rumor consumption during level creation

     I've forgotten who pointed this out recently, but the hero was having
wisdom exercized (if true rumor chosen) or abused (for false one) whenever
level creation made a random floor engraving which used a rumor for its text.

diff --git a/doc/fixes34.4 b/doc/fixes34.4
index ab621066b6c4566a9c5f96b0b75d5d909c9fc908..e6433291e56163c0d3f3c5b7e66aadbf0c8d0a79 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/fixes34.4
+++ b/doc/fixes34.4
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ code handling a monster's use of potion or food to cure stoning or confusion
 properly handle destruction of equipment carried by monsters hit by
        disintegration breath; life-saving retained conferred properties of
        formerly worn items (loss of steed's saddle caused much confusion)
+don't exercize or abuse wisdom when rumors get used for random graffiti
 
 
 Platform- and/or Interface-Specific Fixes

diff --git a/src/rumors.c b/src/rumors.c
index 0bca828da139ba2de0aeb326a028c82dcc832025..5d37b75d887127eb11d4fc0203831467793494ff 100644 (file)
--- a/src/rumors.c
+++ b/src/rumors.c
@@ -138,11 +138,12 @@ boolean exclude_cookie;
                }
                if ((endp = index(line, '\n')) != 0) *endp = 0;
                Strcat(rumor_buf, xcrypt(line, xbuf));
-           } while(count++ < 50 && exclude_cookie && (strstri(rumor_buf, "fortune") || strstri(rumor_buf, "pity")));
+           } while (count++ < 50 && exclude_cookie &&
+               (strstri(rumor_buf, "fortune") || strstri(rumor_buf, "pity")));
            (void) dlb_fclose(rumors);
            if (count >= 50)
                impossible("Can't find non-cookie rumor?");
-           else
+           else if (!in_mklev) /* avoid exercizing wisdom for graffiti */
                exercise(A_WIS, (adjtruth > 0));
        } else {
                pline("Can't open rumors file!");