Pear - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: detailing

2026-07-20T14:47:15Z

detailing

Umbire the Phantom: word choice

2026-03-14T06:10:25Z

word choice

Umbire the Phantom: /* Variants */ dnh + splice

2026-03-14T04:36:36Z

‎Variants: dnh + splice

Umbire the Phantom: /* Messages */ word choice

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‎Messages: word choice

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2026-01-22T19:10:20Z

pothole

Umbire the Phantom: pasto

2026-01-20T22:02:02Z

pasto

Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ detailing

2026-01-20T21:29:24Z

‎Generation: detailing

Umbire the Phantom: /* dNetHack */ detailing

2026-01-20T21:08:14Z

‎dNetHack: detailing

Umbire the Phantom: variants section

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variants section

Umbire the Phantom: copyedit

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copyedit

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 [[Tree]] 'fruits' have a {{frac|5}} chance of being pears, and generate in the following circumstances:{{refsrc|src/mkobj.c|1474|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mkobj.c|1481|nethack=3.6.7}}
-* [[Kick]]ing a tree has a one-time {{frac|14|15}} chance of dropping (8&minus;[[rnl]](7)) pears.{{refsrc|src/dokick.c|1115|nethack=3.6.7}}
+* [[Kick (command)|Kicking]] a tree has a one-time {{frac|14|15}} chance of dropping (8&minus;[[rnl]](7)) pears.{{refsrc|src/dokick.c|1115|nethack=3.6.7}}
 * Cutting down a tree has a {{frac|5}} chance of producing a pears.{{refsrc|src/dig.c|398|nethack=3.6.7}}
 * A tree that is [[tunnel]]ed through has a {{frac|3}} chance of leaving behind pears.{{refsrc|src/dig.c|1321|nethack=3.6.7}}
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 A pear is placed in the [[ice box]] within the warden's office on the [[Convict quest/dNetHack|Convict quest]] locate level during level creation.
-[[Eve]] is a [[Spirits (dNetHack)|spirit]] that increases the amount of pears dropped from kicking trees by 50% while she is bound, but her taboo prevents the hero from consuming any pears.
+[[Eve]] is a [[Spirits (dNetHack)|spirit]] that increases the amount of pears dropped from kicking trees by 50% while she is bound (reduced to 20% if Eve is bound via [[the Pen of the Void]]), but her taboo prevents the hero from consuming any pears.
 ===SpliceHack===

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 A pear is placed in the [[ice box]] within the warden's office on the [[Convict quest/dNetHack|Convict quest]] locate level during level creation.
-[[Eve]] is a [[Spirits (dNetHack)|spirit]] that increases the amount of pears dropped from kicking trees by 50% while she is bound, but her taboo prevents the hero from consuming them.
+[[Eve]] is a [[Spirits (dNetHack)|spirit]] that increases the amount of pears dropped from kicking trees by 50% while she is bound, but her taboo prevents the hero from consuming any pears.
 ===SpliceHack===

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	A pear is placed in the [[ice box]] within the warden's office on the [[Convict quest/dNetHack\|Convict quest]] locate level during level creation.		A pear is placed in the [[ice box]] within the warden's office on the [[Convict quest/dNetHack\|Convict quest]] locate level during level creation.
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		+	[[Eve]] is a [[Spirits (dNetHack)\|spirit]] that increases the amount of pears dropped from kicking trees by 50% while she is bound, but her taboo prevents the hero from consuming them.
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		+	===SpliceHack===
		+	In [[SpliceHack]], the [[Defunct features (SpliceHack)\|defunct]] [[Dancer]] role starts with 1-2 pears among their food items.

	==Encyclopedia entry==		==Encyclopedia entry==

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-When a Unix program performs an illegal operation, the kernel shuts down the program, and the program often dumps a core file for loading into debuggers; the [[pun]] is that apples are usually dumped once the core is the only thing left.
+When a Unix program performs an illegal operation, the kernel shuts down the program, and the program often dumps a core file for loading into debuggers; the [[pun]] is that pears are usually dumped once the core is the only thing left.
 |-
 | "Segmentation fault -- core dumped." ({{frac|75|100}} chance)<br/>

