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Prost: /* Selling */ clarify artifact selling price

2026-07-16T23:12:04Z

Selling: clarify artifact selling price

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	* {{frac\|4}} of shopkeepers will pay {{frac\|4}} less for unidentified objects; this modifier is consistent for a given shopkeeper.		* {{frac\|4}} of shopkeepers will pay {{frac\|4}} less for unidentified objects; this modifier is consistent for a given shopkeeper.
	* Artifacts are sold ~~for~~ {{frac\|4}} of their base ~~cost~~.{{refsrc\|src/shk.c\|3396\|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}		* Artifacts are sold at a price set as if their base price is {{frac\|4}} of their base price.{{refsrc\|src/shk.c\|3396\|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
	* If the shopkeeper has gold, but not enough to pay the sale price, they will offer as much gold as they have, with the message "<shopkeeper> offers ''only'' <amount> for your <item>".		* If the shopkeeper has gold, but not enough to pay the sale price, they will offer as much gold as they have, with the message "<shopkeeper> offers ''only'' <amount> for your <item>".
	* If the shopkeeper has no gold at all, they will offer store credit equal to 90% of the sale price, as above.		* If the shopkeeper has no gold at all, they will offer store credit equal to 90% of the sale price, as above.

Tomsod: /* Table of shops */ probabilities sum up to 100%

2026-05-17T14:05:28Z

Table of shops: probabilities sum up to 100%

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	\|lighting		\|lighting
	\|Minetown only		\|Minetown only
	\|48% [[tallow candle]]s, 30% [[wax candle]]s, 9% [[oil lamp]]s, 5% [[brass lantern]]s, 5% [[potions of oil]], 3% [[magic lamp]]s, 2% [[wands of light]], 1% [[scrolls of light]], 1% [[spellbooks of light]]		\|44% [[tallow candle]]s, 30% [[wax candle]]s, 9% [[oil lamp]]s, 5% [[brass lantern]]s, 5% [[potions of oil]], 3% [[magic lamp]]s, 2% [[wands of light]], 1% [[scrolls of light]], 1% [[spellbooks of light]]
	\|}		\|}

Umbire the Phantom: fix links

2026-05-15T17:16:02Z

fix links

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	\|Minetown only		\|Minetown only
	\|48% [[tallow candle]]s, 30% [[wax candle]]s, 9% [[oil lamp]]s, 5% [[brass lantern]]s, 5% [[~~potion of oil\|~~potions of oil]], 3% [[magic lamp]]s, 2% [[~~wand of light\|~~wands of light]], 1% [[~~scroll of light\|~~scrolls of light]], 1% [[~~spellbook of light\|~~spellbooks of light]]		\|48% [[tallow candle]]s, 30% [[wax candle]]s, 9% [[oil lamp]]s, 5% [[brass lantern]]s, 5% [[potions of oil]], 3% [[magic lamp]]s, 2% [[wands of light]], 1% [[scrolls of light]], 1% [[spellbooks of light]]
	\|}		\|}

Gogok: More options for lighting shop, cite for 5.0.0.

2026-05-15T15:46:36Z

More options for lighting shop, cite for 5.0.0.

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	===Table of shops===		===Table of shops===
	The probability of a given type of shop being generated is detailed in this table:		The probability of a given type of shop being generated is detailed in this table:{{refsrc\|src/shknam.c\|190-354\|version=NetHack 5.0.0}}
	{\|class="wikitable"		{\|class="wikitable"
	!Shop		!Shop
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	\|lighting		\|lighting
	\|Minetown only		\|Minetown only
	\|48% [[tallow candle]]s, 30% [[wax candle]]s, 9% [[oil lamp]]s, 5% [[brass lantern]]s, 5% [[potion of oil\|potions of oil]], 3% [[magic lamp]]s		\|48% [[tallow candle]]s, 30% [[wax candle]]s, 9% [[oil lamp]]s, 5% [[brass lantern]]s, 5% [[potion of oil\|potions of oil]], 3% [[magic lamp]]s, 2% [[wand of light\|wands of light]], 1% [[scroll of light\|scrolls of light]], 1% [[spellbook of light\|spellbooks of light]]
	\|}		\|}

