Charlatan's Orb - Revision history

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Patrick2011b: -trunk; leaving the stub tag as I've never used this and don't know enough to theorycraft how good it is

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-trunk; leaving the stub tag as I've never used this and don't know enough to theorycraft how good it is

Ge0ff: stub page

2024-03-25T18:25:04Z

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{{flavour|This orb is the work of a master artificer, contracted to retrieve the orb, who valued their life more than their professional integrity. While this fake faithfully recreates the eerie glow and space-warping properties of the true orb, it has no powers but a boost to Evocations.}}

[[File:Urand charlatan's orb.png]] '''''the Charlatan's Orb'''''

[[Orb]]<br>
Reduces your [[stealth]]<br>
Interferes with translocations, delaying teleports (similar to the real [[Orb of Zot#Ascension|Orb of Zot]])<br>
Evoboost: boosts the power of your [[evocable items|evoked items]] by 50%

==Desirability==

==History==
{{CBA|0.32|this new unrand will be added to the game.}}

[[Category:Unrands]]

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	The penalties don't stack with the normal [[Realm of Zot]] / Orb of Zot penalties; while you're in Zot, the only penalty is stealth, and there's no penalty while holding the actual Orb. However, this item still requires the shield slot, and most characters who reach Zot already have "enough" skill to win the game, making it of questionable value then.		The penalties don't stack with the normal [[Realm of Zot]] / Orb of Zot penalties; while you're in Zot, the only penalty is stealth, and there's no penalty while holding the actual Orb. However, this item still requires the shield slot, and most characters who reach Zot already have "enough" skill to win the game, making it of questionable value then.
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		+	[[Formicid]]s cannot teleport or blink, so this orb only penalizes stealth (and uses the shield slot).

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 The '''Charlatan's Orb''' is a very dangerous item - [[scrolls of blinking]] are one of the best escape tools in the game, and this orb makes blinking unreliable. Furthermore, it delays teleport and prevents use of a [[shield]]. The skill boost could be nice for an Evocations user though, so it has potential use if your character is especially weak but has high Evocations.
-While in the [[Realm of Zot]], the only penalty from this unrand is the stealth penalty - although it still requires the shield slot. In addition, most characters who reach Zot already have "enough" skill to win the game, making this item of questionable value then.
+The penalties don't stack with the normal [[Realm of Zot]] / Orb of Zot penalties; while you're in Zot, the only penalty is stealth, and there's no penalty while holding the actual Orb. However, this item still requires the shield slot, and most characters who reach Zot already have "enough" skill to win the game, making it of questionable value then.
 ==History==

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 ==Desirability==
-The '''Charlatan's Orb''' is a very dangerous item - [[scrolls of blinking]] are one of the best escape tools in the game, and this orb makes blinking unreliable. Furthermore, it delays teleport and prevents use of a [[shield]]. The power boost could be nice for a good Evocations user though, so it has potential use if your character is especially weak but has high Evocations.
+The '''Charlatan's Orb''' is a very dangerous item - [[scrolls of blinking]] are one of the best escape tools in the game, and this orb makes blinking unreliable. Furthermore, it delays teleport and prevents use of a [[shield]]. The skill boost could be nice for an Evocations user though, so it has potential use if your character is especially weak but has high Evocations.
 While in the [[Realm of Zot]], the only penalty from this unrand is the stealth penalty - although it still requires the shield slot. In addition, most characters who reach Zot already have "enough" skill to win the game, making this item of questionable value then.

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 [[Orb]]<br>
-Applies the penalties of the [[Orb of Zot]] (33% [[stealth]], [[scroll of teleport]] delay is 5-9 turns longer, [[scrolls of blinking]] may be fuzzed by up to 2 tiles)
+Applies the penalties of the [[Orb of Zot]] (33% [[stealth]], [[scroll of teleport]] delay is 5-9 turns longer, [[scrolls of blinking]] may be fuzzed by up to 2 tiles)<br>
 Boosts your other [[skill]]s by 20% of your base [[Evocations]] skill

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 The '''Charlatan's Orb''' is a very dangerous item - [[scrolls of blinking]] are one of the best escape tools in the game, and this orb makes blinking unreliable. Furthermore, it delays teleport and prevents use of a [[shield]]. The power boost could be nice for a good Evocations user though, so it has potential use if your character is especially weak but has high Evocations.
-While in the [[Realm of Zot]], the only penalty of the orb is the reduced stealth, although this orb still comes at the cost of the shield slot. Also, since skills are less important in Zot
+While in the [[Realm of Zot]], the only penalty from this unrand is the stealth penalty - although it still requires the shield slot. In addition, most characters who reach Zot already have "enough" skill to win the game, making this item of questionable value then.
 ==History==

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 {{flavour|This orb is the work of a master artificer, contracted to retrieve the orb, who valued their life more than their professional integrity. While this fake faithfully recreates the eerie glow and space-warping properties of the true orb, the power it grants is artificial and only accessible to skilled evokers.}}
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 [[Orb]]<br>
-Reduces your [[stealth]]<br>
+Applies the penalties of the [[Orb of Zot]] (33% [[stealth]], [[scroll of teleport]] delay is 5-9 turns longer, [[scrolls of blinking]] may be fuzzed by up to 2 tiles)
 Boosts your other [[skill]]s by 20% of your base [[Evocations]] skill
 ==Desirability==
-Delaying your teleports is very dangerous, though this orb's skill boost can help those with high Evocations.
+The '''Charlatan's Orb''' is a very dangerous item - [[scrolls of blinking]] are one of the best escape tools in the game, and this orb makes blinking unreliable. Furthermore, it delays teleport and prevents use of a [[shield]]. The power boost could be nice for a good Evocations user though, so it has potential use if your character is especially weak but has high Evocations.
 ==History==
 *This unrand was added in [[0.32]].
 [[Category:Unrands]]

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-{{flavour|This orb is the work of a master artificer, contracted to retrieve the orb, who valued their life more than their professional integrity. While this fake faithfully recreates the eerie glow and space-warping properties of the true orb, it has no powers but a boost to Evocations.}}
+{{flavour|This orb is the work of a master artificer, contracted to retrieve the orb, who valued their life more than their professional integrity. While this fake faithfully recreates the eerie glow and space-warping properties of the true orb, the power it grants is artificial and only accessible to skilled evokers.}}
 [[File:Urand charlatan's orb.png]] '''''the Charlatan's Orb'''''
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 Reduces your [[stealth]]<br>
 Interferes with translocations, delaying teleports (similar to the real [[Orb of Zot#Ascension|Orb of Zot]])<br>
-Evoboost: boosts the power of your [[evocable items|evoked items]] by 50%
+Charlatan: boosts your other [[skill]]s by 20% of your base [[Evocations]] skill
 ==Desirability==
 ==History==
-{{CBA|0.32|this new unrand will be added to the game.}}
+*This unrand was added in [[0.32]].
 [[Category:Unrands]]