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| − | This page will attempt to dispel common assumptions and misconceptions that many new players (and even some experienced players) may have about NetHack.
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| − | == Myth: [[Gauntlets of power]] are required to maximize [[Encumbrance|carrying capacity]]. ==
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| − | Fact: Carry capacity is based on more than just [[Strength]], and also has a limit. Specifically, the formula is:
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| − | ((Str + [[Constitution|Con]]) * 25) + 50
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| − | Further, the result is capped at 1000. Therefore, if (Str + Con) >= 38, carry capacity is maxed, and all races other than elf can reach this without gauntlets of power or any other additional equipment.
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| − | == Myth: The player should never wear a single piece of metal armor if intending to cast. ==
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| − | Fact: Metal generally does tend to hinder casting, but some types of armor made of metal have much less effect than many players may think. For example, a Wizard with 18 Int can wear a metal helmet or metal boots and can still cast low-level spells with 0% failure, and will only see a small increase in fail rate for higher-level spells.
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| − | == Myth: A Chaotic character can kill anything without penalties of any kind. ==
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| − | Fact: Chaotics get alignment penalties for most of the same things that characters of other alignments do, such as killing coaligned peaceful monsters, or killing always-peaceful humans.
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| − | == Myth: Wizards are better at reading spellbooks. ==
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| − | Fact: The formula which determines the chance of successfully reading a spellbook is the same for all roles (and just for completeness, all races and alignments). The chance of reading a book is dependent on:
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| − | * The spellbook's BUC
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| − | * Player Int
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| − | * Player XL
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| − | * Level of the book
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| − | The only advantage Wizards have in reading books is that, when attempting to read an uncursed book with less than 100% chance of success, they are given a warning and prompted whether to continue reading. However, the actual success chance is the same as for all other roles.
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| − | == Myth: Eating pet corpses is bad. ==
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| − | Fact: There is no specific penalty for eating pet corpses. Eating a domestic cat or dog corpse will give you [[Aggravate monster]], but this applies whether it was a pet or not.
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| − | == Myth: Offering a human corpse is bad. ==
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| − | Fact: There is no specific penalty (or, for that matter, bonus) for offering human corpses - they are just standard sacrifices. The player does need to be careful when offering their own race, so offering a human corpse is only an issue if the player is also human.
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