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Sconibulus
17:56
pokes room with Stick of Inquisition +1
Kritixi Lithos
@Sconibulus
The nymph steals your Stick of Inquisition +1
I hate nymphs in NetHack
n_palum
Sees life in contact but unaware of NetHack references
Sconibulus
zC3
Kritixi Lithos
... um what?
Sconibulus
you zap your Wand of Fire
Kritixi Lithos
18:00
you kill your housecat
n_palum
<*dies*>
Kritixi Lithos
the Gods become angry at you
(or something like that)
Sconibulus
you mean
you hear the rumble of distant thunder
Kritixi Lithos
the cockatrice hits you
I've only ever encountered a cockatrice once (in non-wizard mode)
Sconibulus
oh really?
I had one kill a great run once
I was on like dL7 on the way back up
Kritixi Lithos
18:06
My furthest was probably the level just after Gnome Town
Sconibulus
I had just been blinded and polymorphed into a dragon, and it got summoned
ahh, I've won once, gotten the amulet three times I think
Kritixi Lithos
I've never ascended
Sconibulus
I can make it to either Gnome Town or Sokoban a little over half the time, depending on the direction I go first
Although actually, it's harder in the new update, Elbereth is harder to write successfully, and I haven't played a lot since that changed
Kritixi Lithos
do you mean 3.6.0?
Sconibulus
yeah
Kritixi Lithos
18:09
I think 3.6.0 existed or just came out when I started playing
Sconibulus
I did most of the play on 3.4.3
Kritixi Lithos
do you play locally, or via a server like alt.org?
Sconibulus
both, I think my win was on nethack.alt.org
yeah, Sconi, 1 ascension as Barbarian
Kritixi Lithos
I usually play Wizard or Valkyrie
Sconibulus
I usually do the full random, and cry when I get Tourist
Kritixi Lithos
18:16
When I started to play NetHack, I kept on exiting the dungeon through the staircase. Then when I "understood" the game, I would quit the game if I cannot find the staircase (at that time I did not know
s
)
Rubio
Rubio defending:
P
too many people in here to NOT kick a game off ;)
n_palum
haha
Kritixi Lithos
1:
French fish that cannot make hissing sounds (6)
Rubio
(@KritixiLithos @Sconibulus @BeastlyGerbil @n_palum @Neon612 @gar
Sconibulus
3:
Cylinder with height a and radius z
n_palum
18:28
Why pinging Neon?
Kritixi Lithos
@Rubio That was not the correct answer to my clue :P
Rubio
was just going down the list ;)
Sconibulus
contact 1?
Kritixi Lithos
contact 3
Rubio
3: It's not PIZZA
Sconibulus
18:30
3: yep
n_palum
4:
Headless me
Rubio
4: It's not PALUM i guess
I'll pass on 1, that's not doing anything for me
Sconibulus
1: POISON?
Kritixi Lithos
Yes
French fish (POISSON) cannot make hissing sounds (POISSON - S) => POISON
Rubio
Yeah, got it - that's just silly :)
Rubio defending:
P E
n_palum
18:33
Yeah that was 4
1:
Hmmm....
2:
&J
Rubio
2: It's not PEANUT BUTTER
n_palum
2 Yup
Sconibulus
4:
Land before Time character cooked without pirate's interjection was adventurer's doom (9)
n_palum
Are you suuuure it's 9 :P
Kritixi Lithos
It has been a very long time since I saw Land before Time (ok "regularly saw" would be a better word, I just saw one of the latest movies recently)
Sconibulus
18:37
pretty sure it works out
n_palum
2:
One of us, One of us, One of us
ffao
5:
Suffers from precession
Rubio
4: I think you're going for PETRIF(-r)IED, but the LBT character is Petrie I think
n_palum
9:
Palindrome Candy
Sconibulus
@Rubio yep (does it have an E?)
Rubio
18:39
9: It's not PEP ?
GentlePurpleRain
10:
Jude, e.g. (biblically)
n_palum
Well technically PEP isn't a candy.
Sconibulus
contact 9
GentlePurpleRain
contact 1
Kritixi Lithos
tentative contact 1
Rubio
18:41
10: It's not PENULTIMATE ?
n_palum
Contact 10
GentlePurpleRain
10: correct
Rubio
1: It's not PENSIVE or PERPLEXED ?
Sconibulus
7:
Pachinko with removable rods?
n_palum
Oh really? and yes PENSIVE
10:
Jude
GentlePurpleRain
18:42
contact 9
dcfyj
11:
Make a hole
GentlePurpleRain
6:
Stalker, in some situations
n_palum
:O
Rubio
hm. 9: It's not marshmallow PEEP ?
n_palum
Contact 6
Rubio
18:44
er sorry 9
GentlePurpleRain
@dcfyj If 11 is what I think it is, you spelled it wrong...
n_palum
9 There ya go
anonymous2
Contact 11
@GentlePurpleRain I don't think so.
