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== Strategy ==
 
== Strategy ==
 
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It is not at all useful as an offensive function due t its very high [[power]] cost. It can freshen corpses so that they are edible or sacrificable, but [[create monster]] (and the [[spellbook of create monster]]) does this better, as reviving and re-killing the monster runs the risk of not leaving a corpse.
The offensive function is almost useless because the spell causes very little damage and costs a lot of [[power]] to cast.
 
 
 
The corpse reviving ability can be quite useful, however.  You can revive a dead pet if it left a corpse (though it may have to be retamed).  You can also freshen a corpse for eating or sacrificing on an altar, although reviving and re-killing the monster runs the risk of not leaving a corpse.
 
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==

Revision as of 02:11, 1 December 2011

spellbook of
+   turn undead   Light green spellbook.png
Appearance random
Abundance 1.62%
Base price 600 zm
Weight 50
Turns to read 48
Ink to write 30–59
Spell type clerical
Level 6
Power cost 30 Pw
Direction beam
Equivalent wand of undead turning
Special for knight

Allows you to learn the turn undead spell. This is the knight's special spell. It produces a beam which works like that from a wand of undead turning.

Turn undead creates a beam which deals 1d8 damage to undead monsters it hits (doubled for a knight with the Magic Mirror of Merlin), and causes them to flee if they fail a resistance check.

The beam has a second, less obvious, but arguably more useful function in NetHack: unturn dead [1]. This will revive corpses and rejuvenate eggs.

Strategy

It is not at all useful as an offensive function due t its very high power cost. It can freshen corpses so that they are edible or sacrificable, but create monster (and the spellbook of create monster) does this better, as reviving and re-killing the monster runs the risk of not leaving a corpse.

References