Getting out of trouble ======================== From the Nethack Grimoires by Steve Derby (sderby@netcom.com). This file contains information which answers common questions (in this case, about getting out of trouble). I've tried to organize this in a sort of "question-oriented" format. I'm interested in any additions or clarifications. How can I stop myself from randomly teleporting around? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You've gained the intrinsic Teleport (or Teleportitis) either by eating a monster which grants it (tengus, leprechauns, all nymphs, and the Wizard of Yendor) or by eating a ring of teleportation while polymorphed (or by wearing a ring of teleport). Teleportitis is difficult to get rid of but somewhat easier to control. Controlled teleportitis can be quite useful. - If you're wearing a ring of teleport or an unidentified ring, take it off (obviously). If it's cursed, see below on removing curses. - Teleport control can sometimes be gained by eating tengus or the Wizard of Yendor (in the latter case, it's cannibalism if you're not an elf). - Teleport control can sometimes be gained by eating a ring of teleport control while polymorphed into something which can. - Wear a ring of teleport control. - Gremlins sometimes steal an intrinsic when they hit if it is nighttime (real nighttime), but the intrisic stolen is random, so this is generally a bad idea. I'm being punished for my misbehavior. What do I do about the ball and chain? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - Read an uncursed or blessed scroll of remove curse. - Cast a spell of remove curse - Let a nymph steal the ball by dropping everything except the ball. - Polymorph into a nymph and remove it yourself (#monster) - Let a rock mole, rust monster, etc. eat the ball or the chain. - Eat the ball or chain yourself while polymorphed into a rock mole, rust monster, etc. - Step on a magic trap (there are possible negative results). - Pray (sometimes). - (As a side note, the heavy ball is an effective weapon when wielded or thrown, but don't throw a ball that's still chained to you). How do I stop hallucinating? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - Apply an uncursed or blessed unicorn horn. - Quaff a potion of extra healing. - Quaff a potion of sickness (there are negative side effects). - Wait until it wears off. - Sit on a throne (small chance) - Pray (only if this is your only problem, and even then there is only a small chance). - Quaff from a sink (infintesimally small chance) - (Also, wielding Grayswandir prevents hallucination) How can I restore my sight when blind? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Note: this refers to intrinsic blindness. If you're wearing a blindfold or towel, obviously, remove it. If it's cursed, see below on removing curses. - Apply an uncursed or blessed unicorn horn - Quaff a potion of extra healing - Eat a carrot - Quaff a potion of see invisible - Cast a spell of cure blindness - Quaff from a fountain (small chance) - Sit in a throne (small chance) - Wait until it wears off - Pray (sometimes) - Quaff from a sink (infintesimally small chance) How can I get rid of a cursed item? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - Read a scroll of remove curse (preferably blessed) - Cast a spell of remove curse - Dip the offending item in holy water - Dip the offending item in a fountain (sometimes) - If it's armor or a weapon, enchant it - If it's armor or a weapon, polymorph into something that can't wear armor or carry weapons - If it's armor, let a succubus undress you (possible negative effects) - If it's armor, read a scroll of destroy armor (take off everything that's not cursed first, though) - Sometimes, master liches and golden nagas will disintigrate armor, but this is probably a bad idea - If it's a ring, overcharge it and cause it to explode - Drop everything that isn't cursed and let a nymph steal the cursed items - Drop everything that isn't cursed and zap yourself with a wand of cancellation. - Drop everything and cast a spell of cancellation at yourself. - Pray (sometimes) - Step on a magic trap (somtimes) - Special to cursed boots of levitation: Float over a sink - Special to cursed loadstones: Drop everything, then dig in a shop - Special to cursed rings: A blast of lightning will sometimes cause rings to explode, but this is generally a bad idea How can I stop myself turning into a wererat/werejackal/werewolf? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - Quaff a potion of holy water - Eat a sprig of wolfsbane - Pray (sometimes) - You can prevent getting lycanthropy by wearing a ring of protection from shape changers. I was waylaid by a cockatrice. How can I stop myself from turning to stone? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Note that a unicorn horn WILL NOT halt stoning. - Eat a lizard corpse (they never go bad) - Eat an acidic corpse (they *do* go bad with time) - Polymorph into a cockatrice, an acidic monster, or a stone golem - Polymorph into a new version of yourself - Pray (if your god is happy with you) Ulch! That meat was tainted! I feel deathly sick! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - Apply an uncursed or blessed unicorn horn - Polymorph into a unicorn and use your #monster ability - Quaff a potion of extra healing - Zap a spell of cure sickness - Polymorph into a new version of yourself - Pray (if your god is happy with you) * * * Thanks to the following kind and knowledgeable individuals for contributing to this file: Brandi Derby, Aaron Ranta, Rene Stienen.