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| − | The '''scroll of enchant armor''' | + | The '''scroll of enchant armor''' is a [[scroll]] that alters the [[enchantment]] on [[armor]] worn by the reader. The scroll chooses at random which piece of armor will be effected. If any armor is worn on the torso, only the outermost worn layer of [[cloak]], [[body armor]], or [[shirt]] is eligible.<ref>{{function|do_wear.c|some_armor|version=NetHack 3.6.0}}</ref> |
| − | == | + | ==Effects== |
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| − | + | All of the possible effects of reading the scroll under different circumstances are documented in the following sections. If the armor's [[enchantment]] is altered as a result of any of the effects listed below, then you have identified the scroll. | |
| − | + | ===Uncursed=== | |
| + | One worn piece of armor is randomly selected, enchanted by +1, and, if it is [[cursed]], made [[uncursed]]: | ||
| + | * ''"Your <armor> glows silver for a moment."'' (unblind) | ||
| + | * ''"Your <armor> vibrates for a moment."'' (blind) | ||
| + | For armor that is already silver-colored, including [[silver dragon scale mail]] and the [[shield of reflection]], the word "silver" will be omitted. | ||
| + | The word "silver" is omitted if the armor is actually silver in color ([[shield of reflection]], [[silver dragon scales]] or [[scale mail|Silver dragon scale mail]]). | ||
| − | + | If the armor is a [[set of dragon scales|dragon scales]], it will become a [[dragon scale mail]] of the same color: | |
| − | + | * ''"Your <scales> merges and hardens!"'' | |
| + | The level of enchantment will remain unchanged. | ||
| − | == | + | ====Vaporization==== |
| + | If the enchantment of the armor is already above +3 when the scroll is read, the armor may be destroyed when the scroll is read: | ||
| + | * ''"Your <armor> violently glows silver for a while, then evaporates."'' (unblind) | ||
| + | * ''"Your <armor> violently vibrates for a while, then evaporates."'' (blind) | ||
| + | The probability that the armor will survive is equal to 1 in *enchantment*. | ||
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| + | If the armor is [[Elf (starting race)#Elven_items|elven]] or, if are a wizard, a [[cornuthaum]], it may be safely enchanted with a current of enchantment of +5 or lower. | ||
| − | + | If the armor is successfully enchanted beyond the safe limit, it may vibrate: | |
| + | * ''"Your <armor> suddenly vibrates unexpectedly."'' (unblind) | ||
| + | * ''"Your <armor> suddenly vibrates again."'' (blind) | ||
| − | === | + | ====Failure==== |
| − | + | In the highly unlikely event that a piece of armor +9 or higher does not evaporate, there is then *another* check, with the same probability as the previous. If this check is failed, the scroll fails to take entirely: | |
| + | * ''"Your <armor> violently glows silver for a moment."'' (unblind) | ||
| + | * ''"Your <armor> violently vibrates for a moment."'' (blind) | ||
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===Blessed=== | ===Blessed=== | ||
One piece of current worn armor is selected and [[blessed]]. | One piece of current worn armor is selected and [[blessed]]. | ||
| − | + | [[Dragon scales]] become dragon [[Dragon scale mail#Making_dragon_scale_mail_from_scales|scale mail]] of the same color, and their enchantment increases by 1 point. | |
| − | + | Other armor has a chance of gaining multiple points of enchantment: | |
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| − | The enchantment gain is determined as follows | + | The enchantment gain is determined as follows: |
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| − | + | If the current enchantment is +9 or higher, there is a 1 in (current enchantment) chance of gaining one additional point of enchantment, as with an uncursed scroll.{{refsrc|read.c|1054|version=NetHack 3.6.0}} | |
| − | * | + | If the current enchantment is below +9, the armor gains 1 point of enchantment, plus another 0 and 3 - (*current enchantment* / 3).{{refsrc|read.c|1055|version=NetHack 3.6.0|comment=To be precise, when the current enchantment is negative, the integer division by 3 could result in platform-dependent behavior: the integer expression -1 / 3 may be rounded to -1 or 0. The former case makes it possible to gain 4 enchantments from a blessed scroll on that platform. However, gcc and C99-compliant compilers always treat the result of integer division as an arithmetic quotient (that is, the quotient is truncated or "rounded towards zero"). In that case, only a -3 piece of armor is eligible for a 25% chance of gaining 4 enchantments from a blessed scroll, while a -2 to +2 piece gains 1 to 3 points.}} This means a +3 piece of armor has a 50% chance of being enchanted to +5 by a blessed scroll. |
| − | + | If the enchantment on the armor increased by more than one point, the message printed is modified: | |
| − | + | * ''"Your <armor> glows silver for a while."'' (unblind) | |
| − | * ''"Your | + | * ''"Your <armor> vibrates for a while."'' (unblind) |
| − | * ''"Your | ||
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| − | The | + | The scroll otherwise behaves exactly as an uncursed scroll. |
