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A few bad ideas include: | A few bad ideas include: | ||
| + | *'''Genociding @''' | ||
*Pasting stuff into Nethack unless you are sure what is in the clipboard | *Pasting stuff into Nethack unless you are sure what is in the clipboard | ||
*Casting [[Spellbook_of_force_bolt|force bolt]] while in a shop | *Casting [[Spellbook_of_force_bolt|force bolt]] while in a shop | ||
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*Teleporting the Riders' corpses | *Teleporting the Riders' corpses | ||
*Eating "just one more" [[giant]] corpse/[[lump of royal jelly|royal jelly]] | *Eating "just one more" [[giant]] corpse/[[lump of royal jelly|royal jelly]] | ||
| − | *Eating old corpses | + | *Eating old (rotten) corpses |
*Strength training by overburdening your self | *Strength training by overburdening your self | ||
*Wielding a [[cockatrice]] corpse while burdened and deciding to go down stairs | *Wielding a [[cockatrice]] corpse while burdened and deciding to go down stairs | ||
| + | *Walking around with a [[cockatrice]] corpse wielded. [[Levitation]] is safe, as long as you don't pass over a [[sink]] | ||
*Walking around while blind, without gloves | *Walking around while blind, without gloves | ||
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*Breaking a drawbridge while standing adjacent to it | *Breaking a drawbridge while standing adjacent to it | ||
*Having your [[wand of wishing]] in your main inventory instead of a [[bag]] | *Having your [[wand of wishing]] in your main inventory instead of a [[bag]] | ||
| − | *Putting a [[wand of cancellation]] or | + | *Putting a [[wand of cancellation]] or [[bag of tricks]] into your [[bag of holding]] |
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*Sacrificing at a cross-aligned [[altar]] while having bad [[alignment record]] | *Sacrificing at a cross-aligned [[altar]] while having bad [[alignment record]] | ||
| − | *Killing a co-aligned [[unicorn]], breaking a [[mirror]], | + | *Killing a co-aligned [[unicorn]], breaking a [[mirror]], et cetera... |
*Killing a nymph with a [[Spellbook_of_force_bolt|force bolt]] | *Killing a nymph with a [[Spellbook_of_force_bolt|force bolt]] | ||
*Killing the [[Wizard of Yendor]] before collecting seven [[candle]]s for the [[invocation ritual]] | *Killing the [[Wizard of Yendor]] before collecting seven [[candle]]s for the [[invocation ritual]] | ||
*Picking up non-identified gray stones (identification is done by first kicking and then rubbing the stone on an iron object) | *Picking up non-identified gray stones (identification is done by first kicking and then rubbing the stone on an iron object) | ||
*Reading a [[scroll of genocide]] while confused | *Reading a [[scroll of genocide]] while confused | ||
| − | *Throwing your highly enchanted metal daggers at a [[metallivore]] | + | *Throwing your highly enchanted metal daggers at a [[metallivore]] |
*Slowly engraving more than 1 letter of [[Elbereth]] at once while under attack | *Slowly engraving more than 1 letter of [[Elbereth]] at once while under attack | ||
*Using fountains and sinks at a low level | *Using fountains and sinks at a low level | ||
| − | *Kicking doors when there is a store somewhere on the floor | + | *Kicking doors when there is a store somewhere on the floor, even if the doors are locked. |
| − | * | + | *Letting that monster hit you just one more time before you heal yourself |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Lessons learned the hard way]] | *[[Lessons learned the hard way]] | ||
{{stub}} | {{stub}} | ||
[[Category:Strategy]] | [[Category:Strategy]] | ||
Revision as of 11:53, 15 July 2009
Many things in NetHack are a Bad Idea, although that often only becomes apparent after your demise, which may well be YASD.
A few bad ideas include:
- Genociding @
- Pasting stuff into Nethack unless you are sure what is in the clipboard
- Casting force bolt while in a shop
- Picking up items in shops while afflicted with teleportitis
- Teleporting the Riders' corpses
- Eating "just one more" giant corpse/royal jelly
- Eating old (rotten) corpses
- Strength training by overburdening your self
- Wielding a cockatrice corpse while burdened and deciding to go down stairs
- Walking around with a cockatrice corpse wielded. Levitation is safe, as long as you don't pass over a sink
- Walking around while blind, without gloves
- Breaking a drawbridge while standing adjacent to it
- Having your wand of wishing in your main inventory instead of a bag
- Putting a wand of cancellation or bag of tricks into your bag of holding
- Sacrificing at a cross-aligned altar while having bad alignment record
- Killing a co-aligned unicorn, breaking a mirror, et cetera...
- Killing a nymph with a force bolt
- Killing the Wizard of Yendor before collecting seven candles for the invocation ritual
- Picking up non-identified gray stones (identification is done by first kicking and then rubbing the stone on an iron object)
- Reading a scroll of genocide while confused
- Throwing your highly enchanted metal daggers at a metallivore
- Slowly engraving more than 1 letter of Elbereth at once while under attack
- Using fountains and sinks at a low level
- Kicking doors when there is a store somewhere on the floor, even if the doors are locked.
- Letting that monster hit you just one more time before you heal yourself
See also
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