Tomsod: /* Generation */ unmatched ), and "this means" should refer to the latest sentence (also avoid 'either' or 'both' when discussing per-floor chance)

2025-11-22T03:26:17Z

Generation: unmatched ), and "this means" should refer to the latest sentence (also avoid 'either' or 'both' when discussing per-floor chance)

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	==Generation==		==Generation==
	Shops have a base {{frac\|3\|[[Dungeon level\|DL]]}} chance of being created on any dungeon level between level 2 and [[Medusa's Island]] inclusively, with the exception of the [[Oracle (level)\|Oracle level]]. The creation of a shop assumes there is a suitable room to put them in (i.e., the room has no [[stair]]s and only one [[door]]) and that there are enough rooms on the level to start with: the minimum number of rooms required is 3 for normal dungeon levels, and 4 for a branch level. ~~In theory, this~~ means that ~~there will always be~~ a shop on ~~each of levels~~ 2 ~~and~~ 3 ~~if the conditions are right—~~in practice, a shop will only occur on ~~both floors~~ about 45% of the time).		Shops have a base {{frac\|3\|[[Dungeon level\|DL]]}} chance of being created on any dungeon level between level 2 and [[Medusa's Island]] inclusively, with the exception of the [[Oracle (level)\|Oracle level]]. The creation of a shop assumes there is a suitable room to put them in (i.e., the room has no [[stair]]s and only one [[door]]) and that there are enough rooms on the level to start with: the minimum number of rooms required is 3 for normal dungeon levels, and 4 for a branch level. This means that while the base chance of a shop on level 2 or level 3 is 100%, in practice a shop will only occur on said level about 45% of the time.

	With the exception of bones and [[Orcus-town]], shops are never generated abandoned, and are never restocked under any circumstances—the only way they can gain more items is if they are sold items by the hero, if a [[monster]] is killed in the shop (which causes their inventory to become the shop's property), or if the hero is killed in the shop or by its shopkeeper (which ''also'' causes their inventory to become the shop's property).		With the exception of bones and [[Orcus-town]], shops are never generated abandoned, and are never restocked under any circumstances—the only way they can gain more items is if they are sold items by the hero, if a [[monster]] is killed in the shop (which causes their inventory to become the shop's property), or if the hero is killed in the shop or by its shopkeeper (which ''also'' causes their inventory to become the shop's property).

Umbire the Phantom: some punc, etc.

2025-06-24T12:33:34Z

some punc, etc.

