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Klepto: correction regarding wishing.

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 ==Generation==
-[[Scroll of warding|Scrolls of heptagram]] do not randomly generate. Writing a scroll of heptagram with a [[magic marker]] costs 8 charges. Scrolls of heptagram cannot be directly [[wish]]ed for.
+[[Scroll of warding|Scrolls of heptagram]] do not randomly generate. Writing a scroll of heptagram with a [[magic marker]] costs 8 charges. Scrolls of heptagram can be [[wish]]ed for.
 Heptagrams only appear in level 7 [[spellbook]]s, with a {{frac|4}} chance. <!-- 3/4 -> 2/3 -> 1/2 = 1/4 -->
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 Heptagrams appear as "x-fold heptagram" on the floor.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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			In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]], and [[notnotdNetHack]], the '''heptagram''' is a [[ward]] which [[scare]]s some monsters when engraved on the [[floor]]. Heptagrams can be reinforced up to 7-fold, with each level of reinforcement taking 21 strokes to draw. With a [[Engraving#Speed\|fast engraving]] tool each reinforcement takes 2 turns to draw, or 21 turns with a slow engraving tool. It gains no secondary effects at higher levels of reinforcement.


			[[File:Heptagram sketch.png]]


			The following monsters are warded by heptagrams:
			* all monsters ''except'':
			** {{white\|@}} [[human (monster attribute)]]
			** {{white\|@}} [[elf (monster attribute)]]
			** {{white\|@}} [[drow (monster attribute)]]
			** {{white\|@}} [[dwarf (monster attribute)]]
			** {{white\|@}} [[gnome (monster attribute)]]
			** {{white\|@}} [[orc (monster attribute)]]
			** {{brightcyan\|K}} [[chokhmah sephirah]]

			[[Undead]] and [[werecreature]] monster variants of the above types of monster are affected by heptagrams.

			==Generation==
			[[Scroll of warding\|Scrolls of heptagram]] do not randomly generate. Writing a scroll of heptagram with a [[magic marker]] costs 8 charges. Scrolls of heptagram cannot be directly [[wish]]ed for.

			Heptagrams only appear in level 7 [[spellbook]]s, with a {{frac\|4}} chance. <!-- 3/4 -> 2/3 -> 1/2 = 1/4 -->

			[[Crowning]] teaches the heptagram ward to all roles except [[Binder]]s.

			==Description==
			Standing on a square with a heptagram engraved prevents [[Pale Night\|Pale Night's]] seduction attack.

			Like the [[Circle of Acheron]] and [[Hexagram]], Heptagrams guard against the [[touch of death]] spell, preventing monsters from casting them.

			Heptagrams appear as "x-fold heptagram" on the floor.
			<!--
			strcpy(warded, " All except: A, o, dwarfs, G, @");

			#define heptWarded(data) (( !(is_human(data) \|\| is_elf(data) \
			\|\| is_drow(data) \|\| is_dwarf(data) \
			\|\| is_gnome(data) \|\| is_orc(data)) \
			\|\| is_undead(data) \|\| is_were(data) \
			) && !( \
			data->mtyp == PM_CHOKHMAH_SEPHIRAH \
			))
			wards: undead, werecreatures, everything else
			blacklist: human, elf, drow, dwarf, gnome, orc, chokhmah

			/* Death Touch cannot affect creatures on a Circle of Acheron */ ... and hexa/hepta
			if ((wardAt == CIRCLE_OF_ACHERON \|\| wardAt == HEPTAGRAM \|\| wardAt == HEXAGRAM) && (
			spellnum == DEATH_TOUCH

			const int wardStrokes[][7] = {
			{21,21,21, 21,21,21, 21}, /* Heptagram */
			{60,60,60, 60,60,60, 60}, /* Gorgoneion */
			{2,2,2, 2,2,2, 2}, /* Circle of Acheron */
			{10,10,10, 10,10,10, 10}, /* Pentagram */
			{12,12,12, 12,12,12, 12}, /* Hexagram */
			{10,10,20, 10,20,10, 10}, /* Hamsa */
			{6,10,8, 8,8,8, 8}, /* Elder Sign */
			{5,5,5, 5,5,5, 5}, /* Elder Elemental Eye */
			{8,8,8, 8,8,8, 8}, /* Sign of the Scion Queen Mother */
			{7,5,6, 7,5,4, 7}, /* Cartouche of the Cat Lord */
			{10,10,10, 10,10,10, 10}, /* Wings of Garuda */
			int wardMax[18] = {
			7, /* Heptagram */
			3, /* Gorgoneion */
			4, /* Circle of Archon */
			7, /* Pentagram */
			7, /* Hexagram */
			6, /* Hamsa */
			6, /* Elder Sign */
			7, /* Elder Elemental Eye */
			7, /* Sign of the Queen Mother */
			7, /* Cartouche of the Cat Lord */
			7, /* Wings of Garuda */
			-->
			==Encyclopedia entry==

			{{encyclopedia\|
			The heptagram, a sevenpointed star, is an obvious development
			of the pentagram, once it was discovered. The number seven is
			well known in symbolism. The traditional seven planets (the
			wandering celestial bodies as opposed to the fixed stars) were
			associated with seven celestial spheres, thus the old
			expression "to be in seventh heaven". The names of the seven
			days of the week may have been derived from the ordering of
			planets based on orbital period according to the paths of the
			heptagram.
			[ Adapted from symbols.com, the online encyclopedia of
			Western signs and ideograms ]

			The heptagram ward requires 21 strokes to draw, and is one of
			the most broadly effective wards. It may be reinforced up to
			seven times.
			}}

			{{dNetHack-326}}
			[[Category: dNetHack wards]]
			[[Category: notdNetHack wards]]
			[[Category: notnotdNetHack wards]]

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