Hi!

I ran out of things to harden, and I started looking into what all the other random stuff I had lying around was made of. It would just feel like such a waste to pray and not get something from those stingy deities... I mean I am out there slaughtering in their name and all that. And since I hadn't seen any mention of it on the forums or wiki I thought I would share.

Classic IVAN.

as horrible as they are, I have had some deaths like that and they are certainly the most entertaining.

Although ending up playing as TORSO BOY! after not noticing a leprosy message amidst battle spam with zombies is also !fun!.

I had not seen this mentioned elsewhere, so a small tip for not getting blown to pieces from your own wands when you are looked upon favorably by the god of fire, machines and weaponry:

If you look at the materials each wand is made of, there are three wands that are made of metals that Loricatus can harden. Two "attack" wands that can make your life short(er) when they get blown up, and one utility wand that you probably want to have handy at all times.

So harden up those / of haste, / of striking and those / of fireballs. It might (temporarily) save your life!


(long time nethack player, slightly less longtime crawl player, wands breaking is always a tragedy)