Pirate - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: /* Origin */ typo

2026-05-31T07:04:16Z

‎Origin: typo

Umbire the Phantom: /* New monsters */ correction

2026-05-28T15:16:59Z

‎New monsters: correction

Umbire the Phantom: /* Second Patch by Chris */ potholes

2026-05-28T15:16:46Z

‎Second Patch by Chris: potholes

Umbire the Phantom: tweaks

2026-03-18T15:35:49Z

tweaks

Umbire the Phantom: /* Role information */ correct sentence

2026-01-20T22:25:44Z

‎Role information: correct sentence

Tomsod: /* Second Patch by Chris */ fix some incorrect info

2025-11-23T12:29:14Z

‎Second Patch by Chris: fix some incorrect info

Umbire the Phantom: /* Role information */ ditto

2025-10-19T15:04:56Z

‎Role information: ditto

Umbire the Phantom: /* Role information */ pothole

2025-10-19T15:03:56Z

‎Role information: pothole

Umbire the Phantom: /* Original patch by Nephi */ rephrase

2025-10-19T14:53:51Z

‎Original patch by Nephi: rephrase

Umbire the Phantom: detailing

2025-10-19T14:10:29Z

detailing

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 {{wikipedia|Pirates in the arts and popular culture}}
 {{wikipedia|Companion parrot}}
-A pirate refers to someone who conducts maritime robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically with the goal of stealing cargo and valuable goods, or taking hostages. The English word "pirate" is derived from the Latin ''pirata'' ("pirate, corsair, sea robber"), which in turn comes from Greek πειρατής ('peiratēs'', "brigand"), and first appeared in English around 1300: its spelling did not become standardized until the eighteenth century, and spellings such as "pirrot", "pyrate" and "pyrat" occurred until this period.
+A pirate refers to someone who conducts maritime robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically with the goal of stealing cargo and valuable goods, or taking hostages. The English word "pirate" is derived from the Latin ''pirata'' ("pirate, corsair, sea robber"), which in turn comes from Greek πειρατής (''peiratēs'', "brigand"), and first appeared in English around 1300: its spelling did not become standardized until the eighteenth century, and spellings such as "pirrot", "pyrate" and "pyrat" occurred until this period.
 The earliest documented instances of piracy were in the 14th century BC, when the Sea Peoples, a group of ocean raiders, attacked the ships of the Aegean and Mediterranean civilizations. In classical antiquity, the Phoenicians, Illyrians and Tyrrhenians were known as pirates, and pre-classical ancient Greeks condoned piracy as a viable and "honorable" profession, with references in many texts including Homer's ''Iliad'' and ''Odyssey''; by the era of Classical Greece, piracy was looked upon as a "disgrace". The term "piracy" has been generalized in modern usage to additionally refer to acts committed on land, in the air, and on computer networks, and fictional portrayals of piracy also extend this to outer space.

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 * {{white|Z}} [[Skeletal pirate (Pirate patch)|skeletal pirate]]
 * {{white|&}} [[damned pirate]]
-* {{black|@}} [[Pirate brother (Pirate patch)|pirate brother]]
+* {{white|@}} [[Pirate brother (Pirate patch)|pirate brother]]
 ** Pirate brothers are the role's [[quest guardian]]s.
 * {{magenta|@}} [[Mayor Cummerbund]]

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 * {{green|B}} [[Parrot (Pirate patch)|parrot]]
 ** The parrot is identical to how it is implemented in Nephi's Pirate patch.
-* {{white|Z}} [[skeletal pirate]]
+* {{white|Z}} [[Skeletal pirate (Pirate patch)|skeletal pirate]]
 * {{white|&}} [[damned pirate]]
-* {{black|@}} [[pirate brother]]
+* {{black|@}} [[Pirate brother (Pirate patch)|pirate brother]]
 ** Pirate brothers are the role's [[quest guardian]]s.
 * {{magenta|@}} [[Mayor Cummerbund]]

