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*Rubbing a [[lamp]] can have special effects, depending on whether it is a [[oil lamp]] or [[magic lamp]]. An oil lamp will always produce the message "Nothing happens"; a magic lamp will sometimes produce the message "You see a puff of smoke," and sometimes produce a [[djinni]]. | *Rubbing a [[lamp]] can have special effects, depending on whether it is a [[oil lamp]] or [[magic lamp]]. An oil lamp will always produce the message "Nothing happens"; a magic lamp will sometimes produce the message "You see a puff of smoke," and sometimes produce a [[djinni]]. | ||
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| + | *Rubbing a [[brass lantern]] will produce the message "Rubbing the electric lamp is not particularly rewarding. Anyway, nothing exciting happens." This is a reference to the result of trying to RUB LAMP in [[Wikipedia:Colossal Cave Adventure|Colossal Cave Adventure]], one of the earliest [[text adventure]] games. | ||
*Rubbing with a [[gray stone]] is useful for identification. If you have a blessed, identified [[touchstone]] (there are exceptions, see the main article for details), you can rub unidentified [[gem]]s on it to identify them. In addition, a "scritch, scritch" message when you rub an [[iron]] item on a gray stone indicates it is a touchstone. | *Rubbing with a [[gray stone]] is useful for identification. If you have a blessed, identified [[touchstone]] (there are exceptions, see the main article for details), you can rub unidentified [[gem]]s on it to identify them. In addition, a "scritch, scritch" message when you rub an [[iron]] item on a gray stone indicates it is a touchstone. | ||
[[Category:Extended commands]] | [[Category:Extended commands]] | ||
Revision as of 17:43, 15 January 2008
#rub is the extended command which allows you to rub an object. This has two main uses:
- Rubbing a lamp can have special effects, depending on whether it is a oil lamp or magic lamp. An oil lamp will always produce the message "Nothing happens"; a magic lamp will sometimes produce the message "You see a puff of smoke," and sometimes produce a djinni.
- Rubbing a brass lantern will produce the message "Rubbing the electric lamp is not particularly rewarding. Anyway, nothing exciting happens." This is a reference to the result of trying to RUB LAMP in Colossal Cave Adventure, one of the earliest text adventure games.
- Rubbing with a gray stone is useful for identification. If you have a blessed, identified touchstone (there are exceptions, see the main article for details), you can rub unidentified gems on it to identify them. In addition, a "scritch, scritch" message when you rub an iron item on a gray stone indicates it is a touchstone.
