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_ _ _ ____ ____ _____ | | | | | __| | __| |_ _| ----------- | | | | | |__ |__ | | | ANNOUNCES |_____| |____| |____| |_| ----------- -------------------------------------------------------------- The absolute best resource file for nethack just got better! -------------------------------------------------------------- PRESENTING: The Nethack Spoilers Revision 7.00 Copyright 1991, Paul Waterman This file contains revision 7.00 of the WCST Spoilers. Revision 7.00 incorporates more changes than any previous release of the spoiler files. Many new sections have been added, and the entire file has been re-arranged for maximum usefulness. In addition, extensive formatting changes have been done in order to make the tables and text as readable as possible. Essentially, the entire file has been revised. For revision 7.00, we will be trying something unique. We will be releasing the spoiler files in ASCII format on rec.games.hack and comp.sources.games (and we have an ongoing commitment to continue doing so in future releases). However, in addition, we will be offering a laser printed version of the spoilers for sale. The commercial version is beautifully formatted on a desktop publishing system, and includes "extras" that the public release doesn't have such as page numbers, a table of contents, a complete index, and eye-pleasing graphics. The entire 100+ pages is spiral bound with durable covers for those late night hacking sessions. Additionally, the commercial version includes a useful command summary sheet and several "cheat sheets." One of these cheat sheets has a complete summary of all objects available within the game, and there are also cheat sheets for each object type, which include complete price lists, check-off lists, and identifying information. This commercial version is available for $13, plus $2.00 postage and handling. Also, quantity discounts are available with as few as five copies, so get together with some fellow nethackers from your site and take advantage of the lowest price you can get. Simply fill out the following form and send it in to get your copy of the WCST Nethack Spoilers: ----------------------------------------------------------------- Remit to: Paul Waterman WCST Spoilers, 817 College Ave. #1, Wheaton, IL 60187 Phone: (708) 682-5085 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Quantity Item Price ________ WCST Spoiler File @ $13 each (1-4 copies) $________ @ $12 each (5-10 copies) @ $11 each (11-15 copies) @ $10 each (16+ copies) Postage and Handling (U.S. and Canada) @ $2 each (1-15 copies) @ FREE (16+ copies) (Foreign) @ $5 each (1-15 copies) @ $2 each (16+ copies) $________ TOTAL $________ Check or money order payable in U.S. dollars accepted. Name: ________________________________________________________ Address: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ _ _ _ ____ ____ _____ | | | | | __| | __| |_ _| | | | | | |__ |__ | | | |_____| |____| |____| |_| -| |- -| |- [-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-] -| |- [-_-_-_-_-] | | [-_-_-_-_-] | o o | | o o o | | o o | | | | | | | | |__-__| |__-__| | | o | | o | | o | | | o o | _____ | o o | | _____----- | | | |:::| | | | -----_____ | | | |:::| | | | _-_-|_____|-----|____|:::|____|-----|_____|-_-_ ( (__________---_________________---__________) ) ------------- PRESENTS... ------------- The Nethack Spoilers Revision 7.00 Copyright 1991, Paul Waterman All Rights Reserved Copyright Paul Waterman, 1991. All rights reserved. This document (hereafter referred to as the "public" version of the WCST Nethack Spoiler File, or just "the spoilers") is copyrighted material and is *not* in the public domain. Permission is hereby granted to you (the user) to distribute copies of this document, subject to the following conditions: 1) The spoilers may be electronically distributed only in unmodified form. Any such distribution must contain the complete document, including the title page, copyright notices, and this section. 2) The spoilers may be distributed in other than electronic form, (specifically, in the form of a printout) only as a direct, unmodified dump of the complete document. For instance, if you were to print out a copy of the spoilers for distribution, that printout must be an unmodified dump of the complete document. Reformatting this document to include multiple fonts, graphics, or line drawing, for instance, for distribution is specifically prohibited. 3) No fee may be charged for the copying or distribution of the spoilers other than compensation which shall match the cost of materials for that distribution (i.e., you cannot charge for time/labor), not to exceed $5 US. (Examples: If you were to print the spoilers out for a friend and the paper cost you $0.25, you could ask your friend for $0.25 - not a penny more.) 4) The spoilers may not be distributed free in conjunction with any other product without the written consent of the author. This document has been compiled from various sources (including play, usenet e-mail and news groups, long term experience, source code, and general hearsay). Information in this file has been verified as well as possible. However, information in this document is not guaranteed to be correct, is subject to change without notice, and does not represent a commitment on the part of the author. Paul Waterman and WCST are not affiliated with any other group, including but not limited to the Nethack Development Team or Wheaton College. Special thanks to: Alan Light, for the original compilation of rec.games.hack postings. Dan Reifsnyder, for the great graphics. Ken Roth, for proving that a human could beat my script to play nethack. Laura Waterman, for constant encouragement and intelligent questions. Peter Waterman, for showing me what a great artist you are. