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{{tool
|appearance=smooth-gemmed head-chain
|cost=333
|weight=3
|color=gold
|material=gemstone
}}

A '''soul-lens''' is a type of [[tool]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], and is worn in the eye slot. Though it is listed as being made of [[glass]], the soul-lens is given a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|base material]] of [[gemstone]] with a submaterial of a specific gem type, and appears as a '''smooth-gemmed head-chain''' of that gemstone's color when unidentified (e.g. "a brilliant blue gem smooth-gemmed head-chain") - when identified, its gemstone type is appended to the item name (e.g. "a magicite soul-lens").

The soul-lens is the [[base item]] for the [[artifact]] [[The Eye of the Overworld]], which is always made of morganite.

==Description==
While worn, a soul-lens doubles the die size used for damage from bound [[Spirits (dNetHack)|spirits]]. Heroes of certain roles and races that have an [[alignment record]] of 20 or better gain additional bonuses from wearing a non-cursed soul lens:

* [[Monk]]s wearing a soul-lens gain a spellcasting bonus equal to half their armor modifier (i.e. 12), and gain the full armor modifier bonus if they are wearing The Eye of the Overworld.
* [[Elf (starting race)|elves]] and heroes that cast using [[charisma]], i.e. [[Madpeople]] and any hero that has [[Ose]] bound, gain a bonus equal to their full armor modifier.
* The bonus becomes a penalty if the hero's alignment is negative, or else if the soul-lens is cursed.

[[Light-elves]] can pick up and wear soul lenses to enable their spellcasting abilities.
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 While [[worn]], a soul-lens doubles the die size used for damage from bound [[Spirits (dNetHack)|spirits]]. Heroes of certain roles and races that have an [[alignment record]] of at least 20 gain additional bonuses from wearing a non-cursed soul lens:
-* [[Monk/dNetHack|Monks]] wearing a soul-lens gain a spellcasting bonus equal to half their armor modifier (i.e. 12), and gain the full armor modifier bonus if they are wearing The Eye of the Overworld.
+* Monks wearing a soul-lens gain a spellcasting bonus equal to half their armor modifier (i.e. 12), and gain the full armor modifier bonus if they are wearing The Eye of the Overworld.
 * [[Elf (starting race)#dNetHack|Elves]] and heroes of other races that cast using [[charisma]] (i.e. [[Madpeople]] and any hero that has the [[Spirits (dNetHack)|spirit]] [[Ose]] bound) gain a bonus equal to their full armor modifier.
 * The bonus becomes a penalty if the hero's alignment is negative, or else if the soul-lens is cursed.

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 {{tool
   |appearance=smooth-gemmed head-chain
   |cost=333
   |weight=3
   |material=gemstone
 }}
-A '''soul-lens''' is a type of [[tool]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. It is worn in the eye slot.
+A '''soul-lens''' is a type of [[tool]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]].
-Though it is listed as being made of [[glass]], the soul-lens is given a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|base material]] of [[gemstone]] with a submaterial of a specific gem type, and appears as a '''smooth-gemmed head-chain''' of that gemstone's color when unidentified (e.g. "a brilliant blue gem smooth-gemmed head-chain")&mdash;when identified, its gemstone type is appended to the item name (e.g. "a magicite soul-lens").
+The soul-lens is the [[base item]] for the [[Monk/dNetHack|Monk]] [[quest artifact]], [[The Eye of the Overworld]], which is always made of morganite.
-The soul-lens is the [[base item]] for the [[artifact]] [[The Eye of the Overworld]], which is always made of morganite.
+==Generation==
 ==Description==

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   |material=gemstone
 }}
-A '''soul-lens''' is a type of [[tool]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], and is worn in the eye slot. Though it is listed as being made of [[glass]], the soul-lens is given a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|base material]] of [[gemstone]] with a submaterial of a specific gem type, and appears as a '''smooth-gemmed head-chain''' of that gemstone's color when unidentified (e.g. "a brilliant blue gem smooth-gemmed head-chain") - when identified, its gemstone type is appended to the item name (e.g. "a magicite soul-lens").
+Though it is listed as being made of [[glass]], the soul-lens is given a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|base material]] of [[gemstone]] with a submaterial of a specific gem type, and appears as a '''smooth-gemmed head-chain''' of that gemstone's color when unidentified (e.g. "a brilliant blue gem smooth-gemmed head-chain")&mdash;when identified, its gemstone type is appended to the item name (e.g. "a magicite soul-lens").
 The soul-lens is the [[base item]] for the [[artifact]] [[The Eye of the Overworld]], which is always made of morganite.
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 While [[worn]], a soul-lens doubles the die size used for damage from bound [[Spirits (dNetHack)|spirits]]. Heroes of certain roles and races that have an [[alignment record]] of at least 20 gain additional bonuses from wearing a non-cursed soul lens:
-* [[Monk]]s wearing a soul-lens gain a spellcasting bonus equal to half their armor modifier (i.e. 12), and gain the full armor modifier bonus if they are wearing The Eye of the Overworld.
+* [[Monk/dNetHack|Monks]] wearing a soul-lens gain a spellcasting bonus equal to half their armor modifier (i.e. 12), and gain the full armor modifier bonus if they are wearing The Eye of the Overworld.
-* [[Elf (starting race)|Elves]] and heroes of other races that cast using [[charisma]], i.e. [[Madpeople]] and any hero that has [[Ose]] bound, gain a bonus equal to their full armor modifier.
+* [[Elf (starting race)#dNetHack|Elves]] and heroes of other races that cast using [[charisma]] (i.e. [[Madpeople]] and any hero that has the [[Spirits (dNetHack)|spirit]] [[Ose]] bound) gain a bonus equal to their full armor modifier.
 * The bonus becomes a penalty if the hero's alignment is negative, or else if the soul-lens is cursed.
-[[Light-elves]] can pick up and wear soul lenses to enable their spellcasting abilities.
+[[Light-elves]] can [[pick up]] and wear soul lenses to enable their spellcasting abilities.
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