Scroll of genocide - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2025-12-06T08:14:37Z

pothole

JASON10668: Add languages template.

2024-12-24T11:15:25Z

Add languages template.

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2023-11-22T08:54:44Z

pothole

Hackemslashem: Hack'EM updates, annihilation rename was reverted and Vecna is not required to be killed anymore.

2023-08-07T16:48:33Z

Hack'EM updates, annihilation rename was reverted and Vecna is not required to be killed anymore.

Umbire the Phantom: /* Identification /

2023-07-31T17:36:46Z

‎Identification: *

Umbire the Phantom: /* Identification */ word choice

2023-07-31T16:44:29Z

‎Identification: word choice

Ardub23: /* Variants */ Hack'EM info

2023-07-18T06:14:39Z

‎Variants: Hack'EM info

Umbire the Phantom: fix some potholes and leftovers

2023-07-13T15:31:43Z

fix some potholes and leftovers

Derekt75: /* Messages */ The "Such creatures no longer exist" is for genocided mons only. If extinct, the normal message prints for uncursed, and "Nothing happens" for cursed.

2022-08-31T21:23:47Z

‎Messages: The "Such creatures no longer exist" is for genocided mons only. If extinct, the normal message prints for uncursed, and "Nothing happens" for cursed.

Derekt75: /* Messages */ make first mention of extinct a wikilink

2022-08-31T21:21:59Z

‎Messages: make first mention of extinct a wikilink

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 ==Strategy==
 {{main|Genocide}}
-The scroll of genocide is one of the player's most powerful tools ''and'' one of the most dangerous - a confused reading of an uncursed scroll is ''immediately and irreversibly fatal''. Blessed scrolls still function as normal even if read while confused, but can still bring an unexpected end to your game if you are careless - '''''do not''''' use one to genocide [[mind flayers]] while reading one as a [[Dwarf (starting race)|dwarf]], and be sure not to typo while genociding master mind flayers as a [[Monk]]!
+The scroll of genocide is one of the player's most powerful tools ''and'' one of the most dangerous - a confused reading of an uncursed scroll is ''immediately and irreversibly fatal''. Blessed scrolls still function as normal even if read while confused, but can still bring an unexpected end to your game if you are careless - '''''do not''''' use one to genocide [[mind flayer]]s while reading one as a [[Dwarf (starting race)|dwarf]], and be sure not to typo while genociding master mind flayers as a [[Monk]]!
 Uncursed scrolls of genocide are a useful emergency aid that allows you to quickly eliminate incredibly troublesome monsters bearing down on you - this tends to work best against monsters such as [[soldier ant]]s that generate in groups. Blessed scrolls are often used to eliminate entire classes of annoying or potentially lethal monsters such as [[lich]]es; players commonly use a blessed scroll on the [[ascension run]] just as they enter the [[Plane of Water]] in order to get rid of the [[sea monster]]s that appear and minimize their odds of [[drowning]].

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-The '''scroll of genocide''' is a type of [[scroll]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is considered one of the most powerful and rare [[scrolls]] in the game.
+A '''scroll of genocide''' is a type of [[scroll]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is considered one of the most powerful and rare [[scrolls]] in the game.
 ==Generation==
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 ==Strategy==
 {{main|Genocide}}
-The scroll of genocide is one of the player's most powerful tools ''and'' one of the most dangerous - a confused reading of an uncursed scroll is ''immediately and irreversibly fatal''. Blessed scrolls still function as normal even if read while confused, but can still bring an unexpected end to your game if you are careless - '''''do not''''' use one to genocide [[mind flayers]] while reading one as a [[dwarf]], and be sure not to typo while genociding master mind flayers as a [[Monk]]!
+The scroll of genocide is one of the player's most powerful tools ''and'' one of the most dangerous - a confused reading of an uncursed scroll is ''immediately and irreversibly fatal''. Blessed scrolls still function as normal even if read while confused, but can still bring an unexpected end to your game if you are careless - '''''do not''''' use one to genocide [[mind flayers]] while reading one as a [[Dwarf (starting race)|dwarf]], and be sure not to typo while genociding master mind flayers as a [[Monk]]!
 Uncursed scrolls of genocide are a useful emergency aid that allows you to quickly eliminate incredibly troublesome monsters bearing down on you - this tends to work best against monsters such as [[soldier ant]]s that generate in groups. Blessed scrolls are often used to eliminate entire classes of annoying or potentially lethal monsters such as [[lich]]es; players commonly use a blessed scroll on the [[ascension run]] just as they enter the [[Plane of Water]] in order to get rid of the [[sea monster]]s that appear and minimize their odds of [[drowning]].