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 ==Description==
-[[Eating]] a pear grants 50 [[nutrition]] and takes 1 turn to consume it. A [[hero]] can [[throw]] pears to tame [[domestic]] [[herbivorous]] [[monster]]s and pacify domestic [[carnivore]]s.
+[[Eating]] a pear grants 50 [[nutrition]] and takes 1 turn to consume it. A [[hero]] can [[throw]] pears to [[tame]] [[domestic]] [[herbivorous]] [[monster]]s and pacify domestic [[carnivore]]s.
 ==History==

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 Pears make up {{frac|100}} (1%) of all comestibles randomly generated on the ground, in general [[shop]]s or as [[death drop]]s. Delicatessens and health food stores can also stock pears.
-[[Kick]]ing a tree has a one-time {{frac|14|15}} chance of dropping (8&minus;[[rnl]](7)) fruits, which may be pears.{{refsrc|src/dokick.c|1115|nethack=3.6.7}} Cutting down a tree has a {{frac|5}} chance of producing a piece of fruit that can be an pear.{{refsrc|src/dig.c|398|nethack=3.6.7}} If a tree is [[tunnel]]ed through, there is a {{frac|3}} chance of fruit being left behind, which can be an pear.{{refsrc|src/dig.c|1321|nethack=3.6.7}}
+[[Tree]] 'fruits' have a {{frac|5}} chance of being pears, and generate in the following circumstances:{{refsrc|src/mkobj.c|1474|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mkobj.c|1481|nethack=3.6.7}}
 [[Applying]] a charged [[horn of plenty]] has a 0.9% chance of generating a pear or two.{{refsrc|src/mkobj.c|2219|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=any comestible that can be randomly generated is eligible}}

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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], pears may appear among the food items found in [[anthole]]s, which generate with specific food item types as opposed to any randomly-generated comestible item like in ''NetHack''.
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], pears may appear among the food items found in [[anthole]]s, which have a higher chance of being populated with specific food item types compared to antholes in ''NetHack''.
 A pear is placed in the [[ice box]] within the warden's office on the [[Convict quest/dNetHack|Convict quest]] locate level during level creation.

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 As above, but these error messages are more 'realistic' - an actual "core dumped" error on Unix comes with the cause of the crash.
 |}
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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    |conduct=vegan
 }}
-A '''pear''' is a type of [[veggy]] [[comestible]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''.
+A '''pear''' is a type of [[comestible]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is [[veggy]] and considered [[vegan]].
 ==Generation==
 [[Tourist]]s may start with pears among their random food items.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|144|nethack=3.6.7}}
-General [[store]]s, delicatessens and health food stores can sell pears.
+Pears make up {{frac|100}} (1%) of all comestibles randomly generated on the ground, in general [[shop]]s or as [[death drop]]s. Delicatessens and health food stores can also stock pears.
 [[Kick]]ing a tree has a one-time {{frac|14|15}} chance of dropping (8&minus;[[rnl]](7)) fruits, which may be pears.{{refsrc|src/dokick.c|1115|nethack=3.6.7}} Cutting down a tree has a {{frac|5}} chance of producing a piece of fruit that can be an pear.{{refsrc|src/dig.c|398|nethack=3.6.7}} If a tree is [[tunnel]]ed through, there is a {{frac|3}} chance of fruit being left behind, which can be an pear.{{refsrc|src/dig.c|1321|nethack=3.6.7}}
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 ==Description==
-When [[eaten]], a pear provides 50 [[nutrition]] and takes 1 turn to consume.
+[[Eating]] a pear grants 50 [[nutrition]] and takes 1 turn to consume it. A [[hero]] can [[throw]] pears to tame [[domestic]] [[herbivorous]] [[monster]]s and pacify domestic [[carnivore]]s.
 ==History==
-The pear first appears in Hack 1.21 and Hack for PDP-11, which is based on [[Jay Fenlason's Hack]], and is included in the initial item list for [[Hack 1.0]].
+The pear first appears in Hack 1.21 and Hack for PDP-11, which are based on [[Jay Fenlason's Hack]], and is included in the initial item list for [[Hack 1.0]].
 ==Origin==
 The Unix-specific messages appear to be derived from [http://web.archive.org/web/20070210025718/http://www.rddavis.org/files/comp-humor/aoutman.humor joke Unix documentation] within a [[Usenet]] post that is not archived by Google Groups.