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Umbire the Phantom: potholes, etc.

2026-04-18T13:30:06Z

potholes, etc.

Ais523: /* Score value of items */ fix broken link

2024-11-14T22:33:46Z

‎Score value of items: fix broken link

Umbire the Phantom: potholes et. al.

2024-05-22T11:29:31Z

potholes et. al.

Cathartes: /* Artifacts */ upcoming weight change for Book of the Dead

2023-12-04T07:03:25Z

‎Artifacts: upcoming weight change for Book of the Dead

Umbire the Phantom: /* How score is calculated */ bit more + citation

2023-09-09T19:44:15Z

‎How score is calculated: bit more + citation

Umbire the Phantom: /* How score is calculated */ band-aid until the article is updated for latest stable

2023-09-09T19:38:10Z

‎How score is calculated: band-aid until the article is updated for latest stable

Cathartes: /* How to maximize score / rename section to / Score value of items */ because it doesn't effectively describe how to maximize score and is more about the items. "how to maximize score" is probably actually "kill lots of high level monsters"

2021-08-22T18:16:55Z

‎How to maximize score: rename section to ‎Score value of items: because it doesn't effectively describe how to maximize score and is more about the items. "how to maximize score" is probably actually "kill lots of high level monsters"

Actual-nh: /* How score is calculated */ Whoops

2021-07-06T00:04:11Z

‎How score is calculated: Whoops

Actual-nh: /* How score is calculated */ The tripe ration one AFAIK is due to getting 1 experience point

2021-07-06T00:03:18Z

‎How score is calculated: The tripe ration one AFAIK is due to getting 1 experience point

Actual-nh: Typo

2021-07-06T00:01:16Z

Typo

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 ** Breaking wands never gives score
 * Identifying a [[potion]] by [[quaffing]] &mdash; 10 points
-** [[apply|Lighting]] a potion of oil identifies it without giving points
+** [[Applying]] a potion of oil identifies it without giving points
 * Identifying a [[scroll]] by [[read]]ing &mdash; 10 points
-* [[potion of oil|Oiling]] or [[can of grease|greasing]] a [[squeaky board]] [[trap]] &mdash; 9 points
+* Using a [[potion of oil]] or [[can of grease]] charge on a [[squeaky board]] [[trap]] &mdash; 9 points
-* Eating a [[tripe ration]] when not an [[orc (starting race)|orc]] or carnivorous non-humanoid &mdash; 4 points
+* Eating a [[tripe ration]] when not an [[Orc (starting race)|orc]] or carnivorous non-humanoid &mdash; 4 points
 * Quaffing from a sink and getting the message "Yuk, this water tastes awful" &mdash; 4 points
 * Reading your first [[novel]] &mdash; 80 points
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 |[[jade]]||300||green
 |-
-|[[obsidian]]||200||black
+|[[obsidian stone]]||200||black
 |-
 |[[agate]]||200||orange

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 Each [[amulet]] weighs twenty units and, except for the [[cheap plastic imitation of the Amulet of Yendor]], is worth 150 zorkmids. This makes each amulet worth far less than its weight in gold.
-It is possible to achieve extremely high score (MAXINT on 64-bit platform) by exploiting [[Bugs_in_NetHack_3.4.3#SC343-8|bug SC343-8]] - "Re-animating a statue containing gold produces too much gold.", as it allows duplicating for an effectively infinite amount of gold.<ref>http://www.reddit.com/r/nethack/comments/1d6fwe/im_asking_feedback_for_the_upcoming_junethack/c9no05r</ref> Berry [https://junethack.de/archive/2012/user/Berry.html ascended with 9223372036854775807 points] during [[Junethack]] tournament.
+It is possible to achieve extremely high score (MAXINT on 64-bit platform) by exploiting [[Bugs_in_NetHack_3.4.3#SC343-8|bug SC343-8]] - "Re-animating a statue containing gold produces too much gold.", as it allows duplicating for an effectively infinite amount of gold.<ref>http://www.reddit.com/r/nethack/comments/1d6fwe/im_asking_feedback_for_the_upcoming_junethack/c9no05r</ref> Berry [https://junethack.net/archive/2012/user/Berry.html ascended with 9223372036854775807 points] during [[Junethack]] tournament.
 ===Artifacts===

