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* ''"The headstones in the cemetery begin to move!"'' | * ''"The headstones in the cemetery begin to move!"'' | ||
* ''"Oh my! Your name appears in the book!"'' | * ''"Oh my! Your name appears in the book!"'' | ||
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| + | == Raising the dead == | ||
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| + | If you fail to prepare the invocation items, or read a cursed Book of the Dead when not on the vibrating square, you will raise the dead. This has the following effects:<ref>[[spell.c#line269]]</ref> | ||
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| + | * There is a 1/3 chance of summoning a hostile [[Master Lich]]. (If Master Liches cannot be created, a [[Nalfeshnee]] will be summoned instead.) | ||
| + | * A number of undead creatures will be created around you. | ||
| + | * Corpses and eggs carried by you will be revived. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 04:14, 10 September 2006
The Book of the Dead is a unique item you retrieve from the Wizard of Yendor in his tower. It is one of the items needed for the invocation. It is a papyrus spellbook when unidentified.
Contents
Reading the Book
The Book's effects depend on whether you are standing on the vibrating square (i.e. you are trying to perform the ritual).[1]
On the vibrating square
If the Book is cursed, nothing happens ("The runes appear scrambled. You can't read them!").[2]
If you lack either the Bell of Opening or the Candelabrum of Invocation, nothing happens ("A chill runs down your spine."), and you get a clue:[3]
- "You hear a faint chime..." (without Bell)
- "Vlad's doppelganger is amused." (without Candelabrum)
If either the Bell or Candelabrum is cursed, "The invocation fails!"/"At least one of your artifacts is cursed..."[4]
If the Bell has not been rung recently, or the Candelabrum is not fully lit, "You have a feeling that something is amiss..."/"You raised the dead!"[5]
Not on the vibrating square
If the Book is cursed, "You raised the dead!"[6]
If the Book is blessed, undead monsters might be tamed or frightened.[7]
If the Book is uncursed, there is no effect, and you get a random message:[8]
- "Your ancestors are annoyed with you!"
- "The headstones in the cemetery begin to move!"
- "Oh my! Your name appears in the book!"
Raising the dead
If you fail to prepare the invocation items, or read a cursed Book of the Dead when not on the vibrating square, you will raise the dead. This has the following effects:[9]
- There is a 1/3 chance of summoning a hostile Master Lich. (If Master Liches cannot be created, a Nalfeshnee will be summoned instead.)
- A number of undead creatures will be created around you.
- Corpses and eggs carried by you will be revived.
