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‎Strategy: conduct

Theonlyalterego at 16:25, 12 June 2015

2015-06-12T16:25:11Z

94.109.124.26: /* Armor works */

2014-10-14T05:33:01Z

‎Armor works

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Black market (SLASH'EM)|

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 To do this, simply keep charging and using your horn, quaffing all smoky potions you obtain. Eventually, you should release a dozen or so [[djinn]] grateful enough to offer you wishes.
-Even if smoky potions are not produced by the horn, you can still use it to make even larger quantities of {{! of|water}} for [[polypiling]], or produce them by [[alchemy]] (not all potions have specific recipes, but combinations without any defined result can produce any potion). The worst case is when smoky potions are not food, and you lack a means of polypiling. However, since pink [[pill]]s are food, you will eventually get some from the horn, and thus a few wishes; it just takes a far longer time.
+Even if smoky potions are not produced by the horn, you can still use it to make even larger quantities of {{! of|water}} for [[polypiling]], or produce them by [[alchemy]] (not all potions have specific recipes, but combinations without any defined result can produce any potion). In the worst case, when smoky potions are not eligible for a horn of plenty to generate, and you lack a means of polypiling, pink [[pill]]s are still usable, though it takes longer to obtain a few wishes.
 == Source ==

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 Even more useful than a free wish on your wand is dozens of [[wish]]es.
 This is easiest if:
-* [[Smoky potions]] are either potions of {{! of|acid|booze|fruit juice|oil|or=1|sickness}}.
+* [[Smoky potion]]s are either potions of {{! of|acid|booze|fruit juice|oil|or=1|sickness}}.
 * You have a [[blessed]] [[horn of plenty]].
 * You've built up a sufficient credit at a tool shop which offers charging service; a non-eating pet can be used to continually credit clone, as can a hostile baby dragon and a [[spellbook of turn undead]]: baby dragons love gold and always leave corpses, and continually casting in SLASH'EM means you will never forget the spell.

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 Even more useful than a free wish on your wand is dozens of [[wish]]es.
 This is easiest if:
-* [[smoky potion|Smoky potions]] are either potions of [[potion of acid|acid]], [[potion of booze|booze]], [[potion of fruit juice|juice]], [[potion of oil|oil]], or [[potion of sickness|sickness]].
+* [[Smoky potions]] are either potions of {{! of|acid|booze|fruit juice|oil|or=1|sickness}}.
 * You have a [[blessed]] [[horn of plenty]].
 * You've built up a sufficient credit at a tool shop which offers charging service; a non-eating pet can be used to continually credit clone, as can a hostile baby dragon and a [[spellbook of turn undead]]: baby dragons love gold and always leave corpses, and continually casting in SLASH'EM means you will never forget the spell.
-To do this, simply keep charging and using your horn, quaffing all smoky potions you obtain. Eventually, you should release a dozen or so [[djinni|djinn]] grateful enough to offer you wishes.
+To do this, simply keep charging and using your horn, quaffing all smoky potions you obtain. Eventually, you should release a dozen or so [[djinn]] grateful enough to offer you wishes.
-Even if smoky potions are not produced by the horn, you can still use it to make even larger quantities of [[potion of water|water]] for [[polypiling]], or produce them by [[alchemy]] (not all potions have specific recipes, but combinations without any defined result can produce any potion). The worst case is when smoky potions are not food, and you lack a means of polypiling. However, since [[pill|pink pills]] are food, you will eventually get some from the horn, and thus a few wishes; it just takes a far longer time.
+Even if smoky potions are not produced by the horn, you can still use it to make even larger quantities of {{! of|water}} for [[polypiling]], or produce them by [[alchemy]] (not all potions have specific recipes, but combinations without any defined result can produce any potion). The worst case is when smoky potions are not food, and you lack a means of polypiling. However, since pink [[pill]]s are food, you will eventually get some from the horn, and thus a few wishes; it just takes a far longer time.
 == Source ==

