Borrow

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The #borrow command is an extended command unique to SLASH'EM. As the name implies, it attempts to "borrow" - or more specifically, steal - gold from a nearby monster of the player's choice.

Mechanics

When borrowing, you will attempt to steal up to 25-50 times your experience level gold from the monster.

You obviously must have hands to steal, and your encumbrance must be less than strained. There must be a monster at the square you specify, but it is not necessary for you to be able to detect the monster. If the monster is not tame there is only a chance of success.

Your chance of success is based on your dexterity and if you are a rogue or not. There is no benefit from polymorphing into a monster that is able to steal items through attacks, e.g. a nymph or leprechaun. The base chance of success is 5%, plus your level times 2 if you are a rogue. Your dexterity bonus is your dexterity minus 10 if below 10, your dexterity minus 14 if above 14, and 0 otherwise. This bonus is multiplied by 3 if you are a rogue and is added to your chance. There are penalties based on the gloves, shield, and body armor you are wearing:

Shield: -10 if wearing any shield

Gloves: +5 if no gloves, +0 for gauntlets of dexterity, -5 for any other gloves

body armor: Based on weight. No armor is +0

base is +10 at wt<75. Every 50 units above this is -5, to a maximum penalty at 375 units (-25)

The chance is finally restricted to between 5% and 95%.

Failing to steal from a peaceful monster will anger it; note that there is no prompt asking you to confirm that you want to try to steal from a peaceful monster. Shopkeepers angered in this manner will not have the "hot pursuit" bit set, meaning they will not chase you outside of their shop if you do not anger them further, even if you were standing outside their shop when you tried to steal from them.

Successfully stealing from a non-tame monster will also exercise dexterity.

Messages

You failed to steal anything.

You used the #borrow command on a target, but failed the success roll.

I don't see anybody to rob there!

You used the #borrow command on a space that didn't have a monster.

You search around but don't find anything.

You attempted to #borrow while engulfed.

You don't find anything to steal.

The monster did not have any gold to steal.