Gold (material) - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: chance to:opportunity::chance of:probability

2023-10-29T09:52:37Z

chance to:opportunity::chance of:probability

Umbire the Phantom: lede

2023-08-22T21:18:42Z

lede

Tomsod: /* dNetHack */ (un)holy damage: this was probably unclear

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‎dNetHack: (un)holy damage: this was probably unclear

Umbire the Phantom: word choice + corrections

2023-06-27T18:14:24Z

word choice + corrections

Umbire the Phantom: xnh

2023-06-18T17:38:40Z

xnh

Umbire the Phantom: Format main section, expand dnh

2023-06-18T17:25:58Z

Format main section, expand dnh

Umbire the Phantom: ver

2023-06-18T17:17:02Z

ver

Umbire the Phantom: adjust, reorg

2023-06-18T17:16:45Z

adjust, reorg

Tomsod: /* Variants */ dnh

2023-06-18T04:48:35Z

‎Variants: dnh

Umbire the Phantom: /* xNetHack */ specify version

2023-06-05T09:36:03Z

‎xNetHack: specify version

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 ===GruntHack===
-In [[GruntHack]], [[iron]] objects including those of dwarvish make have a very rare chance to be made of gold, as do elven weapons and shields. Gold is a heavy material and tends to be impractical as armor - gold armor has 2 less AC compared to its iron counterparts (minimum 0).
+In [[GruntHack]], [[iron]] objects including those of dwarvish make have a very rare chance of being made of gold, as do elven weapons and shields. Gold is a heavy material and tends to be impractical as armor - gold armor has 2 less AC compared to its iron counterparts (minimum 0).
 ===dNetHack===

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 ==Description==
-Gold is an inherently [[erosion]]-proofed type of metal, though few items in the game are made of gold - outside of the [[gold piece]]s used as currency for zorkmids, [[ring]]s with the [[randomized appearance]] of "gold ring" are made of gold, as is the [[Candelabrum of Invocation]]. [[Spellbook]]s with the randomized appearance of a "gold spellbook" are still made of [[paper]] like most others.
+Gold is an inherently [[erosion]]-proofed type of metal. A few items in the game are made of gold:
 [[Metallivores]] can eat any gold item minus the Candelabrum, which tends to occur in the form of [[rock mole]]s and [[xorn]]s eating any gold they encounter while [[tunnel]]ing or [[phasing]].

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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], gold weapons have greater damage bonuses to applicable targets depending on [[beatitude]]: a blessed gold weapon deals +1d20 damage, while a cursed gold weapon deals +2d9.
+In [[dNetHack]], gold weapons deal more damage to targets vulnerable to their [[beatitude]]: +1d20 when blessed (instead of +1d4), or +2d9 when cursed (instead of +1d9).
 Gold golems are often generated with gold weapons, and [[Aurumach Rilmani]] (including [[Center of All]]) will generate with gold weapons and armor. [[Ara Kamerel]] project their images onto gold golems, and will also generate with gold items.

