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MOVEMENT COMMANDS OTHER COMMANDS
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y k u Move in direction from '*' a - Use an item v - Version #
Capital letter - run until event C - Rename a monster W - Wear armor
h * l Lowercase letter - move 1 step c - Rename an item w - Weild weapon
< - Go up a staircase D - Drop money z - Zap wand
b j n > - Go down a staircase d - Drop item ? - Help
E - Engrave a message ! - Shell escape
f - Run until something interesting happens e - Eat food ^ - Identify trap
F - Same as 'f', but doesn't stop at corners I - Selective inventory ) - What weapon weilded
m - Don't pickup any items i - Inventory [ - What armor worn
M - Run, but don't pickup any items O - Options lists = - What rings worn
P - Wear ring $ - How much money carried
SCREEN FEATURES p - Pay shopping bill , - Pick up items
----------------------------------------------------------------- Q - Quit : - Look at items
@ - Human (or you) < - Up staircase [ - Armor q - Quaff (drink) potion / - Identify character
- - Wall > - Down staircase ) - Weapon r - Read scroll . - Rest for 1 turn
| - Wall $ - Gold ( - Misc. item S - Save ^G - Teleport
+ - Doorway % - Food or corpse 0 - Iron ball s - Search ^P - Repeat message
. - Floor ! - Potion _ - Iron chain T - Take off armor ^R - Refresh screen
- Darkness * - Gem ' - Large rock t - Throw item ^Z - Suspend game
# - Hallway ? - Scroll " - Amulet
} - Pond = - Ring 1 - Wizard of Yendor
^ - Trap / - Wand 2 - The mail demon

MONSTERS
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Monster Symbol Level Move Ac Damage Eat Attack XP
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Giant Ant A 3 18 3 1d6 P W 16
Bat B 1 22 8 1d4 C 2
Centaur C 4 18 4 1d6 17
Dragon D 10 9 -1 3d10/1d8/1d8 F,P F 257
Floating Eye E 2 1 9 0d0 E,S P 5
Freezing Sphere F 2 13 4 0d0 C C 5
Gnome G 1 6 5 1d6 2
Hobgoblin H 1 9 5 1d8 2
Stalker I 8 12 3 4d4 I 131
Jackal J 0 12 7 1d2 1
Kobold K 1 6 7 1d4 P 2
Leprechaun L 5 15 8 1d2 T,S S 26
Mimic M 7 3 7 3d4 M MM 100
Nymph N 6 12 9 1d2 T,S S 37
Orc O 2 9 6 1d8 S 5
Purple Worm P 15 9 6 2d4 S E 411
Quasit Q 3 15 3 1d2/1d2 S 10
Rust Monster R 10 18 3 0d0 S R 171
Snake S 4 15 3 1d6 P PS(13%) 25
Troll T 7 12 4 1d6/1d6 114
Umber Hulk U 9 6 2 3d4/3d4 S 169
Vampire V 8 12 1 1d6 P L(33%) 199
Wraith W 5 12 5 1d6 X L(20%) 36
Xorn X 8 9 -2 1d5/1d5/1d5 149
Yeti Y 5 15 6 1d6 C 26
Zombie Z 2 6 8 1d8 5
Acid Blob a 2 3 8 0d0 P A 9
Giant Beetle b 4 6 4 3d4 P 17
Cockatrice c 4 6 6 1d3 R RK 25
Little Dog d 2 18 6 1d6 A 5
Dog d 4 16 5 1d6 A 17
Large Dog d 6 15 4 2d4 A 37
Ettin e 10 12 3 3d6 241
Fog Cloud f 3 1 0 1d6 24
Gelatinous Cube g 4 6 8 2d4 FZ 17
Homunculus h 2 6 6 1d3 P SL 5
Imp i 2 6 2 1d4 15
Jaguar j 4 15 6 1d3/1d3 X 17
Killer Bee k 4 14 4 1d4 RS PS(33%) 17
Leocrotta l 6 18 4 3d6 37
Minotaur m 15 15 6 4d8 276
Nurse n 11 6 0 2d6/2d6 H,A H 208
Owlbear o 5 12 5 1d6 G 26
Piercer p 3 1 3 2d6 D 10
Quivering Blob q 3 1 8 1d8 10
Giant Rat r 0 12 7 1d3 1
Scorpion s 5 15 3 1d8/1d8 PS,P PS(13%) 36
Tengu t 5 13 5 1d7 T 26
Unicorn u 8 24 5 1d10 S 115
Violet Fungi v 3 1 7 1d4 IM 10
Long Worm w 8 3 5 1d4 SG 115
Xan x 7 18 -2 2 S WN 118
Yellow Light y 3 15 0 0d0 L 24
Zruty z 9 8 3 3d6 S 132
Chameleon : 6 5 6 4d2 PM 49
Lurker Above ' 10 3 3 0d0 D,E 151
Trapper , 12 3 3 0d0 E 303
Demon & 10 12 -4 2d6/2d6/1d3/1d3/1d4 GT 263
Shopkeeper @ 10 18 0 4d8 165
Ghost < > 10 3 -5 1d1 265


