Yendor - Revision history

Aximili: Add category

2020-01-20T06:18:26Z

Add category

Phol ende wodan: normal credit cards may be "Yendorian Express"

2019-10-15T20:22:30Z

normal credit cards may be "Yendorian Express"

Kufat: Plot background, not version-specific

2019-10-15T20:03:38Z

Plot background, not version-specific

Bcode: this is not a disambiguation, but an explanation of "Yendor"; wikipedia interwiki (I hope that's the correct film? if it isn't, just fix that again. I'm not familiar with it.)

2013-02-07T20:16:34Z

this is not a disambiguation, but an explanation of "Yendor"; wikipedia interwiki (I hope that's the correct film? if it isn't, just fix that again. I'm not familiar with it.)

Monomachos: cheap plastic imitation

2012-09-21T14:55:04Z

cheap plastic imitation

Ais523: convert external link back to this wiki to internal

2010-11-25T15:35:19Z

convert external link back to this wiki to internal

Tjr: Text replace - "nethack.wikia.com" to "nethackwiki.com"

2010-11-11T19:38:11Z

Text replace - "nethack.wikia.com" to "nethackwiki.com"

Dr. 8-Bit: -ndor is also found in Quenya.

2010-06-24T18:30:36Z

-ndor is also found in Quenya.

Schneelocke: That one appears to have gone MIA (and it's probably debatable whether it's strictly "in Nethack", anyway)

2010-05-30T10:18:42Z

That one appears to have gone MIA (and it's probably debatable whether it's strictly "in Nethack", anyway)

72.38.235.27 at 14:07, 30 April 2010

2010-04-30T14:07:55Z

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 * '''[[Amulet of Yendor]]''', the goal, and its [[Cheap plastic imitation of the Amulet of Yendor|cheap imitation]]
 * '''[[Wizard of Yendor]]''' (aka [[Rodney]]), annoying wizard
-* '''[[Platinum Yendorian Express Card]]''', the [[Tourist]] [[quest artifact]]
+* '''[[Platinum Yendorian Express Card]]''', the [[Tourist]] [[quest artifact]]. Other [[credit card]]s might show "Yendorian Express" when read.
 * If applying an unpaid [[potion of oil]], you will get the message, "That will cost you (n) zorkmids ('''[[Yendorian Fuel Tax]]''')."
 * The soldiers and officers of the '''[[Yendorian Army]]'''. Though identified primarily as "soldier," "sergeant," etc., the [[NetHack encyclopedia|encyclopedia]] entry for them identifies them as ''Yendorian'' soldiers.
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	* The soldiers and officers of the '''[[Yendorian Army]]'''. Though identified primarily as "soldier," "sergeant," etc., the [[NetHack encyclopedia\|encyclopedia]] entry for them identifies them as ''Yendorian'' soldiers.		* The soldiers and officers of the '''[[Yendorian Army]]'''. Though identified primarily as "soldier," "sergeant," etc., the [[NetHack encyclopedia\|encyclopedia]] entry for them identifies them as ''Yendorian'' soldiers.

