Pet name - Revision history

Netzhack at 08:59, 18 January 2022

2022-01-18T08:59:02Z

Umbire the Phantom at 00:10, 18 January 2021

2021-01-18T00:10:43Z

Infinigon: /* Encyclopedia entry */ add idefix

2021-01-16T01:59:04Z

‎Encyclopedia entry: add idefix

Infinigon: organise encyclopedia entries into subsections

2021-01-16T01:58:16Z

organise encyclopedia entries into subsections

ChasonBot at 14:37, 20 December 2015

2015-12-20T14:37:29Z

74.137.179.27: added a couple periods

2015-09-15T22:34:08Z

added a couple periods

PeterGFin: Encyclopedia entries for named pets

2010-12-06T22:38:54Z

Encyclopedia entries for named pets

Jorck the Outcast: Cleanup

2008-11-22T01:13:47Z

Cleanup

Vlcice: Added information on new Slash'EM starting pets.

2008-09-01T19:25:30Z

Added information on new Slash'EM starting pets.

Omegainstigator: More informative! No more {{stub}}!

2008-01-19T04:10:15Z

More informative! No more {{stub}}!

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 ===Hachi===
 {{encyclopedia|
-Hachi was a dog that went with its master, a professor, to
+Hachi was a dog that went with its master, a professor, to Shibuya train station every morning. In the afternoon, when his master was to return from work, Hachi would be there waiting. One day his master died at the office, and did not return. For over ten years Hachi returned to the station every afternoon to wait for his master. When Hachi died a statue was erected on the station platform in his honor. It is said to bring you luck if you touch his statue.
 }}
 ===Idefix===
 {{encyclopedia|
-Another clever translation [of the _Asterix_ character names]
+Another clever translation [of the _Asterix_ character names] is that of Idefix.  An _idée fixe_ is a "fixed idea", i.e. an obsession, a dogma.  The translation, Dogmatix, manages to conserve the "fixed idea" meaning and also include the syllable dog -- perfect, given that the character is a dog who has very strong views on the environment (he howls whenever he sees an uprooted tree).
 |[ Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ]
 }}
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 ===Slasher===
 {{encyclopedia|
-"That dog belonged to a settler who tried to build his cabin
+"That dog belonged to a settler who tried to build his cabin on the bank of the river a few miles south of the fort," grunted Conan. ... "We took him to the fort and dressed his  wounds, but after he recovered he took to the woods and turned wild. -- "What now, Slasher, are you hunting the men who killed your master?" ... "Let him come," muttered Conan. "He can smell the devils before we can see them" ...
-on the bank of the river a few miles south of the fort,"
+Slasher cleared the timbers with a bound and leaped into the bushes. They were violently shaken and then the dog slunk back to Balthus' side, his jaws crimson. "He was a man," said Conan. "I drank to his shade, and to the shade of the dog, who knew no fear." He quaffed part of the wine, then emptied the rest on the floor, with a curious heathen gesture, and smashed the goblet. "The heads of ten Picts shall pay for this, and seven heads for the dog, who was a better warrior than many a man.
 |[ Conan the Warrior, by Robert E Howard ]
 }}
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 ===Sirius===
 {{encyclopedia|
-Orion was the son of Neptune, He was a handsome giant and a
+Orion was the son of Neptune, He was a handsome giant and a mighty hunter. His father gave him the power of wading through the depths of the sea, or, as others say, of walking on its surface.
-He dwelt as a hunter with Diana (Artemis), with whom
+He dwelt as a hunter with Diana (Artemis), with whom  he was a favourite, and it is even said she was about to marry him. Her brother was highly displeased and often chid her, but to no purpose. One day, observing Orion wading through the sea with his head just above the water, Apollo pointed it out to her sister and maintained that she could not hit that black thing on the sea. The archer-goddess discharged a shaft with fatal aim. The waves rolled the dead body of Orion to the land, and bewailing her fatal error with many tears, Diana placed him among the stars, where he appears  as a giant, with a girdle, sword, lion's skin, and club. Sirius, his dog, follows him, and the Pleiads fly before him.
 |[ Bulfinch's Mythology, by Thomas Bulfinch ]
 }}

