tool-343.txt Last edited 2006-11-17 for NetHack 3.4.3
Tools, their properties, and the invocation items in NetHack 3.4
Compiled for 3.2.2 by Kevin Hugo.
Updated for 3.4.3 by Dylan O'Donnell <psmith@spod-central.org>.
TOOL COST WGT PROB CHG APPEARANCE
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ : ~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~ : ~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~
Containers : :
sack : $ 2 15 35 : bag
large box : 8 350 40 : --
chest : 16 600 35 : --
ice box : 42 900 5 : --
bag of holding : 100 15 20 : bag
bag of tricks : 100 15 20 : 20 bag
oilskin sack : 100 15 5 : bag
Unlocking tools : :
credit card* : 10 1 15 : --
lock pick (osaku) : 20 4 60 : --
skeleton key : 10 3 80 : key
Light sources : :
tallow candle : 10 2 20 : candle
wax candle : 20 2 5 : candle
brass lantern : 12 30 30 :1499 --
oil lamp : 10 20 45 :1499 lamp
magic lamp : 50 20 15 : lamp
Candelabrum of Invocation : 5000 10 0 : candelabrum
Instruments : :
tin whistle : 10 3 100 : whistle
magic whistle : 10 3 30 : whistle
bugle : 15 10 4 : --
wooden flute : 12 5 4 : flute
magic flute : 36 5 2 : 8 flute
tooled horn : 15 18 5 : horn
frost horn : 50 18 2 : 8 horn
fire horn : 50 18 2 : 8 horn
horn of plenty : 50 18 2 : 20 horn
leather drum : 25 25 4 : drum
drum of earthquake : 25 25 2 : 8 drum
wooden harp (koto) : 50 30 4 : harp
magic harp : 50 30 2 : 8 harp
bell : 50 30 2 : --
Bell of Opening : 5000 10 0 : 3 silver bell
Traps : :
beartrap : 60 200 0 : --
land mine : 180 300 0 : --
Weapon-Tools : :
pick-axe : 50 100 20 : --
grappling hook : 50 30 5 : iron hook
unicorn horn : 100 20 0 : --
Other tools : :
expensive camera* : 200 12 15 : 99 --
mirror : 10 13 45 : looking glass
crystal ball : 60 150 15 : 5 glass orb
lenses : 80 3 5 : --
blindfold : 20 2 50 : --
towel : 50 2 50 : --
saddle* : 150 200 5 : --
leash : 20 12 65 : --
stethoscope : 75 4 25 : --
tinning kit : 30 100 15 : 99 --
tin opener : 30 4 35 : --
can of grease : 20 15 15 : 25 --
figurine : 80 50 25 : --
magic marker : 50 2 15 : 99! --
Tools are listed above by category. The COST field denotes the base
price of each item. WGT specifies the weight (100 zorkmids weighs 1).
The existence of some items depends on options chosen when the program
was compiled; they are noted with an asterisk (*).
Tools comprise 8% of all randomly-generated items in the main dungeon,
0% in containers, 0% on the Rogue level, and 12% in hell. PROB is
the relative probability of each subtype. See below for more details
on item generation.
If the CHG field is not blank, then the tool can be charged by a scroll
of charging or the Platinum Yendorian Express Card. The number shows the
maximum number of initial charges. An exclamation mark (!) indicates
that the tool can only be recharged once.
Finally, some items have a different APPEARANCE until they are identified.
Note that many tools share the same appearance with other types of tools.
Using containers
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Containers are generated uncursed, with the CONTENTS described below.
Containers will not be generated containing tools, weapons, armour or
rocks. Containers in your initial inventory will be empty. If the
container can be LOCKED, then there is an 80% chance that it will be
generated locked and a different 10% chance that it will be trapped. Not
all containers FIT into other containers. Some containers have special
EFFECTS. All of the containers except ice boxes can be eaten by
gelatinous cubes; the contents will be engulfed but unharmed.
CONTAINER CONTENTS LOCKED FIT EFFECTS
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~~~
sack 0-1 items No Yes --
large box 0-3 items Yes No --
chest 0-5 items Yes No --
ice box 0-20 corpses No No Suspends rotting of corpses.
bag of holding 0-1 items No Yes May reduce weight.
bag of tricks 1-20 charges No Yes Bites you / creates monsters.
oilskin sack 0-1 items No Yes May prevent water damage.
