Scroll of fire
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| Name | fire |
| Appearance | random |
| Base price | 100 zm |
| Weight | 5 |
| Ink to write | 4-7 |
| Monster use | Will not be used by monsters. |
The scroll of fire causes an explosion of fire, damaging you and any monsters around you: 3-5 HP if the scroll was blessed, 2-3HP if uncursed, 1-2 if cursed. It also boils potions, and burns scrolls and spellbooks in your inventory, and damages worn armor. You are unaffected if fire resistant (and your armor is safe if fireproof). Reading the scroll near a peaceful creature (such as shopkeepers and aligned priests) will anger them.
If you are confused and not fire resistant, you lose 1HP.
Identification
The scroll self-identifies when read. If you have the option to price identify scrolls, this scroll has the same price (base 100zm) as another semi-harmful scroll, the scroll of destroy armor. Remove armor and drop scrolls, spellbooks and potions before reading these scrolls in this price range to minimize damage to your inventory.
Strategy
The explosion of fire burns away any slime covering you. This scroll is otherwise mostly useless, and a prime candidate for blanking.
Messages
Reading the scroll gives the following messages:
- "The scroll erupts in a tower of flame!"
- Standard effect
- "The water around you vaporizes violently!"
- You were underwater
- "Oh, look, what a pretty fire in your <hands>."
- You were confused, fire-resistant and unblind
- "You feel a pleasant warmth in your <hands>."
- You were confused, fire-resistant and blind
- "The scroll catches fire and you burn your <hands>."
- You were confused and not fire-resistant