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 The '''Pirate''', abbreviated by the game as '''Pir''', is a [[role]] that is the primary focus of the '''Pirate Role''' [[patch]]. There are at least two such patches documented so far:
-* One of the earliest-known iterations was an incomplete patch written by Nephi in 2003, with a somewhat updated version added to the [[NetHack Patch Database]] in 2005.
+* One of the earliest-known iterations was an incomplete patch written by Nephi in 2003, with a somewhat-updated version added to the [[NetHack Patch Database]] in 2005.
 ** A user going by "ozma777" and "sonik" offered downloads for a version of [[SLASH'EM]] that included the patch and made improvements on it, including establishing quest levels along with several other changes&mdash;this version of SLASH'EM [https://github.com/Ozma777/OZslashem can be found on GitHub as well], though the iterations on Nephi's Pirate patch are not yet available as a standalone file.
 * A second variation built using Nephi's initial patch as a base was created by [[User:Chris|ChrisANG]], the primary developer of [[dNetHack]], and first made available on GitHub in 2013.
-The patch by Nephi and the later patch by Chris were each originally written against [[NetHack 3.4.3]]. The contents of each patch are described in the sections below, with the role that is available to the [[hero]] as it exists in each described in separate sections from the rest of that patch.
+The patch by Nephi and the later patch by Chris were each originally written against [[NetHack 3.4.3]]. The contents of each patch are described in the sections below, with the role that is available to the [[hero]] as it exists in each patch being described in separate sections from the rest of that patch.
 ==Original patch by Nephi==

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 <big>'''Starting inventory'''</big><br/>
-Each Pirate starts with the following equipment, which is generally the same as Nephi's patch with the addition of a [[leather jacket]]. The default starting pet odds are also the same as in Nephi's patch.
+Each Pirate starts with the same equipment as in Nephi's patch, with the addition of a [[leather jacket]]. The default starting pet odds are also the same as in Nephi's patch.
 <big>'''Intrinsics'''</big><br/>

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 * Code to prevent the hero from starting with rings that have negative [[enchantment]] is added in <tt>u_init.c</tt>&mdash;said code is seemingly duplicated and occurs earlier in the file.
 * Monsters that are underwater are treated as invisible and considered stealthy, including the hero.
-* The [[crowning]] title for a lawful hero is changed from "the Hand of Elbereth" to "the Arm of the Law".
+* The [[compile-time options#ELBERETH|ELBERETH compile option]] is no longer necessary for [[crowning]], though the crowning title for a lawful hero will change from "the Hand of Elbereth" to "the Arm of the Law" without it.
 * Handling for the effects of the role's first sacrifice gift and quest artifact is added, as well as inventory for the newly-added monsters.
 * [[Encyclopedia]] entries for the new monsters are added, as well as ones for "Dread Pirate Roberts" and "pirate king".
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 The Pirate can only receive a singular [[artifact]] as a gift from sacrifice: [[The Marauder's Map]], which can be read to gain [[clairvoyance]] as with casting [[Spellbook of clairvoyance|the spell]] at [[Basic]] or lower skill. Invoking it will detect the current location of objects and reveal the locations of any other artifacts among those objects. The rule regarding sacrifice gifts does not extend to [[crowning]], and the Pirate has a different crowning gift as well.
-A Pirate that is crowned and not wielding a scimitar as their primary weapon will have the blessed and rustproof +1 [[Reaver]] placed at their feet, while a Pirate that is wielding a scimitar when they are crowned will have it transformed into Reaver instead. If the artifact is already being wielded at the time a Pirate is crowned, it will be formally identified&mdash;in practice, this requires that a Pirate hero find Reaver in the [[bones]] of another (former) Pirate, since they cannot [[wish]] for it or obtain it by any means other than those described. A crowned Pirate is given the title of "the Pirate King", regardless of the hero's actual gender.
+A Pirate that is crowned will have the blessed and rustproof +1 [[Reaver]] placed at their feet, unless the artifact already exists in the game. If Reaver does exist and is being wielded at the time a Pirate is crowned, it will be formally identified&mdash;in practice, this requires that a Pirate hero find Reaver in the [[bones]] of another (former) Pirate, since they cannot [[wish]] for it or obtain it by any means other than as described. A crowned Pirate is given the title of "the Pirate King", regardless of the hero's actual gender.
 A Pirate hero that attacks with the wielded Reaver will steal an item on each hit, which will only occur {{frac|10}} of the time for monsters and heroes of other roles, but beware&mdash;'''stealing a [[footrice]] [[corpse]] this way will [[Stoning|turn the user to stone]], ''unless'' they are wearing [[gloves]].'''

