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desc=This is a hobo nickel -- a small coin, made out of some sort of mysterious, unidentifiable metal, into which has been carved a small bas-relief by an industrious hobo. In this particular case, industry did not correspond with creativity, as the bas-relief depicts an unadorned numeral 5.| | desc=This is a hobo nickel -- a small coin, made out of some sort of mysterious, unidentifiable metal, into which has been carved a small bas-relief by an industrious hobo. In this particular case, industry did not correspond with creativity, as the bas-relief depicts an unadorned numeral 5.| | ||
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;[[Hobopolis Town Square]] | ;[[Hobopolis Town Square]] | ||
:[[Normal | :[[Normal hobo]] (only if the hobo doesn't drop a body part) | ||
;[[Burnbarrel Blvd.]] | ;[[Burnbarrel Blvd.]] | ||
:[[Hot | :[[Hot hobo]] | ||
;[[Exposure Esplanade]] | ;[[Exposure Esplanade]] | ||
:[[Cold | :[[Cold hobo]] | ||
;[[The Heap]] | ;[[The Heap]] | ||
:[[Stench | :[[Stench hobo]] | ||
;[[The Ancient Hobo Burial Ground]] | ;[[The Ancient Hobo Burial Ground]] | ||
:[[Spooky | :[[Spooky hobo]] | ||
;[[The Purple Light District]] | ;[[The Purple Light District]] | ||
:[[Sleaze | :[[Sleaze hobo]] | ||
;Items | |||
:[[Li'l Businessman Kit]] (sometimes after combat in Hobopolis) | |||
:[[Boxcar turtle]] (10) (sometimes) | |||
:[[Lucky gold ring]] (sometimes after combat) | |||
;Skills | |||
:[[Just the Facts]] (after some combats, see [http://bofa.loathers.net/ this helpful tool made by Semenar.]) | |||
;Obsoleted Areas/Methods | |||
;:;[[Elf Alley]] | |||
:::[[Hobelf (Elf Alley)|Hobelf]] | |||
==Buying with hobo nickels== | ==Buying with hobo nickels== | ||
There are various things in Hobopolis you may purchase with nickels during choice adventures. | There are various things in Hobopolis you may purchase with nickels during choice adventures. | ||
'''[[Hobopolis Town Square]]''' (nickel content only; full market map at [[The Hobo Marketplace Table]]) | |||
:'''[[Mind Yer Binder]]''' | |||
::{{InlineItem|hobo code binder}} (30) | |||
::''Note: You can only buy a binder once.'' | |||
'''[[The Hobo Marketplace]] in [[Hobopolis Town Square]]''' | |||
:'''[[Food Went A-Courtin'|Food Court]]''' | |||
::'''[[Food, Glorious Food|Food]]''' (consumed upon purchase) | |||
:::Protein shake (20)<br />Salad (20)<br />Sizzling weasel on a stick (20)<br /> | |||
::'''[[Booze, Glorious Booze|Booze]]''' (consumed upon purchase) | |||
:::Arthur Finn's World-Record Homebrew Stout (20)<br />Mad Jack's 'corn squeezins' (20)<br />Bathtub Jimmy's gin (20)<br /> | |||
:'''[[Math is Hard|Shopping]]''' | |||
::'''[[Garment District]]''' | |||
:::'''[[A Hattery|Hats]]''' | |||
::::{{InlineItem|crumpled felt fedora}} (250)<br />{{InlineItem|battered old top-hat}} (150)<br />{{InlineItem|shapeless wide-brimmed hat}} (200) | |||
:::'''[[A Pantry|Pants]]''' | |||
::::{{InlineItem|mostly rat-hide leggings}} (200)<br />{{InlineItem|hobo dungarees}} (150)<br />{{InlineItem|old patched suit-pants}} (250) | |||
:::'''[[Hobo Blanket Bingo|Accessories]]''' | |||
::::{{InlineItem|old soft shoes}} (250) <br />{{InlineItem|hobo stogie}} (200) <br />{{InlineItem|rope with some soap on it}} (150) | |||
::'''[[Housewares]]''' | |||
:::'''[[Black-and-Blue-and-Decker|Tools]]''' | |||
::::{{InlineItem|sharpened hubcap}} (10)<br />{{InlineItem|very large caltrop}} (10)<br />{{InlineItem|The Six-Pack of Pain}} (10)<br /> | |||
:::'''[[Entertainment]]''' | |||
::::'''[[Instru-mental|Music]]''' | |||
:::::{{InlineItem|sealskin drum}} (99)<br />{{InlineItem|washboard shield}} (99)<br />{{InlineItem|spaghetti-box banjo}} (99)<br />{{InlineItem|marinara jug}} (99)<br />{{InlineItem|makeshift castanets}} (99)<br />{{InlineItem|left-handed melodica}} (99)<br />{{InlineItem|dinged-up triangle}} (10)<br /> | |||
| | ::::'''[[We'll Make Great...|Pets]]''' | ||
:::::{{InlineItem|hobo monkey}} (1000) | |||
::'''[[The Guy Who Carves Driftwood Animals]] | |||
:::3 {{InlineItem|valuable trinket}}s (10) | |||
| | :'''[[Salud|Health]]''' | ||
::'''[[Tanning Salon]]''' | |||
:::Effect: [[Healthy Bronze Glow]] (5)<br />Effect: [[Chalky White Pallor]] (5) | |||
::'''[[Another Part of the Market|Self-Improvement]]''' | |||
:::'''[[Let's All Go To The Movies|Educational Films]]''' | |||
::::Effect: [[Educated (Kinda)]] (5)<br />Effect: [[Educated (Sorta)]] (5) | |||
:::'''[[It's Fun To Stay There|YMHA]]''' | |||
::::Effect: [[It Didn't Kill You]] (5)<br />Effect: [[The Sweats]] (5) | |||
:::'''[[Body Modifications]]''' | |||
