Shopkeeper - Revision history

Ray Chason: Update speed

2026-05-14T04:32:12Z

Update speed

Shikari: some of the shopkeeper names are not anagrams but are anadromes

2026-04-30T03:08:17Z

some of the shopkeeper names are not anagrams but are anadromes

Umbire the Phantom: some copyedit and overdue fixes

2025-08-25T18:18:00Z

some copyedit and overdue fixes

Umbire the Phantom: lede, etc.

2025-06-29T13:45:07Z

lede, etc.

Ion frigate: typo

2025-06-04T23:45:46Z

typo

Ion frigate: does have quotes

2025-06-04T18:02:47Z

does have quotes

Ion frigate: typo

2025-06-04T18:02:17Z

typo

Ion frigate: So, wizard, you dare return to Upernavik's general store?!

2025-06-04T18:01:43Z

So, wizard, you dare return to Upernavik's general store?!

Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ tweak ref

2025-01-16T19:12:19Z

‎Generation: tweak ref

Phol ende wodan: /* Abilities and movement */ 3.7: walking into a shopkeeper is treated as an attempt to pay them

2024-12-19T04:04:16Z

‎Abilities and movement: 3.7: walking into a shopkeeper is treated as an attempt to pay them

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   |level=12
   |experience=287
-  |speed=18
+  |speed=16
   |AC=0
   |MR=50

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 ===Shopkeeper names===
-Shopkeepers can have various names that are tied to the types of stores they run&mdash;e.g., the names of hardware store shopkeepers in particular are anagrams of the names of the developers. If a shopkeeper name derives from a developer who only worked on certain platforms, that name will only appear on those platforms; some names available only on exotic platforms are excluded from the tools shopkeeper list below. If you have [[telepathy]], you can usually tell what type of items a shop sells by the name of its keeper&mdash;the only exceptions are Lucrezia and Dirk, which are "catch-all" names not tied to any specific shop type.{{refsrc|src/shknam.c|541|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+Shopkeepers can have various names that are tied to the types of stores they run&mdash;e.g., the names of hardware store shopkeepers in particular are anagrams or anadromes of the names of the developers. If a shopkeeper name derives from a developer who only worked on certain platforms, that name will only appear on those platforms; some names available only on exotic platforms are excluded from the tools shopkeeper list below. If you have [[telepathy]], you can usually tell what type of items a shop sells by the name of its keeper&mdash;the only exceptions are Lucrezia and Dirk, which are "catch-all" names not tied to any specific shop type.{{refsrc|src/shknam.c|541|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 The light shop in [[Minetown]] is always run by [[Izchak]], a shopkeeper with unique messages who is named for late DevTeam member [[Izchak Miller]].

