I died. A lot. As a lawful valkyrie.
So, I've been trying to #dip for Excalibur, and haven't had any success yet. One of the Gnomish Mines levels was a bones level for me, and I found a cursed sword named Excalibur.
Is this the artifact, or am I still able to #dip for the real Excalibur? I don't want to waste a holy water on a boring old sword if it isn't an artifact...
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It is. Nethack uses the name of artifacts on certain base item type (such as long sword for the Excalibur) as a way to identify the actual artifact. (This can be abused to rename ID some artefacts, note that some online servers fix this).
1If you try to name any potential artifact, it will resist naming thus establishing its authenticity.
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