/343/wan2-343.html Irashtar palantir_of_westernesse in the old versions, the elf quest artifact was this chaotic cystal ball. carrying gave ESP, hungerless regeneration, and half spell damage. #invokeing acted like a blessed scroll of taming greycat secret_doors They're always in the last place you look. lorimer secret_doors That said, there's a 1 in 7 chance (modified by luck) every time you search to find a secret door or passage, unless you have some help like Excalibur. To be 95% confident you'll find one, use n20s. Eidolos cure_sickness The spell of cure sickness will relieve you of the following ailments: illness, lethal food poisoning, and sliming. Poeir brushed_your Variants are "You think something brushed your $FOOT." Just sacrificed, increased luck, and are blind. Arthur` property Properties are traits of the hero or a monster, a property may by either intrinsic (If the character has it internally) or extrinsic (If it is granted by an item). Extrinsic properties go away when you remove/drop the item dasunt engraving_vanishes The message 'The engraving on the vanishes!' when engraving with a wand means that it is either a wand of cancellation, make invisible, teleportation, or very rarely (if the engraving was burnt in) a wand of cold. dasunt engraving_vanishes Try zapping this wand at a cursed|blessed item on the floor - cancellation makes it uncursed, teleporation will move the object, and make invisible does nothing. jaska^ kicking_an_altar Kicking an altar can incur the wrath of the owning God, lowering your luck by one. kerio mysterious_farce see {mysterious_force} Hellzon ydsm see {yellow dragon scale mail} firippu amber_stone see {amber} Yui enchantment It's not safe to enchant armour past +3 (or +5 if elven), or weapons past +5. Yui enchantment If you go beyond the safe enchantment level (i.e. it's not safe to enchant it again), the item will "vibrate unexpectedly". SpeedEvil enchantment Also see {Enchantment_Spells}, {enchant_armor}, {enchant_weapon} paxed #nethack:$act_goes_to_bed $ACT zaps a wand of $CHOICE(10*sleep|death) at $NICK. dasunt candelabrum_of_invocation To get this, kill Vlad. dasunt candelabrum_of_invocation If non-cursed, it will act like a light source (will burn as long as the first candle applied to it). If cursed, it won't light. If snuffed at the wrong moment, it will never light again. Hope you did the Invocation first! jilles candelabrum_of_invocation Apply the non-cursed Candelabrum (with 7 candles attached) while standing on the vibrating square, then ring the non-cursed Bell of Opening and follow it up with reading the non-cursed Book of the Dead within several turns to open the path downward. ekiM dwarvish_mattock see {pick-axe} dasunt skeleton_key Has the unidentified appearance of 'key'. See unlocking_tools. greycat moria An old roguelike game, precursor of Angband. Jmadman311 gulps_some_air A monster just tried to use an engulfing attack on you, but failed because you are invisible. lorimer what_do_i_wish_for SDSM, GDSM, speed boots, 2 blessed scrolls of charging, cloak of magic resistance, magic marker, grayswandir, magicbane, staff of aesculapius, eyes, eye, orb of fate, master key of thievery, charm monster, finger of death, amulet of life saving, sceptre of might, ring of conflict, ring of levitation, ring of free action, helm of brilliance, chickatrice corpse, blessed figurine of an Archon lorimer what_do_i_wish_for Unless you already have all of those allowed by your alignment/role/conducts, one of those. BlastHardcheese what_do_i_wish_for If you're not sure what DSM to wish for, see: https://nethackwiki.com/wiki/GDSM_versus_SDSM greycat caitiff "You caitiff!" You are a lawful knight who has struck a monster which is sleeping, paralyzed or fleeing. -1 alignment. GreyKnight caitiff You were lawful and tried to survive. mathx caitiff Also being a lich and hitting a ghost. danirijeka caitiff If you use ranged combat, including spells, your alignment record will be unaffected. BlastHardcheese vi_keys hjklyubn: The One True Key Setting for roguelikes. BlastHardcheese vi_keys The number_pad option must be disabled for them to work in NetHack. (OPTIONS=number_pad:0) BlastHardcheese vi_keys Named after the vi text editor, which was the program that popularized the use of these keys for moving a cursor, back when computer keyboards didn't even have arrow keys. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vi BlastHardcheese vi_keys For easy remembering, note that the keys on the home row (hjkl) correspond to left, down, up, right, in that order. The rest correspond to diagonal movement in their respective directions: y moves up-left, u up-right, b down-left, n down-right. BlastHardcheese vi_keys https://nethackwiki.com/wiki/Direction durron597 starting_stats see {starting_attributes} |404notfound smite Same as hit. Only for barbarians. b_jonas magical_resistance see also monster-MR Nodey con see {constitution} dasunt [ Command: '[' Tell what armor you are wearing. Thvor ring_store Ring stores are run by shopkeepers named: Feyfer, Flugi, Gheel, Havic, Haynin, Hoboken, Imbyze, Juyn, Kinsky, Massis, Matray, Moy, Olycan, Sadelin, Svaving, Tapper, Terwen, Wirix, Ypey, Rastegaisa, Varjag Njarga, Kautekeino, Abisko, Enontekis, Rovaniemi, Avasaksa, Haparanda, Lulea, Gellivare, Oeloe, Kajaani, and Fauske. paxed koto Japanese wooden harp. Chilliwack leather_golem When killed, drops a bunch of leather armor scorchgeek cpm Crystal Plate Mail. zgedneil cpm Not to be confused with the operating system CP/M. zgedneil cpm (Which has slightly worse AC.) CydeWeys the_dungeon_acoustics_noticeably_change Someone or some thing has dug through a shop wall and the wall was repaired. bcode acehack.de see {nethack.xd.cm} kerlo the_water_flow_seems_lesser_now You dropped a negatively-enchanted ring of gain constitution down a sink. ilbelkyr #*:!coin see {#nethack:!zorkmid} Violist rodney_abuse When you ask the semi-wise Rodney too much. Don't abuse Rodney, it's not nice, and especially not if you are flooding the channel. GreyKnight rodney_abuse Harassing poor Rodney with spurious requests for "!rng LINUX_RAWKS WINDOZE_IS_TEH_SUCK" and whatnot just because you're sleepy and have had waaaay too much caffeine. Chill out, kids. GreyKnight rodney_abuse Fun fact: Rodney accepts ?? queries in private messages, which helps keep the channel clean. ! commands (but not triggers starting with '!') are also accepted, with the exception of !learn (so people can't mess with the learndb secretly). GreyKnight rodney_abuse Please only add cruft to the learndb provided it's actually FUNNY. You know, humor. Yeah, that stuff. Rapidfire rodney_abuse Do not abuse Rodney. You will regret it. shachaf rodney_abuse What you're doing. scorchgeek rodney_abuse When you're going to do it, at least get the commands right. Nexos you_feel_much,_much_better! One of the positive effects of sitting on a throne. Nexos you_feel_much,_much_better! HP restored to max, 4 max HP gain if previously within 5 points of maximum. Nexos you_feel_much,_much_better! Cures blindness, sickness and wounded legs. Mort432 you_feel_lackluster You just drank a cursed potion of gain energy. Exercises wisdom but you lose max Pw. by 1d5+1 paxed elf Elves are quick, agile and intelligent, but not very strong. The elves in nethack are not based on Tolkien only, but also on Moorcock and the traditional fairie folk stories. Think of Titania and Oberon. PsyMar elf Elves start with infravision, and gain sleep resistance at experience level 4. greycat elf Elves may play the roles of Priest, Ranger or Wizard. Mucknert elf Eating one may yield sleep resistance. Violist elf Max stats: Str18 Dex18 Con16 Int20 Wis20 Cha18 doy elf Elven wizards and priests start with a random instrument. Ashke elf Types of elves include: Elvenkings, Elf-lords, Grey-elves, Green-elves, and Woodland-elves. Zeffrin elf Eaten: elf Nutr: 350 Effects: Elf Intrinsic: Sleep: 67% Zeffrin rock_mole Eaten: rock mole Nutr: 30 sorear polearm_damage ((Damages are shown as S/L for "small/large" monsters.) partisan: 1d6/1d6+1. ranseur: 2d4/2d4. spetum: 1d6+1/2d6. glaive: 1d6/1d10. lance: 1d6/1d8. halberd: 1d10/2d6. bardiche: 2d4/3d4. voulge: 2d4/2d4. fauchard: 1d6/1d8. guisarme: 2d4/1d8. bill-guisarme: 2d4/1d10. bec de corbin: 1d8/1d6. ihope camera See {expensive camera} PsyMar oléarm Spanish polearm. paxed #nethack:eota? Eye of the Aethiopica bcode mon see {monk} tsuteiuQ stone_to_flesh A level 3 healing spell. tsuteiuQ stone_to_flesh When cast in a particular direction, any statues and figurines of monsters with flesh will be brought to life (or be animated, in the case of undead monsters), and all stone items will turn into meat. tsuteiuQ stone_to_flesh Rocks, gray stones (all types), and all valuable gemstones will be transformed into meatballs. tsuteiuQ stone_to_flesh Marble wands will transform into meat sticks. tsuteiuQ stone_to_flesh Granite, opal, clay, coral, black onyx, moonstone, and emerald rings will transform into meat rings. tsuteiuQ stone_to_flesh Items which have been turned to flesh cannot be restored to their original state. mekkis stone_to_flesh If cast at yourself, it will affect all items in your inventory, and stop the process of stoning. jilles master_key_of_thievery The Master Key of Thievery is the Rogue quest artifact (chaotic). It gives warning, teleport control and half physical damage when carried, speaks to you when applied and can be invoked to untrap boxes and doors with 100% success. paxed !pom Phase of the Moon. Absolutely important function when it's cloudy, or the moon is on the other side of the planet. pak21 orcus_town See {orcus} |404notfound nhtohtml Ye Olde NetHack Bestiary. http://www.cim.mcgill.ca/~simra/nhtohtml/html/ bcode nethack_scoreboard https://voyager.lupomesky.cz/nh/recent.all.html nooodl naohack see {#nethack:naohack?