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 ==Generation==
-The Eye of the Beholder is only generated upon killing the Beholder in a way that would normally leave a [[corpse]] (i.e. any method minus [[disintegration]] or [[digest]]ing).{{refsrc|mon.c|282|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2|name=leftover}} Since the Beholder is always generated in the Neutral Quest, its Eye cannot be [[wish]]ed for and will always revert to its base item if left in [[bones]].
+The Eye of the Beholder is only generated upon killing the Beholder in a way that would normally leave a [[corpse]] (i.e. any method minus [[disintegration]] or [[digest]]ing).{{refsrc|mon.c|282|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2|name=leftover}}
 ==Description==

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 ==Description==
-[[Invoking]] The Eye of the Beholder has different effects dependent on the character's current [[luck]]: if invoked at -10 luck or lower, they are subjected to an [[instadeath]], and otherwise the Eye gazes upon all non-[[undead]] monsters in the [[hero]]'s line of sight, reducing them to {{frac|3}} of their current [[hit points]], with a -3 penalty to luck and [[alignment record]] applied regardless of the outcome.{{refsrc|artifact.c|1614|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|artifact.c|1621|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|artifact.c|1632|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} In Hack'EM, the Eye of the Beholder also grants [[warning]] while wielded and functions similarly to [[The Eye of Vecna]] in [[EvilHack]]: invoking it casts death magic upon all monsters in the character's line of sight: this significantly reduces the HP of monsters that do not resist it, and has a {{frac|3|20}} chance of killing them outright unless they have magic resistance. This effect does not anger peaceful monsters or reduce tameness in [[pet]]s, and cannot ever kill monsters directly.
+[[Invoking]] The Eye of the Beholder has different effects dependent on the [[hero]]'s current [[luck]]: if invoked at -10 luck or lower, they are subjected to an [[instadeath]], and otherwise the Eye gazes upon all non-[[undead]] monsters in the hero's line of sight, reducing them to {{frac|3}} of their current [[hit points]], with a -3 penalty to luck and [[alignment record]] applied regardless of the outcome.{{refsrc|artifact.c|1614|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|artifact.c|1621|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|artifact.c|1632|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
-Attempting to [[eat]] The Eye of the Beholder will bring up a prompt asking the player if they are sure they want to do so.{{refsrc|eat.c|2390|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} If a character eats The Eye of the Beholder, they take {{rn1|50|150}} damage;{{refsrc|eat.c|2118|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} in Hack'EM, the damage is increased to {{rn1|150|250}} if The Eye is cursed. A character can also [[sacrifice]] The Eye of the Beholder at an altar, which is treated as a maximum-value sacrifice.{{refsrc|pray.c|1303|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
+In Hack'EM, the Eye of the Beholder also grants [[warning]] while wielded and functions similarly to [[The Eye of Vecna]] in [[EvilHack]]: invoking it casts death magic upon all monsters in the hero's line of sight: this significantly reduces the HP of monsters that do not resist it, and has a {{frac|3|20}} chance of killing them outright unless they have magic resistance. This effect does not anger peaceful monsters or reduce tameness in [[pet]]s, and cannot ever kill monsters directly.
 ==Strategy==
-The Eye of the Beholder is generally the weakest of the alignment quest artifacts: it lacks any effects outside of being invoked, and the invocation effect is of mixed usefulness. It can be worth keeping around to trivialize clearing out monster-filled levels and rooms such as [[zoo]]s and [[throne room]]s, though a character should light up the room beforehand, e.g. with a [[scroll of light]], [[wand of light]] or [[spell of light]].
+In SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM, The Eye of the Beholder is generally the weakest of the alignment quest artifacts: it lacks any effects outside of being invoked, and the invocation effect is of mixed usefulness. It can be worth keeping around to trivialize clearing out monster-filled levels and rooms such as [[zoo]]s and [[throne room]]s, though a hero should light up the room beforehand, e.g. with a [[scroll of light]], [[wand of light]] or [[spell of light]].
-A character who finds themselves with an [[angry]] god might consider sacrificing the Eye: it is guaranteed to reduce a god's anger by 3 for non-chaotic characters, or by 2 for chaotic characters. Sacrificing high-level corpses is generally better, but corpse-leaving monsters of high enough level can take a while to generate, particularly for chaotic characters. Others who do not intend to use or sacrifice the Eye should bag it: it provides no benefit when carried, and there is always the risk of accidentally sacrificing or eating it. The Eye's low weight and moderate value make it worthwhile to bring it to the [[Astral Plane]] for [[scoring]] purposes.
