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Umbire the Phantom: follow-up

2026-01-23T21:47:59Z

follow-up

Wikid: "Eating a tin" link to reason why (Glib#Description)

2026-01-23T20:45:46Z

"Eating a tin" link to reason why (Glib#Description)

Wikid: Promoted cockatrice-related Bad Ideas, and replaced with link to list in Stoning article

2026-01-23T20:30:19Z

Promoted cockatrice-related Bad Ideas, and replaced with link to list in Stoning article

Umbire the Phantom: some tweaks, a lot of these links need to be redone

2025-12-24T03:02:52Z

some tweaks, a lot of these links need to be redone

Umbire the Phantom: typo, etc.

2025-04-11T10:15:06Z

typo, etc.

Umbire the Phantom: potholes and clarifications

2025-04-11T10:14:21Z

potholes and clarifications

Furey: Editorial. Add: dipping your katana for Excalibur. Delete: weapons training (it's debatable, not an outright bad idea.)

2024-07-07T19:51:24Z

Editorial. Add: dipping your katana for Excalibur. Delete: weapons training (it's debatable, not an outright bad idea.)

Furey: Fix links. Upgrade to 3.6.7.

2024-07-07T19:47:22Z

Fix links. Upgrade to 3.6.7.

Umbire the Phantom: typo

2024-03-10T16:40:54Z

typo

Umbire the Phantom: potholes

2024-03-10T16:40:45Z

potholes

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 *Throwing your [[Enchantment|enchanted]] daggers at a [[disenchanter]].
 *[[Hangup|Disconnecting from the server]] while you decide what to [[wish]] for.
-*[[Glib#Description|Eating a tin]] while wielding your [[artifact weapon]] in a shop.
+*Eating a [[tin]] [[Glib#Description|that turns out to be french fried]] while wielding your [[artifact weapon]] in a shop.
 *Editing wishes with the arrow keys in a terminal session. Your wish for an amulet of lifesaving may become a wish for a food ration.

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 *Throwing your [[Enchantment|enchanted]] daggers at a [[disenchanter]].
 *[[Hangup|Disconnecting from the server]] while you decide what to [[wish]] for.
-*[[Tin#Eating a tin|Eating a tin]] while wielding your [[artifact weapon]] in a shop.
+*[[Glib#Description|Eating a tin]] while wielding your [[artifact weapon]] in a shop.
 *Editing wishes with the arrow keys in a terminal session. Your wish for an amulet of lifesaving may become a wish for a food ration.

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 *Casting {{spell of|fireball}} in bookstores.
 *Looting an [[container trap|exploding box]] in a tool shop.
-*Shopping while [[Teleportitis#Shopping with uncontrolled teleportitis|feeling jumpy]].
+*Shopping with low or no credit while [[Teleportitis#Shopping with uncontrolled teleportitis|feeling jumpy]].
 *Smashing open every [[Shop#Generation|locked door]] in your way.
 *[[Paste|Pasting]] into the NetHack terminal without checking the clipboard.
 *[[Fountain quaffing|Quaffing from every fountain]] and risking [[water moccasin]]s and [[water demon]]s while at a low level in the hope of a [[wish]].
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 *Eating [[Food poisoning|rotten corpses]].
 *Training [[strength]] by [[Encumbrance#Stressed|weight lifting]].
 *Leaving your [[shock]]-vulnerable [[wand of wishing]] in your main inventory, particularly before wishing for [[reflection]].
 *Kicking the box in the Castle that contains a [[glass]] [[wand of wishing]] before removing the wand.

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 *Casting {{spell of|fireball}} in bookstores.
 *Looting an [[container trap|exploding box]] in a tool shop.
-*Shopping while [[teleportitis#Shopping with uncontrolled teleportitis|feeling jumpy]].
+*Shopping while [[Teleportitis#Shopping with uncontrolled teleportitis|feeling jumpy]].
-*Smashing open every [[shop#Generation|locked door]] in your way.
+*Smashing open every [[Shop#Generation|locked door]] in your way.
-*[[Paste|Pasting into the NetHack terminal]] without checking the clipboard.
+*[[Paste|Pasting]] into the NetHack terminal without checking the clipboard.
-*[[fountain#fountain quaffing|Quaffing from every fountain]] and risking [[water moccasin]]s and [[water demon]]s while at a low level in the hope of a [[wish]].
+*[[Fountain quaffing|Quaffing from every fountain]] and risking [[water moccasin]]s and [[water demon]]s while at a low level in the hope of a [[wish]].
 *[[knight#The horse|Getting on your pony]] right at the start of the game.
 *[[Choking|Eating]] "just one more" [[giant]] or [[lump of royal jelly]].
-*Eating [[food poisoning|rotten corpses]].
+*Eating [[Food poisoning|rotten corpses]].
-*Training [[strength]] by [[encumbrance#Stressed|weight lifting]].
+*Training [[strength]] by [[Encumbrance#Stressed|weight lifting]].
-*[[Pit|Running around]] while [[cockatrice#Wearing gloves while wielding the corpse as a weapon|brandishing a cockatrice corpse]].
+*Running around while brandishing a [[cockatrice]] [[corpse]] and falling into a [[pit]].
-*[[Sink|Levitating around]] while brandishing a cockatrice corpse.
+*Levitating around a [[sink]] while brandishing a cockatrice corpse.
-*[[m|Groping around]] while [[cockatrice#Without wearing gloves, blinded|blind and bare-handed]].
+*Groping around with {{kbd|m}} while blind and bare-handed around a cockatrice corpse.
 *Leaving your [[shock]]-vulnerable [[wand of wishing]] in your main inventory, particularly before wishing for [[reflection]].
 *Kicking the box in the Castle that contains a [[glass]] [[wand of wishing]] before removing the wand.
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 *Picking up nondescript [[gray stone]]s, usually discovering a [[loadstone]].
 *[[Autopickup|Automatically picking up]] nondescript gray stones.
-*Retreating to a [[aligned priest|sanctuary]] to test your [[ring of conflict|unidentified rings]].
+*Retreating to a [[temple]] to test your [[Ring of conflict|unidentified rings]].
 *[[Sacrifice#altar_converts_you|Letting an altar convert ''you'']].
 *Treating [[werecreatures]] very [[Sacrifice#Same-race sacrifice|inhumanely]].

