Scroll of punishment

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Name	punishment
Appearance	random
Base price	300 zm
Weight	5
Ink to write	5-9
Monster use	Will not be used by monsters.

The scroll of punishment is one of the nastiest scrolls in the game. It punishes you by chaining a heavy iron ball to you, which hinders your movements.

Reading effects

Case		Effect
blessed or confused		No effect
uncursed	unpunished	You are punished
	punished	The iron ball's weight increases by 160
cursed	unpunished	You are punished
	punished	The iron ball's weight increases by 320

Generation

Scrolls of punishment are randomly generated with the same probability as all other 300zm scrolls. 1.5% of all randomly generated scrolls are scrolls of punishment.

Wizards may start with an identified scroll of punishment, as the utility of the iron ball means the scroll is not 100% bad.

Identification

It is expensive, so when unidentified, less careful players might mistake it for the scroll of genocide or the scroll of stinking cloud. When blessed, this scroll is harmless; you only get the message "You feel guilty".

The scroll self-identifies when you read it.

Messages

Message	Reason
"You feel guilty."	The scroll was blessed, or you were confused
"You are being punished for your misbehavior!"	The scroll was uncursed or cursed
"A ball and chain appears, then falls away."	You were punished, but the chain couldn't be attached to you

Strategy

It has been said that the best thing about the scroll of punishment is its resale value. Aside from that, you probably want to use these for blanking.

See punishment for why being punished may be desirable. Short version: it isn't.