The Eyes of the Overworld - Revision history

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Umbire the Phantom: just wiztested out of curiosity

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 ... and finally there is "the Eyes of the Overworld".  This obscure artifact pushes the wearer's view sense into the "overworld" -- another name for a segment of the Astral Plane. Usually, there is nothing to be seen.  However, the wearer is also able to look back and see the area around herself, much like looking on a map.  Why anyone would want to ...
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 [[Category:Quest artifacts|Eyes of the Overworld]]

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 ==Description==
 {{main|Astral vision}}
-While worn, The Eyes of the Overworld grant [[magic resistance]] and [[astral vision]] along with the usual effects of worn lenses: unless the [[hero]] is on the [[Rogue level]], the squares around the hero are illuminated as if lit by a [[lamp]], ignoring obstructions such as [[wall]]s, [[door]]s and [[solid rock]]; [[far look]]ing objects seen through astral vision describes the items' appearance (including type-[[name]]s) as if the hero is personally handling them, similar to a blessed [[potion of object detection]]. The Eyes of the Overworld also suppress and override the effects of [[blindness]] from any source for the duration of the status.
+While worn, The Eyes of the Overworld grant [[magic resistance]] and [[astral vision]] along with the usual effects of worn lenses: unless the [[hero]] is on the [[Rogue level]], the squares around the hero are illuminated as if lit by a [[lamp]], ignoring obstructions such as [[wall]]s, [[door]]s and [[solid rock]]; [[far look]]ing objects seen through astral vision describes the items' appearance (including type-[[name]]s) as if the hero is personally handling them, similar to a blessed [[potion of object detection]]. The Eyes of the Overworld also suppress and override the effects of [[blindness]] from any source for the duration of the status. [[Invoking]] The Eyes of the Overworld grants [[enlightenment]].
-Though they are made of a fragile material, The Eyes of the Overworld will not shatter under the normal circumstances that a pair of lenses does.
+The Eyes of the Overworld will not shatter under normal circumstances as a regular pair of lenses does.{{refsrc|src/dothrow.c|2059|nethack=3.6.7|comment=artifacts with fragile base items will not break}}
 ==Strategy==

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 {{main|Astral vision}}
 While worn, The Eyes of the Overworld grant [[magic resistance]] and [[astral vision]] along with the usual effects of worn lenses: unless the [[hero]] is on the [[Rogue level]], the squares around the hero are illuminated as if lit by a [[lamp]], ignoring obstructions such as [[wall]]s, [[door]]s and [[solid rock]]; [[far look]]ing objects seen through astral vision describes the items' appearance (including type-[[name]]s) as if the hero is personally handling them, similar to a blessed [[potion of object detection]]. The Eyes of the Overworld also suppress and override the effects of [[blindness]] from any source for the duration of the status.
 [[Invoking]] The Eyes of the Overworld grants [[enlightenment]].

