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Contact Yog-Sothoth

Below are the boons offered by Contact Yog‑Sothoth in the compat-3.24.0 dNAO code. Permanent or powerful boons are offered once you meet a threshold of accumulated devotional credit. After boon selection, the commune routine deducts the cost from your Yog credit and calls change_usanity(-(cost+4)/5) to reduce sanity by roughly (cost+4)/5 points. Code excerpts and links to sources are at Developer notes & code excerpts.

Lesser boons

Primordial waters

Cost: 25 credit. Grants Potion of Primordial Waters effect as if you quaffed a Potion of Primordial Waters. No item is retained in your inventory. Each use gives +1 Yog mutagen, the currency that unlocks Yog mutations in the "Change" submenu. Primordial Waters can burn you unless you have Acid_resistance. Blessed versions are safer and grant stronger EN/mana benefits. Expect HP loss on uncured quaffs if you lack resistance; have healing ready.

Potions of Primordial Waters cannot be wished for or acquired through conventional means like bones files.

Escape from curses

Cost: 10 credit. Forces cursed worn items (and cursed loadstone) to be unequipped and dropped at your feet (teleported/dropped). Does not remove the curse; it just forces unequip + drop. This may have undesirable effects e.g. if you were depending on your cursed cloak for magic resistance.

Return of memory

Cost: 50 credit. Modestly increases recall of all known spells. NB this means losing the ability to become confused via recollection of forgotten spells.

Continued companionship

Cost: 50 credit. Extends active spirit/twin timers (adds time to u.spiritT entries) to keep bound spirits/companions active longer.

Return of your twin

Cost: contextual. Revives or returns a migrating twin sibling if one exists (restores it to your level / resumes its migration state).

Change (mutate)

Cost: 50 credit, via mutation picker menu. Menu elements are revealed based on current mutations and Yog credit. The in-game message "The angle through your body has shifted" reports a successfully acquired mutation. Mutations are permanent and appear only once your mutagen meets the threshold of required mutagen = (mutations_already_taken + 2)^2. So the first mutation = mutagen ≥ 4 (four Primordial Waters); next = 9; then 16; etc.

Eyes of Yog‑Sothoth: "Your eyes burn with magenta fire." The first gaze mutation. Unlocks Mad Burst offensive Yog spirit power.

Frenzy of Yog‑Sothoth: "Your eyes blaze with magenta fire." The upgraded gaze mutation. Unlocks Unendurable Madness spirit power. Only offered once Eyes of Yog‑Sothoth is present.

Chanting tentacles: "Your waist-tentacles chant strange spells." A twin/body mutation that grants chant/ritual/tentacle-related effects.

Mind blasts: "You emit deadly dreams." A psychic/dream attack mutation (mind blast effects).

Empathic link: "You feel a strong connection to your twin." Links to your twin companion; provides empathic/twin benefits.

Greater boons

Minor stars

Cost: 25 credit (when available as greater boon). Gives the Lesser Magic weapon property to a suitable wielded weapon (adds magic weapon effects). Suitable weapons are non-artifact weapons in the WEAPON_CLASS, TOOL_CLASS (weptool items), or ARMOR_CLASS that don't already have the Lesser Magic or Yog window property. Makes weapons erodeproof and repairs all rust/corrosion damage.

Windows to other places

Cost: 40 credit. Adds Yog "window" weapon property to a suitable weapon (special Yog damage/effects and interaction with Yog favor). Upgrades the weapon beyond the lesser magic effect. Makes weapons erodeproof and repairs all rust/corrosion damage. Provides bonus damage and can grant additional Yog favor during combat. Suitable weapons are as for Lesser Magic. Weapons with Lesser Magic will have it removed and replaced.

Your twin sibling

Cost: 50 credit. Summons a Twin Sibling player-monster adjacent to you; sets flags so you cannot repeatedly summon without devotion. Use "return of your twin" to revive later. The twin is created at half your level + 1, with hit points based on that level. The twin is always tame and loyal.

Missiles of Yog‑Sothoth

Cost: 40 credit. Grants Yog spell missiles (sets upgrade flag and drops a Magic Missile spell object / grants spell capability). Useful if you want Yog-themed offensive spells.