TStael: My bro semi-persuaded me to have a go at Nethack, but I'll find it cool and cheeky even at distance.

Firstly, he freely admitted he took any opportunity to cheat the system, including training the cat to steal - and trying to magically burrow away from the shop to another level after shoplifting in person (but not very successfully).

What really won me over was his admission that in desperation he ate his cat one, or twice - short-sighted tactic it seems, because it earned curse from gods,

But if food management is part of the gameplay, eating your cat should be an option. On hearsay I loved both nethack and my bro as gamer better for it!