Quantum mechanics may carry a large box containing either a live or
dead housecat named Schroedinger's Cat. The state of the cat is not
determined until the box is opened. There is nothing special about
this cat; it is just a silly physics joke.
The weight of a bag of holding (wgt) -- including the 15 for the bag
itself -- depends on the weight of its contents (cwgt) and its blessed
status:
blessed: wgt = 15 + cwgt/4 + 1
uncursed: wgt = 15 + cwgt/2 + 1
cursed: wgt = 15 + cwgt*2
You may also lose items when you use a cursed bag of holding; each item
in the bag has a 1/13 chance of disappearing each time you apply or loot
the bag.
Putting any of the following (and ONLY the following) items into any bag
of holding will cause it to explode:
(another) bag of holding
bag of tricks (with non-zero charge)
wand of cancellation (with non-zero charge)
It is sometimes possible to put one of these items into nested sacks
and/or oilskin sacks and then place them safely inside a bag of holding.
The chance of an explosion occurring then depends on the amount of
nesting:
sacks: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 n
odds: 1/1 2/2 3/4 4/8 5/16 6/32 7/64 8/128 9/128 (n+1)/128
When a bag of tricks is #looted, it will bite you (1 to 10 hit points
damage) and become identified. If you (a)pply it and it has charges
left, it will create one monster 22 out of 23 times, and create 2 to
8 monsters 1 out of 23 times. "Nothing happens" when you apply a bag
with zero charges. Bags of tricks are generated with 1 to 20 charges.
If the bag has more than 10 charges, a blessed scroll of charging will
add 6 to 10 charges, otherwise it will add 6 to 15 charges; an uncursed
scroll will always add 1 to 5 charges. Cannot be charged higher than 50
charges.
When ungreased bags get wet, their contents may also get wet. Greasing
a bag will prevent this, but there is a 50% chance each time of the
grease washing off. A non-cursed oilskin sack will also prevent this;
if the oilskin sack is cursed, there is a 1/3 chance that the contents
can get wet. Boxes and chests are all waterproof.
If a container (other than a bag of holding) is kicked, thrown, or
dropped from a height, fragile contents (glass items (other than
worthless glass) and eggs) may be destroyed. Kicking a locked large
box or chest may also break it open (see below).
Using unlocking tools
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Each of the tools, wands, and spells listed below can be used for locking
and unlocking doors, large boxes, and chests. Not all methods can LOCK
or UNLOCK. DOOR and BOX represent the probability (in percent) of
succeeding each turn when attempting to unlock doors and large boxes or
chests respectively; it may be based on your Dexterity and you will fail
after 50 turns. ROGUEs may get an additional percentile bonus for using an
implement (the numbers before and after the slash being added to DOOR/BOX
respectively). The per-turn probability of picking the lock is halved if
you use a cursed credit card, lock pick, or skeleton key. All unlocking
tools are generated uncursed.
TOOL LOCK UNLOCK DOOR BOX ROGUE
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~
credit card No Yes 2*Dex Dex 20/20
lock pick Yes Yes 3*Dex 4*Dex 30/25
skeleton key Yes Yes 70+Dex 75+Dex 0/0
wand/spell open No Yes 100 100 0/0
wand/spell lock Yes No 100 100 0/0
Using any of the first three types will exercise your dexterity, even if
you don't succeed. Please note that a credit card has no special effects
in shops, although you can unlock a shop "Closed for inventory" and you
can buy and sell it like any other item. If a watchman or watch captain
sees you pick a door with any tool, he may get upset; if he warns you
off, a trap is automatically added to the door in question.
Wands of opening and locking and the spells of knock and wizard lock
always work in one turn and can be performed from a distance. Zapped
opening will also unlock doors in the same turn, will lower drawbridges,
and can remove a ball and chain (as will ringing the blessed Bell of
Opening). Zapped closing will close a door in the same turn (if there
are no objects in the way; creating one if necessary) and will raise
drawbridges.
You can also attempt to break a lock on a large box or chest by #forcing
it with a suitable weapon or kicking it open. This may EXERCISE your
dexterity or strength, but may also destroy any WEAPON you use, the
CONTAINER and/or some of the CONTENTS (possibly restricted to fragile
ones, namely glass items (other than worthless glass) and eggs):
METHOD WEAPON CONTAINER CONTENTS EXERCISE
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~
Blunt weapon No Yes Yes STR
Edged weapon Yes No No DEX
Kicking -- No Fragile No
Using light sources
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Light sources are generated to stay lit for the number of TURNS noted
below. They are GENERATED in the quantity and blessed state shown.
