Holy book

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Holy books of various gods are one of the types of books found int he game. Reading a holy book will teach the player the magical rites needed to contact the god in question. Simply said, you can pray to the god after you have read his or her book.

Books come in three colours for the three Alignments; yellow for lawful, blue for neutral and red for chaotic. Each time you read any book, your alignment slightly shifts towards the faction of the book. It also make the god a bit friendlier towards you, but your piety for all gods of different alignment will be decreased, in a way similar how prayers work.

Holy books disappear after a random number of readings, cca one to six.

Notes

• The effect of reading a holy book the first time is similar to simply walking over an altar.

• Reading books and scrolls also increases your wisdom and intelligence.

• Reading a holy book while Confused may waste the book in addition to having a small chance of inflicting a temporary random status on you.