From: jwalz Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 22:15:37 +0000 (+0000) Subject: The last straightforward additions. X-Git-Tag: MOVE2GIT~1035 X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=43690db0bc77c6605ad12193f2f1c90cdd8364ad;p=nethack The last straightforward additions. Now I have to figure out which of the shifts from here to there we want from the submissions. --- diff --git a/dat/data.base b/dat/data.base index 86d64a90e..2f4b40c3c 100644 --- a/dat/data.base +++ b/dat/data.base @@ -124,8 +124,10 @@ maud Than ever I have been yet! [ Maud, And Other Poems by Alfred, Lord Tennyson ] ~amulet of yendor +~amulet of restful sleep *amulet amulet of * +amulet versus * "The complete Amulet can keep off all the things that make people unhappy -- jealousy, bad temper, pride, disagreeableness, greediness, selfishness, laziness. Evil spirits, people called @@ -1138,7 +1140,7 @@ diamond removes anger and quarrels; it heals the mad; it defends you from your enemies. It should be set in gold or silver and worn on the left arm. It is likewise found in Arabia. - [ The Aberdeen Bestiary, translated by Colin McLaren ] + [ The Aberdeen Bestiary, translated by Colin McLaren ] dilithium* The most famous and the first to be named of the imaginary "minerals" of Star Trek is dilithium. ... Because of this @@ -1402,6 +1404,7 @@ electric eel water, and earth. Some mystics have postulated the necessity for a fifth type, the spirit elemental, but none have ever been encountered, at least on this plane of existence. +~human or elf* ~elf ??m* *elf* elvenking @@ -1893,8 +1896,10 @@ gold golem strength, and they know cunning handiwork by gift of the immortal gods. [ The Iliad, by Homer ] -~gold golem ~flesh golem +~gold golem +~straw golem +~wood golem *golem "The original story harks back, so they say, to the sixteenth century. Using long-lost formulas from the Kabbala, a rabbi is @@ -2271,19 +2276,18 @@ humanoid tribal nature, and will fiercely defend their lairs. Usually hostile, they may even band together to raid and pillage human settlements. +# takes "human or elf or you" when specifying '@' as a dwarf, gnome, or orc human chieftain guard ninja nurse -page ronin -shopkeeper student -thug warrior *watch* player +human or elf* These strange creatures live mostly on the surface of the earth, gathering together in societies of various forms, but occasionally a stray will descend into the depths and commit @@ -2860,8 +2864,10 @@ lichen moss was in abundant life, some feathering, and some gobleted, and some with fringe of red to it. [ Lorna Doone, by R.D. Blackmore ] +# takes "light" when specifying 'y' ~* of light * light +light Strange creatures formed from energy rather than matter, lights are given to self-destructive behavior when battling foes. @@ -4708,6 +4714,25 @@ stormbringer heard men cry so when his salvation and his nemesis, his great black battle-blade Stormbringer, drank their souls. [ The Lands Beyond the World, by Michael Moorcock ] +*strange object + He walked for some time through a long narrow corridor + without finding any one and was just going to call out, + when suddenly in a dark corner between an old cupboard + and the door he caught sight of a strange object which + seemed to be alive. + [ Crime and Punishment, by Fyodor Dostoevsky ] +straw golem + Dorothy leaned her chin upon her hand and gazed thoughtfully + at the Scarecrow. Its head was a small sack stuffed with + straw, with eyes, nose, and mouth painted on it to represent + a face. An old, pointed blue hat, that had belonged to some + Munchkin, was perched on his head, and the rest of the figure + was a blue suit of clothes, worn and faded, which had also + been stuffed with straw. On the feet were some old boots with + blue tops, such as every man wore in this country, and the + figure was raised above the stalks of corn by means of the + pole stuck up its back. + [ The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum ] susano*o The Shinto chthonic and weather god and brother of the sun goddess Amaterasu, he was born from the nose of the @@ -4768,6 +4793,16 @@ thoth*amon Pleasing remembrance of a thought foregone; A lovely Beauty in a summer grave! [ Sonnet, by William Wordsworth ] +thug + A worshipper of Kali, who practised _thuggee_, the strangling + of human victims in the name of the religion. Robbery of the + victim provided the means of livelihood. They were also + called _Phansigars_ (Noose operators) from the method employed. + Vigorous suppression was begun by Lord William Bentinck in + 1828, but the fraternity did not become completely extinct + for another 50 years or so. + In common parlance the word is used for any violent "tough". + [ Brewer's Concise Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ] tiger 1. A well-known tropical predator (_Felis tigris_): a feline. It has a yellowish skin with darker spots or @@ -4825,6 +4860,17 @@ titan son, Zeus, and he and his fellow titans were ousted from Mount Olympus. [ Greek Mythology, by Richard Patrick ] +topaz + Aluminum silicate mineral with either hydroxyl radicals or + fluorine, Al2SiO4(F,OH)2, used as a gem. It is commonly + colorless or some shade of pale yellow to wine-yellow; + ... The stone is transparent with a vitreous luster. It has + perfect cleavage on the basal pinacoid, but it is nevertheless + hard and durable. The brilliant cut is commonly used. Topaz + crystals, which are of the orthorhombic system, occur in highly + acid igneous rocks, e.g., granites and rhyolites, and in + metamorphic rocks, e.g., gneisses and schists. + [ The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ] touch*stone "Gold is tried by a touchstone, men by gold." [ Chilon (c. 560 BC) ] @@ -4870,6 +4916,7 @@ towel [ The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams ] *tower +*tower of darkness Towers (_brooding_, _dark_) stand alone in Waste Areas and almost always belong to Wizards. All are several stories high, round, doorless, virtually windowless, and composed of smooth @@ -4950,6 +4997,18 @@ tsurugi special process, causing it to never rust. The tsurugi is rumored to be so sharp that it can occasionally cut opponents in half! +~*spellbook +turquoise* + TUBAL: There came divers of Antonio's creditors in my company + to Venice that swear he cannot choose but break. + SHYLOCK: I am very glad of it; I'll plague him, I'll torture + him; I am glad of it. + TUBAL: One of them showed me a ring that he had of your + daughter for a monkey. + SHYLOCK: Out upon her! Thou torturest me, Tubal. It was my + turquoise; I had it of Leah when I was a bachelor; I would + not have given it for a wilderness of monkeys. + [ The Merchant of Venice, by William Shakespeare ] twoflower guide "Rincewind!" @@ -5083,9 +5142,19 @@ vrock damage by biting and by using the claws on both its arms and feet. wakizashi - The samurai warrior traditionally wears two swords; the - wakizashi is the shorter of the two. See also katana. -wand of * + A wakizashi was used as a samurai's weapon when the katana + was unavailable. When entering a building, a samurai would + leave his katana on a rack near the entrance. However, the + wakizashi would be worn at all times, and therefore, it made + a sidearm for the samurai (similar to a soldier's use of a + pistol). The samurai would have worn it from the time they + awoke to the time they went to sleep. In earlier periods, + and especially during times of civil wars, a tanto was worn + in place of a wakizashi. + [ Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ] +# takes "wand or a wall" when specifying '/' +~*sleep +wand * *wand 'Saruman!' he cried, and his voice grew in power and authority. 'Behold, I am not Gandalf the Grey, whom you betrayed. I am @@ -5142,6 +5211,32 @@ water Nor any drop to drink. [ The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, by Samuel Taylor Coleridge ] +water demon + [ The monkey king ] walked along the bank, around the pond. + He examined the footprints of the animals that had gone into + the water, and saw that none came out again! So he realized + this pond must be possessed by a water demon. He said to the + 80,000 monkeys, "This pond is possessed by a water demon. Do + not let anybody go into it." + + After a little while, the water demon saw that none of the + monkeys went into the water to drink. So he rose out of the + middle of the pond, taking the shape of a frightening monster. + He had a big blue belly, a white face with bulging green eyes, + and red claws and feet. He said, "Why are you just sitting + around? Come into the pond and drink at once!" + + The monkey king said to the horrible monster, "Are you the + water demon who owns this pond?" "Yes, I am," said he. "Do + you eat whoever goes into the water?" asked the king. "Yes, + I do," he answered, "including even birds. I eat them all. + And when you are forced by your thirst to come into the pond + and drink, I will enjoy eating you, the biggest monkey, most + of all!" He grinned, and saliva dripped down his hairy chin. + [ Buddhist Tales for Young and Old, Vol. 1 ] +weapon + A weapon is a device for making your enemy change his mind. + [ The Vor Game, by Lois McMaster Bujold ] web Oh what a tangled web we weave, When first we practise to deceive! @@ -5190,6 +5285,36 @@ wolf social animals, wolves live in family groups or packs made up of multiple family units. These packs cooperate in hunting down prey. +*wolfsbane + 1. Any of various, usually poisonous perennial herbs of the + genus Aconitum, having tuberous roots, palmately lobed leaves, + blue or white flowers with large hoodlike upper sepals, and an + aggregate of follicles. 2. The dried leaves and roots of + some of these plants, which yield a poisonous alkaloid that + was formerly used medicinally. In both senses also called + monkshood. + [ The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, + Fourth Edition. ] +wood golem + Come, old broomstick, you are needed, + Take these rags and wrap them round you! + Long my orders you have heeded, + By my wishes now I've bound you. + Have two legs and stand, + And a head for you. + Run, and in your hand + Hold a bucket too. + ... + See him, toward the shore he's racing + There, he's at the stream already, + Back like lightning he is chasing, + Pouring water fast and steady. + Once again he hastens! + How the water spills, + How the water basins + Brimming full he fills! + [ The Sorcerer's Apprentice, by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, + translation by Edwin Zeydel ] woodchuck The Usenet Oracle requires an answer to this question! @@ -5233,13 +5358,18 @@ nazgul glowed with a pale light. He sprang forward and bore down on Frodo. [ The Fellowship of the Ring, by J.R.R. Tolkien ] -wumpus +*wumpus The Wumpus, by the way, is not bothered by the hazards since he has sucker feet and is too big for a bat to lift. If you try to shoot him and miss, there's also a chance that he'll up and move himself into another cave, though by nature the Wumpus is a sedentary creature. [ wump (6) -- "Hunt the Wumpus" ] + + _Wumpus yobgregorii_, in the flesh... + Later, all you will be able to remember are its eyes. They + are rich mud-brown, and they hold your own without effort. + [ Hunter, In Darkness, by Andrew Plotkin ] xan They sent their friend the mosquito [xan] ahead of them to find out what lay ahead. "Since you are the one who sucks