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 {{message|<shkname> (wakes up,) looks at your corpse, (shakes his/her head,) and disappears/sighs.|You die within sight of the shopkeeper but outside their shop, but they either had no reason to take your possessions (none of the above cases apply), or possibly another shopkeeper got there first. There is a 50% chance that the shopkeeper shakes their head. A shopkeeper "disappears" back to their shop, or "sighs" if they are already inside their own shop.}}
-A shopkeeper "wakes up" if they were [[paralysis|paralyzed]] or [[sleep]]ing, and only comes over if they were more than two [[square]]s away from you.
+A shopkeeper "wakes up" if they were [[paralyzed]] or [[sleep]]ing, and only comes over if they were more than two [[square]]s away from you.
 ===Miscellaneous===
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 {{message|<shkname> whispers something.}}
 {{message|You hear someone muttering an incantation.}}
-{{message|The dungeon acoustics noticeably change.|A shopkeeper repairs damage to their shop - the exact message depends on how close you are and if you can see the shopkeeper.}}
+{{message|The dungeon acoustics noticeably change.|A shopkeeper repaired damage to their shop&mdash;the exact message depends on how close you are and if you can see the shopkeeper.}}
 ==Variants==
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 {{todo|Cover the rest of the variants eventually.}}
 ===SLASH'EM===
-In [[SLASH'EM]], shopkeepers also provide very useful [[Shopkeeper services|services]], although they come at a hefty cost and vary with the type of shop.
+In [[SLASH'EM]], shopkeepers also provide very useful [[shopkeeper services]], although they come at a relatively hefty cost and vary with the type of shop.
-Shopkeepers are also far more formidable fighters - their base level has been raised to 24, their AC is lowered to &minus;6, and they are always generated with a [[shotgun]], shotgun shells, a [[wand of teleportation]], and a knife. This makes it quite difficult for pets to attack them - no domestic animal can be easily raised to a high enough level, which also makes it much less likely that they will get themselves killed trying to attack one.
+Shopkeepers are also far more formidable fighters: their base level has been raised to 24, their AC is improved to -6, and they are always generated with a [[Shotgun (SLASH'EM)|shotgun]], [[Shotgun shells (SLASH'EM)|shotgun shells]], a [[wand of teleportation]], and a [[knife]]. This makes it quite difficult for pets to attack them, as no domestic animal can be easily raised to a high enough level (though it is also much harder for a pet to die trying to attack one).
 SLASH'EM also adds light and pet stores with the following potential shopkeeper names: Zarnesti, Slanic, Nehoiasu, Ludus, Sighisoara, Nisipitu, Razboieni, Bicaz, Dorohoi, Vaslui, Fetesti, Tirgu Neamt, Babadag, Zimnicea, Zlatna, Jiu, Eforie, Mamaia, Silistra, Tulovo, Panagyuritshte, Smolyan, Kirklareli, Pernik, Lom, Haskovo, Dobrinishte, Varvara, Oryahovo, Troyan, Lovech, Sliven.<!--Possibly sort these for store type and name?- Umbire-->
-SLASH'EM additionally includes a special shopkeeper known as the black marketeer - the only one present in the game is the incredibly powerful [[One-eyed Sam (SLASH'EM)|One-eyed Sam]], who tends to the floor-wide [[Black market (SLASH'EM)|black market]] hidden behind a [[magic portal]].
+SLASH'EM additionally includes a special shopkeeper known as the black marketeer: the only one present in the game is the incredibly powerful [[One-eyed Sam (SLASH'EM)|One-eyed Sam]], who tends to the floor-wide [[Black market (SLASH'EM)|black market]] hidden behind a [[magic portal]].
 ===GruntHack===
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 ===SporkHack===
-In [[SporkHack]], shopkeepers can be various monster types outright, e.g. an [[orc-captain]] or an [[ogre]], as opposed to a shopkeeper monster of a certain race like in [[GruntHack]].
+In [[SporkHack]], shopkeepers can be various monster types outright, e.g. an [[orc-captain]] or an [[ogre]], as opposed to a shopkeeper monster of a certain race like in [[GruntHack]]. SporkHack also implements racial price adjustments.
 ===UnNetHack===
-In [[UnNetHack]], the shopkeepers found in the [[Town]] branch are generated with much less gold than normal - a comment in the code indicates the town is rather poor.
+In [[UnNetHack]], the shopkeepers found in the [[Town]] branch are generated with much less gold than normal&mdash;a comment in the code indicates that this is because the town is rather poor.
 UnNetHack also has its own version of [[Black market (UnNetHack)|the black market]] with the same layout as the one in SLASH'EM - UnNetHack's [[One-eyed Sam (UnNetHack)|One-eyed Sam]] is a woman, and remains the sole shopkeeper there. UnNetHack also adds a second possible map that instead splits the market into several independent shops, with black marketeers acting as shopkeepers - here, One-eyed Sam is "simply" a peacekeeping NPC.
 ===SpliceHack===
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 ===EvilHack===
-[[EvilHack]] derives its implementation of racial monster shopkeepers from SporkHack, and their messages will also change depending on whether or not there is typically enmity between their race and that of the hero, with somewhat more detailed responses; otherwise, they retain their usual behavior.
+[[EvilHack]] derives its implementation of racial monster shopkeepers from SporkHack, and their messages will also change depending on whether or not there is typically enmity between their race and that of the hero, with somewhat more detailed responses, but they will generally retain their usual behavior.
-The shopkeeper's base stats in EvilHack are mostly identical to those of vanilla ''NetHack'', though they are one monster level higher; each individual shopkeeper also has various abilities intrinsic to members of their race. They have a chance of generating with a [[quarterstaff]] or a [[broadsword]] as their weapon, as well as either an [[elven helm]] or regular [[helmet]], and the [[wand of sleep]] replaces the wand of striking in the list of additional items rolled by d4. The wand of sleep in particular makes them all the more dangerous to anger: sleep resistance is much harder to build up, and being put to sleep will usually give them the time they need to kill the hero.