Rubio
11: It's not PENETRATE perhaps
dcfyj
@GentlePurpleRain I don't think so...
@Rubio no
GentlePurpleRain
18:44
okay, it's not what I think it is, then.
Rubio
6: It's not a PEEPER or PEEPING TOM
GentlePurpleRain
6: ✔ PEEPING TOM
Rubio
11: It's not PERFORATE
dcfyj
yes
anonymous2
Bother
Sconibulus
18:46
6:
Contact players, we'd hope
GentlePurpleRain
Makes sense. I was thinking of PIERCE (which is commonly misspelled as PEIRCE)
Rubio
if that was a clue, It's not PERTURB, but make them bold and give a number please
GentlePurpleRain
contact 6 (tentative)
dcfyj
11:
Up, you get to watch. Down, you can try but it's not remotely as effective
Rubio
6: It's not PERSISTENT, but there's a lot of words that might work here
Sconibulus
18:46
6: nope
Rubio
6: It's also not PERCEPTIVE
GentlePurpleRain
VTC 6: too broad
dcfyj
lol
Sconibulus
6: also nope
Rubio
11: It's not a PERISCOPE
Sconibulus
18:47
@GentlePurpleRain ahh, but which one :)
GentlePurpleRain
If I contact and the defender passes, am I allowed only a single guess? Or can I list multiple words that might work?
Sconibulus
3:
Gross bread
dcfyj
@Rubio yes
ffao
Single guess gpr
Rubio
You only get one guess
which is why VTCable clues often get passed after contacting, since the likelihood of success is diminished
hence: I'll PASS on 6, go for it ;)
GentlePurpleRain
18:50
6: PEERS
dcfyj
Did anyone contact it?
(other than gpr)
GentlePurpleRain
I did.
(no)
n_palum
I did not contact but my guess was PEDANTS
Sconibulus
6: I was hunting for PERSPICACIOUS, but it wasn't a good clue
dcfyj
What the heck is that?
GentlePurpleRain
18:50
That was my other guess.
Insightful, shrewd
Rubio
it's a $20 word for PERCEPTIVE basically :)
dcfyj
lol
anonymous2
1.
Missed step; makes no friends
dcfyj
11:
Creature action
Sconibulus
contact 1
GentlePurpleRain
18:52
4:
Back end of a hammer
contact 1
Rubio
4: It's not PEEN
GentlePurpleRain
4: ✔
ffao
I need to go for lunch, so I'll make it easier
Sconibulus
contact 5
ffao
5:
Suffers from precession, especially if long or heavy
Oh well
Sconibulus
18:55
aww
Rubio
oh. heh
5: It's not PENDULUM
2: It's not PEER ?
ffao
Yep, going for lunch
n_palum
2 no
Rubio
I'm gonna PASS on 1
GentlePurpleRain
1: PEST
n_palum
18:56
I'll remove 10, it's a bit obscure, Jude can mean PEACE
anonymous2
Yes
PEST
Rubio
Rubio defending:
P E R
dcfyj
11's dead: pet
n_palum
2 dies - PEDANT
Sconibulus
3 is dead, was Penecillium
7 is dead, was Peggle
Rubio
18:57
penecillium ?!
Kritixi Lithos
@Sconibulus I misread that clue as "Gross beard" when I first read it
dcfyj
lol, so many pins
GentlePurpleRain
8:
Beauty parlour offering
anonymous2
@Rubio Yes, it was first discovered in mouldy bread.
Rubio
8: It's not a PERM
GentlePurpleRain
18:58
8: ✔
Rubio
It's spelled penicillium, and that's a rather indirect clue for it ;)
Sconibulus
@Rubio famously discovered by accidentally dropping a piece of old sandwich in a dish
n_palum
1:
Depends on the ___
dcfyj
11:
not going anywhere
GentlePurpleRain
3:
Orange fruit
Rubio
18:58
11: It's not PERMANENT
Kritixi Lithos
tentative contact 1
dcfyj
yup
contact 3
Rubio
1: It's not PERSON maybe
GentlePurpleRain
4:
Mayhaps
dcfyj
contact 4?
n_palum
18:59
2:
Whooping illness
anonymous2
Contact 4?
manshu
contact 4
Rubio
4: It's not PERHAPS or, more likely, PERCHANCE
2: It's not PERTUSSIS
Sconibulus
contact 2
GentlePurpleRain
4: ✔ PERCHANCE
n_palum
18:59
1 nope
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