Wallet of Perseus
( Wallet of Perseus 
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| Base item | bag of holding |
| Affiliation | unaligned |
| When carried | Changes weight of items inside: |
| When applied | Put in or remove items |
| When invoked | none |
| Base price | 10000 zm |
| Weight | 15 |
The Wallet of Perseus is an unaligned artifact in SLASH'EM. Its base item is a bag of holding.
Despite its name, the Wallet of Perseus has no affiliation with the statue of Perseus on Medusa's Island.
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Generation
The Wallet of Perseus cannot be randomly generated,[1] and is only obtainable through wishing, bones, or sacrifice. Since it is an unaligned artifact, any player can receive it at an altar, but it will never be the first gift given.
Effects
The Wallet of Perseus functions the same as any other bag of holding, but has improved weight reduction; it effectively reduces the weight of all items inside it by 1⁄3 if uncursed, compared to 1⁄2 with its base item. When blessed, the weight of its contents is reduced to 1⁄6 compared to 1⁄4 from a blessed bag of holding. Essentially, the Wallet of Perseus can hold roughly 50% more than a regular bag of holding when non-cursed; however, a cursed Wallet will quadruple the weight of its contents, double that of a cursed bag of holding.
Like any bag of holding, the Wallet of Perseus will be destroyed if a wand of cancellation or a bag of tricks is inserted.
Strategy
While not essential for survivability, Rogues and pack rats will find this an extremely useful artifact. Depending on play style and early game needs, it may even be worth spending a second or third wish to acquire. In the early to mid-game, transporting your stash with the Wallet of Perseus will only take a single trip.
After a successful assault on Fort Ludios, the Wallet enables players to strip the level all its items and loot, including the landmines, in about 3 trips. A particularly daring player can abscond with One-Eyed Sam's marginally useful loot in a single excursion without even being encumbered.
As with any bag of holding, keeping a wand of cancellation in a separate sack is worthwhile in the event you need to uncurse it.
Origin
The Wallet of Perseus is named for the knapsack given to Perseus by the Hesperides, which was used to contain Medusa's head upon decapitating her. The knapsack also inspired a similar artifact, the Bag of the Hesperides, in EvilHack.
References
- ↑ See SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2/mkobj.c; only weapons and armor have a chance of being made into artifacts
