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Wednesday, 26 March, 2008 by T-Jack
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You kill the Wizard of YendorNo one knows how old this mighty wizard is, or from whence he
came. It is known that, having lived a span far greater than
any normal man's, he grew weary of lesser mortals; and so,
spurning all human company, he forsook the dwellings of men
and went to live in the depths of the Earth. He took with
him a dreadful artifact, the Book of the Dead, which is said
to hold great power indeed. Many have sought to find the
wizard and his treasure, but none have found him and lived to
tell the tale. Woe be to the incautious adventurer who
disturbs this mighty sorcerer!

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@ "Dammit, that bugger gets stronger every time." 
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@ "Lemme see: no healing potions, prayed only a while ago..." 
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@ "Guess I'll wait here for a while." 
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@ "A rogueI understand the business, I hear it: to have an open ear, a
quick eye, and a nimble hand, is necessary for a cut-purse; a
good nose is requisite also, to smell out work for the other
senses. I see this is the time that the unjust man doth
thrive. <...> The prince himself is about a piece of iniquity,
stealing away from his father with his clog at his heels: if
I thought it were a piece of honesty to acquaint the king
withal, I would not do't: I hold it the more knavery to
conceal it; and therein am I constant to my profession.
        [ Autolycus the Rogue, from The Winter's Tale by
                William Shakespeare ]

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What do you want to put on? S - ring ofThree Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky,
Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone,
Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die,
One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne,
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
        [ The Fellowship of the Ring, by J.R.R. Tolkien ]

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@ "Aargh! A newt(kinds of) small animal, like a lizard, which spends most of
its time in the water.
        [ Oxford's Student's Dictionary of Current English ]

"Fillet of a fenny snake,
In the cauldron boil and bake;
Eye of newt and toe of frog,
Wool of bat and tongue of dog,
Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting,
Lizard's leg and howlet's wing,
For a charm of powerful trouble,
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble."
        [ Macbeth, by William Shakespeare ]

Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team
Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details.!" An arrowI shot an arrow into the air,
It fell to earth, I knew not where;
For, so swiftly it flew, the sight
Could not follow it in its flight.

I breathed a song into the air,
It fell to earth, I knew not where;
For who has sight so keen and strong
That it can follow the flight of song?

Long, long afterward, in an oak
I found the arrow still unbroke;
And the song, from beginning to end,
I found again in the heart of a friend.
        [ The Arrow and the Song,
         by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ]

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   /  REST IN   \   
  /    PEACE     \  
 /                \ 
 |     Steven     | 
 |    killed by   | 
 | hallucinating  | 
 |     Dudley     | 
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Wellan March 26, 2008 00:23
First comment: 27 November, 2007 247 comments written
I don't get it...
Slowpoke March 26, 2008 00:50
First comment: 27 February, 2007 239 comments written
A provisional 'P' until I learn of a reason to give it higher...
Wellan March 26, 2008 02:29
First comment: 27 November, 2007 247 comments written
After some careful re-reading, I get it. Dudley killed this guy "Steven", because he mistook him for a newt(kinds of) small animal, like a lizard, which spends most of
its time in the water.
        [ Oxford's Student's Dictionary of Current English ]

"Fillet of a fenny snake,
In the cauldron boil and bake;
Eye of newt and toe of frog,
Wool of bat and tongue of dog,
Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting,
Lizard's leg and howlet's wing,
For a charm of powerful trouble,
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble."
        [ Macbeth, by William Shakespeare ]

Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team
Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. (Dudley was hallucinating.) However, this isn't obvious, partly because Dudley sees Steven as a rogueI understand the business, I hear it: to have an open ear, a
quick eye, and a nimble hand, is necessary for a cut-purse; a
good nose is requisite also, to smell out work for the other
senses. I see this is the time that the unjust man doth
thrive. <...> The prince himself is about a piece of iniquity,
stealing away from his father with his clog at his heels: if
I thought it were a piece of honesty to acquaint the king
withal, I would not do't: I hold it the more knavery to
conceal it; and therein am I constant to my profession.
        [ Autolycus the Rogue, from The Winter's Tale by
                William Shakespeare ]

Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team
Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. at first (represented by @), which doesn't imply hallucination, and the system messages include both Dudley's messages and Steven's messages.

Altogether, it's too confusing...
gneek March 26, 2008 03:50
First comment: 18 January, 2008 159 comments written
Meh
Antheridium March 26, 2008 04:19
First comment: 17 May, 2007 442 comments written
The way it struck me was that everything was from Steven's perspective (including all the system messages), that it was Dudley coming down the corridor, and possibly the only line of Dudley's was "ARGH! A newt(kinds of) small animal, like a lizard, which spends most of
its time in the water.
        [ Oxford's Student's Dictionary of Current English ]

"Fillet of a fenny snake,
In the cauldron boil and bake;
Eye of newt and toe of frog,
Wool of bat and tongue of dog,
Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting,
Lizard's leg and howlet's wing,
For a charm of powerful trouble,
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble."
        [ Macbeth, by William Shakespeare ]

Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team
Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details.!" -- meaning that it was Steven who killed the WizardEbenezum walked before me along the closest thing we could
find to a path in these overgrown woods. Every few paces he
would pause, so that I, burdened with a pack stuffed with
arcane and heavy paraphernalia, could catch up with his
wizardly strides. He, as usual, carried nothing, preferring,
as he often said, to keep his hands free for quick conjuring
and his mind free for the thoughts of a mage.
        [ A Dealing with Demons, by Craig Shaw Gardner ]

Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team
Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details.. That would explain why there aren't any hallucinogen-distorted symbols, at least. This would mean Steven would be putting on the ringThree Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky,
Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone,
Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die,
One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne,
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
        [ The Fellowship of the Ring, by J.R.R. Tolkien ]

Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team
Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. too, but it's not THAT unreasonable - he has no more reason than Dudley to be expecting a playerThese 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
mayhem among the dungeon residents who, naturally, often
resent the intrusion of such beasts. They are capable of
using weapons and magic, and it is even rumored that the
Wizard of Yendor is a member of this species.

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Eskimo March 26, 2008 08:39
First comment: 14 April, 2004 166 comments written
Yupp, way too confusing. The second last panel should have the system message separated and I'd like a "by [a]" fix to the tombstone.
Kinda clever twist though so M.
Richante March 26, 2008 10:17
First comment: 27 August, 2007 32 comments written
Pretty funny actually. As always, things get confusing with all those @s running around.
T-Jack March 26, 2008 17:04
First comment: 16 March, 2008 52 comments written
I was afraid no one would get this one. Well, Antheridium got it right.
Few notes: While creating this I kinda thought of Steven teaming up with Cherry against their mortal enemy. Also, I didn't give Steven a standart -ley name because he's a) quite competent and b) NOT Dudley's friend or relative.
Dogley's missing. Why do you think it is so?
Grey Knight March 26, 2008 17:59
First comment: 20 October, 2005 116 comments written
Man, if only we had colour to distinguish between all those @s, eh guys? ;o)
T-Jack March 26, 2008 18:30
First comment: 16 March, 2008 52 comments written
Good idea. We got ratings, we got comments, we got DIY, maybe we'll get color as well...
Antheridium March 26, 2008 20:33
First comment: 17 May, 2007 442 comments written
Now now, let's not scare Dion too much at once... heh.
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