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*Blessed-genociding [[h|mind flayers]] as a [[dwarf]]. | *Blessed-genociding [[h|mind flayers]] as a [[dwarf]]. | ||
*Attempting to genocide while [[confused]]. | *Attempting to genocide while [[confused]]. | ||
| − | *Casting | + | *Casting {{spell of|force bolt}} in potion shops. |
| − | *Casting | + | *Casting {{spell of|fireball}} in bookstores. |
*Looting an [[container trap|exploding box]] in a tool shop. | *Looting an [[container trap|exploding box]] in a tool shop. | ||
*Shopping while [[teleportitis#Shopping with uncontrolled teleportitis|feeling jumpy]]. | *Shopping while [[teleportitis#Shopping with uncontrolled teleportitis|feeling jumpy]]. | ||
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*Hanging out next to a [[drawbridge#Destruction|drawbridge]]. | *Hanging out next to a [[drawbridge#Destruction|drawbridge]]. | ||
*Looting [[bones]] files without [[pickup_burden]]. | *Looting [[bones]] files without [[pickup_burden]]. | ||
| − | *Killing a [[mirror|nymph]] with a | + | *Killing a [[mirror|nymph]] with a {{spell of|force bolt}}. |
*Throwing your metal [[dagger]]s at a [[metallivore]]. | *Throwing your metal [[dagger]]s at a [[metallivore]]. | ||
*Throwing your [[enchantment|enchanted]] daggers at a [[disenchanter]]. | *Throwing your [[enchantment|enchanted]] daggers at a [[disenchanter]]. | ||
Revision as of 16:54, 25 November 2012
- You feel that eating the little dog was a bad idea.
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:
- Using only the arrow keys.
- Holding keys down.
- Letting monsters hit you for no good reason.
- Genociding @.
- Blessed-genociding mind flayers as a dwarf.
- Attempting to genocide while confused.
- Casting force bolt in potion shops.
- Casting fireball in bookstores.
- Looting an exploding box in a tool shop.
- Shopping while feeling jumpy.
- Smashing open every locked door in your way.
- Pasting into the NetHack terminal without checking the clipboard.
- Quaffing from every fountain in the hope of a wish while at a low level.
- Getting on your pony right at the start of the game.
- Eating "just one more" giant or lump of royal jelly.
- Eating rotten corpses.
- Training strength by weight lifting.
- Running around while brandishing a cockatrice corpse.
- Levitating around while brandishing a cockatrice corpse.
- Groping around while blind and bare-handed.
- Leaving your wand of wishing in your main inventory, particularly before wishing for reflection.
- Putting all your wands or all your tools into your bag of holding.
- Picking up nondescript gray stones.
- Automatically picking up nondescript gray stones.
- Retreating to a sanctuary to test your unidentified rings.
- Letting an altar convert you.
- Treating werecreatures very inhumanely.
- Dipping for Excalibur before checking your experience level.
- Engraving with the wrong object.
- Teleporting the other Riders or their corpses.
- Hanging out next to a drawbridge.
- Looting bones files without pickup_burden.
- Killing a nymph with a force bolt.
- Throwing your metal daggers at a metallivore.
- Throwing your enchanted daggers at a disenchanter.
- Disconnecting from the server while you decide what to wish for.
- Eating a tin while wielding your artifact weapon in a shop.
See also
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