# Frequently asked questions
There are several documents arranged as lists of frequently asked questions known as FAQs. The best one for beginners to read is the rec.games.roguelike.nethack FAQ.

Contents

1 General FAQs
2 Game Mechanics FAQs
3 Roles FAQs
4 Monsters FAQs
5 Conducts FAQs
6 Foreign FAQs
7 Specialized

General FAQs
Though it is short, one can beging with the Nethack 6.0 official FAQ.
Another option, directed at beginners, is the Yet Another Nethack Frequently Asked Questions.
Short, directed, and updated for Nethack 6.0: Frequently Asked Questions.
Game Mechanics FAQs
There are also some FAQs about specific aspects of the game:

The Elbereth FAQ
The Object Identification FAQ
Roles FAQs
Here are some FAQs about specific character roles in NetHack:

The Knight FAQ
The Monk FAQ
The Tourist FAQ
Monsters FAQs
Some FAQs about specific creatures in the game:

The Air Elemental FAQ
The Demogorgon FAQ
Conducts FAQs
These are about conducts:

The Extinctionist FAQ
The Pacifist FAQ
Foreign FAQs
FAQs written in languages other than English:

The Official Russian Nethack FAQ.
In Spanish, the FAQ de NetHack.
Specialized
For those interested, here is a FAQ about (still nonexistent) Nethack for Palm computers.