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 == Source ==
-Most of the information on this page is adapted from [http://www.statslab.cam.ac.uk/~eva/slashem/services.html Eva Myers' spoiler on Shopkeeper services]
+Most of the information on this page is adapted from [https://sites.google.com/view/evasroguelikegamessite/shopkeeper-services-in-slashem Eva Myers' spoiler on Shopkeeper services]
 == References ==

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	Most of the services will be used simply to save scrolls for [[wet\|blanking]], and preserve your precious supply of [[holy water]]. However, tool shops' charging can be used to get unlimited food, from a [[horn of plenty]], and weapon- and armor-works can be used to build up all of your items to +3, leaving your scrolls for higher enchantments. Wand shops' premier charging service is especially useful, since it effectively gives you one extra charge on your [[wand of wishing]].		Most of the services will be used simply to save scrolls for [[wet\|blanking]], and preserve your precious supply of [[holy water]]. However, tool shops' charging can be used to get unlimited food, from a [[horn of plenty]], and weapon- and armor-works can be used to build up all of your items to +3, leaving your scrolls for higher enchantments. Wand shops' premier charging service is especially useful, since it effectively gives you one extra charge on your [[wand of wishing]].
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		+	Shopkeeper services additionally provide a way to identify, curse, uncurse, enchant, and charge items without breaking any conducts, if the appropriate shops are found.

	=== Potion farming ===		=== Potion farming ===

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	The price of services will be mentioned under the individual service headings, but in general, it is strongly dependent on the object on which the service is being performed. Your charisma also affects the price of services, but to a lesser degree than it affects the price of objects.		The price of services will be mentioned under the individual service headings, but in general, it is strongly dependent on the object on which the service is being performed. Your charisma also affects the price of services, but to a lesser degree than it affects the price of objects.
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		+	You can open the Shopkeeper Services window by attempting to pay a shopkeeper.

	== Availability of services ==		== Availability of services ==

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 Erodeproofing costs more the more eroded your armor is, with a minimum of 100 zm and a maximum of 1000 zm. The base cost is 300 zm plus an additional 300 zm per level of erosion,{{refsrc|shk.c|5165|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} doubled if the item is an artifact. There is no warning about armor which is already erodeproof.
-Just as in the case of weapons, enchanting a piece of armor will increase the enchantment by +1 and will not normally modify the BUC. Enchanting [[dragon scales]] will turn the armor into the appropriate uncursed [[dragon scale mail]] without modifying the enchantment. Shopkeepers cannot enchant armor beyond +3.{{refsrc|shk.c|5203|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} The cost of enchanting a piece of armor increases dramatically with its current enchantment. The base cost is 100 zm if the armor is negatively enchanted and otherwise (enchantment+1)^2 * 500 zm.{{refsrc|shk.c|5192|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} Artifacts cost twice as much. The base price for enchanting is affected by charisma, but there is no upper limit. The base price of enchanting a non-dragon scale, non-artifact piece of armor from +0 to +3 is 7,000 zm.
+Just as in the case of weapons, enchanting a piece of armor will increase the enchantment by +1 and will not normally modify the BUC. Enchanting [[dragon scales]] will turn the armor into the appropriate uncursed [[dragon scale mail]] without modifying the enchantment. Shopkeepers cannot enchant armor beyond +3{{refsrc|shk.c|5203|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}, but will take your zorkmids anyway. The cost of enchanting a piece of armor increases dramatically with its current enchantment. The base cost is 100 zm if the armor is negatively enchanted and otherwise (enchantment+1)^2 * 500 zm.{{refsrc|shk.c|5192|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} Artifacts cost twice as much. The base price for enchanting is affected by charisma, but there is no upper limit. The base price of enchanting a non-dragon scale, non-artifact piece of armor from +0 to +3 is 7,000 zm.
 === Charging ===