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents: The Beginning Introduction Revision Numbers Credits Using The Spoilers Commonalities and Generalities Common Questions General Hints The Character Alignment Carrying Capacity Character Classes Character Stats Score Status Line The Beasts Monster Attacks Monster Information The Dungeon Castle Level Special Levels The Game Damage Fountain Effects Game Messages Hit Probability Kicking Luck Magic Pets Praying Removing Curses Robbing Shops Sink Effects Survival Throne Effects Unicorn Horns Wishes The Items Amulets Identifying Amulets Armor Armor Effects Identifying Armor Food Food - Corpses Gems Potions Potion Quaffing Effects Potion Throwing Effects Potion Vapor Effects Identifying Potions Ring Effects Identifying Rings Scrolls Scroll Effects Confused Scroll Effects Identifying Scrolls Spellbooks Tools Tool Effects Identifying Tools Wands Wand Effects Identifying Wands Weapons Artifacts Appendices Nethack Abuse Expected In Version 3.1 ---------------------------------------------------------- | The Beginning | ---------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Introduction: Once upon a time, there was a game called hack. Hack was a pretty good game, and a lot of people really enjoyed playing it. Then a strange and wonderful creature called "The Dev Team" got hold of it, and hack was never the same again. For starters, it suddenly got a name change, and was called nethack. But the biggest change was in the game itself. No longer was it a fun afternoon show to watch in black and white on a nine inch set. It suddenly became a three dimensional color holovision show with dolby surround sound and much, much more. (Our thanks to the dev team for a job well done.) The problem with this is that people started getting addicted to the action, the adventure, their character getting killed over and over again... In order to prevent the untimely demise of characters whose rated lifespan was about double the actual lifespan, a bunch of people came together and began giving each other hints about how to dodge that nasty shopkeeper, and how to get rid of that awful wizard, and this worked well... for a time. There was still a problem with this, though, for once the suggestion was given, unless carefully hoarded away, it was gone forever, and there were always new people who hadn't heard the suggestions. Thus, the nethack spoiler file was created. Within this file is a large collection of lore about the game of nethack. Some of it may not be true, but we have made the best effort possible to verify all of the information contained herein. Much of it has been verified, corrected, or added since the original posting of revision one on the net. Also, we would like to request that any corrections, modifications, suggestions, etc. be e-mailed directly to nhspoil@wheaton.UUCP and not posted to the net. We will attempt to verify any information sent us and then we will both add it to the spoiler file (for the next release) and post an official correction/addition to rec.games.hack. Note: Please do not send e-mail to us asking for a copy of the spoilers or for a copy of nethack itself (or the source code, etc.). We do not honor these requests, and often just ignore them. Be warned: If you use the knowledge contained herein, your game will never be the same. Your horizons will suddenly be expanded, but you may end up thinking that the game is less than it once was. That is the risk you must take if you choose to read this file. Good luck, and happy hacking! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Revision Numbers: In order to keep a decent idea of how the spoiler file is progressing, we have set up an official policy on how Revision Numbers will change. Any minor revisions corrections or amplifications will advance the revision number by .01. New sections added (such as this one), or complete re-writes of existing sections will advance the revision number by .10. Any complete rewrite of the entire file (just in case - it might actually happen) will advance the revision number to the next integer. