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| − | The '''scroll of identify''' is a somewhat common [[scroll]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. When read, it [[Identify|identifies]] items in the player's inventory, with the amount of items identified based on its [[beatitude]]. | + | The '''scroll of identify''' is a somewhat common [[scroll]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. When read, it [[Identify|identifies]] items in the player's [[inventory]], with the amount of items identified based on its [[beatitude]]. |
| − | == | + | ==Generation== |
| − | Scrolls of identify are always safe to read, but noncursed scrolls are far more beneficial. When read, the scroll | + | 18% of all randomly generated scrolls will be a scroll of identify. |
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| + | ==Description== | ||
| + | Scrolls of identify are always safe to read, but noncursed scrolls are far more beneficial. When read, the scroll will [[auto-identify]] itself and reveal the full identity of at least one item in the player's open inventory; if the scroll is read while [[confused]], it will auto-identify itself with no further effect. If a scroll would identify a number of items less than the amount of unidentified items in the inventory, the player chooses which items to identify first. | ||
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| + | If the scroll is blessed or uncursed, it will identify 1, 2, 3, 4, or all items in the inventory, with the probability of each number given in the table below;<ref>[[scrl-343.txt]]</ref> a cursed scroll will only identify one item. If the player's [[Luck]] is positive, a blessed scroll will always identify at least two items, with a {{frac|3|5}} chance of identifying more. | ||
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==Strategy== | ==Strategy== | ||
| − | The scroll of identify is | + | The scroll of identify is the only scroll with a base price of 20zm, making [[price identification]] trivial; it is also one of the most common scrolls randomly generated in the dungeon, to the point that the largest stack of unidentified scrolls in your inventory has a decent-but-unreliable chance to be a stack of identify scrolls. |
| − | + | Before reading any scroll(s) of identify, be sure to have as many unidentified items in your open inventory as is reasonably possible; if you have {{of|potion|holy water}} to spare, you can bless your scroll(s) beforehand to increase the chance of identifying more items. If reading the scroll(s) of identify in a [[shop]], you can also use price identification to prioritize which of the shop's wares to formally ID and get the most out of your scrolls. | |
| − | + | A role such as [[Priest]] or [[Wizard]] that can learn the {{spell of|identify}} spell and train [[divination spells]] to [[Skilled]] or better can potentially render scrolls of identify redundant, though they may still be useful if the spell is forgotten at any point (e.g., you have also forgotten several other item identities due to a [[mind flayer]] or an ill-advised [[scroll of amnesia]]). A reliably-cast identify spell in combination with a source of energy such as [[The Eye of the Aethiopica]] lets you identify any object soon after you discover it, even if you only want to know its beatitude. | |
| − | + | ==Messages== | |
| + | {{message|You identify this as an identify scroll.|You read a scroll of identify while confused.}} | ||
| − | ==xNetHack== | + | ==Variants== |
| − | In [[xNetHack]], to counterbalance the removal of the {{spell of|identify}} spell, scrolls of identify are made more reliable. Blessed scrolls always identify 7 items, and uncursed scrolls always identify 4 | + | ===xNetHack=== |
| + | In [[xNetHack]], to counterbalance the removal of the {{spell of|identify}} spell, scrolls of identify are made more reliable. Blessed scrolls always identify 7 items, and uncursed scrolls always identify 4; like in ''NetHack'', cursed scrolls only identify 1 item. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | <references /> | + | <references/> |
| − | + | {{nethack-366}} | |
[[Category:Scrolls|Identify]] | [[Category:Scrolls|Identify]] | ||
[[Category:Identification]] | [[Category:Identification]] | ||
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Revision as of 14:15, 9 March 2023
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| Name | identify |
| Appearance | random |
| Base price | 20 zm |
| Weight | 5 |
| Ink to write | 7–13 |
| Monster use | Will not be used by monsters. |
The scroll of identify is a somewhat common scroll that appears in NetHack. When read, it identifies items in the player's inventory, with the amount of items identified based on its beatitude.
Generation
18% of all randomly generated scrolls will be a scroll of identify.
Description
Scrolls of identify are always safe to read, but noncursed scrolls are far more beneficial. When read, the scroll will auto-identify itself and reveal the full identity of at least one item in the player's open inventory; if the scroll is read while confused, it will auto-identify itself with no further effect. If a scroll would identify a number of items less than the amount of unidentified items in the inventory, the player chooses which items to identify first.
If the scroll is blessed or uncursed, it will identify 1, 2, 3, 4, or all items in the inventory, with the probability of each number given in the table below;[1] a cursed scroll will only identify one item. If the player's Luck is positive, a blessed scroll will always identify at least two items, with a 3⁄5 chance of identifying more.
| Scroll BUC |
Number of items | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | all | |
| Blessed | 1⁄5 | 1⁄5 | 1⁄5 | 1⁄5 | 1⁄5 |
| Uncursed | 21⁄25 | 1⁄25 | 1⁄25 | 1⁄25 | 1⁄25 |
| Cursed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Strategy
The scroll of identify is the only scroll with a base price of 20zm, making price identification trivial; it is also one of the most common scrolls randomly generated in the dungeon, to the point that the largest stack of unidentified scrolls in your inventory has a decent-but-unreliable chance to be a stack of identify scrolls.
Before reading any scroll(s) of identify, be sure to have as many unidentified items in your open inventory as is reasonably possible; if you have holy water to spare, you can bless your scroll(s) beforehand to increase the chance of identifying more items. If reading the scroll(s) of identify in a shop, you can also use price identification to prioritize which of the shop's wares to formally ID and get the most out of your scrolls.
A role such as Priest or Wizard that can learn the identify spell and train divination spells to Skilled or better can potentially render scrolls of identify redundant, though they may still be useful if the spell is forgotten at any point (e.g., you have also forgotten several other item identities due to a mind flayer or an ill-advised scroll of amnesia). A reliably-cast identify spell in combination with a source of energy such as The Eye of the Aethiopica lets you identify any object soon after you discover it, even if you only want to know its beatitude.
Messages
- You identify this as an identify scroll.
- You read a scroll of identify while confused.
Variants
xNetHack
In xNetHack, to counterbalance the removal of the identify spell, scrolls of identify are made more reliable. Blessed scrolls always identify 7 items, and uncursed scrolls always identify 4; like in NetHack, cursed scrolls only identify 1 item.