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-Shopkeepers in [[SLASH'EM]] may offer the following services: identifying, uncursing, appraisal (saying how much damage a weapon does), weapon-works, armor-works and charging. All shops offer a form of identification but not necessarily any other services. The [[black market]] always possesses full identification services, appraisal, and uncursing services.{{refsrc|shknam.c|744|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
+Shopkeepers in [[SLASH'EM]] may offer the following services: identifying, uncursing, appraisal (saying how much damage a weapon does), weapon-works, armor-works and charging. All shops offer a form of identification but not necessarily any other services. The [[Black market (SLASH'EM)|black market]] always possesses full identification services, appraisal, and uncursing services.{{refsrc|shknam.c|744|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
 Sometimes shopkeepers may try to cheat you. The probability of this mainly depends on your Charisma. It will never happen if your Charisma is 10 or more and will always happen if it is 7 or less. If your Charisma is 8 or 9, shopkeepers will sometimes try to cheat you, with a probability dependent on your Luck.{{refsrc|shk.c|25|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} On a related note, many services will not work properly if you are hallucinating or confused.
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 == Pricing ==
-All services have a base cost. This base cost is then modified by the player's [[charisma]]. If the service is being done in the [[black market]], the price is then multiplied by 3. The price is then restricted by the upper and lower bound associated with the service. The upper bound is also modified by charisma; every point of charisma above 10 will lower the upper bound by 2%, but never lower than the lower bound.{{refsrc|shknam.c|5489|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
+All services have a base cost. This base cost is then modified by the player's [[charisma]]. If the service is being done in the [[Black market (SLASH'EM)|black market]], the price is then multiplied by 3. The price is then restricted by the upper and lower bound associated with the service. The upper bound is also modified by charisma; every point of charisma above 10 will lower the upper bound by 2%, but never lower than the lower bound.{{refsrc|shknam.c|5489|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
 The base price is modified as shown in this table.

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 Armor works are similar to weapon works. Only armor shops can offer armor works, the types of armor works offered are erodeproofing and enchanting, and both these improvements work even when you are hallucinating or confused.
-Erodeproofing costs more the more eroded your armour is, with a minimum of 100 zm and a maximum of 1000 zm. The base cost is 300 zm plus an additional 300 zm per level of erosion<ref>{{sourcecode|shk.c|5165|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}</ref>, doubled if the item is an artifact. There is no warning about armor which is already erodeproof.
+Erodeproofing costs more the more eroded your armor is, with a minimum of 100 zm and a maximum of 1000 zm. The base cost is 300 zm plus an additional 300 zm per level of erosion<ref>{{sourcecode|shk.c|5165|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}</ref>, doubled if the item is an artifact. There is no warning about armor which is already erodeproof.
-Just as in the case of weapons, enchanting a piece of armor will increase the enchantment by +1 and will not normally modify the BUC. Enchanting [[dragon scales]] will turn the armor into the appropriate uncursed [[dragon scale mail]] without modifying the enchantment. Shopkeepers cannot enchant armor beyond +3<ref>{{sourcecode|shk.c|5203|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}</ref>. The cost of enchanting a piece of armor increases dramatically with its current enchantment. The base cost is 100 zm if the armour is negatively enchanted and otherwise (enchantment+1)^2 * 500 zm<ref>{{sourcecode|shk.c|5192|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}</ref>. Artifacts cost twice as much. The base price for enchanting is affected by charisma, but there is no upper limit. The base price of enchanting a non-dragon scale, non-artifact piece of armor from +0 to +3 is 7,000 zm.
+Just as in the case of weapons, enchanting a piece of armor will increase the enchantment by +1 and will not normally modify the BUC. Enchanting [[dragon scales]] will turn the armor into the appropriate uncursed [[dragon scale mail]] without modifying the enchantment. Shopkeepers cannot enchant armor beyond +3<ref>{{sourcecode|shk.c|5203|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}</ref>. The cost of enchanting a piece of armor increases dramatically with its current enchantment. The base cost is 100 zm if the armor is negatively enchanted and otherwise (enchantment+1)^2 * 500 zm<ref>{{sourcecode|shk.c|5192|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}</ref>. Artifacts cost twice as much. The base price for enchanting is affected by charisma, but there is no upper limit. The base price of enchanting a non-dragon scale, non-artifact piece of armor from +0 to +3 is 7,000 zm.
 === Charging ===