Cursed light sources will sometimes not light.
LIGHT SOURCE TURNS GENERATED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~
tallow candle 200 1 to 7; 10% blessed, 80% uncursed, 10% cursed
wax candle 400 1 to 7; 10% blessed, 80% uncursed, 10% cursed
brass lantern 1000 to 1499 10% blessed, 80% uncursed, 10% cursed
oil lamp 1000 to 1499 10% blessed, 80% uncursed, 10% cursed
magic lamp Infinite 25% blessed, 50% uncursed, 25% cursed
potion of oil 400 1/8 blessed, 3/4 uncursed, 1/8 cursed
Sunsword Infinite 10% blessed, 80% uncursed, 10% cursed
Candles can also be applied to the Candelabrum of Invocation. Brass
lanterns and oil lamps can be refilled by a scroll of charging; a blessed
scroll will refill them to 1500 turns, an uncursed scroll will add 750
turns to a maximum of 1500. Oil lamps with 1000 or fewer turns left can
also be refilled with potions of oil, getting twice the remaining turns
in the potion of oil. (Attempting to refill an oil lamp with a *lit*
potion of oil, or while the lamp is lit, will cause an explosion dealing
6 to 36 points of damage). No lamp can be filled beyond 1500 turns.
The artifact weapon Sunsword will act as a light source whenever wielded,
either by you or by a monster.
If you wish for a magic lamp, you will instead get an ordinary oil lamp.
Magic lamps never run out of power, and may summon a djinni and lead to
a wish when #rubbed. Each time you rub the lamp, there is a 1/3 chance
that "You see a puff of smoke" and another 1/3 chance that "Nothing
happens"; in either case, just try again.
The remaining 1/3 of the time a djinni appears, the lamp is identified
and turned into an oil lamp, and one of five outcomes can occur. The
relative chance of these outcomes depends on whether the lamp was
blessed, uncursed, or cursed:
BLESSED UNCURSED CURSED OUTCOME
~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
80% 20% 5% Grants one wish, then disappears.
"I am in your debt. I will grant one wish!"
5% 20% 5% Remains as a pet.
"Thank you for freeing me!"
5% 20% 5% Remains as a peaceful monster.
"You freed me!"
5% 20% 5% Speaks, then vanishes.
"It is about time!"
5% 20% 80% Remains as a hostile monster.
"You disturbed me, fool!"
NOTE: There is no way to get a wish from the djinni other than the first
outcome above.
There is a limit of 120 djinn per game. Beyond this limit, they are
extinct and no more can be created.
Using instruments
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
All instruments are generated uncursed. In this section, "nearby" means
within some distance from you that depends on your experience level.
Depending on your system, configuration, and options, sounds may also be
produced on your system's speaker.
tin whistle
Wakes nearby monsters and calls nearby pets.
"You produce a high whistling sound." (non-cursed)
"You produce a shrill whistling sound." (cursed)
magic whistle
non-cursed
Teleports pets next to you.
"You produce a strange whistling sound." (not hallucinating)
"You produce a normal whistling sound." (hallucinating)
cursed
50% chance of acting as non-cursed; otherwise, wakes nearby monsters
and calls nearby pets.
"You produce a high-pitched humming noise."
horn of plenty
Created with 1 to 20 charges. If more than 10 charges, blessed scrolls of
charging add 6 to 10 charges, otherwise 6 to 15 charges. Uncursed
scrolls of charging add 1 to 5 charges. Cannot be charged higher than
50 charges.
No effect if no charges.
Creates some food (including royal jelly) or a potion of water, fruit
juice, booze, acid, sickness, or oil.
The blessed/uncursed/cursed state of the object produced is the same as
the horn.
leather drum
Awakens and may scare nearby monsters. Abuses wisdom.
"You beat a deafening row!"
drum of earthquake
Created with 4 to 8 charges. Blessed scrolls of charging add 2 to 8
charges; uncursed scrolls 1 to 4 charges. Drums cannot have more than
20 charges.
Creates several pits around you, and angers peaceful monsters in the
vicinity. Awakens and may scare all monsters on the level.
"You produce a heavy, thunderous rolling! The entire dungeon is
shaking around you!"
bell
Doesn't work under water or when swallowed.
non-cursed
Wakes nearby monsters and calls nearby pets.
cursed
There is a 1/4 chance of summoning a nymph (with no inventory), if they
aren't already genocided or extinct. There is a further chance that the
bell breaks, and/or that you are paralyzed or the nymph is made fast.
