Cursed spellbook - Revision history

Tjr: redirect to Spellbook#Failure_effects_of_spellbook_reading after a text merge.

2011-11-06T01:55:32Z

redirect to Spellbook#Failure_effects_of_spellbook_reading after a text merge.

Erica: fix some numbers

2011-10-27T03:46:27Z

fix some numbers

Erica: correcting the number of turns of paralysis; also, jumping paralyses for 3 turns, knock for 1 turn

2011-10-27T03:34:30Z

correcting the number of turns of paralysis; also, jumping paralyses for 3 turns, knock for 1 turn

Erica: correct number of turns paralyzed

2011-10-23T07:01:44Z

correct number of turns paralyzed

220.255.2.87 at 16:11, 30 August 2011

2011-08-30T16:11:39Z

220.255.2.94 at 16:11, 30 August 2011

2011-08-30T16:11:10Z

720 at 14:29, 24 August 2011

2011-08-24T14:29:39Z

PeterGFin: Cause of Death message for effect 7 is an 'exploding rune'

2011-08-03T07:57:34Z

Cause of Death message for effect 7 is an 'exploding rune'

Qazmlpok: I don't think it's worth it to write a book for this, as ?oT are extremely common and weigh less.

2011-07-03T15:38:24Z

I don't think it's worth it to write a book for this, as ?oT are extremely common and weigh less.

87.146.25.23: fix wikiformatting

2011-07-03T13:22:38Z

fix wikiformatting

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−	Generally, do ''not'' read a '''[[cursed]] [[spellbook]]'''. Reading a cursed spellbook has one of several random effects, defined by the <code>cursed_book</code> function in [[spell.c]]. These effects can also happen when you unsuccessfully read an uncursed spellbook, but blessed spellbooks are always successfully read, and so never cause these bad effects.	+	#redirect [[Spellbook#Failure_effects_of_spellbook_reading]]
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−	~~Sometimes, "You feel a '''wrenching sensation'''" and [[teleport]]s you. That is not so bad, but the other random effects are worse. When you read a cursed spellbook, one of these happens at random:~~
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−	~~# "You feel a '''wrenching sensation'''" and are teleported.~~
−	~~# "You feel threatened." The effect is to [[aggravate monster]]s around you.~~
−	~~# You become [[blind]] for 250 to 349 turns.~~
−	~~# You lose ''all'' of your (visible) [[gold]].~~
−	~~# You become [[confused]] for 16 to 22 turns. If you are already confused, you remain confused for 16 to 22 additional turns.~~
−	# ~~It is a '''contact-poisoned spellbook''', and you are [[poison]]ed, losing up to 6 points of [~~[~~strength]] and up to 10 points of~~ [[health]]. A contact-poisoned spellbook can also corrode your [[gloves]]; or rather it could, if your gloves are gauntlets of power. Poison resistance reduces the strength loss to at most 2 points, and the HP loss to at most 6 points.
−	# The book contains an '''exploding rune'''. "As you read the book, it radiates explosive energy in your face!" (Replace [[Body parts\|face]] with whichever body part you have while [[polymorph]]ed.) You will lose up to 25 HP, but if you have [[magic resistance]] then you will avoid harm.
−	~~# The spellbook randomly [[Curse items\|curses]] some items in your inventory.~~
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−	The above list is numbered to match the minimum spellbook level needed to reach that effect. For example, a cursed spellbook of level 3 might teleport you, aggravate nearby monsters, or blind you, but it will not take away your gold or poison you. The random curse will not happen, because there are no level 8 spellbooks.
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−	In addition to the random effect chosen from above, you will be [[paralysis\|paralyzed]] for a number of turns equal to the number of player actions needed to read the spellbook, minus two. <ref>[[Spell.c#line463]]</ref>
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−	~~Finally, you have a 1/3 chance of destroying the spellbook every time you attempt to read it (always if explosive energy effect).~~
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−	The guaranteed teleport effect of cursed level 1 spellbooks may be useful as an [[escape item]] if [[scroll of teleportation\|scrolls of teleportation]] are not available, as reading a cursed spellbook takes effect immediately. The spellbooks of [[spellbook of detect monsters\|detect monsters]], [[spellbook of light\|light]], [[spellbook of sleep\|sleep]], or [[spellbook of knock\|knock]] are the best choices, because these four spellbooks will paralyze you only for one turn.
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−	~~==References==~~
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−	~~<references />~~
−	~~[[Category:Spellbooks~~]]

