Credit card - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: ty, followup

2026-05-08T16:16:51Z

ty, followup

Tomsod: /* Strategy */ emphasize that other tools can also lock

2026-05-08T16:11:32Z

‎Strategy: emphasize that other tools can also lock

Umbire the Phantom: detailing

2025-01-08T12:55:57Z

detailing

Umbire the Phantom: almost every other article is organized this way, feels arbitrary to buck it here

2024-12-15T11:36:49Z

almost every other article is organized this way, feels arbitrary to buck it here

Phol ende wodan: move down History and Origin sections since they are less relevant than Variants and Messages; add 3.7 encyclopedia entry (not using upcoming template here since the presence/absence of one is very minor)

2024-12-14T23:12:37Z

move down History and Origin sections since they are less relevant than Variants and Messages; add 3.7 encyclopedia entry (not using upcoming template here since the presence/absence of one is very minor)

Umbire the Phantom: origin

2024-10-27T18:43:31Z

origin

Umbire the Phantom: /* Variants */ pothole

2024-10-27T18:07:35Z

‎Variants: pothole

Umbire the Phantom: correction, cite exercise

2024-10-21T20:13:42Z

correction, cite exercise

Umbire the Phantom: mimics

2024-10-21T06:35:56Z

mimics

ScienceBall: /* Variants */ Remove lock pick info

2024-10-21T05:40:49Z

‎Variants: Remove lock pick info

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 ==Strategy==
-Credit cards are the hardest tools to unlock doors and containers with (though Rogues can use them more easily) and cannot be used to lock them back at all, but are the lightest of all unlocking tools at 1 [[aum]]. A hero that finds a couple of [[skeleton key]]s or [[lock pick]]s can usually ditch any credit cards they have safely.
+Credit cards are the hardest tools to unlock doors and containers with (though Rogues can use them more easily) and cannot be used to lock them back at all, but they are also the lightest of all unlocking tools at 1 [[aum]]. A hero that finds a couple of [[skeleton key]]s or [[lock pick]]s can safely ditch any credit cards they have.
-Be careful allowing pets to obtain credit cards, as they will become difficult to keep out of certain rooms (e.g. keeping higher-leveled pets away from shopkeepers and aligned priests).
+Be careful allowing pets to obtain credit cards, as they will become difficult to keep out of certain rooms (e.g. keeping higher-leveled pets away from [[shopkeeper]]s and [[aligned priest]]s).
 ==History==

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 ==Strategy==
-Credit cards are the hardest tools to unlock doors and containers with (though Rogues can use them more easily), but are the lightest of all unlocking tools at 1 [[aum]]. A hero that finds a couple of [[skeleton key]]s or [[lock pick]]s can usually ditch any credit cards they have safely.
+Credit cards are the hardest tools to unlock doors and containers with (though Rogues can use them more easily) and cannot be used to lock them back at all, but are the lightest of all unlocking tools at 1 [[aum]]. A hero that finds a couple of [[skeleton key]]s or [[lock pick]]s can usually ditch any credit cards they have safely.
 Be careful allowing pets to obtain credit cards, as they will become difficult to keep out of certain rooms (e.g. keeping higher-leveled pets away from shopkeepers and aligned priests).

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 All [[Tourist]]s start the game with an uncursed credit card.
-Credit cards make up {{frac|3|200}} of all randomly-generated tools, and are always generated uncursed outside of [[bones]] levels and [[trap]] "bones". General [[store]]s and hardware stores can sell credit cards.
+Credit cards make up {{frac|3|200}} (1.5%) of all randomly-generated tools, and are always generated uncursed outside of [[bones]] levels and [[trap]] "bones". General [[store]]s and hardware stores can sell credit cards.
 ==Description==
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 ===SpliceHack===
-In [[SpliceHack]], Cartomancers know the credit card as a '''banned card'''.
+In [[SpliceHack]], Cartomancers know the credit card as a '''banned card''', and their quest artifact is an artifact credit card called [[The Holographic Void Lily]].
 ===Hack'EM===
-In [[Hack'EM]], plastic golems can drop credit cards among the plastic items they leave behind upon death in place of a corpse.
+In [[Hack'EM]], plastic golems can drop credit cards among the plastic items that they leave behind upon death in place of a corpse.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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 Be careful allowing pets to obtain credit cards, as they will become difficult to keep out of certain rooms (e.g. keeping higher-leveled pets away from shopkeepers and aligned priests).
 ==Messages==
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 ===Hack'EM===
 In [[Hack'EM]], plastic golems can drop credit cards among the plastic items they leave behind upon death in place of a corpse.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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 Be careful allowing pets to obtain credit cards, as they will become difficult to keep out of certain rooms (e.g. keeping higher-leveled pets away from shopkeepers and aligned priests).
 ==Messages==
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 ===Hack'EM===
 In [[Hack'EM]], plastic golems can drop credit cards among the plastic items they leave behind upon death in place of a corpse.
 ==References==