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===Cursed=== | ===Cursed=== | ||
| − | One worn item of armor is randomly selected, | + | One worn item of armor is randomly selected, [[cursed]], and enchanted by +1: |
| − | + | * ''"Your <armor> glows black for a moment."'' (unblind) | |
| − | + | * ''"Your <armor> vibrates for a moment."'' (blind) | |
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| − | * ''"Your <armor> | ||
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| − | * ''"Your <armor> glows black for a | + | There is a chance of destroying vaporizing negatively-enchanted armor with a cursed scroll, with exactly the same probability as the probability of using an uncursed scroll to vaporize a piece of armor positively enchanted to the same degree. |
| − | * ''"Your <armor> vibrates for a | + | * ''"Your <armor> violently glows black for a while, then evaporates."'' (unblind) |
| + | * ''"Your <armor> violently vibrates for a while, then evaporates."'' (blind) | ||
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* ''"Your <armor> is covered by a mottled black glow!"'' (unblind) | * ''"Your <armor> is covered by a mottled black glow!"'' (unblind) | ||
* ''"Your <armor> feels warm for a moment."'' (blind) | * ''"Your <armor> feels warm for a moment."'' (blind) | ||
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| + | ==When naked== | ||
| + | The scroll [[Exercise|exercises]] [[strength]] and [[constitution]], or abuses them if cursed: | ||
| + | * ''"You have a strange feeling for a moment, then it passes."'' ([[beginner]] not [[hallucinating]]) | ||
| + | * ''"You have a normal feeling for a moment, then it passes."'' (beginner hallucinating) | ||
| + | * ''"Your skin glows then fades."'' (unblind) | ||
| + | * ''"Your skin feels warm for a moment."'' ([[blind]]) | ||
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| + | ==Strategy== | ||
| + | Because the piece to enchant is selected at random, most players normally remove all other armor before reading the scroll. | ||
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| + | As with [[scroll of enchant weapon|scrolls of enchant weapon]], you may want to save them until you have enough of them to enchant a weapon up to its desired maximum enchantment, in anticipation of any set of armor with a better base AC down the road. You don't want to bother hoarding any more scrolls than that, because you can't dump them all on a single item. | ||
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| + | A spare scroll of enchant armor may save you a wish for [[dragon scale mail]] when putting together an [[ascension kit]]. This may make it difficult to get the color of scale mail you want, but if you are ''completely insane'', you can [[reverse-genocide|Genocide#Reverse-genocide]] the desired color of dragon. | ||
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| + | A [[cursed]] scroll may be useful if you just have to have that +5 armor, but don't want to risk vaporization. However, it's usually better to reduce armor enchantment using the spell of [[drain life (spell)|drain life]], since the spell doesn't require using up a scroll. | ||
Revision as of 18:13, 18 September 2018
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| Name | enchant armor |
| Appearance | random |
| Base price | 80 zm |
| Weight | 5 |
| Ink to write | 8-15 |
| Monster use | Will not be used by monsters. |
The scroll of enchant armor is a scroll that alters the enchantment on armor worn by the reader. The scroll chooses at random which piece of armor will be effected. If any armor is worn on the torso, only the outermost worn layer of cloak, body armor, or shirt is eligible.[1]
Contents
Effects
All of the possible effects of reading the scroll under different circumstances are documented in the following sections. If the armor's enchantment is altered as a result of any of the effects listed below, then you have identified the scroll.
Uncursed
One worn piece of armor is randomly selected, enchanted by +1, and, if it is cursed, made uncursed:
- "Your <armor> glows silver for a moment." (unblind)
- "Your <armor> vibrates for a moment." (blind)
For armor that is already silver-colored, including silver dragon scale mail and the shield of reflection, the word "silver" will be omitted.
The word "silver" is omitted if the armor is actually silver in color (shield of reflection, silver dragon scales or Silver dragon scale mail).
If the armor is a dragon scales, it will become a dragon scale mail of the same color:
- "Your <scales> merges and hardens!"
The level of enchantment will remain unchanged.
Vaporization
If the enchantment of the armor is already above +3 when the scroll is read, the armor may be destroyed when the scroll is read:
- "Your <armor> violently glows silver for a while, then evaporates." (unblind)
- "Your <armor> violently vibrates for a while, then evaporates." (blind)
The probability that the armor will survive is equal to 1 in *enchantment*.
If the armor is elven or, if are a wizard, a cornuthaum, it may be safely enchanted with a current of enchantment of +5 or lower.
