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'''Gems''' are simple, (usually) [[weight|lightweight]] items you find in the [[dungeon]]. They come in three varieties: valuable gems, worthless glass which looks similar, and gray stones. Another type of item that uses the same glyph is the [[rock]], which is dealt with differently. | '''Gems''' are simple, (usually) [[weight|lightweight]] items you find in the [[dungeon]]. They come in three varieties: valuable gems, worthless glass which looks similar, and gray stones. Another type of item that uses the same glyph is the [[rock]], which is dealt with differently. | ||
− | Valuable (identified) gems may be sold for relatively large amounts of [[money]] at most general [[store]]s, which makes them valuable as a compact form of money. However, shopkeepers will always buy unidentified gems as if they are worthless glass, and will always sell unidentified gems as if they are valuable. | + | Valuable (identified) gems may be sold for relatively large amounts of [[money]] at most general [[store]]s, which makes them valuable as a compact form of money. However, shopkeepers will always buy unidentified gems as if they are worthless glass, and will always sell unidentified gems as if they are valuable. Valuable gems may also be [[throw]]n to a co-aligned [[unicorn]] in order to get a large [[Luck]] increase. Throwing any valuable or worthless gem to a unicorn will [[peaceful|pacify]] them, and will variably raise or lower luck in certain cases. See the [[unicorn]] page for more details. |
− | More commonly, since money and Luck are overabundant later in the game, players save all of the valuable gems they find, stashing them away so that they can be added to the player's [[score]] upon the completion of the game. Glass and rocks are relatively worthless, though they can be used for [[throw]]ing if you should wish to conserve your other attacks. | + | More commonly, since money and Luck are overabundant later in the game, players save all of the valuable gems they find, stashing them away so that they can be added to the player's [[score]] upon the completion of the game. Glass and rocks are relatively worthless, though they can be used for [[throw]]ing if you should wish to conserve your other attacks. Additionally, they can occasionally be polymorphed into more valuable gems if included in a [[polypiling|polypile]], though it's not worth wasting a wand charge on them. Rocks can also be changed in to [[meatball]]s, useful for taming and for sale in shops. |
Despite the name, a worthless piece of ''<color>'' glass will not shatter like other glass items if [[throw]]n against a [[wall]] or dropped while [[levitate|levitating]]. | Despite the name, a worthless piece of ''<color>'' glass will not shatter like other glass items if [[throw]]n against a [[wall]] or dropped while [[levitate|levitating]]. | ||
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[[Gray stone]]s are a catchall for four different objects until they are identified. | [[Gray stone]]s are a catchall for four different objects until they are identified. | ||
− | * [[Touchstone]]s may be used to identify glass from gems, and even the variety of gem if it is a blessed touchstone. | + | * [[Touchstone]]s may be used to identify glass from gems, and even the variety of gem if it is a blessed touchstone. |
* [[Luckstone]]s will augment your luck rather impressively; if you have a blessed luckstone and no other luckitems, your good [[Luck]] will not timeout, bad Luck will, and you'll get +3 extra Luck. | * [[Luckstone]]s will augment your luck rather impressively; if you have a blessed luckstone and no other luckitems, your good [[Luck]] will not timeout, bad Luck will, and you'll get +3 extra Luck. | ||
− | * [[Loadstone]]s are a pun (dating back to early editions of Dungeons and Dragons): at 500 [[weight|weight units]], they weigh 50 times as much as the other gray stones, and they [[autocursing|autocurse]] (and are generated cursed) so they cannot be dropped. | + | * [[Loadstone]]s are a pun (dating back to early editions of Dungeons and Dragons): at 500 [[weight|weight units]], they weigh 50 times as much as the other gray stones, and they [[autocursing|autocurse]] (and are generated cursed) so they cannot be dropped. |
* [[Flint stone]]s have no particular purpose, but they do slightly better as sling ammo. | * [[Flint stone]]s have no particular purpose, but they do slightly better as sling ammo. | ||
