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{{artifact weapon
|color=silver color
|name=The Illithid Staff
|base=double lightsaber
|smalldmg=1d10 '''x2'''
|largedmg=1d10 '''x2'''
|tohit=−6 '''+1d5'''
|bonusversus=non-mindless
|skill=quarterstaff
|size=[[two-handed]]
|affiliation=<ul><li>[[lawful]]</li><li>[[Illithanachronounbinder]]</li><li>[[Intelligent artifacts|intelligent]]</li></ul>
|whenwielded=<ul><li>may [[cancel]] non-mindless monsters on hit</li></ul>
|whencarried=<ul><li>enhanced [[energy regeneration]]</li><li>[[half spell damage]]</li></ul>
|cost=9999
|weight=30
|material=platinum
}}

'''The Illithid Staff''' is an [[artifact]] that appears in [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. It is [[Intelligent artifacts|intelligent]], its default [[alignment]] is [[lawful]] and its [[base item]] is a [[double lightsaber]].

==Generation==
The Illithid Staff cannot be randomly generated or [[wish]]ed for, and will revert to it base item if left in [[bones]].

The Illithid Staff can only be obtained by an Illithanachronounbinder that has killed [[Ymir]]: the artifact can then be created by [[Naming artifacts|naming]] a double lightsaber, or given to the [[hero]] if they #[[chat]] to the [[Illithanachronounbinder quest]] leader [[Ulitharid]].

==Description==
The Illithid Staff has +1d5 [[to-hit]] and deals double damage against non-[[mindless]] monsters with an extra effect on hit: for the [[hero]], it drains their [[intelligence]], and for non-mindless monsters it has a chance of [[canceling]] them. While carried, The Illithid Staff grants enhanced [[energy regeneration]] and [[half spell damage]]. As a lightsaber-type weapon, The Illithid Staff can be fitted with a [[gem]]s to use as a "focus" crystal by [[looting]] the artifact while it is outside the hero's inventory: only [[The Elder Cerebral Fluid]] is compatible as a focus crystal in this manner.

===Invoking===
[[Invoking]] The Illithid Staff allows the hero to use one of five different effects:

#Detect Monsters: Reveals the locations of monsters on the level as a [[potion of monster detection]] of the same [[beatitude]].
#Tentacle Flow: Summons 4-7 tame [[Neothelid (dNetHack)|neothelids]] for 100 turns.
#Energy Boost: Restores [[energy]] up to half the hero's maximum.
#Psionic Cancellation: Attempts to [[cancel]] all hostile monsters on the level that are not [[mindless]], which uses an attacking level of 45 and adds a [[luck]]-based modifier.
#Elder Memories: This effect is only available if The Elder Cerebral Fluid is being used as The Illithid Staff's crystal, and has one of two possible effects:
:* If an Illithanachronounbinder invokes The Illithid Staff with The Elder Cerebral Fluid affixed to it while standing atop the [[high altar]] to [[The Void (deity)|the Void]] on the [[Astral Plane]], they gain access to [[The Void (branch)|the depths of the Void]], where they must overcome a final gauntlet in order to reach their true goal and attain a full-scoring [[ascension]].
:* Otherwise, the hero's inventory is fully [[identified]].

