Ring of hunger - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: word choice

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word choice

Umbire the Phantom: tweaks

2025-04-11T09:58:52Z

tweaks

Umbire the Phantom: slash'em + them

2025-04-01T11:58:42Z

slash'em + them

Umbire the Phantom: /* SLASH'EM */ details

2025-04-01T11:57:42Z

‎SLASH'EM: details

Umbire the Phantom: /* Strategy */ upcoming goes here

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‎Strategy: upcoming goes here

Umbire the Phantom: /* Description */ copyedit, move upcoming since it applies to the property and not just the ring

2025-03-15T11:25:28Z

‎Description: copyedit, move upcoming since it applies to the property and not just the ring

Umbire the Phantom: /* dNetHack */ word choice

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‎dNetHack: word choice

Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ copyedit

2025-03-15T08:09:24Z

‎Generation: copyedit

Umbire the Phantom: variant work

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variant work

Umbire the Phantom: copyedit

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copyedit

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 A '''ring of hunger''' is a type of [[ring]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''.
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 The ring of hunger is not an ''entirely'' useless ring, but is only actively worn in rare circumstances. A non-cursed ring of hunger can be used to make room for a meal consisting of several large [[corpse]]s, such as those of various [[Giant (monster attribute)|giants]], if you do not have an [[amulet of magical breathing]]. Outside of this scenario, the ring is primarily used as [[polyfodder]].
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|50084750c426c465e976b23c9a7f871a8950fae3}}, voracious hunger prevents the hero from choking on food when [[oversatiated]] by making them vomit, similar to [[breathlessness]]&mdash;instead of draining 1000 nutrition, they are always left with 60 nutrition. This makes the ring much more viable when eating several corpses for strength gain or other intrinsics.}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|50084750c426c465e976b23c9a7f871a8950fae3}}, voracious hunger prevents the hero from choking on food when [[oversatiated]] by making them vomit, similar to [[breathlessness]]&mdash;instead of the vomiting draining 1000 nutrition, they are always left with 60 nutrition. This makes the ring much more viable when eating several corpses for strength gain or other intrinsics.}}
 ===Identification===
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 ==Messages==
-{{message|Suddenly, <item> vanishes from the sink!|You dropped a ring of hunger down a sink while another item was on its square.}}
+{{message|Suddenly, <an item> vanishes from the sink!|You dropped a ring of hunger down a sink while another item was on the sink's square.}}
 ==Variants==
 ===SLASH'EM===
-In [[SLASH'EM]], roles that start with random rings cannot be given a ring of hunger in their starting inventory.{{refsrc|u_init.c|1522|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
+In [[SLASH'EM]], the hero cannot be given a ring of hunger for any random ring that is part of their starting inventory.{{refsrc|u_init.c|1522|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
 The [[Lawful Quest]] has a {{frac|2|5}} chance of generating a cursed ring of hunger named 'free action' among the items found in the Chamber of Junk at level creation.

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 ==Description==
-[[Putting on]] the ring of hunger grants the [[Hunger (property)|hunger extrinsic]], which causes the [[hero]] to burn [[nutrition]] while worn: their nutrition will be decremented every even-numbered [[turn]], in addition to normal hunger and the [[ring hunger]] that is applied every 20 turns.{{refsrc|src/eat.c|2813|nethack=3.6.7}} Monsters will not wear this ring.
+[[Putting on]] the ring of hunger grants the [[voracious hunger]] extrinsic, which causes the [[hero]] to burn [[nutrition]] while worn: their nutrition will be decremented every even-numbered [[turn]], in addition to normal hunger and the [[ring hunger]] that is applied every 20 turns.{{refsrc|src/eat.c|2813|nethack=3.6.7}} Monsters will not wear this ring.
-A [[hero]] [[Eating jewelry|eating the ring]] has a {{frac|3}} chance of successfully absorbing its magic and gaining intrinsic hunger.{{refsrc|src/eat.c|1959|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+A [[hero]] [[Eating jewelry|eating the ring]] has a {{frac|3}} chance of successfully absorbing its magic and gaining intrinsic voracious hunger.{{refsrc|src/eat.c|1959|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 [[Dropping]] the ring onto a [[sink]] may cause any other items on that sink's square to vanish along with the ring:{{refsrc|src/do.c|455|nethack=3.6.7}} this cannot get rid of a [[heavy iron ball]] chained to the hero, or the [[iron chain]] attaching it to them, and items have a {{frac|99|100}} chance of resisting if they are [[artifact]]s or a {{frac|100}} chance otherwise.
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 The ring of hunger is not an ''entirely'' useless ring, but is only actively worn in rare circumstances. A non-cursed ring of hunger can be used to make room for a meal consisting of several large [[corpse]]s, such as those of various [[Giant (monster attribute)|giants]], if you do not have an [[amulet of magical breathing]]. Outside of this scenario, the ring is primarily used as [[polyfodder]].
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|50084750c426c465e976b23c9a7f871a8950fae3}}, the hunger property prevents the hero from choking on food when [[oversatiated]] by making them vomit, similar to [[breathlessness]]&mdash;instead of draining 1000 nutrition, they are are left with 60 nutrition. This makes the ring much more viable when eating several corpses for strength gain or other intrinsics.}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|50084750c426c465e976b23c9a7f871a8950fae3}}, voracious hunger prevents the hero from choking on food when [[oversatiated]] by making them vomit, similar to [[breathlessness]]&mdash;instead of draining 1000 nutrition, they are always left with 60 nutrition. This makes the ring much more viable when eating several corpses for strength gain or other intrinsics.}}
 ===Identification===