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	* Be sure #chat to a shopkeeper before picking up certain items directly.		* Be sure #chat to a shopkeeper before picking up certain items directly.
	* Always carry a few hundred spare zorkmids to cover any accidental charges you incur. In a worst-case scenario where you cannot avoid incurring damages, you may need to sell some additional items in your inventory - depending on your situation, this may be preferable to being branded a thief or dying.		* Always carry a few hundred spare zorkmids to cover any accidental charges you incur. In a worst-case scenario where you cannot avoid incurring damages, you may need to sell some additional items in your inventory - depending on your situation, this may be preferable to being branded a thief or dying.
	* Before entering a shop, quaff a non-cursed [[potion of object detection]]. You may notice suspicious blank squares if you have not yet seen the contents of the shop - those are likely to be mimics.		* Before entering a shop, quaff a non-cursed [[potion of object detection]]. You may notice suspicious blank squares if you have not yet seen the contents of the shop—those are likely to be mimics.
	* "Obvious" out-of-place objects are often mimics, especially in specialized shops (e.g., a long sword in a potion shop, or down staircase in any shop). However, this does not work as well for general stores (which sell almost anything) and [[bones]] files (which may have the inventory of the dead player - although you may encounter signs of this beforehand).		* "Obvious" out-of-place objects are often mimics, especially in specialized shops (e.g., a long sword in a potion shop, or down staircase in any shop). However, this does not work as well for general stores (which sell almost anything) and [[bones]] files (which may have the inventory of the dead player - although you may encounter signs of this beforehand).
	* If you are playing with default tiles or standard ASCII, you can also discern mimics by their glyphs - they will appear as "strange objects", and the tiles for strange objects are chests with eyes peering out of them ([[image:strange object.png]]/{{monsym\|strange object}} versus [[image:chest.png]]/{{brown\|(}}). Additionally, their glyph is usually the mirror of the glyph for [[armor]] ({{cyan\|[}}) - the only time {{white\|]}} is used for anything else is for actual armor on the [[Rogue level]].		* If you are playing with default tiles or standard ASCII, you can also discern mimics by their glyphs - they will appear as "strange objects", and the tiles for strange objects are chests with eyes peering out of them ([[image:strange object.png]]/{{monsym\|strange object}} versus [[image:chest.png]]/{{brown\|(}}). Additionally, their glyph is usually the mirror of the glyph for [[armor]] ({{cyan\|[}}) - the only time {{white\|]}} is used for anything else is for actual armor on the [[Rogue level]].
	* [[Telepathy]] and [[warning]] will reveal mimics and/or their locations.		* [[Telepathy]] and [[warning]] will reveal mimics and/or their locations.
	* The [[ring of protection from shape changers]] will force mimics into their standard form.		* The [[ring of protection from shape changers]] will force mimics into their standard form.
	* Any form of [[monster detection]] can reveal mimics - note that a non-blessed [[potion of monster detection]] or a {{spell of\|detect monsters}} spell cast at lower than Skilled level only reveals their current location, while detection from a blessed potion or Skilled (or better) spell passively remains active.		* Any form of [[monster detection]] can reveal mimics—note that a non-blessed [[potion of monster detection]] or a {{spell of\|detect monsters}} spell cast at lower than Skilled level only reveals their current location, while detection from a blessed potion or Skilled (or better) spell passively remains active.
	* A safe and surefire way to uncloak mimics inside a shop is to throw a single gold piece across each row of the store - this does not use up valuable projectiles and will only establish credit. Be careful not to hit and possibly anger the shopkeeper!		* A safe and surefire way to uncloak mimics inside a shop is to throw a single gold piece across each row of the store - this does not use up valuable projectiles and will only establish credit. Be careful not to hit and possibly anger the shopkeeper!
	* [[Search]] before walking onto an item to uncover any mimics - this will prevent you bumping into them, as the larger ones are sticky.		* [[Search]] before walking onto an item to uncover any mimics - this will prevent you bumping into them, as the larger ones are sticky.

Umbire the Phantom: follow-up

2025-06-22T09:53:05Z

follow-up

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	==Generation==		==Generation==
	Shops have a base 3/[[Dungeon level\|DL]] chance of being created on any dungeon level between level 2 and [[Medusa's Island]], with the exception of the [[Oracle (level)\|Oracle level]]. The creation of a shop assumes there is a suitable room to put them in (i.e., no [[stair]]s, only one [[door]]) and that there are enough rooms on the level to start with - the minimum number of rooms required is 3 for normal dungeon levels, and 4 for a branch level. ~~Note that~~ this means that there will always be a shop on each of levels 2 and 3 if the conditions are right ~~(which~~ in practice ~~turns out to~~ only ~~be the case~~ about 45% of the time).		Shops have a base {{frac\|3\|[[Dungeon level\|DL]]}} chance of being created on any dungeon level between level 2 and [[Medusa's Island]] inclusively, with the exception of the [[Oracle (level)\|Oracle level]]. The creation of a shop assumes there is a suitable room to put them in (i.e., the room has no [[stair]]s and only one [[door]]) and that there are enough rooms on the level to start with: the minimum number of rooms required is 3 for normal dungeon levels, and 4 for a branch level. In theory, this means that there will always be a shop on each of levels 2 and 3 if the conditions are right—in practice, a shop will only occur on both floors about 45% of the time).

