Magic whistle
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| Name | magic whistle |
| Appearance | whistle |
| Base price | 10 zm |
| Weight | 3 |
| Material | [[{{{material}}}]] |
| Monster use | Will not be used by monsters. |
A magic whistle is a tool which appears as a whistle when unidentified. When you apply a non-cursed magic whistle, any pets on the level will be teleported next to you. Even pets that have fallen asleep (due, perhaps to a sleeping gas trap will be summoned, although they will not be woken up. This is immensely useful both for keeping pets with you without a tedious wait at every down staircase and for speeding up the process of stealing from shops with the aid of a pet.
A magic whistle can easily be distinguished from an ordinary tin whistle by the sound it makes.
A blessed eucalyptus leaf can also be used as a magic whistle when applied.
Messages
- You produce a strange whistling sound.
- You applied a non-cursed magic whistle, or a cursed magic whistle (50% chance).
- You produce a high-pitched humming noise.
- You applied a cursed magic whistle (50% chance).
- You produce a normal whistling sound.
- You applied a magic whistle while hallucinating
Strategy
When your pet accidentally steps on a polymorph trap and turns into some immobile monster you can still save it with a magic whistle. Just stand next to the trap (where your pet probably still stands) and keep whistling until you see some decent pet (e.g. a dragon).
Being fairly common magical tools it is a good idea to collect magic whistles. You can then try to polypile your surplus ones into magic markers.
