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                                 Luck
                 by Donald Welsh <dwelsh@melbpc.org.au>



Starting luck is +1 on a full moon, -1 on Friday the 13th, 0 if both or
neither.  The various actions which raise or lower luck are documented
elsewhere.  Exact probabilities are omitted; best consult the source if
you're interested.  Rare events do happen.

Your luck affects your chances at ...

    - avoiding getting caught when setting a landmine or bear trap.
    - angering a monster caught by your trap.
    - disarming a shooting trap.
    - pacifying a non-human monster you have freed from a trap.
    - pacifying a non-human by attempting and failing to lift it out of a
      (pit) trap you did not set.
    - a Lawful character getting an alignment bonus for helping something
      out of a trap.
    - avoiding the worst effects of a chest trap.
    - escaping a chest trap completely.

    - getting your worst trouble fixed by your god although you've strayed.
    - having a minion summoned against you when converting an altar
      (successfully or not).
    - angering your god by praying in Gehennom.

    - water damage to non-blessed items.
    - rusting blessed armor.
    - splintering a boomerang when bashing with it.
    - writing a scroll or spellbook you haven't learned yet.
    - snaring an object from the floor with a bullwhip when levitating.
    - finding a hidden trap, secret door or corridor when searching.
    - kicking open a door.
    - opening a door.
    - creating a golem when polypiling.
    - getting a tame or peaceful daughter worm when splitting a tame or
      peaceful long worm.

Other effects of luck:

    - If you are jerked into a pool, pit, etc., by a heavy iron ball, and
      there is a monster standing on the chain, it will be woken if
      sleeping.  If the monster was also paralyzed, it may be unfrozen.
    - If you are entombed, can teleport, but don't have teleport control,
      luck may allow you to attempt a teleport spell.
    - Kicking loose coins & gems from a throne never works if luck is
      negative -- instead the throne is destroyed.  The number of gems
      kicked loose is Luck + 1, with a maximum of six.
    - Luck affects base chance to hit when throwing.
    - Quaffing from a magic fountain never works as a potion of restore
      ability when luck is bad.
    - Bad luck precludes plusses on wished-for items.
    - Blessed/cursed status of wished-for items depends on luck.
    - Rustproof/fireproof status of wished-for items requires good luck.
    - Poisoned status of wished-for items requires not having bad luck.
    - When angering the gods, luck affects by how much they are angered.
    - When your god is pleased, luck affects how much help you get.  If
      your luck isn't bad, you are guaranteed rescue from your worst
      major problem.
    - When your god gives you a pat on the head, luck determines how good
      it can be.
    - Bad luck will cause your prayer to fail.
    - Sometimes, if your luck is bad, a wand of wishing won't give a wish.

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