} Stevie[FP] silver_haters Silver-haters are: werefoo, all 'V' monsters (not vampire bats!), all demons (most '&'), shades, and all 'i' but tengu (imps/quasits/homunculi) Stevie[FP] silver_haters These creatures all take an extra d20 damage if struck by a silver dagger, silver sabre, shield of reflection (silver shield), silver arrow, silver spear, or the Bell of Opening. Stevie[FP] silver_haters They are also affected if you wear a silver ring and punch them without wearing gloves. Stevie[FP] silver_haters They are even affected if you wield a mirror (looking glass) and hit them, but the -2 to luck (the mirror will break) is not at all worth it. greycat fountain_gambit A playing style in which you quaff from or #dip into fountains with your low-level character. The potential reward of a wish is considered by some players enough to overcome the far-more-likely outcome of death by water moccasin or hostile water demon. Since it's only a low-level character, if you die you didn't lose much; but if you get a wish, you gain enormously. HiSPeed fountain_gambit Doing the fountain gambit with a wizard has a chance of surviving thanks to force bolt and continous level ups (including hp + pw increase). rast fountain_gambit Other players dislike this practice and compare it to #quitting and restarting until a blessed magic lamp is generated in the first room. rast fountain_gambit The expected value of 100 first-level fountains is two wishes, eight hostile water demons, ten groups of snakes, and ten nymphs. Lower down in the dungeon you will get less wishes and more hostile water demons. dasunt granite_ring An unidentified ring. Cannot be eaten by any monster. paxed showexp Configuration option. Show your accumulated experience points on bottom line. scwizard magic_mapping A spell in both scroll and spellbook form which reveals the layout of a dungeon level. pak21 magic_mapping A blessed scroll reveals secret doors; cursed or confused maps 1/7 of the squares on the level. pak21 magic_mapping The spell acts as an uncursed scroll. bcode magic_mapping Levels that cannot be magically mapped (and will confuse you if you try) are the Catacombs version of Mines' End, the first Rogue quest level, the Valley of the Dead, the Sanctum, and the Astral Plane. Nexos indiscretion see {Thou shalt pay for thy indiscretion} Poeir worried "You feel worried about your [pet]." Your pet is starving. Feed the poor thing. Poeir worried "You feel worried about your future financial situation." From ?oGold Detection; there's no gold on the current level but what you're carrying. Cyde halberd A polearm. Unidentified appearance is an angled poleaxe. Costs 10 zorkmids, weighs 150, is made of iron, and deals d10 damage to small monsters and 2d6 damage to large monsters. Cyde halberd Is a two-handed weapon. Eidolos eidolos a jerk kerio maud A gametime speedrunner, with a 2135-turns ascension on 2010/12/06. http://alt.org/nethack/userdata/Maud/dumplog/1291595692.nh343.txt scorchgeek maud Ttyrec of most of the game at http://alt.org/nethack/userdata/M/Maud/ttyrec/2010-12-06.06:31:30.ttyrec BlastHardcheese maud Also a 2596-turn bones-free ascension: http://alt.org/nethack/userdata/Maud/dumplog/1310647999.nh343.txt kerio maud Thinking of him makes you forget everything else. scorchgeek maud is Maud a bot? cjfp stealing_from_shops Stealing items from shops is a quick way to get money and items early in the game. Violist stealing_from_shops If you teleport out of the shop with anything of value, the Kops will arrive to help the shopkeeper kill you. The safe way to steal is to get your pet to pick up items and then move them out of the shop. cjfp stealing_from_shops Shopkeepers have a finite amount of gold. You want to get all of it. Plus their items. Preferably without angering them. cjfp stealing_from_shops To do this, gather up some money outside of a shop. Enter the shop (with or without your pet). Drop all of your money by the door. The shopkeeper will give you credit. Buy all the items you can. Drop all of the items in your inventory that the shopkeeper will pay you for (even if they weren't originally in the shop). Drop the new money on top of the old coins. Wait for your pet to steal it. cjfp stealing_from_shops Repeat until the shopkeeper is offering you credit instead of coins, and then use credit to buy everything you want from the store. It helps if you buy all the cheap items so your pet doesn't waste time stealing those instead of the coins. cjfp stealing_from_shops Stupid move of the day: Dropping gold on the entrance of a shop, then your kitten reverse-steals it and you have REVERSE CREDIT _bryce stealing_from_shops More brute force methods include using a wand of digging downwards (> key) and teleportation. Either will anger the shk and summon Kops. _bryce stealing_from_shops The teleportation has the disadvantage that your pet will not accompany you, but the shk is powerless to prevent your escape with the loot. With digging, on the other hand, you can keep an adjacent pet, but the shk will "leap and grab your backpack" if you aren't more than five squares away. _bryce stealing_from_shops The ultimate brute force is to simply kill the shk; they are powerful compared to an early character, however, so lots of planning is called for. It is also impractical for low-level characters without magic resistance, since shk usually have /oMagic Missile or Striking. _bryce stealing_from_shops Provided you refrain from throwing the shopkeeper's stuff, a shk will stand in front of the door if you are invisible. Combining this with magic resistance, you can stand at a distance and whack on the shk with ranged attacks for an extended period. _bryce stealing_from_shops Make sure your invisibility doesn't wear off... _bryce stealing_from_shops Finally, remember they deserve it, for cheating you out of gems and killing you with their mimic allies. _bryce stealing_from_shops Beware, sometimes a shk may have a /oL. Magic resistance will not protect you from this. __bryce stealing_from_shops Additionally, shopkeepers will follow you through holes. __bryce stealing_from_shops Shopkeepers are quite well equipped to deal with traps, and catching them in bear traps does not appear to work. moussambani stealing_from_shops However, never, NEVER, kill Izchak. _bryce stealing_from_shops It's not nice and is frowned upon by the community. CydeWeys arrow_damage See {missile_damage} `Masque shortsword see {short_sword} kerio #nethack:mkot? Master Key of Thievery. Half physical damage, warning, TC. Chaotic. paxed ki-rin An angelic being, with speed 18, AC -5, MR 90%, does 2d4 + 2d4 + 3d6 damage and casts magic spells for 2d6. itsblah ki-rin Makes a great steed, since it flies, moves very fast, can use a unihorn, can wear amulets, and equip armor besides body armor and cloaks. Grognor orange Ordinary comestible. Weighs 2, gives 80 nutrition. It is considered vegan food. OmegaCenti wdikd "Why do I keep dying?" https://nethackwiki.com/wiki/Why_do_I_keep_dying%3F DigitalGhost your_vision_becomes_clear You just acquired the see invisible intrinsic from a throne. paxed config_file see {configuration} SomeoneElseYes you_feel_perceptive! see {you_feel_perceptive} SpeedEvil trapper Team t, lurky thing falls on you and engulfs. Kills awesome pets in one turn. ek|M trapper Wear a ring of slow digestion and it won't do much to you. Zeffrin trapper Eaten: trapper Nutr: 350 _bryce vision_seems_to_flatten You resisted a hallucination, likely by wielding Grayswandir. firippu hell_hound_pup Firey d often found in hell. Bites for 2d6 and breathes fire for 2d6. Zeffrin hell_hound_pup Eaten: hell hound pup Nutr: 200 Intrinsic: Fire: 47% argiopeweb hand_reaches_up "From the murky depths, a hand reaches up to bless the sword" You just got Excalibur. argiopeweb hand_reaches_up "From the murky drain, a hand reaches up... --oops--" You just drank from a sink while hallucinating. No effects other than YAFM. Stevie-O thud see {you hear a thud} paxed #nethack:$act_hugs_$self $ACT glares at $NICK. jmr weapons "Which weapons should I use?" See for ideas: http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/343/weap-343.html Cyde lembas_wafer An elven food that costs 45 zorkmids each, only weighs 5, is worth 800 nutrition, and is consumed in 2 turns. Cyde lembas_wafer The lembas wafer is superior to the food ration in that it weighs one fourth as much while providing the same nutrition and can be eaten in three turns fewer. SheeEttin lembas_wafer The lembas wafer is the most bestest food in the game. mathx lembas_wafer but < Bethrezen> royal jelly is 200 nutrition and only weighs 2 paxed ignintr Configuration option. Ignore interrupt signals, including breaks. tsuteiuQ spinach Very nourishing (600 nutrition) and healthy stuff. Eating a tin of spinach raises your STR, but watch your hunger status lest you choke on such a nutritious meal. itsblah spinach Note that a cursed tin of spinach (tin contains some decaying green substance) will decrease STR instead. Strength loss or gain is equivalent to eating a giant corpse, see {giant}. scwizard spinach Watch