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 # "You feel a '''wrenching sensation'''" and are teleported.
 # "You feel threatened." The effect is to [[aggravate monster]]s around you.
-# You become [[blind]] for 100 to 250 turns.
+# You become [[blind]] for 250 to 349 turns.
 # You lose ''all'' of your (visible) [[gold]].
-# You become [[confused]] for 7 to 16 turns. If you are already confused, you remain confused for 7 to 16 additional turns.
+# You become [[confused]] for 16 to 22 turns. If you are already confused, you remain confused for 16 to 22 additional turns.
-# It is a '''contact-poisoned spellbook''', and you are [[poison]]ed, losing up to 4 points of [[strength]] and 10 points of [[health]]. A contact-poisoned spellbook can also corrode your [[gloves]]; or rather it could, if your gloves are gauntlets of power.
+# It is a '''contact-poisoned spellbook''', and you are [[poison]]ed, losing up to 6 points of [[strength]] and up to 10 points of [[health]]. A contact-poisoned spellbook can also corrode your [[gloves]]; or rather it could, if your gloves are gauntlets of power. Poison resistance reduces the strength loss to at most 2 points, and the HP loss to at most 6 points.
-# The book contains an '''exploding rune'''. "As you read the book, it radiates explosive energy in your face!" (Replace [[Body parts|face]] with whichever body part you have while [[polymorph]]ed.) You will lose up to 25 hp, but if you have [[magic resistance]] then you will avoid harm.
+# The book contains an '''exploding rune'''. "As you read the book, it radiates explosive energy in your face!" (Replace [[Body parts|face]] with whichever body part you have while [[polymorph]]ed.) You will lose up to 25 HP, but if you have [[magic resistance]] then you will avoid harm.
 # The spellbook randomly [[Curse items|curses]] some items in your inventory.

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 The above list is numbered to match the minimum spellbook level needed to reach that effect. For example, a cursed spellbook of level 3 might teleport you, aggravate nearby monsters, or blind you, but it will not take away your gold or poison you.  The random curse will not happen, because there are no level 8 spellbooks.
-In addition to the random effect chosen from above, you will be [[paralysis|paralyzed]] for the same number of turns as were needed to (attempt to) read the book, multiplied by 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 8 respectively for level 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 spellbooks. <ref>[[Spell.c#line463]]</ref>
+In addition to the random effect chosen from above, you will be [[paralysis|paralyzed]] for a number of turns equal to the number of player actions needed to read the spellbook, minus two. <ref>[[Spell.c#line463]]</ref>
 Finally, you have a 1/3 chance of destroying the spellbook every time you attempt to read it (always if explosive energy effect).
-The guaranteed teleport effect of cursed level 1 spellbooks may be useful as an [[escape item]] if [[scroll of teleportation|scrolls of teleportation]] are not available, as reading a cursed spellbook takes effect immediately. The spellbooks of [[spellbook of detect monsters|detect monsters]], [[spellbook of light|light]], [[spellbook of sleep|sleep]], or [[spellbook of jumping|jumping]] are the best choices,  because these four spellbooks will paralyze you only for one turn.
+The guaranteed teleport effect of cursed level 1 spellbooks may be useful as an [[escape item]] if [[scroll of teleportation|scrolls of teleportation]] are not available, as reading a cursed spellbook takes effect immediately. The spellbooks of [[spellbook of detect monsters|detect monsters]], [[spellbook of light|light]], [[spellbook of sleep|sleep]], or [[spellbook of knock|knock]] are the best choices,  because these four spellbooks will paralyze you only for one turn.
 ==References==