+A hero who finds themselves with an [[angry]] god might consider sacrificing the Eye&mdash;it is guaranteed to reduce a god's anger by 3 for non-chaotic characters, or by 2 for chaotic characters. Sacrificing high-level corpses is generally better, but corpse-dropping monsters of high enough level can take a while to generate, particularly for chaotic heroes. Others who do not intend to use or sacrifice the Eye should bag it, since it provides no benefit when carried and there is always the risk of accidentally sacrificing or eating it. The Eye's low weight and moderate value make it worthwhile to bring it to the [[Astral Plane]] for [[scoring]] purposes.
 In Hack'EM, the Eye of the Beholder can be wielded to detect hidden hostile monsters that [[telepathy]] cannot reveal, such as [[trapper]]s and [[lurkers above]].

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 {{artifact
   |color=white
-  |base=eyeball
+  |base=eyeball (SLASH'EM)
   |glyph=%
   |affiliation=<ul><li>[[neutral]]</li><li>[[alignment quest]] [[artifact]]s</li><li>[[Beholder (SLASH'EM)|Beholder]]</li></ul>
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   |material=flesh
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+'''The Eye of the Beholder''' is an [[artifact]] that appears in [[SLASH'EM]], [[SlashTHEM]] and [[Hack'EM]]. It is [[neutral]]-aligned, and its [[base item]] is the disembodied [[Eyeball (SLASH'EM)|eyeball]] of [[Beholder (SLASH'EM)|the Beholder]]. The Eye of the Beholder is one of the rewards for completing the [[Neutral Quest]].
 ==Generation==

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 [[Invoking]] The Eye of the Beholder has different effects dependent on the character's current [[luck]]: if invoked at -10 luck or lower, they are subjected to an [[instadeath]], and otherwise the Eye gazes upon all non-[[undead]] monsters in the [[hero]]'s line of sight, reducing them to {{frac|3}} of their current [[hit points]], with a -3 penalty to luck and [[alignment record]] applied regardless of the outcome.{{refsrc|artifact.c|1614|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|artifact.c|1621|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|artifact.c|1632|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} In Hack'EM, the Eye of the Beholder also grants [[warning]] while wielded and functions similarly to [[The Eye of Vecna]] in [[EvilHack]]: invoking it casts death magic upon all monsters in the character's line of sight: this significantly reduces the HP of monsters that do not resist it, and has a {{frac|3|20}} chance of killing them outright unless they have magic resistance. This effect does not anger peaceful monsters or reduce tameness in [[pet]]s, and cannot ever kill monsters directly.
-Attempting to [[eat]] The Eye of the Beholder (or any eyeball) will bring up a prompt asking the player if they are sure they want to do so.{{refsrc|eat.c|2390|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} If a character eats The Eye of the Beholder, they take {{rn1|50|150}} damage;{{refsrc|eat.c|2118|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} in Hack'EM, the damage is increased to {{rn1|150|250}} if The Eye is cursed. A character can also [[sacrifice]] The Eye of the Beholder at an altar, which is treated as a maximum-value sacrifice.{{refsrc|pray.c|1303|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
+Attempting to [[eat]] The Eye of the Beholder will bring up a prompt asking the player if they are sure they want to do so.{{refsrc|eat.c|2390|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} If a character eats The Eye of the Beholder, they take {{rn1|50|150}} damage;{{refsrc|eat.c|2118|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} in Hack'EM, the damage is increased to {{rn1|150|250}} if The Eye is cursed. A character can also [[sacrifice]] The Eye of the Beholder at an altar, which is treated as a maximum-value sacrifice.{{refsrc|pray.c|1303|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
 ==Strategy==

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 ==Description==
-[[Invoking]] The Eye of the Beholder has different effects dependent on the character's current [[luck]]: if invoked at -10 luck or lower, they are subjected to an [[instadeath]], and otherwise the Eye gazes upon all non-[[undead]] monsters in the character's line of sight, reducing them to {{frac|3}} of their current [[hit points]], with a -3 penalty to luck and [[alignment record]] applied regardless of the outcome.{{refsrc|artifact.c|1614|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|artifact.c|1621|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|artifact.c|1632|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} In Hack'EM, the Eye of the Beholder also grants [[warning]] while wielded and functions similarly to [[The Eye of Vecna]] in [[EvilHack]]: invoking it casts death magic upon all monsters in the character's line of sight: this significantly reduces the HP of monsters that do not resist it, and has a {{frac|3|20}} chance of killing them outright unless they have magic resistance. This effect does not anger peaceful monsters or reduce tameness in [[pet]]s, and cannot ever kill monsters directly.
