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A '''magic marker''' is a [[tool]] item in [[NetHack]]. It is one of the most useful writing items as it can be used to write magic [[scroll]]s or [[spellbook]]s. Of course, to do this, you must have a [[blank scroll]] or [[blank spellbook]] upon which to write. Magic markers can also be used to scribble a message on the floor, but this is usually a waste of charges as the resulting graffiti is less permanent than engraving or burning. Magic markers can only be recharged once.
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A '''magic marker''' is a [[tool]] item in [[NetHack]]. It is one of the most useful writing items as it can be used to write magic [[scroll]]s or [[spellbook]]s. Of course, to do this, you must have a [[blank scroll]] or [[blank spellbook]] upon which to write. Magic markers can also be used to scribble a message on the floor (which is about as permanent as an engraving) at a cost of two letters per charge (thus writing [[Elbereth]] costs 4 charges). Magic markers can only be recharged once.
  
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[[Wizard]]s have a chance of starting with a magic marker, and also have a good chance of being able to write scrolls and spellbooks that they have not identified yet.
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[[Archeologist]]s, [[Monk]]s, [[Priest]]s, [[Tourist]]s, and [[Wizard]]s all have a chance of starting with a magic marker.
  
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==Ink Cost==
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[[Wizard]]s (especially those with high [[Luck]]) have a good chance of writing scrolls and spellbooks that they have not identified yet.
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If the ink cost of a scroll or spellbook is X, then writing it will cost a random number of charges between X/2 and X-1 inclusive.
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== Ink and charges ==
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=== Scrolls ===
  
 
{| class="prettytable"
 
{| class="prettytable"
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! Scroll !! Ink Cost
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! Scroll !! Ink !! Charges
 
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|-  
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| colspan="2" |
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| [[scroll of mail|mail]] || 2 || 1
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|-
 
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| [[scroll of mail|mail]] || 2
 
 
|-
 
|-
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| colspan="2" |
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| colspan="3" |
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[scroll of light|light]] || rowspan="7" | 8
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| [[scroll of amnesia|amnesia]] || 8 || 4-7
 
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|-
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| [[scroll of gold detection|gold detection]]
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| [[scroll of earth|earth]] || 8 || 4-7
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[scroll of food detection|food detection]]
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| [[scroll of fire|fire]] || 8 || 4-7
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[scroll of magic mapping|magic mapping]]
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| [[scroll of gold detection|gold detection]] || 8 || 4-7
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[scroll of amnesia|amnesia]]
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| [[scroll of food detection|food detection]] || 8 || 4-7
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[scroll of fire|fire]]
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| [[scroll of light|light]] || 8 || 4-7
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[scroll of earth|earth]]
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| [[scroll of magic mapping|magic mapping]] || 8 || 4-7
 
|-
 
|-
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| colspan="2" |
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| colspan="3" |
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[scroll of destroy armor|destroy armor]] || rowspan="3" | 10
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| [[scroll of create monster|create monster]] || 10 || 5-9
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[scroll of create monster|create monster]]
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| [[scroll of destroy armor|destroy armor]] || 10 || 5-9
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[scroll of punishment|punishment]]
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| [[scroll of punishment|punishment]] || 10 || 5-9
 
|-
 
|-
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| colspan="2" |
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| colspan="3" |
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[scroll of confuse monster|confuse monster]] || 12
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| [[scroll of confuse monster|confuse monster]] || 12 || 6-11
 
|-
 
|-
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| colspan="2" |
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| colspan="3" |
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[scroll of identify|identify]] || 14
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| [[scroll of identify|identify]] || 14 || 7-13
 
|-
 
|-
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| colspan="2" |
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| colspan="3" |
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[scroll of enchant armor|enchant armor]] || rowspan="4" | 16
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| [[scroll of charging|charging]] || 16 || 8-15
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[scroll of remove curse|remove curse]]
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| [[scroll of enchant armor|enchant armor]] || 16 || 8-15
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[scroll of enchant weapon|enchant weapon]]
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| [[scroll of enchant weapon|enchant weapon]] || 16 || 8-15
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[scroll of charging|charging]]
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| [[scroll of remove curse|remove curse]] || 16 || 8-15
 
|-
 
|-
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| colspan="2" |
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| colspan="3" |
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[scroll of scare monster|scare monster]] || rowspan="4" | 20
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| [[scroll of scare monster|scare monster]] || 20 || 10-19
 
