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A '''luck item''' is a general term for any [[artifact]] in ''NetHack'' that acts as a [[luckstone]] when carried, and thus changes your [[Luck]] and Luck timeout in the exact same way as one.
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A '''luck item''' is a general term for any item in ''NetHack'' that changes your [[Luck]] and Luck timeout, such as a [[luckstone]]. Specifically, many [[artifact]]s are designated to "act as a luckstone" when carried, and function in the exact same way as one in addition to any other effects.
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==List of luck items==
 
==List of luck items==
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*[[Luckstone]]
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**[[The Heart of Ahriman]]
 
*[[The Tsurugi of Muramasa]]
 
*[[The Tsurugi of Muramasa]]
 
*[[The Orb of Fate]]
 
*[[The Orb of Fate]]
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*[[Really Cool Shirt]]
 
  
 
==Strategy==
 
==Strategy==
 
{{main|Luck}}
 
{{main|Luck}}
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Since all luck items in vanilla ''NetHack'' are [[quest artifact]]s, the ability to obtain a luck item can render the guaranteed luckstone within [[Mines' End]] redundant; such characters may elect to postpone their trip to the [[Gnomish Mines]] in favor of [[Sokoban]], for example, or else will choose not to proceed beyond [[Minetown]]. On the other hand, players may want a luckstone to tide them over until they obtain their luck item.
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Since all luck items in vanilla ''NetHack'' outside of the luckstone are [[quest artifact]]s, the ability to obtain a luck item can render the guaranteed luckstone within [[Mines' End]] redundant; such characters may elect to postpone their trip to the [[Gnomish Mines]] in favor of [[Sokoban]], for example, or else will choose not to proceed beyond [[Minetown]]. On the other hand, players may want a luckstone to tide them over until they obtain their luck item.
  
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As with luckstones, there is little tangible benefit to carrying multiple luck items outside of a container; with non-negative base Luck, blessing is not strictly necessary in terms of luck timeout, except to prevent the luck item becoming cursed. However, luck items are often preferred over luckstones due to the other benefits from their [[base item]]s, and as quest artifacts they are also [[intelligent]] and will resist the [[curse items]] spell 80% of the time, making blessing them an unambiguous boon.
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There is little tangible benefit to carrying multiple luck items outside of a container; with non-negative base Luck, blessing is not strictly necessary in terms of luck timeout, except to prevent the luck item becoming cursed. However, other luck items are often preferred over luckstones due to the other benefits from their [[base item]]s; as all of them are also quest artifacts, they are [[intelligent]] and will resist the [[curse items]] spell 80% of the time, making blessing them an unambiguous boon.
  
 
==Variants==
 
==Variants==
 
[[Luckblade]] is an [[artifact weapon]] that appears in many variants and acts as a luckstone when carried.
 
[[Luckblade]] is an [[artifact weapon]] that appears in many variants and acts as a luckstone when carried.
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===TNNT===
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[[The November NetHack Tournament]] introduces the [[Really Cool Shirt]], an artifact [[T-shirt]] given for completing the [[DevTeam Office|dev team's quest]] that acts as a luckstone while carried.
  
 
===UnNetHack===
 
===UnNetHack===
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===SLASH'EM===
 
===SLASH'EM===
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===NetHack brass===
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The [[katyusha]] acts as a luck item if worn by a female character in a [[maid dress]].
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 11:32, 25 March 2020

A luck item is a general term for any item in NetHack that changes your Luck and Luck timeout, such as a luckstone. Specifically, many artifacts are designated to "act as a luckstone" when carried, and function in the exact same way as one in addition to any other effects.

List of luck items

Strategy

Main article: Luck

Since all luck items in vanilla NetHack outside of the luckstone are quest artifacts, the ability to obtain a luck item can render the guaranteed luckstone within Mines' End redundant; such characters may elect to postpone their trip to the Gnomish Mines in favor of Sokoban, for example, or else will choose not to proceed beyond Minetown. On the other hand, players may want a luckstone to tide them over until they obtain their luck item.

There is little tangible benefit to carrying multiple luck items outside of a container; with non-negative base Luck, blessing is not strictly necessary in terms of luck timeout, except to prevent the luck item becoming cursed. However, other luck items are often preferred over luckstones due to the other benefits from their base items; as all of them are also quest artifacts, they are intelligent and will resist the curse items spell 80% of the time, making blessing them an unambiguous boon.

Variants

Luckblade is an artifact weapon that appears in many variants and acts as a luckstone when carried.

TNNT

The November NetHack Tournament introduces the Really Cool Shirt, an artifact T-shirt given for completing the dev team's quest that acts as a luckstone while carried.

UnNetHack

dNetHack

In dNetHack, the Convict quest artifact, The Iron Spoon of Liberation, acts as a luckstone.

DynaHack

SLASH'EM

NetHack brass

The katyusha acts as a luck item if worn by a female character in a maid dress.

References

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