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 ==Variants==
 ===SLASH'EM===
-In [[SLASH'EM]], [[Flame Mage]]s, [[Ice Mage]]s and [[Necromancer]]s cannot be given a ring of hunger in their starting inventory.{{refsrc|u_init.c|1522|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
+In [[SLASH'EM]], roles that start with random rings cannot be given a ring of hunger in their starting inventory.{{refsrc|u_init.c|1522|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
 The [[Lawful Quest]] has a {{frac|2|5}} chance of generating a cursed ring of hunger named 'free action' among the items found in the Chamber of Junk at level creation.
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 A cursed ring of hunger is generated in the treasure room of [[Asmodeus' Lair (SpliceHack)|Asmodeus' Lair]] at level creation.
 ==References==

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 In [[SLASH'EM]], [[Flame Mage]]s, [[Ice Mage]]s and [[Necromancer]]s cannot be given a ring of hunger in their starting inventory.{{refsrc|u_init.c|1522|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
-A cursed ring of hunger named 'free action' is generated within the Chamber of Junk in the [[Lawful Quest]] at level creation.
+The [[Lawful Quest]] has a {{frac|2|5}} chance of generating a cursed ring of hunger named 'free action' among the items found in the Chamber of Junk at level creation.
 ===UnNetHack===

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 The ring of hunger is not an ''entirely'' useless ring, but is only actively worn in rare circumstances. A non-cursed ring of hunger can be used to make room for a meal consisting of several large [[corpse]]s, such as those of various [[Giant (monster attribute)|giants]], if you do not have an [[amulet of magical breathing]]. Outside of this scenario, the ring is primarily used as [[polyfodder]].
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|The changes to the hunger property make the ring much more viable when eating several corpses for strength gain or other intrinsics.}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|50084750c426c465e976b23c9a7f871a8950fae3}}, the hunger property prevents the hero from choking on food when [[oversatiated]] by making them vomit, similar to [[breathlessness]]&mdash;instead of draining 1000 nutrition, they are are left with 60 nutrition. This makes the ring much more viable when eating several corpses for strength gain or other intrinsics.}}
 ===Identification===

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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], [[black signet ring]]s cannot be randomly generated as rings of hunger.
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], the ring of hunger will never have the randomized appearance of a [[black signet ring]].
 ===SpliceHack===

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 ==Generation==
 [[Wizard]]s will never receive a ring of hunger as either of the two random rings in their starting inventory.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|165|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|1009|nethack=3.6.7}}
-{{frac|9|10}} of rings of hunger are generated cursed, and the rest are uncursed or blessed with equal probability. General [[store]]s and jewelers shops can sell rings of hunger.
+General [[store]]s and jewelers shops can sell rings of hunger.
 ==Description==

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 ==Description==
-While worn, the ring of hunger grants the [[Hunger (property)|hunger extrinsic]], which causes the [[hero]] to burn [[nutrition]] very quickly: their nutrition will be decremented every even-numbered [[turn]], in addition to normal hunger and the [[ring hunger]] that is applied every 20 turns.{{refsrc|src/eat.c|2813|nethack=3.6.7}}
+[[Putting on]] the ring of hunger grants the [[Hunger (property)|hunger extrinsic]], which causes the [[hero]] to burn [[nutrition]] while worn: their nutrition will be decremented every even-numbered [[turn]], in addition to normal hunger and the [[ring hunger]] that is applied every 20 turns.{{refsrc|src/eat.c|2813|nethack=3.6.7}} Monsters will not wear this ring.
-[[Dropping]] the ring onto a [[sink]] may cause any other items on that sink's square to vanish as well:{{refsrc|src/do.c|455|nethack=3.6.7}} this cannot get rid of a [[heavy iron ball]] chained to the hero, or the [[iron chain]] attaching it to them, and items have a {{frac|99|100}} chance of resisting if they are artifacts or a {{frac|100}} chance otherwise. Monsters will not wear this ring.
+[[Dropping]] the ring onto a [[sink]] may cause any other items on that sink's square to vanish along with the ring:{{refsrc|src/do.c|455|nethack=3.6.7}} this cannot get rid of a [[heavy iron ball]] chained to the hero, or the [[iron chain]] attaching it to them, and items have a {{frac|99|100}} chance of resisting if they are [[artifact]]s or a {{frac|100}} chance otherwise.
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|As of {{commit|50084750c426c465e976b23c9a7f871a8950fae3}}, hunger prevents the hero from choking on food when [[oversatiated]] by making them vomit, similar to [[breathlessness]]&mdash;instead of draining 1000 nutrition, they are are left with 60 nutrition.}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|50084750c426c465e976b23c9a7f871a8950fae3}}, hunger prevents the hero from choking on food when [[oversatiated]] by making them vomit, similar to [[breathlessness]]&mdash;instead of draining 1000 nutrition, they are are left with 60 nutrition.}}
 ==Strategy==
-The ring of hunger is not an ''entirely'' useless ring, but is only actively worn in rare circumstances. A non-cursed ring of hunger can be used to make room for a meal consisting of several large [[corpse]]s, such as those of various [[giant]]s, if you do not have an [[amulet of magical breathing]]. Outside of this scenario, the ring is primarily used as [[polyfodder]].
+The ring of hunger is not an ''entirely'' useless ring, but is only actively worn in rare circumstances. A non-cursed ring of hunger can be used to make room for a meal consisting of several large [[corpse]]s, such as those of various [[Giant (monster attribute)|giants]], if you do not have an [[amulet of magical breathing]]. Outside of this scenario, the ring is primarily used as [[polyfodder]].
 {{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|The changes to the hunger property make the ring much more viable when eating several corpses for strength gain or other intrinsics.}}