out, giant man-eating tins of spinach have claimed over 500 lives on NAO. nooodl sigmund Try ##crawl. Nodey st see {strength} CydeWeys two-handed_sword A two handed weapon that costs 50 zorkmids, weighs 150 units, and is made of iron. CydeWeys two-handed_sword Deals 1d12 damage to small monsters and 3d6 damage to large monsters. SpeedEvil greyswandir see {grayswandir} towo nazgul The ringwraiths from Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. towo nazgul Also, as with Tolkien, you can meet a maximum of nine of them. jilles nazgul They always carry a cursed ring of invisibility. Poeir nazgul They can breathe sleep gas, but by the time you're running into them you ought to have sleep resistance or reflection anyway. ihope nazgul Like every wraith, they can drain levels. stumbly heterological See Heterological. kerio adeon Deliciously finnish. scorchgeek adeon Caused genodeen to become inaccessible to the general web at its former domain. Some people say he sucks because of this. bcode adeon His realtime speed record (on NEU, as Sayo) in 01:03: http://sartak.org/nh/2011-11-24.21-41-24-1h-3min-realtime-speedrun-sayo-neu.ttyrec.bz2 dasunt uruk-hai_shield An iron shield that, unenchanted, will drop AC by 1. It has the appearance of 'white-handed shield'. jilles cloak_of_protection Cloak that decreases AC by 3 and provides magic cancellation level 3. ilbelkyr #nethack:more see {#nethack:--more--} Arthur` you_are_surrounded_by_a_light_blue_aura. Items from your inventory were blessed or uncursed Cheapy_ summon_storm See {summoning_storm} dasunt hiking_boots Either the unidentified elven, kicking, fumble, levitation, jumping, speed or water walking boots. Violist enlightenment An effect gained by either quaffing a non-cursed potion of enlightenment or zapping a wand of enlightenment. It informs you of your current properties, and, if from a blessed potion, adds 1 point to your Int and Wis scores. If the potion is cursed, it abuses your wis. ishanyx\splat enlightenment Potions of enlightenment are an ingredient in the alchemy recipe for gain level. Mixing them with levitation has a 60% chance of creating gain level. Stevie[FP] warhorse Level 7, difficulty 9, speed 24, AC 4. Stevie[FP] warhorse The horse is the pet of the future. At full growth, they are level 10, with more HP than a large cat/dog. Furthermore, they hit harder (d10+d4 vs. 2d4). Stevie[FP] warhorse They start out very fast, at 24; a /oSpeedMonster will bring that to 32, making them faster than anything in the game save for air elementals. Stevie[FP] warhorse To top it all off, they're herbivores, so they won't eat most corpses that grant intrinsics. Stevie[FP] warhorse (The downside to this is, they tend to have very low tameness, so if you leave them stranded on another level, they become untame and usually end up hostile when you return.) Zeffrin warhorse Eaten: warhorse Nutr: 350 PsyMar nxc see {ade} scorchgeek werejackal see {werefoo} nooodl arc_skills Basic: dagger, knife, short sword, dart, attack spells, healing spells, matter spells, riding, two weapon combat. Skilled: scimitar, club, quarterstaff, sling, unicorn horn. Expert: pickaxe, saber, boomerang, whip, divination spells, bare handed combat. lorimer disenchanter A monster whose melee attacks reduce the magical enchantment on your armor until it reaches +0. If you attack it, it will reduce the enchantment on the weapon you attacked it with until it reaches +0. lorimer disenchanter Can be cancelled to remove the disenchantment ability, and its disenchantment attack respects magic cancellation so MC3 will protect your armor. lorimer disenchanter LV12, speed 12, AC -10, 0 MR, alignment -3. Only generated in Gehennom. 4d4 disenchant melee, 0d0 passive disenchant. Yes, this is the only other monster with AC-10 in the game besides Master Kaen; as such, they make nice pets. Zeffrin disenchanter Eaten: disenchanter Nutr: 200 Muad\ito your_arm_tingles A lightning bolt whizzed past you, but you were blind. bcode invulnerability The state of successful prayer, this is supposed to make you completely invulnerable; monsters will not attack you and timeouts are paused. bcode invulnerability A few things are still able to hurt/kill you, though this is a bug; among them are stinking clouds, psychic blasts, gas spore explosions and monster-triggered traps. dtype troll Diff 9, Lvl 7. Trolls are beasts of melee, and have a chance of rising from the dead to come at you a second time. Tin (works every time) or eat them to prevent this if necessary. ZeroOne troll Trolls have a 1/37 chance of resurrecting for 50 turns (which yields to about 75% overall chance). greycat troll Other ways of preventing a troll's reanimation (besides tinning and/or eating) include drowning it in water (or lava), luring it to the Rogue level (no corpses!), disintegrating it, sacrificing its corpse, polymorphing it (either in T or % form), putting its corpse in a cursed bag of holding and looting it until the corpse vanishes, putting its corpse into a bag of holding (1/40 chance of failure), or stuffing its corpse into a locked container; cancellation does not work. Cheapy troll The rankings of trolls: troll, ice troll, rock troll, water troll, Olog-Hai Zeffrin troll Eaten: troll Nutr: 350 CydeWeys chain_mail Lowers AC by 5 and weighs 300. PsyMar you_have_a_feeling_of_inadequacy See {feeling_of_inadequacy} ZeffriN head_spins You head spins as something blocks the spell. This is from trying to cast magic mapping on a level which is flagged as no map. TruePika df Dwarf Fortress dasunt amber A soft yellowish brown gem worth 1000 zorkmids. Eidolos hag_of_bolding See {helm of brilliance} Poeir bad_feeling You have just applied a cursed figurine and summoned a hostile monster. Poeir bad_feeling Alternately, you have just committed cannibalism while polymorphed. PsyMar hat_of_smart see {helm_of_brilliance} paxed owlbear Speed 12, AC 5, does 1d6+1d6+1d8 damage. jilles owlbear Beware: it can grab you; if so all subsequent grab attacks hit ("You are being crushed.") and you cannot escape. Zeffrin owlbear Eaten: owlbear Nutr: 700 GreyMario voulge A meat cleaver on a stick. This polearm deals 2d4 damage. Its unidentified appearance is a pole cleaver. GreyMario voulge Weight 125, cost 5, material iron. dasunt orcish_shield An iron shield that, unenchanted, will drop AC by 1. It has the appearance of 'red-eyed shield' and weighs 50 units. thefifthsetpin damage_calculator see {weapon_damage[4]} dasunt master +2 to bare-handed damage, +7 to martial arts damage. dasunt master It takes 320 hits and two experience levels to advance from expert to master in either bare-handed combat or martial arts. michagogo disintegration-resistance See {disintegration_resistance} dasunt > Direction: '>' Use to zap wands and spells down, find the health of your steed with a stethoscope, etc. dasunt > Command: '>' Go down stairs, ladders, jump through trap doors, etc. tsuteiuQ > Dungeon feature: '>' Stairs down. paxed pelias The barbarian quest leader. Zeffrin pelias Eaten: Pelias Nutr: 400 Effects: Human rawrmage #*:!gt see {#nethack:!gt} sorear your_right_hand_itches! You enchanted magicbane to +1 or higher. No big deal, but see {Magicbane} for why many people think you should stop at +2. paxed sounds Some window ports, (Qt, win32tty and win32gui), can play user-defined sounds. paxed sounds Add "SOUNDDIR=/path/to/sound/files" and then for each sound event "SOUND=MESG " to play with when a line shown to user matches . Grunt archlichen see {arch-lichen} scorchgeek something_brushed_your_foot see {brushed_your} SheeEttin killed_by_touching_the_edge_of_the_universe A currently impossible death included in dothrow.c. SheeEttin killed_by_touching_the_edge_of_the_universe In order to get this death, you must attempt to pass through a no-dig non-wall partition. Nightpenguin #nethack:plugh A hollow voice says, "Fool." greycat spellbook_weight All spellbooks weigh 50, except for the Book of the Dead, which weighs only 20. sorear black_flash You dropped a cursed item on an altar konso statue Statues can be broken to get rocks, and sometimes a spellbook. Also, the statues of stoned monsters will contain their inventory. konso statue If a player dies by stoning and leaves a bones file, there will be a statue of that person instead of a ghost on that level. That statue will contain all of that player's possessions. konso statue Statues can be broken with a wand of striking, the spell 'force bolt' or with a pickaxe. Stevie statue The exact chance for a suitable statue to be given a spellbook is (dlvl/2 - 1) in (dlvl/2 + 10) calculated on creation, so moving it before breaking won't help. The formula (which uses integer arithmetic) implies that only statues randomly created on levels below 3 (i.e. level 4 or deeper) can contain spellbooks. Stevie[FP] statue Statues of the following monsters are considered 'verysmall', too small to hold a spellbook: All 'a' except giant beetles; acid blobs; chickatrices; homunculi and imps; leprechauns; sewer/giant/rabid/were-rats; cave spiders; centipedes; all 'x'; bats; garter snakes; all ':' except crocodile and salamander. Stevie[FP] statue Furthermore, since containers resulting from a polymorph never have contents, trying to poly boulders for spellbooks is a waste of time. LordMatthius reasons_why_you_shouldn't_read_unidentified_scrolls 1. You see that shiny new GDSM you just got? Accidentally read a scroll of destroy armour and watch it go *poof* Thvor reasons_why_you_shouldn't_read_unidentified_scrolls 2. Who's "Maud", again? LordMatthius reasons_why_you_shouldn't_read_unidentified_scrolls Look up. If the scroll's earth, then it comes down, and you go up. Think past dlvl -10 Thvor reasons_why_you_shouldn't_read_unidentified_scrolls 3. *bamf* RjY you_hear_crashing_wood An unseen door was destroyed by a blast of disintegration breath. Compare {you_feel_cold}, {you_hear_crackling}, {you_smell_smoke}. Nexos klunk Sound you hear when you use a wand of locking on a large box/chest dasunt wizard If you don't want to be dungeon fodder, stick with ranged attacks, avoid metal armour, and stay near your pet. paxed wizard Wizard rank titles: Evoker (xplvl 1-2), Conjurer (3-5), Thaumaturge (6-9), Magician (10-13), Enchanter/Enchantress (14-17), Sorcerer/Sorceress (18-21), Necromancer (22-25), Wizard (26-29), Mage (30) luis wizard Wizards gain Warning at level 15 and Teleport control at level 17. With teleportitis, they can teleport at will at level 8. Zarel wizard Wizards can get Expert in the weapon skills of dagger, quarterstaff, and dart, as well as the attack, divination, escape, and matter spells. They can also become Skilled at Cleric, Healing, and Enchantment spells. SpeedEvil wizard At low int, nutrition is needed to cast spells. With int 17 or over, no food is needed. 