	With the exception of bones and [[Orcus-town]], shops are never generated abandoned, and are never restocked under any circumstances - the only way they can gain more items is if they are ~~brought in~~ by ~~you~~, ~~a dead player from~~ a [[~~bones~~]] ~~file~~, or ~~very rarely another [[monster]]~~.		With the exception of bones and [[Orcus-town]], shops are never generated abandoned, and are never restocked under any circumstances—the only way they can gain more items is if they are sold items by the hero, if a [[monster]] is killed in the shop (which causes their inventory to become the shop's property), or if the hero is killed in the shop or by its shopkeeper (which ''also'' causes their inventory to become the shop's property).

	===Table of shops===		===Table of shops===
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	\|delicatessen		\|delicatessen
	\|5%		\|5%
	\|83% [[food]], 5% [[fruit juice]], 5% [[water]], 4% [[~~potion~~ of booze\|booze]], 3% [[ice box]]es (containing corpses)		\|83% [[food]], 5% [[fruit juice]], 5% [[water]], 4% [[Potion of booze\|booze]], 3% [[ice box]]es (containing corpses)
	\|-		\|-
	\|jewelers		\|jewelers

Qazmlpok: "Booze" is a disambiguation

2025-06-21T00:53:12Z

"Booze" is a disambiguation

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	\|5%		\|5%
	\|83% [[food]], 5% [[fruit juice]], 5% [[water]], 4% [[booze]], 3% [[ice box]]es (containing corpses)		\|83% [[food]], 5% [[fruit juice]], 5% [[water]], 4% [[potion of booze\|booze]], 3% [[ice box]]es (containing corpses)
	\|-		\|-
	\|jewelers		\|jewelers

Umbire the Phantom: tocright, lede

2024-11-09T07:07:04Z

tocright, lede

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	A '''shop''' is a [[special room]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]'', and may occur on some levels of the dungeon. Each has an attendant [[shopkeeper]] and a selection of [[item]]s to buy - the shopkeepers will also buy items from [[~~you~~]], and ~~both types of items~~ depend on the type of shop. A shop with no shopkeeper is considered abandoned.		{{tocright}}
			A '''shop''' is a type of [[special room]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]'', and may occur on some levels of the dungeon.

			Each shop has an attendant [[shopkeeper]] and a selection of [[item]]s to buy, and the shopkeepers will also buy items from the [[hero]]—the items sold and bought depend on the type of shop. A shop with no shopkeeper is considered abandoned.

	==Generation==		==Generation==

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2024-05-22T13:06:00Z

pothole

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	==Generation==		==Generation==
	Shops have a base 3/[[Dungeon level\|DL]] chance of being created on any dungeon level between level 2 and [[Medusa's Island]], with the exception of the [[Oracle]] ~~level~~. The creation of a shop assumes there is a suitable room to put them in (i.e., no [[stair]]s, only one [[door]]) and that there are enough rooms on the level to start with - the minimum number of rooms required is 3 for normal dungeon levels, and 4 for a branch level. Note that this means that there will always be a shop on each of levels 2 and 3 if the conditions are right (which in practice turns out to only be the case about 45% of the time).		Shops have a base 3/[[Dungeon level\|DL]] chance of being created on any dungeon level between level 2 and [[Medusa's Island]], with the exception of the [[Oracle (level)\|Oracle level]]. The creation of a shop assumes there is a suitable room to put them in (i.e., no [[stair]]s, only one [[door]]) and that there are enough rooms on the level to start with - the minimum number of rooms required is 3 for normal dungeon levels, and 4 for a branch level. Note that this means that there will always be a shop on each of levels 2 and 3 if the conditions are right (which in practice turns out to only be the case about 45% of the time).

	With the exception of bones and [[Orcus-town]], shops are never generated abandoned, and are never restocked under any circumstances - the only way they can gain more items is if they are brought in by you, a dead player from a [[bones]] file, or very rarely another [[monster]].		With the exception of bones and [[Orcus-town]], shops are never generated abandoned, and are never restocked under any circumstances - the only way they can gain more items is if they are brought in by you, a dead player from a [[bones]] file, or very rarely another [[monster]].