Movement: Humans move at movement rate 9.

Damage dice: of the form d, where is the number of dice to roll, and
indicates the number of sides that die has.

Eat codes:
A - Aggravates all monsters
C - Confuses if eaten
E - Gives ESP (detect nearby monsters if blind)
F - Gives Fire Resistance
H - Heals you to full hit points
I - Confers ability to see invisible
M - Mimic a treasure chest for a time
P - Poisonous to eat, might cause death
R - Turns you to rock, always
RS- Confers Poison Resistance
S - Sickening food, might cause loss of hit points
T - Confers teleportation ability
X - Gain an experience level

"To Hit" formula

Base = 1d20
Base = Base - Defender AC - Attacker Level
if Defender confused, asleep, or frozen then Base = Base - 4
if Base < 0 then the monster hit.

Special Attacks

W - 1/3 chance of losing one point of strength
F - 1/6 of the time breathes a 6d6 fireball at you
P - 1/3 chance paralyzes you for 200(+) turns
C - 6d6 points of frostbite damage, half damage if you duck
S - Leprechauns steal money, Nymphs steal possessions
E - Engulfs (swallows) you. Purple worms 25% chance, all others automatic
R - Rusts helmet, then armor, then no damage
PS- Poisons
L - Lose an experience level
A - 50% chance lose 1d6 points for acid damage
17% chance weapon corrodes
2% chance armor corrodes
RK- If it hits, you get turned to stone
FZ- 17% chance of freezing you for 1d10 turns
SL- 20% chance of sleeping you for 1d10 turns
X - 11% chance of using back claws for 1d4/1d4
H - Heals, and possibly increases max hit points, if carrying no armor
or weapon.
G - Grabs you for another 1d6, and does an automatic 2d8 this and every
succeeding turn until dead.
D - Often drops on you from above
IM- Immobilizes you until dead
SG- Segments might grow into new worms
WN- Wounds legs, making it difficult to move
L - Explodes into a ball of light, blinding you for 4d12 turns
PM- Appears to be some other type of creature
GT- 8% chance of creating another demon
MM- Appears to be some type of object


SCROLLS POTIONS WANDS RINGS (cont.)
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Enchant Armor Magic Mapping Restore Strength Light Sleep Cold Resistance
Destroy Armor Amnesia Booze / Confusion Death Cold Protect From Shape
Confuse Monster Fire Invisibility Secret Door Detection Changers
Scare Monster Punishment Fruit JuAce Create Monster RINGS Conflict
Blank Paper Healing Wishing --------------------- Gain Strength
Remove Curse MISC. ITEMS Paralysis Striking Fire Resistance Increase Damage
Enchant Weapon --------------------- Monster Detection Slow Monster Teleportation Protection
Damage Weapon Whistle Object Detection Speed Monster Regeneration Warning
Create Monster Magic Whistle Sickness Undead Turning Searching
Taming Expensive Camera Speed Polymorph See Invisible TRAINING DOGS
Genocide Ice Box Gain Strength Cancellation Stealth -------------------
Light Large Box Sleep Teleportation Levitation 1) Get whistle
Teleportation Pick-axe Blindness Make Invisible Poison Resistance 2) Get tripe food
Gold Detection Can Opener Gain Level Digging Aggravate Monsters 3) Blow whistle
Food Detection Heavy Iron Ball Extra Healing Magic Missile Hunger 4) Throw food
Identify Iron Chain Levitation Fire Teleport Control NOT GUARANTEED