Wakes nearby monsters and calls nearby pets.
The following instruments can be used to play notes to open the Castle
drawbridge. You will hear one "gear turn" for each correct note in the
right position and one "tumbler click" for each correct note in the wrong
position. However, if you improvise, you will get the EFFECT shown; some
monsters may resist. Charged instruments are created with 4 to 8 charges.
Blessed scrolls of charging add 2 to 8 charges; uncursed scrolls 1 to 4
charges. They can never have more than 20 charges.
INSTRUMENT EFFECT
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
bugle Awaken and anger soldiers on level, abuse wisdom.
wooden flute Make nearby snakes peaceful (if enough dexterity and
experience), exercise dexterity.
magic flute May put nearby monsters to sleep, exercise dexterity.
tooled horn Awaken and may scare nearby monsters, abuse wisdom.
frost horn Same as a wand of cold other than dealing 6 to 66
base damage (plus 6 to 33 against fire resistant
monsters).
fire horn Same as a wand of fire other than dealing 6 to 66
base damage (plus 6 to 33 against cold resistant
monsters).
wooden harp (koto) Make nearby nymphs peaceful (if enough dexterity and
experience), exercise dexterity.
magic harp May tame nearby monsters, exercise dexterity.
Using other tools
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Unless noted, all items in this section are generated uncursed. Not all
of them are actual tools; a few items of other object types can also be
a)pplied.
beartrap or land mine
If you successfully #untrap one of these traps, the trap becomes a tool.
You can pick up the tool and later re-arm the trap at your current
location by (a)pplying the tool.
bullwhip
This weapon can also be applied to get yourself out of a pit, unwield
or steal another monster's weapon, hit a monster, whip your steed into a
gallop, or grab objects off the floor while levitating.
pick-axe
You can dig by (a)pplying a pick-axe or dwarvish mattock. Specify > to
dig downward (first makes a pit, then a hole), or a direction to dig
through rock, walls, or doors, or to smash up statues or boulders.
axe or battle-axe
These weapons can also be applied to chop down doors or trees.
cream pie
You can apply this food item to blind yourself for 1 to 25 (more) turns.
eucalyptus leaf
non-blessed
Acts like a tin whistle (see instruments, above).
blessed
Acts like a blessed magic whistle (see instruments, above). Each
use has a 1/49 chance of unblessing the leaf.
grappling hook
You can apply this tool to grab an object at a distance, hit a monster
(or, if small, drag it towards you), drag yourself in a direction, or
hit yourself for 10 to 19 points of damage. If you are at least skilled
in flail, you can attempt to choose between the first three options
(with a 50% chance of accuracy if skilled, 95% if expert); otherwise,
the effect will be randomly chosen.
unicorn horn
non-cursed
Randomly fixes one or more of the following troubles: sickness,
blindness, hallucination, vomiting, confusion, stunning, and loss of
an attribute. The approximate chances of fixing a certain number of
troubles are shown here:
# Troub: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
blessed: 22.7% 22.7% 19.5% 15.4% 10.7% 5.7% 2.6% 0.8%
uncursed: 35.4% 35.4% 22.9% 6.3% 0 0 0 0
cursed
You get one of the following: illness, blindness, confusion,
stunning, hallucination, or a decremented attribute.
Unicorn horns don't fix stoning, sliming, strangulation, or wounded legs.
#dipping a unicorn horn in a potion of blindness, confusion, or
hallucination turns the potion into uncursed water. Dipping it in
a potion of sickness produces non-blessed fruit juice.
Unicorn horns also make a fairly good weapon. They are two-handed.
expensive camera
Generated with 30 to 99 charges. An uncursed scroll of charging will
add 10 to 20 charges, and then bring the camera to a minimum of 50
charges. A blessed scroll of charging will add 15 to 30 charges,
and then bring the camera to a minimum of 50 charges (75 if between
51 and 74). A camera may never have more than 127 charges.
You can get several humorous messages by applying it in certain
situations.
A cursed camera has a 50% chance of blinding you when applied.
Otherwise, you can blind monsters.
mirror
Cursed mirrors only work half of the time.
You can get several humorous messages by applying it in certain
situations (especially hallucinating; try underwater or at yourself
while polymorphed into a floating eye).
