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| − | A '''loadstone''' is not a desirable [[gem]] to have on your person. It is extremely heavy and normally generated cursed, meaning you cannot [[drop]] it. The only way to get rid of it is to remove its curse somehow - by [[scroll of remove curse|scroll]], [[spell]], holy water, have it stolen by a [[nymph]] or you could try dipping it in a fountain. Loadstones [[autocurse]] when they are dropped. | + | A '''loadstone''' is not a desirable [[gem]] to have on your person. It is extremely heavy and normally generated cursed, meaning you cannot [[drop]] it. The only way to get rid of it is to remove its curse somehow - by [[scroll of remove curse|scroll]], [[spell]], holy water, have it stolen by a [[nymph]] or you could try dipping it in a fountain. Loadstones [[autocurse]] when they are dropped. You can wield a loadstone but you cannot get rid of the cursed status by reading a scroll of enchant weapon. |
Loadstones also are one of the most easily picked-up items in NetHack. Any setting of the [[Options#pickup_burden|pickup_burden]] variable will be ignored if the character attempts to pick up a loadstone, and other inventory restrictions may be ignored as well -- in the case that a character's [[knapsack]] has already reached the 52-item limit, it is not uncommon for a loadstone to still find its place among the other items, its inventory letter changed to a pound sign ('''#''')! | Loadstones also are one of the most easily picked-up items in NetHack. Any setting of the [[Options#pickup_burden|pickup_burden]] variable will be ignored if the character attempts to pick up a loadstone, and other inventory restrictions may be ignored as well -- in the case that a character's [[knapsack]] has already reached the 52-item limit, it is not uncommon for a loadstone to still find its place among the other items, its inventory letter changed to a pound sign ('''#''')! | ||
Revision as of 01:37, 31 October 2007
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| Name | loadstone |
| Appearance | gray stone |
| Damage vs. small | 1d3 |
| Damage vs. large | 1d3 |
| To-hit bonus | +0 |
| Weapon skill | sling |
| Size | one-handed |
| Base price | 1 zm (+10/positive enchant) |
| Weight | 500 |
| Material | mineral |
A loadstone is not a desirable gem to have on your person. It is extremely heavy and normally generated cursed, meaning you cannot drop it. The only way to get rid of it is to remove its curse somehow - by scroll, spell, holy water, have it stolen by a nymph or you could try dipping it in a fountain. Loadstones autocurse when they are dropped. You can wield a loadstone but you cannot get rid of the cursed status by reading a scroll of enchant weapon.
Loadstones also are one of the most easily picked-up items in NetHack. Any setting of the pickup_burden variable will be ignored if the character attempts to pick up a loadstone, and other inventory restrictions may be ignored as well -- in the case that a character's knapsack has already reached the 52-item limit, it is not uncommon for a loadstone to still find its place among the other items, its inventory letter changed to a pound sign (#)!
To test to see if a gray stone is a loadstone, kick it before you pick it up. Loadstones cannot be kicked under normal circumstances (unenhanced strength, not on ice, not with kicking boots).
The name loadstone is a pun on the word lodestone, a naturally magnetic mineral.
