Talk:Magic marker - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: /* Chain lightning missing from Magic Marker spellbook table */ reply

2025-11-30T04:43:27Z

‎Chain lightning missing from Magic Marker spellbook table: reply

A1 at 07:41, 23 November 2025

2025-11-23T07:41:47Z

Actual-nh: /* Writing scrolls only known by (randomized) label */ Formatting

2021-04-22T01:26:19Z

‎Writing scrolls only known by (randomized) label: Formatting

Actual-nh: /* Writing scrolls only known by (randomized) label */ new section

2021-04-22T01:24:26Z

‎Writing scrolls only known by (randomized) label: new section

Scorchgeek: /* uses for near-empty marker */

2014-02-06T17:22:41Z

‎uses for near-empty marker

Qazmlpok: /* speed */

2011-05-19T00:24:13Z

‎speed

Tjr: /* speed */ new section

2011-05-18T23:11:30Z

‎speed: new section

Tjr: /* uses for near-empty marker */

2009-06-02T09:08:32Z

‎uses for near-empty marker

Tjr: /* uses for near-empty marker */ new section

2009-06-02T09:07:30Z

‎uses for near-empty marker: new section

Shijun: /* B/U/C */ response

2009-02-12T18:55:21Z

‎B/U/C: response

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	==Chain lightning missing from Magic Marker spellbook table==		==Chain lightning missing from Magic Marker spellbook table==
	Not sure what it costs --[[User:A1\|A1]] ([[User talk:A1\|talk]]) 07:41, 23 November 2025 (UTC)		Not sure what it costs --[[User:A1\|A1]] ([[User talk:A1\|talk]]) 07:41, 23 November 2025 (UTC)
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		+	:The same as any other level 2 spellbook. --[[User:Umbire the Phantom\|Umbire the Phantom]] ([[User talk:Umbire the Phantom\|talk]]) 04:43, 30 November 2025 (UTC)

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	* Under 'Writing success chance': "However, you can use the discoveries list to see the label or color, then enter that at the prompt instead, which also guarantees success."		* Under 'Writing success chance': "However, you can use the discoveries list to see the label or color, then enter that at the prompt instead, which also guarantees success."
	These would appear to be contradictory. -[[User:Actual-nh\|Actual-nh]] ([[User talk:Actual-nh\|talk]]) 01:24, 22 April 2021 (UTC)		These would appear to be contradictory. -[[User:Actual-nh\|Actual-nh]] ([[User talk:Actual-nh\|talk]]) 01:24, 22 April 2021 (UTC)
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		+	==Chain lightning missing from Magic Marker spellbook table==
		+	Not sure what it costs --[[User:A1\|A1]] ([[User talk:A1\|talk]]) 07:41, 23 November 2025 (UTC)

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 == Writing scrolls only known by (randomized) label ==
-Under Effects: 'This means that if you want to write a scroll of remove curse, and you have informally identified ZELGO MER as remove curse, you should write, in all capitals, "ZELGO MER". If you have only informally identified "remove curse", your attempt will be subject to the normal failure chance from trying to write an unidentified scroll.'
+* Under Effects: 'This means that if you want to write a scroll of remove curse, and you have informally identified ZELGO MER as remove curse, you should write, in all capitals, "ZELGO MER". If you have only informally identified "remove curse", your attempt will be subject to the normal failure chance from trying to write an unidentified scroll.'
-Under 'Writing success chance': "However, you can use the discoveries list to see the label or color, then enter that at the prompt instead, which also guarantees success."
+* Under 'Writing success chance': "However, you can use the discoveries list to see the label or color, then enter that at the prompt instead, which also guarantees success."
 These would appear to be contradictory. -[[User:Actual-nh|Actual-nh]] ([[User talk:Actual-nh|talk]]) 01:24, 22 April 2021 (UTC)

