In addition to random generation, Priest esse s start the game with 4 potions of holy water, and Wizards have a chance of starting the game with holy water as one of their random potions. A horn of plenty may occasionally produce a potion of water when applied , which will also be blessed if the horn is blessed. Quaffing a potion of holy water cures lycanthropy and, for non- chaotics , cures all illnesses ; chaotics will take damage instead of having illnesses cured.
Holy water can be thrown at or wielded against demons , undead , and lycanthropes to cause 2d6 damage. Using the dip command to dip an object or stack of objects into holy water can uncurse or bless them, using up one potion of holy water; objects dipped into holy water do not become wet. A cursed object will be uncursed, while an uncursed object will be blessed; dipping a blessed object into holy water will simply produce an "Interesting Holy water is one of the many methods of curse removal and one of the few means of blessing objects, so it is considered essential for almost any player to have.
If necessary, use name to remove names from any named objects so that you can stack them for dipping. From the mid-game on—especially if you are frequently using two-handed weapons—consider keeping holy water and other forms of curse removal in small caches on the current level, or other levels, that you can easily access.
If wielding a cursed two-handed weapon, you can retreat to a cache in order to get it uncursed. You can also dedicate a separate container, such as a sack , to holding holy water and other curse-removing items; as of 3. Even once your primary tools and kit are blessed, you will benefit from keeping a few potions of holy water on hand, often to bless any useful items found later on, and especially to deal with curse-slinging spellcasters.
Even for items that would display little to no real difference in function such as most armor , blessing them can still offer vital protection—blessed objects targeted by a cursing effect will only become uncursed.
Dip-testing can be used to informally identify the BUC of water, and is best done after pet testing for any unholy water. Use a blessed, non- iron item to do so - holy water will only produce a message without consuming the potion, while uncursed water will wet the item without consuming it which also rusts iron objects.
In theory, potions can be dipped to test if they are blessed before quaffing them, but this risks diluting the potion s and using up the water in the process; this is also not practical for testing if other unidentified items are blessed, as such a blessed item is usually discovered this way by accident.
There are multiple other ways to obtain or produce holy water, each of which require other potions of water on hand, and all are discussed in the sections below. Potions of water can be created by some of the following methods:. By standing on a co-aligned altar , placing nonblessed potions of water on it and praying while it is safe to do so , all of those potions will be blessed in addition to the regular results of a successful prayer; doing this at a cross-aligned altar will create unholy water instead and anger your god.
The NetHack encyclopedia has this to say about cursed items:. Curses are longstanding ill-wishings which, in Fantasyland, often manifest as semisentient. They have to be broken or dispelled.
The method varies according to the type and origin of the Curse: [ Curses on Rings and Swords. You have problems. Rings have to be returned whence they came, preferably at over a thousand degrees Fahrenheit, and the Curse means you won't want to do this. Swords usually resist all attempts to raise their Curses. Your best source is to hide the Sword or give it to someone you dislike.
An altar can be used to detect the beatitude of an item by means of the coloured flashes when the item is dropped on it, an amber flash indicates that the item is blessed, whereas a black flash means the item is cursed, if there is no flash the item is uncursed. Identifying an item this way is impossible when blind, and when hallucinating it is impossible to tell blessed and cursed items apart since the flash will appear different; however, the lack of a flash can still tell you that the item is uncursed.
For some items, such as gold pieces or scrolls of mail , the beatitude has no meaning and is always omitted. Post by Will drink the pots and wear the rings seems pretty obvious to me.
Post by Janis Papanagnou Read enchant armor on your cloak. Save genocide for a tight situation, like being swarmed by soldier ants. Remove curse will not be necessary in the very early game since you can check the curse-status of items using your pet. Post by Janis Papanagnou Use force bolt before you come into melee range. Use jumping to escape in a tight situation.
Make sure you have enough mana power to cast the spell. Post by Janis Papanagnou Use see invisible if you need it, e. Try to bless gain ability before using it. Look for an coaligned altar or convert an unattended altar to sacrifice for Magicbane and converte your water to holy water by an altar-prayer. Post by Janis Papanagnou Post by Will wand of undead turning magic marker with Post by Janis Papanagnou There are two problems with that; first, getting the scroll cursed, and second, being able to fight the horde of tough monsters that you created.
I wouldn't reverse genocide early on, rather use the scroll to get rid of a species that will kill you in some specific situation.
Post by Will I've also been sacrificing but receiving no message? Post by Will I read the Wiz wiki and have switched over to a daggers Post by Will Post by Janis Papanagnou There are two problems with that; first, getting the scroll cursed, and second, being able to fight the horde of tough monsters that you created.
Post by Will Thanks to everyone and sorry for being a dumbdumb! Doug Freyburger. Post by Janis Papanagnou It can require quite some time, or an artifact can come immediately; be persistent.
But take care that you have enough food, and mind that you should not get in trouble shortly after having been granted a gift because your god might not react to an emergency prayer for help - offer some more until you get a feeling of reconcilliation.
Post by Janis Papanagnou But meanwhile you can throw all daggers to train your dagger skill. Post by Janis Papanagnou I don't know of the consequences in you actual game, but one important part of playing Nethack successfully is patience and to not kit the keys too fast.
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