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Credits: Well, this should actually be a very large list. Among others, it should include almost everyone who has posted any hints of value to the net within about the last year (or even longer in some cases). Some people who have made contributions to the cause of these spoilers above and beyond the call of duty, however, are listed here: Kenneth Arromdee Bill de Beaubien Alan Edwards Walter Fergusson David Goldfarb Laurence Gordon Kate Gregory Dolf Grunbauer David Hairston Michael Heggen Douglas Henke Greg Hudson Lucas B. Kruijswijk Alan Light Stephen Marino Andrew Pearce Robert Potter Ken Roth Brajesh K. Singh C. G. J. Thompson, et.al David Throop Steve Warren Laura C. Waterman Dominik Zemmler If any of the rest of you out there know you contributed something to the cause, but don't see your name listed here - don't get us wrong. It's not that we're ungrateful! We probably just nuked your name by mistake! Note: All names are listed in alphabetical order by last name, and not by order of importance of contribution. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using The Spoilers: There's really not much to say on this subject, other than a few intuitive pointers. How you use the spoilers is simple: You read them, and apply the knowledge contained within to your game of nethack. Those of you who are using the commercial version of the spoilers will have a complete index at your disposal, which should aid greatly in looking up just about anything you'd like to know about. For those of you who are using the public version, however, we do have one major hint for getting at what you want within the file quickly. The section titles tend to be fairly unique, and are always followed by a colon. This should make it very simple to get to whatever section you want quickly. Just load the file into your editor (or if you're on a unix system, even use 'more' for that matter), and use the search function to look for the section. For instance, from within more or vi, use the slash key ("/") and what you'd like to search for ("Armor:" for example). This technique is also very useful for finding every reference to a particular topic. If you'd like to know about wishing for instance, just search for every occurance of the word "wish" in the file. ---------------------------------------------------------- | Commonalities and Generalities | ---------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Questions: Q: I've made it to the first level of hell (probably by falling through a trap in the castle level), but I can't find any down staircases? How can I get down farther? A: You'll find that if you're confused and read a scroll of teleportation you'll get teleported to a different level. Cursed scrolls of teleportation and level teleporters also do this. If you have teleport control (via a ring or intrinsic), you can choose what level to teleport to. Teleport down to about level fifty and then work your way up. Q: I've got the amulet, and I'm on my way up through the levels of Hell, but I'm stuck. I'm in a relatively small area in the middle of the level, I can't find a way out, and there's no stairway up - only one going back down. A: Sounds like you've found Vlad's Tower. Try going back down two levels and exiting from the base of the tower. Then try looking in the upper left hand corner of the maze for another stairway going up. The tower levels always have an up staircase placed there. See the section on SPECIAL LEVELS for more information. Q: I've got the amulet, and I'm on my way up, but the Wizard keeps popping in and I'm tired of killing him. Is there anything I can do to get him off of my case? A: Most things you can do won't stop him from coming after you again. I saw a post once on rec.games.hack that had about thirty suggestions, but none of them would work. Basically, the only way to stop him from coming after you is to exploit a "feature" of the game. Wait near the up staircase for him. Then, throw a potion of paralysis at him. During the 1-15 turns that he will be paralyzed, go up the staircase. He won't come after you any more. The reason for this is that the game only updates the paralysis counters for creatures on the same level as you - thus, it realizes that the Wizard is still around, but paralyzed, and it won't un-paralyze him unless you go back to that level. (Incidentally, don't count on this working in the next version of nethack.) Q: I'm in the endgame and I'm in a long hallway that runs north-south. I can't seem to find a secret door, though, and I can't teleport. How do I get to the other side of the level? A: Be patient and keep searching. There's a secret door in the upper left wall of the corridor. However, there's a lot of nasty creatures in the center of the endgame level, so if you're willing to sacrifice the experience, and you can polymorph, it might be better to turn into a xorn and go around the center area. Q: I've heard a lot about "named weapons," but I can't seem to get one. How can I get one? A: Well, there are five ways of getting named weapons, also known as artifacts. The first, and perhaps most obvious one, is to wish for it. When you are asked what you want to wish for, type "a (blessed) (+n) [weapon type] named [name]," where blessed and +n (be sure to substitute a number for n!) are optional, and the weapon type is correct for that named weapon (see the ARTIFACTS section and WISHING section for more information). Another way to get a named weapon is to have it given to you by your deity. If you sacrifice (#offer) enough, eventually you will probably see an object appear at your feet. This will be a named weapon. A third way to get a named weapon is to find it. Some of them will just be randomly generated (although very rare), so be on the lookout. You will know it's named when you pick it up - it's not necessary to identify it. You can also gain some of the named weapons by simply finding the appropriate weapon type and using the #name command. Sting and Orcrist are notable in this regard. Finally, you can get Excalibur by #dipping a normal longsword in a fountain (see FOUNTAIN EFFECTS for more details about this). Q: I was playing a character and he/she got polymorphed into a new human. I was asked to give the character a different name, and now I can't get the character back. What do I do? A: Nethack allows you to have multiple characters with different names, and whenever nethack saves a character it always uses the character's name, regardless of whether that character used to have a different name. In order to access a character of a particular name (or start one with a different name), the easiest thing is to give nethack a -u flag and your name. For instance, type "nethack -u name" where "name" is your character's name ("Endiel" in my case - and I'll send you updates to the spoilers if you can figure out where it came from). Q: I was playing nethack when I hit the '!' key by mistake. Now I'm sitting at my prompt, and I don't know what's happened to my game. What gives? A: In nethack, the '!' key will create a shell for you. What this does is allow you to quickly pop out of nethack in order to do stuff, without messing up your nethack game. On most systems, you can exit the shell and get back to your nethack game by typing "exit." Q: I've found a hawaiian shirt lying around, and I've heard them mentioned in the spoilers. What use are they? A: Basically, Hawaiian shirts let you effectively drop your AC by several more points, as they can be worn under a suit of armor (the more pieces of armor, the better the possible AC). When not enchanted, they don't do much good (and actually can do harm, as shopkeepers will try to cheat you if they see it). But if it's enchanted and under a suit of armor or cloak (where the shopkeeper can't see it), it can be quite useful. Q: I've been punished, and I can't stand lugging around this ball and chain. What can I do to get rid of it? A: There are several ways to accomplish this. In the meantime, though, unless you have a pretty good weapon, pick up the iron ball and wield it. To get it off, try reading a scroll (or casting a spell) of remove curse. Or, try feeding it to a rust monster, rock mole, or iron golem. A nymph may steal it. Or, you can polymorph into a rust monster, rock mole, or iron golem, and eat it yourself. Finally, you can polymorph into a nymph and remove it. Note that lock-picks and keys won't work to get it off. Q: I've come up with some cool ideas for additions/modifications to nethack. What should I do with them? A: You should send your ideas (also bugs) to nethack-bugs@linc.cis.upenn.edu. Don't expect to receive back a confirmation that they received it - the nethack-bugs account receives a lot of mail. Q: I'm interested in making some modifications to nethack (or already have done so), and think they would make a cool addition to the game. I'd like to make these modifications/additions public. What should I do? A: Once again, send some e-mail to nethack-bugs@linc.cis.upenn.edu. Here's some hints as to what all you should send: 1) If you have already made the modifications, make sure it is well documented with comments, and then send the changes (*not* the whole source code) to the Dev Team (at nethack-bugs...). 2) Send a description of the planned (or finished) code changes and how this affects other sections of the code. 3) Include a description of how you think the idea will impact the game, and why you think your idea is good or necessary. 4) Be prepared for a rejection on grounds that appear totally arbitrary to you. If you do, consider the reasons given and think about re-working your ideas and repeating the process. 5) If you really think your ideas are worthwhile but the Dev Team refuses to agree (possible, but unlikely), consider distributing them as optional add-ons through net newsgroups such as rec.games.hack and comp.sources.games. Q: I have these spoilers, but where can I get a copy of nethack from? A: Please don't send e-mail to us! We're not in the habit of sending out copies of nethack, and rarely reply to messages asking where to get it from. Information is posted on a regular basis on rec.games.hack about where to get the latest version of nethack. Q: I was playing nethack via modem from my personal computer when I lost the connection. I dialed back into the system immediately, and my login was sitting there idle, still playing nethack. What should I do to get it to save out? A: This problem tends to happen only on unix systems. If you're non- technical, and don't know much about unix, you should contact the games administrator, system administrator, or any person with superuser priveleges and ask them to "please send a hangup