CHARACTER'S STATUS
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TOURIST SPELEOLOGIST FIGHTER KNIGHT CAVE-MAN WIZARD
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+2 Darts Pick-axe +0 Two Handed Sword +0 Long Sword +1 Mace +0 Elven Cloak
Expensive Camera +0 Studded Leather +0 Ring Mail +2 Spear +1 Bow Some Potions
Some Potions Large Box +1 Ring Mail +0 Arrows Some Scrols
Some Food Some Potions +0 Helmet +0 Leather Armor Some Rings
Some Food +0 Shield Some Wands
+0 Gloves

STR : 11 STR : 12 STR : 17 STR : 10 STR : 18 STR : 16
HP : 10 HP : 13 HP : 14 HP : 10 HP : 16 HP : 15

ARMORS WEAPONS
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ARMOR ARMOR CLASS WEAPON WEILDED THROWN WEAPON WEILDED THROWN
Plate Mail 3 Sling - - Worm Tooth - -
Splint Mail 4 Bow - - Dagger - -
Banded Mail 4 Cossbow - - Axe - -
Chain Mail 5 Rock - - Spear - -
Scale Mail 6 Sling Bullet - - Mace - -
Ring Mail 7 Arrow - - Long Sword - -
Studded Leather Armor 7 Crossbow Bolt - - Flail - -
Leather Armor 8 Dart - - Two Handed Sword - -
Helmet (-1) Boomerang - - Crysknife - -
Elven Cloak (-1)
Shield (-1) Bare Hands do - points of damage
Pair of Gloves (-1) Plusses to Slings, Bows, and Crossbows affect to-hit ONLY


SCROLL EFFECTS
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SCROLL NORMAL EFFECTS EFFECTS WHILE CONFUSED
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Enchant Armor Armor glows green (+1 to AC) Armor glows silver (Rust proofing)
Destroy Armor Armor dissolves Armor glows purple (No rust proofing)
Confuse Monster Hands glow blue (Hit monster to confuse) Hands glow purple (Confuses you)
Scare Monster Maniacal laughter heard in distance Hear a sad wailing
Blank Paper Seems blank Has strange patterns
Remove Curse Somone helps you (Uncurses all items, You need some help (Curses all items)
removes ball and chain if punished)
Create Monster (Make <4 monsters nearby) (Makes >12 acid blobs)
Enchant Weapon Weapon glows green (+1 to weapon) Weapon glows silver (Rust proofing)
Damage Weapon Weapon glows black (-1 to weapon) Weapon glows purple (No rust proofing)
Taming (Tames all adjacent monsters) (Tames all monsters withing 5 spaces)
Genocide (Makes one race extinct) (Kills humans, including you)
Light (Lights the room) (Turns off the lights)
Teleportation (Teleport within level) (Teleport to new level)
Gold Detection Feel greedy (shows gold, if none, you You toes itch (?)
feel poor)
Food Detection (Shows food, or if none) Nose tingles (Finds potions, shown as food)
Identify (Identifies item(s)) (Wastes the scroll)
Magic Mapping (Draws map) (Draws partial map)
Amnesia (Forget map) (Forget part of map)
Fire Bursts into flame (Does 1d6 damage to Burn you hands (-1 Max HP)
nearby monsters, best for 'F' and 'Y'
Punishment You're being punished for misbehaving You feel guilty
(Attaches a ball and chain to leg. If
already punished, makes them heavier)