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 The above list is numbered to match the minimum spellbook level needed to reach that effect. For example, a cursed spellbook of level 3 might teleport you, aggravate nearby monsters, or blind you, but it will not take away your gold or poison you.  The random curse will not happen, because there are no level 8 spellbooks.
-In addition to the random effect chosen from above, you will be [[paralysis|paralyzed]] for the same number of turns as were needed to (attempt to) read the book. <ref>[[Spell.c#line463]]</ref>
+In addition to the random effect chosen from above, you will be [[paralysis|paralyzed]] for the same number of turns as were needed to (attempt to) read the book, multiplied by 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 8 respectively for level 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 spellbooks. <ref>[[Spell.c#line463]]</ref>
 Finally, you have a 1/3 chance of destroying the spellbook every time you attempt to read it (always if explosive energy effect).

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 # "You feel a '''wrenching sensation'''" and are teleported.
-# "You feel threatened." The effect is to [[aggravate monsters]] around you.
+# "You feel threatened." The effect is to [[aggravate monster]]s around you.
 # You become [[blind]] for 100 to 250 turns.
 # You lose ''all'' of your (visible) [[gold]].

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-Generally, do ''not'' read a '''[[cursed]] [[spellbook]]'''. Reading a cursed spellbook has one of several random effects, defined by the <code>cursed_book</code> function in [[spell.c]]. These effects can also happen when you read an uncursed spellbook which is too difficult for you, but blessed spellbooks never cause these bad effects.
+Generally, do ''not'' read a '''[[cursed]] [[spellbook]]'''. Reading a cursed spellbook has one of several random effects, defined by the <code>cursed_book</code> function in [[spell.c]]. These effects can also happen when you unsuccessfully read an uncursed spellbook, but blessed spellbooks are always successfully read, and so never cause these bad effects.
-Sometimes, "You feel a '''wrenching sensation'''" and [[teleport]]s you. That is not so bad, but the other random effects are much worse. When you read a cursed spellbook, one of these happens at random:
+Sometimes, "You feel a '''wrenching sensation'''" and [[teleport]]s you. That is not so bad, but the other random effects are worse. When you read a cursed spellbook, one of these happens at random:
 # "You feel a '''wrenching sensation'''" and are teleported.
-# "You feel threatened." The effect is to [[aggravate monster]] around you.
+# "You feel threatened." The effect is to [[aggravate monsters]] around you.
 # You become [[blind]] for 100 to 250 turns.
 # You lose ''all'' of your (visible) [[gold]].

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 # You become [[confused]] for 7 to 16 turns. If you are already confused, you remain confused for 7 to 16 additional turns.
 # It is a '''contact-poisoned spellbook''', and you are [[poison]]ed, losing up to 4 points of [[strength]] and 10 points of [[health]]. A contact-poisoned spellbook can also corrode your [[gloves]]; or rather it could, if your gloves are gauntlets of power.
-# "As you read the book, it radiates explosive energy in your face!" (Replace [[face]] with whichever body part you have while [[polymorph]]ed.) You will lose up to 25 hp, but if you have [[magic resistance]] then you will avoid harm.
+# "As you read the book, it radiates explosive energy in your face!" (Replace [[Body parts|face]] with whichever body part you have while [[polymorph]]ed.) You will lose up to 25 hp, but if you have [[magic resistance]] then you will avoid harm.
 # The spellbook randomly [[curse]]s some items in your inventory.
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 Finally, you have a 1/3 chance of destroying the spellbook every time you attempt to read it (always if explosive energy effect).
-The guaranteed teleport effect can be useful enough to [[magic marker|write]] cursed spellbooks of [[spellbook of detect monsters|detect monsters]], [[spellbook of light|light]], [[spellbook of sleep|sleep]], or [[spellbook of jumping|jumping]] because these four spellbooks will paralyze you only for one turn.
+The guaranteed teleport effect of cursed level 1 spellbooks may be useful as an [[escape item]] if [[scroll of teleportation|scrolls of teleportation]] are not available, as reading a cursed spellbook takes effect immediately. The spellbooks of [[spellbook of detect monsters|detect monsters]], [[spellbook of light|light]], [[spellbook of sleep|sleep]], or [[spellbook of jumping|jumping]] are the best choices,  because these four spellbooks will paralyze you only for one turn.
 ==References==