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 ==Variants==
 ===SLASH'EM===
-In [[SLASH'EM]], The Eyes of the Overworld replaces [[The Mantle of Knowledge]], which serves as the Monk quest artifact in ancestor variants [[NetHack Plus]] and [[SLASH 6]].
+The Eyes of the Overworld originate in [[SLASH'EM]] where it replaces [[The Mantle of Knowledge]], which serves as the Monk quest artifact in ancestor variants [[NetHack Plus]] and [[SLASH 6]].
-The Eyes of the Overworld grant magic resistance while carried, as in NetHack 3.4.3: this makes Master Kaen immune to death magic and [[magic missile]]s once he picks it up, though this is not a concern since [[Monk/SLASH'EM|Monks in SLASH'EM]] can make short work of him with their [[technique]]s.
+The Eyes of the Overworld grant magic resistance while carried, as in NetHack 3.4.3: this makes Master Kaen immune to death magic and [[magic missile]]s once he picks it up, though this is not as much of a concern since [[Monk/SLASH'EM|Monks in SLASH'EM]] can make short work of him with their [[technique]]s.
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 ==Strategy==
 {{for|optimized invocation|Invoke#Optimum invocation schedule}}
-The Eyes of the Overworld are a solid magic resistance source for Monks that allows them to keep other slots free, such as the [[cloak]] slot for a [[robe]] or other cloak of choice; this includes a [[cloak of magic resistance]] for Monks that are not as concerned with spellcasting and/or else want a reliable backup in case the [[Wizard of Yendor]] steals them. Players attempting the [[zen]] [[conduct]] '''should ''not'' wear The Eyes of the Overworld under any circumstances''', as it will instantly break the conduct - they may elect to stash it or keep it in a [[container]] within their inventory in order to avoid accidentally [[applying]] and wearing them.
+The Eyes of the Overworld are a solid magic resistance source for Monks that allows them to keep other slots free, such as the [[cloak]] slot for a [[robe]] or other cloak of choice; this includes a [[cloak of magic resistance]] for Monks that are not as concerned with spellcasting and/or else want a reliable backup in case the [[Wizard of Yendor]] steals them. Players attempting the [[zen]] [[conduct]] '''should ''not'' wear The Eyes of the Overworld under any circumstances''', as it will instantly break the conduct&mdash;they may elect to stash it or keep it in a [[container]] within their inventory in order to avoid accidentally [[applying]] and wearing them.
-Astral vision is highly useful for navigating [[Gehennom]] without [[magic mapping]], but requires the use of the eye slot - furthermore, ''[[NetHack]]'' assumes that line-of-sight between monsters is symmetrical, i.e. monsters that the hero has a clear line of sight to can see them too. This makes the wearer vulnerable to gaze attacks such as those of [[umber hulk]]s, especially if the attacker is behind an [[undiggable]] or [[phasing]]-proof wall: most importantly, '''seeing [[Medusa]] while wearing The Eyes has ''lethally tragic consequences''''', with the wearer being turned into a [[statue]] by her [[stoning]] gaze. Heroes that obtain the Eyes before clearing [[Medusa's Island]] will want to keep them off so they can blind themselves and have room for a [[blindfold]] or [[towel]] when confronting Medusa herself.
+Astral vision is highly useful for navigating [[Gehennom]] without [[magic mapping]], but requires the use of the eye slot - furthermore, ''[[NetHack]]'' assumes that line-of-sight between monsters is symmetrical, i.e. monsters that the hero has a clear line of sight to can see them too. This makes the wearer vulnerable to gaze attacks such as those of [[umber hulk]]s, especially if the attacker is behind an [[undiggable]] or [[phasing]]-proof wall: most importantly, '''seeing [[Medusa]] while wearing The Eyes has ''[[YASD|lethally tragic consequences]]''''', as the wearer will immediately be turned into a [[statue]] by her [[stoning]] gaze. Heroes that obtain the Eyes before clearing [[Medusa's Island]] will want to keep them off so they can make room for a [[blindfold]] or [[towel]] when confronting Medusa herself.
-The enlightenment from invoking the Eyes is useful to informally [[identify]] useful [[ring]]s and [[amulet]]s.
+The enlightenment from invoking the Eyes is quite useful to track [[prayer]] timeout and informally [[identify]] useful [[ring]]s and [[amulet]]s.
 ==History==

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 ==Generation==
-For Monks, The Eyes of the Overworld always generate blessed on the Monk quest goal level, where it is always placed on the square of [[Master Kaen]] at level creation.
+For Monks, The Eyes of the Overworld always generate blessed on the Monk quest goal level, where it is always placed on the square of [[Master Kaen]] at level creation. If a Monk loads a [[bones]] level containing the quest artifact, it will always be reverted to its base item.
 ==Description==

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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], the artifact's name is changed to '''The Eye of the Overworld''', and its base item is changed to a [[morganite]] [[soul-lens]].
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], the artifact's name is changed to '''The Eye of the Overworld''', and its base item is changed to a [[morganite]] [[soul-lens]].
 The Eye of the Overworld grants magic resistance while carried, and while worn it also grants x-ray vision and fully protects the wearer from blindness and gaze attacks, in addition to the regular effects of soul-lenses. Monks wearing the Eye gain a spellcasting bonus equal to their armor modifier (24) if they have an alignment record of at least 20 and the artifact is non-cursed, compared to half the bonus from regular soul-lenses - this bonus becomes a penalty if the Monk's alignment is negative, or else if The Eye is cursed.
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 In [[EvilHack]], The Eyes of the Overworld protect the wearer against most gaze attacks, with partial protection against the [[cancellation]], [[disintegration]] and [[stoning]] gazes of [[Beholder (EvilHack)|beholders]] (which deal varying amounts of physical damage instead) - Medusa's petrifying gaze is too powerful for the Eyes to block, and the fiery gaze, cold gaze and [[luck]]-draining gazes of [[magical eye]]s ignore the Eyes since they are considered area-of-effect attacks. Monks wearing The Eyes of the Overworld have a {{frac|2|3}} chance of resisting all cancellation effects.
-If The Eyes of the Overworld are [[wish]]ed for by a non-Monk hero, there is a {{frac|x}} chance (where ''x'' is the amount of previous artifact wishes) of it being created successfully, and an effective {{frac|x|(x+1)²}} chance of a hostile [[Master Po]] generating adjacent to the hero, with the artifact in his possession.
+If The Eyes of the Overworld are [[wish]]ed for by a non-Monk hero, there is a {{frac|x}} chance (where ''x'' is the amount of previous artifact wishes) of it being created successfully&mdash;if successful, [[Master Po]] will generate as the hostile owner of the artifact, placed adjacent to the hero with the artifact in his possession.
 All of the above information also applies to [[Hack'EM]].