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Group: rec.games.roguelike.nethack · Group Profile
Author: Richard BosRichard Bos Date: Dec 26, 2008 06:57
vintermann gmail.com> wrote:
[ Please do not snip attributions of people whose text you leave in.
The first bit of the following was written by "sigmajargon": ]
>> Attempting to #name an item to an artifact of the same item type (in
>> this case, long sword) will cause your hand to slip, because if it
>> went through, it would actually change your sword into Excalibur.
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> Hmmm... is there some way to change an object without changing the
> name? :-D
Sure; get crowned as a Lawful while wielding a long sword. Or dipping a
long sword in a fountain, as a (correctly-prepared) Lawful (and getting
lucky). Both will turn the sword into Excalibur, if possible.
Richard
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