Dudley's dungeon -- Friday, 24 December, 2004

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Christopher	December 24, 2004 03:23
First comment: 10 May, 2004	30 comments written
Gees Dudley, don't you know you've just jinxed yourself? The best way to ascend is to decide right from the start that you're not going to. At least that way even if you lose your still right! :)
Violist	December 24, 2004 03:33
First comment: 25 June, 2004	206 comments written
Christopher, you've got it spot on! I do that all the time, and I'm ALWAYS right! Isn't it a great feeling?
Weis	December 24, 2004 22:38
First comment: 24 December, 2004	2 comments written
How does one ascend? i've been playing nethack for a while now(couple years) but it seems i'm still just learning the basics.
Violist	December 25, 2004 00:08
First comment: 25 June, 2004	206 comments written
You watchThese strange creatures live mostly on the surface of the earth, gathering together in societies of various forms, but occasionally a stray will descend into the depths and commit mayhem among the dungeon residents who, naturally, often resent the intrusion of such beasts. They are capable of using weapons and magic, and it is even rumored that the Wizard of Yendor is a member of this species. Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. someone on a public server play, figure out their password, then log in and play their game just before they ascend. Or you could farm for 50 million turns. Some people can get perfect ascension records, while others just hope to get lucky.
Schnee	December 25, 2004 17:10
First comment: 10 November, 2004	76 comments written
Easy way to ascend: switch to wizardEbenezum walked before me along the closest thing we could find to a path in these overgrown woods. Every few paces he would pause, so that I, burdened with a pack stuffed with arcane and heavy paraphernalia, could catch up with his wizardly strides. He, as usual, carried nothing, preferring, as he often said, to keep his hands free for quick conjuring and his mind free for the thoughts of a mage. [ A Dealing with Demons, by Craig Shaw Gardner ] Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. mode, wish for everything you may want or need and always decline when you're asked whether you want to die. :) Seriously, the proper way to ascension is to figure out where you're typically failing currently, why, and how you could work around that. Lather, rinse, repeat, ad infinitum (or at least ad ascensium). ^_~
Violist	December 25, 2004 20:40
First comment: 25 June, 2004	206 comments written
Good one Schnee.. does Dudley get to ascend as a prezzie?
Schnee	December 26, 2004 00:01
First comment: 10 November, 2004	76 comments written
Violist - I'm not sure I understand that...
Violist	December 26, 2004 01:59
First comment: 25 June, 2004	206 comments written
Well, it's Christmas.. or at least, in my time zone.. he should get a reward. Maybe an "oLS for the next newt(kinds of) small animal, like a lizard, which spends most of its time in the water. [ Oxford's Student's Dictionary of Current English ] "Fillet of a fenny snake, In the cauldron boil and bake; Eye of newt and toe of frog, Wool of bat and tongue of dog, Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting, Lizard's leg and howlet's wing, For a charm of powerful trouble, Like a hell-broth boil and bubble." [ Macbeth, by William Shakespeare ] Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details..
Schnee	December 26, 2004 04:29
First comment: 10 November, 2004	76 comments written
Oh, so "prezzie" is supposed to mean "present". OK. ^^
Violist	December 26, 2004 06:50
First comment: 25 June, 2004	206 comments written
Heh, a little linguistic confusion.. I'll try to type English more.