16 = 1/4 normal, 15 = 1/2, 14 and under is the normal amount. (The normal nutrition needed for non-wizards to cast spells is 2 * the Pw cost.) Zeffrin wizard Eaten: wizard Nutr: 400 Effects: Human paxed red_naga Speed 12, AC 4, resistant to fire and poison, and can grant both. Does damage in melee for 2d4 and can breathe fire for 2d6. Zeffrin red_naga Eaten: red naga Nutr: 400 Intrinsic: Fire: 20%, Poison: 20% lorimer sick see {ill} kerio #nethack:cpm? Crystal plate mail. Stevie edible_amulets see {eating amulets} itsblah landmine see {land_mine} n1ffo orcrist Elven broadsword artifact that does better attacking Orcs. Can be created by #nameing a regular Elven broadsword. umopepisdn orcrist Very crappy artifact weapon. Slap the face of the deity who gifted it to you. sawtooth orcrist If you #named this sword yourself using an elven broadsword, toss it up repeatedly to get rid of it. Cheapy orcrist Does +d5 to hit and x2 damage against all orcs. Alive or (un)dead. Quint_Sakugarne orcrist Disclaimer: line 3 is sarcasm. scorchgeek orcrist It's occasionally useful to #name Orcrist--if you've named Orcrist and Sting and are an elf, your first sacrifice gift will always be Stormbringer. GreyKnight source Want to investigate Rodney's guts? Visit https://github.com/paxed/Rodney/ , I hope you have a strong stomach. CydeWeys eoto See {eyes_of_the_overworld} dasunt scales dragon scales drop AC by 3 when worn and provides a resistance based on color. Can be transformed into dragon scale mail by reading a non-cursed scroll of enchant armor when worn. dasunt scales Dragon scales do not hinder spellcasting and will not corrode. dasunt scales Dragon scales (and dragon scale mail) do not provide magic cancellation. azgor #nethack:!magic8ball $CHOICE(Yes|No|No doubt about it|Absolutely|The stars say no|So it shall be|Indications say yes|Unlikely|Positively|Answer unclear, ask later|Don't bet on it|Looks like yes|Chances aren't good|Focus and ask again|Can't say now|Prospect good|Very likely|Cannot foretell now|Consult me later|You can count on it|When pigs fly|Now that Duke Nukem Forever is released, yes|Not unless you eat your crusts|Maybe after you melee that cockatrice), $NICK. dasunt ? Symbol: '?' A scroll. dasunt ? Command: '?' Help menu. dasunt ? Command: 'Meta-?' Same as '#?'. Zeffrin hill_giant Eaten: hill giant Nutr: 700 Effects: Strength tsuteiuQ orb_of_weight Alternate name for the Orb of Fate, due to the fact that the artifact is considerably heavy. Cyde orb_of_weight It weighs 150! scwizard orb_of_weight dtriscuit: Acts as a luckstone AND a loadstone dtype vibrating_square A single square on the bottom (before the invocation) level of Gehennom, which gives a message about a strange vibration. You cannot dig down from this level. dtype vibrating_square On this square you must light up, ring up, and read Rodney's book in order to open a stairwell to Moloch's sanctum, the home of the Amulet. greycat vibrating_square As searching for this square can be quite time-consuming, it's recommended that you find the square (and mark it!) before you kill Rodney. This saves you from having to deal with him during your search. Zadir vibrating_square "It is in a corridor (not a wall), at least five squares from the side of the map, at least four squares from the top or bottom of the map, not within a circle of eleven squares radius around the upstair, not in a straight line with the upstair, and not on the same square as a trap." (http://www.spod-central.org/~psmith/nh/gazetteer/vs.html) Patashu vibrating_square If you're having trouble, try this; drop 1 gold piece on every square the vibrating square is NOT on. It will never move so by deduction you will eventually find it. nooodl vibrating_square The vibrating square level is somewhere on Dlvls 44 to 52. Stevie-O monk_faq NetHack Monks FAQ: http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/monk_faq.html scwizard ms._sipaliwini When it comes to killing hackers, this shopkeeper is number one. Watch out, known to pack wands of death and destruction. Grognor runed_spear Unidentified elven spear. runcible menu_commands see {menu_controls} Dentarthurdent_ silver_shield see {shield of reflection} dasunt gauntlets_of_fumbling In exchange for a drop of 1 AC, these gloves will make you occasionally fumble. To make matters worse, these gloves tend to be cursed. runcible tapioca see {eye_of_the_aethiopica} billnye vault_guard See {gold_vault} paxed meatball A former rock, gray stone or valuable gemstone , that was stone-to-fleshed. SpeedEvil meatball Cost 1, weight 1, nutrition 5. nailbunny meatball Meatballs can be used to tame cats and dogs. _Masque meatball A stack of meatballs is a quick and easy way to get a few turns of confusion when needed - at least one's likely to be rotten. GreyMario pruning_hook see {guisarme} DigitalGhost you_are_surrounded_by_a_golden_glow You gain 5 maximum hitpoints, your strength is restored, and you are no longer hungry. rawrmage #*:!choice see {#nethack:!choice} paxed #nethack:$act_highfives_$self $ACT ignores $NICK. Crassworm crassworm's_hotel Four steps to a damage-free hideout: 1. Tame engulfing monster (doesn't have to be corporeal). 2. Put on ring of conflict. 3. Get engulfed by your new pet. 4. Remove ring of conflict. Eidolos crassworm's_hotel To check out: zap a wand of opening, polymorph your pet, teleport yourself or your pet, cast knock, ring the charged Bell of Opening, put on a ring of slow digestion, cast charm monster or read scroll of taming, or kill your pet. Crassworm crassworm's_hotel When inside, external monsters can't harm you or your engulfer, and normal monsters can't summon others. You can nudge your room around by applying a magic whistle, although this only moves it a few random squares at a time. Crassworm crassworm's_hotel Any items you drop while inside go into the engulfer's inventory and remain accessible on the 'floor' until you get out. Items left inside remain in the engulfer's inventory, which it can hold or drop at random like with any other pet carrying things. Calamarain crassworm's_hotel A lesser form of this is to be engulfed by a fire/energy vortex while you are resistant to fire/lightning. You can heal in here, and have as many turns breathing room as you like before you kill the vortex. Eidolos crassworm's_hotel Crassworm's Hotel has been fixed for the next feature release; it's listed as C343-204 which appeared on the buglist August 19th, 2006. Cwiiis wow_this_makes_you_feel_good Potion of restore ability paxed paper_golem Doesn't do much damage, and is a good source of blank scrolls. Rhubarb leather_drum Applying this has the effect of "causing fear" upon *most* nearby opponents, causing them to be "scared" ... will not anger shop keepers and also has no effect on the tameness of pets. However it will awaken nearby monsters due to "noise" (abuses wisdom) corny killed_by_a_wand "Killed by a wand" always means it was a wand of striking. dasunt coarse_mantelet see {orcish cloak} runcible movement_commands [YUHJKLBN] Go in that direction until you hit a wall or run into something -- g[dir]: move until something interesting is found -- G[dir] or [dir]: same as g, but forking of corridors is not considered interesting -- m[dir]: move without picking up objects or fighting (even if you remember a monster there) runcible movement_commands F[dir]: fight a monster (even if you only guess one is there) -- M[dir]: move far, no pickup. -- If the number_pad option is set, the number keys move instead. Depending on the platform, Shift number (on the numberpad), Meta number, or Alt number will invoke the YUHJKLBN commands -- 5[dir] does G/ctrl[dir] runcible movement_commands ctrl[dir] may or may not work when number_pad is enabled, depending on the platform's capabilities -- travel: _[choose spot or type symbol (for example: _> to place cursor on downstairs if visible)]: move via a shortest-path algorithm to a point on the map dasunt brass_ring An unidentified ring. *CAN* be eaten by rock moles and xorns. scwizard zadir First NAO player to reach max score, his post on RGRN here: http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.roguelike.nethack/msg/beddbbf83d4a369d