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(jabberwock described as "j" for some reason; enough variants implement vorpal J to just list them all, link to non-variant-specific Vorpal jabberwock) |
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{{ASCII}} | {{ASCII}} | ||
| − | *{{mcsl|j}} represents a jelly: | + | In ''[[NetHack]]'', the letter '''J''' serves the following purposes: |
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| + | * {{mcsl|j}} represents a jelly: | ||
** {{monsymlink|blue jelly}} | ** {{monsymlink|blue jelly}} | ||
** {{monsymlink|spotted jelly}} | ** {{monsymlink|spotted jelly}} | ||
** {{monsymlink|ochre jelly}} | ** {{monsymlink|ochre jelly}} | ||
| − | *{{orange|J}} represents a [[jabberwock]], the sole member of its [[monster class]] in [[vanilla]] ''[[NetHack]]''; the vorpal jabberwock is an [[unused monster]] of the same class that still exists in the game code. | + | * {{orange|J}} represents a [[jabberwock]], the sole member of its [[monster class]] in [[vanilla]] ''[[NetHack]]''; the vorpal jabberwock is an [[unused monster]] of the same class that still exists in the game code. |
| − | * | + | * It is also used as a [[direction]] key if [[numpad]] movement is off: |
| − | **Press {{kbd|j}} to move south | + | ** Press {{kbd|j}} to move south. |
| − | **Press {{kbd|shift|j}} to move far south | + | ** Press {{kbd|shift|j}} to move far south. |
| − | *If [[numpad]] is on | + | * If [[numpad]] is on: |
| + | ** Press {{kbd|j}} to [[jump]]. | ||
==Variants== | ==Variants== | ||
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* {{monsymlink|orange jelly}} | * {{monsymlink|orange jelly}} | ||
* {{monsymlink|rancid jelly}} | * {{monsymlink|rancid jelly}} | ||
| − | + | {{nethack-367}} | |
[[Category:ASCII]] | [[Category:ASCII]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:20, 29 October 2023
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| ~ | ! | @ | # | $ | % | ^ | & | * | ( | ) | _ | + | space | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ` | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | - | = | { | } | | | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ww | Ee | Rr | Tt | Yy | Uu | Ii | Oo | Pp | : | " | [ | ] | \ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Aa | Ss | Dd | Ff | Gg | Hh | Jj | Kk | Ll | ? | ; | ' | Ctrl | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zz | Xx | Cc | Vv | Bb | Nn | Mm | , | . | / | < | > | Alt | ||||||||||||||||||||||
In NetHack, the letter J serves the following purposes:
- j represents a jelly:
- J represents a jabberwock, the sole member of its monster class in vanilla NetHack; the vorpal jabberwock is an unused monster of the same class that still exists in the game code.
Variants
UnNetHack, GruntHack, SLASH'EM, EvilHack and SpliceHack implement the vorpal jabberwock, J, based on the unused monster in NetHack.
SLASH'EM
In addition to the vorpal jabberwock, SLASH'EM also introduces several new creatures that use the j glyph:
