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Umbire the Phantom at 14:06, 30 March 2020

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Aximili: Redirected page to Story

2020-03-30T05:13:16Z

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ChasonBot at 15:37, 20 December 2015

2015-12-20T15:37:36Z

91.177.111.35 at 23:35, 9 March 2012

2012-03-09T23:35:52Z

Shijun: recategorized to Category:Your character

2006-12-29T14:51:56Z

recategorized to Category:Your character

Intx13 at 15:30, 23 August 2006

2006-08-23T15:30:26Z

Jayt: initial version

2006-08-15T21:24:59Z

initial version

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NetHack has a very minimal '''plot'''. A new [[Priest]] might find the game opening with the following text:

It is written in the Book of Shan Lai Ching:

After the Creation, the cruel god Moloch rebelled
against the authority of Marduk the Creator.
Moloch stole from Marduk the most powerful of all
the artifacts of the gods, the Amulet of Yendor,
and he hid it in the dark cavities of Gehennom, the
Under World, where he now lurks, and bides his time.

Your god Shan Lai Ching seeks to possess the Amulet, and with it
to gain deserved ascendance over the other gods.

You, a newly trained Aspirant, have been heralded
from birth as the instrument of Shan Lai Ching. You are destined
to recover the Amulet for your deity, or die in the
attempt. Your hour of destiny has come. For the sake
of us all: Go bravely with Shan Lai Ching!

That's all there is to it: get the [[Amulet of Yendor|Amulet]] and give it to your [[god]], or die trying.

This plotlessness is not without reason. The main attraction of [[roguelike]]s is the random element of their gameplay; a pre-written plot would hinder that a little. Without a script, the game is free to continue along any line the player wishes, with few actions having dramatic consequences.

[[Category:Articles]]

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−	~~It is written in the Book of Shan Lai Ching~~:	+	[[Category:Your character]]
−
−	~~After the Creation, the cruel god Moloch rebelled~~
−	~~against the authority of Marduk the Creator.~~
−	~~Moloch stole from Marduk the most powerful of all~~
−	~~the artifacts of the gods, the Amulet of Yendor,~~
−	~~and he hid it in the dark cavities of Gehennom, the~~
−	~~Under World, where he now lurks, and bides his time.~~
−
−	~~Your god Shan Lai Ching seeks to possess the Amulet, and with it~~
−	~~to gain deserved ascendance over the other gods.~~
−
−	~~You, a newly trained Aspirant, have been heralded~~
−	~~from birth as the instrument of Shan Lai Ching. You are destined~~
−	~~to recover the Amulet for your deity, or die in the~~
−	~~attempt.~~ Your ~~hour of destiny has come. For the sake~~
−	~~of us all: Go bravely with Shan Lai Ching!~~
−
−	~~That's all there is to it: get the [[Amulet of Yendor\|Amulet]] and give it to your [[god]], or die trying.~~
−
−	This plotlessness is not without reason. The main attraction of [[roguelike]]s is the random element of their gameplay; a pre-written plot would hinder that a little. Without a script, the game is free to continue along any line the player wishes, with few actions having dramatic consequences.
−
−	Instead of a written plot, NetHack has a series of unique levels that the player must visit to gain certain items or perform certain actions necessary for [[ascension]]. These levels are part of every game, and contribute to the continuity and "plot" of NetHack.
−	*The [[Quest]]
−	*The [[Castle]]
−	*[[Vlad's Tower]]
−	*The [[Wizard's Tower]]
−	*[[Moloch's Sanctum]]
−	*The [[Elemental Planes]]
−	*The [[Astral Plane]]
−	~~{{nethack-343}}~~

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                It is written in the Book of Shan Lai Ching:
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 *The [[Quest]]
 *The [[Castle]]
-*[[Vlad the Impaler|Vlad the Impaler's]] Tower
+*[[Vlad's Tower]]
-*[[The Wizard's Tower]]
+*The [[Wizard's Tower]]
 *[[Moloch's Sanctum]]
 *The [[Elemental Planes]]
 *The [[Astral Plane]]
-[[Category:Articles]]
+[[Category:Your character]]

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	This plotlessness is not without reason. The main attraction of [[roguelike]]s is the random element of their gameplay; a pre-written plot would hinder that a little. Without a script, the game is free to continue along any line the player wishes, with few actions having dramatic consequences.		This plotlessness is not without reason. The main attraction of [[roguelike]]s is the random element of their gameplay; a pre-written plot would hinder that a little. Without a script, the game is free to continue along any line the player wishes, with few actions having dramatic consequences.
		+
		+	Instead of a written plot, NetHack has a series of unique levels that the player must visit to gain certain items or perform certain actions necessary for [[ascension]]. These levels are part of every game, and contribute to the continuity and "plot" of NetHack.
		+	*The [[Quest]]
		+	*The [[Castle]]
		+	*[[Vlad the Impaler\|Vlad the Impaler's]] Tower
		+	*[[The Wizard's Tower]]
		+	*[[Moloch's Sanctum]]
		+	*The [[Elemental Planes]]
		+	*The [[Astral Plane]]

	[[Category:Articles]]		[[Category:Articles]]