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===By value=== | ===By value=== | ||
− | Some gems' appearances can change. In these cases all the options are listed. The actual appearance is randomly chosen from the options at the beginning of each new game. | + | Some gems' appearances can change. In these cases all the options are listed. The actual appearance is randomly chosen from the options at the beginning of each new game. The hardness of a gem can be tested by [[Engrave|#engraving]] with it; soft gems will only write in the dust. |
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{|class="prettytable sortable" | {|class="prettytable sortable" | ||
− | !class="unsortable" style="width:32px;"|* | + | !class="unsortable" style="width:32px;"|* |
− | !Name | + | !Name |
− | !Description | + | !Description |
− | !Cost ([[Zorkmid|zm]]) | + | !Cost ([[Zorkmid|zm]]) |
− | !Weight | + | !Weight |
− | !Hardness | + | !Hardness |
!class="unsortable"|Material | !class="unsortable"|Material | ||
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|{{green|*}}{{blue|*}}<br />[[Image:green gem.png]][[Image:blue gem.png]]<br />{{white|*}}{{magenta|*}}<br />[[Image:white gem.png]][[Image:violet gem.png]] | |{{green|*}}{{blue|*}}<br />[[Image:green gem.png]][[Image:blue gem.png]]<br />{{white|*}}{{magenta|*}}<br />[[Image:white gem.png]][[Image:violet gem.png]] | ||
|'''fluorite stone''' | |'''fluorite stone''' | ||
− | |green gem<br /> blue gem<br />white gem<br />violet gem | + | |green gem<br />blue gem<br />white gem<br />violet gem |
|400 | |400 | ||
|[[Weight|1]] | |[[Weight|1]] | ||
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The gems that have a randomized appearance are marked with an asterisk, "*". | The gems that have a randomized appearance are marked with an asterisk, "*". | ||
{|class="prettytable" | {|class="prettytable" | ||
− | !Color | + | !Color |
− | !Possibilites | + | !Possibilites |
− | !Cost | + | !Cost |
!Hardness | !Hardness | ||
|- | |- |
Revision as of 01:50, 10 April 2010
Item classes | ||
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" Amulets | [ Armor | |
% Comestibles | $ Coins | |
* Gems | ! Potions | |
= Rings | ? Scrolls | |
+ Spellbooks | ` Statues | |
( Tools | ` Boulders | |
) Weapons | / Wands |
- For the material, see gemstone.
Gems are simple, (usually) lightweight items you find in the dungeon. They come in three varieties: valuable gems, worthless glass which looks similar, and gray stones. Another type of item that uses the same glyph is the rock, which is dealt with differently.
Valuable (identified) gems may be sold for relatively large amounts of money at most general stores, which makes them valuable as a compact form of money. However, shopkeepers will always buy unidentified gems as if they are worthless glass, and will always sell unidentified gems as if they are valuable. Valuable gems may also be thrown to a co-aligned unicorn in order to get a large Luck increase. Throwing any valuable or worthless gem to a unicorn will pacify them, and will variably raise or lower luck in certain cases. See the unicorn page for more details.
More commonly, since money and Luck are overabundant later in the game, players save all of the valuable gems they find, stashing them away so that they can be added to the player's score upon the completion of the game. Glass and rocks are relatively worthless, though they can be used for throwing if you should wish to conserve your other attacks. Additionally, they can occasionally be polymorphed into more valuable gems if included in a polypile, though it's not worth wasting a wand charge on them. Rocks can also be changed in to meatballs, useful for taming and for sale in shops.
Despite the name, a worthless piece of <color> glass will not shatter like other glass items if thrown against a wall or dropped while levitating.
Gray stones are a catchall for four different objects until they are identified.
- Touchstones may be used to identify glass from gems, and even the variety of gem if it is a blessed touchstone.
- Luckstones will augment your luck rather impressively; if you have a blessed luckstone and no other luckitems, your good Luck will not timeout, bad Luck will, and you'll get +3 extra Luck.
- Loadstones are a pun (dating back to early editions of Dungeons and Dragons): at 500 weight units, they weigh 50 times as much as the other gray stones, and they autocurse (and are generated cursed) so they cannot be dropped.
