Nethack-a-Day

Nethack, one day at a time.

Turn 269 - July 09, 2014
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│You slip the leash around your little dog called Lulu.                          │
│                                                                                │
│                                                                                │
│                                                                                │
│                                          ┌────────────┐                        │
│                                          │············│                        │
│                                          │······da dog or other canine (tame little dog called Lulu, leashed to you)·@a human or elf (human tourist called Cody)··<a staircase up│                        │
│                                          └────────+a spellbook or a closed door (closed door)───┘                        │
│                                                                                │
│                                                                                │
│                                                                                │
│                                                                                │
│                                                                                │
│                                                                                │
│                                                                                │
│                                                                                │
│                                                                                │
│                                                                                │
│                                                                                │
│                                                                                │
│                                                                                │
│                                                                                │
│Cody the Rambler            St:16 Dx:10 Co:16 In:11 Wi:8 Ch:15  Neutral         │
│Dlvl:2  $:393 HP:12(12) Pw:2(2) AC:9  Xp:1/17 T:269 Satiated [I] Weapons
 a - 29 +2 darts (in quiver)
 o - a pole sickle (weapon in hands)
 t - 11 runed arrows
 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 wrinkled spellbook
 s - 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
 u - a leash (in use)
 (end) 
                │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Commands Issued:
  1. a - use item
  2. u - a leash
  3. y - diagonally up and left
Cody reached out and, steeling himself, clipped the leash to Lulu's collar. The little dog immediately skipped to the side, then paused. Curling her head back, she gave the leash a few tentative bites, then shook herself. Cody watched, then relaxed slightly. "Odd," he murmured. "I was expecting something more on the order of incandescent rage.
A leashed pet cannot be used effectively to identify cursed items that are lying on the ground. They will not always react negatively when they are wearing a leash and step on a cursed item.