Abbreviations

Writing about NetHack can be cumbersome where item names are concerned. A system of abbreviations has arisen to make this quicker:


 * Instead of writing "blessed" or "cursed", write "b" or "c"
 * Instead of writing the type of an item, use its symbol: "?!+=/
 * Instead of writing "of", write "o"
 * Instead of writing the name of an item, use its first letters

Some common examples:


 * c!oGL : cursed potion of gain level
 * b!oFH : blessed potion of full healing
 * "oLS : amulet of life saving
 * +oCM : spellbook of create monster
 * +oMM : spellbook of magic missile
 * =oSD : ring of slow digestion
 * /oD : wand of death
 * /oW : wand of wishing

This scheme is ambiguous for several items, so it's common to extend the fourth rule in cases such as:

Other popular items have developed abbreviations and acronyms of their own:
 * ?oTele : scroll of teleportation
 * !oHallu : potion of hallucination


 * GDSM : gray dragon scale mail
 * SDSM : silver dragon scale mail
 * *DSM : any dragon scale mail
 * GoP : gauntlets of power
 * GoD : gauntlets of dexterity
 * HoOA : helm of opposite alignment
 * CoMR : cloak of magic resistance
 * BoH : bag of holding
 * unihorn : unicorn horn
 * SoA : The Staff of Aesculapius

Nicknames
A few items are popular or notorious enough to have acquired a nickname:


 * Mojo : Mjollnir
 * The Staff of Misspelling : The Staff of Aesculapius
 * The Eye : The Eye of the Aethiopica
 * The Orb of Weight : The Orb of Fate
 * The finger : the finger of death spell