This was my first time ascending, and I've been playing NetHack for some 20 odd years now. I just spent this week really diving into it and figuring out what I needed to know to get there. Next time around I'll be better prepared, and I want to do a Wizard 

Why does the main menu look like this? Of all the images that you could choose. 

Everyone is wondering about the graphics options, so here they are. 

Literary! 

 

I win 

R.I.P. 

 

I tried guys 

Gift of immortality