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Scrolls are [[items]] made of [[materials|parchment]] which contain a magical writing. You can release the spell contained in the scroll by reading it, but the scroll will vanish after use.
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Reading scrolls trains your [[intelligence]] and intelligence is also required to read the scroll quickly - the more powerful the scroll is, the less it is common to find, takes longer to read successfully but raise your intelligence more. You cannot read scrolls while [[confused]] and certain [[monsters]] cannot read scrolls at all.
 
  
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Scrolls cannot be harmed by physical damage (e.g. kicking them), but being made of parchment, they are highly flammable. [[Kamikaze Dwarf|Kamikaze Dwarves]] with their explosions are especially dangerous to unprotected scrolls - put your scrolls into any [[Container|chest]] before engaging them.
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Polypiling is a technique involving clever manipulation of the [[wand]] of [[polymorph]]'s mechanics to gain free items of varied value. Although it is definitely an abuse of the game's mechanics, it is not popularly considered an [[Cheats and Exploits|exploit]], perhaps due to the random nature of the rewards.
  
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Polypiling is a useful technique to fall back on if in desperate need of food, or as a chance to get lucky and gain some rare equipment early on.
  
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== Types of Scrolls ==
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== Technique ==
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First, you will need a wand of polymorph. They aren't so common, but you're pretty much ready to go the moment one falls into your grasp.<br>
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Second, there are some rules as to how a wand of polymorph works:
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* It can only zap a distance of five tiles
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* It can only polymorph up to five items in a stack on a single tile
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* When (a)pplied, the wand will polymorph items in a 1 tile radius including the tile you are standing on
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Finally, the technique:
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*Collect stacks of junk items (e.g. stones, sticks, cans, unwanted equipment)
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*Place the items in stacks of 5 in a straight line 5 tiles long (like in the image above)
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*Zap your wand of polymorph in the direction of the stacks
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*All items will be polymorphed into random items
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*Repeat as necessary, replacing junk items if needed
  
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| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Scroll Name'''
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*Make sure that any pets/allies nearby are commanded NOT to consume anything valuable. There is nothing worse than watching Kenny the puppy wolf down the [[Holy Banana of Oily Orpiv]] that just appeared.
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| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Effect'''
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*Kill anything hostile in the area, take your polypile to a monster-free zone like [[New Attnam]], or lock yourself inside a room to keep out neutral/hostile NPC's.
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*DO NOT break (apply) a WoP without having [[Status Effects|intrinsic PolyControl]] or a [[ring]] of [[Polymorph|Polymorph Control]], or you will be turned into a random creature for a significant time. Even if you're in a safe area you may be unable to do anything but watch as a polymorphed [[mushroom]] as NPC's eat/wear the items you just polypiled.  
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| width="600"|Prompts you for a direction and attempts to switch your body with the chosen [[Monsters|creature]]. Requires the same [[Int]] and [[Cha]] check to be successful as a scroll of taming (see below). Note that this body switching is permanent and thus can leave you in a weaker body if you choose poorly.
 
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| [[Change Material]]||Allows you to change the [[List of materials|material]] of any single item or limb. You must have a certain amount of [[intelligence]] for the transmutation to be successful. Paired items (e.g. two identical boots) will be transmuted both.
 
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| Charging||Recharges any [[Wand]] up to the maximum number of charges it previously had.
 
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| Detect Material||Detects and highlights all [[items]], [[Dungeon Features|structures]] and [[monsters]] made of the requested [[List of materials|material]] present on the current floor.
 
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| Earthquake||Causes an earthquake if read underground.
 
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| Enchant Armor||Enchants a piece of [[armor]] of your choice. Paired items (e.g. two identical boots) will be enchanted both. Enchanting is guaranteed to succeed up to +5, beyond that it becomes less likely the higher it should be enchanted. Unsuccesful enchanting will waste the scroll but the item remains intact.
 
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| Enchant Weapon||Enchants the [[weapon]] of your choice, otherwise mimicking the effects of the scroll of enchant armor.
 
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| Golem Creation||Allows you to create a friendly [[Golem]] out of any item, the [[List of materials|material]] of which will be used for the golem's flesh.
 