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 ==Description==
-Gold is an inherently [[erosion]]-proofed type of metal, though few items in the game are made of gold in the game - outside of the [[gold piece]]s used as currency for zorkmids, [[ring]]s with the [[randomized appearance]] of "gold ring" are made of gold, as is the [[Candelabrum of Invocation]]. [[Spellbook]]s with the randomized appearance of a "gold spellbook" are still made of [[paper]] like most others.
+Gold is an inherently [[erosion]]-proofed type of metal, though few items in the game are made of gold - outside of the [[gold piece]]s used as currency for zorkmids, [[ring]]s with the [[randomized appearance]] of "gold ring" are made of gold, as is the [[Candelabrum of Invocation]]. [[Spellbook]]s with the randomized appearance of a "gold spellbook" are still made of [[paper]] like most others.
 [[Metallivores]] can eat any gold item minus the Candelabrum, which tends to occur in the form of [[rock mole]]s and [[xorn]]s eating any gold they encounter while [[tunnel]]ing or [[phasing]].
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 ==Variants==
-Variants often add other items made of gold, and the [[object materials]] system used in many variants incorporates gold as a potential material for metallic objects.
+Variants often add other items made of gold, and the [[object materials]] system used in many variants incorporates gold as a potential material for metallic objects. Monster interactions with gold are also altered depending on the variant:
-Monster interactions with gold are also altered depending on the variant:
+* [[Leprechaun]]s and other monsters with gold-based attacks can target items made of gold as well as money - this also applies to a player [[polymorph]]ed into those forms.
 * [[Croesus]] is often given a set of gold armor, sometimes with a gold weapon to boot.
 * Gold golems may drop other items made of gold alongside gold coins upon death.
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 In [[dNetHack]], gold weapons have greater damage bonuses to applicable targets depending on [[beatitude]]: a blessed gold weapon deals +1d20 damage, while a cursed gold weapon deals +2d9.
-Gold golems are often generated with gold weapons, and [[Aurumach Rilmani]] will generate with gold weapons and armor. [[Ara Kamerel]] project their images onto gold golems, and will also generate with gold items.
+Gold golems are often generated with gold weapons, and [[Aurumach Rilmani]] (including [[Center of All]]) will generate with gold weapons and armor. [[Ara Kamerel]] project their images onto gold golems, and will also generate with gold items.
 ===xNetHack===
-In [[xNetHack]], gold is similarly heavy, with 50% more weight compared to iron, and gives 2 less AC as armor - however, blunt weapons made of gold gain a +2 damage bonus. Starting in version 8.0, cursed gold items will "stick" to your inventory and cannot be dropped or bagged, similar to a [[loadstone]] in vanilla ''NetHack'' (which is not present in xNetHack).
+In [[xNetHack]], gold is similarly heavy, with 50% more weight compared to iron, and gives 2 less AC as armor - however, blunt weapons made of gold gain a +2 damage bonus. As of version 8.0, cursed gold items will "stick" to your inventory and cannot be dropped or bagged, similar to the [[loadstone]] in vanilla ''NetHack'' (which is not present in xNetHack).
 Two new randomized appearances for wands, the "gold wand" and the "gilded wand", are composed of gold. [[Itlachiayaque]], the [[Archeologist]] [[quest artifact]] for the variant, is a gold [[shield of reflection]]; [[Sunsword]] has its base material changed to gold. Leprechauns are also capable of stealing any item that is made of gold in addition to your money.
-Croesus will always generate with a gold two-handed sword and gold body armor - the armor has a {{frac|1|8}} to be plate mail, and will otherwise be [[chain mail]].<ref>[https://github.com/copperwater/xNetHack/blob/7.0-savebreaking/src/makemon.c#L250 xNetHack 0.7 src/makemon.c, line 250]</ref>
+Croesus will always generate with a gold two-handed sword and gold body armor - the armor has a {{frac|8}} to be plate mail, and will otherwise be [[chain mail]].<ref>[https://github.com/copperwater/xNetHack/blob/7.0-savebreaking/src/makemon.c#L250 xNetHack 0.7 src/makemon.c, line 250]</ref>
-Blessed [[thiefstone]]s are capable of "stealing" gold coins and other items made of gold and teleporting them to a "stash" square if you [[apply]] or [[rub]] one against them. They can also teleport gold golems to their keyed square if you hit them with a wielded or thrown blessed thiefstone them - you can also teleport yourself this way if you rub it on your hand while you are a gold golem via [[polyself]].
+Blessed [[thiefstone]]s are capable of "stealing" gold coins and other items made of gold and teleporting them to a "stash" square if you [[apply]] or [[rub]] one against them. They can also teleport gold golems to their keyed square if you hit them with a [[wield]]ed or [[thrown]] blessed thiefstone - you can also teleport yourself this way if you [[rub]] it on your hand while polymorphed into a gold golem.
 ===SlashTHEM===

