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The '''scroll of gold detection''' detects gold on the current level. This includes [[gold piece]]s, [[gold golem]]s and any gold hidden in containers, buried, or embedded in rock. A blessed scroll will also detect gold rings.
 
The '''scroll of gold detection''' detects gold on the current level. This includes [[gold piece]]s, [[gold golem]]s and any gold hidden in containers, buried, or embedded in rock. A blessed scroll will also detect gold rings.
  
Reading scrolls of gold detection while [[confused]], however, has a very different and useful effect. If the scroll was [[non-cursed]], all [[trap]]s on the level will be revealed to the player. ("You feel entrapped") If the scroll was [[cursed]], all traps on the level will be marked with a [[Zorkmid|{{yellow|$}}]] as if the scroll was detecting gold; the message "You feel greedy" will be given. (either way, if there weren't any traps on the level, the message "You have a strange feeling for a moment, then it passes" will be given if the player was a [[Beginner]]; otherwise, the message "Your toes stop itching" will be given)
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Reading scrolls of gold detection while [[confused]], however, has a very different and useful effect. If the scroll was [[non-cursed]], all [[trap]]s on the level will be revealed to the player. If the scroll was [[cursed]], all traps on the level will be marked with a [[Zorkmid|{{yellow|$}}]] as if the scroll was detecting gold. If there weren't any traps on the level, if the player was a [[Beginner]] you receive the message "You have a strange feeling for a moment, then it passes"; otherwise, the message "Your toes stop itching" if you have toes. If you are polymorphed, replace "toes" with an appropriate extremity.
  
 
This special ability of the scroll of gold detection comes in especially useful on the [[Elemental Planes]], as a quick way to find the portal to the next plane. ([[Crystal ball]]s are another method of doing this)
 
This special ability of the scroll of gold detection comes in especially useful on the [[Elemental Planes]], as a quick way to find the portal to the next plane. ([[Crystal ball]]s are another method of doing this)
  
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==Messages==
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; "You feel greedy!"
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* You detected gold on the level
  
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; "You feel entrapped"
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* You detected traps while confused
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; "Your toes stop itching"
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* You read the scroll while confused, but detected no traps on the level. Replace "toes" with the following extremities if [[polymorph]]ed:
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{| class="prettytable"
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!Extremity
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|-
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|pseudopod extremities
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|-
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|rear hoof tip
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|-
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|rear claw tips
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|-
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|rhizome tips
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|-
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|caudal fins
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|-
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|lower tentacle tips
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|-
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|rear scales
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|-
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|beams
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|}
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[[Category:Scrolls|Gold detection]]
 
[[Category:Scrolls|Gold detection]]

Revision as of 04:41, 30 October 2008

? Scroll.png
Name gold detection
Appearance random
Base price 100 zm
Weight 5
Ink to write 4-7
Monster use Will not be used by monsters.

The scroll of gold detection detects gold on the current level. This includes gold pieces, gold golems and any gold hidden in containers, buried, or embedded in rock. A blessed scroll will also detect gold rings.

Reading scrolls of gold detection while confused, however, has a very different and useful effect. If the scroll was non-cursed, all traps on the level will be revealed to the player. If the scroll was cursed, all traps on the level will be marked with a $ as if the scroll was detecting gold. If there weren't any traps on the level, if the player was a Beginner you receive the message "You have a strange feeling for a moment, then it passes"; otherwise, the message "Your toes stop itching" if you have toes. If you are polymorphed, replace "toes" with an appropriate extremity.

This special ability of the scroll of gold detection comes in especially useful on the Elemental Planes, as a quick way to find the portal to the next plane. (Crystal balls are another method of doing this)

Messages

"You feel greedy!"
  • You detected gold on the level
"You feel entrapped"
  • You detected traps while confused
"Your toes stop itching"
  • You read the scroll while confused, but detected no traps on the level. Replace "toes" with the following extremities if polymorphed:
Extremity
pseudopod extremities
rear hoof tip
rear claw tips
rhizome tips
caudal fins
lower tentacle tips
rear scales
beams
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