Weis	December 27, 2004 02:16
First comment: 24 December, 2004	2 comments written
this is a dumb question, but how do you wish for things in wizardEbenezum walked before me along the closest thing we could find to a path in these overgrown woods. Every few paces he would pause, so that I, burdened with a pack stuffed with arcane and heavy paraphernalia, could catch up with his wizardly strides. He, as usual, carried nothing, preferring, as he often said, to keep his hands free for quick conjuring and his mind free for the thoughts of a mage. [ A Dealing with Demons, by Craig Shaw Gardner ] Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. mode? i've never bothered learning about the non-scoring explore mode/
Lawful ihope	June 16, 2005 17:28
First comment: 7 June, 2005	29 comments written
Simply hit CTRL-H. ? can give you a list of wizardEbenezum walked before me along the closest thing we could find to a path in these overgrown woods. Every few paces he would pause, so that I, burdened with a pack stuffed with arcane and heavy paraphernalia, could catch up with his wizardly strides. He, as usual, carried nothing, preferring, as he often said, to keep his hands free for quick conjuring and his mind free for the thoughts of a mage. [ A Dealing with Demons, by Craig Shaw Gardner ] Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. mode commands. Note that wizardEbenezum walked before me along the closest thing we could find to a path in these overgrown woods. Every few paces he would pause, so that I, burdened with a pack stuffed with arcane and heavy paraphernalia, could catch up with his wizardly strides. He, as usual, carried nothing, preferring, as he often said, to keep his hands free for quick conjuring and his mind free for the thoughts of a mage. [ A Dealing with Demons, by Craig Shaw Gardner ] Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. mode and explore/discovery mode are not the same. Create a shortcut to NetHack and add -D to the end of the path. Load the game and choose 'wizardEbenezum walked before me along the closest thing we could find to a path in these overgrown woods. Every few paces he would pause, so that I, burdened with a pack stuffed with arcane and heavy paraphernalia, could catch up with his wizardly strides. He, as usual, carried nothing, preferring, as he often said, to keep his hands free for quick conjuring and his mind free for the thoughts of a mage. [ A Dealing with Demons, by Craig Shaw Gardner ] Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details.' as your name. Or if you're not using windows, just type nethack -D at the command line and again choose wizardEbenezum walked before me along the closest thing we could find to a path in these overgrown woods. Every few paces he would pause, so that I, burdened with a pack stuffed with arcane and heavy paraphernalia, could catch up with his wizardly strides. He, as usual, carried nothing, preferring, as he often said, to keep his hands free for quick conjuring and his mind free for the thoughts of a mage. [ A Dealing with Demons, by Craig Shaw Gardner ] Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. as your username. You cannot access wizardEbenezum walked before me along the closest thing we could find to a path in these overgrown woods. Every few paces he would pause, so that I, burdened with a pack stuffed with arcane and heavy paraphernalia, could catch up with his wizardly strides. He, as usual, carried nothing, preferring, as he often said, to keep his hands free for quick conjuring and his mind free for the thoughts of a mage. [ A Dealing with Demons, by Craig Shaw Gardner ] Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. mode from NAO, unless you are NAO of course. I'd like to see NAO stick a black dragonIn the West the dragon was the natural enemy of man. Although preferring to live in bleak and desolate regions, whenever it was seen among men it left in its wake a trail of destruction and disease. Yet any attempt to slay this beast was a perilous undertaking. For the dragon's assailant had to contend not only with clouds of sulphurous fumes pouring from its fire breathing nostrils, but also with the thrashings of its tail, the most deadly part of its serpent-like body. [ Mythical Beasts by Deirdre Headon (The Leprechaun Library) ] "One whom the dragons will speak with," he said, "that is a dragonlord, or at least that is the center of the matter. It's not a trick of mastering the dragons, as most people think. Dragons have no masters. The question is always the same, with a dragon: will he talk to you or will he eat you? If you can count upon his doing the former, and not doing the latter, why then you're a dragonlord." [ The Tombs of Atuan, by Ursula K. Le Guin ] Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. in a level 1 bones file.
Lawful ihope	June 16, 2005 17:45
First comment: 7 June, 2005	29 comments written
Uh, CTRL-W, not CTRL-H.
Fathead	April 13, 2006 02:01
First comment: 1 April, 2006	1136 comments written
Oops, he descended. :)
Grognor	April 7, 2007 07:03
First comment: 4 April, 2007	1161 comments written
I found it just fine.
HK	June 20, 2007 18:33
First comment: 1 June, 2007	309 comments written
So, what are we commenting on?

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