Crystals (artifacts) - Revision history

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Umbire the Phantom: Umbire the Phantom moved page Crystals (dNetHack) to Crystals (artifacts): distinguish from Crystal (dNetHack)

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Umbire the Phantom moved page Crystals (dNetHack) to Crystals (artifacts): distinguish from Crystal (dNetHack)

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 {{otheruses|the set of artifacts in dNetHack, notdNetHack and notnotdNetHack|the item type|crystal (dNetHack)}}
-{{for2|other uses such as [[material]] names|crystal}}
+{{for2|other uses such as [[material]] names|[[crystal]]}}
 The '''Crystals''' are a set of five [[artifact]] [[crystal ball]]s that appear in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]: '''The Earth Crystal''', '''The Fire Crystal''', '''The Water Crystal''', '''The Air Crystal''', and '''The Black Crystal'''. They are associated with the [[Chaos Temple Quest|Temple of Chaos variant]] of the [[Chaos Quest (dNetHack)|Chaos Quest]].

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-{{for2|the [[object materials]]|either [[glass]] or [[gemstone]]}}
+{{otheruses|the set of artifacts in dNetHack, notdNetHack and notnotdNetHack|the item type|crystal (dNetHack)}}
-The '''Crystals''' are a set of five [[artifact]] [[crystal ball]]s that appear in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], and are associated with the [[Chaos Temple Quest|Temple of Chaos variant]] of the [[Chaos Quest (dNetHack)|Chaos Quest]].
+{{for2|other uses such as [[material]] names|crystal}}
 Four of the Crystals are found early on in the quest, but attempting to pick them up will cause them to evade a [[hero]]'s grasp and [[Artifact blast|blast them]]&mdash;a Crystal can only be safely picked up once its guardian is defeated, rendering them useless if they appear in [[bones]] and the Chaos Quest in that game is a different variant.

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 The '''Crystals''' are a set of five [[artifact]] [[crystal ball]]s that appear in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], and are associated with the [[Chaos Temple Quest|Temple of Chaos variant]] of the [[Chaos Quest (dNetHack)|Chaos Quest]].
-Four of the Crystals are found early on in the quest, but attempting to pick them up will cause them to evade a character's grasp and [[artifact blast|blast]] them - a Crystal can only be safely picked up once its guardian is defeated, rendering them useless if they appear in [[bones]] and the Chaos Quest in that game is a different variant.
+Four of the Crystals are found early on in the quest, but attempting to pick them up will cause them to evade a [[hero]]'s grasp and [[Artifact blast|blast them]]&mdash;a Crystal can only be safely picked up once its guardian is defeated, rendering them useless if they appear in [[bones]] and the Chaos Quest in that game is a different variant.
 {{todo|Describe ndnh powers, strategy section for both variants.}}
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 | [[Lich, the Fiend of Earth]] {{brown|L}}
 | 100
-| [[Half physical damage]] when carried
+| [[Half physical damage]] while carried
 | [[Earthquake]]
 | {{+ of|dig}}
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 | [[Kary, the Fiend of Fire]] {{red|&}}
 | 10
-| [[Fire resistance]] when carried
+| [[Fire resistance]] while carried
 | Area-of-effect fire spell
 | {{+ of|fireball}}
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 | [[Kraken, the Fiend of Water]] {{green|;}}
 | 40
-| [[Cold resistance]] when carried
+| [[Cold resistance]] while carried
 | Area-of-effect ice spell
 | {{+ of|cone of cold}}
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 | [[Tiamat, the Fiend of Wind]] {{green|D}}
 | 20
-| [[Shock resistance]] when carried
+| [[Shock resistance]] while carried
 | Area-of-effect shock spell
 | {{+ of|lightning bolt}}
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 | [[Chaos]] {{brown|&}}
 | 30
-| [[Magic resistance]] and [[warning]] when carried, [[life saving]], 2x damage when thrown
+| [[Magic resistance]] and [[warning]] while carried, [[life saving]], deals double damage when thrown
 | Area-of-effect 'death' spell (similar to breaking a [[wand of death]], flavored as a "disintegration field")
 | {{+ of|haste self}}<br>{{+ of|extra healing}}