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 * Reading your first [[novel]] &mdash; 80 points
-The first [[oracle]] of each type:
+The first consultation of each type with [[Oracle (monster)|the Oracle]]:
 * Minor (if not yet major): 21 points
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 * Play as a '''[[pacifist]]'''. Good choices are gnomish [[healer]]s and elven [[wizard]]s because of their starting inventories.
 * '''Levelling up''': Quaff a [[potion of gain level]] to reach XL 2, at which point it is safe to dally with a [[foocubus]].  You will have to formally identify this potion, or see a monster using a non-cursed one, to avoid getting "bonus" score. If you can get one, a wraith corpse is also a viable method of getting to XL 2. Make sure you have an identified, [[potion of full healing|blessed potion of full healing]] in case you get level drained by a [[foocubus]].  As of [[3.6.1]], a non-cursed [[potion of restore ability]] can also restore a lost level, and will not auto-identify.
-** Do not consult the [[Oracle]] to level up.
+** Do not consult the Oracle to level up.
 ** Do not #[[untrap]] any [[trap#Squeaky board|squeaky board traps]], eat [[tripe ration]]s, or quaff from [[sink]]s to regain a single experience points, as this gives score. Kicking, and digging on sinks is okay.
 * Formally '''identify''' [[wand]]s, [[scroll]]s and [[potion]]s before use.
 ** Dipping into (un)holy water does not formally identify it, so feel free to bless and curse items as you would usually.  Quaffing an uncursed potion of water will give points, however, and must be avoided. Dipping into uncursed potions of water only identifies the potion if it is used up in the process; it is probably best to avoid doing this.
-** Ideally, obtain a [[spellbook of identify]] from a [[wish]], [[prayer]], [[magic marker]], [[polypiling]], starting inventory, or random loot. (47% of all dungeons have one in the Mines or above [[medusa level|Medusa]]. Break the [[Oracle]] statues with a [[pick-axe]] or a [[wand of striking]].)
+** Ideally, obtain a [[spellbook of identify]] from a [[wish]], [[prayer]], [[magic marker]], [[polypiling]], starting inventory, or random loot. (47% of all dungeons have one in the Mines or above [[medusa level|Medusa]]. Break the [[Oracle (level)|Oracle level]] statues with a [[pick-axe]] or a [[wand of striking]].)
 ** Finding and identifying a wand of polymorph is the bottleneck if you don't get a spellbook of identify. [[aligned priest|Temple priests]] often have the books to polypile. See below.
-** Get a ''[[robe]]'' from a [[aligned priest|priest]] to cast {{spell of|identify}} reliably. [[Magic resistance]] should come from [[gray dragon scale mail|other]] [[artifact|sources]]. Wizards can use their starting cloak.
+** Get a ''[[robe]]'' from an [[aligned priest]] to cast {{spell of|identify}} reliably. Wizards can use their starting cloak for [[magic resistance]], while other roles should obtain the property from either [[gray dragon scale mail]] or an [[artifact]].
-** Your backup is the the [[scroll of identify]]. [[Price identification|Price-ID]] it, then formally identify it on a [[throne]]. Your [[Quest#Quest leaders and nemeses|quest leader]] often sits on a throne. Find and bless as many ID scrolls as possible to mass-identify wands, scrolls and potions before use.
+** Your backup is the the [[scroll of identify]]. [[Price-ID]] it, then formally identify it on a [[throne]]. Your [[Quest#Quest leaders and nemeses|quest leader]] often sits on a throne. Find and bless as many ID scrolls as possible to mass-identify wands, scrolls and potions before use.
 * '''Scrolls''': Price-ID scrolls as you find them. Most will be no use to you until you have a source of identification.  It is likely that monsters will identify the [[scroll of teleportation]] and [[scroll of create monster]] for you relatively early, after which they can be used as needed.
-** 80zm scrolls are of most interest here: the [[scroll of remove curse]] will never self-identify on use, and is safe to use.  The other 80zm scroll, [[scroll of enchant armor|enchant armor,]] will not self-identify if you are naked, or wearing only [[dragon scales]].<ref group=note>Even if the scroll is blessed, reading an enchant armor scroll will never identify it when used on dragon scales even though the enchantment of the resulting DSM is raised.</ref> If you have only one scroll, remember to remove any #name from the scroll before reading to be prompted to re-name it after it has been used up. This may use up a potentially valuable scroll for no benefit though (unless you possess scales you want to turn into DSM), and still does not give you access to armor enchantment, so is only worthwhile if you have a lot of loot, or a [[bag of holding|critical item]], to uncurse. Alternatively, get a magic marker, #name both 80zm scrolls and write either scroll: this will let you tell the two scrolls apart.
+** 80zm scrolls are of most interest here: the [[scroll of remove curse]] will never self-identify on use, and is safe to use.  The [[scroll of enchant armor]] is the other 80zm scroll, and will not self-identify if you are naked or wearing only [[dragon scales]].<ref group=note>Even if the scroll is blessed, reading an enchant armor scroll will never identify it when used on dragon scales even though the enchantment of the resulting DSM is raised.</ref> If you have only one scroll, remember to remove any #name from the scroll before reading to be prompted to re-name it after it has been used up. This may use up a potentially valuable scroll for no benefit though (unless you possess scales you want to turn into DSM), and still does not give you access to armor enchantment, so it is only worthwhile if you have a lot of loot or a critical item such as a [[bag of holding]] to uncurse. Alternatively, get a magic marker, #name both 80zm scrolls and write either scroll: this will let you tell the two scrolls apart.
 ** The only non-blank 60zm scroll, [[scroll of enchant weapon|enchant weapon]] can also be determined, and safely be used on any weapon whose enchantment is not formally known (e.g. before giving the weapon to a pet).
 ** In a pinch, certain scrolls will not self-identify when read while confused. Thus, if you can be sure that a scroll is a [[scroll of gold detection]] it can be read while confused to, e.g., pinpoint a suspected polytrap.

