Zorkmid - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: follow-up

2024-12-15T11:35:32Z

follow-up

Phol ende wodan: /* Description */ 3.7: apply gold to flip a coin

2024-12-14T22:58:38Z

‎Description: 3.7: apply gold to flip a coin

Umbire the Phantom: potholes

2024-08-07T19:36:25Z

potholes

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2024-05-22T12:34:51Z

pothole

Umbire the Phantom: potholes, bit of copyedit, etc.

2024-05-22T12:14:42Z

potholes, bit of copyedit, etc.

JASON10668: Add languages template.

2024-01-28T11:41:51Z

Add languages template.

Kahran042: /* Origin */ - Dimwit was succeeded by his cousin Loowit, and the last Flathead king was Wurb.

2023-08-01T16:10:31Z

‎Origin: - Dimwit was succeeded by his cousin Loowit, and the last Flathead king was Wurb.

Umbire the Phantom: /* Gold and monsters /

2023-06-20T20:29:14Z

‎Gold and monsters: *

Netzhack: /* Encyclopedia entry (for "gold") */

2022-08-03T11:47:21Z

‎Encyclopedia entry (for "gold")

Netzhack: /* Strategy */

2022-08-03T11:46:10Z

‎Strategy

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 ==Description==
 Gold is used to buy items from [[shop]]s, and is also used for other similar transactions, such as buying [[intrinsic protection]] and other benefits from the [[Minetown]] priest or consultations from [[Oracle (monster)|the Oracle]]; dropping gold on any of the tiles of a shop will establish credit in that shop only.
 ===Shopping===
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 {{main|Bribe}}
 Hostile shopkeepers and specific monsters such as [[unique demon]]s and [[Yendorian Army]] soldiers may accept bribes of gold to leave the player alone, turning them peaceful.
 ==Strategy==

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 {{main|Bribe}}
 Hostile shopkeepers and specific monsters such as [[unique demon]]s and [[Yendorian Army]] soldiers may accept bribes of gold to leave the player alone, turning them peaceful.
 ==Strategy==

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 [[Credit cloning]] is a means of taking the shopkeeper's gold using your own gold; specifically, this is done by dropping your gold or a container with your gold in it to establish credit, then using your pet or a gold-loving monster to steal it back from the shop. You can then retrieve the gold and keep your store credit. See that article for more detailed information.
-One consistently applicable use for gold in shops is detecting hidden [[mimics]]: throwing projectiles and other items in shops will automatically sell them, and no player enjoys having to buy back their valuable stack of [[dagger]]s or [[darts]]. Searching can uncover mimics easily, but will also result in the larger ones sticking to you; throwing a single gold piece in the direction of a suspected mimic will reveal it safely, and the gold will simply give you store credit.
+One consistently applicable use for gold in shops is detecting hidden mimics: throwing projectiles and other items in shops will automatically sell them, and no player enjoys having to buy back their valuable stack of [[dagger]]s or [[dart]]s. Searching can uncover mimics easily, but will also result in the larger ones sticking to you; throwing a single gold piece in the direction of a suspected mimic will reveal it safely, and the gold will simply give you store credit.
 ===Combat===

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 ===Conducts===
-[[Pacifist]]s can use gold to gain experience points and [[exercise]] [[wisdom]] by consulting the [[Oracle]], and will want to obtain as much protection as they possibly can, as early as they can. They can also use it as a means of detecting monsters in dark corridors - it will produce the usual hit/miss messages without doing any actual damage.
+[[Pacifist]]s can use gold to gain experience points and [[exercise]] [[wisdom]] by consulting the Oracle, and will want to obtain as much protection as they possibly can, as early as they can. They can also use it as a means of detecting monsters in dark corridors - it will produce the usual hit/miss messages without doing any actual damage.
 ===Polypiling===

