Dead mimic

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dead mimic

This is the corpse of a mimic that was, prior to its having been slain by you, mimicking a chest.

Effectively, it's a chest.

Type: usable
Cannot be traded or discarded
Quest Item

(In-game plural: dead mimics)

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Item number: 1267
Description ID: 668445632
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Obtained From

The Dungeons of Doom

Ouch! You bump into a door!

mimic

When Used

• First time in an ascension, or at least three days after a previous wand exploded:

You open the chest. You find a wand inside it. No wonder that mimic was so uptight!

You acquire an item: aluminum wand or You acquire an item: ebony wand or You acquire an item: hexagonal wand or You acquire an item: marble wand or You acquire an item: pine wand

• Otherwise:

You open the chest. There's all kinds of stuff inside it:

You acquire 10−15 Dungeons of Doom potions and You acquire an item: ring of adornment or You acquire an item: ring of aggravate monster or You acquire an item: ring of cold resistance or You acquire an item: ring of conflict or You acquire an item: ring of fire resistance or You acquire an item: ring of gain strength or You acquire an item: ring of increase damage

or

You acquire an item: ring of teleportation

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Notes

• If used without a wand in inventory, randomly drops one of the above wands (all of which are functionally identical). Note that a wand will not drop if your previous wand exploded less than 3 days ago.
• If used with a wand in inventory, or if your last wand exploded more recently than 3 days ago, randomly drops some Dungeons of Doom potions and a random ring.
• As long as you use a mimic no sooner than 3 days after your previous wand exploded, you will be able to get a wand, even if the mimic was acquired before the 3 days have elapsed.

References

• This item references the mimic from NetHack. A mimic will often take the form of a treasure chest or another seemingly valuable object to lure unsuspecting adventurers into its grasp.
• The use description refers to the common usage of "stick up his butt" to refer to someone who is uptight.