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	The ability of monsters to unlock doors using credit cards and other tools is introduced in [[NetHack 3.6.0]] via {{commit\|c1393e508f05dda4c32b292d202c6bc82f48a354}} and {{commit\|74f08dcb224c063dfc71d2e501e6c5ac30fe3714}}.		The ability of monsters to unlock doors using credit cards and other tools is introduced in [[NetHack 3.6.0]] via {{commit\|c1393e508f05dda4c32b292d202c6bc82f48a354}} and {{commit\|74f08dcb224c063dfc71d2e501e6c5ac30fe3714}}.
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		+	==Origin==
		+	{{wikipedia}}
		+	A credit card is a type of payment card usually issued by a bank that allows its user to purchase goods or services, or withdraw cash, on credit—this accrues debt that has to be repaid later. Credit cards are one of the most widely used forms of payment across the world. The use of credit cards to unlock doors and other containers is based on a popular trope in movies where the card is employed for similar purposes, such as the ''James Bond'' films.
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		+	Though picking a lock with a credit card is possible to do in real life, it can only be reliably performed with slanted-latch style locks: these locks cannot have a deadbolt or anything that obstructs the space between the door and wall, such as metal plates or molding, and the slant of the latch must be facing towards the side the lock is being picked from. Additionally, any card used to pick locks this way will endure a significant amount of bending, which credit cards are too thick and stiff for to be effective—less valuable and more flexible cards such as gift cards and old hotel keycards are preferred. Regardless, the popularity of the credit card as an improvised lock pick is enough that some lock-picking kits are sold in the form of "cards" that can fit inside a wallet.

	==Messages==		==Messages==

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 In [[SLASH'EM]], non-artifact credit cards that are not blessed have a {{frac|20}} chance of breaking when applied, with a {{frac|30}} chance of breaking if applied to a door by a Tourist.{{refsrc|lock.c|392|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2|comment=credit cards and containers}}{{refsrc|lock.c|495|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2|comment=credit cards and doors}} This makes it useful for a hero to keep multiple unlocking tools on hand, which can be safely ditched once they can bless a couple or else obtain an artifact tool. Monsters cannot use credit cards.
-[[Plastic golem]]s drop 2-4 [[credit card]]s upon death in place of a [[corpse]] if the <tt>TOURIST</tt> [[compile-time option]] is defined.{{refsrc|mon.c|378|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
+[[Plastic golem]]s drop 2-4 credit cards upon death in place of a [[corpse]] if the <tt>TOURIST</tt> [[compile-time option]] is defined.{{refsrc|mon.c|378|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
 ===UnNetHack===

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 ==Description==
-[[Applying]] a credit card towards a locked [[door]] or [[container]] will unlock it, with the chance of the [[hero]] succeeding dependent on their [[dexterity]] and [[role]]: there is a (2*Dex)% chance of success for doors and a (Dex)% chance for containers, with a +20 bonus for Rogues unlocking both, and the chance of unlocking a container is halved if the key is cursed.{{refsrc|src/lock.c|422|nethack=3.6.7|comment=credit cards and containers}}{{refsrc|src/lock.c|434|nethack=3.6.7|comment=cursed unlocking tools}}{{refsrc|src/lock.c|504|nethack=3.6.7|comment=credit cards and doors}} This chance is calculated and rolled during each action of the [[occupation]] until the hero either succeeds, is interrupted or gives up after 50 turns - a completed attempt to use a credit card [[exercise]]s dexterity regardless of success.
+[[Applying]] a credit card towards a locked [[door]] or [[container]] will unlock it, with the chance of the [[hero]] succeeding dependent on their [[dexterity]] and [[role]]: there is a (2*Dex)% chance of success for doors and a (Dex)% chance for containers, with a +20 bonus for Rogues unlocking both, and the chance of unlocking a container is halved if the card is cursed.{{refsrc|src/lock.c|422|nethack=3.6.7|comment=credit cards and containers}}{{refsrc|src/lock.c|434|nethack=3.6.7|comment=cursed unlocking tools}}{{refsrc|src/lock.c|504|nethack=3.6.7|comment=credit cards and doors}} This chance is calculated and rolled during each action of the [[occupation]] until the hero either succeeds, is interrupted or gives up after 50 turns - a completed attempt to use a credit card [[exercise]]s dexterity regardless of success.{{refsrc|src/lock.c|104|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/lock.c|164|nethack=3.6.7}}
 A hero applying a credit card to a door in Minetown in view of a [[watch]] member has a {{frac|3}} chance during each action of being interrupted and warned, causing the door to become [[Door trap|trapped]] as well{{refsrc|src/monmove.c|87|nethack=3.6.7|comment=<tt>watch_on_duty</tt> function}} - immediately attempting to lock or unlock that door again will anger the entire watch.{{refsrc|src/monmove.c|92|nethack=3.6.7|comment=angers watch if already warned}} A hero applying a credit card towards a [[shopkeeper]] or [[Oracle (monster)|the Oracle]] will print [[YAFM]] with no other effect.{{refsrc|src/lock.c|459|nethack=3.6.7|name="cashonly"}}

