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In Hack 1.21, a port of [[Jay Fenlason's Hack]], [[pickpocket]]s use the {{white|p}} glyph, while [[phase shifter]]s use the {{white|P}} glyph. In Hack for PDP-11, the {{white|p}} glyph is given to the [[piercer]], while the {{white|P}} glyph is given to the [[purple worm]] - both monsters retain their glyphs for their appearance in [[Hack 1.0]], and continue to use those glyphs up to [[NetHack 2.3e]].
 
In Hack 1.21, a port of [[Jay Fenlason's Hack]], [[pickpocket]]s use the {{white|p}} glyph, while [[phase shifter]]s use the {{white|P}} glyph. In Hack for PDP-11, the {{white|p}} glyph is given to the [[piercer]], while the {{white|P}} glyph is given to the [[purple worm]] - both monsters retain their glyphs for their appearance in [[Hack 1.0]], and continue to use those glyphs up to [[NetHack 2.3e]].
  
In [[NetHack 3.0.0]], the piercer is made into a monster class, with three distinct types of piercer introduced, and the pudding or ooze [[monster class]] is introduced and given the {{white|P}} glyph - the purple worm is moved to the [[worm]] monster class, {{white|w}}.
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In [[NetHack 3.0.0]], the piercer is made into a [[monster class]], with three distinct types of piercer introduced, and the pudding or ooze monster class is introduced and given the {{white|P}} glyph - the purple worm is moved to the [[worm]] monster class, {{white|w}}.
  
 
==SLASH'EM==
 
==SLASH'EM==

Revision as of 12:53, 23 December 2023

Printable ASCII characters
~ ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _ + space
` 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 - = { } |
Qq 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 P serves the following purposes:

Historical uses

In Hack 1.21, a port of Jay Fenlason's Hack, pickpockets use the p glyph, while phase shifters use the P glyph. In Hack for PDP-11, the p glyph is given to the piercer, while the P glyph is given to the purple worm - both monsters retain their glyphs for their appearance in Hack 1.0, and continue to use those glyphs up to NetHack 2.3e.

In NetHack 3.0.0, the piercer is made into a monster class, with three distinct types of piercer introduced, and the pudding or ooze monster class is introduced and given the P glyph - the purple worm is moved to the worm monster class, w.

SLASH'EM

SLASH'EM introduces three new monsters that use the P glyph: