Religion
As NetHack is a fantasy adventure game, religion ties in closely with its occult themes and mythology. The very mission of the game is to recover The Amulet of Yendor for your god. This article is a portal to detailed articles about the religious aspects of the game which affect gameplay.
Alignment
Main article: alignment
Roles, monsters, artifacts, altars and even the dungeon itself can have an alignment: one of lawful, neutral, or chaotic. Some entities loyal to Moloch are unaligned.
Alignment record
Main article: alignment record
Your alignment record refers to your standing with your god. It is often simply called alignment, but it is not the same as lawful/neutral/chaotic-status. It affects your chance of praying successfully and your ability to enter the quest.
Altars
Main article: altar
Altars are high-bandwidth connections directly to your god. You can sacrifice (#offer) at them to appease your deity and pray on them for favors.
Praying
Main article: prayer
To #pray is to appeal to your god for help. Praying too often is treated as pestering, for which you can expect Consequences.
Gods
Main article: god
Each role has its own pantheon of gods - one for each alignment. Priests are assigned the pantheon of another role at random.
Priests
Main article: priest (monster)
Not to be confused with the player role, Priest, non-player character priests manage temples and can offer you certain divine services - for a price.
Atheism
Main article: atheist
Players may choose to forego all of the above religious activities, and thus ascend as atheists. This is a voluntary conduct