Wallet of Perseus - Revision history

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    |base=bag of holding
    |affiliation=<ul><li>[[non-aligned]]</li></ul>
-   |whencarried=<ul><li>alters weight of items inside</br>(1/6 of weight if blessed)</br>(1/3 of weight if uncursed)</br>4x weight if cursed</li></ul>
+   |whencarried=<ul><li>alters weight of items inside</br>(1/6 of weight if blessed)</br>(1/3 of weight if uncursed)</br>(4x weight if cursed)</li></ul>
    |used=applied
    |whenused=<ul><li>put in or remove items</li></ul>

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    |cost=10000
    |weight=15
 }}
 The '''Wallet of Perseus''' is an [[artifact]] that appears in [[SLASH'EM]], [[dNetHack]], [[SlashTHEM]], and [[Hack'EM]]. It is [[unaligned]], and its [[base item]] is a [[bag of holding]].

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 {{artifact
    |color=brown
-   |tile = [[file:bag.png]]
+   |tile=[[File:bag.png]]
    |glyph=(
    |base=bag of holding
-   |affiliation=unaligned
+   |affiliation=<ul><li>[[non-aligned]]</li></ul>
-   |whencarried=Changes weight of items inside:<ul><li>1/6 [[blessed]]</li><li>1/3 [[uncursed]]</li><li>4x [[cursed]]</li></ul>
+   |whencarried=<ul><li>alters weight of items inside</br>(1/6 of weight if blessed)</br>(1/3 of weight if uncursed)</br>4x weight if cursed</li></ul>
    |used=applied
-   |whenused=Put in or remove items
+   |whenused=<ul><li>put in or remove items</li></ul>
    |cost=10000
    |weight=15
 }}
+The '''Wallet of Perseus''' is an [[artifact]] that appears in [[SLASH'EM]], [[dNetHack]], [[SlashTHEM]], and [[Hack'EM]]. It is [[unaligned]], and its [[base item]] is a [[bag of holding]].
 Despite its name, the Wallet of Perseus has no affiliation with the statue of [[Perseus]] on [[Medusa's Island]].
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 ==Description==
-The Wallet of Perseus functions the same as any other bag of holding, but has improved [[weight]] reduction; it effectively reduces the weight of all items inside it to {{frac|3}} if uncursed, compared to {{frac|2}} with its base item. When blessed, the weight of its contents is reduced to {{frac|6}} compared to {{frac|4}} from a blessed bag of holding. Essentially, the Wallet of Perseus can hold roughly 50% more than a regular bag of holding when non-cursed; however, a cursed Wallet will ''quadruple'' the weight of its contents, double that of a cursed bag of holding. Like any bag of holding, the Wallet of Perseus will be destroyed if a charged [[wand of cancellation]] or [[bag of tricks]] is inserted.
+The Wallet of Perseus functions as a bag of holding with roughly 50% improved [[weight]] reduction: an uncursed Wallet of Perseus reduces the weight of its contents to {{frac|3}} (compared to {{frac|2}} for a normal bag of holding); the blessed artifact reduces it to {{frac|6}}, compared to {{frac|4}} for a blessed bag of holding; and the cursed artifact will ''quadruple'' the weight of its contents, double that of a cursed bag of holding.  Like any bag of holding, the Wallet of Perseus will be destroyed if a charged [[wand of cancellation]] or a [[bag of tricks]] is inserted into it.
 ==Strategy==
-While not essential for survival, [[Rogue]]s and pack rats will find this an ''extremely'' useful artifact. Depending on play style and early game needs, it may even be worth spending a second or third wish to acquire. As with any bag of holding, keeping a wand of cancellation in a separate sack is worthwhile in the event you need to uncurse it.
+While not essential for survival, [[Rogue/SLASH'EM|Rogues]] and pack rats will find this an ''extremely'' useful artifact. Depending on play style and early game needs, it may even be worth spending a second or third wish to acquire. As with any bag of holding, keeping a wand of cancellation in a separate sack is worthwhile in the event you need to uncurse it.
 The enhanced weight reduction can make stash transportation in the early to mid-game much less tedious, usually only requiring a single trip - you can even liberate all items and loot from [[Fort Ludios]], including the [[landmine]]s, in about 3 trips. A particularly daring player can abscond with [[One-Eyed Sam]]'s marginally useful loot in a single excursion without even being encumbered.
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 <references/>
 {{slashem-7E7|offset=1}}
-{{variant-343}}
+{{variant-noversion}}
 [[Category:SLASH'EM artifacts]]
 [[Category:dNetHack artifacts]]
 [[Category:SlashTHEM artifacts]]
 [[Category:Hack'EM artifacts]]

