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A very common type of magical item found | A very common type of magical item found in roguelikes is the scroll. Scrolls tend to have the following characteristics: | ||
* Their descriptions are randomized each game and are typically given nonsense titles. | * Their descriptions are randomized each game and are typically given nonsense titles. | ||
* They are single-use items. | * They are single-use items. | ||
* They require no skill to use, but blindness, darkness, or other conditions may prevent their use. | * They require no skill to use, but [[blindness]], [[darkness]], or other conditions may prevent their use. | ||
* They are vulnerable to fire. | * They are vulnerable to [[fire]]. | ||
Scrolls are also the obvious choice for ways to learn | Scrolls are also the obvious choice for ways to learn [[spell]]s if a developer does not want to have a separate "[[book]]" item type. | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:39, 10 January 2009
A very common type of magical item found in roguelikes is the scroll. Scrolls tend to have the following characteristics:
- Their descriptions are randomized each game and are typically given nonsense titles.
- They are single-use items.
- They require no skill to use, but blindness, darkness, or other conditions may prevent their use.
- They are vulnerable to fire.
Scrolls are also the obvious choice for ways to learn spells if a developer does not want to have a separate "book" item type.