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The exact amount by which your prayer timeout increases after praying is a [[rnz|complex mathematical function]] involving several random variables, causing the increase to range between about 50 and 1000. | The exact amount by which your prayer timeout increases after praying is a [[rnz|complex mathematical function]] involving several random variables, causing the increase to range between about 50 and 1000. | ||
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| + | == Praying == | ||
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| + | Your prayer timeout is reset by praying. The amount it is reset to depends on several things: | ||
| + | *Whether you have been [[crowned]]<ref>[[pray.c#line1019]]</ref>. | ||
| + | *If you've killed the [[Wizard of Yendor]] or have performed the [[invocation]]<ref>[[spell.c#line255]]</ref><ref>[[wizard.c#line550]]</ref>. | ||
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| + | Also your prayer timeout may be incremented further if you've done any of the following actions: | ||
| + | * Being converted to another [[align]]ment through prayer | ||
| + | * Praying at an [[altar]] not of your alignment | ||
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| + | == Wishing == | ||
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| + | A succesful wish increases your prayer timeout. | ||
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| + | == Sacrificing corpse == | ||
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| + | The only way to decrease your prayer timeout is to [[sacrifice]] [[corpse]]s at a co-aligned altar. This is governed by the following formula which depends on your alignment. | ||
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| + | *Chaotic: <math>\frac{MONSTR * 500}{24}</math> | ||
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| + | *Lawful and Neutral: <math>\frac{MONSTR * 300}{24}</math> | ||
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| + | Where [[Monsters (by difficulty) | MONSTR]] is the difficulty level of the monster the corpse came from. | ||
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| + | == Typical prayer timeouts == | ||
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| + | The confidence value is the prayer timeout value that will result 95% of the time. In other words, if you've waited that many [[turns]], you can be 95% confident that you can pray again. As you can see, the 100% confidence value is extremely large and fairly useless except for those who fear the [[RNG]]. | ||
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| + | {|class="prettytable" | ||
| + | ! Prayer !! 95% Confidence || 100% Confidence | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | God is pleased || 1058 || 3000 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | God is displeased || 1229 || 3500 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | God is pleased or you've been crowned or have killed [[Wizard of Yendor | Rodney]] || 3981 || 13500 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | God is pleased and you've been crowned or have killed [[Wizard of Yendor | Rodney]] || 7527 || 23500 | ||
| + | |} | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
| + | <references/> | ||
[[Category:Game mechanics]] | [[Category:Game mechanics]] | ||
[[Category:Religion]] | [[Category:Religion]] | ||
Revision as of 21:43, 26 September 2007
Prayer timeout refers to how much time you need to wait before your god will accept another prayer. Gods in NetHack are often benevolent, but prefer if you wait some time between prayers. The initial value of your prayer timeout is set to 300, and decreases by one each game turn. Note that if you are fast or very fast, you may move more than once per game turn, and your prayer timeout may appear longer because you take more actions in the same number of game turns.
The exact amount by which your prayer timeout increases after praying is a complex mathematical function involving several random variables, causing the increase to range between about 50 and 1000.
Praying
Your prayer timeout is reset by praying. The amount it is reset to depends on several things:
- Whether you have been crowned[1].
- If you've killed the Wizard of Yendor or have performed the invocation[2][3].
Also your prayer timeout may be incremented further if you've done any of the following actions:
Wishing
A succesful wish increases your prayer timeout.
Sacrificing corpse
The only way to decrease your prayer timeout is to sacrifice corpses at a co-aligned altar. This is governed by the following formula which depends on your alignment.
- Chaotic:
- Lawful and Neutral:
Where MONSTR is the difficulty level of the monster the corpse came from.
Typical prayer timeouts
The confidence value is the prayer timeout value that will result 95% of the time. In other words, if you've waited that many turns, you can be 95% confident that you can pray again. As you can see, the 100% confidence value is extremely large and fairly useless except for those who fear the RNG.
| Prayer | 95% Confidence | 100% Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| God is pleased | 1058 | 3000 |
| God is displeased | 1229 | 3500 |
| God is pleased or you've been crowned or have killed Rodney | 3981 | 13500 |
| God is pleased and you've been crowned or have killed Rodney | 7527 | 23500 |
