Dudley's (New, Improved) Dungeon

< Jul 25th, 2009 >

Netbots

You pick up 2 orange
gems.               
...........-...|    
-.----...--...--    
.--  --...|..d---   
--    ---.h....@|   
      |........--   
      --.....|..|   
      |...-------

@ "A mind flayer?! What do I do?"

|..-- |.--|..|      
-...---.|....---    
...........-...|    
-.----...--...--    
.--  --...|..d---   
--    ---.h....@|   
      |........--   
      --.....|..|   
      |...-------

@ "Hmm, I wonder..."

What do you want to 
throw?[av or ?*}?   
...........-...|    
-.----...--...--    
.--  --...|..d---   
--    ---.h....@|   
      |........--   
      --.....|..|   
      --.....|..|

Weapons             
a - a quarterstaff  
v + a spear

In what direction?4 
-...---.|....---    
...........-...|    
-.----...--...--    
.--  --...|..d---   
--    ---.h....@|   
      |........--   
      --.....|..|   
      |...-------

|..-- |.--|..|      
-...---.|....---    
...........-...|    
-.----...--...--    
.--  --...|..d---   
--    ---.h..).@|   
      |........--   
      --.....|..|   
      |...-------

The spear hits the  
mind flayer!        
...........-...|    
-.----...--...--    
.--  --...|.d.---   
--    ---..k...@|   
      |........--   
      --.....|..|   
      --.....|..|

@ "Yes!"

The kobold lord     
curses you.         
...........-...|    
-.----...--...--    
.--  --...|.d.---   
--    ---..k...@|   
      |........--   
      --.....|..|   
      -......|..|

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1 mediocre
9 fair
16 good
17 excellent

Average rating: good
Number of ratings: 43

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9 Comments

#1	Manutraveler	Sat, 25 Jul 2009 02:13:29
It took me a couple of seconds to get it. It has been done before, so I'll give it a G, but there's a chance that I will change my mind later and make it an E.
#2	Manutraveler	Sat, 25 Jul 2009 02:14:41
Edit: Why do all my comments get double posted lately? Last edited: Sat, 25 Jul 2009 02:16:07
#3	Quint	Sat, 25 Jul 2009 03:16:22
I'm not sure I get it. Is this about "denting" the right leg of the lowercase h to turn it into a k?
#4	Manutraveler	Sat, 25 Jul 2009 04:53:37
Yes, the spear "breaks" rhe right leg of the h, forming a k (I remember it had been done before, with someone using a belt to turn a D into a B, but I can't remember any more details, when it was or even on which site).
#5	TJR	Sat, 25 Jul 2009 11:32:18
YANI: Imagine a potion of polymorph you hit a monster with while hallucinating had a 50% chance of morphing the monster in this "literal" way, perhaps re-using the mechanics how engraved letters smudged. Before you lynch me: YANI means humor or mythology, not game balance or request for actual implementation.
#6	Dav	Sat, 25 Jul 2009 16:56:51
I figured the spear stuck into the h, making it a k. (Imagine an h with a line sticking out of it).
#7	Zarpheek	Sat, 25 Jul 2009 17:37:20
Manutraveler: http://alt.org/nethack/dudley/?136
#8	Netbots	Sat, 25 Jul 2009 19:51:28
@Dav: that's what I meant. Last edited: Wed, 5 Aug 2009 06:26:34
#9	slowpoke	Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:13:50
I graded this 'F', but a stray spear attached to it and now it's 'E'.

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