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 | [[Trollsbane]] || 500 || 120 || 4
 |}
 ===Gems===

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 * Value of [[artifact]]s * 2.5, including [[invocation]] items
-And finally points for adjacent pets equivalent to their total current hit points.
+And finally, you are given points for adjacent pets equivalent to their total current hit points.
-The lowest possible score one can achieve when [[ascension|ascending]] overall in 3.4.3 is 24400<ref>http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.roguelike.nethack/browse_frm/thread/d2ed054d48f4961c</ref> - in 3.6.0 and later versions, the lowest possible score is instead 12200. The lowest score achievable in a given game depends on the [[Sanctum]]'s depth - see the table below for details.
+The lowest possible score one can achieve when [[ascension|ascending]] overall in 3.4.3 is 24400<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.roguelike.nethack/browse_frm/thread/d2ed054d48f4961c rec.games.roguelike.nethack - Theta's Devnull Low Scoring Ascension]</ref> - in 3.6.0 and later versions, the lowest possible score is instead 12200.<ref>[https://eu.hardfought.org/userdata/b/blankman/tnnt/dumplog/1668685788.tnnt.html NetHack (TNNT) 3.6.6-0 dumplog of blankman's min-score ascension]</ref> The lowest score achievable in a given game depends on the [[Sanctum]]'s depth - see the table below for details.
 ==How to minimize score==

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 Yeti [https://voyager.lupomesky.cz/nh/devnull/2014/ ascended with 24400 points] during the 2014 [[Devnull]] tournament.
-==How to maximize score==
+==Score value of items==
 Certain things are worth more than others when completing the game. When the player ascends, his base score is doubled.  Because gold is part of this base score, each gold piece is essentially worth two points. Gold has a weight of one unit per 100 pieces. This means that 100 gold, or 200 points weighs one unit, which is the same weight as the least valuable [[gem]].

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 '''Score''' is calculated all throughout the game, and if you have the '''showscore''' setting in your [[options|rcfile]], you can see it on the bottom line at all times. Score also decides if the game considers your character a [[beginner]], receiving less information (a "strange feeling" message) when use-testing things.
-Low-score ascensions are generally more prestigious because you got the job done with less effort, although [[tournaments]] frequently have awards for both the lowest-scoring and the highest-scoring ascensions.
+Low-score ascensions are generally more prestigious because you got the job done with less effort, although [[tournament]]s frequently have awards for both the lowest-scoring and the highest-scoring ascensions.
 ==How score is calculated==