SpeedEvil steam_vortex A swirling cloud of steam. Engulfs you, and does moderate damage (d10 or so per round) if you're not fire resistant. dtype paxed Author of the menucolors patch, even though he uses boring colors on it. Mucknert paxed NetHack-fundamentalist. Don't even *mention* other games (especially _NOT_ *bands) or he will nuke you to hell and back. paxed paxed Timezone is UTC + 2 or thereabouts. If you need recovery, tell me your username on NAO. I do read my backlog here. I know how to use /away Elronnd paxed One of the newest members of the DevTeam, so in other words no more NAO updates :( Nodey microscopic_space_fleet From Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (both book and game), in which aliens invaded earth, but due to a discrepency in size, the fleet was eaten by a small dog. Nodey microscopic_space_fleet Appears as a hallucinated monster in NetHack. Also referenced to in the Infocom game, the packaging of which included an official copy [ http://infocom.elsewhere.org/gallery/hhgttg/space-fleet.jpg ]. hacken distant_howling A magic trap had no effect. SpeedEvil luckstone Normally your luck changes by one point every 600 turns towards 0. Luckstones control this. A cursed one stops it rising, blessed stops it falling, and an uncursed one does both. SpeedEvil luckstone A cursed luckstone subtracts 3 luck, all others add 3. You can still lose/gain luck by other means. More than one luckstone does not add more luck. SpeedEvil luckstone See also {gray stone}, {luck}. Hellzon luckstone The Barbarian quest artifact - The Heart of Ahriman - is one of these. greycat jubilex see {juiblex} dasunt j Command: 'j' Either moves down or, if you have rejected the one-true-path-of-vi-movement-keys, will jump (same as #jump or Meta-j). dasunt j Command: 'J' Move down until you hit a wall or something (vi keys on). dasunt j Monster: 'j' Jellies. Blue, spotted, and ochre. dasunt j Monster: 'J' Jabberwocks. Only jabberwocks. Because jabberwocks are special. dasunt j Command: 'Meta-j' Same as '#jump'. bhaak #nethack:junethack? The NetHack Cross-Variant Summer Tournament: See http://junethack.de/ and #junethack! paxed barracks Special room. Contains soldiers, sergeants, lieutenants and captains. Level sounds include blades being honed, loud snoring and dice being thrown. nooodl barracks Frequency: 1/4, DL 15+. nooodl barracks Will not be randomly generated if soldiers are genocided or extinct. Eidolos sink_looks_nothing_like_a_fountain "The sink looks nothing like a fountain." = ring of protection from shape changers Nomiisama #nethack:mmf? Master mind flayer. An annoyance. paxed lord_carnarvon The archeologist quest leader. Zeffrin lord_carnarvon Eaten: Lord Carnarvon Nutr: 400 Effects: Human BlastHardcheese enchanting_safely see {enchantment} tsuteiuQ unholy_water Cursed water. Dip items in unholy water to curse them. Create unholy water by #pray-ing on a cross-aligned altar (not in Gehennom). This will upset your god, however, so you will lose any divine protection you may have. tsuteiuQ unholy_water #name your potions of water so they don't stack, remove and drop all other uncursed items in you inventory (including weapons and armour) and then read a blessed scroll of remove curse while confused for a chance at generating holy and unholy water. billnye unholy_water ...or just get some from a bones pile. CatEater unholy_water ...or dip potions of water into a fountain for the 1/30 chance of cursing. paxed #turn Extended command, turn undead. Priests and Knights can call upon their deity to turn undead, which will destroy or frighten nearby Z, M, W, L, V, ghosts, shades and vampire bats. For chaotics, #turn will not destroy, but pacify. itsblah #turn The damage to the undead is dealt immediately, but you will be inactive for a total of five turns. Be careful! Eidolos #turn You cannot #turn in Gehennom: "Since you are in Gehennom, $DEITY won't help you." Nothing happens (no angry gods, no turns taken, etc.), except your atheist conduct is broken. Eidolos #turn You cannot #turn as undead or a demon, unless you are chaotic. Eidolos #turn The range is between 5 and 11 squares (based on experience level). scwizard fast Also know as intrinsic speed. If you are "fast" then every turn you have a 2/3rds chance of getting 6 extra speed points. dasunt fast /oSpeed will make its target fast, while eating a quantum mechanic's corpse will toggle speed between fast and normal. scwizard fast If you are already fast, getting hit by a skeleton or shade, eating a quantum mechanic corpse or getting hit with a wand of slow monster will make you lose your intrinsic speed ais523 tool_assisted_speedrun The use of emulation, massive savescumming, and information-only cheat codes (like reloading a saved game in wizard mode) in an attempt to recreate what a "perfect game" would look like. ais523 tool_assisted_speedrun See http://tasvideos.org/Glossary.html#ToolAssistedSpeedrunTas for the definition as used by a site about TASing generally. aero2600 amulet_of_esp An amulet of ESP gives you extrinsic telepathy when worn and intrinsic telepathy when eaten. paxed used_armor_dealership A shop. Sells and buys armor and weapons. paxed quest_nemesis The person (or monster) you have to defeat to get the quest artifact. greycat quest_nemesis The quest nemesis also guards the Bell of Opening. Don't forget to bring it along! rawrmage #nethack:rrga? Role, race, gender, alignment; #nethack's ASL. ais523 p-less A conduct accidentally created in the comments of . It's like regular NetHack except you can't use the letter 'p'. scorchgeek you_feel_oddly_like_the_prodigal_son see {you_feel_like_the_prodigal_son} shel- lich The lowest of the Ls, but still has enough reasons to genocide all of them (Level 11, AC 0, MR 30). Eep. shel- lich It probably resists some stuff too (cold, sleep, poison), and you can't eat it either, just to taunt you. Glycan lich You can beat it scorchgeek wow Wand of wishing. GreyKnight whkc Founding members: Cheapy, GreyKnight, Ian-Keith, KimmoKM. sacarasc whkc sacarasc isn't a member, he only feels indifference towards KimmoKM blindcoder whkc Additional members: blindcoder, mucknert Nomiisama #nethack:mojo? Mjollnir scorchgeek you_feel_like_you've_been_here_before see {amnesia} BenUrban pgdu Portable Garbage Disposal Unit - Also known as a pet dog or cat. ihope valk See {valkyrie} xepsilon footrice Cockatrice and/or chickatrice. GreyKnight protection_run see {protection_racket} blackcustard #nethack:mineflayer? Random h in mines was a mind flayer. paxed fuschia dragon with a FOO attack. Wearing fuschia dsm grants FOO resistance. mathx you_hear_a_chugging_sound see {chugging_sound} tomp 200_rocks see {200_rock_steal} Zeffrin dwarf_king Eaten: dwarf king Nutr: 300 Effects: Dwarf I3rian frost_giant Frost giants have a base speed of 12, base AC 3, MR of 10%. Eating one may grant cold resistance, and a bonus to strength. Zeffrin frost_giant Eaten: frost giant Nutr: 750 Effects: Strength Intrinsic: Cold: 33% dasunt wire_ring An unidentified ring. *CAN* be eaten by rock moles, rust monsters, and xorns. Nomiisama #nethack:e? see {#nethack:elbereth?} danirijeka you_feel_incredibly_sick Don't panic - you'll just vomit within 5 turns. (Eaten any tripe or rotten egg recently?) corny golden_era Age of Adeon: Adeon has ascended 29 games in a row, between 20090405 and 20090515 inari golden_era "In the following decades remember to give a prayer to me at every morning" - Adeon paxed eota see {Eye_of_the_Aethiopica} dasunt uf see {user_friendly} Stevie you_feel_a_little_sick A gremlin just stole your poison resistance. Damn! GreyKnight atheist_priest For further details, see: http://www.nuklearpower.com/daily.php?date=050721 and http://www.nuklearpower.com/daily.php?date=050723 paxed f Command: 'f' Fire ammunition from quiver. You'll have to be wielding the launcher to shoot the ammo with it. paxed f Command: 'F' Fight a monster, even if you don't know there is a monster. dasunt f Monster: 'f' Felines. kitten, housecat, jaguar, lynx, panther, large cat and tiger. dasunt f Monster: 'F' Stuff that grows in your fridge. Includes lichen, brown|yellow|green|red mold, shrieker, and violet fungus. dasunt f Command: 'Meta-f' Same as '#force'. greycat dorn Andreas Dorn has patches for nethack at http://home.arcor.de/adorn/ I3rian stone_giant A stone giant has a base speed of 6, base AC of 0 and no MR. Eating its corpse can give a bonus to strength Zeffrin stone_giant Eaten: stone giant Nutr: 750 Effects: Strength Eladar revert The Unique Items (when left in bones files) (Bell of Opening, Candelabrum of Invocation, Book of the Dead, and Amulet of Yendor) will revert into ordinary objects (cursed bell, pile of used candles, cursed spellbook of blank paper, and cursed fake amulet of Yendor, respectively). Eladar revert this also happens when the unique items are wished for greycat misc_weight boulder: 6000. statue: 2500. heavy iron ball: 480. iron chain: 120. (If I'm reading this part right.) corny aristotle7 see {aristotle73} Exedor ice_vortex Level 6 AC 2 engulfs and does 1d6 cold damage. Zeffrin piranha Eaten: piranha Nutr: 30 paxed #nethack:$act_waves_at_$self Yes, I can see you.