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{{scroll|name=undo genocide|cost=300|ink=10-19}}

The '''scroll of undo genocide''' is a [[scroll]] in [[NetHack: The Next Generation]] which also appears in [[Slash'EM Extended]] and [[SLASHTHEM]].

When read, the scroll self-identifies and prompts you to select a [[genocide]]d [[monster]] to ungenocide. The species selected will no longer be treated as genocided and can be randomly generated again.

This is the only possible effect, regardless of [[BUC]] status, so there is no danger in using a cursed scroll, or advantage to using a blessed scroll. You will only be able to choose a single species, so this cannot be used to reverse [[Monster class|class]] genocides.

==Exceptions==

This scroll will not revive species that have become unavailable due to [[extinction]]; it only applies to those that have been deliberately genocided. Thus the scroll cannot be used to ensure that more than 120 of a certain monster can exist.

Ungenociding will always succeed, with just one exception in [[Slash'EM Extended]] and [[SLASHTHEM]]: the [[Ungenomold]] will always resist being ungenocided.

Specifying an invalid species—this includes species that have not been genocided, and the species that cannot be ungenocided (the Ungenomold)—five times in a row will result in nothing being ungenocided.

==Conducts==

Reversing all of your genocides will not restore [[genocideless]] conduct. Even though you made amends for your actions, you still benefited during the time when those monsters could not be generated.

==Strategy==
The undo genocide scroll is only of any use to a player who has genocided at least one species, so it will be meaningless to a genocideless player. Otherwise, it will only be useful on the rare occasion that you regret having exterminated a useful monster (e.g. the [[mind flayer]], for the [[intelligence]] or [[telepathy]] gain from eating the corpse), or you want to recover one useful species from a class you have wiped out.

Outside of this scenario, the scroll is a textbook candidate for [[blanking]] or [[polypiling]].

==Messages==
{{message|Such creatures do not exist in this world.|You named a nonexistent species.}}
{{message|This creature has not been genocided.|You named a species that still exists, or became extinct.}}
{{message|The race of <foos> now exist again.|You successfully ungenocided a species.}}
{{message|For some reason, you cannot ungenocide this species!|Ungenomolds cannot be brought back.}}

==References==
* Slash'EM Extended objects.c 1632
* Slash'EM Extended read.c 3582, 4380
* Slash'EM Extended write.c 76

[[Category: Scrolls]]
[[Category: NetHack: The Next Generation]]
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 {{message|This creature has not been genocided.|You named a species that still exists, or became extinct.}}
 {{message|The race of <[[foo]]s> now exist again.|You successfully ungenocided a species.}}
 {{variant-343}}
 [[Category:NetHack: The Next Generation items]]

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-  {{scroll
+ {{scroll
-|name=undo genocide
+  |name=undo genocide
-|cost=300
+  |cost=300
-|ink=10-19
+  |ink=10-19
    }}
-The '''scroll of undo genocide''' is a [[scroll]] introduced in [[NetHack: The Next Generation]], and also appears in [[SlashTHEM]].
+A '''scroll of undo genocide''' is a type of [[scroll]] that appears in [[NetHack: The Next Generation]] and [[SlashTHEM]].
-==Effect==
+==Description==
-When read, regardless of [[BUC]] status, the scroll self-identifies and prompts you to select a [[genocide]]d [[monster]] to ungenocide. The species selected will no longer be treated as genocided and can be randomly generated again.
+Reading a scroll of any [[beatitude]] [[auto-identifies]] the scroll and prompts you to enter the name of a single species of [[monster]] - if that monster was removed from the game by [[genocide]], then it will be restored and can be randomly generated again. The scroll cannot restore species of monsters that have been rendered [[extinct]], and will not restore [[genocideless]] conduct; if you fail to enter a valid species within five attempts, then nothing will be un-genocided.
 ==Strategy==
-The undo genocide scroll is only of any use to a player who has genocided at least one species, so it will be meaningless to a genocideless player. Otherwise, it will only be useful on the rare occasion that you regret having exterminated a useful monster (e.g. the [[mind flayer]], for the [[intelligence]] or [[telepathy]] gain from eating the corpse), or you want to recover one useful species from a class you have wiped out.
+The scroll of undo genocide is only of use to a player who has genocided at least one species, and is typically reserved for recovering a useful monster from a previous genocide (e.g. [[mind flayer]]s, for the [[intelligence]] or [[telepathy]] gain from eating their corpse or tin); multiple scrolls are required to partially or completely undo a [[monster class]] genocide, since only one species can be restored at a time. Notably, the scroll is always safe to read regardless of beatitude.
-Outside of this scenario, the scroll is a textbook candidate for [[blanking]] or [[polypiling]], though it thankfully has no adverse effects from being read if cursed.
+Outside of this, the scroll is usually a textbook candidate for [[blanking]] or [[polypiling]].
 ==Messages==
 {{message|Such creatures do not exist in this world.|You named a nonexistent species.}}
 {{message|This creature has not been genocided.|You named a species that still exists, or became extinct.}}
-{{message|The race of <foos> now exist again.|You successfully ungenocided a species.}}
+{{message|The race of <[[foo]]s> now exist again.|You successfully ungenocided a species.}}
-[[Category:Scrolls]]
+{{variant-343}}
-[[Category:NetHack: The Next Generation]]
+[[Category:NetHack: The Next Generation items]]
 [[Category:SlashTHEM items]]