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    |symbol=$}}
 {{for|the material|gold (material)}}
-A '''zorkmid''' is a single unit of currency. A '''gold piece''', {{yellow|$}}, is the coinage used and has the value of 1 zorkmid. Gold is used to buy items from [[shop]]s, and is also used for other similar transactions, such as buying [[intrinsic protection]] and other benefits from the [[Minetown]] priest or consultations from the [[Oracle]]; dropping gold on any of the tiles of a shop will establish credit in that shop only.
+In ''[[NetHack]]'', a '''zorkmid''' is a single unit of currency, and a '''gold piece''', {{yellow|$}}, is the coinage used and has a value of 1 zorkmid.
-Gold pieces are a special type of [[object]]: they have weight and take up an inventory slot when dropping items, but have no [[BUC]] status. The inventory slot they occupy is represented by their symbol is '''$'''; the abbreviations '''zm''' and '''zk''' are sometimes appended to a number as a currency symbol. When referred to while you are [[hallucinating]], they are referred to by [[hallucinatory currency|various other names]].
+Gold pieces are a special type of [[object]]: they have weight and take up an inventory slot when dropping items, but have no [[BUC]] status. The inventory slot they occupy is represented by their symbol is '''$'''; the abbreviations '''zm''' and '''zk''' are sometimes appended to a number as a currency symbol. When referred to while [[hallucinating]], they are given [[hallucinatory currency|various other names]].
 A gold piece weighs 0.01 [[aum]] (arbitrary units of measure); since these units have no formal name, it is common to consider 100 gold pieces the base unit of weight. All weight figures given in spoilers and on this wiki are in units of 100 gold pieces.
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 There are some exceptions to the above formula. [[Leprechaun]]s always receive gold, and always roll a number of d30 equal to the dungeon level; [[aligned priest]]s always get gold and receive 20–29 zorkmids. Another less exceptional case is an ordinary [[soldier]] - they will only be generated with gold 1/13 of the time.
 ==Strategy==
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 ===Shops===
-Gold can be used to pacify angry [[shopkeeper]]s, e.g. in the event of accidental theft; see their article for more information. In Minetown, pacifying an angry shopkeeper will also pacify Minetown's [[watchmen]] if they are angry at you; this is commonly done by stealing a cheap item or a single piece of gold.
+In Minetown, pacifying an angry shopkeeper will also pacify Minetown's [[watchmen]] if they are angry at you; this is commonly done by stealing a cheap item or a single piece of gold.
 [[Credit cloning]] is a means of taking the shopkeeper's gold using your own gold; specifically, this is done by dropping your gold or a container with your gold in it to establish credit, then using your pet or a gold-loving monster to steal it back from the shop. You can then retrieve the gold and keep your store credit. See that article for more detailed information.
 One consistently applicable use for gold in shops is detecting hidden [[mimics]]: throwing projectiles and other items in shops will automatically sell them, and no player enjoys having to buy back their valuable stack of [[dagger]]s or [[darts]]. Searching can uncover mimics easily, but will also result in the larger ones sticking to you; throwing a single gold piece in the direction of a suspected mimic will reveal it safely, and the gold will simply give you store credit.
 ===Combat===

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 ==Origin==
-The name "zorkmid" is a reference to the Infocom [[text adventure]] series, ''Zork''; the zorkmid is the currency used by the monarchy of Quendor, and often carries a likeness of the most recent (and last) ruler of Quendor, Lord Dimwit Flathead.
+The name "zorkmid" is a reference to the Infocom [[text adventure]] series, ''Zork''; the zorkmid is the currency used by the monarchy of Quendor, and often carries a likeness of the seventh king of the Flathead dynasty, Lord Dimwit Flathead.
 ==Messages==

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 ===Gold and monsters===
-Monsters that [[gold lover|love gold]] have a 1/5 chance of being generated with some in their inventory, and hostile gold lovers will often pick up any gold they come across; this includes anything mimicking the appearance of gold, such as a [[mimic]] or a player who has eaten a mimic corpse. The amount of gold given is determined by die roll: the number of dice rolled is the current [[dungeon level]], with the usual adjustments for players carrying the [[Amulet of Yendor|Amulet]] or in the [[endgame]]. If the monster already has some items in its inventory, a d5 is used; otherwise, the roll uses d10. A monster on dungeon level 10 with no items might get ''10d10'' zorkmids, whereas a monster on floor 20 with some items might get ''20d5'' zorkmids.
+Monsters that [[gold lover|love gold]] have a {{frac|5}} chance of being generated with some in their inventory, and hostile gold lovers will try to pick up any gold they come across; this includes anything mimicking the appearance of gold, such as a [[mimic]] or a player who has eaten a mimic corpse. The amount of gold given is determined by die roll: the number of dice rolled is the current [[dungeon level]], with the usual adjustments for players who are carrying the [[Amulet of Yendor]] or else in the [[endgame]]. If the monster already has some items in its inventory, a d5 is used; otherwise, the roll uses d10. A monster on dungeon level 10 with no items might get ''10d10'' zorkmids, whereas a monster on floor 20 with some items might get ''20d5'' zorkmids.
 There are some exceptions to the above formula. [[Leprechaun]]s always receive gold, and always roll a number of d30 equal to the dungeon level; [[aligned priest]]s always get gold and receive 20–29 zorkmids. Another less exceptional case is an ordinary [[soldier]] - they will only be generated with gold 1/13 of the time.

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 == Encyclopedia entry (for "gold") ==
 {{encyclopedia|
-A metal of characteristic yellow colour, the most precious
+A metal of characteristic yellow colour, the most precious metal used as a common commercial medium of exchange.  Symbol, Au; at. no. 79; at. wt. 197.2.  It is the most malleable and ductile of all metals, and very heavy (sp. gr., 19.3). It is quite unalterable by heat, moisture, and most corrosive agents, and therefore well suited for its use in coin and jewelry.
 |[ Webster's New International Dictionary
                             of the English Language, Second Edition ]

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 ==Strategy==
-Acquiring a decent amount of gold is usually an early-game objective for most players to purchase items from shops; as such, it becomes less absolutely necessary for this purpose once the player has assembled a solid enough kit to progress further into the game, and can reliably obtain more items by killing monsters, [[polypiling]], [[sacrifice]], etc. Depending on the player, they may then opt to buy protection at a later point; gold is sometimes put to more unorthodox uses, which are detailed alongside the more common and general uses below.
+Acquiring a decent amount of gold is usually an early-game objective for most players in order to purchase items from shops. Accordingly, collecting gold becomes less urgent once the player has assembled a solid enough kit to progress further into the game and can reliably obtain more items by killing monsters, [[polypiling]], [[sacrifice]], etc. Some players may then opt to buy protection at a later point; gold is sometimes put to more unorthodox uses, which are mentioned alongside the more common and general uses below.
 ===Shops===