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'''Whisperfeet''' is an [[artifact]] that appears in [[SLASH'EM]], [[dNetHack]], [[SlashTHEM]], and [[Hack'EM]]. It is [[neutral]], and its [[base item]] is a pair of [[speed boots]].
  
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In [[SLASH'EM]], '''Whisperfeet''' is an [[artifact]] pair of [[speed boots]] that, in addition to their normal effect, give [[stealth]] and act as a [[luckstone]] when carried. They are the guaranteed first sacrifice gift for [[tourist]]s.
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==Generation==
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In addition to random generation, Whisperfeet is the guaranteed first [[sacrifice gift]] for [[Tourist]]s.
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==Description==
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While carried, Whisperfeet acts as a [[luckstone]]. When worn, it also confers [[stealth]] in addition to its other properties, i.e. very fast [[speed]] and any effects intrinsic to their [[Randomized appearance (SLASH'EM)|randomized appearance]].
  
 
==Strategy==
 
==Strategy==
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Tourists should wait by the first altar they come across and sacrifice until they get these boots, using their ample starting food and money to sustain themselves. They are useful to any character, but particularly so to tourists, since early on they rely on pelting monsters with [[dart]]s from a distance.  The stealth is quite useful for avoiding waking up [[nymph]]s, while the increased luck helps the intrinsic searching ability tourists gain at XL 10.
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Whisperfeet is a decent sacrifice gift for neutral characters, and Tourists in particular may consider them worth hanging around the first altar they come across in order to sacrifice for it. The relatively early Luck and speed can be a powerful aid in combat, and the stealth helps them avoid waking [[nymph (monster class)|nymphs]] and other sleeping monsters, especially given the much more troublesome nymphs that can generate in SLASH'EM and its variants.
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Useful as they are, the boots are not really worth an artifact wish - the properties they provide can be superseded, while artifact wishes are best used for those artifacts with irreplaceable properties.  In fact, SLASH'EM even has guaranteed speed boots in [[the Spider Caves]].  In short, any neutral should sacrifice to try to get these boots, especially since this gives a shot at [[Mirrorbright]] and the ever-useful [[Gauntlets of Defense]] as well, but they are not worth a wish.
 
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If you are relying on these boots as your luckstone, remember that they are not intelligent, and so will not resist curses.  Remember to re-bless them if they are cursed.  This is important even if you have another luckstone, even an intelligent artifact such as [[the Heart of Ahriman]] or [[the Orb of Fate]], since luckstone effects stack.
 
  
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However, Whisperfeet is not intelligent and does not resist curses - be sure to re-bless them when necessary even if you have another luck item (e.g., [[the Heart of Ahriman]] or [[the Orb of Fate]]), since luckstone effects stack. Whisperfeet is also fairly unremarkable as an artifact wish, with stealth being the only hard property to replace: along with the usual guaranteed luckstone in [[Mines' End]], a pair guaranteed speed boots appears in [[the Spider Caves]].
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[[Category:SLASH'EM artifacts]]
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Latest revision as of 20:04, 9 December 2023

[   Whisperfeet   Combat boots.png
Base item speed boots
Affiliation
When carried Luck
When worn stealth
When invoked (none)
Base price 5000 zm
Weight 20

Whisperfeet is an artifact that appears in SLASH'EM, dNetHack, SlashTHEM, and Hack'EM. It is neutral, and its base item is a pair of speed boots.

Generation

In addition to random generation, Whisperfeet is the guaranteed first sacrifice gift for Tourists.

Description

While carried, Whisperfeet acts as a luckstone. When worn, it also confers stealth in addition to its other properties, i.e. very fast speed and any effects intrinsic to their randomized appearance.

Strategy

Whisperfeet is a decent sacrifice gift for neutral characters, and Tourists in particular may consider them worth hanging around the first altar they come across in order to sacrifice for it. The relatively early Luck and speed can be a powerful aid in combat, and the stealth helps them avoid waking nymphs and other sleeping monsters, especially given the much more troublesome nymphs that can generate in SLASH'EM and its variants.

However, Whisperfeet is not intelligent and does not resist curses - be sure to re-bless them when necessary even if you have another luck item (e.g., the Heart of Ahriman or the Orb of Fate), since luckstone effects stack. Whisperfeet is also fairly unremarkable as an artifact wish, with stealth being the only hard property to replace: along with the usual guaranteed luckstone in Mines' End, a pair guaranteed speed boots appears in the Spider Caves.

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