NOTES ON HACK
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If you wear gloves, weild a dead cockatrice to turn other creatures to stone. DO NOT touch a dead cockatrice yourself!
Dragons can breathe fire for full damage. Wands of sleep are nearly useless, use a wand of death of polymorph.
Shopkeepers are excellent fighters. Do not attack UNLESS STR = 18/000, HP = 80, AC = -3.
Wands of digging are always found under dead minotarus.
Wands of wishing are always found under a rock in a cul-de-sac in the mazes.
Name two-handed swords 'Orcrist' and score extra damage against Orcs.
Worm teeth are found under dead lon worms, and are transformed into crysknives by a scroll of enchant weapon.
Engraving 'Elbereth' acts as a scare monster scroll as long as you neither move not attack (teleporting doesn't count).
Attack a long worm from the rear. It's tooth/crysknife is equal to a +5 dagger.
Purple worms, Lurkers, Trappers, and Chamelions can swallow and digest you. Use a wand of digging or teleport out.
Chamelions disguise themselves as other monsters, while Mimics disguise themselves as items.
Xans biting you on the leg decrease you carrying capacity by 4, then 8 food rations. Further hits are useless.
Demons reproduce quickly, so kill them to survive.
Nurses will heal you if you take off ALL you armor and don't weild any weapons.
Applying pick-axes will NOT violate Elbereth.
Longswords are easiest to hit with, two handed swords the hardest. All other weapons have equal chances to hit.
At 18/00 strength, throwing arrows is the same as using a bow.
Wishes: can be 1 piece of armor, weapon, wand, or other large item, or 3 of any potion, scroll, or gem.
Diamonds are the most valuble gems. Wish for those if you have spare charges.

THE FINAL BATTLE
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The object of the game is to kill the Wizard of Yendor and retrieve the Amulet. To do this, you must descent to the
39th level. You cannot descend below the 27th by normal means. You will need: A ring of teleport control, a ring of fire resistance
(or equivalent), a ring of teleportation (or equivalent), a potion of confusion (or equivalent), and a scroll of teleport. Drink
the potion, wear the rings, read the scroll. Choose the 39th level.
After you arrive, the Wizard and a Hound of Hell reside in a bunker, inside a moat at the center of the level. The bunker
is a solid wall, and you cannot teleport into it. It is surrounded by a moat, which can only be crossed by a wand of fire, pushing
a rock into it, or a potion of levitattion. Attack the bunker from the right to fight the Wizard first. If you fail to kill
the Wizard, he teleports up to the next level, and gets weaker the higher he goes. At each level, you get one chance to kill
the Wizard.
Sucessfully leaving with the Amulet will add 5000 points to your score, and double it. The Amulet itself has no magical
properties whatsoever.




ITEM EATEN EFFECTS
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Spinach (in tin) Increases strength.
Salmon (in tin) Makes you drop weapons & rings.
Royal Jelly Cures leg wounds. Increases HP's and STR
Carrot Cures blindness?
Dead Lizard Lessens confusion

Poisonous things do damage and lower strength.
Things that make you sick do damage.
Rotten food has no nutritional value.

bdegmnoswCDILPSTUY are large monsters.
abhksADKSV are always poisonous.


WHAT ACTIONS AFFECT YOUR LUCK IN HACK
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Throwing identified gems at unicorns +5
Throwing unidentified gems at unicorns +1
Playing Hack during a full moon +1
Attacking a blinded floating eye -1 (1:500 chance)
Killing a peaceful/tame monster -1
Killing a shopkeeper -2
Killing a unicorn -5

Luck is a variable between 10 and -10.
'Tame' means tamed by you or tame by itself.
The only 'peaceful' creatures are shopkeepers.
Tame monsters will never attack you.
Peaceful monsters fight only if provoked.
Luck affects your ability to hit creatures.
If luck < 0, wands of wishing may not work.
If luck < -3, wands of wishing do not work.