Nethack-a-Day

Nethack, one day at a time.

Turn 378 - October 20, 2014
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│The jackal bites!                                                               │
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│                      ┌──────────┐                                              │
│                      │··········│        ┌────────────┐                        │
│                      │·>a staircase down····^a trap (magic trap)···│       #│············│                        │
│                      │··········+a spellbook or a closed door (closed door)########│···········<a staircase up│                        │
│                      └────────▒─┘       #└────────▒───┘                        │
│                               ######    ############                           │
│                                    #    #       #  #                           │
│                                    ###         ##  ###                         │
│                                      #               #  ##########             │
│                                      da dog or other canine (tame little dog called Lulu, leashed to you)#              ###    ┌────·─+a spellbook or a closed door (closed door)┐          │
│                                      ─@a human or elf (human tourist called Cody)┐               #    │·······│          │
│                                     ·da dog or other canine (jackal)·│               ###  │·······│          │
│                                   ·····│               #####▒····`a boulder or statue (statue of a jackal)··│          │
│                                 ··>a staircase down····│                 ###│·······│          │
│                               ·········                     │·······│          │
│                             │··········│                    └───────┘          │
│                             └──────────┘                                       │
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│Cody the Rambler            St:16 Dx:10 Co:16 In:11 Wi:8 Ch:15  Neutral         │
│Dlvl:2  $:393 HP:11(12) Pw:2(2) AC:6  Xp:1/19 T:378 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)
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Commands Issued:
  1. j - move down
The jackal's attack was swift and true, clamping down on Cody's shin. “Or not,” he yelped, stumbling against the stone of the entrance. “Get off!” The jackal, its grip on Cody's leg secure, chose to ignore him.
Gems are lightweight and worth hundreds or thousands of gold coins. As such, they become a helpful alternative to gold.