::::[[Hobo Tattoo]] (20+) | |||
''[[Semi-Rare Adventures]]:''<br /> | |||
'''[[Burnbarrel Blvd.]]''' | |||
| | :{{InlineItem|jar of squeeze}} (5) | ||
'''[[Exposure Esplanade]]''' | |||
| | :{{InlineItem|bowl of fishysoisse}} (5) | ||
'''[[The Heap]]''' | |||
:{{InlineItem|concentrated garbage juice}} (5) | |||
'''[[The Purple Light District]]''' | |||
:{{InlineItem|lewd playing card}} (5) | |||
'''[[The Ancient Hobo Burial Ground]]''' | |||
:{{InlineItem|deadly lampshade}} (5) | |||
'''[[Elf Alley]]''' | |||
|- | :{{InlineItem|gift-a-pult}} (50) | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* | *These can be used to purchase various rewards at [[the Hobo Marketplace]], one of the adventure results in [[Hobopolis Town Square]] (though it may be impenetrable without a [[hobo code binder]]). These rewards include food, booze, various effects, and equipment. | ||
*[[The Hobo Marketplace Table]] maps out the possible nickel-spending sprees. | |||
*This item can't be pickpocketed. | |||
==References== | |||
*This is a reference to [[wikipedia:hobo nickel|hobo nickel]]s. Nickels used to be made of nickel. | |||
==Collection== | ==Collection== | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:44, 29 November 2023
hobo nickel
This is a hobo nickel -- a small coin, made out of some sort of mysterious, unidentifiable metal, into which has been carved a small bas-relief by an industrious hobo. In this particular case, industry did not correspond with creativity, as the bas-relief depicts an unadorned numeral 5.
Cannot be traded or discarded
(In-game plural: hobo nickels)
Obtained From
- Hobopolis Town Square
- Normal hobo (only if the hobo doesn't drop a body part)
- Burnbarrel Blvd.
- Hot hobo
- Exposure Esplanade
- Cold hobo
- The Heap
- Stench hobo
- The Ancient Hobo Burial Ground
- Spooky hobo
- The Purple Light District
- Sleaze hobo
- Items
- Li'l Businessman Kit (sometimes after combat in Hobopolis)
- Boxcar turtle (10) (sometimes)
- Lucky gold ring (sometimes after combat)
- Skills
- Just the Facts (after some combats, see this helpful tool made by Semenar.)
- Obsoleted Areas/Methods
Buying with hobo nickels
There are various things in Hobopolis you may purchase with nickels during choice adventures.
Hobopolis Town Square (nickel content only; full market map at The Hobo Marketplace Table)
- Mind Yer Binder
hobo code binder (30)- Note: You can only buy a binder once.
The Hobo Marketplace in Hobopolis Town Square
- Shopping
- Garment District
- Hats
crumpled felt fedora (250)
battered old top-hat (150)
shapeless wide-brimmed hat (200)
- Pants
mostly rat-hide leggings (200)
hobo dungarees (150)
old patched suit-pants (250)
- Accessories
old soft shoes (250) 
hobo stogie (200) 
rope with some soap on it (150)
- Hats
- Housewares
- Tools
sharpened hubcap (10)
very large caltrop (10)
The Six-Pack of Pain (10)
- Entertainment
- Music
sealskin drum (99)
washboard shield (99)
spaghetti-box banjo (99)
marinara jug (99)
makeshift castanets (99)
left-handed melodica (99)
dinged-up triangle (10)
- Pets
hobo monkey (1000)
- Music
- Tools
- The Guy Who Carves Driftwood Animals
- 3
valuable trinkets (10)
- 3
- Garment District
- Health
- Tanning Salon
- Effect: Healthy Bronze Glow (5)
Effect: Chalky White Pallor (5)
- Effect: Healthy Bronze Glow (5)
- Self-Improvement
- Educational Films
- Effect: Educated (Kinda) (5)
Effect: Educated (Sorta) (5)
- Effect: Educated (Kinda) (5)
- YMHA
- Effect: It Didn't Kill You (5)
Effect: The Sweats (5)
- Effect: It Didn't Kill You (5)
- Body Modifications
- Hobo Tattoo (20+)
- Educational Films
- Tanning Salon
Semi-Rare Adventures:
Burnbarrel Blvd.
jar of squeeze (5)
The Ancient Hobo Burial Ground
deadly lampshade (5)
gift-a-pult (50)
Notes
- These can be used to purchase various rewards at the Hobo Marketplace, one of the adventure results in Hobopolis Town Square (though it may be impenetrable without a hobo code binder). These rewards include food, booze, various effects, and equipment.
- The Hobo Marketplace Table maps out the possible nickel-spending sprees.
- This item can't be pickpocketed.
References
- This is a reference to hobo nickels. Nickels used to be made of nickel.
Collection
- 🥇: ThunderGate (#294980) - 360,000
- 🥈: Rammerking (#1549679) - 109,912
- 🥉: Stupid_hippy (#1557833) - 102,000
- #4: deus ex machina maximus (#1294601) - 89,967
- #5: Chanifean (#1505893) - 83,333
- #6: MoxieMolly (#1349269) - 48,749
- #7: DarkSpuddle (#1437616) - 43,000
- #8: JXQZ (#2778872) - 36,151
- #9: TQuilla (#2771003) - 30,011
- #10: Joell (#253532) - 30,000
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