$CHOICE(3*| Now square for me.) paxed general_store A shop. Sells and buys everything except worthless items. Stevie general_store General stores are run by shopkeepers named: Hebiwerie. Possogroenoe, Asidonhopo, Manlobbi, Adjama, Pakka Pakka, Kabalebo, Wonotobo, Akalapi, Sipaliwini, Annootok, Upernavik, Angmagssalik,Aklavik, Inuvik, Tuktoyaktuk, Chicoutimi, Ouiatchouane, Chibougamau,Matagami, Kipawa, Kinojevis,Abitibi, Maganasipi, Akureyri, Kopasker, Budereyri, Akranes, Bordeyri, or Holmavik Zeffrin gnome_king Eaten: gnome king Nutr: 150 Effects: Gnome paxed windowtype Configuration option. Select which windowing system to use, such as "tty" or "x11". Cannot be set in-game. Eidolos rogue_quest There are separate compartments in the rogue quest. There's one with the <, the one with the Master Assassin, the one with the $ lake, and another one with no notable features. You may land in a compartment that has neither nemesis nor < so you'll need a reliable way to leave. Eidolos rogue_quest Digging down into the final level works fine, that way you just need a way to leave. Levelporting or polymorphing into a xorn (to go into the compartment you want) are popular methods of defeating the quest. Eidolos rogue_quest Note well, o Rogue! The master assassin will probably teleport to the < (which is in a different compartment!) when damaged, so be sure to take that into consideration. If you have a spare c!oGL, you may find it profitable to share it. stumbly steelypips http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/ Poeir transgressed Your alignment is -9 or lower. billnye growls Possible response by a canine pet when #chatted: indicates hungry and tameness of 5 or better. KbdFire|deminewt stth Arguably one of the best NetHack players in existence, stthP has an ascension rate of approximately 80%, just under mrivan. rawrmage #nethack:!rn2 $RND(0,$ARG) ihope you_feel_drained_of_energy After a foocubus encounter, you lost all your magical energy, lost 1-10 *maximum* energy, and abused constitution. Bluhd rafb http://rafb.net, use for pasting large amounts of text nooodl ?> Broadcasts a learndb entry to the entire channel. See {??}, {?<}, {**}, {*>} tsuteiuQ grey_stone see {gray stone} Poeir hot_air see {you_feel_full_of_hot_air} paxed #*:$self_you_suck $IF($RND(3)||$NICK: $CHOICE(screw you|oh, you too?)) flgr bless see {holy_water} dasunt large_shield An iron shield that, unenchanted, will drop AC by 2. DrSunglass excaliber see {Excalibur} LoneGamer flickers_considerably Your oil lamp is running low on oil. eternaljwh idefix Default barbarian dogname. scorchgeek your_body_absorbs_some_of_the_magical_energy see {magic_trap} Stevie food_shop see {delicatessen} joshk giant_eel These bastards may drown you in as quickly as two moves. When they "swing themselves around you", engrave Elbereth (obviously, not going to help you if you're crossing a body of water). Nodey giant_eel Or: kill it in one turn, teleport it, freeze the water, "oMB, put it to sleep. Zeffrin giant_eel Eaten: giant eel Nutr: 250 paxed nalfeshnee A demon, speed 9, AC -1, magic resistance 65%, resistant to poison and fire, Does 1d4 + 1d4 + 2d4 damage in melee and can cast spells. dasunt ` Symbol: '`' A boulder or statue, by default. Some people configure boulders to by represented by a zero '0' instead. dasunt milky_potion Milky potions may summon a ghost when quaffed, smoky potions may summon a djinni (see: smoky_potion). If something is summoned, the normal potion effect does not occur. dasunt milky_potion There is a 1/(13+n) chance of summoning a ghost in this manner, where n is the number of ghosts created in the game. There is a maximum of 120 ghosts per game. dasunt milky_potion When the ghost appears, the potion is used up. If the potion was quaffed by a monster, that monster is paralyzed for three turns. If the potion was quaffed by you, and you are not blind, you will be paralyzed for three turns. Thvor thou_shalt_regret_thine_action You refused to donate money to a priest. If the priest is the same alignment as you, -1 to alignment; otherwise, no penalty--it's just empty bluster. kerio green_bitch see {neferet_the_green} paxed race Configuration option. Selects your race (for example, "race:human"). Default is random. Cannot be set in-game. dasunt potion_of_booze Booze (or sake) has a base price of 50. Blessed, you gain 30 nutrition, heal one hit point (undiluted only) and abuse wisdom. Uncursed only gives 20 nutrition, while cursed gives 10 nutrition. Uncursed and cursed potions result in confusion. dasunt potion_of_booze Quaff message mentions liquid fire or dandelion wine (if hallucinating). dasunt potion_of_booze Throw it at a monster to confuse it (some monsters may resist). Arthur` potion_of_booze Can be converted into fruit juice by dipping an amethyst into it. paxed amulet_of_life_saving If you die while wearing one of these, the amulet will be gone, and you will be revived, with full hp, and with -1 to constitution. Cannot revive if you're genocided, or if you were killed by brainlessness from a flayer. zgedneil amulet_of_life_saving If you were slimed, the process restarts once you're revived. kerio92 hobug Using a cursed scroll of destroy armor on a cursed helm of brilliance or a cursed pair of gauntlets of dexterity reduces the enchantment of the piece of armor without altering the stats; after removing the piece of armor, stats are permanently increased. tsuteiuQ brown_pudding Their attack will rot any 'organic' armor you are wearing (i.e. anything leather or cloth or wood), and attacking one with anything made of iron will cause it to split in half. tsuteiuQ brown_pudding Unlike their black cousins, brown puddings do ZERO damage when they bite, making them an optimal choice for pudding farming with a poor AC. (see 'pudding farming'). tsuteiuQ brown_pudding Eating a brown pudding corpse may grant you cold resistance, poison resistance, or shock resistance, but its corpse is acidic! Stevie brown_pudding Level 5, speed 3, AC 8. 11% chance of cold resistance, 11% of poison resistance, 11% of shock resistance and 67% of nothing. Zeffrin brown_pudding Eaten: brown pudding Nutr: 250 V Effects: Acidic Intrinsic: Cold: 11%, Shock: 11%, Poison: 11% ihope booze See {potion of booze} SpeedEvil iliterate see {illiterate} Cheapy| glass_golem All unidentified 'gems' left by a glass golem are (surprise!) glass. Arthur` yecch!_this_stuff_tastes_like_poison. You just drank a potion of sickness teabing you_hear_smashing_and_crushing Some items were just destroyed in a drawbridge, probably in the castle. bcode you've_fallen,_and_you_can't_get_up "You are still in a pit" while hallucinating. Nukular kops The Keystone Kops was a series of silent film comedies featuring a incompetent group of policemen produced by Mack Sennett for his Keystone Film Company between 1912 and 1917. scwizard kops The Kops attack you if you try to be clever about stealing from shops, but fail at the aforementioned cleverness. Sgeo the_one_ring " asks you about the One Ring." You #chat'ed to a peaceful hobbit whose HP is within 10 of its max HP. Mucknert orc A cruel race, full of hatred and malignity. They are strong, enduring and evil. They fight with passion, but are not so bright to be good in spellcasting. greycat orc Orcs are naturally poison resistant, and are immune to penalties for cannibalism. Violist orc Max stats: Str18/50 Dex18 Con18 Int16 Wis16 Cha16 Zeffrin orc Eaten: orc Nutr: 150 GreyKnight you_hear_a_fap Violist is on this level. mathx mathx_spoilers_collection see {mathx_spoilers} CatEater misfires "The misfires!" Indicates that a monster's missiles are cursed. joshk jilles Part of the dgamelaunch development cabal. jilles jilles NetHack homepage: http://www.stack.nl/~jilles/games/ Mucknert jilles Besides being an incredible NetHack Player, he also knows the source by heart. There is no question he can't answer. jilles jilles Ascensions: more than 30 Sgep rust_in_peace "May rust in peace." Sgep rust_in_peace A tame iron golem was killed from a rusting attack, and you didn't see it happen. Arthur_ chaotic See https://nethackwiki.com/wiki/Alignment for advantages and disadvantages ek|M #nethack:ak? Ascension kit, the items commonly used to help ascend. FIQ tnnt The November NetHack Tournament. IRC: #tnnt - https://www.hardfought.org/tnnt/ squ you_feel_greedy gold detection scroll progo flail Flail is a weapon. Does 1d6+1 for small and 2d4 for large monsters. It is one-handed weapon and uses its own 'flail' weapon skill. Zadir illiterate This conduct requires you to not read or write any spellbooks and scrolls, eat or read any fortune cookies while not blind, read any T-shirts, or engrave anything besides a SINGLE x or X. Engraving "xxxx" will break the conduct, for example. Eidolos illiterate Naming or calling items and reading gravestones and engravings will not break illiterate (that would be a bit harsh). Reading the Book of the Dead for the invocation does not break the conduct either. bcode illiterate Scrolls of mail don't break the illiterate conduct, although they used to in 3.4.3 (bug C343-320). bcode #*:!huplist see {#nethack:!hanguplist} Entro-P jnethack http://nethack.at.infoseek.co.jp/ firippu jnethack http://www.jnethack.org/ Entro-P jnethack JNetHack is Japanized NetHack, with all messages in NetHack translated to Japanese. paxed [sor Shield of Reflection Quint_Sakugarne the_imp_casts_aspersions_on_your_ancestry The imp just made a "your mom" joke. nornagon #nethack:!role The RNG says: $UCFIRST($LROLE) paxed #nethack:!vikeys Movement keys in vi-mode: y k u h . l b j n Mucknert grid_bugs see {grid_bug} joshk feeling_of_reconciliation You should be able to #pray now. Patashu feeling_of_reconciliation If your