more Guidebook tweaks

Add a missing word to Guidebook.tex and add a couple of new sentences
to both Guidebook.{mn,tex}.

Also, add Guidebook.dat to .gitignore.

diff --git a/doc/.gitignore b/doc/.gitignore
index 8189eeacdfd9c636ed60e0a2be394e62576dad50..f96d534c209aa4bba24120d929f768b26884cf7f 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/.gitignore
+++ b/doc/.gitignore
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 # latter is managed by git because it is part of the source distribution.
 # We don't want both copies.
 Guidebook
+# Unpaginated copy of Guidebook.txt that might someday be used for help
+# text to display within the game.  If that happens and it gets added to
+# the distribution, it will live in dat/ rather than doc/.
+Guidebook.dat
 # various intermediate files or generated output, not to be tracked.
 Guidebook.aux
 Guidebook.dvi

diff --git a/doc/Guidebook.mn b/doc/Guidebook.mn
index ef68b69c0b4278864c13a112e2eb3f671a3ca828..42324b1f1d81754acff8ae9b2a7a934a6b1412ff 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/Guidebook.mn
+++ b/doc/Guidebook.mn
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.7 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.369 $ $NHDT-Date: 1581772703 2020/02/15 13:18:23 $
+.\" $NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.7 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.371 $ $NHDT-Date: 1581800856 2020/02/15 21:07:36 $
 .\"
 .\" This is an excerpt from the 'roff' man page from the 'groff' package.
 .\" Guidebook.mn currently does *not* fully adhere to these guidelines.
@@ -2536,7 +2536,7 @@ Putting on a ring activates its magic.
 You can wear at most two rings at any time, one on the ring finger of
 each hand.
 .pg
-Most rings also cause you to grow hungry more rapidly, the rate
+Most worn rings also cause you to grow hungry more rapidly, the rate
 varying with the type of ring.
 .pg
 When wearing gloves, rings are worn underneath.
@@ -2615,6 +2615,15 @@ Other tools (such as pick-axe) can be wielded as weapons in addition to
 being applied for their usual purpose, and in some cases (again, pick-axe)
 become wielded as a weapon even when applied.
 .pg
+.\" Mentioned here because of the old method of attempting "Zen" conduct:
+.\" restart until there's a blindfold in starting inventory and put it on
+.\" first thing.
+The
+.op blind
+option can be set (prior to game start) to attempt to play the entire
+game without being able to see (a self-imposed challenge which is
+very difficult to accomplish).
+.pg
 The command to use a tool is \(oqa\(cq (apply).
 .hn 3
 Containers
@@ -2642,6 +2651,8 @@ rings, amulets have various magical properties, some beneficial,
 some harmful, which are activated by putting them on.
 .pg
 Only one amulet may be worn at a time, around your neck.
+Like wearing rings, wearing an amulet affects your metabolism, causing
+you to grow hungry more rapidly.
 .pg
 The commands to use amulets are the same as for rings, \(oqP\(cq (put on)
 and \(oqR\(cq (remove).

diff --git a/doc/Guidebook.tex b/doc/Guidebook.tex
index 730e5f198cdf817325fc75283f3db892746c62a8..7774ff18a84556a145357b8dfe8a96e50407bb83 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/Guidebook.tex
+++ b/doc/Guidebook.tex
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ Here are explanations of what the various status items mean:
 %.lp
 \blist{}
 \item[\bb{Title}]
-Your character's name and professional ranking (based on role
+Your character's name and professional ranking (based on role and
 {\it experience level\/}, see below).
 %.lp
 \item[\bb{Strength}]
@@ -2741,7 +2741,7 @@ You can wear at most two rings at any time, one on the ring finger of
 each hand.
 
 %.pg
-Most rings also cause you to grow hungry more rapidly, the rate
+Most worn rings also cause you to grow hungry more rapidly, the rate
 varying with the type of ring.
 
 %.pg
@@ -2829,6 +2829,15 @@ Other tools (such as pick-axe) can be wielded as weapons in addition to
 being applied for their usual purpose, and in some cases (again, pick-axe)
 become wielded as a weapon even when applied.
 
+%.pg
+% Mentioned here because of the old method of attempting "Zen" conduct:
+% restart until there's a blindfold in starting inventory and put it on
+% first thing.
+The {\it blind\/}
+option can be set (prior to game start) to attempt to play the entire
+game without being able to see (a self-imposed challenge which is
+very difficult to accomplish).
+
 %.pg
 The command to use a tool is `{\tt a}' (apply).
 
@@ -2862,6 +2871,8 @@ some harmful, which are activated by putting them on.
 
 %.pg
 Only one amulet may be worn at a time, around your neck.
+Like wearing rings, wearing an amulet affects your metabolism, causing
+you to grow hungry more rapidly.
 
 %.pg
 The commands to use amulets are the same as for rings, `{\tt P}' (put on)