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 ==Generation==
-The Wallet of Perseus cannot be randomly generated and is only obtainable through [[wish]]ing, [[bones]], or [[sacrifice]].<ref>See [[Source:SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2/mkobj.c]]; only weapons and armor have a chance of being made into artifacts</ref> Since it is an unaligned artifact, any player can receive it as a [[sacrifice gift]] at an [[altar]], but since the first sacrifice gift is always co-aligned, it will never be the first gift given.
+The Wallet of Perseus is only obtainable as a [[sacrifice gift]], through [[wishing]] or through discovery in a [[bones]] file, as only randomly-generated [[weapon]]s and [[armor]] have a chance of being made into artifacts.{{refsrc|mkobj.c|446|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} As it is non-aligned, the Wallet of Perseus will never be the first gift given.
 ==Description==

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 }}
-The '''Wallet of Perseus''' is an unaligned [[artifact]] that appears in [[SLASH'EM]], [[dNetHack]], [[SlashTHEM]], and [[Hack'EM]]. Its [[base item]] is a [[bag of holding]], and in Hack'EM it is made of [[dragonhide]].
+The '''Wallet of Perseus''' is an unaligned [[artifact]] that appears in [[SLASH'EM]], [[dNetHack]], [[SlashTHEM]], and [[Hack'EM]]. Its [[base item]] is a [[bag of holding]].
 Despite its name, the Wallet of Perseus has no affiliation with the statue of [[Perseus]] on [[Medusa's Island]].
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 ==Description==
 The Wallet of Perseus functions the same as any other bag of holding, but has improved [[weight]] reduction; it effectively reduces the weight of all items inside it to {{frac|3}} if uncursed, compared to {{frac|2}} with its base item. When blessed, the weight of its contents is reduced to {{frac|6}} compared to {{frac|4}} from a blessed bag of holding. Essentially, the Wallet of Perseus can hold roughly 50% more than a regular bag of holding when non-cursed; however, a cursed Wallet will ''quadruple'' the weight of its contents, double that of a cursed bag of holding. Like any bag of holding, the Wallet of Perseus will be destroyed if a charged [[wand of cancellation]] or [[bag of tricks]] is inserted.
 ==Strategy==