+[[Invoking]] The Eye of the Beholder has different effects dependent on the character's current [[luck]]: if invoked at -10 luck or lower, they are subjected to an [[instadeath]], and otherwise the Eye gazes upon all non-[[undead]] monsters in the [[hero]]'s line of sight, reducing them to {{frac|3}} of their current [[hit points]], with a -3 penalty to luck and [[alignment record]] applied regardless of the outcome.{{refsrc|artifact.c|1614|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|artifact.c|1621|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|artifact.c|1632|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} In Hack'EM, the Eye of the Beholder also grants [[warning]] while wielded and functions similarly to [[The Eye of Vecna]] in [[EvilHack]]: invoking it casts death magic upon all monsters in the character's line of sight: this significantly reduces the HP of monsters that do not resist it, and has a {{frac|3|20}} chance of killing them outright unless they have magic resistance. This effect does not anger peaceful monsters or reduce tameness in [[pet]]s, and cannot ever kill monsters directly.
 Attempting to [[eat]] The Eye of the Beholder (or any eyeball) will bring up a prompt asking the player if they are sure they want to do so.{{refsrc|eat.c|2390|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} If a character eats The Eye of the Beholder, they take {{rn1|50|150}} damage;{{refsrc|eat.c|2118|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} in Hack'EM, the damage is increased to {{rn1|150|250}} if The Eye is cursed. A character can also [[sacrifice]] The Eye of the Beholder at an altar, which is treated as a maximum-value sacrifice.{{refsrc|pray.c|1303|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}

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   |weight=1
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 ==Description==
-[[Invoking]] The Eye of the Beholder has different effects dependent on your current [[luck]]: if invoked at -10 luck or lower, you are subjected to an [[instadeath]], and otherwise the Eye gazes upon all non-[[undead]] monsters in the character's line of sight, reducing them to {{frac|3}} of their current [[hit points]], and a -3 penalty to luck and [[alignment record]] is applied regardless of outcome.{{refsrc|artifact.c|1614|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|artifact.c|1621|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|artifact.c|1632|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} In Hack'EM, the Eye of the Beholder functions similarly to [[The Eye of Vecna]] in [[EvilHack]], and casts death magic upon all monsters in your line of sight: this significantly reduces the HP of monsters that do not resist it, and has a {{frac|3|20}} chance of killing them outright unless they have magic resistance. This effect does not anger peaceful monsters or reduce tameness in [[pet]]s, and cannot ever kill monsters directly. In Hack'EM, The Eye of the Beholder also grants [[warning]] while wielded.
+[[Invoking]] The Eye of the Beholder has different effects dependent on the character's current [[luck]]: if invoked at -10 luck or lower, they are subjected to an [[instadeath]], and otherwise the Eye gazes upon all non-[[undead]] monsters in the character's line of sight, reducing them to {{frac|3}} of their current [[hit points]], with a -3 penalty to luck and [[alignment record]] applied regardless of the outcome.{{refsrc|artifact.c|1614|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|artifact.c|1621|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|artifact.c|1632|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} In Hack'EM, the Eye of the Beholder also grants [[warning]] while wielded and functions similarly to [[The Eye of Vecna]] in [[EvilHack]]: invoking it casts death magic upon all monsters in the character's line of sight: this significantly reduces the HP of monsters that do not resist it, and has a {{frac|3|20}} chance of killing them outright unless they have magic resistance. This effect does not anger peaceful monsters or reduce tameness in [[pet]]s, and cannot ever kill monsters directly.