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 ===Role information===
-This section focuses specifically on the Pirate role as it exists in ChrisANG's patch.
+This section focuses specifically on the Pirate role as it exists in ChrisANG's patch&mdash;many elements are adapted from Nephi's patch as detailed above.
 As in the original patch, Pirates are always [[Human (starting race)|human]], and can start as [[neutral]] or [[chaotic]].
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 <big>'''Quest'''</big><br/>
-{{main|Pirate quest}}
+{{main|Pirate quest#Pirate patch by Chris|l1=ChrisANG's Pirate patch Quest}}
 The Pirate's quest sees them fight [[Blackbeard's Ghost]] for [[The Treasury of Proteus]], an [[artifact]] [[chest]]. The Treasury of Proteus has {{frac|4}} the [[weight]] of a regular chest at 150 aum, and grants [[magic resistance]] and acts as a [[luck item]] while carried. While the hero has The Treasury of Proteus in their open inventory, it has other effects including some that significantly change gameplay:

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	<big>'''Quest'''</big><br/>		<big>'''Quest'''</big><br/>
		+	{{main\|Pirate quest#Pirate patch by Nephi\|l1=Nephi's Pirate patch Quest}}
	The Pirate's quest sees them fight the [[Major General]] for [[The Marauder's Map]], an [[artifact]] [[scroll of magic mapping]]. The Marauder's Map grants [[searching]] and [[telepathy]] while wielded, and can be read to map the current level without being used up. [[Invoking]] the artifact grants [[object detection]] as with the [[potion of object detection]].		The Pirate's quest sees them fight the [[Major General]] for [[The Marauder's Map]], an [[artifact]] [[scroll of magic mapping]]. The Marauder's Map grants [[searching]] and [[telepathy]] while wielded, and can be read to map the current level without being used up. [[Invoking]] the artifact grants [[object detection]] as with the [[potion of object detection]].

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 The Pirate's quest sees them fight the [[Major General]] for [[The Marauder's Map]], an [[artifact]] [[scroll of magic mapping]]. The Marauder's Map grants [[searching]] and [[telepathy]] while wielded, and can be read to map the current level without being used up. [[Invoking]] the artifact grants [[object detection]] as with the [[potion of object detection]].
-While the quest data does feature associated text and distinct quest NPCs, the dialogs within that data are copied from those of the Tourist quest, and there are no unique maps present in the files available for download&mdash;this renders the quest and the associated artifact inaccessible along with the [[Bell of Opening]] (and thus makes the game [[unwinnable]]), since fallback levels will be generated instead. It is unclear as of yet what happened to the intended level files or what they were meant to look like.
+While the quest data does feature associated text and distinct quest NPCs, there are no maps specified for use in the quest within the files available foor download, nor are any new level files present&mdash;this renders the quest and the associated artifact inaccessible along with the [[Bell of Opening]] (and thus makes the game [[unwinnable]]), since fallback levels will be generated instead. It is unclear as of yet what happened to the intended level files or what they were meant to look like. The quest dialogs within the patch are copied from those of the Tourist quest.
 ==Second Patch by Chris==