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==Sacrificing corpses==
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#REDIRECT [[Altar]]
You can #[[offer]] fresh [[corpse]]s to your god by '''sacrificing''' them on an altar. The tougher the monster, the more your god will appreciate it. You can check the [[experience level]] of a monster by using a [[stethoscope]] on it. Since you have to touch the offering you must be wearing gloves when sacrificing [[cockatrice]] corpses. Additionally, sacrificing will give you an indication of your current [[prayer]] timeout.
 
 
 
If you are [[luck]]y, sacrificing on an altar of any alignment other than your own converts the altar and the power of your god increases. If you are unlucky, the altar may resist, or you might be converted to the altars [[alignment]] yourself. Trying to convert the altar in a temple will anger the [[priest]]. Altars in [[Gehennom]] are unaligned and cannot be converted. Other unaligned altars in the game, found on some [[quest]]s, however, ''can'' be converted.
 
 
 
===Danger in sacrificing===
 
Sacrificing can be dangerous in the following circumstances:
 
* Sacrificing at an alter of Moloch.
 
** You gain 3 anger, lose 5 [[alignment]], lose 2 [[wisdom]], lose 5 [[luck]], and get a negative effect.
 
* Sacrificing at an alter not of your alignment type (ie. Lawful, Neutral, Chaotic) when your alignment is negative.
 
** This may convert you to the altars alignment, you lose 3 luck, and your prayer timeout increases by 300.
 
* Sacrificing at an alter not of your alignment type (ie. Lawful, Neutral, Chaotic) when your alignment is high and you are at least level 7.
 
** This will convert the altar but may summon a minion of the altar's original god. The probability varies, but is never greater than 1/4.
 
* Sacrificing former pets.
 
** You lose 3 [[alignment]] and gain the aggravate monster [[instrinsic]].
 
* Sacrificing your own race.
 
** This can summon a named demon, which will be hostile if you are not chaotic.
 
* Sacrificing a unicorn on an altar of its own alignment.
 
* Sacrificing a unicorn of your alignment.
 
 
 
===Sacrificing your own race===
 
It is considered bad for a [[human]] or an [[elf]] to sacrifice corpses of their own race. Doing so will cause [[wisdom]], [[luck]], and [[alignment]] to be abused. However, [[chaotic]] characters can do this safely. Doing so will cause a peaceful [[demon lord]] to be summoned while luck and alignment are exercised.
 
 
 
===Sacrificing unicorns===
 
Sacrificing [[Unicorn]]s is tricky because the altars alignment, your alignment, and the unicorns alignment all factor into the outcome. A unicorns alignment is represented by its color. The white is lawful, grey neutral, and black chaotic. The points to remember are:
 
* Never sacrifice a unicorn on an altar of its own alignment.
 
* Never sacrifice a unicorn of your alignment.
 
 
 
The rest of the effects are summarized in the following tables:
 
 
 
 
 
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="center"
 
|+ You are Lawful
 
|-
 
!   !! Lawful Altar !! Neutral Altar !! Chaotic Altar
 
|-
 
! White Unicorn
 
| bad || you become neutral || you become chaotic
 
|-
 
! Grey Unicorn
 
| good || bad || altar becomes lawful
 
|-
 
! Black Unicorn
 
| good || altar becomes lawful || bad
 
|-
 
|}
 
 
 
 
 
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="center"
 
|+ You are Neutral
 
|-
 
!   !! Lawful Altar !! Neutral Altar !! Chaotic Altar
 
|-
 
! White Unicorn
 
| bad || good || altar becomes neutral
 
|-
 
! Grey Unicorn
 
| you become lawful || bad || you become chaotic
 
|-
 
! Black Unicorn
 
| altar becomes neutral || good || bad
 
|-
 
|}
 
 
 
 
 
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="center"
 
|+ You are Chaotic
 
|-
 
!   !! Lawful Altar !! Neutral Altar !! Chaotic Altar
 
|-
 
! White Unicorn
 
| bad || altar becomes chaotic || good
 
|-
 
! Grey Unicorn
 
| altar becomes chaotic || bad || good
 
|-
 
! Black Unicorn
 
| you become lawful || you become neutral || bad
 
|-
 
|}
 
 
 
 
 
===Prayer timeouts and sacrifice===
 
Sacrificing on an altar reduces your prayer timeout and you get a message indicating the status of your prayer timeout.
 
 
 
 
 
{|class="prettytable"
 
!Message
 
!Reason
 
|-
 
|"You have a hopeful feeling."
 
|
 
You may not pray yet because your prayer timeout hasn't expired.
 
|-
 
|"You have a feeling of reconciliation."
 
|
 
You may pray because your sacrifice reduced your prayer timeout to zero.
 
|-
 
| "You glimpse a four-leaf clover at your feet." or no messages other than "Your sacrifice is consumed..."
 
|
 
You may pray.
 
|-
 
|"An object appears at your feet!"
 
|
 
You may not pray because you received a gift and your prayer timeout has been increased.
 
|-
 
|"<god> seems slightly mollified."
 
|
 
You may not pray. Your god's anger has been reduced but it is not yet zero.
 
|-
 
|"<god> seems mollified."
 
|
 
You may pray because your god's anger has been reduced to zero.
 
|-
 
|"You feel partially absolved."
 
|
 
You may not pray because your alignment was negative, and has been increased by the level of the corpse, to a maximum of zero. Sacrifice again to find if it's safe to pray.
 
|}
 

Revision as of 13:30, 6 July 2006

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