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-Your starting '''pet's name''' can be defined in your [[Options|configuration file]], or changed manually with the [[call]] command, but if no name is set, it may receive a default name:
+In ''[[NetHack]]'', your starting '''pet's name''' can be defined in your [[Options|configuration file]], or changed manually with the #[[call]] or #[[name]] command.
 * '''Hachi''' is the default name for the pet [[little dog]] a [[Samurai]] starts with. It is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Hachiko|Hachiko]].
 * '''Idefix''' is the default name of the pet [[little dog]] a [[Barbarian]] starts with. It is a [[Wikipedia:Dogmatix|reference]] to the Asterix and Obelix comics.
-* '''Slasher''' is the [[Caveman]]'s little dog.
+* '''Slasher''' is the default name of the pet little dog a [[Caveman]] starts with.
-* '''Sirius''' is the [[Ranger]]'s little dog. It's a reference to [[Wikipedia:Orion_%28mythology%29|Orion]].
+* '''Sirius''' is the default name of the pet little dog a [[Ranger]] starts with. It is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Orion_%28mythology%29|Orion]].
-In-game, creatures are referred to by their names instead of their races. Instead of "''The little dog hits the grid bug''", NetHack will display "''Slasher hits the grid bug''". Naming creatures is a great way to tell them apart, especially when encountering multiple creatures of the same type.
+In-game, creatures are referred to by their names instead of their races; instead of "''The little dog hits the grid bug''", NetHack will display "''Slasher hits the grid bug''". Naming creatures is a great way to tell them apart, especially when encountering multiple creatures of the same type.
-Default pet names may be set in the configuration file with the compound options [[Options#catname|catname]], [[Options#dogname|dogname]] and [[Options#horsename|horsename]]. [[Pet (SLASH'EM)|SLASH'EM]] also has options for ghoulname (used for the [[Necromancer]]'s pet) and wolfname (for the [[Ice Mage]]'s pet).
+Default pet names may be set in the configuration file with the compound options [[Options#catname|catname]], [[Options#dogname|dogname]] and [[Options#horsename|horsename]].
-==Encyclopedia entry==
+==Variants==
 ===Hachi===
 {{encyclopedia|
 Hachi was a dog that went with its master, a professor, to
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 |[ Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ]
 }}
 ===Slasher===
 {{encyclopedia|
 "That dog belonged to a settler who tried to build his cabin
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 ===Sirius===
 {{encyclopedia|
 Orion was the son of Neptune, He was a handsome giant and a
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 [[Category:Pets]]
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+{{nethack-366}}

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 is said to bring you luck if you touch his statue.
 }}
 ===Slasher===

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 Default pet names may be set in the configuration file with the compound options [[Options#catname|catname]], [[Options#dogname|dogname]] and [[Options#horsename|horsename]]. [[Pet (SLASH'EM)|SLASH'EM]] also has options for ghoulname (used for the [[Necromancer]]'s pet) and wolfname (for the [[Ice Mage]]'s pet).
-==Encyclopaedia entry (Hachi)==
+==Encyclopedia entry==
 {{encyclopedia|
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 }}
-==Encyclopaedia entry (Slasher)==
+===Slasher===
 {{encyclopedia|
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 }}
-==Encyclopaedia entry (Sirius)==
+===Sirius===
 {{encyclopedia|