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 ===xNetHack===
-In [[xNetHack]], gold is similarly heavy, with 50% more weight compared to iron, and gives 2 less AC as armor - however, blunt weapons made of gold gain a +2 damage bonus. Starting in version 8.0, cursed gold items will "stick" to your inventory and cannot be dropped or bagged, similar to a [[loadstone]] in vanilla ''NetHack''.
+In [[xNetHack]], gold is similarly heavy, with 50% more weight compared to iron, and gives 2 less AC as armor - however, blunt weapons made of gold gain a +2 damage bonus. Starting in version 8.0, cursed gold items will "stick" to your inventory and cannot be dropped or bagged, similar to a [[loadstone]] in vanilla ''NetHack'' (which is not present in xNetHack).
-[[Itlachiayaque]], the [[Archeologist]] [[quest artifact]] for the variant, is a gold [[shield of reflection]]; [[Sunsword]] has its base material changed to gold. Two new randomized appearances for wands, the "gold wand" and the "gilded wand", are composed of gold.
+Two new randomized appearances for wands, the "gold wand" and the "gilded wand", are composed of gold. [[Itlachiayaque]], the [[Archeologist]] [[quest artifact]] for the variant, is a gold [[shield of reflection]]; [[Sunsword]] has its base material changed to gold. Leprechauns are also capable of stealing any item that is made of gold in addition to your money.
-Leprechauns are capable of stealing any item that is made of gold in addition to your money. Croesus will always generate with a gold two-handed sword and gold body armor - the armor has a {{frac|1|8}} to be plate mail, and will otherwise be [[chain mail]].<ref>[https://github.com/copperwater/xNetHack/blob/7.0-savebreaking/src/makemon.c#L250 xNetHack 0.7 src/makemon.c, line 250]</ref>
+Croesus will always generate with a gold two-handed sword and gold body armor - the armor has a {{frac|1|8}} to be plate mail, and will otherwise be [[chain mail]].<ref>[https://github.com/copperwater/xNetHack/blob/7.0-savebreaking/src/makemon.c#L250 xNetHack 0.7 src/makemon.c, line 250]</ref>
-Blessed [[thiefstone]]s are capable of "stealing" gold coins and other items made of gold and teleporting them to a "stash" square if you [[apply]] or [[rub]] one against them. They can also teleport gold golems to their keyed square if you hit them with a blessed thiefstone in melee or by throwing one at them - this includes you if you rub it on your hand while in [[polyself|the form]] of a gold golem.
+Blessed [[thiefstone]]s are capable of "stealing" gold coins and other items made of gold and teleporting them to a "stash" square if you [[apply]] or [[rub]] one against them. They can also teleport gold golems to their keyed square if you hit them with a wielded or thrown blessed thiefstone them - you can also teleport yourself this way if you rub it on your hand while you are a gold golem via [[polyself]].
 ===SlashTHEM===

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-'''Gold''' is a [[material]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is an inherently [[erosion]]-proofed type of metal.
+'''Gold''' is a [[material]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''.
-There are few items made of gold in the game outside of the [[gold piece]]s used as currency for zorkmids - [[ring]]s with the [[randomized appearance]] of "gold ring" are made of gold, as is the [[Candelabrum of Invocation]]; spellbooks with the randomized appearance of "gold spellbook" are still made of paper like most others. [[Metallivores]] can eat any gold item minus the Candelabrum, and [[polypiling]] enough gold items may create a [[gold golem]].
+==Description==
-A noncursed [[scroll of gold detection]] will reveal all gold pieces and gold golems on the level; a blessed scroll will additionally detect other items made of gold.
+[[Metallivores]] can eat any gold item minus the Candelabrum, which tends to occur in the form of [[rock mole]]s and [[xorn]]s eating any gold they encounter while [[tunnel]]ing or [[phasing]].
 ==Strategy==
-Eating gold tends to occur in the form of [[rock mole]]s eating any gold they encounter while [[tunnel]]ing through the dungeon, and later [[xorn]]s doing the same while phasing; while eating gold coins has no real application, eating gold rings can be a factor in [[eating jewelry]] while polymorphed into a metallivore.
+Depending on which ring they represent, gold rings may be worth [[eating jewelry|eating]] for their intrinsics.
 ==Variants==
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 ===dNetHack===
 In [[dNetHack]], gold weapons have greater damage bonuses to applicable targets depending on [[beatitude]]: a blessed gold weapon deals +1d20 damage, while a cursed gold weapon deals +2d9.
 ===xNetHack===

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 ==References==
 <references/>
-{{nethack-366}}
+{{nethack-367}}
 [[Category:Materials]]