Bag of digestion - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: /* Identification */ tweaks

2026-07-15T18:55:23Z

‎Identification: tweaks

Umbire the Phantom: /* Description */ pothole

2026-07-15T18:54:48Z

‎Description: pothole

Umbire the Phantom: copyedit and detailing

2026-07-15T18:53:20Z

copyedit and detailing

Umbire the Phantom: or, no, I thought that was my fault but it might've been 5 aum several versions ago

2024-02-20T14:42:06Z

or, no, I thought that was my fault but it might've been 5 aum several versions ago

Umbire the Phantom: and one last correction (confused probability for weight way back when I first edited)

2024-02-20T14:40:41Z

and one last correction (confused probability for weight way back when I first edited)

Umbire the Phantom: clip

2024-02-20T14:30:04Z

clip

Umbire the Phantom: formatting + copyedit pass

2024-02-20T14:29:53Z

formatting + copyedit pass

Umbire the Phantom: /* Uses */ pothole + spacing

2023-12-12T17:16:23Z

‎Uses: pothole + spacing

Aximili: de-slex

2022-08-22T04:25:47Z

de-slex

Lysdexia at 20:54, 8 January 2020

2020-01-08T20:54:24Z

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 The bag of digestion weighs and costs as much as the [[bag of holding]] and [[bag of tricks]], making [[price identification]] of unknown bags slightly more challenging. A (charged) bag of tricks can be distinguished by [[apply]]ing it, but the bag of holding and bag of digestion will both behave as ordinary containers. Be careful not to put any valuables into unidentified bags with a base price of 100!
-One way to informally determine which type of bag you have is to determine its beatitude and [[uncurse]] it if necessary, then put junk items inside and loot or apply it several times. If an item disappears even though the bag is non-cursed, you can be sure that you have a bag of digestion. You may get faster results with an uncursed bag and multiple items - if you put a single item into an uncursed bag, there is a {{frac|10}} chance that it will disappear the next time you loot the bag; this is increased to {{frac|2|5}} for five items and {{frac|13|20}} for ten. [[Worthless glass]] is an ideal candidate for use-testing for a bag of digestion, as glass is lightweight and available in different colors, naturally forming multiple stacks.
+One way to informally determine which type of bag you have is to determine its beatitude and [[uncurse]] it if necessary, then put junk items inside and loot or apply it several times. If an item disappears even though the bag is non-cursed, you can be sure that you have a bag of digestion. You may get faster results with an uncursed bag and multiple items&mdash;if you put a single item into an uncursed bag, there is a {{frac|10}} chance that it will disappear the next time you loot the bag; this is increased to {{frac|2|5}} for five items and {{frac|13|20}} for ten. [[Worthless glass]] is an ideal candidate for use-testing for a bag of digestion, as glass is lightweight and available in different colors, naturally forming multiple stacks.
-If the unidentified bag is known to be cursed and you have [[Options (SLASH'EM)#|showweight]] enabled, you can recognize a cursed bag of holding if it doubles the weight of items put inside.
+If the unidentified bag is known to be cursed and you have <tt>[[Options (SLASH'EM)#|showweight]]</tt> enabled, you can recognize a cursed bag of holding if it doubles the weight of items put inside.
 {{variant-343}}
 [[Category:NetHack: The Next Generation tools]]
 [[Category:SlashTHEM tools]]

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-Though it is a magical item, it does not protect [[fragile]] contents the same way a [[bag of holding]] or [[bag of tricks]] does, as it is not considered a "magical bag"&mdash;this also means that it will not explode if either of those bags are placed into one and vice versa, although a bag of digestion that has a bag of ''any'' kind inside it with contents of their own risks destroying that bag and those nested items all at once each time the bag of digestion is used.
+Though it is a magical item, it does not protect [[fragile]] contents the same way a bag of holding or [[bag of tricks]] does, as it is not considered a "magical bag"&mdash;this also means that it will not explode if either of those bags are placed into one and vice versa, although a bag of digestion that has a bag of ''any'' kind inside it with contents of their own risks destroying that bag and those nested items all at once each time the bag of digestion is used.
 ==Strategy==

