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=== On the vibrating square === | === On the vibrating square === | ||
| − | If the | + | If you have correctly prepared all the invocation items, you perform the [[invocation ritual]]. Otherwise, you get one of the following failure effects: |
| − | If | + | * If the Book is [[cursed]], nothing happens.<ref>[[spell.c#line219]]</ref> |
| − | * ''"You | + | ** ''"The runes appear scrambled. You can't read them!"'' |
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| − | If either the Bell or Candelabrum | + | * If you lack either the [[Bell of Opening]] or the [[Candelabrum of Invocation]], nothing happens (''"A chill runs down your spine."''), and you get a clue:<ref>[[spell.c#line224]]</ref> |
| + | ** ''"You hear a faint chime..."'' (without Bell) | ||
| + | ** ''"Vlad's doppelganger is amused."'' (without Candelabrum) | ||
| − | If the Bell has not been rung recently, or the Candelabrum is not fully lit, ''"You have a feeling that something is amiss..."/"You | + | * If either the Bell or Candelabrum is cursed, nothing happens.<ref>[[spell.c#line244]]</ref> |
| + | ** ''"The invocation fails!"/"At least one of your artifacts is cursed..."'' | ||
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| + | * If the Bell has not been rung recently, or the Candelabrum is not fully lit, you [[#Raising the dead|raise the dead]].<ref>[[spell.c#line257]]</ref> | ||
| + | ** ''"You have a feeling that something is amiss..."/"You raise the dead!"'' | ||
=== Not on the vibrating square === | === Not on the vibrating square === | ||
| − | If the Book is | + | * If the Book is blessed, [[alignment|coaligned]] [[undead]] will be [[tame]]d; all other undead become peaceful, and flee.<ref>[[spell.c#line283]]</ref> |
| − | If the Book is | + | * If the Book is uncursed, there is no effect, and you get a random message:<ref>[[spell.c#line301]]</ref> |
| + | ** ''"Your ancestors are annoyed with you!"'' | ||
| + | ** ''"The headstones in the cemetery begin to move!"'' | ||
| + | ** ''"Oh my! Your name appears in the book!"'' | ||
| − | If the Book is | + | * If the Book is cursed, you [[#Raising the dead|raise the dead]].<ref>[[spell.c#line265]]</ref> |
| − | * | + | ** ''"You raised the dead!"'' |
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| − | * ''" | ||
== Raising the dead == | == Raising the dead == | ||
Revision as of 04:30, 10 September 2006
The Book of the Dead is a unique item you retrieve from the Wizard of Yendor in his tower. It is one of the items needed for the invocation. It is a papyrus spellbook when unidentified.
Contents
Reading the Book
The Book's effects depend on whether you are standing on the vibrating square (i.e. you are trying to perform the ritual).[1]
On the vibrating square
If you have correctly prepared all the invocation items, you perform the invocation ritual. Otherwise, you get one of the following failure effects:
- If you lack either the Bell of Opening or the Candelabrum of Invocation, nothing happens ("A chill runs down your spine."), and you get a clue:[3]
- "You hear a faint chime..." (without Bell)
- "Vlad's doppelganger is amused." (without Candelabrum)
- If either the Bell or Candelabrum is cursed, nothing happens.[4]
- "The invocation fails!"/"At least one of your artifacts is cursed..."
- If the Bell has not been rung recently, or the Candelabrum is not fully lit, you raise the dead.[5]
- "You have a feeling that something is amiss..."/"You raise the dead!"
Not on the vibrating square
- If the Book is blessed, coaligned undead will be tamed; all other undead become peaceful, and flee.[6]
- If the Book is uncursed, there is no effect, and you get a random message:[7]
- "Your ancestors are annoyed with you!"
- "The headstones in the cemetery begin to move!"
- "Oh my! Your name appears in the book!"
- If the Book is cursed, you raise the dead.[8]
- "You raised the dead!"
Raising the dead
If you fail to prepare the invocation items, or read a cursed Book of the Dead when not on the vibrating square, you will raise the dead. This has the following effects:[9]
- There is a 1/3 chance of summoning a hostile Master Lich. (If Master Liches cannot be created, a Nalfeshnee will be summoned instead.)
- A number of undead creatures will be created around you.
- Corpses and eggs carried by you will be revived.