signal to my nethack process." If you know a little more, you might want to try doing this yourself. First of all, find the process ID (PID) of the nethack process. This can be accomplished with the 'ps' command (see your manual for more information about the ps command). Next, use the 'kill' command to send a 'HUP' (hangup) to the process (again, see your manual for more information about the kill command). Don't send a 'KILL' signal, as this will cause the game to die instantly and not save. Sending a 'HUP' should cause the program to exit, saving your game, and you should then be able to load it in again normally. If the computer won't allow you to kill the process, your nethack game is probably running with special priveleges, and you'll need to contact the games administrator, system administrator, or a superuser in order to send it a hangup signal. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- General Hints: Lizard corpses, like food rations, won't ever spoil. It is a great idea to give like-aligned priests 400*your level in gold. If you attack a rival priest in his temple, his god will fight for him, so make it your temple first (i.e. convert the altar). A guaranteed way to change your alignment is to kill a unicorn of your alignment and offer the fresh corpse at an altar of the god whose alignment you wish to convert to. Friendly monsters may become tame if you give them the right food (try tripe). Zombie and mummy corpses are already old corpses, so can't be sacrificed (however, they can be eaten before they spoil). The bigger the sacrifice, the better the reward. Eating a clove of garlic cures lycanthropy. Prayer can too. A ring of warning warns: white, pink, red, ruby, purple, and run at black. Kicking is great for killing monsters at low levels (especially for Samurais and Priests). Don't kick in shop doors that are closed for inventory. A wand of digging makes a quick way down (use '>' for the direction). Fill trap doors with boulders. You can also cross water this way. When dipping in holy water, amber means uncursed, light blue means blessed. Dipping a corpse in holy water will make it take longer to rot. Dipping a dart may identify a potion of sickness (it poisons the dart). To make a scroll blank and or holy/unholy water normal, zap a wand of cancellation at it. To use a wand on yourself, use '.' for the direction. Blessed magic lamps always give wishes if they have a charge. When you run into a great number of statues, don't look out. Zap monsters that engulf you with a wand of digging. To find the mimics in a shop, walk in, then back out. To create a scroll with a magic marker just write the name of the scroll on a blank scroll (i.e. "magic mapping"). If you are wearing dragon scale mail and get polymorphed, you will polymorph into the same type of dragon as your dragon scale mail. Being magic resistant prevents teleport traps from working properly. You cannot pick up items while levitating, therefore it is not always good to be levitating. However, vampire lords levitate but can pick up objects. If you want to stop levitating, just fly over a sink, and you will. Mirrors may be used to scare some monsters. They also, of course, kill Medusa. If you cannot eat it now, tin it or freeze it. You can wield a cockatrice corpse if you're wearing gloves, but don't go down stairs while carrying one, especially if you are overloaded. They are wonderful for clearing out zoos, barracks, and throne rooms. To determine whether an item is blessed, regular, or cursed, drop it on an altar. If the glow is amber, it's blessed. Black means cursed. Dropping water or unholy water at a lawful altar will turn it into holy water. Dropping water (holy or unholy) at a neutral altar will make it normal water. Dropping water or holy water at a chaotic altar will make it unholy water. A ring of levitation will protect you from a xan (they're real short). It is possible to lose telepathy if you are not chaotic and you kill a peaceful human. Gremlins can steal intrinsics from you. It is possible to jump through an escaped trapdoor by hitting '>'. ---------------------------------------------------------- | The Character | ---------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alignment: Every character and monster in nethack has an alignment. Even some objects (specifically artifacts, or named weapons) have alignments. Describing exactly what alignment is and what it entails is tricky, however. Expressed simply, alignment is what side you've aligned yourself with - good, evil, or neither. What is considered "good" and "evil" in nethack is very much the traditional medieval picture of good and evil. Thus, a brief description of the three alignments and the behavior expected from a character of that alignment follows: Chaotic: A chaotic character has basically aligned him/herself with the side of evil. He/she likes doing things that would normally be considered "bad" just for the joy of it. Chaotics tend to have the attitude of "looking out for number one." A chaotic character will probably kill anything that walks, just for fun, and will tend to rob shops as a principle. Neutral: Neutrality tends