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Dudley's (New, Improved) Dungeon

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@: Dudley! Please pay before leaving.
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G: What? I'm not Dudley. I'm Dudley's pet gnome.
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11 Comments

#1 Anonymous Thu, 16 May 2013 16:32:27
There doesn't seem to be any potions missing, unless Gnomely took one from the space the shopkeeper is now on.
#2 Anonymous Fri, 17 May 2013 03:29:24
Maybe Dudley sold a potion and left it on the empty space.
#3 Anonymous Sat, 18 May 2013 02:00:00
(Why) is that funny? I'm not getting it at all, but the view votes so far suggest I'm missing something...
#4 Inkhoof Sat, 18 May 2013 06:03:37
It's a reference to the fact that shopkeepers don't do a damn thing if your pets steal something, even if they see it happen.
#5 Prefectfordprefect Sat, 18 May 2013 16:03:00
Well, I'm submitting my first comic tomorrow.
#6 Prefectfordprefect Sat, 18 May 2013 16:14:59
Submitted!
#7 Prefectfordprefect Sat, 18 May 2013 16:17:16
My pet stole a Wand Of Wishing the other day and: The shopkeeper gets angry! I guess that he notices expensive pet-theft.

You feel foolish! You haven't been paying attention!
#8 Prefectfordprefect Sat, 18 May 2013 16:17:33
stupid triple post
#9 anther Mon, 27 May 2013 05:52:34
@Prefect: Pets can steal anything and the shopkeeper won't notice. Something else must have happened to make him mad. Unlike ADoM, there's really not anything in Nethack that can randomly anger a shopkeeper; and although it's possible to do so indirectly (such as by having him fall into a pit you dug), this is uncommon and you would have noticed it.

I'm guessing what most likely happened is this: Your pet dropped the wand on a square diagonally adjacent to the door, then moved to the spot directly in front of it; then you took the wand, stepped onto that square and displaced your pet, and the shopkeeper got angry. Is that right?
#10 XandersolTehEpic Sun, 23 Jun 2013 06:52:32
I thought the joke was that he turned on showrace and the shopkeeper didn't notice.
#11 Prefectfordprefect Tue, 16 Jul 2013 20:07:18
Correct Xandersol.
@anther: No, I displaced my pet and the shopkeeper was fine with it. When I left, however, he tried to kill me.
Last edited: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 20:08:25

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