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Is there a guide somewhere to all these abbreviations and terms?
(Polypiling? Reverse Genociding? YAAP?)

 

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Shellman wrote:
> Is there a guide somewhere to all these abbreviations and terms?

Yes, in the FAQ.
http://www.spod-central.org/~psmith/nh/rgrn-FAQ.txt


> Polypiling?

Polymorphing a pile of objects.


> Reverse Genociding?

The opposite of Genociding.


> YAAP?

Yet Another Ascension Post


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"Shellman" <tboneman@comcast.net> writes:

> Is there a guide somewhere to all these abbreviations and terms?

> Reverse Genociding?

Scrolls can have different effects depending on their
status (blessed/uncursed/cursed) and yours (confused/
non--confused). For some scrolls, this leads to the
opposite of the expected behaviour in some constellations.
If used thoughtfully, this can be quite beneficial.

Best,
Jakob