to be a refusal to take sides. The attitude of a neutral is basically "live and let live." A character who is neutral probably won't kill creatures that aren't bothering it, but won't have any qualms about killing those that do. A neutral character won't really care about robbing from shops, as long as it will benefit him/her. Lawful: A lawful character has aligned him/herself with the side of good. He/she will tend to follow societal rules, even if it won't benefit him/her. A lawful character will have the attitude that "there is a higher good." Lawful characters usually will try to befriend other creatures, but may attempt to hunt down and kill those creatures that are by their very nature "evil." (Chaotic monsters especially would be considered to be "evil" by a lawful type.) A lawful character would never even think of robbing a shop. Now, here's how alignment works in nethack: There is a number associated with your alignment, which will determine if you are "stridently aligned," etc. This number is increased for every action you perform which is in keeping with your alignment, and decreased for every action you perform which would be against your alignment. Thus, if a lawful character were to rob a shop or kill a lawful creature, this alignment would be decreased. If a chaotic character, on the other hand, were to do the very same thing, the number would be increased. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Carrying Capacity: In order to compute the carrying capacity of a character, you need to know three things: the character's strength, level, and if either leg is wounded. Strength is divided into two parts, and is shown as str/nn. Str ranges from 1 to 18 (and can jump to 25 with gauntlets of power), and nn ranges from 01 to ** (** is used since 100 won't fit in the two digit space). There are two different methods for computing your carrying capacity, depending on how your game of nethack was originally compiled. On most systems, nethack is compiled with the HARD option set to on. If that is the case on your system, use Method 1 for computing your carrying capacity. If your system has HARD set to off, use Method 2 for computing your carrying capacity. In either case, how strength affects carrying capacity varies depending upon the strength. The character's level is always multiplied by five and added into the carrying capacity (although in Method 1, you only can count the first 16 levels for this), and finally, for each wounded leg (either the left, right, or both can be wounded) you have to subtract ten from the carrying capacity. Thus, the formulae for figuring out your carrying capacity are as follows: Method 1: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Strength | Capacity | |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1-18 | 5*level + 5*str - 10*(wounded legs) | | 18/01-25 | 5*level(up to level 16) + 40 - 10*(wounded legs) | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Method 2: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Strength | Capacity | |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1-18 | 5*level + 5*str - 10*(wounded legs) | | 18/01-18/50 | 5*level + 90 + nn - 10*(wounded legs) | | 18/51-18/75 | 5*level + 140 + 2*(nn-50) - 10*(wounded legs) | | 18/76-18/90 | 5*level + 190 + 3*(nn-75) - 10*(wounded legs) | | 18/91-18/95 | 5*level + 235 + 5*(nn-90) - 10*(wounded legs) | | 18/96-18/99 | 5*level + 260 + 10*(nn-95) - 10*(wounded legs) | | 18/** | 5*level + 410 - 10*(wounded legs) | | 25 | 5*level + 380 - 10*(wounded legs) | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Interestingly enough, with Method 2, a strength of 25 doesn't allow as much of a carrying capacity as 18/** does. In either case, when you are levitating, your carrying capacity is automatically at maximum. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Character Classes: The Archeologist ----------------------------------------------------- | Starting equipment: | | 1 uncursed or blessed +2 bull whip | | 1 uncursed of blessed +0 leather armor | | 1 uncursed or blessed +0 fedora | | 3 uncursed food rations | | 1 uncursed or blessed +(random) pick axe | | 1 uncursed or blessed tinning kit | | 1 uncursed sack | | 10% chance of 1 uncursed tin opener - otherwise | | 25% chance of 1 uncursed lamp - otherwise | | 10% chance of 1 uncursed magic marker | |---------------------------------------------------| | Level | Title | Intrinsics | |---------------------------------------------------| | 1 | Digger | speed, stealth | | 2 | Digger | | | 3-5 | Field Worker | | | 6-9 | Investigator | | | 10 | Exhumer | searching | | 11-13 | Exhumer | | | 14-17 | Excavator | | | 18-21 | Spelunker | | | 22-25 | Speleologist | | | 26-29 | Collector | | | 30 | Curator | | ----------------------------------------------------- Alignment: Lawful The archeologist in nethack is basically an Indiana Jones clone. The clothing is the same, the abilities are the same, and to all intents and purposes, the goals are the same: Survive, explore, and bring back lots of exotic treasures! The archeologist starts with the innate ability to identify any gem. The Barbarian ----------------------------------------------------- | Starting Equipment: | | 1 uncursed or blessed +0 two-handed sword | | 1 uncursed or blessed +0 axe | | 1 uncursed or blessed +0 ring mail | | 1 uncursed food ration | | 17% chance of 1 uncursed lamp | |---------------------------------------------------| | Level | Title | Intrinsics | |---------------------------------------------------| | 1 | Plunderer | poison resistance | | 2 | Plunderer | | | 3-5 | Pillager | | | 6 | Bandit | | | 7 | Bandit | speed | | 8-9 | Bandit | | | 10-13 | Brigand | | | 14 | Raider | | | 15 | Raider | searching | | 16-17 | Raider | | | 18-21 | Reaver | | | 22-25 | Slayer | | | 26-29 | Chieftain | | | 30 | Conqueror | | ----------------------------------------------------- Alignment: Chaotic Conan was, is, and always will be the classic example of a barbarian. Good wine, good food, good money, and good women are what a barbarian considers to be the most important aspects of life, and they will do almost anything in their pursuit of these things, including delving deep into the dungeons of nethack. The Caveman ----------------------------------------------------- | Starting Equipment: | | 1 uncursed or blessed +1 club | | 1 uncursed or blessed +1 bow | | 13-42 uncursed or blessed +0 arrows | | 1 uncursed or blessed +0 leather armor | |---------------------------------------------------| | Level | Title | Intrinsics | |---------------------------------------------------| | 1-2 | Troglodyte | | | 3-5 | Aborigine | | | 6 | Wanderer | | | 7 | Wanderer | speed | | 8-9 | Wanderer | | | 10-13 | Vagrant | | | 14 | Wayfarer | | | 15 | Wayfarer | warning | | 16-17 | Wayfarer | | | 18-21 | Roamer | | | 22-25 | Nomad | | | 26-29 | Rover | | | 30 | Pioneer | | ----------------------------------------------------- Alignment: Lawful "You Jane, Me Stupid." That about sums up the eloquent vocabulary, stunning personality, and puissant brain-power of a caveman. The Elf ----------------------------------------------------- | Starting Equipment: | | 1 uncursed or blessed +0 elven short sword | | 1 uncursed or blessed +0 elven bow | | 16-35 uncursed or blessed +0 elven arrows | | 50% chance of 1 uncursed or blessed +0 mithril | | otherwise 1 uncursed or blessed +0 elven cloak | | 2 uncursed lembas wafers | | 20% chance of 1 uncursed blindfold - otherwise | | 17% chance of 1 uncursed lamp | |---------------------------------------------------| | Level | Title | Intrinsics | |---------------------------------------------------| | 1 | Edhel | searching, see invis. | | | | sleep res., speed | | 2-5 | Edhel | | | 6-9 | Ohtar | | | 10-13 | Kano | | | 14-17 | Arandur | | | 18-21 | Hir | | | 22-25 | Aredhel | | | 26-29 | Ernil | | | 30 | Elentar | | ----------------------------------------------------- Alignment: Lawful Elves are hardy folk of humanoid stock. Nethack elves are fashioned after Tolkien's elves, and as such are tall, thin, and light of foot. Elves have excellent vision, and thus are more likely to notice things like secret doors. The Healer ----------------------------------------------------- | Starting Equipment: | | 1 uncursed or blessed +0 scalpel | | 1 uncursed or blessed +1 pair of leather gloves | | 1 uncursed stethoscope | | 4 uncursed or blessed potions of healing | | 4 uncursed or blessed potions of extra healing | | 1 uncursed or blessed wand of sleep | | 1 blessed spellbook of healing | | 1 blessed spellbook of extra healing | | 5 uncursed apples | | 4% chance of 1 uncursed lamp | |---------------------------------------------------| | Level | Title | Intrinsics | |---------------------------------------------------| | 1-2 | PreMed | poison resistance | | 3-5 | Med Student | | | 6-9 | Medic | | | 10-13 | Intern | | | 14 | Doctor | | | 15 | Doctor | warning | | 16-17 | Doctor | | | 18-21 | Physician | | | 22-25 | Specialist | | | 26-29 | Surgeon | | | 30 | Chief Surgeon | | ----------------------------------------------------- Alignment: Lawful The healer has dedicated his life to medicine and have the capability to restore hit points through their spells. Healers are not trained in the skills of fighting, but when in need, healers can turn their sharpened scalpel against a foe. The Knight ----------------------------------------------------- | Starting Equipment: | | 1 uncursed or blessed +0 long sword | | 1 uncursed or blessed +2 spear | | 1 uncursed or blessed +1 ring mail | | 1 uncursed or blessed +0 helmet | | 1 uncursed or blessed +0 small shield | | 1 uncursed or blessed +0 pair of leather gloves | |---------------------------------------------------| | Level | Title | Intrinsics | |---------------------------------------------------| | 1-2 | Gallant | | | 3-5 | Esquire | | | 6 | Bachelor | | | 7 | Bachelor | speed | | 8-9 | Bachelor | | | 10-13 | Sergeant | | | 14-17 | Knight | | | 18-21 | Banneret | | | 22-25 | Chevalier | | | 26-29 | Seignieur | | | 30 | Paladin | | ----------------------------------------------------- Alignment: Lawful The knight is considered by many to be one of the hardest nethack characters to play. The knight does not start with exceptional items, does not gain much as he goes along, and is constrained by many more rules