Spellbook of cancellation - Revision history

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‎Effects

Umbire the Phantom at 08:01, 27 May 2021

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Actual-nh: High XL - overcome MR better than a wand can

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High XL - overcome MR better than a wand can

Umbire the Phantom at 03:47, 18 February 2020

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Umbire the Phantom at 22:07, 11 January 2020

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Aximili: Changes to sectioning

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Pinkbeast at 19:56, 26 November 2019

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	{{spellbook\|name=cancellation\|level=7\|type=matter\|turns=64\|direction=beam\|equiv=[[wand of cancellation]]\|abundance=1.52%}}		{{spellbook\|name=cancellation\|level=7\|type=matter\|turns=64\|direction=beam\|equiv=[[wand of cancellation]]\|abundance=1.52%}}

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 ==Effects==
 {{main|Cancellation}}
-When cast, the spell of it fires a [[beam]] which works exactly like the [[wand of cancellation]]: items will be uncursed and unenchanted, scrolls and most spellbooks will be blanked, most wands and magical tools lose their charges, and most potions will be turned into water. Monsters hit by the spell must each pass a [[Magic resistance (monster)|monster MR]] check; if they fail, they can lose a lot or all of their special attacks.
+When cast, the spell fires a [[beam]] which works exactly like the [[wand of cancellation]]: items will be uncursed and unenchanted, scrolls and most spellbooks will be blanked, most wands and magical tools lose their charges, and most potions will be turned into water. Monsters hit by the spell must each pass a [[Magic resistance (monster)|monster MR]] check; if they fail, they can lose most or all of their special attacks.
 The spellbook of cancellation is the only book that cannot be cancelled into a [[spellbook of blank paper]] by the spell or wand of cancellation, and the spell also cannot cancel the wand of cancellation or the [[wand of nothing]].

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 ==Effects==
-{{main| ancellation}}
+{{main|Cancellation}}
 When cast, the spell of it fires a [[beam]] which works exactly like the [[wand of cancellation]]: items will be uncursed and unenchanted, scrolls and most spellbooks will be blanked, most wands and magical tools lose their charges, and most potions will be turned into water. Monsters hit by the spell must each pass a [[Magic resistance (monster)|monster MR]] check; if they fail, they can lose a lot or all of their special attacks.

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 ==Effects==
-{{main|cancellation}}
+{{main| ancellation}}
-The spellbook of cancellation is the only book that cannot be cancelled into a [[spellbook of blank paper]] by the spell or wand of cancellation, and the spell also cannot cancel the wand of cancellation or the [[wand of nothing]].
+When cast, the spell of it fires a [[beam]] which works exactly like the [[wand of cancellation]]: items will be uncursed and unenchanted, scrolls and most spellbooks will be blanked, most wands and magical tools lose their charges, and most potions will be turned into water. Monsters hit by the spell must each pass a [[Magic resistance (monster)|monster MR]] check; if they fail, they can lose a lot or all of their special attacks.
-When cast, the spell of it fires a [[beam]] which works exactly like the [[wand of cancellation]]: items will be uncursed and unenchanted, scrolls and most spellbooks will be blanked, most wands and magical tools lose their charges, and most potions will be turned into water. Monsters hit by the spell must each pass a [[Magic resistance (monster)|monster MR]] check; if they fail, they can lose a lot or all of their special attacks.
+The spellbook of cancellation is the only book that cannot be cancelled into a [[spellbook of blank paper]] by the spell or wand of cancellation, and the spell also cannot cancel the wand of cancellation or the [[wand of nothing]].
 ==Strategy==
-The spell is very difficult to cast and of questionable utility, as {{spell of|finger of death}} costs the same while killing most monsters outright; [[zap]]ping a wand of cancellation will suffice for most situations, with the same benefits and drawbacks beyond the massive cost in spell power. One benefit of using the spell over the wand is that the spellbook can be safely stored in a [[bag of holding]]. At a high [[experience level]], it can also overcome monster MR better than the wand.
+The spell is very difficult to cast and of questionable utility - {{spell of|finger of death}} can kill most monsters outright for the same cost in magic power. [[Zap]]ping a wand of cancellation will suffice for most situations, possessing the same benefits and drawbacks without the high magic power requirement. However, the spell has some benefits over the wand: a spellbook does not require special care around a [[bag of holding]] like the wand of cancellation, and at higher [[experience level]]s, the spell has a significant advantage in successfully passing monster magic resistance checks.
 [[Category:Spellbooks|Cancellation]]
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 ==Strategy==
-The spell is very difficult to cast and of questionable utility, as {{spell of|finger of death}} costs the same while killing most monsters outright; [[zap]]ping a wand of cancellation will suffice for most situations, with the same benefits and drawbacks beyond the massive cost in spell power. One benefit of using the spell over the wand is that the spellbook can be safely stored in a [[bag of holding]].
+The spell is very difficult to cast and of questionable utility, as {{spell of|finger of death}} costs the same while killing most monsters outright; [[zap]]ping a wand of cancellation will suffice for most situations, with the same benefits and drawbacks beyond the massive cost in spell power. One benefit of using the spell over the wand is that the spellbook can be safely stored in a [[bag of holding]]. At a high [[experience level]], it can also overcome monster MR better than the wand.
 [[Category:Spellbooks|Cancellation]]
 {{nethack-364}}

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 {{spellbook|name=cancellation|level=7|type=matter|turns=64|direction=beam|equiv=[[wand of cancellation]]|abundance=1.52%}}
-The '''spellbook of cancellation''' allows you to learn the '''cancellation''' spell.
 ==Effects==
 When cast, it fires a [[beam]] which works exactly like the [[wand of cancellation]]: items will be uncursed and unenchanted, scrolls and most spellbooks will be blanked, most wands and magical tools lose their charges, and most potions will be turned into water. Monsters hit by the spell must each pass a [[Magic resistance (monster)|monster MR]] check; if they fail, they can lose a lot or all of their special attacks. See the [[cancellation]] article for more details.
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 ==Srategy==
-The spell is very difficult to cast, {{spell of|finger of death}} costs the same while killing most monsters outright, and the beam has has the same effect as [[zap]]ping a wand of cancellation would. This makes the spell one of questionable utility since a wand of cancellation or two usually suffices is usually enough for all of one's cancellation needs, with the same benefits and drawbacks beyond the massive cost in spell power. One benefit of using the spell over the wand is that the spellbook can be stored in a [[bag of holding]].
+The spell is very difficult to cast, and {{spell of|finger of death}} costs the same while killing most monsters outright, and the beam has has the same effect as [[zap]]ping a wand of cancellation would. This makes the spell one of questionable utility ,since a wand of cancellation or two usually suffices is usually enough for all of one's cancellation needs, with the same benefits and drawbacks beyond the massive cost in spell power. One benefit of using the spell over the wand is that the spellbook can be stored in a [[bag of holding]].
 [[Category:Spellbooks|Cancellation]]
-{{nethack-360}}
+{{nethack-364}}