-Attempting to [[eat]] The Eye of the Beholder (or any eyeball) will bring up a prompt asking if you are sure you want to do so.{{refsrc|eat.c|2390|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} If a character eats The Eye of the Beholder, they take {{rn1|50|150}} damage;{{refsrc|eat.c|2118|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} in Hack'EM, the damage is increased to {{rn1|150|250}} if The Eye is cursed. You can also [[sacrifice]] The Eye of the Beholder at an altar, which is equivalent to sacrificing a corpse of the highest possible level; it can be sacrificed at any time.{{refsrc|pray.c|1303|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
+Attempting to [[eat]] The Eye of the Beholder (or any eyeball) will bring up a prompt asking the player if they are sure they want to do so.{{refsrc|eat.c|2390|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} If a character eats The Eye of the Beholder, they take {{rn1|50|150}} damage;{{refsrc|eat.c|2118|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} in Hack'EM, the damage is increased to {{rn1|150|250}} if The Eye is cursed. A character can also [[sacrifice]] The Eye of the Beholder at an altar, which is treated as a maximum-value sacrifice.{{refsrc|pray.c|1303|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
 ==Strategy==
-The Eye of the Beholder is generally the weakest of the alignment quest artifacts: it lacks any effects outside of being invoked, and the invocation effect is of mixed usefulness. It can be worth keeping around to trivialize clearing out monster-filled levels and rooms such as [[zoo]]s and [[throne room]]s, though you should light up the room beforehand, e.g. with a [[scroll of light]], [[wand of light]] or [[spell of light]].
+The Eye of the Beholder is generally the weakest of the alignment quest artifacts: it lacks any effects outside of being invoked, and the invocation effect is of mixed usefulness. It can be worth keeping around to trivialize clearing out monster-filled levels and rooms such as [[zoo]]s and [[throne room]]s, though a character should light up the room beforehand, e.g. with a [[scroll of light]], [[wand of light]] or [[spell of light]].
-A character who finds themselves with an [[angry]] god might consider sacrificing the Eye: it is guaranteed to reduce your god's anger by 3 for non-chaotic characters, and 2 for chaotics.  Sacrificing high-level corpses is generally better, but corpse-leaving monsters of high enough level can take a while to generate, particularly for chaotic characters.
+A character who finds themselves with an [[angry]] god might consider sacrificing the Eye: it is guaranteed to reduce a god's anger by 3 for non-chaotic characters, or by 2 for chaotic characters. Sacrificing high-level corpses is generally better, but corpse-leaving monsters of high enough level can take a while to generate, particularly for chaotic characters. Others who do not intend to use or sacrifice the Eye should bag it: it provides no benefit when carried, and there is always the risk of accidentally sacrificing or eating it. The Eye's low weight and moderate value make it worthwhile to bring it to the [[Astral Plane]] for [[scoring]] purposes.
 In Hack'EM, the Eye of the Beholder can be wielded to detect hidden hostile monsters that [[telepathy]] cannot reveal, such as [[trapper]]s and [[lurkers above]].
 ==History==
-The Eye of the Beholder is partly based on [[The Eye of Vecna#History|The Eye of Vecna]], which appears in [[SLASH 6]], an ancestor variant to [[SLASH'EM]]. The Eye of Vecna has the same effects when invoked: it turns its icy gaze on all monsters within the character's line of sight, reducing their health to a fraction of its current amount, and attempting to invoke it with a Luck of −9 or less would instead kill the character instantly; a −3 penalty to both Luck and alignment record occurs regardless. The Eye of the Beholder retains this invoke effect, though it does not have any of the Eye of Vecna's other properties.
+The Eye of the Beholder is partly based on [[The Eye of Vecna#History|The Eye of Vecna]], which appears in [[SLASH 6]], an ancestor variant to [[SLASH'EM]]. The Eye of Vecna has the same effects when invoked: it turns its icy gaze on all monsters within the character's line of sight, reducing their health to a fraction of its current amount, and attempting to invoke it with a Luck of −9 or less would instead kill the character instantly; a −3 penalty to both Luck and alignment record occurs regardless. The Eye of the Beholder retains this invoke effect in SLASH'EM, though it does not have any of the Eye of Vecna's other properties.
 ==Origin==
-The name of the artifact and perhaps its entire concept are based on the aphorism, [[Wikipedia:Eye of the Beholder|"beauty is in the eye of the beholder"]].
+The name of the artifact and perhaps its concept are both based on the aphorism, [[Wikipedia:Eye of the Beholder|"beauty is in the eye of the beholder"]].
 ==Messages==