Scroll origins - Revision history

Andrew Rodland: source for ELPHE MONATER

2026-05-22T15:35:18Z

source for ELPHE MONATER

Furey: /* Further reading */ replace a spod-central link with an archive.org link for this page.

2024-06-12T13:56:10Z

‎Further reading: replace a spod-central link with an archive.org link for this page.

Umbire the Phantom: ver + spacing

2024-02-18T15:27:54Z

ver + spacing

Bleem: /* Meanings */ etaoin shrdlu is a little more interesting than that

2022-09-20T04:45:08Z

‎Meanings: etaoin shrdlu is a little more interesting than that

Aximili: /* SpliceHack */ references

2022-04-03T01:37:18Z

‎SpliceHack: references

Aximili: Reorganize, Add splicehack scroll labels

2022-04-02T22:50:56Z

Reorganize, Add splicehack scroll labels

Cathartes: add Cyrillic of "PRIRUTSENIE"

2022-02-16T00:08:04Z

add Cyrillic of "PRIRUTSENIE"

Infinigon: import GARVEN DEH decipher from talk page (it sounds pretty plausible to me, if quite obscure!)

2021-01-13T01:58:07Z

import GARVEN DEH decipher from talk page (it sounds pretty plausible to me, if quite obscure!)

Boxfish at 08:05, 14 September 2020

2020-09-14T08:05:59Z

Kahran042 at 13:52, 17 April 2020

2020-04-17T13:52:57Z

@@ Line 67: / Line 67: @@
 ; TOYL ENT RUBLE : "Toil and trouble", from the first line of the witches' song in [[wikipedia:MacBeth|MacBeth]].
 ; NYEHEHE : A laughing noise.
-; ELPHE MONATER
+; ELPHE MONATER : A reference to the poorly-translated, typo-riddled bootleg game known as [https://bootleggames.fandom.com/wiki/Pocket_Monsters_Crystal_Version Pokémon Vietnamese Crystal], in which the titular Pokémon are referred to as ELFS, MONSTERS, or in one quotable case, MONATERS.
 ; ABAJ
 ; CONGLATURATION : A mistranslation from the [[wikipedia:Ghostbusters_(1984_video_game)|1984 Ghostbusters game]].

@@ Line 79: / Line 79: @@
 ==Further reading==
 *[[Source:NetHack 3.6.0/src/objects.c#line828|Scroll name definitions in objects.c]]
-*[http://www.spod-central.org/~psmith/nh/anhf.html Annotated NetHack File]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120520230426/http://www.spod-central.org/~psmith/nh/anhf.html Annotated NetHack File]
 {{nethack-366}}
 [[Category:Scrolls|*]]

@@ Line 2: / Line 2: @@
 ==Meanings==
 The various labels through [[NetHack 3.6.0]], and their meanings, are:
@@ Line 81: / Line 80: @@
 *[[Source:NetHack 3.6.0/src/objects.c#line828|Scroll name definitions in objects.c]]
 *[http://www.spod-central.org/~psmith/nh/anhf.html Annotated NetHack File]
+{{nethack-366}}
 [[Category:Scrolls|*]]

@@ Line 32: / Line 32: @@
 Some [[variant]]s add extra scroll names, to accommodate additional scrolls. [[NetHack 3.6.0]] adds no new scrolls, but does add some new names that originally appeared in one or more variants:
-; [[wikipedia:Etaoin shrdlu|ETAOIN SHRDLU]] : A rough list of the most common letters in English; often erroneously printed in newspapers.
+; [[wikipedia:Etaoin shrdlu|ETAOIN SHRDLU]] : The most common letters in English, in order. The first two columns of a [[wikipedia:Linotype_machine#Keyboard|Linotype keyboard]], used in print media in 1886 until the 1980s, are ETAOIN and SHRDLU. A mistyping was typically corrected by running fingers down these two columns, typing "ETAOIN SHRDLU", a phrase that signals the next operator to remove the erroneous line.
 ; LOREM IPSUM : [[wikipedia:Lorem ipsum|Latin-derived filler text]].
 ; [[wikipedia:Fnord|FNORD]] : Nonsense word central to the ''Principia Discordia'', made popular by the ''Illuminatus!'' trilogy.

← Older revision		Revision as of 01:37, 3 April 2022
Line 58:		Line 58:

	===SpliceHack===		===SpliceHack===
		+
		+	The following scroll labels were added in [[SpliceHack]]<ref>https://github.com/NullCGT/SpliceHack/blob/Spl-R-1.1.0/src/objects.c</ref>

	; 4OFAE OF9 SCC9 : A reference to the [[wikipedia:Voynich manuscript\|Voynich manuscript]].		; 4OFAE OF9 SCC9 : A reference to the [[wikipedia:Voynich manuscript\|Voynich manuscript]].

