Scroll of scare monster
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| Name | scare monster |
| Appearance | random |
| Base price | 100 zm |
| Weight | 5 |
| Ink to write | 10-19 |
| Monster use | Will not be used by monsters. |
The scroll of scare monster causes monsters in your visual range to flee, though some may resist. When dropped on a square, monsters treat that square as if Elbereth were written on it. A blessed scroll will become uncursed when picked up, and an uncursed scroll will disintegrate if you pick it up having previously picked it up when uncursed. A cursed scroll always disintegrates when picked up.
Scrolls of scare monster in shops can get you in trouble in the early game. If you pick up a scroll in a shop and it disintegrates, you owe the shopkeeper for it; if you can't afford it, you'll have to sell your other items or risk angering the shopkeeper. Be careful picking up scrolls in shops until you have a decent amount of gold.
History
The scroll of scare monster originated in Rogue, where it had the same effect (although b/u/c distinctions did not exist).
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