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If you see iron bars, and you have a digging tool, then dig around the bars. You will find a scroll behind the bars. There may be other items along with the scroll. The scroll (or one of the scrolls) is a [[scroll of teleportation]], a very handy [[escape item]]. | If you see iron bars, and you have a digging tool, then dig around the bars. You will find a scroll behind the bars. There may be other items along with the scroll. The scroll (or one of the scrolls) is a [[scroll of teleportation]], a very handy [[escape item]]. | ||
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| + | Your [[prayer timeout]] is usually about 800 to 1000 turns. (As with many NetHack features, the exact formula is complicated.) Whenever you pray, use the [[name]] command to name one of your individual objects, such as a key, with the turn number that you prayed on. I use the notation [pray:1234] to mark the turn number. Later on, when you get in a jam, you can check the turn counter to decided whether to pray or whether to try another tactic. | ||
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Revision as of 22:56, 30 October 2023
Furey on NAO (stats, games, deaths, dumplogs, ttyrecs)
Contents
Goal
My goal is to help more players have more fun. If this page helps, that would be great!
My measurable metric is for the lowest score on [1] to be an ascension.
Acknowledgements
arseniy
Techniques
Early Game
Use a bag
Start using a bag as soon as you can. A bag protects items from damage and theft.
First use your pet or an altar to curse-test the bag. If the bag is cursed, then you have to price-id it. A bag that sells for $1 is a sack and you can safely use it even if it is cursed. A unidentified bag that sells for more than $1 is not safe to use if it is cursed.
If you find a noncursed bag, put it on the ground and loot it. If the bag is a bag of tricks, it will bite you for 1d10 damage. You cannot use a bag of tricks to keep your items in, although you can use it for other things later.
Set up a stash
Set up a stash as soon as you find a large box or a chest that you can open. Bring your unidentified items to your stash. You can protect your stash by rolling a boulder on it when you are not using it.
You can have more than one stash. Later on, after you have a noncursed bag of holding, you can consolidate stashes.
Dig behind iron bars
If you see iron bars, and you have a digging tool, then dig around the bars. You will find a scroll behind the bars. There may be other items along with the scroll. The scroll (or one of the scrolls) is a scroll of teleportation, a very handy escape item.
Pray strategically
Your prayer timeout is usually about 800 to 1000 turns. (As with many NetHack features, the exact formula is complicated.) Whenever you pray, use the name command to name one of your individual objects, such as a key, with the turn number that you prayed on. I use the notation [pray:1234] to mark the turn number. Later on, when you get in a jam, you can check the turn counter to decided whether to pray or whether to try another tactic.