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 Unidentified [[scroll]]s can have any one of many labels. In [[Hack 1.0]], these labels are initially paired with the scroll types in a way that seems to be meaningful.{{refsrc|def.objects.h|175|version=Hack 1.0|comment=list of [[Hack 1.0]] scrolls and their initial labels}} It is often claimed that Hack 1.0 uses a fixed label for each scroll type, but in fact it does shuffle the labels.{{refsrc|hack.o_init.c|60|version=Hack 1.0|comment=this section of code executes once per object type, and shuffles the descriptions of all object types that have descriptions except [[tool]]s}}
 The various labels through [[NetHack 3.6.0]], and their meanings, are:
@@ Line 48: / Line 50: @@
 Because there are many more scroll labels than types of scrolls, not all of these are used each game.
 ==References==

@@ Line 17: / Line 17: @@
 ; NR 9 : Possible reference to The Beatles' confusing Revolution No. 9. Originally [[scroll of confuse monster]].
 ; PRATYAVAYAH : "Reverse annoyance" in Sanskrit. Originally [[scroll of remove curse]].
-; PRIRUTSENIE : "Taming" in Russian. The romanization is slightly irregular; the character transcribed as "TS" is conventionally rendered in "CH". Originally [[scroll of taming]].
+; PRIRUTSENIE : "Taming" in Russian, a transliteration of [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/приручение приручение]. The romanization is slightly irregular: the character "ч", transcribed as "TS", is conventionally rendered in "CH". Originally [[scroll of taming]].
 ; READ ME : "Read me". Originally [[scroll of blank paper]]. A README is a rudimentary form of end-user documentation.  May also be a reference to Alice in Wonderland, where Alice finds small cakes labeled "EAT ME" and small bottles labeled "DRINK ME".
 ; TEMOV : Unknown meaning. Possibly "Vomit" backwards and misspelled. Also, Temov is a common Eastern European surname. In Hack 1.0, this is initially a spare label.

@@ Line 9: / Line 9: @@
 ; ELBIB YLOH : "Holy Bible" spelled backwards. Originally [[scroll of genocide]].
 ; FOOBIE BLETCH: Unknown meaning; possibly related to hacker jargon 'foobar', 'bletch'. In Hack 1.0, this is initially a spare label.
-; GARVEN DEH: Unknown meaning. In Hack 1.0, this is initially a spare label.
+; GARVEN DEH: Unknown meaning; possibly a Star Wars reference to Garven Dreis. In Hack 1.0, this is initially a spare label.
 ; HACKEM MUCHE : "Hack 'em much". Originally [[defunct features|scroll of damage weapon]]; the [[scroll of charging]] now occupies this slot.
 ; JUYED AWK YACC : Tenuous reference to Unix tools ed(1), awk(1), yacc(1).  Originally [[scroll of destroy armor]].

@@ Line 6: / Line 6: @@
 ; DAIYEN FOOELS : "Dying fools".  Originally [[scroll of enchant weapon]].
 ; DUAM XNAHT : "Thanx Maud" spelled backwards. Originally [[scroll of amnesia]].
-; ELAM EBOW : Unknown meaning. Originally [[scroll of magic mapping]]. When looked at backwards, it sounds close to "woe be male"; this could be a reference to men not liking to ask for directions.
+; ELAM EBOW : Unknown meaning. Originally [[scroll of magic mapping]]. When looked at backwards, it sounds close to "woe be male"; this could be a reference to the stereotype that men do not like to ask for directions.
 ; ELBIB YLOH : "Holy Bible" spelled backwards. Originally [[scroll of genocide]].
 ; FOOBIE BLETCH: Unknown meaning; possibly related to hacker jargon 'foobar', 'bletch'. In Hack 1.0, this is initially a spare label.

@@ Line 14: / Line 14: @@
 ; KERNOD WEL : "Kenned well" in Scots. Originally [[scroll of identify]].
 ; KIRJE : Finnish for "a letter" (as in a letter sent by [[mail]]). The [[scroll of mail]] was added in [[Hack 1.0.2]], and the choice of initial label suggests that the labels are indeed meaningful.
-; LEP GEX VEN ZEA : Unknown meaning. Originally [[scroll of create monster]], and "LEP GEX" is the rather monsterous leopard gecko.
+; LEP GEX VEN ZEA : Unknown meaning. Originally [[scroll of create monster]], and "LEP GEX" is the rather monstrous leopard gecko.
 ; NR 9 : Possible reference to The Beatles' confusing Revolution No. 9. Originally [[scroll of confuse monster]].
 ; PRATYAVAYAH : "Reverse annoyance" in Sanskrit. Originally [[scroll of remove curse]].