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Phol ende wodan: /* List of possible invocations */ 3.7: sunsword invoke

2024-12-23T23:10:34Z

‎List of possible invocations: 3.7: sunsword invoke

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2024-03-06T01:58:29Z

pothole

Umbire the Phantom at 10:15, 23 February 2022

2022-02-23T10:15:33Z

Tomsod: oops wrong code ref

2021-11-08T15:38:38Z

oops wrong code ref

Actual-nh: /* Optimal invocation schedule */ Typo

2021-05-27T16:21:50Z

‎Optimal invocation schedule: Typo

Tomsod: important note about "simple property" powers

2020-09-16T21:27:06Z

important note about "simple property" powers

Umbire the Phantom at 19:48, 8 February 2020

2020-02-08T19:48:53Z

Ardub23: /* SLASH'EM */ Changed section header – NHW:Style guide § Variants

2019-07-22T03:31:07Z

‎SLASH'EM: Changed section header – NHW:Style guide § Variants

Gus Van: updated to 3.6.1

2019-05-28T12:44:03Z

updated to 3.6.1

Gus Van: ref2 updated to 3.6.1

2019-05-28T12:43:22Z

ref2 updated to 3.6.1

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	Invoking a non-artifact crystal ball is exactly the same as [[apply\|applying]] it.		Invoking a non-artifact crystal ball is exactly the same as [[apply\|applying]] it.
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		+	{{upcoming\|NetHack 3.7.0\|[[Sunsword]]: shoot a blinding ray similar to a [[camera]] flash.}}

	==Variants==		==Variants==

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 * [[Gauntlets of Defense|The Gauntlets of Defense]]: toggles invisibility on/off.
 * [[The Great Dagger of Glaurgnaa]]: boost in spell energy.
-* [[The Hand of Vecna]]: summons 4-7 tame graveyard creatures and reduces alignment and luck by 3 with luck above -9. Does 5-24 damage to player with luck below -9.
+* [[The Hand of Vecna (SLASH'EM)|The Hand of Vecna]]: summons 4-7 tame graveyard creatures and reduces alignment and luck by 3 with luck above -9. Does 5-24 damage to player with luck below -9.
 * [[Holy Spear of Light]]: creates a lit field of a 12 square radius. This damages undead and demons in a 9 square radius.
 * [[The Storm Whistle]]: summons a (tame) water elemental.

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 Invoking a non-artifact crystal ball is exactly the same as [[apply|applying]] it.
-== SLASH'EM ==
+==Variants==
 [[SLASH'EM]] introduces a number of new artifacts that can be invoked:<ref>http://www.angelfire.com/trek/mazewest/spoilers/arti_007e6.txt</ref>
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 * [[The Staff of Withering]] (defunct Lycanthrope quest artifact): boost in spell energy.
-== References ==
+===DynaHack===
 <references />
 [[Category:Extended commands]]

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-The '''#invoke''' [[extended command]] allows you to activate certain objects. The only objects that can be activated this way are [[crystal ball]]s and most [[quest artifact]]s.{{refsrc|artifact.c|1417|nethack=3.6.1}}
+The '''#invoke''' [[extended command]] allows you to activate certain objects. The only objects that can be activated this way are [[crystal ball]]s and most [[quest artifact]]s.{{refsrc|src/artifact.c|1417|nethack=3.6.1}}
-Artifacts tire after you invoke them, and you cannot do so again for <code>[[rnz]](100)</code> turns (averages 100; can be up to 2000, but 95% of the time it is less than 400). If you invoke again too soon, "You feel that the <artifact> is ignoring you" and 3d10 turns are added to the wait time.{{refsrc|artifact.c|1433|nethack=3.6.1}}  For artifacts that give temporary [[extrinsic]]s, the wait time is counted from the moment they're switched off (via an #invoke or otherwise).{{refsrc|src/artifact.c|2689|nethack=3.6.6}}
+Artifacts tire after you invoke them, and you cannot do so again for <code>[[rnz]](100)</code> turns (averages 100; can be up to 2000, but 95% of the time it is less than 400). If you invoke again too soon, "You feel that the <artifact> is ignoring you" and 3d10 turns are added to the wait time.{{refsrc|src/artifact.c|1433|nethack=3.6.1}}  For artifacts that give temporary [[extrinsic]]s, the wait time is counted from the moment they're switched off (via an #invoke or otherwise).{{refsrc|src/artifact.c|1620|nethack=3.6.6}}
 ==Optimal invocation schedule==

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 {{anchor|Optimum invocation schedule}}Invoking strategy is basically a trade-off between the risk of getting nothing and waiting too long. The turns to wait after a successful #invoke versus probability of success are graphed below (assuming your experience is <=17): <div class="thumb tcenter">[[Image:GraphWaitingTimeVersusInvokeSuccessProbability.svg|thumb|waiting time after successful #invoke versus probability of success of invocation]]</div>
-If you need the artifact reliably, such as emergency healing from the [[Staff of Aesculapius|Staff of Aesculapius]], you should treat it like prayer - #invoke only in dire need. If you want a simple strategy for the most successful #invokations per turn, e. g. charging lots of wands with the [[PYEC]], you should wait 78 turns between invocations. This yields an expected wait
+If you need the artifact reliably, such as emergency healing from the [[Staff of Aesculapius|Staff of Aesculapius]], you should treat it like prayer - #invoke only in dire need. If you want a simple strategy for the most successful #invocations per turn, e. g. charging lots of wands with the [[PYEC]], you should wait 78 turns between invocations. This yields an expected wait
 of 180.83 turns. If you miss the time a bit, the rate of success does not go down much. Your experience level does not matter.

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 <references />
 [[Category:Extended commands]]
-{{nethack-343}}
+{{nethack-361}}