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Your '''purse''' holds the amount of [[gold piece]]s that you have, excluding any gold that you hid in a [[bag]] or other [[container]]. The amount of gold in your purse appears on the [[status line]], or you can count it by pressing {{kbd|$}}. Your purse is available for making payments to [[shopkeeper]]s and [[priest]]s and for bribing [[demon]]s.
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Your '''purse''' or '''wallet''' is the implied (non-physical) item that acts as the slot used to hold the [[gold piece]]s in your open inventory, and what the game will refer to for any interactions involving any money on your person. The game uses both terms somewhat interchangeably; as such, the article will use the appropriate term based on the context and related messages.  
  
The purse is not an actual item. It is not visible in your inventory (though the gold in it is), you cannot drop it, and it cannot be taken from you. Nor does such an object appear anywhere else in the game. It is just a device to explain how the adventurer manages to keep their finances organized.
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The amount of gold in your purse appears on the [[status line]]; any gold stashed in a [[bag]] or other [[container]] is not included in the count.
  
When a [[leprechaun]] steals your gold, the message is, "Your purse feels lighter."
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==Relevant player actions==
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You can display the amount of gold you have in your wallet at any time by pressing {{kbd|$}}.
  
== Strategy ==
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==Relevant monster actions==
Gold in your purse is vulnerable. For example, a leprechaun might steal it.  
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[[Leprechaun]]s will approach you or run from you depending on the gold in your open inventory; if a leprechaun successfully hits you with gold in your purse, they will steal it and attempt to [[teleport]] away. The stolen gold will be added to the gold they were created with upon generation, and can be retrieved by killing them.
  
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If a [[vault]] guard enters the vault while you are inside, and your answer is not one of [[Croesus]], Kroisos or Creosote, you will be asked to drop all of the gold you are carrying; this includes gold you also have stashed in carried containers as opposed to just in your wallet. The guard will lead you out once you have done so, and will attack if you take too long.
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==Relevant items==
 
One of the effects of reading a [[spellbook]] but failing to learn the [[spell]], or randomly from sitting on a [[throne]], is removing all the gold in your purse ("You notice you have no gold!").  
 
One of the effects of reading a [[spellbook]] but failing to learn the [[spell]], or randomly from sitting on a [[throne]], is removing all the gold in your purse ("You notice you have no gold!").  
  
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Unlike leprechaun stealing, gold lost to thrones, fountains, and spellbooks is gone forever.
 
Unlike leprechaun stealing, gold lost to thrones, fountains, and spellbooks is gone forever.
  
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==Strategy==
 
When you are in situations where you might lose your gold, you can protect it by removing it from your purse. If you have a [[bag]], you can hide your gold in there. You could also [[stash]] your gold into a [[chest]] or [[large box]], or just drop or [[throw]] it on the floor. (Note that leprechauns can still snatch gold from underneath your feet, if you are standing directly on it.).
 
When you are in situations where you might lose your gold, you can protect it by removing it from your purse. If you have a [[bag]], you can hide your gold in there. You could also [[stash]] your gold into a [[chest]] or [[large box]], or just drop or [[throw]] it on the floor. (Note that leprechauns can still snatch gold from underneath your feet, if you are standing directly on it.).
  
 
Since bribable [[demon lord]]s only care about gold visible in your purse and will ask for an amount less than or equal to it, it may be worth carrying around a few gold pieces when you're about to encounter one, if you would prefer to pay them off.
 
Since bribable [[demon lord]]s only care about gold visible in your purse and will ask for an amount less than or equal to it, it may be worth carrying around a few gold pieces when you're about to encounter one, if you would prefer to pay them off.
  
An exception to normal purse behavior is when a [[guard|vault guard]] demands that you drop all of the gold that you are carrying. The guard is able to sense if you have gold stored in a container and will attack if you do not remove the gold and drop it.
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==Messages==
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{{message|Your wallet contains <x> zorkmid(s).|You used {{kbd|$}} to check the gold in your open inventory.}}
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{{message|Your wallet is empty.|As above, but you have no gold.}}
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{{message|Your purse feels lighter.|A leprechaun hit you and stole some or all of the gold in your open inventory.}}
  
 
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[[Category:Your character]]
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Revision as of 03:06, 1 March 2020

Your purse or wallet is the implied (non-physical) item that acts as the slot used to hold the gold pieces in your open inventory, and what the game will refer to for any interactions involving any money on your person. The game uses both terms somewhat interchangeably; as such, the article will use the appropriate term based on the context and related messages.

The amount of gold in your purse appears on the status line; any gold stashed in a bag or other container is not included in the count.

Relevant player actions

You can display the amount of gold you have in your wallet at any time by pressing $.

Relevant monster actions

Leprechauns will approach you or run from you depending on the gold in your open inventory; if a leprechaun successfully hits you with gold in your purse, they will steal it and attempt to teleport away. The stolen gold will be added to the gold they were created with upon generation, and can be retrieved by killing them.

If a vault guard enters the vault while you are inside, and your answer is not one of Croesus, Kroisos or Creosote, you will be asked to drop all of the gold you are carrying; this includes gold you also have stashed in carried containers as opposed to just in your wallet. The guard will lead you out once you have done so, and will attack if you take too long.

Relevant items

One of the effects of reading a spellbook but failing to learn the spell, or randomly from sitting on a throne, is removing all the gold in your purse ("You notice you have no gold!").

Dipping an item in a fountain may occasionally cause you to lose some of the gold in your purse ("You lost some of your gold in the fountain!"), but no more than 10% of it.

Unlike leprechaun stealing, gold lost to thrones, fountains, and spellbooks is gone forever.

Strategy

When you are in situations where you might lose your gold, you can protect it by removing it from your purse. If you have a bag, you can hide your gold in there. You could also stash your gold into a chest or large box, or just drop or throw it on the floor. (Note that leprechauns can still snatch gold from underneath your feet, if you are standing directly on it.).

Since bribable demon lords only care about gold visible in your purse and will ask for an amount less than or equal to it, it may be worth carrying around a few gold pieces when you're about to encounter one, if you would prefer to pay them off.

Messages

Your wallet contains <x> zorkmid(s).
You used $ to check the gold in your open inventory.
Your wallet is empty.
As above, but you have no gold.
Your purse feels lighter.
A leprechaun hit you and stole some or all of the gold in your open inventory.

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