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{{spellbook|name=turn undead|level=6|type=[[clerical]]|cost=600|turns=48}}
 
{{spellbook|name=turn undead|level=6|type=[[clerical]]|cost=600|turns=48}}
Allows you to learn the [[turn undead]] spell. This is the [[knight]]'s [[special spell]]. Turn undead will damage and possibly frighten [[undead]] monsters, and can [[revive]] [[corpse]]s and [[egg]]s, much like the [[wand of undead turning]].
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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]].
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Turn undead creates a beam which deals 1d8 damage (doubled for a knight with the [[Magic Mirror of Merlin]]) to [[undead]] monsters it hits, and causes them to [[Scare|flee]] if they fail a [[Magic_resistance_(monster)|resistance check]].
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The beam has a second, less obvious, but arguably more useful function: '''unturn dead''' <ref>[[zap.c#unturn_dead]]</ref>.  This will [[revive]] [[corpses]] and rejuvenate [[egg]]s.
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== Strategy ==
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As the spell causes very little damage and costs a lot of [[Pw]] to cast, its offensive function is of very limited use.
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The corpse reviving ability can be quite useful, however. It can be used to revive a dead pet if it leaves a corpse (though it may have to be retamed).  It can also be used to freshen a corpse for eating or sacrificing on an altar (by reviving the monster then killing it again).
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== References ==
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[[Category:Spellbooks|Turn undead]]
 
[[Category:Spellbooks|Turn undead]]

Revision as of 18:21, 26 November 2008

spellbook of
+   turn undead   Light green spellbook.png
Appearance random
Base price 600 zm
Weight 50
Turns to read 48
Ink to write 30–59
Spell type [[clerical spells|clerical]]
Level 6
Power cost 30 Pw

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 (doubled for a knight with the Magic Mirror of Merlin) to undead monsters it hits, and causes them to flee if they fail a resistance check.

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

Strategy

As the spell causes very little damage and costs a lot of Pw to cast, its offensive function is of very limited use.

The corpse reviving ability can be quite useful, however. It can be used to revive a dead pet if it leaves a corpse (though it may have to be retamed). It can also be used to freshen a corpse for eating or sacrificing on an altar (by reviving the monster then killing it again).

References