Except for the energy-boosting effect, a cooldown timer of [[rnz]](50) is shared between all invokes.
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 ==Description==
-The Illithid Staff has +1d5 [[to-hit]] and deals double damage against non-[[mindless]] monsters with an extra effect on hit: for the [[hero]], it causes [[intelligence drain]], and for non-mindless monsters it has a chance of [[canceling]] them. While carried, The Illithid Staff grants enhanced [[energy regeneration]] and [[half spell damage]]. As a lightsaber weapon, The Illithid Staff can be fitted with a [[gem]] to use as a "focus" crystal by [[looting]] the artifact while it is outside the hero's inventory: only [[The Elder Cerebral Fluid]] is a compatible focus crystal for the artifact.
+The Illithid Staff has +1d5 [[to-hit]] and deals double damage against non-[[mindless]] monsters with an extra effect on hit: against the [[hero]], it causes [[intelligence drain]], and againstnon-mindless monsters it has a chance of [[canceling]] them. While carried, The Illithid Staff grants enhanced [[energy regeneration]] and [[half spell damage]]. As a lightsaber weapon, The Illithid Staff can be fitted with a [[gem]] to use as a "focus" crystal by [[looting]] the artifact while it is outside the hero's inventory: only [[The Elder Cerebral Fluid]] is a compatible focus crystal for the artifact.
 ===Invoking===
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 #Tentacle Flow: Summons 4-7 tame [[Neothelid (notdNetHack)|neothelids]] for 100 turns.
 #Energy Boost: Restores [[energy]] up to half the hero's maximum.
-#Psionic Cancellation: Attempts to [[cancel]] all hostile monsters on the level that are not [[mindless]], which uses an attacking level of 45 and adds a [[luck]]-based modifier.
+#Psionic Cancellation: Attempts to [[cancel]] all hostile monsters on the level that are not mindless, which uses an attacking level of 45 and adds a [[luck]]-based modifier.
 #Elder Memories: This option is only available if The Elder Cerebral Fluid is being used as The Illithid Staff's crystal, and has one of two possible effects:
 :* If an Illithanachronounbinder invokes The Illithid Staff with The Elder Cerebral Fluid affixed to it while standing atop the [[high altar]] to [[The Void (deity)|the Void]] on the [[Astral Plane]], they gain access to [[The Void (branch)|the depths of the Void]], where they must overcome a final gauntlet in order to reach their true goal and attain a full-scoring [[ascension]].

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 ==Description==
-The Illithid Staff has +1d5 [[to-hit]] and deals double damage against non-[[mindless]] monsters with an extra effect on hit: for the [[hero]], it drains their [[intelligence]], and for non-mindless monsters it has a chance of [[canceling]] them. While carried, The Illithid Staff grants enhanced [[energy regeneration]] and [[half spell damage]]. As a lightsaber weapon, The Illithid Staff can be fitted with a [[gem]]s to use as a "focus" crystal by [[looting]] the artifact while it is outside the hero's inventory: only [[The Elder Cerebral Fluid]] is a compatible focus crystal for the artifact.
+The Illithid Staff has +1d5 [[to-hit]] and deals double damage against non-[[mindless]] monsters with an extra effect on hit: for the [[hero]], it drains their [[intelligence]], and for non-mindless monsters it has a chance of [[canceling]] them. While carried, The Illithid Staff grants enhanced [[energy regeneration]] and [[half spell damage]]. As a lightsaber weapon, The Illithid Staff can be fitted with a [[gem]] to use as a "focus" crystal by [[looting]] the artifact while it is outside the hero's inventory: only [[The Elder Cerebral Fluid]] is a compatible focus crystal for the artifact.
 ===Invoking===

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+'''The Illithid Staff''' is an [[artifact]] that appears in [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. It is [[Intelligent artifacts|intelligent]], its default [[alignment]] is [[lawful]], and its [[base item]] is a [[double lightsaber]].
 ==Generation==
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 #Detect Monsters: Reveals the locations of monsters on the level as a [[potion of monster detection]] of the same [[beatitude]].
-#Tentacle Flow: Summons 4-7 tame [[Neothelid (dNetHack)|neothelids]] for 100 turns.
+#Tentacle Flow: Summons 4-7 tame [[Neothelid (notdNetHack)|neothelids]] for 100 turns.
 #Energy Boost: Restores [[energy]] up to half the hero's maximum.
 #Psionic Cancellation: Attempts to [[cancel]] all hostile monsters on the level that are not [[mindless]], which uses an attacking level of 45 and adds a [[luck]]-based modifier.

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 ==Generation==
-The Illithid Staff cannot be randomly generated or [[wish]]ed for, and will revert to it base item if left in [[bones]].
+The Illithid Staff cannot be randomly generated or [[wish]]ed for, and will revert to its base item if left in [[bones]].
 The Illithid Staff can only be obtained by an Illithanachronounbinder that has killed [[Ymir]]: the artifact can then be created by [[Naming artifacts|naming]] a double lightsaber, or given to the [[hero]] if they #[[chat]] to the [[Illithanachronounbinder quest]] leader [[Ulitharid]].

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