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Dudley's (New, Improved) Dungeon

< Aug 29th, 2011 >Unknown
                    
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@ Look, a ghost! The bones pile will be mine!
                    
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@ An altar too? This is my lucky day!
There is a grave her
You see here an iron
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#-......-###- .|    
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@ Who dies with only an iron chain in their inventory anyway? Seriously...
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11 Comments

#1 Anonymous Mon, 29 Aug 2011 21:39:17
I don't get it.

#2 Anonymous Tue, 30 Aug 2011 13:16:23
_ is the symbol for an iron chain. He thought it was an altar, but it was actually the ghost's only possession.

#3 Anonymous Tue, 30 Aug 2011 22:00:01
Oh, I didn't see the text about the altar.

#4 anther Wed, 31 Aug 2011 02:43:05
What to do with iron chains:
#8. Leave a bones file that will annoy others (using ASCII): "Darn, that's not an altar."

-- http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/343/misc-343.html#chains

#5 Sarillianar Thu, 16 Jul 2015 20:52:52
Balanced votes.

#6 grisha5 Tue, 13 Oct 2015 14:01:19
DESTROYING SYMMETRY 99% COMPLETE, DONE

#7 jwoodward48nh Tue, 13 Oct 2015 18:20:36
Grisha5! I know you! From the bay12's!

Edit: Restoring symmetry.

Last edited: Wed, 14 Oct 2015 18:15:42

#8 grisha5 Thu, 15 Oct 2015 03:05:07
Destroyed again.

#9 grisha5 Thu, 15 Oct 2015 03:05:34
Deserved a G anyway.

#10 Spider74656 Fri, 28 Apr 2023 18:41:50
Why do I suspect it's the ghost of Mr. Marley, Scrooge's late business partner???

#11 Spider74656 Fri, 28 Apr 2023 18:42:09
Why do I suspect it's the ghost of Mr. Marley, Scrooge's late business partner???

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