Geek

This article is about the role in NetHack: The Next Generation. For the SlashTHEM role known as the Geek in NetHack-- 3.0.10, see Hacker.

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The Geek is a role added in NetHack-The Next Generation that is also available in SlashTHEM as Hacker. It is a melee role that's hard to play. While most roles in NetHack are typical fantasy roles, the Geek is a representative role of a real life modern day person; especially a video game player.

Starting inventory

• a blessed +1 electric sword
• some ICs
• +1 gauntlets of typing
• 4 potions of Jolt Cola
• 2 Hacker's Foods
• a pack of floppies

Intrinsics

Geeks gain intrinsics at these experience levels:

• XL 1 : Poison resistance
• XL 1 : Shock resistance
• XL 8 : Teleport control
• XL 15 : Warning

Skills

Geek skills
Max	Skills
Basic	Weapons: mace, flail, trident, lance, sling, firearms, crossbow, dart, boomerang, lightsaber Combat: martial arts
Skilled	Weapons: hammer, polearms, crossbow Spells: divination spells, protection spells, body spells, matter spells
Expert	Weapons: dagger, long sword, club, knife, paddle, dart Spells: attack spells, divination spells, body spells, protection spells, matter spells Combat: riding

Geek rank titles

The status line shows you to be one of the following ranks when you reach the specified experience level:

• XL 1-2: Newbie
• XL 3-5: BASIC Programmer(ess)
• XL 6-9: C Programmer(ess)
• XL 10-13: Hacker(ess)
• XL 14-17: NetHacker(ess)
• XL 18-21: NetHack Programmer(ess)
• XL 22-25: (s)he who uses
• XL 26-29: (s)he who knows
• XL 30: (s)he who learns

Strategy

Geeks are a slow role (movement speed 10), and their starting equipment isn't great. Acquiring better items is mandatory to survive the early game. They have a good set of available weapon and spellcasting skills, and they may even train their riding skill if they get lucky and find a saddle; riding a warhorse (preferably one zapped by a wand of speed monster) is definitely preferable to walking around by foot.

The Geek quest sees you fighting Bill Gates for the NetHack Sources.