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==Other New Features==
*shopkeeper services.
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===Alignment quests===
**shops may (or may not) offer multiple new services. Find out about them by #chatting to the shopkeeper
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*in addition to the role quest, every game now also features alignment quests
**possible services include charging, identify, remove curse, proofing, enchanting and poison weapons.
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*there is a lawful quest, a neutral quest and a chaotic quest
**services may be basic or premium. Premium service provides additional effects; premium identify will add BUC status, for example. It is more expensive than basic.
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*always the same layout and guaranteed loot
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*can be done at will, no matter which alignment you are.
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**you '''need''' to do at least parts of these until you have three keys to Gehennom (each quest holds three keys)
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**you '''can''' do only one quest in full, the easiest sections of all three, or indeed do all of them fully.
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**some artifacts may not be useable when not of the correct alignment
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===Shopkeeper services===
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*shops may (or may not) offer multiple new services. Find out about them by #chatting to the shopkeeper
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*possible services include charging, identify, remove curse, proofing, enchanting and poison weapons.
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*services may be basic or premium. Premium service provides additional effects; premium identify will add BUC status or enchantment, for example, and is more expensive than basic. Premium charging may be used to "overcharge wands", giving them bonus charges. It *is* possible to use this for a wand of wishing, resulting in a (guaranteed) 1:4 wand.

Revision as of 20:00, 19 May 2016

Other New Features

Alignment quests

  • in addition to the role quest, every game now also features alignment quests
  • there is a lawful quest, a neutral quest and a chaotic quest
  • always the same layout and guaranteed loot
  • can be done at will, no matter which alignment you are.
    • you need to do at least parts of these until you have three keys to Gehennom (each quest holds three keys)
    • you can do only one quest in full, the easiest sections of all three, or indeed do all of them fully.
    • some artifacts may not be useable when not of the correct alignment

Shopkeeper services

  • shops may (or may not) offer multiple new services. Find out about them by #chatting to the shopkeeper
  • possible services include charging, identify, remove curse, proofing, enchanting and poison weapons.
  • services may be basic or premium. Premium service provides additional effects; premium identify will add BUC status or enchantment, for example, and is more expensive than basic. Premium charging may be used to "overcharge wands", giving them bonus charges. It *is* possible to use this for a wand of wishing, resulting in a (guaranteed) 1:4 wand.