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	A hero applying a credit card to a door in Minetown in view of a [[watch]] member has a {{frac\|3}} chance during each action of being interrupted and warned, causing the door to become [[Door trap\|trapped]] as well{{refsrc\|src/monmove.c\|87\|nethack=3.6.7\|comment=<tt>watch_on_duty</tt> function}} - immediately attempting to lock or unlock that door again will anger the entire watch.{{refsrc\|src/monmove.c\|92\|nethack=3.6.7\|comment=angers watch if already warned}} A hero applying a credit card towards a [[shopkeeper]] or [[Oracle (monster)\|the Oracle]] will print [[YAFM]] with no other effect.{{refsrc\|src/lock.c\|459\|nethack=3.6.7\|name="cashonly"}}		A hero applying a credit card to a door in Minetown in view of a [[watch]] member has a {{frac\|3}} chance during each action of being interrupted and warned, causing the door to become [[Door trap\|trapped]] as well{{refsrc\|src/monmove.c\|87\|nethack=3.6.7\|comment=<tt>watch_on_duty</tt> function}} - immediately attempting to lock or unlock that door again will anger the entire watch.{{refsrc\|src/monmove.c\|92\|nethack=3.6.7\|comment=angers watch if already warned}} A hero applying a credit card towards a [[shopkeeper]] or [[Oracle (monster)\|the Oracle]] will print [[YAFM]] with no other effect.{{refsrc\|src/lock.c\|459\|nethack=3.6.7\|name="cashonly"}}
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		+	A hero that applies a credit card on a [[mimic]] disguised as a door will uncover the mimic, and the mimic will have a {{frac\|2}} chance of absorbing the tool and adding it to its inventory, which is reduced to {{frac\|10}} for artifacts.{{refsrc\|src/lock.c\|465\|nethack=3.6.7\|comment=unlocking tools and mimics imitating doors}}

	[[Intelligent monster]]s with [[hand]]s that are not [[tiny]] will pick up a credit card and use it to unlock locked doors, and [[pet]]s that can use credit cards will hold on to them for this purpose.{{refsrc\|src/monmove.c\|47\|nethack=3.6.7}}		[[Intelligent monster]]s with [[hand]]s that are not [[tiny]] will pick up a credit card and use it to unlock locked doors, and [[pet]]s that can use credit cards will hold on to them for this purpose.{{refsrc\|src/monmove.c\|47\|nethack=3.6.7}}

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 ==Variants==
-[[Variant]]s based on [[NetHack 3.4.3]] and earlier versions may not add the ability for monsters to unlock doors with lock picks, while variants based on later versions usually retain this feature and allow them to unlock containers as well.
+[[Variant]]s based on [[NetHack 3.4.3]] and earlier versions may not add the ability for monsters to unlock doors with credit cards, while variants based on later versions usually retain this feature and allow them to unlock containers as well.
 ===SLASH'EM===
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 ===SpliceHack===
 In [[SpliceHack]], Cartomancers know the credit card as a '''banned card'''.
 ===Hack'EM===
 In [[Hack'EM]], plastic golems can drop credit cards among the plastic items they leave behind upon death in place of a corpse.
 ==References==