

By standing in the door, your pet cannot escape, and will bring the shop to you. This square is not considered part of the shop, so items there are free. Stand in the door, and use 's' or '.' until your pet drops an item in the square directly in front of the door. Tripe rations and meatballs are treats for carnivorous pets, while apples and carrots are treats for herbivorous pets. When the pet drops an item near you, reward it with a treat. The process of robbing a shop with the aid of a pet can be sped up considerably: This technique is sometimes known as shoplifting. To obtain the shopkeeper's gold, sell valuable items back to him and repeat. Thus, a common practice is to let a monster or pet pick up items and drop them either outside the shop or in the square right in front of the doorway, which is considered outdoors. Shopkeepers in NetHack, when it comes to taking items, do not care about any creature or monster other than you. The shopkeeper will disarm and pick up the trap after 5 turns.įor those who prefer not to steal directly, there are a few options for all the fun of theft and minimal risk. Try to trap the shopkeeper with a bear trap or landmine.Even if a dwarf or Umber hulk came by and left a gap while entering or exiting the shop, the gap will heal after 5 turns, assuming that there is no monster in the way. Shopkeepers configure their shop walls to magically heal. The shopkeeper will charge you for the items, as if you now own them. Teleport, throw, or kick any items out of the shop.If the shopkeeper is adjacent, he or she will grab your "pack", thus taking everything in your inventory! This is punishment for making a hole in the shop floor. Use a pick-axe to dig a hole out of the shop.Because it is a door, you cannot walk through diagonally. The shopkeeper will stand on the entrance square, blocking your path. Try to walk out of the door with an unpaid item.Shopkeepers also charge you for reading their spellbooks.

You now owe the shopkeeper money, as if you were carrying an unpaid item. Here is a list of some ways that shopkeepers normally prevent you from taking their items without payment: However, they have ways to prevent some methods. It is possible to steal from shopkeepers. 2.2 Use a strong pet to kill the shopkeeper.