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| Harden Material||Hardens the material of any item or limb you pick. You must have a certain amount of [[intelligence]] in order to harden the material successfully. Otherwise, the same rules as for scroll of change material apply.
 
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| [[Scroll of Fireballs|Immolation]]||Let's you pick a single creature you can see, then causes an explosion centered on said creature.
 
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| Repair||Repairs all damage done to a single [[Items|item]] or [[Cheats and Exploits#Artificial Limbs|artificial limb]]. Paired items (e.g. two identical boots) will be repaired both.
 
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| Taming||Allows you to [[Pets|tame]] a single adjacent creature, but the taming is not guaranteed to be successful - you need a sufficiently high [[Int]] and [[Cha]] for the creature to be tamed, with more powerful or unique creatures requiring higher [[attribute]]s.
 
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| Teleportation||[[Teleport]]s you to a random square on the current level, unless you have [[TeleControl]].
 
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| Wishing||Grants you a single [[Wishing|wish]].
 
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== Special Scrolls ==
 
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'''Encrypted Scroll'''
 
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* You are given this scroll at the beginning of the game to [[Quests|deliver]] it to [[Petrus]]. It cannot be read or [[Invincible Items|destroyed]].
 
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== Strategy ==
 
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''Work in progress!''
 
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== Tips and Tricks ==
 
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* Note that the [[Wand of Teleportation]] is superior to the scroll in that it takes only one turn to zap while the scroll can take some time to read. On the other hand, you need no limbs to read a scroll, unlike zapping a wand.
 
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* Scrolls of wishing, charging and body switch cannot be wished for nor can they be cloned, to prevent abuse.
 
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* The material detection can be useful while fighting the [[Enner Beast]] or [[Dark Frog|mystic dark frogs]], cutting the time you have to endure their powers to minimum, as you will know their location. Simply detect e.g. enner beast flesh. It can be used as well to find any [[Secret Rooms|hidden loot]] or to magically map the level, if you ask to detect the wall material.
 
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** Note that attempting to detect any material that is present in large quantities (e.g the floor or tunnel walls' material) will result in the player being hit with "an enormous burst of geographical information" resulting in confusion and the scrambling of your floor layout memory. The chance of this happening can be mitigated by having a higher intelligence.
 
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* For the effects that affect paired items, the items must be perfectly identical. For instance, you would have to have two [[boots]] of agility +2, both broken and covered in water.
 
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Latest revision as of 13:26, 20 May 2020

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Poly1.PNG ==> Poly2.PNG


Polypiling is a technique involving clever manipulation of the wand of polymorph's mechanics to gain free items of varied value. Although it is definitely an abuse of the game's mechanics, it is not popularly considered an exploit, perhaps due to the random nature of the rewards.

Polypiling is a useful technique to fall back on if in desperate need of food, or as a chance to get lucky and gain some rare equipment early on.

Technique

First, you will need a wand of polymorph. They aren't so common, but you're pretty much ready to go the moment one falls into your grasp.
Second, there are some rules as to how a wand of polymorph works:

  • It can only zap a distance of five tiles
  • It can only polymorph up to five items in a stack on a single tile
  • When (a)pplied, the wand will polymorph items in a 1 tile radius including the tile you are standing on

Finally, the technique:

  • Collect stacks of junk items (e.g. stones, sticks, cans, unwanted equipment)
  • Place the items in stacks of 5 in a straight line 5 tiles long (like in the image above)
  • Zap your wand of polymorph in the direction of the stacks
  • All items will be polymorphed into random items
  • Repeat as necessary, replacing junk items if needed

Precautions:

  • Make sure that any pets/allies nearby are commanded NOT to consume anything valuable. There is nothing worse than watching Kenny the puppy wolf down the Holy Banana of Oily Orpiv that just appeared.
  • Kill anything hostile in the area, take your polypile to a monster-free zone like New Attnam, or lock yourself inside a room to keep out neutral/hostile NPC's.
  • DO NOT break (apply) a WoP without having intrinsic PolyControl or a ring of Polymorph Control, or you will be turned into a random creature for a significant time. Even if you're in a safe area you may be unable to do anything but watch as a polymorphed mushroom as NPC's eat/wear the items you just polypiled.
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