Nethack-a-Day

Nethack, one day at a time.

Turn 213 - May 14, 2014
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│The pole sickle misses the lichen.                                              │
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│        ┌─────┐                   ┌──────┐        ┌────────┐                    │
│        │·····+a spellbook or a closed door (closed door)     ┌───────┐     │······         ▒·········                    │
│        │·····│     │·····<a staircase up·│     │······│0an iron ball or boulder (boulder)#      │········│         ───────┐   │
│        │·····│     │·······│     ▒·······########··@a human or elf (human tourist called Cody)da dog or other canine (tame little dog called Lulu)Fa fungus or mold (lichen)·····        ········│   │
│        │···{a fountain··#####▒·······│     │·····(a useful item (large box)│#       │········│                │   │
│        │·····│     │·······│   # └─────·┘        │········│                    │
│        │·····│     └─·─────┘  ###########        └─────+a spellbook or a closed door (closed door)──┘                    │
│        └────▒┘       ###%a piece of food (corpse)#     #        #                                      │
│            ##            #     #                                               │
│            #             ###   #                                               │
│          ###               #   #                                               │
│          #              ┌──·──┐#                                               │
│         ##              │·····│#                                               │
│      ┌──▒┐            ##····%a piece of food (corpse)·│#                                               │
│      │···│            # │······#                                               │
│      │···+a spellbook or a closed door (closed door)############# └─────┘                                                │
│      │···│                                                                     │
│      └───┘                                                                     │
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│Cody the Rambler            St:16 Dx:10 Co:16 In:11 Wi:8 Ch:15  Neutral         │
│Dlvl:1  $:393 HP:12(12) Pw:2(2) AC:9  Xp:1/17 T:213 Satiated [I] Weapons
 a - 29 +2 darts (in quiver)
 o - a pole sickle (weapon in hands)
 Armor
 l - an uncursed +0 Hawaiian shirt (being worn)
 p - a +0 slippery cloak (being worn)
 Comestibles
 b - 3 uncursed food rations
 c - 2 uncursed fortune cookies
 d - an uncursed tin of newt meat
 e - an uncursed pancake
 f - an uncursed slime mold
 h - an uncursed egg
 i - 2 uncursed tripe rations
 q - a slime mold
 Scrolls
 k - 4 uncursed scrolls of magic mapping
 Spellbooks
 r - a glittering spellbook
 Potions
 j - 1 uncursed potion of extra healing
 Rings
 g - a brass ring
 Tools
 m - an expensive camera (0:32)
 n - an uncursed credit card
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Commands Issued:
  1. a - use item
  2. o - a pole sickle (weapon in hands)
Cody tried another swing, but his aim was spoiled as Lulu darted between him and the lichen. "You are not helping," he said through gritted teeth. He shuddered at the thought of explaining to his wife how Lulu had been consumed by ambulatory fauna or -- worse yet -- sliced by Cody's own farming implement. That thought gave rise to another, though. "Pole sickle, lichen -- is this a theme?" Cody wondered. "If so, who is doing the farming?"
Reading a cursed spellbooks will not teach you the spell, and may cause a negative effect, like blindness or poverty.