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 *Kicking the box in the Castle that contains a [[glass]] [[wand of wishing]] before removing the wand.
 *Putting [[Wand of cancellation|all your wands]] or [[Bag of tricks|all your tools]] into your [[bag of holding]].
-*Picking up nondescript [[gray stone]]s, and discovering a [[;oadstone]].
+*Picking up nondescript [[gray stone]]s, usually discovering a [[loadstone]].
 *[[Autopickup|Automatically picking up]] nondescript gray stones.
 *Retreating to a [[aligned priest|sanctuary]] to test your [[ring of conflict|unidentified rings]].

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 *[[Sink|Levitating around]] while brandishing a cockatrice corpse.
 *[[m|Groping around]] while [[cockatrice#Without wearing gloves, blinded|blind and bare-handed]].
-*Leaving your [[wand of wishing]] in your [[shock|main inventory]], particularly before wishing for [[reflection]].
+*Leaving your [[shock]]-vulnerable [[wand of wishing]] in your main inventory, particularly before wishing for [[reflection]].
-*Kicking the box in the Castle that contains the [[glass|wand of wishing]] before removing the wand.
+*Kicking the box in the Castle that contains a [[glass]] [[wand of wishing]] before removing the wand.
-*Putting [[wand of cancellation|all your wands]] or [[bag of tricks|all your tools]] into your [[bag of holding]].
+*Putting [[Wand of cancellation|all your wands]] or [[Bag of tricks|all your tools]] into your [[bag of holding]].
-*Picking up nondescript [[loadstone|gray stones]].
+*Picking up nondescript [[gray stone]]s, and discovering a [[;oadstone]].
-*[[autopickup|Automatically picking up]] nondescript gray stones.
+*[[Autopickup|Automatically picking up]] nondescript gray stones.
 *Retreating to a [[aligned priest|sanctuary]] to test your [[ring of conflict|unidentified rings]].
 *[[Sacrifice#altar_converts_you|Letting an altar convert ''you'']].
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 *Dipping for [[Excalibur]] before checking your [[experience level]].
 *As a [[Samurai]], dipping your [[katana]] for [[Excalibur]].
-*[[Elbereth|Engraving]] with the [[engraving#Speed|wrong object]].
+*[[Engraving]] [[Elbereth]] with the [[Engraving#Speed|wrong object]].
 *Teleporting the other [[Riders]] or their corpses.
-*Hanging out next to a [[drawbridge#Destruction|drawbridge]].
+*Hanging out next to a [[Drawbridge#Destruction|drawbridge]].
-*Looting [[bones]] files without [[pickup_burden]].
+*Looting [[bones]] files without <tt>[[pickup_burden]]</tt>.
-*Killing a [[mirror|nymph]] with a {{spell of|force bolt}}.
+*Killing a [[Nymph (monster class)|nymph]] with a {{spell of|force bolt}} and breaking their mirror.
 *Throwing your metal [[dagger]]s at a [[metallivore]].
-*Throwing your [[enchantment|enchanted]] daggers at a [[disenchanter]].
+*Throwing your [[Enchantment|enchanted]] daggers at a [[disenchanter]].
 *[[Hangup|Disconnecting from the server]] while you decide what to [[wish]] for.
 *[[Tin#Eating a tin|Eating a tin]] while wielding your [[artifact weapon]] in a shop.

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 *Retreating to a [[aligned priest|sanctuary]] to test your [[ring of conflict|unidentified rings]].
 *[[Sacrifice#altar_converts_you|Letting an altar convert ''you'']].
-*Treating [[werecreatures]] very [[Sacrifice#Sacrificing creatures of own race|inhumanely]].
+*Treating [[werecreatures]] very [[Sacrifice#Same-race sacrifice|inhumanely]].
 *Dipping for [[Excalibur]] before checking your [[experience level]].
 *[[Elbereth|Engraving]] with the [[engraving#Speed|wrong object]].
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 *Throwing your [[enchantment|enchanted]] daggers at a [[disenchanter]].
 *[[Hangup|Disconnecting from the server]] while you decide what to [[wish]] for.
-*Eating a [[Tin#Eating tins|tin]] while wielding your [[artifact weapon]] in a shop.
+*[[Tin#Eating a tin|Eating a tin]] while wielding your [[artifact weapon]] in a shop.
 *Editing wishes with the arrow keys in a terminal session. Your wish for an amulet of lifesaving may become a wish for a food ration.
 *Using a weak weapon to train skills for a weapon that you do not yet possess. It's best to use the best weapon you currently have access to; you can go up floors to train a weapon later when you acquire it.
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 [[Category:Strategy]]
 {{featured}}
-{{nethack-343|offset=1}}
+{{nethack-367|offset=1}}

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 *Letting monsters hit you for no good reason.
 *[[Genocide|Genociding]] [[@]].
-*Blessed-genociding [[mind flayer]] as a [[Dwarf (starting race)|dwarf]].
+*Blessed-genociding [[mind flayer]]s as a [[Dwarf (starting race)|dwarf]].
 *Attempting to genocide while [[confused]].
 *Casting {{spell of|force bolt}} in potion shops.