Noble

Noble Role
Author	Chris
Download	Part 1, Part 2 link
NetHack PatchDB	unknown

The Noble, abbreviated by the game as Nob, is a role that is the primary focus of the Noble Role patch against NetHack 3.4.3 by ChrisANG.

Though the stand-alone original patch is considered to be lost to time, the patch author has also incorporated the role directly into his variant dNetHack: the two links given here and in the patch table to the right point to the initial commits introducing the role on GitHub. These commits are relatively early in dNetHack's lifespan, and may be old enough that it is possible to apply them directly against the base code of NetHack 3.4.3, and in a worst-case scenario where the original patch cannot be found, it is likely that the original patch, or a patch resembling what the original might have been, can be reconstructed from the provided commits.

Nobles in variants

In addition to dNetHack, the Noble role is also implemented in SlashTHEM, which retains the role from its predecessor Slash'EM Extended, as well as the dNetHack-based variants notdNetHack and notnotdNetHack.

To view the role as it exists in each of those NetHack variants, visit one of the following articles:

• dNetHack, notdNetHack and notnotdNetHack
• SlashTHEM

Other details of original patch

The commits that introduce the Noble role provide the groundwork for what the role would eventually become in the variants where it can be played, with that foundation being the focus of the sections below—beyond them, the actual role as it stands will be explored in further detail.

New monsters

The following monsters are added by the patch:

• @ peasant
• @ servant
  • Servants are the role's quest guardians.
• @ nobleman (Noble patch) and noblewoman (Noble patch)
  • Player monster nobles behave as most other player monsters do.
• @ old Gypsy woman
  • The old Gypsy woman is the role's quest leader—in later versions of dNetHack, she is referred to as the "old fortune teller" to avoid connotations of stereotypes towards Romani peoples.
• @ Rebel Ringleader
  • The Rebel Ringleader is the role's quest nemesis—a facet unique to the Noble role in the patch and the variants that implement it is the use of three unique monsters that accompany the Rebel Ringleader, forming a sort of "adventuring party" that the Noble must defeat. As the leader of this party, the Rebel Ringleader is the only one of the quartet to possess stoning resistance.
• @ adventuring wizard
  • The adventuring wizard is one of the Rebel Ringleader's allies.
• @ militant cleric
  • The militant cleric is one of the Rebel Ringleader's allies.
• @ half-elf ranger
  • The half-elf ranger is one of the Rebel Ringleader's allies.

New items

• ( rapier
  • This item differs notably from its implementation in SLASH'EM and what it develops into in later versions of dNetHack.
• [ ruffled shirt
  • This item is also implemented in SlashTHEM and Hack'EM, and differs notably from later versions of dNetHack that implement the current armor class and damage reduction system among other major changes to the functions of armor.
• [ victorian underwear
  • This item differs notably from its implementation in SlashTHEM and later versions of dNetHack.
• Artifacts:
  • ( The Rod of Lordly Might
    • The Rod of Lordly Might is an artifact mace that acts as the first sacrifice gift for Nobles.
  • [ The Mantle of Heaven
    • The Mantle of Heaven is the quest artifact for non-vampire Nobles, and its base item is a cloak that has the randomized appearance of an "ornamental cope".
  • [ The Vestment of Hell
    • The Vestment of Hell is the quest artifact for vampire Nobles, and its base item is a cloak that has the randomized appearance of an "opera cloak".

New levels

The Noble quest branch is added.

Other changes

The other changes made by the Noble patch are noted as follows:

• More messages are added for removing worn armor.
• The changes listed below this point are specific to dNetHack.
  • Vampires gain cold resistance at experience level 11 and polymorph control at experience level 21.

Role information

In the version of dNetHack that the role is introduced to, Nobles can be human, incantifiers or vampires, and can start as any appropriate alignment.

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