+The shopkeeper's base stats in EvilHack are mostly identical to those of vanilla ''NetHack'', though they are one monster level higher; each individual shopkeeper also has various abilities intrinsic to members of their race. They have a chance of generating with a [[quarterstaff]] or a [[broadsword]] as their weapon, as well as either an [[elven helm]] or regular [[helmet]], and the [[wand of sleep]] replaces the wand of striking in the list of additional items rolled by d4. The wand of sleep in particular makes them all the more dangerous to anger: sleep resistance is harder to obtain due to the , and being put to sleep will usually give them the time they need to kill the hero.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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   |frequency=0
   |genocidable=No
-  |attacks=Weapon 4d4, Weapon 4d4
+  |attacks=Weapon 4d4 [[physical damage|physical]], Weapon 4d4 physical
   |weight=1450
   |nutr=400
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   |resistances=None
   |resistances conveyed=None
-  |attributes={{attributes|A shopkeeper|humanoid=1|
+  |attributes={{attributes|A shopkeeper|humanoid=1|nopoly=1|human=1|omnivore=1|peaceful=1|strong=1|collect=1|magic=1|infravisible=1}}
   |reference=[[monst.c#line2369]]
 }}
-A '''shopkeeper''' is a type of [[human]] [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. They are generally seen tending to their [[shop]]s, and handle all relevant transactions - any goods you [[pay]] for will transfer [[gold]] directly into their inventory. In addition to managing sales and purchases, they also seek to prevent [[stealing from shops|shoplifting]], and are quite tough for low-level characters who commit the misfortune of angering them. Killing a shopkeeper counts as [[murder]] for non-chaotic characters.
+A '''shopkeeper''', {{monsym|shopkeeper}} is a type of [[human]] [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. Shopkeepers are generally seen tending to their [[shop]]s, and handle all relevant transactions&mdash;any goods the hero [[pay]]s for will transfer [[gold]] directly into their inventory. In addition to managing sales and purchases, they also seek to prevent [[stealing from shops|shoplifting]], and are quite tough for low-level heroes who commit the misfortune of angering them. Killing a shopkeeper counts as [[murder]] for non-chaotic heroes.
-Should a character [[die]] while inside a shop, the shopkeeper "inherits all of their possesions" - this simply makes the items in question property of the shop if a [[bones]] file is created. If a character dies on the same level as an angry shopkeeper, any possible bones will be generated with the player's [[grave]] empty&mdash;the possessions are all transported to the store and inherited by the shopkeeper, who must be pacified to safely search the loot.
+Should a hero [[die]] while inside a shop, the shopkeeper "inherits all of their possesions": this simply makes the items in question property of the shop if a [[bones]] file is created. If a character dies on the same level as an angry shopkeeper, any possible bones will be generated with the player's [[grave]] empty&mdash;the possessions are all transported to the store and inherited by the shopkeeper, who may need to be pacified to safely search the loot.
 {{todo|More about the ESHK extended monster structure, which demonstrates the unique behavior of shopkeepers?}}
 ==Generation==
-Shopkeepers are always peaceful, and will be placed within a created shop on level creation - bones files are an exception in both cases. There is also the exception of the shops in [[Orcus Town]], which are always abandoned.
+Shopkeepers are always peaceful, and will be placed within a created shop on level creation&mdash;bones files are an exception in both cases. There is also the exception of the shops in [[Orcus Town]], which are always generated as abandoned.
-Shopkeepers [[Monster starting inventory|are generated with]] (30&nbsp;&times; 1d100&nbsp;+ 1000) zorkmids and a [[skeleton key]].{{refsrc|src/shknam.c|674|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|674|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} They may also receive one each of the following items, which are given in the listed order with the number determined by a d4 roll:{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|675|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+Shopkeepers are [[always generated with]] (30&nbsp;&times; 1d100&nbsp;+ 1000) zorkmids and a [[skeleton key]].{{refsrc|src/shknam.c|674|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|674|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} They may also receive one each of the following items, which are given in the listed order with the number determined by a d4 roll:{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|675|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 #a [[wand of striking]]
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 ===Shopkeeper names===
-Shopkeepers can have various names that are tied to the types of stores they run - e.g., the names of hardware store shopkeepers in particular are anagrams of the names of the developers. If a shopkeeper name derives from a developer who only worked on certain platforms, that name will only appear on those platforms; some names available only on exotic platforms are excluded from the tools shopkeeper list below. If you have [[telepathy]], you can usually tell what type of items a shop sells by the name of its keeper - the only exceptions are Lucrezia and Dirk, which are "catch-all" names not tied to any specific shop type.{{refsrc|src/shknam.c|541|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+Shopkeepers can have various names that are tied to the types of stores they run&mdash;e.g., the names of hardware store shopkeepers in particular are anagrams of the names of the developers. If a shopkeeper name derives from a developer who only worked on certain platforms, that name will only appear on those platforms; some names available only on exotic platforms are excluded from the tools shopkeeper list below. If you have [[telepathy]], you can usually tell what type of items a shop sells by the name of its keeper&mdash;the only exceptions are Lucrezia and Dirk, which are "catch-all" names not tied to any specific shop type.{{refsrc|src/shknam.c|541|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 The light shop in [[Minetown]] is always run by [[Izchak]], a shopkeeper with unique messages who is named for late DevTeam member [[Izchak Miller]].