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 {{for2|the [[object materials]]|either [[glass]] or [[gemstone]]}}
-The '''Crystals''' are a set of five [[artifact]] [[crystal ball]]s that appear in [[dNetHack]] and [[notdNetHack]], and are associated with the [[Chaos Temple Quest|Temple of Chaos variant]] of the [[Chaos Quest (dNetHack)|Chaos Quest]].
+The '''Crystals''' are a set of five [[artifact]] [[crystal ball]]s that appear in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], and are associated with the [[Chaos Temple Quest|Temple of Chaos variant]] of the [[Chaos Quest (dNetHack)|Chaos Quest]].
 Four of the Crystals are found early on in the quest, but attempting to pick them up will cause them to evade a character's grasp and [[artifact blast|blast]] them - a Crystal can only be safely picked up once its guardian is defeated, rendering them useless if they appear in [[bones]] and the Chaos Quest in that game is a different variant.
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 ==Description==
-All five Crystals each have a [[weight]] value different from the standard 50 [[aum]] of a crystal ball in dNetHack and notdNetHack. Each Crystal also has an #[[invoke]] ability and an extrinsic [[property]] that roughly matches their element; carrying each Crystal grants knowledge of a specific spell and provides bonuses to casting that spell, along with increasing the [[skill]] cap for certain skills by one point.
+All five Crystals each have a [[weight]] value different from the variants' standard 50 [[aum]] of a crystal ball. Each Crystal also has an #[[invoke]] ability and an extrinsic [[property]] that roughly matches their element; carrying each Crystal grants knowledge of a specific spell and provides bonuses to casting that spell, along with increasing the [[skill]] cap for certain skills by one point.
 In addition, carrying all five Crystals grants a single use of [[life saving]] that stacks with the life saving property of the Black Crystal&mdash;the life saving of all five Crystals is used first if possible, and the Black Crystal's life saving is used otherwise. The Black Crystal and the other four Crystals will appear as "cracked" to show that their life saving has been used up, though cracked Crystals otherwise function as normal.
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 ! rowspan="2" | Properties
 ! rowspan="2" | Invoke
-! rowspan="2" | Taught Spell
+! rowspan="2" | Taught Spell(s)
 ! rowspan="2" | Boosted skills
 |-
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 | [[Half physical damage]] when carried
 | [[Earthquake]]
-| {{Spell of|dig}}
+| {{+ of|dig}}
 | [[martial arts]]<br>upgrades [[bare-handed combat]] to martial arts<br>[[attack spells]]<br>[[healing spells]]<br>[[clerical spells]]<br>[[shuriken]]
 |-
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 | [[Fire resistance]] when carried
 | Area-of-effect fire spell
-| {{Spell of|fireball}}
+| {{+ of|fireball}}
 | [[long sword]]<br>[[bow]]<br>[[wand damage]]<br>[[matter spells]]<br>[[dagger]]
 |-
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 | [[Cold resistance]] when carried
 | Area-of-effect ice spell
-| {{Spell of|cone of cold}}
+| {{+ of|cone of cold}}
 | [[hammer]]<br>[[spear]]<br>[[broadsword]]<br>[[clerical spells]]<br>[[musicalize spell]]
 |-
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 | [[Shock resistance]] when carried
 | Area-of-effect shock spell
-| {{Spell of|lightning bolt}}
+| {{+ of|lightning bolt}}
 | [[bare-handed combat]]<br>[[axe]]<br>[[saber]]<br>[[healing spells]]<br>[[attack spells]]<br>[[dagger]]
 |-
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 | [[Magic resistance]] and [[warning]] when carried, [[life saving]], 2x damage when thrown
 | Area-of-effect 'death' spell (similar to breaking a [[wand of death]], flavored as a "disintegration field")
-| {{Spell of|haste self}}<br>{{Spell of|extra healing}}
+| {{+ of|haste self}}<br>{{+ of|extra healing}}
 | [[two-handed sword]]<br>[[escape spells]]
 |}
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 [[Category:notdNetHack Chaos Quest]]
 [[Category:notdNetHack quest artifacts]]

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 All five Crystals each have a [[weight]] value different from the standard 50 [[aum]] of a crystal ball in dNetHack and notdNetHack. Each Crystal also has an #[[invoke]] ability and an extrinsic [[property]] that roughly matches their element; carrying each Crystal grants knowledge of a specific spell and provides bonuses to casting that spell, along with increasing the [[skill]] cap for certain skills by one point.
-In addition, carrying all five Crystals confers a single use of [[life saving]] that stacks with the life saving property of the Black Crystal - the life saving of all five Crystals is used first if possible, and the Black Crystal's life saving is used otherwise. The Black Crystal and the other four Crystals will appear as "cracked" to show that their life saving has been used up, though cracked Crystals otherwise function as normal.
+In addition, carrying all five Crystals grants a single use of [[life saving]] that stacks with the life saving property of the Black Crystal&mdash;the life saving of all five Crystals is used first if possible, and the Black Crystal's life saving is used otherwise. The Black Crystal and the other four Crystals will appear as "cracked" to show that their life saving has been used up, though cracked Crystals otherwise function as normal.
 ===List of Crystals===
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 ! rowspan="2" | Properties
 ! rowspan="2" | Invoke
-! rowspan="2" | Spell
+! rowspan="2" | Taught Spell
 ! rowspan="2" | Boosted skills
 |-

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 The first four Crystals are unaligned and found embedded within the walls of the Ruined Temple, while The Black Crystal is generated in the possession of [[Chaos]].
-As [[dNetHack artifacts#Chaos quest artifacts|Chaos Quest artifacts]], all five Crystals cannot be [[wish]]ed for since they are guaranteed to appear if you generate the Chaos Temple as your Chaos Quest branch; only the Black Crystal is counted towards the total number of artifacts generated in a game. Any of the Crystals can generate in bones files as mentioned above; if this occurs in a game with the Temple of Chaos as your Chaos Quest, the Crystals in question are replaced with normal crystal balls.<!--pending a wizmode check-->
+As [[dNetHack artifacts#Chaos quest artifacts|Chaos Quest artifacts]], all five Crystals cannot be [[wish]]ed for since they are guaranteed to appear if the Chaos Temple is generated as the Chaos Quest branch; only the Black Crystal is counted towards the total number of artifacts generated in a game. Any of the Crystals can generate in bones files as mentioned above; if this occurs in a game with the Temple of Chaos as the Chaos Quest, the Crystals in question are replaced with normal crystal balls.<!--pending a wizmode check-->
 ==Description==

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 |}
 {{variant-343}}
-[[Category:dNetHack Chaos Quest]]
+[[Category:dNethack Chaos Quest]]
 [[Category:dNetHack quest artifacts]]
 [[Category:notdNetHack Chaos Quest]]
 [[Category:notdNetHack quest artifacts]]