You can use a mirror to make a monster's gaze attacks work against
itself (if the monster isn't cancelled):
vampire or ghost No reflection
Medusa Turns to stone
floating eye Paralyzed, if it is not invisible
umber hulk Confused
nymph or succubus Steals the mirror, if she is not invisible
Otherwise, you have a 4 out of 5 chance of scaring the monster
in that direction for 2 to 8 turns. The monster cannot be a
unicorn or humanoid, must have eyes and be unblind, and must be able
to see invisible if it is invisible.
Breaking any mirror (except by kicking a container) carries a -2 penalty
to luck.
crystal ball
Generated 1/4 blessed, 1/2 uncursed, 1/4 cursed.
Generated with 1 to 5 charges. (If your Quest Artifact is a crystal ball,
it is always generated with 5 charges.) Blessed scrolls of charging set
the ball to 6 charges. Uncursed scrolls of charging add one charge, to a
maximum of 5.
Applying a crystal ball will cause you to be immobile (in a trance) for 1
to 10 turns.
There are several humorous messages if used when hallucinating.
non-cursed
You may look for an object, monster or symbol (including traps and
portals, ^, but not stairs or other dungeon features). There is an
(intelligence in 20) chance of success; otherwise, you suffer the same
effects as a cursed crystal ball.
cursed
One of the following happens: nothing, you are confused, you are
blinded, you hallucinate, or the ball explodes (not if an artifact).
lenses
These protect you from being blinded by ravens, spat venom or thrown
cream pies. They increase the effectiveness of searching, and reduce
the failure rate and time taken to learn spells from spellbooks.
blindfold
You can controllably blind yourself by (a)pplying it or (P)utting
it on. A cursed blindfold cannot be removed by yourself.
towel
You can controllably blind yourself (like a blindfold) by (P)utting
it on. A cursed towel cannot be removed by yourself.
When (a)pplied, a towel can clean greasy hands (e.g., from a tin of
greasy food) or clean a cream pie off your face. A cursed towel has
a 1/3 chance of causing each of these problems, or else it works
normally.
If you (E)ngrave with a towel, you can rub out writing in the dust.
saddle
You can (a)pply it to a monster (equines, quadrupeds, dragons,
jabberwocks, ki-rin or couatls) in order to be able to ride it in
future. Chance of successfully saddling depends on dexterity,
charisma, tameness of monster and riding skill; Knights receive a
bonus, as does wearing riding boots or gloves.
leash
You can (a)pply it to a tame monster to keep it nearby.
Once you have leashed a monster, you can release it by re-(a)pplying the
leash. A cursed leash can't be removed by yourself, and moving too far
from your pet may cause it to be choked and take damage.
stethoscope
A stethoscope can be (a)pplied once each turn without taking any time.
If you use it more than that, each application takes one turn.
You can get several humorous messages by applying it in certain
situations.
A cursed stethoscope has a 50% chance of only hearing your own
heartbeat.
Otherwise, you can use it to find the status of adjacent monsters or
of yourself or your steed (though this latter use may be interfered with
if engulfed by a monster), and find secret doors and passages.
tinning kit
Created with 30 to 99 charges. An uncursed scroll of charging will
add 10 to 20 charges, and then bring the kit to a minimum of 50 charges.
A blessed scroll of charging will add 15 to 30 charges, and then bring
the kit to a minimum of 50 charges (75 if between 51 and 74). A tinning
kit may never have more than 127 charges.
You can convert corpses into tins. The corpse must be uneaten and
have non-zero nutrition. The resulting tin is blessed/uncursed/cursed
the same way as the tinning kit that produced it. Blessed tins are
not poisonous or rotten, and can be opened in one turn. Cursed tins
always contain rotten food. Tins have the same chance of giving an
intrinsic as the equivalent corpse; the blessed/cursed status of the
tin does NOT affect the chance.
Some people tin unique monsters as souvenirs. You cannot tin the
endgame Riders.
tin opener
Mostly useless. Wield the tin opener and you can e)at a tin in one
turn.
can of grease
Generated 5% blessed, 90% uncursed, 5% cursed.
Created with 1 to 25 charges. If more than 10 charges, blessed
scrolls of charging add 6 to 10 charges, otherwise 6 to 15 charges.
Uncursed scrolls of charging add 1 to 5 charges. Cannot be charged
higher than 50 charges.
When a)pplying a can of grease, you have a 50% chance of dropping it
if it is cursed or you have fumbling. Otherwise, you can grease an
item to protect it or its contents from water or acid damage. If the
can of grease is cursed or you specify no object, you get your fingers
greasy.