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|-
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| [[scroll of stinking cloud|stinking cloud]]
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| [[scroll of stinking cloud|stinking cloud]] || 20 || 10-19
 
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|-
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| [[scroll of taming|taming]]
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| [[scroll of taming|taming]] || 20 || 10-19
 
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|-
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| [[scroll of teleportation|teleportation]]
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| [[scroll of teleportation|teleportation]] || 20 || 10-19
 
|-
 
|-
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| colspan="2" |
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| colspan="3" |
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[scroll of genocide|genocide]] || 30
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| [[scroll of genocide|genocide]] || 30 || 15-29
 
|}
 
|}
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=== Spellbooks ===
  
 
{| class="prettytable"
 
{| class="prettytable"
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! Spellbook !! Ink Cost
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! Spellbook !! Ink !! Charges
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|-
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| [[spellbook of detect monsters|detect monsters]] || 10 || 5-9
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|-
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| [[spellbook of force bolt|force bolt]] || 10 || 5-9
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|-
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| [[spellbook of healing|healing]] || 10 || 5-9
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|-
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| [[spellbook of jumping|jumping]] || 10 || 5-9
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|-
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| [[spellbook of knock|knock]] || 10 || 5-9
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|-
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| [[spellbook of light|light]] || 10 || 5-9
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| [[spellbook of protection|protection]] || 10 || 5-9
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|-
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| [[spellbook of sleep|sleep]] || 10 || 5-9
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|-
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| colspan="3" |
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|-
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| [[spellbook of confuse monster|confuse monster]] || 20 || 10-19
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|-
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| [[spellbook of create monster|create monster]] || 20 || 10-19
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|-
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| [[spellbook of cure blindness|cure blindness]] || 20 || 10-19
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|-
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| [[spellbook of detect food|detect food]] || 20 || 10-19
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|-
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| [[spellbook of drain life|drain life]] || 20 || 10-19
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|-
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| [[spellbook of magic missile|magic missile]] || 20 || 10-19
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|-
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| [[spellbook of slow monster|slow monster]] || 20 || 10-19
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|-
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| [[spellbook of wizard lock|wizard lock]] || 20 || 10-19
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|-
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| colspan="3" |
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|-
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| [[spellbook of cause fear|cause fear]] || 30 || 15-29
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|-
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| [[spellbook of charm monster|charm monster]] || 30 || 15-29
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|-
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| [[spellbook of clairvoyance|clairvoyance]] || 30 || 15-29
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|-
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| [[spellbook of cure sickness|cure sickness]] || 30 || 15-29
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|-
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| [[spellbook of detect unseen|detect unseen]] || 30 || 15-29
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|-
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| [[spellbook of extra healing|extra healing]] || 30 || 15-29
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|-
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| [[spellbook of haste self|haste self]] || 30 || 15-29
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|-
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| [[spellbook of identify|identify]] || 30 || 15-29
 
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|-
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| [[spellbook of remove curse|remove curse]] || 30 || 15-29
 
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|-
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| [[spellbook of force bolt|force bolt]] || rowspan="8" | 10
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| [[spellbook of stone to flesh|stone to flesh]] || 30 || 15-29
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[spellbook of healing|healing]]
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| colspan="3" |
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[spellbook of detect monsters|detect monsters]]
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| [[spellbook of cone of cold|cone of cold]] || 40 || 20-39
 
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|-
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| [[spellbook of light|light]]
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| [[spellbook of detect treasure|detect treasure]] || 40 || 20-39
 
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|-
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| [[spellbook of sleep|sleep]]
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| [[spellbook of fireball|fireball]] || 40 || 20-39
 
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|-
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| [[spellbook of protection|protection]]
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| [[spellbook of invisibility|invisibility]] || 40 || 20-39
 
