Rumors - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: lede, pothole

2024-05-22T13:24:40Z

lede, pothole

Ardub23: Some rewording for clearer focus; minor fixes

2023-07-15T01:36:54Z

Some rewording for clearer focus; minor fixes

Netzhack: /* Getting rumors */ Trimmed a pointless "respectively" (1-to-1 relation irrelevant here).

2019-04-10T16:07:23Z

‎Getting rumors: Trimmed a pointless "respectively" (1-to-1 relation irrelevant here).

ChasonBot at 04:39, 21 December 2015

2015-12-21T04:39:13Z

720: /* False rumors */

2011-07-30T11:01:41Z

‎False rumors

220.255.1.74: /* True rumors */

2011-07-11T15:15:43Z

‎True rumors

AlphaPikachu578: /* True rumors */ Formatting correction.

2010-06-29T03:41:59Z

‎True rumors: Formatting correction.

RegalStar: /* False rumors */

2010-03-20T19:40:55Z

‎False rumors

Shijun: /* See also */ added link to rumor messages

2010-01-11T12:36:23Z

‎See also: added link to rumor messages

HansM: /* True rumors */

2009-01-29T00:31:49Z

‎True rumors

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-'''Rumors''' are a way to learn about the game without reading [[spoiler]]s. Rumors are classified as either "true" or "false". True rumors are useful hints, while false ones are useless or incorrect.
+'''Rumors''' are a way to learn about the game of ''[[NetHack]]'' without reading [[spoiler]]s. Rumors are classified as either "true" or "false". True rumors are useful hints, while false ones are useless or incorrect.
 ==Getting rumors==
-* The [[Oracle]] always tells you a true rumor when you pay for a minor consultation.
+* [[Oracle (monster)|The Oracle]] always tells you a true rumor when you pay for a minor consultation.
 * The following items give you a true rumor if blessed, a false rumor if cursed and either if uncursed:
 ** [[Fortune cookie]]s contain a rumor that is revealed when you eat the cookie. You may also just [[read]] the cookie, if you want to keep the vegan or foodless [[conduct]].

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-'''Rumors''' are a way to learn about the game without reading [[spoiler]]s. Rumors come in two forms: true and false. The true ones are useful hints, while the false ones are useless or incorrect.
+'''Rumors''' are a way to learn about the game without reading [[spoiler]]s. Rumors are classified as either "true" or "false". True rumors are useful hints, while false ones are useless or incorrect.
 ==Getting rumors==
 * The [[Oracle]] always tells you a true rumor when you pay for a minor consultation.
 * The following items give you a true rumor if blessed, a false rumor if cursed and either if uncursed:
-** [[Fortune cookie]]s contain a rumor that is revealed when you eat the cookie. You may also just [[read]] the cookie, if you want to keep the vegan [[conduct]].
+** [[Fortune cookie]]s contain a rumor that is revealed when you eat the cookie. You may also just [[read]] the cookie, if you want to keep the vegan or foodless [[conduct]].
-** The [[quest artifact|quest artifacts]] of the [[knight]] and [[rogue]] roles, [[The Magic Mirror of Merlin]] and [[The Master Key of Thievery]], give a rumor when applied or wielded.
+** Two [[quest artifact]]s, [[the Magic Mirror of Merlin]] and [[the Master Key of Thievery]], give a rumor when applied or wielded.
-* You can sometimes find rumors in the dust on the [[dungeon]] [[floor]]. Sometimes these can be difficult to read.
+* You can sometimes find rumors written as [[graffiti]] on the floor. Sometimes these can be difficult to read.
 ** You can write something on the dungeon floor, then engrave with a [[wand of polymorph]] to get a rumor.
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 :Rumor #326: ''They say the gods get angry if you kill your dog.''
-This suggests that if you kill a [[pet]], you get an [[alignment record]] penalty (-15 to be exact, and also lose 1 point of [[Luck]]).
+This suggests that if you kill a [[pet]], you get an [[alignment record]] penalty (&minus;15 to be exact, and also lose 1 point of [[Luck]]).
 ===False rumors===
 :Rumor #7: ''A cockatrice corpse is guaranteed to be untainted!''
-This encourages the player to eat a [[cockatrice]] corpse, which is usually a [[stoning | fatal mistake]].
+This encourages the player to eat a [[cockatrice]] corpse, which will almost certainly cause death by [[stoning]].
 :Rumor #157: ''Sorry, no fortune this time.  Better luck next cookie!''
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 :Rumor #195: ''They say that a hacker named David once slew a giant with a sling and a rock.''
-Some false rumours are just random references to random things.
+Some false rumors are just random references to random things. ([[Sling]]s and [[rock]]s have no special effect against [[giant]]s.)
 ==See also==

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 * The following items give you a true rumor if blessed, a false rumor if cursed and either if uncursed:
 ** [[Fortune cookie]]s contain a rumor that is revealed when you eat the cookie. You may also just [[read]] the cookie, if you want to keep the vegan [[conduct]].
-** [[The Magic Mirror of Merlin]] and [[The Master Key of Thievery]], the [[knight]] and [[rogue]] [[quest artifact]]s respectively, give you a rumor when applied or wielded.
+** The [[quest artifact|quest artifacts]] of the [[knight]] and [[rogue]] roles, [[The Magic Mirror of Merlin]] and [[The Master Key of Thievery]], give a rumor when applied or wielded.
 * You can sometimes find rumors in the dust on the [[dungeon]] [[floor]]. Sometimes these can be difficult to read.
 ** You can write something on the dungeon floor, then engrave with a [[wand of polymorph]] to get a rumor.

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 ===False rumors===
 :Rumor #7: ''A cockatrice corpse is guaranteed to be untainted!''
-This encourages the player to eat a [[cockatrice]] corpse, which is a [[YASD | fatal mistake]].
+This encourages the player to eat a [[cockatrice]] corpse, which is usually a [[stoning | fatal mistake]].
 :Rumor #157: ''Sorry, no fortune this time.  Better luck next cookie!''

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 This suggests that by eating a [[freezing sphere]] or a [[yeti]] you may get the [[cold resistance]]. Unfortunately, freezing spheres never leave corpses.
-:Rumor #326: 'They say the gods get angry if you kill your dog.'
+:Rumor #326: ''They say the gods get angry if you kill your dog.''
 This suggests that if you kill a [[pet]], you get an [[alignment]] penalty (-15 to be exact).

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 ==See also==
-*[[rumors.tru]] is the data file that contains all the true rumors
+*[[Source:rumors.tru]] — the data file that contains all the true rumors
-*[[rumors.fal]] is the data file that contains all the false rumors
+*[[Source:rumors.fal]] — the data file that contains all the false rumors
 ==External links==