Greased outer body armour will protect against grabbing attacks,
and greased helmets will protect against (master) mind flayer's
tentacles; however, the grease has a 50% chance of wearing off after
each attack against which it protects, and grease on cursed armour
will only be effective 1/3 of the time.
You can also use the can of grease or a potion of oil to #untrap a
squeaky board.
figurine
Generated 1/8 blessed, 3/4 uncursed, and 1/8 cursed.
Applying a figurine creates that monster in an adjacent square of your
choosing. It will fail if the square is occupied, or if the species is
genocided. The chance of a tame or peaceful monster depends on the
blessed state of the figurine:
blessed uncursed cursed
tame 80% 10% 10%
peaceful 10% 80% 10%
hostile 10% 10% 80%
Cursed figurines can spontaneously transform when carried, after
201 to 9200 turns in inventory.
magic marker
Generated with 30 to 99 charges. Can only be recharged once.
An uncursed scroll of charging will add 10 to 20 charges, and then bring
the marker to a minimum of 50 charges. A blessed scroll of charging will
add 15 to 30 charges, and then bring the marker to a minimum of 50
charges (75 if between 51 and 74).
You can write scrolls and spellbooks from blank ones. See the spoilers
"scrl-343.txt" and "spl1-343.txt" for details. The blessed/uncursed/
cursed status of the resulting item depends on the marker and
scroll/spellbook:
blessed uncursed cursed
blessed blessed blessed uncursed
uncursed blessed uncursed cursed
cursed uncursed cursed cursed
You can also (E)ngrave graffiti on the floor with a magic marker.
Invocation items
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The three unique invocation items (Bell, Book, and Candelabrum) cannot be
placed in a container or destroyed in any way. They have special effects
when (a)pplied or #invoked and you are NOT on the vibrating square:
Bell of Opening
Obtained from your Quest Nemesis. Created with 3 charges. Blessed
scrolls of charging add 1 to 3 charges, uncursed scrolls of charging add
1 charge. Cannot be charged higher than 5 charges.
uncharged
Acts like a regular bell. Will not break.
blessed
If you are swallowed, you are expelled.
"<monster> opens its mouth!" (if animal)
Else you unlock and open nearby containers and doors, find nearby
secret passages and non-statue traps, open nearby drawbridges, and
are unpunished. Items must be in your visual range.
uncursed
If you are swallowed, you are expelled.
"<monster> opens its mouth!" (if animal)
Else same effect as a wand of secret door detection -- you find
nearby secret doors, secret passages, non-statue traps, mimics,
and hiding and invisible monsters.
cursed
If you are swallowed, "Nothing happens."
Else you summon undead and wake nearby monsters.
Candelabrum of Invocation
Obtained from Vlad the Impaler.
blessed or uncursed
The Candelabrum acts like an ordinary light source if at least one
candle is applied to it. It will last as many turns as the first
candle that was applied would have burned.
cursed
The Candelabrum won't light.
Book of the Dead
Obtained from the Wizard of Yendor.
blessed
Undead creatures in your sight are made peaceful; nearby ones sharing
your alignment may be tamed, others may flee.
uncursed
No effect.
"Your ancestors are annoyed with you!"
"The headstones in the cemetery begin to move!"
"Oh my! Your name appears in the book!"
cursed
You summon undead.
To complete the invocation, you must be standing on the vibrating square
and have the non-cursed Candelabrum of Invocation with seven candles
attached (the candles can be any type(s), and even cursed), the non-cursed
Bell of Opening with at least one charge, and the non-cursed Book of the
Dead. The Candelabrum burns out twice as fast when on the vibrating
square. The Bell must be rung within 5 turns before the invocation. The
Book must be read last. Sascha Wostmann described a good way to remember
the sequence:
1. Make some light, to read by.
2. Ring the bell, to get the attention of an audience.
3. Finally, read the book.
Good luck!
Acknowledgements
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thanks to Bruce Cox for proofreading the original version of this file.
Further corrections and clarifications provided by Kevin Buhr, A C,
Paul Collins, Andreas Dorn, Kieron Dunbar, Vladimir Florinski,
Douglas Freyburger, David Goldfarb, David Grabiner, Kaidur Heliste, Ivan,
Philipp Lucas, ManaUser, pervect, Pat Rankin, Irina Rempt, Vasilisha,
David Wescott, and Yoshi348.