than normal characters, because of the code of chivalry that a knight must follow. The Priest ----------------------------------------------------- | Starting Equipment: | | 1 blessed +1 mace | | 1 uncursed or blessed +0 chain mail | | 1 uncursed or blessed +0 small shield | | 4 potions of holy water | | 1 uncursed clove of garlic | | 2 uncursed or blessed random spellbooks * | | 10% chance of 1 uncursed magic marker - otherwise | | 10% chance of 1 uncursed lamp | |---------------------------------------------------| | Level | Title | Intrinsics | |---------------------------------------------------| | 1-2 | Aspirant | | | 3-5 | Acolyte | | | 6 | Adept | | | 7 | Adept | warning | | 8-9 | Adept | | | 10-13 | Priest | | | 14-17 | Curate | | | 18-19 | Canon | | | 20 | Canon | fire resistance | | 21 | Canon | | | 22-25 | Lama | | | 26-29 | Patriarch | | | 30 | High Priest | | ----------------------------------------------------- Alignment: Neutral The priest is a cleric who has set him/herself apart for service to his/her deity. Priests begin the game blessed with the ability to immediately determine whether items are cursed, uncursed, or blessed. Also, since many orders have injunctions against the shedding of blood, priests are trained in kicking instead, and get bonuses when doing so. The Rogue: ----------------------------------------------------- | Starting Equipment: | | 1 uncursed or blessed +0 short sword | | 6-15 uncursed +0 daggers | | 1 uncursed or blessed +1 leather armor | | 1 uncursed potion of sickness | | 1 uncursed lock pick (9 charges) | | 1 uncursed sack | | 20% chance of 1 uncursed blindfold | |---------------------------------------------------| | Level | Title | Intrinsics | |---------------------------------------------------| | 1 | Footpad | stealth | | 2 | Footpad | | | 3-5 | Cutpurse | | | 6-9 | Rogue | | | 10 | Pilferer | searching | | 11-13 | Pilferer | | | 14-17 | Robber | | | 18-21 | Burglar | | | 22-25 | Filcher | | | 26-29 | Magsman | | | 30 | Thief | | ----------------------------------------------------- Alignment: Chaotic The rogue is an outlaw, a bandit who makes his living off of the misery of others. Killing, maiming, and despoiling passing strangers gives a rogue great glee. The Samurai ----------------------------------------------------- | Starting Equipment: | | 1 uncursed or blessed +0 katana (long sword) | | 1 uncursed or blessed +0 wakizashi (short sword) | | 9 uncursed or blessed shurikens (throwing stars) | | 1 uncursed or blessed +0 splint mail | | 3 uncursed or blessed fortune cookies | | 20% chance of 1 uncursed blindfold | |---------------------------------------------------| | Level | Title | Intrinsics | |---------------------------------------------------| | 1 | Chigo | speed | | 2 | Chigo | | | 3-5 | Bushi | | | 6-13 | Genin | | | 14 | Chunin | | | 15 | Chunin | stealth | | 16-21 | Chunin | | | 22-30 | Jonin | | ----------------------------------------------------- Alignment: Lawful The samurai is an ancient order of Japanese warrior, the oriental equivalent of a european knight. The samurai follows the code of bushido, much like the knight follows the code of chivalry. Samurai get bonuses when kicking due to their martial arts training. The Tourist ----------------------------------------------------- | Starting Equipment: | | 21-40 uncursed or blessed +2 darts | | 10 uncursed random food items | | 2 uncursed or blessed potions of extra healing | | 4 uncursed or blessed scrolls of magic mapping | | 1 uncursed expensive camera | | 1 uncursed or blessed +0 hawaiian shirt | | 1 uncursed credit card | | 4% chance of 1 uncursed tin opener - otherwise | | 4% chance of 1 uncursed magic marker - otherwise | | 4% chance of 1 uncursed leash | |---------------------------------------------------| | Level | Title | Intrinsics | |---------------------------------------------------| | 1-2 | Rambler | | | 3-5 | Sightseer | | | 6-9 | Excursionist | | | 10 | Peregrinator | searching | | 11-13 | Peregrinator | | | 14-17 | Traveler | | | 18-19 | Journeyer | | | 20-21 | Journeyer | poison resistance | | 22-25 | Voyager | | | 26-29 | Explorer | | | 30 | Adventurer | | ----------------------------------------------------- Alignment: Neutral "Oh Wanda! Take a look at that beautiful lake! (*CLICK*)" Tourists are just what they sound like - loud, hungry, overweight people carrying cameras and wearing ugly clothing who have no business being where they are. As adventurers, it must be said that playing a tourist is truly a challenge. The Valkyrie ----------------------------------------------------- | Starting Equipment: | | 1 uncursed or blessed +1 long sword | | 1 uncursed or blessed +0 dagger | | 1 uncursed or blessed +3 small shield | | 1 uncursed food ration | | 17% chance of 1 uncursed lamp | |---------------------------------------------------| | Level | Title | Intrinsics | |---------------------------------------------------| | 1 | Stripling | stealth, cold res. | | 2 | Stripling | | | 3-5 | Skirmisher | | | 6 | Fighter | | | 7 | Fighter | speed | | 8-9 | Fighter | | | 10-13 | Woman-at-arms | | | 14-17 | Warrior | | | 18-21 | Swashbuckler | | | 22-25 | Heroine | |