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 {{message|<shkname> mentions how much <he/she> dislikes non-paying customers.|You left a shop without paying. You can make payment by using {{kbd|p}} while adjacent to the shopkeeper, or throw the money to them.}}
 {{message|<shkname> mentions how much <he/she> dislikes rude customers.|You attacked the shopkeeper or damaged the shop walls or doors. You can pay 1000 zorkmids for a {{frac|2|3}} chance of pacifying the shopkeeper.}}
-{{message|"So, <playername>, you dare return to <skname>'s <shoptype>?!"|You tried to enter the store of a shopkeeper who was angry, but not in hot pursuit. They will block the entrance and use any attacks they have against you, but will not pursue you outside their shop.}}
+{{message|"So, <playername>, you dare return to <shkname>'s <shoptype>?!"|You tried to enter the store of a shopkeeper who was angry, but not in hot pursuit. They will block the entrance and use any attacks they have against you, but will not pursue you outside their shop.}}
 {{message|"For you, scum; only <price> for this <object>."|You picked up an item for sale while the shopkeeper is still angry, and they charged you extra.}}
 {{message|<shkname> is after your hide, not your money! You try to appease the angry <shkname> by giving <him/her> 1000 gold pieces.|You are attempting to pay off an angry shopkeeper that you did not steal from - this has a {{frac|2|3}} chance of succeeding.{{refsrc|src/shk.c|1406|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/shk.c|1414|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}}}

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 Shopkeepers are capable of magically repairing any damage done to the shop door or walls. They will additionally remove most traps that are set within the shop, with the exception of [[pit]]s and [[web]]s - in practice, the latter typically does not occur unless you or a monster creates a trap within the shop (e.g. a [[hole]] from a [[wand of digging]]).
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Shopkeepers will now remove pits and webs as well.}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Shopkeepers will now remove pits and webs as well.
 ===Angering the shopkeeper===