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A '''candy bar''' is a kind of [[comestible]] which breaks the [[vegan]] conduct. [[You]] will sometimes find one randomly in the dungeon.
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A '''candy bar''' is a type of [[comestible]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It can be eaten in one move, and is suitable for [[vegetarian]]s but not [[vegan]]s.
  
In [[comestible#Food strategy|food strategy]], a candy bar enjoys a high ratio nutrition per weight. At fourth place, it ranks better than a (5th) [[food ration]], but worse than a (2nd) [[pancake]] or (2nd) [[lump of royal jelly]]. You might save your candy bars until after you eat all of your rations.
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==Generation==
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In addition to random generation, candy bars can be sold in health food [[shop]]s and delis.
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==Description==
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When eaten, a candy bar confers 100 nutrition.
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Candy bars have labels that can be [[read]], which naturally breaks [[illiterate]] [[conduct]].
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==Strategy==
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Candy bars have a decent [[nutrition/weight]] ratio at 50, the same as a [[slime mold]], and for non-vegan characters it might be worth saving for consumption until after they have exhausted their rations.
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==History==
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The candy bar first appears in Hack for PDP-11, which is based on [[Jay Fenlason's Hack]], and is included in the initial item list for [[Hack 1.0]].
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==Variants==
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===dNetHack===
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In [[dNetHack]], some candy bars may be randomly made of "rare candy" and increase your [[experience level]] by 1 when eaten. This is a reference to the ''Pokémon'' franchise, whose games include an item called the Rare Candy that acts as an instant level-up and halves the amount required to gain the next level, similar to a blessed [[potion of gain level]].
  
 
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  of birthday chocolate last him for more than a month.
 
  of birthday chocolate last him for more than a month.
 
  | [ Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, by Roald Dahl ]
 
  | [ Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, by Roald Dahl ]
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==References==
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Revision as of 05:16, 5 January 2024

% Candy bar.png
Name candy bar
Base price 10 zm
Nutrition 100
Turns to eat 1
Weight 2
Conduct vegetarian

A candy bar is a type of comestible that appears in NetHack. It can be eaten in one move, and is suitable for vegetarians but not vegans.

Generation

In addition to random generation, candy bars can be sold in health food shops and delis.

Description

When eaten, a candy bar confers 100 nutrition.

Candy bars have labels that can be read, which naturally breaks illiterate conduct.

Strategy

Candy bars have a decent nutrition/weight ratio at 50, the same as a slime mold, and for non-vegan characters it might be worth saving for consumption until after they have exhausted their rations.

History

The candy bar first appears in Hack for PDP-11, which is based on Jay Fenlason's Hack, and is included in the initial item list for Hack 1.0.

Variants

dNetHack

In dNetHack, some candy bars may be randomly made of "rare candy" and increase your experience level by 1 when eaten. This is a reference to the Pokémon franchise, whose games include an item called the Rare Candy that acts as an instant level-up and halves the amount required to gain the next level, similar to a blessed potion of gain level.

Encyclopedia entry

Only once a year, on his birthday, did Charlie Bucket ever
 get to taste a bit of chocolate. The whole family saved up
 their money for that special occasion, and when the great
 day arrived, Charlie was always presented with one small
 chocolate bar to eat all by himself. And each time he
 received it, on those marvelous birthday mornings, he would
 place it carefully in a small wooden box that he owned, and
 treasure it as though it were a bar of solid gold; and for
 the next few days, he would allow himself only to look at it,
 but never to touch it. Then at last, when he could stand it
 no longer, he would peel back a tiny bit of the paper
 wrapping at one corner to expose a tiny bit of chocolate, and
 then he would take a tiny nibble - just enough to allow the
 lovely sweet taste to spread out slowly over his tongue. The
 next day, he would take another tiny nibble, and so on, and
 so on. And in this way, Charlie would make his ten-cent bar
 of birthday chocolate last him for more than a month.

[ Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, by Roald Dahl ]

References