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-The term '''Yendor''' was introduced to ''[[Rogue (game)|Rogue]]'' and then appeared in ''[[Hack]]'' and ''[[NetHack]]''. The word is "Rodney" spelled backwards, which probably is the original derivation, but it also feels linguistically appropriate to a fantasy game. This is doubtlessly due to [[Tolkien]]'s created languages of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sindarin Sindarin] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quenya Quenya], in which the suffix "-(n)dor" corresponds to English "-land," as in Gondor ("stone land"), Mordor ("black land"), and many others. In the sincerest form of flattery, place-names ending in "-(n)dor" can be found throughout fantasy and science fiction, such as "the forest moon of Endor" in the film '''The Return of the Jedi. '''The word Yendor might also be a nod to the text-based adventure game series ''Zork'', where the land in which the games took place was called Quendor. Notably, the currency of both Yendor and Quendor is the same, the [[Zorkmid]].
+The term '''Yendor''' was introduced to ''[[Rogue (game)|Rogue]]'' and then appeared in ''[[Hack]]'' and ''[[NetHack]]''. The word is "Rodney" spelled backwards, which probably is the original derivation, but it also feels linguistically appropriate to a fantasy game. This is doubtlessly due to [[Tolkien]]'s created languages of [[wikipedia:Sindarin|Sindarin]] and [[wikipedia:Quenya|Quenya]], in which the suffix "-(n)dor" corresponds to English "-land," as in Gondor ("stone land"), Mordor ("black land"), and many others. In the sincerest form of flattery, place-names ending in "-(n)dor" can be found throughout fantasy and science fiction, such as "the forest moon of Endor" in the film [[wikipedia:Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi|''Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi'']]. The word Yendor might also be a nod to the text-based adventure game series ''[[wikipedia:Zork|Zork]]'', where the land in which the games took place was called Quendor. Notably, the currency of both Yendor and Quendor is the same, the [[Zorkmid]].
 The following names in NetHack contain ''Yendor'':
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 * '''[[Platinum Yendorian Express Card]]''', the [[Tourist]] [[quest artifact]]
 * If applying an unpaid [[potion of oil]], you will get the message, "That will cost you (n) zorkmids ('''[[Yendorian Fuel Tax]]''')."
-* The soldiers and officers of the '''[[Yendorian Army]]'''. Though identified primarily as "soldier," "sergeant," etc., the [[what is|encyclopedia]] entry for them identifies them as ''Yendorian'' soldiers.
+* The soldiers and officers of the '''[[Yendorian Army]]'''. Though identified primarily as "soldier," "sergeant," etc., the [[NetHack encyclopedia|encyclopedia]] entry for them identifies them as ''Yendorian'' soldiers.
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 The following names in NetHack contain ''Yendor'':
-* '''[[Amulet of Yendor]]''', the goal
+* '''[[Amulet of Yendor]]''', the goal, and its [[Cheap plastic imitation of the Amulet of Yendor|cheap imitation]]
 * '''[[Wizard of Yendor]]''' (aka [[Rodney]]), annoying wizard
 * '''[[Platinum Yendorian Express Card]]''', the [[Tourist]] [[quest artifact]]

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−	The term '''Yendor''' was introduced to ''[[Rogue (game)\|Rogue]]'' and then appeared in ''[[Hack]]'' and ''[[NetHack]]''. The word is "Rodney" spelled backwards, which probably is the original derivation, but it also feels linguistically appropriate to a fantasy game. This is doubtlessly due to [[Tolkien]]'s created languages of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sindarin Sindarin] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quenya Quenya], in which the suffix "-(n)dor" corresponds to English "-land," as in Gondor ("stone land"), Mordor ("black land"), and many others. In the sincerest form of flattery, place-names ending in "-(n)dor" can be found throughout fantasy and science fiction, such as "the forest moon of Endor" in the film '''The Return of the Jedi. '''The word Yendor might also be a nod to the text-based adventure game series ''Zork'', where the land in which the games took place was called Quendor. Notably, the currency of both Yendor and Quendor is the same, the [~~http://nethackwiki.com/wiki/Zorkmid~~ Zorkmid.]	+	The term '''Yendor''' was introduced to ''[[Rogue (game)\|Rogue]]'' and then appeared in ''[[Hack]]'' and ''[[NetHack]]''. The word is "Rodney" spelled backwards, which probably is the original derivation, but it also feels linguistically appropriate to a fantasy game. This is doubtlessly due to [[Tolkien]]'s created languages of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sindarin Sindarin] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quenya Quenya], in which the suffix "-(n)dor" corresponds to English "-land," as in Gondor ("stone land"), Mordor ("black land"), and many others. In the sincerest form of flattery, place-names ending in "-(n)dor" can be found throughout fantasy and science fiction, such as "the forest moon of Endor" in the film '''The Return of the Jedi. '''The word Yendor might also be a nod to the text-based adventure game series ''Zork'', where the land in which the games took place was called Quendor. Notably, the currency of both Yendor and Quendor is the same, the [[Zorkmid]].