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	Default pet names may be set in the configuration file with the compound options [[Options#catname\|catname]], [[Options#dogname\|dogname]] and [[Options#horsename\|horsename]]. [[Pet (SLASH'EM)\|SLASH'EM]] also has options for ghoulname (used for the [[Necromancer]]'s pet) and wolfname (for the [[Ice Mage]]'s pet).		Default pet names may be set in the configuration file with the compound options [[Options#catname\|catname]], [[Options#dogname\|dogname]] and [[Options#horsename\|horsename]]. [[Pet (SLASH'EM)\|SLASH'EM]] also has options for ghoulname (used for the [[Necromancer]]'s pet) and wolfname (for the [[Ice Mage]]'s pet).
		+
		+	==Encyclopaedia entry (Hachi)==
		+
		+	{{encyclopedia\|
		+	Hachi was a dog that went with its master, a professor, to
		+	Shibuya train station every morning. In the afternoon,
		+	when his master was to return from work, Hachi would be there
		+	waiting. One day his master died at the office, and did not
		+	return. For over ten years Hachi returned to the station
		+	every afternoon to wait for his master. When Hachi died a
		+	statue was erected on the station platform in his honor. It
		+	is said to bring you luck if you touch his statue.
		+	}}
		+
		+	==Encyclopaedia entry (Slasher)==
		+
		+	{{encyclopedia\|
		+	"That dog belonged to a settler who tried to build his cabin
		+	on the bank of the river a few miles south of the fort,"
		+	grunted Conan. ... "We took him to the fort and dressed his
		+	wounds, but after he recovered he took to the woods and turned
		+	wild. -- "What now, Slasher, are you hunting the men who
		+	killed your master?" ... "Let him come," muttered Conan.
		+	"He can smell the devils before we can see them" ...
		+	Slasher cleared the timbers with a bound and leaped into the
		+	bushes. They were violently shaken and then the dog slunk
		+	back to Balthus' side, his jaws crimson. "He was a man,"
		+	said Conan. "I drank to his shade, and to the shade of the
		+	dog, who knew no fear." He quaffed part of the wine, then
		+	emptied the rest on the floor, with a curious heathen
		+	gesture, and smashed the goblet. "The heads of ten Picts
		+	shall pay for this, and seven heads for the dog, who was a
		+	better warrior than many a man.
		+	\|[ Conan the Warrior, by Robert E Howard ]
		+	}}
		+
		+	==Encyclopaedia entry (Sirius)==
		+
		+	{{encyclopedia\|
		+	Orion was the son of Neptune, He was a handsome giant and a
		+	mighty hunter. His father gave him the power of wading
		+	through the depths of the sea, or, as others say, of
		+	walking on its surface.
		+
		+	He dwelt as a hunter with Diana (Artemis), with whom
		+	he was a favourite, and it is even said she was about to marry
		+	him. Her brother was highly displeased and often chid her,
		+	but to no purpose. One day, observing Orion wading through
		+	the sea with his head just above the water, Apollo pointed
		+	it out to her sister and maintained that she could not hit
		+	that black thing on the sea. The archer-goddess discharged
		+	a shaft with fatal aim. The waves rolled the dead body of
		+	Orion to the land, and bewailing her fatal error with many
		+	tears, Diana placed him among the stars, where he appears
		+	as a giant, with a girdle, sword, lion's skin, and
		+	club. Sirius, his dog, follows him, and the Pleiads
		+	fly before him.
		+	\|[ Bulfinch's Mythology, by Thomas Bulfinch ]
		+	}}

	[[Category:Pets]]		[[Category:Pets]]

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-Your starting '''pet's name''' can be defined in your [[configuration file]], or changed manually with the [[call]] command, but if no name is set, it may receive a default name:
+Your starting '''pet's name''' can be defined in your [[Options|configuration file]], or changed manually with the [[call]] command, but if no name is set, it may receive a default name:
 * '''Hachi''' is the default name for the pet [[little dog]] [[Samurai]] starts with. It is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Hachiko|Hachiko]].
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 * '''Sirius''' is [[Ranger]]'s little dog. It's a reference to [[Wikipedia:Orion_%28mythology%29|Orion]]
-{{stub}}
+In-game, creatures are referred to by their names instead of their races. Instead of "''The little dog hits the grid bug''", NetHack will display "''Slasher hits the grid bug''". Naming creatures is a great way to tell them apart, especially when encountering multiple creatures of the same type.
 [[Category:Pets]]