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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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==Drop Location==
==Obtained From==
;[[Hobopolis Town Square]]
;[[Hobopolis Town Square]]
:[[Normal Hobo]] (only if the hobo doesn't drop a body part)
:[[Normal hobo]] (only if the hobo doesn't drop a body part)
;[[Burnbarrel Blvd.]]
;[[Burnbarrel Blvd.]]
:[[Hot Hobo]]
:[[Hot hobo]]
;[[Exposure Esplanade]]
;[[Exposure Esplanade]]
:[[Cold Hobo]]
:[[Cold hobo]]
;[[The Heap]]
;[[The Heap]]
:[[Stench Hobo]]
:[[Stench hobo]]
;[[The Ancient Hobo Burial Ground]]
;[[The Ancient Hobo Burial Ground]]
:[[Spooky Hobo]]
:[[Spooky hobo]]
;[[The Purple Light District]]
;[[The Purple Light District]]
:[[Sleaze Hobo]]
:[[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]]'''
'''[[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 Went A-Courtin'|Food Court]]'''
::'''[[Food, Glorious Food|Food]]''' (consumed upon purchase)
::'''[[Food, Glorious Food|Food]]''' (consumed upon purchase)
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::'''[[Booze, Glorious Booze|Booze]]''' (consumed upon purchase)
::'''[[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 />
:::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]]'''
:'''[[Math is Hard|Shopping]]'''
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::::{{InlineItem|crumpled felt fedora}} (250)<br />{{InlineItem|battered old top-hat}} (150)<br />{{InlineItem|shapeless wide-brimmed hat}} (200)
::::{{InlineItem|crumpled felt fedora}} (250)<br />{{InlineItem|battered old top-hat}} (150)<br />{{InlineItem|shapeless wide-brimmed hat}} (200)
:::'''[[A Pantry|Pants]]'''
:::'''[[A Pantry|Pants]]'''
::::{{InlineItem|Mostly rat-hide leggings}} (200)<br />{{InlineItem|Hobo dungarees}} (150)<br />{{InlineItem|old patched suit-pants}} (250)
::::{{InlineItem|mostly rat-hide leggings}} (200)<br />{{InlineItem|hobo dungarees}} (150)<br />{{InlineItem|old patched suit-pants}} (250)
:::'''[[Hobo Blanket Bingo|Accessories]]'''
:::'''[[Hobo Blanket Bingo|Accessories]]'''
::::{{InlineItem|Old soft shoes}} (250) <br />{{InlineItem|Hobo stogie}} (200) <br />{{InlineItem|Rope with some soap on it}} (150)
::::{{InlineItem|old soft shoes}} (250) <br />{{InlineItem|hobo stogie}} (200) <br />{{InlineItem|rope with some soap on it}} (150)
::'''[[Housewares]]'''
::'''[[Housewares]]'''
:::'''[[Black-and-Blue-and-Decker|Tools]]'''
:::'''[[Black-and-Blue-and-Decker|Tools]]'''
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:::'''[[Entertainment]]'''
:::'''[[Entertainment]]'''
::::'''[[Instru-mental|Music]]'''
::::'''[[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}} (99)<br />
:::::{{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]]'''
::::'''[[We'll Make Great...|Pets]]'''
:::::{{InlineItem|hobo monkey}} (1000)
:::::{{InlineItem|hobo monkey}} (1000)
::'''[[The Guy Who Carves Driftwood Animals]]
::'''[[The Guy Who Carves Driftwood Animals]]
:::3 {{InlineItem|valuable trinket}}s (10)
:::3 {{InlineItem|valuable trinket}}s (10)


:'''[[Salud|Health]]'''
:'''[[Salud|Health]]'''
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::::Effect: [[Educated (Kinda)]] (5)<br />Effect: [[Educated (Sorta)]] (5)
::::Effect: [[Educated (Kinda)]] (5)<br />Effect: [[Educated (Sorta)]] (5)
:::'''[[It's Fun To Stay There|YMHA]]'''
:::'''[[It's Fun To Stay There|YMHA]]'''
::::Effect: [[It Didn't Kill You]]<br />Effect: [[The Sweats]] (5)
::::Effect: [[It Didn't Kill You]] (5)<br />Effect: [[The Sweats]] (5)
:::'''[[Body Modifications]]'''
:::'''[[Body Modifications]]'''
::::[[Hobo Tattoo]] (20+)
::::[[Hobo Tattoo]] (20+)


 
''[[Semi-Rare Adventures]]:''<br />
'''[[Burnbarrel Blvd.]]'''
'''[[Burnbarrel Blvd.]]'''
:{{InlineItem|jar of squeeze}} (5)
:{{InlineItem|jar of squeeze}} (5)
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'''[[The Ancient Hobo Burial Ground]]'''
'''[[The Ancient Hobo Burial Ground]]'''
:{{InlineItem|deadly lampshade}} (5)
:{{InlineItem|deadly lampshade}} (5)
'''[[Elf Alley]]'''
:{{InlineItem|gift-a-pult}} (50)


==Notes==
==Notes==
*30 hobo nickels can be used to buy a binder in the [[Mind Yer Binder]] non-combat adventure in [[Hobopolis Town Square]].
*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.
*With the [[hobo code binder]] in your inventory or equipped, these can be used to purchase various rewards at [[the Hobo Marketplace]], one of the adventure results in [[Hobopolis Town Square]].  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
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)
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Item number: 3126
Description ID: 972721571
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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
Elf Alley
Hobelf

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

Food Court
Food (consumed upon purchase)
Protein shake (20)
Salad (20)
Sizzling weasel on a stick (20)
Booze (consumed upon purchase)
Arthur Finn's World-Record Homebrew Stout (20)
Mad Jack's 'corn squeezins' (20)
Bathtub Jimmy's gin (20)
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)
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)
The Guy Who Carves Driftwood Animals
3 valuable trinkets (10)
Health
Tanning Salon
Effect: Healthy Bronze Glow (5)
Effect: Chalky White Pallor (5)
Self-Improvement
Educational Films
Effect: Educated (Kinda) (5)
Effect: Educated (Sorta) (5)
YMHA
Effect: It Didn't Kill You (5)
Effect: The Sweats (5)
Body Modifications
Hobo Tattoo (20+)

Semi-Rare Adventures:
Burnbarrel Blvd.

jar of squeeze (5)

Exposure Esplanade

bowl of fishysoisse (5)

The Heap

concentrated garbage juice (5)

The Purple Light District

lewd playing card (5)

The Ancient Hobo Burial Ground

deadly lampshade (5)

Elf Alley

gift-a-pult (50)

Notes

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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Advanced Mechanics — A Maze of Sewer Tunnels — Richard's Redoubt — Shopping — Hobo Code
Hobopolis Town Square
Hodgman, The Hoboverlord
Burnbarrel Blvd.
Ol' Scratch 		Exposure Esplanade
Frosty 		The Heap
Oscus 		The Ancient Hobo Burial Ground
Zombo 		The Purple Light District
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