	The following names in NetHack contain ''Yendor'':		The following names in NetHack contain ''Yendor'':

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−	The term '''Yendor''' was introduced to ''[[Rogue (game)\|Rogue]]'' and then appeared in ''[[Hack]]'' and ''[[NetHack]]''. The word is "Rodney" spelled backwards, which probably is the original derivation, but it also feels linguistically appropriate to a fantasy game. This is doubtlessly due to [[Tolkien]]'s created languages of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sindarin Sindarin] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quenya Quenya], in which the suffix "-(n)dor" corresponds to English "-land," as in Gondor ("stone land"), Mordor ("black land"), and many others. In the sincerest form of flattery, place-names ending in "-(n)dor" can be found throughout fantasy and science fiction, such as "the forest moon of Endor" in the film '''The Return of the Jedi. '''The word Yendor might also be a nod to the text-based adventure game series ''Zork'', where the land in which the games took place was called Quendor. Notably, the currency of both Yendor and Quendor is the same, the [http://~~nethack.wikia~~.com/wiki/Zorkmid Zorkmid.]	+	The term '''Yendor''' was introduced to ''[[Rogue (game)\|Rogue]]'' and then appeared in ''[[Hack]]'' and ''[[NetHack]]''. The word is "Rodney" spelled backwards, which probably is the original derivation, but it also feels linguistically appropriate to a fantasy game. This is doubtlessly due to [[Tolkien]]'s created languages of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sindarin Sindarin] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quenya Quenya], in which the suffix "-(n)dor" corresponds to English "-land," as in Gondor ("stone land"), Mordor ("black land"), and many others. In the sincerest form of flattery, place-names ending in "-(n)dor" can be found throughout fantasy and science fiction, such as "the forest moon of Endor" in the film '''The Return of the Jedi. '''The word Yendor might also be a nod to the text-based adventure game series ''Zork'', where the land in which the games took place was called Quendor. Notably, the currency of both Yendor and Quendor is the same, the [http://nethackwiki.com/wiki/Zorkmid Zorkmid.]

	The following names in NetHack contain ''Yendor'':		The following names in NetHack contain ''Yendor'':

← Older revision		Revision as of 18:30, 24 June 2010
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−	The term '''Yendor''' was introduced to ''[[Rogue (game)\|Rogue]]'' and then appeared in ''[[Hack]]'' and ''[[NetHack]]''. The word is "Rodney" spelled backwards, which probably is the original derivation, but it also feels linguistically appropriate to a fantasy game. This is doubtlessly due to [[Tolkien]]'s created ~~language~~ of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sindarin Sindarin], in which the suffix "-(n)dor" corresponds to English "-land," as in Gondor ("stone land"), Mordor ("black land"), and many others. In the sincerest form of flattery, place-names ending in "-(n)dor" can be found throughout fantasy and science fiction, such as "the forest moon of Endor" in the film '''The Return of the Jedi. '''The word Yendor might also be a nod to the text-based adventure game series ''Zork'', where the land in which the games took place was called Quendor. Notably, the currency of both Yendor and Quendor is the same, the [http://nethack.wikia.com/wiki/Zorkmid Zorkmid.]	+	The term '''Yendor''' was introduced to ''[[Rogue (game)\|Rogue]]'' and then appeared in ''[[Hack]]'' and ''[[NetHack]]''. The word is "Rodney" spelled backwards, which probably is the original derivation, but it also feels linguistically appropriate to a fantasy game. This is doubtlessly due to [[Tolkien]]'s created languages of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sindarin Sindarin] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quenya Quenya], in which the suffix "-(n)dor" corresponds to English "-land," as in Gondor ("stone land"), Mordor ("black land"), and many others. In the sincerest form of flattery, place-names ending in "-(n)dor" can be found throughout fantasy and science fiction, such as "the forest moon of Endor" in the film '''The Return of the Jedi. '''The word Yendor might also be a nod to the text-based adventure game series ''Zork'', where the land in which the games took place was called Quendor. Notably, the currency of both Yendor and Quendor is the same, the [http://nethack.wikia.com/wiki/Zorkmid Zorkmid.]

	The following names in NetHack contain ''Yendor'':		The following names in NetHack contain ''Yendor'':