If the armor is successfully enchanted beyond the safe limit, it may vibrate:
- "Your <armor> suddenly vibrates unexpectedly." (unblind)
- "Your <armor> suddenly vibrates again." (blind)
Failure
In the highly unlikely event that a piece of armor +9 or higher does not evaporate, there is then *another* check, with the same probability as the previous. If this check is failed, the scroll fails to take entirely:
- "Your <armor> violently glows silver for a moment." (unblind)
- "Your <armor> violently vibrates for a moment." (blind)
Blessed
One piece of current worn armor is selected and blessed.
Dragon scales become dragon scale mail of the same color, and their enchantment increases by 1 point.
Other armor has a chance of gaining multiple points of enchantment:
| Current enchantment | -3 to -1 | 0 to +2 | +3 to +5 | +6 to +8 | +9 or more |
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| Additional possible | 1 to 4 | 1 to 3 | 1 to 2 | 1 | 0 or 1 |
The enchantment gain is determined as follows:
If the current enchantment is +9 or higher, there is a 1 in (current enchantment) chance of gaining one additional point of enchantment, as with an uncursed scroll.[2]
If the current enchantment is below +9, the armor gains 1 point of enchantment, plus another 0 and 3 - (*current enchantment* / 3).[3] This means a +3 piece of armor has a 50% chance of being enchanted to +5 by a blessed scroll.
If the enchantment on the armor increased by more than one point, the message printed is modified:
- "Your <armor> glows silver for a while." (unblind)
- "Your <armor> vibrates for a while." (unblind)
The scroll otherwise behaves exactly as an uncursed scroll.
Cursed
One worn item of armor is randomly selected, cursed, and enchanted by +1:
- "Your <armor> glows black for a moment." (unblind)
- "Your <armor> vibrates for a moment." (blind)
There is a chance of destroying vaporizing negatively-enchanted armor with a cursed scroll, with exactly the same probability as the probability of using an uncursed scroll to vaporize a piece of armor positively enchanted to the same degree.
- "Your <armor> violently glows black for a while, then evaporates." (unblind)
- "Your <armor> violently vibrates for a while, then evaporates." (blind)
When confused
Reading a noncursed scroll while confused will repair erosion on one piece of armor, and make the armor erodeproof.[4] As this does not increase the enchantment of the armor, this does not risk vaporization.
- "Your <armor> is covered by a shimmering golden shield!" (unblind)
- "Your <armor> feels warm for a moment." (blind)
For shields, the word "shield" in the unblind message is replaced with "layer".
If the armor had been damaged, the following message will also display:
- "Your <armor> looks as good as new!" (unblind)
- "Your <armor> feels as good as new!" (blind)
Cursed scrolls will not repair damaged armor and will remove, instead of applying, erodeproofing:
- "Your <armor> is covered by a mottled black glow!" (unblind)
- "Your <armor> feels warm for a moment." (blind)
When naked
The scroll exercises strength and constitution, or abuses them if cursed:
- "You have a strange feeling for a moment, then it passes." (beginner not hallucinating)
- "You have a normal feeling for a moment, then it passes." (beginner hallucinating)
- "Your skin glows then fades." (unblind)
- "Your skin feels warm for a moment." (blind)
Strategy
Because the piece to enchant is selected at random, most players normally remove all other armor before reading the scroll.
As with scrolls of enchant weapon, you may want to save them until you have enough of them to enchant a weapon up to its desired maximum enchantment, in anticipation of any set of armor with a better base AC down the road. You don't want to bother hoarding any more scrolls than that, because you can't dump them all on a single item.
A spare scroll of enchant armor may save you a wish for dragon scale mail when putting together an ascension kit. This may make it difficult to get the color of scale mail you want, but if you are completely insane, you can Genocide#Reverse-genocide the desired color of dragon.
A cursed scroll may be useful if you just have to have that +5 armor, but don't want to risk vaporization. However, it's usually better to reduce armor enchantment using the spell of drain life, since the spell doesn't require using up a scroll.
See also
References
- ↑ some_armor in do_wear.c
- ↑ read.c in NetHack 3.6.0, line 1054
- ↑ read.c in NetHack 3.6.0, line 1055: To be precise, when the current enchantment is negative, the integer division by 3 could result in platform-dependent behavior: the integer expression -1 / 3 may be rounded to -1 or 0. The former case makes it possible to gain 4 enchantments from a blessed scroll on that platform. However, gcc and C99-compliant compilers always treat the result of integer division as an arithmetic quotient (that is, the quotient is truncated or "rounded towards zero"). In that case, only a -3 piece of armor is eligible for a 25% chance of gaining 4 enchantments from a blessed scroll, while a -2 to +2 piece gains 1 to 3 points.
- ↑ read.c in NetHack 3.6.0, line 998
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