The Hand-Mirror of Cthylla - Revision history

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Chris: The mirror and key aren't permanent off switches, it checks for the item in invent every time

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The mirror and key aren't permanent off switches, it checks for the item in invent every time

Umbire the Phantom: tile

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Umbire the Phantom: create with what I was able to confirm directly from data

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create with what I was able to confirm directly from data

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{{artifact
|color=silver color
|glyph=(
|base=mirror
|affiliation=<ul><li>[[unaligned]]</li><li>[[Binder]]</li></ul>
|whencarried=<ul><li>[[polymorph control]]</li><li>[[teleport control]]</li><li>[[magic resistance]]</li><li>[[automatic searching]]</li></ul>
|used=applied
|whenused=<ul><li>deals major damage to reflected monster</li></ul>
|wheninvoked=<ul><li>behaves as applied</li></ul>
|cost=5000
|weight=13
|material=glass
}}

'''The Hand-Mirror of Cthylla''' is an [[artifact]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. It is [[unaligned]], and its [[base item]] is a [[mirror]].

==Generation==
The Hand-Mirror of Cthylla is not randomly generated and cannot be [[wish]]ed for, though it can be left in [[bones]].

The Hand-Mirror of Cthylla is generated on the lowest floor of the [[Neutral Quest (dNetHack)|Neutral Quest]] at level creation, where it replaces [[The Silver Key]] for a [[Binder]]: the artifact is randomly placed within one of the temple complexes in R'lyeh.

==Description==
While carried, The Hand-Mirror of Cthylla grants [[polymorph control]], [[teleport control]], [[magic resistance]], and [[automatic searching]] faster [[energy]] regeneration, and [[invoking]] The Hand-Mirror of Cthylla or [[applying]] it while its invocation timer is ready will deal 15d15 damage to a monster that sees its reflection in the mirror, including the [[hero]] themselves. If applied while the invocation timer is not read, it behaves as a normal mirror.

Picking up The Hand-Mirror of Cthylla for the first time lifts the restriction on [[level teleport]]ing within [[Quest]] branches that limits the character to one level above or below their current level.

The Hand-Mirror of Cthylla can be used in place of the [[Bell of Opening]] to perform the [[invocation]] by wielding it while reading the [[Book of the Dead]], and so it is made indestructible and cannot be placed in a [[container]].
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 ==Description==
-While carried, The Hand-Mirror of Cthylla grants [[polymorph control]], [[teleport control]], [[magic resistance]], and [[automatic searching]] faster [[energy]] regeneration, and [[invoking]] The Hand-Mirror of Cthylla or [[applying]] it while its invocation timer is ready will deal 15d15 damage to a monster that sees its reflection in the mirror, including the [[hero]] themselves. If applied while the invocation timer is not read, it behaves as a normal mirror.
+While carried, The Hand-Mirror of Cthylla grants [[polymorph control]], [[teleport control]], [[magic resistance]], [[automatic searching]], and faster [[energy]] regeneration, and [[invoking]] The Hand-Mirror of Cthylla or [[applying]] it while its invocation timer is not on cooldown will deal 15d15 damage to a monster that sees its reflection in the mirror, including the [[hero]] themselves. If applied while the cooldown is still active, it behaves as a normal mirror.
-Carrying the Hand-Mirror of Cthylla in open inventory bypasses the restriction on [[level teleport]]ing within [[Quest]] branches that limits the character to one level above or below their current level.
+Carrying the Hand-Mirror of Cthylla in open inventory bypasses the restriction on [[level teleport]]ing within [[Quest]] branches that limits the hero to one level above or below their current level.
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 While carried, The Hand-Mirror of Cthylla grants [[polymorph control]], [[teleport control]], [[magic resistance]], and [[automatic searching]] faster [[energy]] regeneration, and [[invoking]] The Hand-Mirror of Cthylla or [[applying]] it while its invocation timer is ready will deal 15d15 damage to a monster that sees its reflection in the mirror, including the [[hero]] themselves. If applied while the invocation timer is not read, it behaves as a normal mirror.
-Picking up The Hand-Mirror of Cthylla for the first time lifts the restriction on [[level teleport]]ing within [[Quest]] branches that limits the character to one level above or below their current level.
+Carrying the Hand-Mirror of Cthylla in open inventory bypasses the restriction on [[level teleport]]ing within [[Quest]] branches that limits the character to one level above or below their current level.
 The Hand-Mirror of Cthylla can be used in place of the [[Bell of Opening]] to perform the [[invocation]] by wielding it while reading the [[Book of the Dead]], and so it is made indestructible and cannot be placed in a [[container]].

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    |glyph=(
    |base=mirror
    |affiliation=<ul><li>[[unaligned]]</li><li>[[Binder]]</li></ul>
    |whencarried=<ul><li>[[polymorph control]]</li><li>[[teleport control]]</li><li>[[magic resistance]]</li><li>[[automatic searching]]</li></ul>