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 }}
-A '''bag of digestion''' is a type of [[container]] that appears in [[NetHack: The Next Generation]] and [[SlashTHEM]]. It is made of [[cloth]] and appears as a [[bag]] when unidentified.
+==Generation==
 ==Description==
-Every time you [[loot]] or [[apply]] a bag of digestion, each of the items inside has a chance of disappearing as with a cursed [[bag of holding]]. Unlike the bag of holding, the bag of digestion will always "eat" items, and its [[beatitude]] determines the probability that each item inside will disappear when you loot it:
+A bag of digestion is outwardly similar to a [[sack]] or any other type of bag used as a container, and can store multiple items while protecting their contents from [[Fire (element)|fire]], [[cold]], [[shock]], and [[cancellation]]. However, each time the hero [[applies]], [[loot]]s or [[tip]]s a bag of digestion, the items inside it may disappear with a {{frac|13}} chance per stack similar to a cursed [[bag of holding]] (including charging the hero for any unpaid items belonging to a shop that are lost this way)&mdash;however, a bag of digestion will ''always'' "eat" items when used, and its [[beatitude]] instead determines the probability that each item inside will disappear:
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-As with a bag of holding, you will have to pay for any unpaid items destroyed by a bag of digestion in a shop.
+Though it is a magical item, it does not protect [[fragile]] contents the same way a [[bag of holding]] or [[bag of tricks]] does, as it is not considered a "magical bag"&mdash;this also means that it will not explode if either of those bags are placed into one and vice versa, although a bag of digestion that has a bag of ''any'' kind inside it with contents of their own risks destroying that bag and those nested items all at once each time the bag of digestion is used.
 ==Strategy==
-For obvious reasons, using a bag of digestion to store your items is risky, making its most ideal use as a form of garbage disposal for destroying [[Troll (monster class)|troll]] corpses and unwanted items like [[wand]]s that you also wish to prevent monsters from picking up - a cursed bag is likelier to empty faster. Remember that [[loadstone]]s resist being put into containers and cannot be disposed of this way.
+For obvious reasons, using a bag of digestion to store your items is risky, making its most ideal use as a form of garbage disposal for destroying [[Troll (monster class)|troll]] corpses and unwanted items like [[wand]]s that you also wish to prevent monsters from picking up&mdash;a cursed bag is likelier to empty faster. Remember that [[loadstone]]s will resist being put into containers and cannot be disposed of this way.
 ===Identification===

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 ==Description==
-Every time you [[loot]] or [[apply]] a bag of digestion, each of the items inside has a chance of disappearing, as with a cursed [[bag of holding]]. Unlike the bag of holding, the bag of digestion will always "eat" items, and its [[beatitude]] determines the probability that each item inside will disappear when you loot it:
+Every time you [[loot]] or [[apply]] a bag of digestion, each of the items inside has a chance of disappearing as with a cursed [[bag of holding]]. Unlike the bag of holding, the bag of digestion will always "eat" items, and its [[beatitude]] determines the probability that each item inside will disappear when you loot it:
 {|class="wikitable"
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 If the unidentified bag is known to be cursed and you have [[Options (SLASH'EM)#|showweight]] enabled, you can recognize a cursed bag of holding if it doubles the weight of items put inside.
 {{variant-343}}
 [[Category:NetHack: The Next Generation tools]]
 [[Category:SlashTHEM tools]]

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   |appearance=bag
   |cost=100
-  |weight=5
+  |weight=15
   |color=brown
   |material=cloth

