Spellbook of clairvoyance
spellbook of + clairvoyance | |
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Appearance | random |
Abundance | 1.52% |
Base price | 300 zm |
Weight | 50 |
Turns to read | 6 |
Ink to write | 15–29 |
Spell type | divination |
Level | 3 |
Power cost | 15 Pw |
Direction | non-directional |
Special for | samurai |
A spellbook of clairvoyance provides the clairvoyance divination spell, which magically maps a 19×11 area centered on your location.[1] The spell is blocked if you are wearing a cornuthaum and are not a Wizard. Unlike the clairvoyance provided by aligned priests and some items in NetHack, the clairvoyance spell only maps once per cast and does not persist as a recurring effect. It is the special spell for samurai.
Messages
- You sense a pointy hat on top of your <head>.
- The spell was blocked by a cornuthaum.[2]
Strategy
This spell is a passable alternative to magic mapping, especially for characters who can advance to Basic but not Skilled in Divination. Samurai gets a reduction in failure rate on this spell, making it the only spell that they can possibly cast consistently without a Robe. It can be used successfully even on levels which are unmappable, though that's of dubious use considering that most unmappable levels have very static layout anyways.
References
- ↑ do_vicinity_map in detect.c: Dimensions of mapped area
- ↑ spell.c in NetHack 3.4.3, line 943: Clairvoyance spell blocked by cornuthaum
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