Magic chest (dNetHack) - Revision history

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ScienceBall: You have to loot instead of apply (since the chest is on the ground). Fix typo.

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You have to loot instead of apply (since the chest is on the ground). Fix typo.

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Chris: The quest magic chest is typically not located on the home level

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The quest magic chest is typically not located on the home level

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{{tool
|name=magic chest
|tile=[[image:large box.png]]
|appearance=huge chest with 10 keyholes
|cost=7000
|weight=1001
|color=bright magenta
|material=metal
}}

A '''magic chest''' is a type of [[tool]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]], and [[notnotdNetHack]]. It is a type of [[container]] that has a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|default material]] of [[metal]], and appears as a '''huge chest with 10 keyholes''' when [[Identification|unidentified]].

==Generation==
A magic chest is generated within several locations in the dungeon and its branches:

* The top floor of [[Sokoban]], within one of the closets
* [[Fort Ludios]]
* Most [[Quest]] branch home levels, with the following exceptions:
** [[Gnomish Ranger Quest]]
** [[Drow Healer Quest]]
** [[Anachrononaut quest]]
** [[Android quest]]
* [[Castle (dNetHack)|Castle]]
* The top floor of [[Windowless Tower]], in the room with the [[throne]]
* [[The Lost Tomb]]
* The [[
the true wiz tower (on the space the wiz spawns on)

Magic chests always generate locked and uncursed, and start the game empty.

==Descriptions==
Magic chests are designed for stashing purposes: when unlocked, they will bolt themselves into the floor, rendering them completely immobile and unable to be picked up, and only [[invoking]] [[The Master Key of Thievery]] can unbolt a magic chest. [[Apply]]ing an unlocked magic chest allows the [[hero]] character to add and/or remove items, with the chest containing 10 different compartments for optional categorization - a magic chest's contents are accessible from any other magic chest encountered in the game, and are treated as completely weightless.

In notdNetHack and notnotdNetHack, a magic chest can be resized with an [[upgrade kit]], which does not affect the contents.

==Strategy==
Magic chests make stash management straightforward and easy for many characters, with the main caveat being a lack of portability: while magic chests can be picked up and carried around prior to bolting them down, and the contents do not contribute to their weight, the chest's base [[weight]] of 1001 ensures that most characters will at least be [[burdened]] from doing so. This is done in order to discourage attempts to carry around a magic chest as an infinite-weight container, though it is still possible for a curious or dedicated player with time and resources to do so.

===Decreasing a magic chest's weight===
[[The Silver Flame]] can change a magic chest's material to [[mithril]], which is the lightest of the three available materials. In notdNetHack and notnotdNetHack, an upgrade kit can also be used to make a magic chest tiny.
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 ==Descriptions==
-Magic chests are designed for [[stash]]ing purposes: when unlocked, they will bolt themselves into the floor, rendering them completely immobile and unable to be picked up, and only [[invoking]] [[The Master Key of Thievery]] can unbolt a magic chest. [[Loot]]ing an unlocked magic chest allows the [[hero]] character to add and/or remove items, with the chest containing 10 different compartments for optional categorization - all of a magic chest's contents are accessible from any other magic chest encountered in the game, and are treated as completely weightless.
+Magic chests are designed for [[stash]]ing purposes: when unlocked, they will bolt themselves into the floor, rendering them completely immobile and unable to be picked up, and only [[invoking]] [[The Master Key of Thievery]] can unbolt a magic chest. [[Loot]]ing an unlocked magic chest allows the [[hero]] to add and/or remove items, with the chest containing 10 different compartments for optional categorization - all of a magic chest's contents are accessible from any other magic chest encountered in the game, and are treated as completely weightless.
 In notdNetHack and notnotdNetHack, a magic chest can be resized with an [[upgrade kit]], which does not affect the contents.

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 * The top floor of [[Sokoban]], within one of the closets
 * [[Fort Ludios]]
-* Most [[Quest]] contain a chest, with the following exceptions:
+* Most [[Quest]] branches contain a chest, with the following exceptions:
 ** [[Gnomish Ranger quest]]
 ** [[Drow Healer quest]]

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   |material=metal
 }}
-{{for|magic chests in other variants|Magic chest}}
+{{for|magic chests in other variants|magic chest}}
-A '''magic chest''' is a type of [[tool]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]], and [[notnotdNetHack]]. It is a type of [[container]] that has a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|default material]] of [[metal]], and appears as a '''huge chest with 10 keyholes''' when [[Identification|unidentified]].
+A '''magic chest''' is a type of [[tool]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. It is a type of [[container]] that has a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|default material]] of [[metal]], and appears as a '''huge chest with 10 keyholes''' when [[Identification|unidentified]].
 ==Generation==
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 ==Strategy==
 Magic chests make stash management straightforward and easy for many characters, with the main caveat being a lack of portability: while magic chests can be picked up and carried around prior to bolting them down, and the contents do not contribute to their weight, the chest's base [[weight]] of 1001 ensures that most characters will at least be [[burdened]] from doing so. This is done in order to discourage attempts to carry around a magic chest as an infinite-weight container, though it is still possible for a curious or dedicated player with time and resources to do so.
 ===Decreasing a magic chest's weight===

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   |cost=7000
   |weight=1001
-  |color=bright magenta
+  |color=brightmagenta
   |material=metal
 }}

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 * The top floor of [[Windowless Tower]], in the room with the [[throne]]
 * [[The Lost Tomb]]
-* [[The Wizard's Tower]], one the [[Wizard of Yendor]]'s square
+* [[The Wizard's Tower]], on the [[Wizard of Yendor]]'s square
 Magic chests always generate locked and uncursed, and start the game empty.
 ==Descriptions==
-Magic chests are designed for stashing purposes: when unlocked, they will bolt themselves into the floor, rendering them completely immobile and unable to be picked up, and only [[invoking]] [[The Master Key of Thievery]] can unbolt a magic chest. [[Apply]]ing an unlocked magic chest allows the [[hero]] character to  add and/or remove items, with the chest containing 10 different compartments for optional categorization - a magic chest's contents are accessible from any other magic chest encountered in the game, and are treated as completely weightless.
+Magic chests are designed for stashing purposes: when unlocked, they will bolt themselves into the floor, rendering them completely immobile and unable to be picked up, and only [[invoking]] [[The Master Key of Thievery]] can unbolt a magic chest. [[Loot]]ing an unlocked magic chest allows the [[hero]] character to  add and/or remove items, with the chest containing 10 different compartments for optional categorization - a magic chest's contents are accessible from any other magic chest encountered in the game, and are treated as completely weightless.
 In notdNetHack and notnotdNetHack, a magic chest can be resized with an [[upgrade kit]], which does not affect the contents.

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 * [[Fort Ludios]]
 * Most [[Quest]] contain a chest, with the following exceptions:
-** [[Gnomish Ranger Quest]]
+** [[Gnomish Ranger quest]]
-** [[Drow Healer Quest]]
+** [[Drow Healer quest]]
 ** [[Anachrononaut quest]]
 ** [[Android quest]]