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-{{tool|name=bag of digestion|appearance=bag|cost=100|weight=5|color=brown|material=cloth}}
+{{tool
-The '''bag of digestion''' is a [[container]] in [[NetHack: The Next Generation]] which also appears in [[SlashTHEM]].<ref>https://github.com/Soviet5lo/SlashTHEM/blob/develop/src/objects.c#L913</ref>
+A '''bag of digestion''' is a type of [[container]] that appears in [[NetHack: The Next Generation]] and [[SlashTHEM]]. It is made of [[cloth]] and appears as a [[bag]] when unidentified.
-Every time you [[loot]] or [[apply]] a bag of digestion, each of the items inside has a chance of disappearing, as with a cursed [[bag of holding]]. Unlike the bag of holding, the bag of digestion will still "eat" items even if non-cursed; the [[BUC]] status merely determines the probability that each item inside will disappear when you loot it:<ref>https://github.com/Soviet5lo/SlashTHEM/blob/develop/src/pickup.c#L2639</ref>
+==Description==
 {|class="wikitable"
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 ==Strategy==
 ===Identification===
-The bag of digestion weighs and costs as much as the [[bag of holding]] and [[bag of tricks]], making [[price identification]] of unknown bags slightly more challenging in variants that include this item. A (charged) bag of tricks can be distinguished by [[apply]]ing it, but the bag of holding and bag of digestion will both behave as ordinary containers. Be careful not to put any valuables into unidentified bags with a base price of 100!
+The bag of digestion weighs and costs as much as the [[bag of holding]] and [[bag of tricks]], making [[price identification]] of unknown bags slightly more challenging. A (charged) bag of tricks can be distinguished by [[apply]]ing it, but the bag of holding and bag of digestion will both behave as ordinary containers. Be careful not to put any valuables into unidentified bags with a base price of 100!
-One way to determine which type of bag you have&mdash;short of [[identification]]&mdash;might be to determine its [[BUC]] status by [[curse-testing]], [[uncurse]] it if necessary, and, once you are certain that it is not cursed, put junk items inside and loot it several times. If an item disappears even though the bag is non-cursed, you can be sure that you have a bag of digestion.
+One way to informally determine which type of bag you have is to determine its beatitude and [[uncurse]] it if necessary, then put junk items inside and loot or apply it several times. If an item disappears even though the bag is non-cursed, you can be sure that you have a bag of digestion. You may get faster results with an uncursed bag and multiple items - if you put a single item into an uncursed bag, there is a {{frac|10}} chance that it will disappear the next time you loot the bag; this is increased to {{frac|2|5}} for five items and {{frac|13|20}} for ten. [[Worthless glass]] is an ideal candidate for use-testing for a bag of digestion, as glass is lightweight and available in different colors, naturally forming multiple stacks.
-You may get faster results if the bag is uncursed rather than blessed (since an uncursed bag is twice as likely to destroy an item) and if you put in more than one item. If you put a single item into an uncursed bag, there is a 10% chance that it will disappear the next time you loot the bag, but if you put in five, the probability that at least one of them will disappear will be 40%, and if you put in ten, the probability will be 65%. [[Worthless glass]] may be useful for testing for a bag of digestion, as it's lightweight and available in different colors, naturally forming multiple stacks.
+If the unidentified bag is known to be cursed and you have [[Options (SLASH'EM)#|showweight]] enabled, you can recognize a cursed bag of holding if it doubles the weight of items put inside.
 ==References==
-<References />
+<references/>
+{{variant-343}}
-[[Category: Tools]]
+[[Category:NetHack: The Next Generation tools]]
-[[Category: NetHack: The Next Generation]]
+[[Category:SlashTHEM tools]]

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 ===Uses===
+For obvious reasons, using a bag of digestion to store your items is risky. Since use as a container is out of the question, the only possible use for a bag of digestion is as a garbage disposal, for destroying [[Troll (monster class)\troll]] corpses and items like attack [[wand]]s that you don't want to keep but don't want monsters to get. Putting all of your unwanted wands into a bag of digestion and looting it until they disappear may be less tedious than zapping each one until it's burned out. You may wish to [[curse]] the bag so it empties faster.
 Unfortunately, this is not a valid way of getting rid of [[loadstone]]s, since they resist being put into containers.

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 {{tool|name=bag of digestion|appearance=bag|cost=100|weight=5|color=brown|material=cloth}}
-The '''bag of digestion''' is a [[container]] in [[NetHack: The Next Generation]] which also appears in [[Slash'EM Extended]] and [[SLASHTHEM]].
+The '''bag of digestion''' is a [[container]] in [[NetHack: The Next Generation]] which also appears in [[Slash'EM Extended]] and [[SlashTHEM]].
 Every time you [[loot]] or [[apply]] a bag of digestion, each of the items inside has a chance of disappearing, as with a cursed [[bag of holding]]. Unlike the bag of holding, the bag of digestion will still "eat" items even if non-cursed; the [[BUC]] status merely determines the probability that each item inside will disappear when you loot it:
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 [[Category: NetHack: The Next Generation]]
 [[Category: Slash'EM Extended items]]
-[[Category: SLASHTHEM]]
+[[Category: SlashTHEM]]