- Flint stones have no particular purpose, but they do slightly better as sling ammo.
Tables of gems
By value
Some gems' appearances can change. In these cases all the options are listed. The actual appearance is randomly chosen from the options at the beginning of each new game. The hardness of a gem can be tested by #engraving with it; soft gems will only write in the dust.
* | Name | Description | Cost (zm) | Weight | Hardness | Material |
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* | dilithium crystal | white gem | 4500 | 1 | soft | gemstone |
* | diamond | white gem | 4000 | 1 | HARD | gemstone |
* | ruby | red gem | 3500 | 1 | HARD | gemstone |
* | jacinth stone | orange gem | 3250 | 1 | HARD | gemstone |
* | sapphire | blue gem | 3000 | 1 | HARD | gemstone |
* | black opal | black gem | 2500 | 1 | HARD | gemstone |
* | emerald | green gem | 2500 | 1 | HARD | gemstone |
** |
turquoise stone | green gem blue gem |
2000 | 1 | soft | gemstone |
* | citrine stone | yellow gem | 1500 | 1 | soft | gemstone |
** |
aquamarine stone | green gem blue gem |
1500 | 1 | HARD | gemstone |
* | amber stone | yellowish brown gem | 1000 | 1 | soft | gemstone |
* | topaz stone | yellowish brown gem | 900 | 1 | HARD | gemstone |
* | jet stone | black gem | 850 | 1 | soft | gemstone |
* | opal | white gem | 800 | 1 | soft | gemstone |
* | chrysoberyl stone | yellow gem | 700 | 1 | soft | gemstone |
* | garnet stone | red gem | 700 | 1 | soft | gemstone |
* | amethyst stone | violet gem | 600 | 1 | soft | gemstone |
* | jasper stone | red gem | 500 | 1 | soft | gemstone |
** ** |
fluorite stone | green gem blue gem white gem violet gem |
400 | 1 | soft | gemstone |
* | jade stone | green gem | 300 | 1 | soft | gemstone |
* | obsidian stone | black gem | 200 | 1 | soft | gemstone |
* | agate stone | orange gem | 200 | 1 | soft | gemstone |
* | worthless piece of white glass | white gem | 0 | 1 | soft | glass |
* | worthless piece of blue glass | blue gem | 0 | 1 | soft | glass |
* | worthless piece of red glass | red gem | 0 | 1 | soft | glass |
* | worthless piece of yellowish brown glass | yellowish brown gem | 0 | 1 | soft | glass |
* | worthless piece of orange glass | orange gem | 0 | 1 | soft | glass |
* | worthless piece of yellow glass | yellow gem | 0 | 1 | soft | glass |
* | worthless piece of black glass | black gem | 0 | 1 | soft | glass |
* | worthless piece of green glass | green gem | 0 | 1 | soft | glass |
* | worthless piece of violet glass | violet gem | 0 | 1 | soft | glass |
* | luckstone | gray stone | 60 | 10 | soft | mineral |
* | loadstone | gray stone | 1 | 500 | soft | mineral |
* | touchstone | gray stone | 45 | 10 | soft | mineral |
* | flint stone | gray stone | 1 | 10 | soft | mineral |
* | rock | rock | 0 | 10 | soft | mineral |
By color
The gems that have a randomized appearance are marked with an asterisk, "*".
Fort Ludios
Twelve guaranteed real gems can be found in the corner turrets of Fort Ludios: three diamonds, three emeralds, three rubies, and three amethysts.
SLASH'EM
Due to the existence of migohives, identifying four gems is slightly easier in SLASH'EM, due to the fact that only these gems are generated in migohives- the diamond, the ruby, the agate stone, and the fluorite stone. Hence, if you find a white gem in a migohive and can engrave with it, it's a diamond, and otherwise it's a fluorite stone. Blue, green, or purple gems found in migohives are also fluorite stones. If you find a red gem in a migohive, it's a ruby, and if you find an orange gem, it's an agate stone.
Alchemy with gems
Valuable gems can be dipped into potion of acid to make new potions. See Alchemy.