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	How many turns / actions does it take to write a scroll or spellbook? --[[User:Tjr\|Tjr]] 23:11, 18 May 2011 (UTC)		How many turns / actions does it take to write a scroll or spellbook? --[[User:Tjr\|Tjr]] 23:11, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
	:Should just be one. Experience and the source show nothing about this being a multi turn action. -- [[User:Qazmlpok\|Qazmlpok]] 00:24, 19 May 2011 (UTC)		:Should just be one. Experience and the source show nothing about this being a multi turn action. -- [[User:Qazmlpok\|Qazmlpok]] 00:24, 19 May 2011 (UTC)
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		+	== Writing scrolls only known by (randomized) label ==
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		+	Under Effects: 'This means that if you want to write a scroll of remove curse, and you have informally identified ZELGO MER as remove curse, you should write, in all capitals, "ZELGO MER". If you have only informally identified "remove curse", your attempt will be subject to the normal failure chance from trying to write an unidentified scroll.'
		+	Under 'Writing success chance': "However, you can use the discoveries list to see the label or color, then enter that at the prompt instead, which also guarantees success."
		+	These would appear to be contradictory. -[[User:Actual-nh\|Actual-nh]] ([[User talk:Actual-nh\|talk]]) 01:24, 22 April 2021 (UTC)

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 This is so obscure I'm not adding it to the article.
 -[[User:Tjr|Tjr]] 09:07, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
 == speed ==

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	How many turns / actions does it take to write a scroll or spellbook? --[[User:Tjr\|Tjr]] 23:11, 18 May 2011 (UTC)		How many turns / actions does it take to write a scroll or spellbook? --[[User:Tjr\|Tjr]] 23:11, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
		+	:Should just be one. Experience and the source show nothing about this being a multi turn action. -- [[User:Qazmlpok\|Qazmlpok]] 00:24, 19 May 2011 (UTC)

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	This is so obscure I'm not adding it to the article.		This is so obscure I'm not adding it to the article.
	-[[User:Tjr\|Tjr]] 09:07, 2 June 2009 (UTC)		-[[User:Tjr\|Tjr]] 09:07, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
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		+	== speed ==
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		+	How many turns / actions does it take to write a scroll or spellbook? --[[User:Tjr\|Tjr]] 23:11, 18 May 2011 (UTC)

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 * charge-test unkown scrolls. If you definitively do not have enough ink to write FOOBIE BLETCH, you will be told so and consume nothing. [[Source:Write.c#line169]]
 * polymorph it, hoping to get a new margic marker
 This is so obscure I'm not adding it to the article.
 -[[User:Tjr|Tjr]] 09:07, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

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	:I'll just quote from [[Magic marker#BUC]]: "When you write a scroll or spellbook, the BUC of the resulting item is the sum of the BUCs of the marker and the blank scroll/spellbook. A blessed marker will uncurse cursed scrolls, and bless uncursed ones. A cursed marker will unbless blessed scrolls, and curse uncursed ones. This means that uncursed markers are the most useful, because they can be used to write both cursed and blessed scrolls, depending on the paper used." —[[User:Shijun\|Shijun]] 18:55, 12 February 2009 (UTC)		:I'll just quote from [[Magic marker#BUC]]: "When you write a scroll or spellbook, the BUC of the resulting item is the sum of the BUCs of the marker and the blank scroll/spellbook. A blessed marker will uncurse cursed scrolls, and bless uncursed ones. A cursed marker will unbless blessed scrolls, and curse uncursed ones. This means that uncursed markers are the most useful, because they can be used to write both cursed and blessed scrolls, depending on the paper used." —[[User:Shijun\|Shijun]] 18:55, 12 February 2009 (UTC)
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		+	== uses for near-empty marker ==
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		+	If a magic marker is nearly empty, e.g. (1:5), I can think of only two uses for it:
		+	* charge-test unkown scrolls. If you definitively do not have enough ink to write FOOBIE BLETCH, you will be told so and consume nothing. [[Source:Write.c#line169]]
		+	* polymorph it, hoping to get a new margic marker
		+	This is so obscure I'm not adding it to the article.
		+	-[[User:Tjr\|Tjr]] 09:07, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

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	==B/U/C==		==B/U/C==
	what differance does B/U/C status make? [[Special:Contributions/60.242.66.41\|60.242.66.41]] 09:25, 12 February 2009 (UTC)		what differance does B/U/C status make? [[Special:Contributions/60.242.66.41\|60.242.66.41]] 09:25, 12 February 2009 (UTC)
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		+	:I'll just quote from [[Magic marker#BUC]]: "When you write a scroll or spellbook, the BUC of the resulting item is the sum of the BUCs of the marker and the blank scroll/spellbook. A blessed marker will uncurse cursed scrolls, and bless uncursed ones. A cursed marker will unbless blessed scrolls, and curse uncursed ones. This means that uncursed markers are the most useful, because they can be used to write both cursed and blessed scrolls, depending on the paper used." —[[User:Shijun\|Shijun]] 18:55, 12 February 2009 (UTC)