Cheap plastic imitation of the Amulet of Yendor
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| Name | cheap plastic imitation of the Amulet of Yendor |
| Appearance | Amulet of Yendor |
| Base price | 0 zm |
| Weight | 20 |
A cheap plastic imitation of the Amulet of Yendor (CPIoAoY) is a type of amulet that exists in NetHack. It is made of plastic and appears as the "Amulet of Yendor" when unidentified.
Generation
The "bones" pile found on the Rogue level has a 1⁄2 chance of containing an identified cheap plastic imitation of the Amulet of Yendor.[1]
Clones of the Wizard of Yendor created via Double Trouble while you do not have the real Amulet of Yendor have a 1⁄2 chance of being generated with a cheap plastic imitation.[2] Player monsters on the Astral Plane are all generated with a cheap plastic imitation of the Amulet of Yendor.[3]
Wishing for the Amulet of Yendor creates an unidentified cheap plastic imitation of the Amulet of Yendor - doing so in wizard mode has a 1⁄2 chance of producing a cheap plastic imitation. If the real Amulet is left in a bones file, it will revert to a cursed cheap plastic imitation.[4]
Description
The cheap plastic imitation of the Amulet of Yendor has no effect when worn, outside of the standard 1-nutrition loss every 20 turns.
Offering a cheap plastic imitation of the Amulet of Yendor on a high altar carries a -1 Luck penalty unless it was identified as a fake - offering a known cheap plastic imitation results in a -3 Luck penalty, a -1 alignment penalty, and that god's anger increasing by 3.[5] Offering a fake Amulet on a regular altar will print a message with no other effect.
The following information pertains to an upcoming version (NetHack 3.7.0). If this version is now released, please verify that it is still accurate, then update the page to incorporate this information.
Wearing a cheap plastic imitation of the Amulet of Yendor no longer incurs amulet hunger.Strategy
Outside of duping you into thinking you have the real Amulet, the cheap plastic imitation of the Amulet of Yendor is generally a useless item, though not to the extent of the iron chain. In general, you are likely to already have your desired amulet(s) for the remainder of the game by the time you reach one. The cheap imitation in the Rogue level can potentially be used as polyfodder if you are lacking for viable amulets.
Identification
Every cheap plastic imitation of the Amulet of Yendor minus the one on the Rogue level must be individually identified to distinguish it from the real Amulet of Yendor. An easy way to distinguish between the two is to place your Amulet into a container - the real Amulet will resist.
References
- ↑ extralev.c in NetHack 3.6.2, line 362
- ↑ wizard.c in NetHack 3.6.2, line 499
- ↑ mplayer.c in NetHack 3.6.2, line 149: The comment above indicates this is why they are "stuck" in the endgame
- ↑ bones.c in NetHack 3.6.2, line 163
- ↑ pray.c in NetHack 3.6.2, line 1560
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