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    }}
-The '''scroll of undo genocide''' is a [[scroll]] introduced in [[NetHack: The Next Generation]], and also appears in [[Slash'EM Extended]] and [[SlashTHEM]].
+The '''scroll of undo genocide''' is a [[scroll]] introduced in [[NetHack: The Next Generation]], and also appears in [[SlashTHEM]].
 ==Effect==
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 ===Exceptions===
-This scroll will not revive species that have become unavailable due to [[extinction]]; it only applies to those that have been deliberately genocided. Thus the scroll cannot be used to ensure that more than 120 of a certain monster can exist.
+This scroll will not revive species that have become unavailable due to [[extinction]]; it only applies to those that have been deliberately genocided. Thus the scroll cannot be used to ensure that more than 120 of a certain monster can exist. Ungenociding will always succeed otherwise.
 Specifying an invalid species&mdash;this includes species that have not been genocided, and the species that cannot be ungenocided (the Ungenomold)&mdash;five times in a row will result in nothing being ungenocided.
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 {{message|This creature has not been genocided.|You named a species that still exists, or became extinct.}}
 {{message|The race of <foos> now exist again.|You successfully ungenocided a species.}}
 [[Category:Scrolls]]
 [[Category:NetHack: The Next Generation]]
-[[Category:Slash'EM Extended items]]
+[[Category:SlashTHEM items]]

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 {{scroll|name=undo genocide|cost=300|ink=10-19}}
-The '''scroll of undo genocide''' is a [[scroll]] in [[NetHack: The Next Generation]] which also appears in [[Slash'EM Extended]] and [[SLASHTHEM]].
+The '''scroll of undo genocide''' is a [[scroll]] in [[NetHack: The Next Generation]] which also appears in [[Slash'EM Extended]] and [[SlashTHEM]].
 When read, the scroll self-identifies and prompts you to select a [[genocide]]d [[monster]] to ungenocide. The species selected will no longer be treated as genocided and can be randomly generated again.
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 ==Exceptions==
 This scroll will not revive species that have become unavailable due to [[extinction]]; it only applies to those that have been deliberately genocided. Thus the scroll cannot be used to ensure that more than 120 of a certain monster can exist.
-Ungenociding will always succeed, with just one exception in [[Slash'EM Extended]] and [[SLASHTHEM]]: the [[Ungenomold]] will always resist being ungenocided.
+Ungenociding will always succeed, with just one exception in [[Slash'EM Extended]] and [[SlashTHEM]]: the [[Ungenomold]] will always resist being ungenocided.
 Specifying an invalid species&mdash;this includes species that have not been genocided, and the species that cannot be ungenocided (the Ungenomold)&mdash;five times in a row will result in nothing being ungenocided.
 ==Conducts==
 Reversing all of your genocides will not restore [[genocideless]] conduct. Even though you made amends for your actions, you still benefited during the time when those monsters could not be generated.
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 ==References==
-* Slash'EM Extended objects.c 1632
+*Slash'EM Extended objects.c 1632
-* Slash'EM Extended read.c 3582, 4380
+*Slash'EM Extended read.c 3582, 4380
-* Slash'EM Extended write.c 76
+*Slash'EM Extended write.c 76
-[[Category: Scrolls]]
+[[Category:Scrolls]]
-[[Category: NetHack: The Next Generation]]
+[[Category:NetHack: The Next Generation]]
-[[Category: Slash'EM Extended items]]
+[[Category:Slash'EM Extended items]]
-[[Category: SLASHTHEM]]
+[[Category:SlashTHEM]]