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 ===UnNetHack===
 In [[UnNetHack]], a blessed scroll of genocide works like an uncursed one in vanilla ''NetHack'', i.e. it allows a single monster to be genocided, rather than a monster class; an uncursed scroll instead kills all of a single monster on the current level.
 ===SpliceHack===
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 Most vanilla targets for genocide are similarly applicable in SpliceHack, as well as several of the newer dragons introduced.
 {{nethack-366}}

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 ===Identification===
-At a base cost of 300 [[zm]], the scroll of genocide shares its base cost with the [[scroll of punishment]]; reading an unidentified 300zm scroll is especially perilous and can potentially be fatal if you do not know its beatitude - this is ''especially'' true if you are confused. If you read a known scroll of genocide, especially without knowing its beatitude, be sure you are '''''not''''' confused - apply a [[unicorn horn]] a couple of times beforehand to make sure.
+At a base cost of 300[[zm]], the scroll of genocide shares its base cost with the [[scroll of punishment]]. Reading an unidentified 300zm scroll is especially perilous, and can potentially be fatal if you do not know its beatitude - this is ''especially'' true if you are confused. If you read a known scroll of genocide, especially without knowing its beatitude, be sure you are '''''not''''' confused - apply a [[unicorn horn]] a couple of times beforehand to make sure.
 If reading a genocide scroll of unknown beatitude, it may be ideal to choose a low-level monster to genocide (e.g. [[leprechaun]]s or [[newt]]s) so that you are not immediately swarmed to death if it is cursed. Alternately, [[sea monster]]s such as the [[kraken]] may be a viable option - while fairly high-level at minimum, they immediately become scared while on land and will not attack; caution is still advised, as they may still lash out if cornered or you are occupied, e.g. by digging. If the scroll is cursed, you can kill the monsters somewhat easily for a nice bundle of experience - if the scroll is non-cursed, you wipe out a major late-game nuisance and lower your risk of [[drowning]].

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 At a base cost of 300 [[zm]], the scroll of genocide shares its base cost with the [[scroll of punishment]]; reading an unidentified 300zm scroll is especially perilous and can potentially be fatal if you do not know its beatitude - this is ''especially'' true if you are confused. If you read a known scroll of genocide, especially without knowing its beatitude, be sure you are '''''not''''' confused - apply a [[unicorn horn]] a couple of times beforehand to make sure.
-When using a genocide scroll of unknown beatitude, it may be ideal to choose a low-level monster to genocide (e.g. [[leprechaun]]s or [[newt]]s) so that you are not immediately swarmed to death if it is cursed. Alternately, [[sea monster]]s such as the [[kraken]] may be a viable option - while fairly high-level at minimum, they immediately become scared while on land and will not attack; caution is still advised, as they may still lash out if cornered or you are occupied, e.g. by digging. If the scroll is cursed, you can kill the monsters somewhat easily for a nice bundle of experience - if the scroll is non-cursed, you wipe out a major late-game nuisance and lower your risk of [[drowning]].
+If reading a genocide scroll of unknown beatitude, it may be ideal to choose a low-level monster to genocide (e.g. [[leprechaun]]s or [[newt]]s) so that you are not immediately swarmed to death if it is cursed. Alternately, [[sea monster]]s such as the [[kraken]] may be a viable option - while fairly high-level at minimum, they immediately become scared while on land and will not attack; caution is still advised, as they may still lash out if cornered or you are occupied, e.g. by digging. If the scroll is cursed, you can kill the monsters somewhat easily for a nice bundle of experience - if the scroll is non-cursed, you wipe out a major late-game nuisance and lower your risk of [[drowning]].
 ==History==

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 Most vanilla targets for genocide are similarly applicable in SpliceHack, as well as several of the newer dragons introduced.
 {{nethack-366}}
 {{DOD}}
 [[Category:Scrolls|Genocide]]
 [[Category:Instadeath]]

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 {{message|You aren't permitted to genocide such monsters.|You read a blessed scroll and tried to genocide a monster class that only contains ungenocidable monsters.}}
-{{message|Such creatures no longer exist in this world.|You read a cursed or uncursed scroll, and tried to genocide a species that was already genocided or [[Extinctionism|extinct]].}}
+{{message|Such creatures no longer exist in this world.|You read a cursed or uncursed scroll, and tried to genocide a species that was already genocided.}}
 {{message|All such monsters are already nonexistent.|The scroll was blessed, and you tried to genocide a monster class that already has all its genocidable members genocided.}}
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 {{message|You feel dead inside.|You genocided your own race, but were polymorphed into another at the time. If you quit after getting this message without polymorphing back, the end-of-game screen reports that you "quit while already on Charon's boat."}}
 {{message|Sent in some <foo>.|You read a cursed scroll and successfully "reverse genocided" some monsters.}}
-{{message|Nothing happens.|You read a cursed scroll, but no monsters were created, perhaps because they are extinct.}}
+{{message|Nothing happens.|You read a cursed scroll, but no monsters were created, perhaps because they are [[Extinctionism|extinct]].}}
 ==Variants==

Scroll of genocide - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

JASON10668: Add languages template.

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

Hackemslashem: Hack'EM updates, annihilation rename was reverted and Vecna is not required to be killed anymore.

Umbire the Phantom: /* Identification */*

Umbire the Phantom: /* Identification */ word choice

Ardub23: /* Variants */ Hack'EM info

Umbire the Phantom: fix some potholes and leftovers

Derekt75: /* Messages */ The "Such creatures no longer exist" is for genocided mons only. If extinct, the normal message prints for uncursed, and "Nothing happens" for cursed.

Derekt75: /* Messages */ make first mention of extinct a wikilink

Umbire the Phantom: /* Identification /