Nethack-a-Day

Nethack, one day at a time.

Turn 370 - October 12, 2014
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│You hear someone counting money.                                                │
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│                      │··········│        ┌────────────┐                        │
│                      │·>a staircase down····^a trap (magic trap)···│       #│············│                        │
│                      │··········+a spellbook or a closed door (closed door)########│···········<a staircase up│                        │
│                      └────────▒─┘       #└────────▒───┘                        │
│                               ##@a human or elf (human tourist called Cody)#      ############                           │
│                                         #       #  #                           │
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│                                                      ###    ┌────·─+a spellbook or a closed door (closed door)┐          │
│                                                        #    │·······│          │
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│                                                        #####▒····`a boulder or statue (statue of a jackal)··│          │
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│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:6  Xp:1/19 T:370 Satiated [I] Weapons
 a - 28 +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)
 w - a +0 studded leather armor (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 - an uncursed tripe ration
 q - a slime mold
 v - a lichen corpse
 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 (0:31)
 n - an uncursed credit card
 u - a leash (in use)
 (end) 
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Commands Issued:
  1. l - move right
The faint clink of metal drifted down the passageway, and Cody froze mid-step. “The shopkeeper again, no doubt,” he said to himself, and smiled as he heard someone counting in the distance. “An odd place for a shop,” he added, “but he wouldn't be here if there wasn't a market.” The image of a queue of jackals, all patiently waiting with grocery baskets, came to mind.
The most common and straightforward use for gold coins in the game is to purchase goods from a shopkeeper.