Net Hack

[Dani]

Thanks for all the tips. The reason I save/reload, is that I don't want to restart every other minute. I want to explore the game, and since I die so often it would not be fun.

Well, the nature of Nethack is one of frustration by purpose. It's the most sadistic game I've ever seen. ;)
In any case, you don't need to use the save, copy save trick. You can just press alt-x to enter exploration mode. It gives you an option not to die when you would die. It also let's you check your intrinsics, which is very helpful in learning how different actions affect your luck, and whether you can safely pray.