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|-
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| [[spellbook of jumping|jumping]]
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| [[spellbook of levitation|levitation]] || 40 || 20-39
 
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|-
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| [[spellbook of knock|knock]]
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| [[spellbook of restore ability|restore ability]] || 40 || 20-39
 
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|-
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| colspan="2" |
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| colspan="3" |
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[spellbook of drain life|drain life]] || rowspan="8" | 20
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| [[spellbook of dig|dig]] || 50 || 25-49
 
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| [[spellbook of magic missile|magic missile]]
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| [[spellbook of magic mapping|magic mapping]] || 50 || 25-49
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[spellbook of cure blindness|cure blindness]]
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| colspan="3" |
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[spellbook of detect food|detect food]]
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| [[spellbook of create familiar|create familiar]] || 60 || 30-59
 
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|-
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| [[spellbook of confuse monster|confuse monster]]
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| [[spellbook of polymorph|polymorph]] || 60 || 30-59
 
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|-
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| [[spellbook of slow monster|slow monster]]
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| [[spellbook of teleport away|teleport away]] || 60 || 30-59
 
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| [[spellbook of create monster|create monster]]
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| [[spellbook of turn undead|turn undead]] || 60 || 30-59
 
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|-
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| [[spellbook of wizard lock|wizard lock]]
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| colspan="3" |
 
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|-
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| colspan="2" |
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| [[spellbook of cancellation|cancellation]] || 70 || 35-69
 
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| colspan="2" | (this table is incomplete)
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| [[spellbook of finger of death|finger of death]] || 70 || 35-69
 
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[[Category:Tools]]
 
[[Category:Tools]]

Revision as of 17:53, 8 September 2006

A magic marker is a tool item in NetHack. It is one of the most useful writing items as it can be used to write magic scrolls or spellbooks. Of course, to do this, you must have a blank scroll or blank spellbook upon which to write. Magic markers can also be used to scribble a message on the floor (which is about as permanent as an engraving) at a cost of two letters per charge (thus writing Elbereth costs 4 charges). Magic markers can only be recharged once.

Archeologists, Monks, Priests, Tourists, and Wizards all have a chance of starting with a magic marker.

Wizards (especially those with high Luck) have a good chance of writing scrolls and spellbooks that they have not identified yet.

If the ink cost of a scroll or spellbook is X, then writing it will cost a random number of charges between X/2 and X-1 inclusive.

Ink and charges

Scrolls

Scroll Ink Charges
mail 2 1
amnesia 8 4-7
earth 8 4-7
fire 8 4-7
gold detection 8 4-7
food detection 8 4-7
light 8 4-7
magic mapping 8 4-7
create monster 10 5-9
destroy armor 10 5-9
punishment 10 5-9
confuse monster 12 6-11
identify 14 7-13
charging 16 8-15
enchant armor 16 8-15
enchant weapon 16 8-15
remove curse 16 8-15
scare monster 20 10-19
stinking cloud 20 10-19
taming 20 10-19
teleportation 20 10-19
genocide 30 15-29

Spellbooks

Spellbook Ink Charges
detect monsters 10 5-9
force bolt 10 5-9
healing 10 5-9
jumping 10 5-9
knock 10 5-9
light 10 5-9
protection 10 5-9
sleep 10 5-9
confuse monster 20 10-19
create monster 20 10-19
cure blindness 20 10-19
detect food 20 10-19
drain life 20 10-19
magic missile 20 10-19
slow monster 20 10-19
wizard lock 20 10-19
cause fear 30 15-29
charm monster 30 15-29
clairvoyance 30 15-29
cure sickness 30 15-29
detect unseen 30 15-29
extra healing 30 15-29
haste self 30 15-29
identify 30 15-29
remove curse 30 15-29
stone to flesh 30 15-29
cone of cold 40 20-39
detect treasure 40 20-39
fireball 40 20-39
invisibility 40 20-39
levitation 40 20-39
restore ability 40 20-39
dig 50 25-49
magic mapping 50 25-49
create familiar 60 30-59
polymorph 60 30-59
teleport away 60 30-59
turn undead 60 30-59
cancellation 70 35-69
finger of death 70 35-69
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