User:Chris/dNetHack/dNethack Roles/Binder/Paimon

Paimon, the Fell Archivist

Paymon is a king of hell who governs 200 legions, half of them from the Angelic Order, and half from the Order of Powers. He appears as a man with a woman’s face riding a dromedary, and crowned with a headdress made with precious stones.

[ Dictionnaire Infernal by Collin de Plancy (1863) ]

Binding Ritual

Paimon requires that her seal be drawn around a spellbook. The summoner must face toward the northwest during the ritual, so that they are standing southeast.

Taboo

You must not read scrolls while confused.

Mark

A crown floats above your head.

Detection

The crown can be seen from a distance.

Disguise

Wear a helmet, so that the crown appears to be supported.

Immunity

Paimon grants MC 3 and hungerless casting ala wizards (50% cost at int 15, 25% cost at 16-19, and no cost for int >20).

Skill

None.

Active Powers

• Read Spell: Read a spell from a wielded spellbook. You don't have to pay the energy cost, and there is no chance of spell failure.
• Book Telepathy: Detect spellbooks on the current level.

Passive Powers

• Lives to Pages: Targets struck with a wielded spellbook may lose a level, returning a reading to the book (10% chance per hit).
• Power of Learning: When wielding a spellbook as a weapon, it deals damage equal to your power damage die plus the spellbook's level. For example, a 14th level binder wielding a spellbook of fireball deals 1d5+4 damage. A 30th level binder with the same book deals 1d9+4 damage.
• Warning against magic: You gain warning against spellcasting monsters.
• Master Magician: You gain a bonus to spell failure chance equivalent to wearing a robe without metallic body armor. This bonus stacks with the bonus from an actual robe.