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 }}
-The '''Wallet of Perseus''' is an unaligned [[artifact]] that appears in [[SLASH'EM]], [[SlashTHEM]] and [[Hack'EM]]. Its [[base item]] is a [[bag of holding]], and in Hack'EM it is made of [[dragonhide]].
+The '''Wallet of Perseus''' is an unaligned [[artifact]] that appears in [[SLASH'EM]], [[dNetHack]], [[SlashTHEM]], and [[Hack'EM]]. Its [[base item]] is a [[bag of holding]], and in Hack'EM it is made of [[dragonhide]].
 Despite its name, the Wallet of Perseus has no affiliation with the statue of [[Perseus]] on [[Medusa's Island]].
 ==Generation==
-The Wallet of Perseus cannot be randomly generated and is only obtainable through [[wish]]ing, [[bones]], or [[sacrifice]].<ref>See [[SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2/mkobj.c]]; only weapons and armor have a chance of being made into artifacts</ref> Since it is an unaligned artifact, any player can receive it as a [[sacrifice gift]] at an [[altar]], but it will never be the first gift given.
+The Wallet of Perseus cannot be randomly generated and is only obtainable through [[wish]]ing, [[bones]], or [[sacrifice]].<ref>See [[SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2/mkobj.c]]; only weapons and armor have a chance of being made into artifacts</ref> Since it is an unaligned artifact, any player can receive it as a [[sacrifice gift]] at an [[altar]], but since the first sacrifice gift is always co-aligned, it will never be the first gift given.
 ==Description==
 The Wallet of Perseus functions the same as any other bag of holding, but has improved [[weight]] reduction; it effectively reduces the weight of all items inside it to {{frac|3}} if uncursed, compared to {{frac|2}} with its base item. When blessed, the weight of its contents is reduced to {{frac|6}} compared to {{frac|4}} from a blessed bag of holding. Essentially, the Wallet of Perseus can hold roughly 50% more than a regular bag of holding when non-cursed; however, a cursed Wallet will ''quadruple'' the weight of its contents, double that of a cursed bag of holding. Like any bag of holding, the Wallet of Perseus will be destroyed if a charged [[wand of cancellation]] or [[bag of tricks]] is inserted.
-===Hack'EM===
+In Hack'EM, the Wallet of Perseus is given additional traits from the [[Bag of the Hesperides]] that appears in [[EvilHack]]: it is made of dragonhide and grants extrinsic [[protection]] while carried, and repels water like an oilskin sack of the same beatitude.
 ==Strategy==
-While not essential for survival, [[Rogues]] and pack rats will find this an ''extremely'' useful artifact. Depending on play style and early game needs, it may even be worth spending a second or third wish to acquire. In the early to mid-game, transporting your stash with the Wallet of Perseus will only take a single trip.
+While not essential for survival, [[Rogue]]s and pack rats will find this an ''extremely'' useful artifact. Depending on play style and early game needs, it may even be worth spending a second or third wish to acquire. As with any bag of holding, keeping a wand of cancellation in a separate sack is worthwhile in the event you need to uncurse it.
-After a successful assault on [[Fort Ludios]], the Wallet enables players to strip the level of all its items and loot, including the [[landmine]]s, in about 3 trips. A particularly daring player can abscond with [[One-Eyed Sam]]'s marginally useful loot in a single excursion without even being encumbered.
+The enhanced weight reduction can make stash transportation in the early to mid-game much less tedious, usually only requiring a single trip - you can even liberate all items and loot from [[Fort Ludios]], including the [[landmine]]s, in about 3 trips. A particularly daring player can abscond with [[One-Eyed Sam]]'s marginally useful loot in a single excursion without even being encumbered.
 ==Origin==
 {{Wikipedia|Perseus}}
-The Wallet of Perseus is named for the knapsack given to Perseus by the Hesperides, which was used to contain Medusa's head upon decapitating her. The knapsack also inspired the Bag of the Hesperides, an artifact in EvilHack with the same properties as the Wallet and additional extrinsic protection.
+The Wallet of Perseus is named for the knapsack given to Perseus by the Hesperides, which was used to contain Medusa's head upon decapitating her. The knapsack also inspired the Bag of the Hesperides, an artifact in EvilHack with the same properties as the Wallet along with extrinsic protection and waterproofing.
 ==References==
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 {{variant-343|offset=1}}
 [[Category:SLASH'EM Artifacts]]
 [[Category:SlashTHEM artifacts]]
 [[Category:Hack'EM artifacts]]

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 ===Hack'EM===
-In Hack'EM, the Wallet of Perseus additionally grants [[protection]] while carried, making it the same as the [[Bag of the Hesperides]] from [[EvilHack]].
+In Hack'EM, the Wallet of Perseus replaces the [[Bag of the Hesperides]] from [[EvilHack]] and serves the same exact purpose, granting [[protection]] while carried and repelling water like an oilskin sack of the same beatitude.
 ==Strategy==