luck is negative it is still not safe to pray. (Check for cursed luckstones) tsuteiuQ sor Shield of Reflection jilles { Dungeon feature: '{'. A fountain. ihope cloak_of_magic_resistance Cloak which costs 60, weighs 10, appears with relative probability 2, provides 1 point of AC, is made of cloth, and provides magic resistance and MC3. Like other magic items, its unidentified appearance is random. rlbond86 unchanging see {amulet of unchanging} paxed leppie A leprechaun mroth ?oew Scroll of Enchant Weapon. BEHiker57W cavewoman see {caveman} Sgeo choked_on_a_very_rich_meal You ate money, and choked to death. DrSunglasses fitnr Fixed In The Next Release. assended starscum see {startscum} Eidolos shock_resistance Protection from shock/electricity damage, etc. Hellzon shock_resistance Get it by eating: Blue dragon (100%), storm giant (50%), electric eel (47%), black pudding (22%), the Chromatic Dragon (17%), flesh golem (12%), brown pudding (11%), gelatinous cube (10%). Hellzon shock_resistance If you're desperate, polymorph into something that can eat a ring of shock resistance for a chance at gaining it intrinsically. Poeir expensive_camera Has 29 to 99 charges when generated, with a maximum of 127. Can be used to blind monsters by (a)pplying. Cursed has a 50% chance to blind you. Zadir expensive_camera Applying this towards any seeing monster at point-blank range will blind that monster permanently. greycat twoweapon #twoweapon allows you to fight with two weapons at once, potentially doubling your damage output. Artifacts cannot be wielded off-hand. Good off-hand weapons: silver foo, crysknife, long sword, katana, trident, elven broadsword. Unskilled twoweaponing can be hard to hit with; try practicing on wimpy monsters to get your skill up. jilles twoweapon To begin two-weapon combat, wield your primary weapon and your non-artifact secondary weapon in the alternate slot, and #twoweapon. Use the exchange weapons command 'x' to put your wielded weapon into your alternate slot. jilles twoweapon While two-weaponing, the skills in the individual weapons are not exercised, but your twoweapon skill is. For skill bonuses: To-hit counts the minimum of your primary weapon skill and twoweapon skill. Damage counts the minimum of weapon skill and twoweapon skill (per weapon). ekiM twoweapon To-hit malus : U:-9, B:-7, S:-5, E:-3. Damage bonus/malus : U:-3, B:-1, S:0, E:+1. Classes that can achieve B: Arc,Bar; S: Kni,Tou,Val; E: Rog, Sam. Other classes cannot #twoweapon. RjY twoweapon You can joust while twoweaponing, with the lance wielded in the off-hand. Just ask Mordiceius. ais523 the_sink_seems_to_blend_into_the_floor_for_a_moment You dropped a ring of stealth into a sink. joshk mitra The Barbarian lawful god. Zeffrin elf-lord Eaten: elf-lord Nutr: 350 Effects: Elf Intrinsic: Sleep: 53% runcible gridbug_price_id Price ID for scrolls, potions, wands, spellbooks and rings including markup for tourist/shirt/dunce cap: http://nethack.gridbug.de/prices.html Cadu cadu cadu is a newbieish nethack player cadu cadu ...who has ascended! (twice) :P cadu cadu Ascended : V , B SpeedEvil wrest If you Zap, or engrave with a wand that has 0 charges left, then there is a 1 in 121 chance you will wrest a charge from the wand. SpeedEvil wrest The wand then turns into dust. doy wrest Applying the wand cannot wrest. kerio kerio see {troll} Cheapy| giant_mummy All your favorite qualities of a mummy, but doesn't show up on ESP or infravision! Get yours today! paxed yaap Yet Another Ascension Post. When you ascend, you can post to RGRN this, detailing the game. lorimer yaap However, keep in mind that most of the responses you'll get will be about what you did wrong and how you got lucky. <3 RGRN. Zarel r.g.r.n see {rgrn} dasunt steel_ring An unidentified ring. *CAN* be eaten by rock moles, rust monsters, and xorns. bcode #nethack:bagoban? see {#nethack:sokobag?} paxed hippocrates The healer quest leader. Zeffrin hippocrates Eaten: Hippocrates Nutr: 400 Effects: Human Thvor tool_store Tool stores are run by shopkeepers named: Ymla, Eed-morra, Cubask, Nieb, Bnowr Falr, Telloc Cyaj, Sperc, Noskcirdneh, Yawolloh, Hyeghu, Niskal, Trahnil, Htargcm, Enrobwem, Kachzi Rellim, Regien, Donmyar, Yelpur, Nosnehpets, Stewe, Renrut, Zlaw, Nosalnef, Rewuorb, Rellenk, Yad, Cire Htims, Y-crad, Nenilukah, Corsh, Aned, Lechaim, Thvor tool_store ...Lexa, Niod, Nhoj-lee, Evad'kh, Ettaw-noj, Tsew-mot, Ydna-s, Yao-hang, Tonbar, Kivenhoug, Falo, Nosid-da'r, Ekim-p, Rebrol-nek, Noslo, Yl-rednow, Mured-oog, Ivrajimsal, Nivram, Lez-tneg, Ytnu-haled, and Niknar. greycat feeling_of_inadequacy "You have a feeling of inadequacy." You're trying to mollify an angry god, but your sacrifices aren't big enough (monster level). Try cross-aligned unicorns, too; unless you're chaotic. They won't help. greycat feeling_of_inadequacy Chaotics require difficulty-12 monsters to mollify their god; see {mollify_chaotic_god} for a list. shachaf feeling_of_inadequacy Yet another reason not to play chaotic. :) Stevie-O studio_audience_applaud "You hear the studio audience applaud." You were hallucinating and killed a pet. -15 to align, -1 to luck. mucknert mucknert Evil demon-op. Handle with care! LordMatthius mucknert Is a proud owner of a pet Juiblex. blackcustard #nethack:gdsm? Grey dragon scale mail. greycat gem_weight All gems and glass weigh 1. Loadstones weigh 500. All other gray stones and rocks weigh 10. Irashtar boomerang a quite rare weapon, when thrown, will curve in a circle to the right, returning to you. good for exersising DEX, but can hurt you if you don't catch it itsblah boomerang Does not return to you if it hits something, since it will land on the ground after hitting something. Cheapy| boomerang Has a +4 to-hit bonus. Lorenz boomerang It circles clockwise. Stevie your_leg_gets_stuck_in_a_crevice This can happen if you are in a pit, and before you escape the pit, a boulder winds up on top of you. Just keep trying to escape. Cheapy| dudley See {Dudley's_dungeon} Dentarthurdent_ you_feel_good_enough_to_do_it_again A foocubus encounter raised your Constitution by one point. paxed ninja-to Japanese broadsword. SpeedEvil drown Drowning can happen two ways. Being dragged in, or falling into the water in some way. SpeedEvil drown Being dragged in by a ; can be prevented by the following means: SpeedEvil drown Wearing a non-cursed greased cloak/suit (whichever is outermost) (100%, but 1/3 chance that the grease will wear off each time) SpeedEvil drown Wearing a non-cursed oilskin cloak (100% guaranteed protection) (cursed outermost greased/oilskin item is only 2/3 chance of protection) SpeedEvil drown Cancelling the ; in question (works 100% UNLESS you are already grabbed, or if you polyself into a grabber such as a rope golem or owlbear and attack said ;) SpeedEvil drown Polyselfing into a monster that 'sticks' completely prevents you from being grabbed, 100%. (large/giant mimic; lichen; violet F; couatl; python; giant/electric eel; kraken; guardian naga; owlbear; carnivorous ape; rope golem; pit fiend; salamander) SpeedEvil drown You basically can't usually drown if you walk into the water, apart from unusual circumstances, as you can crawl out. SpeedEvil drown Having very low str, or cursed loadstones for example. If you are too heavily loaded to get out, you will drop stuff. SpeedEvil drown If you have the ability to teleport at will, you will attampt to teleport when you fall in, but this may fail on non-teleport levels, or if you have insufficient Pw. SpeedEvil drown Finally, if you are non-breathing due to Magical Breathing (or Strangulation - a temporary solution), or polyselfed into (earth/water E; any ;, b, e, j, m, v, y, F, L, M, P, V, W, X, or Z; or a newt or crocodile) being dragged in works just like walking in - you arrive on the bottom of the water, and can only see water squares next to you, not land, and can pick up items that have fallen in the water. Cyde drown If you manage to get into the water far from land (losing your levitation, waterwalking or flying source), you can't climb out and may drown. SpeedEvil drown Managing to get into the water so that you are not next to land - by jumping or losing your levitation or flying source is another one. espritellipsis this_burns_a_little! see {This_burns_a_little} paxed use_darkgray When set, NetHack uses dark gray for black glyphs, such as black unicorn, &c. A boolean option that can be set in the config file. JoshJ silver_hating see {silver_haters} Problem you_have_strayed See {alignment} bcode wish_parser see {readobjnam} Zarel you_feel_a_momentary_chill Message given when you gain fire resistance, usually by eating something. SpeedEvil insect_farming see {ant_farming} Sgep you_notice_a_crease_in_the_linoleum You stepped on a squeaky board while Hallucinating. BenUrban popcorn_effect Wearing a ring of conflict in a leprechaun hall. Chilliwack warg Difficulty 8, level 7, speed 12, AC 4, monster-MR 0, XP 95. Attacks with a bite for 2d6. Appears in packs. Its corpse provides 350 nutrition, is safe to eat, and does not provide any intrinsics. Zeffrin warg Eaten: warg Nutr: 350 kerio omniscience_quadriad Stacked skilled detect monsters, magic mapping on each level, detect treasure every time you enter a level, identify on every object you want to keep. Stevie[FP] eye_of_the_tapioca see {eye of the aethiopica} GreyMario partisan A polearm with d6 damage versus small and d6 + 1 versus large. Its unidentified appearance is a vulgar