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The '''scroll of undo genocide''' is a [[scroll]] introduced in [[NetHack: The Next Generation]], and also appears in [[Slash'EM Extended]] and [[SlashTHEM]].
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A '''scroll of undo genocide''' is a type of [[scroll]] that appears in [[NetHack: The Next Generation]] and [[SlashTHEM]].
  
==Effect==
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==Description==
When read, regardless of [[BUC]] status, the scroll self-identifies and prompts you to select a [[genocide]]d [[monster]] to ungenocide. The species selected will no longer be treated as genocided and can be randomly generated again.
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Reading a scroll of any [[beatitude]] [[auto-identifies]] the scroll and prompts you to enter the name of a single species of [[monster]] - if that monster was removed from the game by [[genocide]], then it will be restored and can be randomly generated again. The scroll cannot restore species of monsters that have been rendered [[extinct]], and will not restore [[genocideless]] conduct; if you fail to enter a valid species within five attempts, then nothing will be un-genocided.  
 
 
You will only be able to choose a single species, so this cannot be used to reverse [[Monster class|class]] genocides.
 
 
 
===Exceptions===
 
This scroll will not revive species that have become unavailable due to [[extinction]]; it only applies to those that have been deliberately genocided. Thus the scroll cannot be used to ensure that more than 120 of a certain monster can exist.
 
 
 
Ungenociding will always succeed, with just one exception in [[Slash'EM Extended]] and [[SlashTHEM]]: the [[Ungenomold]] will always resist being ungenocided.
 
 
 
Specifying an invalid species—this includes species that have not been genocided, and the species that cannot be ungenocided (the Ungenomold)—five times in a row will result in nothing being ungenocided.
 
  
 
==Strategy==
 
==Strategy==
The undo genocide scroll is only of any use to a player who has genocided at least one species, so it will be meaningless to a genocideless player. Otherwise, it will only be useful on the rare occasion that you regret having exterminated a useful monster (e.g. the [[mind flayer]], for the [[intelligence]] or [[telepathy]] gain from eating the corpse), or you want to recover one useful species from a class you have wiped out.
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The scroll of undo genocide is only of use to a player who has genocided at least one species, and is typically reserved for recovering a useful monster from a previous genocide (e.g. [[mind flayer]]s, for the [[intelligence]] or [[telepathy]] gain from eating their corpse or tin); multiple scrolls are required to partially or completely undo a [[monster class]] genocide, since only one species can be restored at a time. Notably, the scroll is always safe to read regardless of beatitude.
  
Reversing all of your genocides will not restore [[genocideless]] conduct; even though you made "amends" for your actions, you still benefited during the time when those monsters could not be generated.
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Outside of this, the scroll is usually a textbook candidate for [[blanking]] or [[polypiling]].
 
 
Outside of this scenario, the scroll is a textbook candidate for [[blanking]] or [[polypiling]], though it thankfully has no adverse effects from being read if cursed.
 
  
 
==Messages==
 
==Messages==
 
{{message|Such creatures do not exist in this world.|You named a nonexistent species.}}
 
{{message|Such creatures do not exist in this world.|You named a nonexistent species.}}
 
{{message|This creature has not been genocided.|You named a species that still exists, or became extinct.}}
 
{{message|This creature has not been genocided.|You named a species that still exists, or became extinct.}}
{{message|The race of <foos> now exist again.|You successfully ungenocided a species.}}
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{{message|The race of <[[foo]]s> now exist again.|You successfully ungenocided a species.}}
{{message|For some reason, you cannot ungenocide this species!|Ungenomolds cannot be brought back.}}
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{{variant-343}}
 
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[[Category:NetHack: The Next Generation items]]
==References==
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[[Category:NetHack: The Next Generation scrolls]]
*Slash'EM Extended objects.c 1632
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[[Category:SlashTHEM items]]
*Slash'EM Extended read.c 3582, 4380
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[[Category:SlashTHEM scrolls]]
*Slash'EM Extended write.c 76
 
 
 
[[Category:Scrolls]]
 
[[Category:NetHack: The Next Generation]]
 
[[Category:Slash'EM Extended items]]
 
[[Category:SlashTHEM]]
 

Latest revision as of 09:29, 26 June 2023

? Scroll.png
Name undo genocide
Appearance random
Base price 300 zm
Weight 5
Ink to write 10-19
Monster use Will not be used by monsters.

A scroll of undo genocide is a type of scroll that appears in NetHack: The Next Generation and SlashTHEM.

Description

Reading a scroll of any beatitude auto-identifies the scroll and prompts you to enter the name of a single species of monster - if that monster was removed from the game by genocide, then it will be restored and can be randomly generated again. The scroll cannot restore species of monsters that have been rendered extinct, and will not restore genocideless conduct; if you fail to enter a valid species within five attempts, then nothing will be un-genocided.

Strategy

The scroll of undo genocide is only of use to a player who has genocided at least one species, and is typically reserved for recovering a useful monster from a previous genocide (e.g. mind flayers, for the intelligence or telepathy gain from eating their corpse or tin); multiple scrolls are required to partially or completely undo a monster class genocide, since only one species can be restored at a time. Notably, the scroll is always safe to read regardless of beatitude.

Outside of this, the scroll is usually a textbook candidate for blanking or polypiling.

Messages

Such creatures do not exist in this world.
You named a nonexistent species.
This creature has not been genocided.
You named a species that still exists, or became extinct.
The race of <foos> now exist again.
You successfully ungenocided a species.