Saddle
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| Name | saddle |
| Appearance | saddle |
| Base price | 150 zm |
| Weight | 200 |
| Material | leather |
| Monster use | Will not be used by monsters. |
A saddle is a leather tool used to ride a monster.
Generation
Horses, ponies and warhorses each have a 1% chance to generate wearing a saddle.
Effects
Applying the saddle to a pet that is eligible as a steed allows you to ride it; doing so requires at least one free hand, and the saddle will become part of the pet's inventory. It is possible to saddle a non-tame monster, but this is more difficult than saddling a pet, and you will not be permitted to ride the monster until it is tamed. To remove a saddle from a monster, use the #loot command, a knock spell, or a wand of opening; the saddle will also be removed if the saddled monster is polymorphed into a form ineligible to be a steed.
Cursed saddles cannot be removed via looting, and you cannot mount a monster equipped with a cursed saddle; if the saddle is cursed while you are riding, it will prevent you from dismounting as well.
Attempting to saddle a foocubus will produce a unique message and abuse wisdom.
Strategy
It is recommended to bless your saddle before applying it to your steed—especially if pursuing athiest or polymorphless conduct.
If dealing with a cursed saddle and you do not want to risk polymorphing your steed, you can pray to have your god uncurse the saddle; if the steed is non-flying, you can also ride downstairs while burdened to force yourself off. Being engulfed by a monster will also remove you from your steed. Additionally, you can polymorph yourself into something that can't ride; this includes eating a mimic.[1]
A scroll of remove curse will not work, and you cannot dip a steed's saddle in holy water, because the saddle is part of the saddled monster's inventory instead of your own. However, if you throw a potion of holy water down at your steed, there is a chance dependent on luck that it will hit the saddle and uncurse it.[2] Cancellation will not uncurse the saddle.
Nymphs and foocubi may steal a monster's saddle when attacking them, which is especially dangerous if you are riding a flying steed over water or lava; this can lead to instadeath by drowning.
If you or your steed have reflection, the saddle will be protected against disintegration rays.
Messages
- Shame on you!
- You attempted to apply a saddle to a foocubus.
Encyclopedia entry
The horseman serves the horse,
The neat-herd serves the neat,
The merchant serves the purse,
The eater serves his meat;
'Tis the day of the chattel,
Web to weave, and corn to grind,
Things are in the saddle,
And ride mankind.
References
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