polearm. dasunt dwarvish_cloak Cloth cloak with the unidentified appearance of "hooded cloak". Does not drop AC (unless enchanted), but provides MC2. scorchgeek dwarvish_cloak Costs 50zm, weighs 10. mathx you_hear_someone_searching see {someone_searching} paxed gop See {gauntlets_of_power} joshk fumble_boots See fumble. dasunt fumble_boots These leather boots drop AC by 1 and cause fumbling when worn. They also tend to be cursed. Their unidentified appearance is random - see boots. Nomiisama #nethack:!decapitate $CHOICE(Adri|Andries|Andreas|David|Dirk|Frans|Fred|Greg|Jay|John|Jon|Karnov|Kay|Kenny|Kevin|Maud|Michiel|Mike|Peter|Robert|Ron|Tom|Wilmar|Nick|Phoenix|Jiro|Stephan|Lance) the $CHOICE(invisible|) $CHOICE(Spelunker|Reaver|Roamer|Herbalist|Lama|Arbalester|Journeyer|Sorcerer) swings his long sword named Vorpal Blade. Vorpal Blade decapitates $ARGS! zubin dry_rattle A cancelled monster tried to spit. greywolf bag_of_cancellation? What happens when you drop a wand of cancellation into a bag of holding. See also: "bohsplosion". madness poleaxe A blade on a stick. Apply it to attack two squares away. b_jonas poleaxe Polearm with real name bardiche, two-handed, weight 120, 2d4/3d4 base damage. Arthur` cloak Cloaks cover shirts and body armor, there are 12 types: Arthur` cloak Mummy wrapping (AC:0, MC1), Orcish (AC:0, MC2), Dwarvish (AC:0, MC2), Leather (AC:1, MC1), Displacement* (AC:1, MC2), Oilskin (AC:1, MC3), Alchemy smock (AC:1, MC1), Invisibility* (AC:1, MC2), Magic resistance* (AC:1, MC3), Elven (AC:1, MC3), Robe (AC:2, MC3), and Protection* (AC:3, MC3). Arthur` cloak *The appearance of these cloaks is randomized each game from the following four options: tattered cape, ornamental cope, opera cloak, and piece of cloth. Stevie you_absorb_magical_energy You just cancelled a spellcasting monster with Magicbane, raising your current and maximum Pw by 1. SpeedEvil healing_spells In this group (with their levels) are: healing (1), cure blindness (2), cure sickness (3), extra healing (3), stone to flesh (3), restore ability (4) durron597 healing_spells Expert: Healer, Monk, Priest. Skilled: Knight, Wizard. Basic: Archaeologist, Ranger. billnye tinc There Is No Cabal! (really) bcode #nethack:ade? Public server hosting dNetHack, NAOHack and SLASH'EM Extended: ssh nethack@nethack.xd.cm (Germany, ssh only); see also #acehack.de JoshJ you_walk_very_quietly see {elven boots} michagogo disintegration_resistance The kind of resistance that you need if you lack reflection, this protects you from being disintegrated by black dragons and the wrath of gods (If you survive the lightning). michagogo disintegration_resistance Also protects your armor from black dragons, but not the wide angle beams of gods. michagogo disintegration_resistance Obtained by wearing black dragon scales (or mail), eating a black dragon (tinning helps) or the Chromatic dragon, or polymorphing into a light, (baby) black dragon, or energy vortex. TheShrewdDude quit There are several means to exit the game. First, there's the #quit command, to completely terminate the session and kill your character. TheShrewdDude quit Next, there's the S command, in case you want to save (i.e. continue playing later). TheShrewdDude quit Finally, if panic is enabled, you can use that, in case your boss is coming. There's always the good ol' I/O button on your box, too. TheShrewdDude quit See also: {disconnect} Zeffrin lieutenant Eaten: lieutenant Nutr: 400 Effects: Human Cyde you_hear_a_slurping_sound Indicates that a gelatinous cube is on the level somewhere and has just eaten or engulfed an item. billnye you_hear_a_slurping_sound I hope you didn't have a stack of spellbooks lying around containerless somewhere... cadu hill_orc There's nothing special about these guys, they're weak and edible cadu hill_orc They like to attack in groups. Zeffrin hill_orc Eaten: hill orc Nutr: 200 jilles nhinrl NetHack is not real life. chish boing! A monster has just zapped you with a wand of striking while you were magic resistant. Ashke boing! A wand of striking hit something that resisted. Ashke boing! Or you zapped Force Bolt at something that resisted it, e.g. yourself with MR. michagogo you_hear_something_crash_through_the_ground. see {you_hear_something_crash_through_the_floor} Ian-Keith momentarily_weakened You resisted a Drain Strength spell with magic resistance. Feel happy. jmr prayer For general info about prayer, see https://nethackwiki.com/wiki/Prayer and http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/pray.html rebrane mollify_chaotic_god Angered chaotic gods require sacrifices of high-level monsters to reduce their anger. A list of these monsters follows: rebrane mollify_chaotic_god Olog-hai, aligned priest, baby dragon [all], baluchitherium, black pudding, captain, disenchanter, dragon, ettin, frost giant, golden naga, guard, guardian naga, hell hound, ice troll, jabberwock, kraken, lieutenant, lurker above, master mind flayer, mastodon, mind flayer, minotaur, nurse, prisoner, purple worm, queen bee, rock troll, salamander, shopkeeper, storm giant, titan, titanothere, trapper, umber hulk, watch captain rebrane mollify_chaotic_god water troll, as well as all player class corpses paxed dungeon Configuration option. Set the character symbols for displaying the dungeon. See Guidebook for more info. greycat tsurugi_of_muramasa A honkin' big sword that can bisect humanoid-sized monsters, or do extra damage vs. big ones, but which is quite silly for a two-weapon combat specialist like the Samurai (whose quest artifact this is). greycat tsurugi_of_muramasa Exact damage is 1d16+d8 vs. small, 1d8+2d6+1d8 vs. large. Each hit has a 5% chance of instantly killing small creatures (or ones engulfing you), or double damage vs. large ones. greycat tsurugi_of_muramasa It also acts as a luckstone. Azeral tsurugi_of_muramasa As is the case for Vorpal Blade, artifact weapons that are thrown upward are explicitly disallowed from rolling 1 (or 20) on the attack roll, so you cannot bisect yourself this way. Sorry. sorear you_feel_a_mild_chill. You resisted a cold attack. That ring you are wearing must be cold resist. Or maybe you have it intrinsically (valk / corpse) teabing kobold_shaman A type of kobold that enjoys pointing at things and cursing at them. Their corpses are poisonous. Zeffrin kobold_shaman Eaten: kobold shaman Nutr: 150 Effects: Poisonous scwizard good_things_to_polymorph_into arch-lich, winged gargoyle, xorn, dragons (for eggs and breath weapons), vampire lord, cockatrice hacken archlich see {arch-lich} scorchgeek pounding The act of applying a polearm to hit a target. dasunt twisted_ring An unidentified ring. *CAN* be eaten by rock moles, rust monsters, and xorns. kerio #nethack:magicbane? The bestest weapon ever. paxed #nethack:!wp Grognor you_think_something_brushed_your_foot see {brushed_your} billnye you_feel_awake Congrats, you just achieved sleep resistance, possibly by leveling up (XL1 as monk or XL4 as elf) dasunt food_appraisal After reading a blessed scroll of food detection or casting the spell of detect food at skilled or better, you'll be warned if the food you are about to eat is tainted, will petrify, slime, be rotten, break Monk's vegetarian conduct, be acidic, be rustproof (if you are a rust monster) break vegan, or break vegetarian conduct (in that order). SheeEttin food_appraisal Only lasts until you receive a warning. dasunt blue_dragon_scales Drops AC by 3 and provides shock resistance. Can be transformed into blue dragon scale mail with a scroll of enchant armor. CydeWeys blue_dragon_scales Weighs 40. greycat mercury The lawful god of the ranger pantheon. LWM kaboom You just got paralyzed by lightning in a thunderstorm in the Plane of Air raxvulpine kaboom Your ring of free action did not protect you! RjY you_smell_smoke An unseen door was destroyed by a bolt of fire. Compare {you_feel_cold}, {you_hear_crackling}, {you_hear_crashing_wood}. greycat grave_robbing Digging up a grave causes an alignment penalty if you're Archeologist, Samurai, or lawful. It also abuses your wisdom, in any case. greycat marsh_gas "You smell marsh gas!" means you're on a muddy-water level. Watch out for pools of water and eels. joshk occam's_razor The theory that the best solution to a problem is more often than not the least complex solution. Nodey intelligence Intelligence (In:) influences frequency of power regeneration (wisdom influences the amount instead), ability to successfully read spellbooks, cast spells, and use crystal balls. Also influences the amount of hunger induced as a result of casting, but only for Wizards. Nodey intelligence Racial limits: Elf=20, gnome=19, human=18, orc & dwarf = 16. Helm of brilliance adds its enchantment to intelligence (and wisdom), and can override racial limit. PsyMar intelligence Along with Charisma, intelligence cannot be exercised, but instead can only be increased with blessed potions of enlightenment, potions of gain ability or helm of brilliance, or by eating a [master] mind flayer corpse (50% chance). PsyMar intelligence Wisdom rather than Intelligence governs spellcasting success for Healers, Knights, Monks, Priests, and Valkyries. PsyMar fluffy_the_kamikaze_trap_finder RGRN humor referencing how skilled pets are good at dying from traps (e.g. falling rock) on DL1 or thereabouts. michagogo 50zm_potion see {50_zm_potion} nailbunny you_feel_like_a_new_man Message given when a male human polymorphs but does not change race. Stats are re-rolled.