R

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In NetHack, the letter R serves the following purposes:

• r represents a rodent:
  • r sewer rat
  • r giant rat
  • r rabid rat
  • r wererat
  • r rock mole
  • r woodchuck

• R represents a rust monster or disenchanter, a monster class composed of the titular monsters:
  • R rust monster
  • R disenchanter

• Press r to read an object in your inventory.
• Press shift + R to remove an item.
• Press ctrl + r to redraw the screen.

Historical uses

In Hack 1.21, which is based on Jay Fenlason's Hack, the giant rat uses the r glyph, and the robber uses the R glyph - in Hack for PDP-11, the R glyph is given to the rust monster. Both monsters retain their glyphs for their appearance in Hack 1.0, and continue to use it throughout each version of the game to the modern day.

In NetHack 3.4.3 and previous versions, including some variants based on those versions, shift + R can only be used to take off an accessory, e.g. a ring or an amulet.

Variants

SLASH'EM

SLASH'EM introduces new monsters that use the r glyph:

• r rodent:
  • r rabbit
  • r black rat
  • r rabid rabbit
  • r pack rat
  • r hellrat

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UnNetHack

UnNetHack introduces a new monster that uses the R glyph from the biodiversity patch:

• R disintegrator

SpliceHack

SpliceHack adds one new monster that uses the R glyph:

• R transmuter