Scroll of acquirement - Revision history

Hordes: /* Strategy */

2025-10-25T19:29:41Z

‎Strategy

Patrick2011b: it turns out felids aren't guaranteed a talisman acquirement

2024-11-12T22:38:28Z

it turns out felids aren't guaranteed a talisman acquirement

Patrick2011b: -CBA

2024-09-06T00:33:18Z

-CBA

Patrick2011b: -CBA

2024-09-06T00:32:48Z

-CBA

Patrick2011b: +CBA and bump

2024-03-07T23:22:38Z

+CBA and bump

Hordes: mention repeating

2024-03-03T17:43:35Z

mention repeating

Ge0ff at 15:00, 19 October 2023

2023-10-19T15:00:54Z

Hordes: +ref section

2023-10-18T04:02:45Z

+ref section

Hordes: /* Useful Info */

2023-10-18T04:00:42Z

‎Useful Info

Hordes: mention the item categories and gold # in the page itself

2023-10-18T03:57:22Z

mention the item categories and gold # in the page itself

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 ==Strategy==
 Although unreliable, scrolls of acquirement are capable of producing gear that will carry you through to the end of the game in safety.
-Note that acquirements are ''not'' directly affected by your current depth or location. However, the bias against items you have already seen means that later acquirements do tend to give out rarer items, as the common ones have already been seen.
+Note that acquirements are ''not'' directly affected by your current depth or location. However, the bias against already-seen items means that later acquirements tend to give out rarer items. Still, it's usually best to use these scrolls when you get them, since the benefit of having an item ''now'' outweighs the small benefit from waiting.
 ==History==

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 A scroll of acquirement gives 3 options, chosen from the following categories: [[weapon]], [[armour]] (including [[shield]]s), book ([[spellbook]] or [[manual]]), [[jewellery]], [[magical staff]], [[talisman]]. Categories cannot repeat. There is a 4th option for 200 - 1400 [[gold]].<ref>{{source ref|0.32.0|acquire.cc|1258}}</ref> These options are displayed for you to choose. The selected item is then generated on the floor.
-[[Felid]]s will always get a book, jewellery, and talisman (plus gold), as they cannot use weapons, any type of armour, or magical staves.
+[[Felid]]s will always get a book and jewellery (plus gold and possibly a talisman), as they cannot use weapons, any type of armour, or magical staves.
 The scroll can be cancelled with '''Esc''' at any time; the scroll will not be consumed (even if read blindly) and its options will persist.

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 ==Useful Info==
-A scroll of acquirement gives 3 options, chosen from the following categories: [[weapon]], [[armour]] (including [[shield]]s), book ([[spellbook]] or [[manual]]), [[jewellery]], [[magical staff]], [[talisman]]. Categories cannot repeat. There is a 4th option for 200 - 1400 [[gold]].<ref>{{source ref|0.31.0|acquire.cc|1321}}</ref> These options are displayed for you to choose. The selected item is then generated on the floor.
+A scroll of acquirement gives 3 options, chosen from the following categories: [[weapon]], [[armour]] (including [[shield]]s), book ([[spellbook]] or [[manual]]), [[jewellery]], [[magical staff]], [[talisman]]. Categories cannot repeat. There is a 4th option for 200 - 1400 [[gold]].<ref>{{source ref|0.32.0|acquire.cc|1258}}</ref> These options are displayed for you to choose. The selected item is then generated on the floor.
 [[Felid]]s will always get a book, jewellery, and talisman (plus gold), as they cannot use weapons, any type of armour, or magical staves.

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 ==Useful Info==
-A scroll of acquirement gives 3 options, chosen from the following categories: [[weapon]], [[armour]] (including [[shield]]s), book ([[spellbook]] or [[manual]]), [[jewellery]], [[magical staff]]. Categories cannot repeat. There is a 4th option for 200 - 1400 [[gold]].<ref>{{source ref|0.31.0|acquire.cc|1321}}</ref> These options are displayed for you to choose. The selected item is then generated on the floor.
+A scroll of acquirement gives 3 options, chosen from the following categories: [[weapon]], [[armour]] (including [[shield]]s), book ([[spellbook]] or [[manual]]), [[jewellery]], [[magical staff]], [[talisman]]. Categories cannot repeat. There is a 4th option for 200 - 1400 [[gold]].<ref>{{source ref|0.31.0|acquire.cc|1321}}</ref> These options are displayed for you to choose. The selected item is then generated on the floor.
-[[Felid]]s will only get 2 item options (plus gold), as they cannot use weapons, any type of armour, or magical staves.
+[[Felid]]s will always get a book, jewellery, and talisman (plus gold), as they cannot use weapons, any type of armour, or magical staves.
 The scroll can be cancelled with '''Esc''' at any time; the scroll will not be consumed (even if read blindly) and its options will persist.
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 *They are biased towards items that match your skills. For instance, a character who has heavily invested in [[Maces & Flails]] is fairly likely to receive a weapon in that category. Similarly, a caster with high [[Fire Magic]] is more likely to get Fire spells from a book.
 *They are biased against items that you have already seen, the logic there being that if you have seen it, you're probably either using it or have decided it isn't useful. This usually includes items in shops, but those which are far too expensive for your character to buy at present are excluded from being "seen."
-*The item is guaranteed to be usable. This means that you will be able to equip it, and using it will not incur penance with your current deity. For example, worshippers of [[good god]]s won't be given a [[draining]] weapon. Note that these guarantees are fairly minimal: acquirement may well give your heavy [[Armour]]-based [[Hill Orc]] a robe (although it will be biased against doing so if you have invested in the Armour skill).
+*The item is guaranteed to be usable. This means that you will be able to equip it, and using it will not incur penance with your current deity. For example, worshippers of [[good god]]s won't be given a [[draining]] weapon. Note that these guarantees are fairly minimal: acquirement may well give your heavy [[Armour]]-based [[Mountain Dwarf]] a robe (although it will be biased against doing so if you have invested in the Armour skill).
 ==Strategy==
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 ==History==
-{{CBA|0.32|[[talisman]]s will be available as an acquirement option.}}
+*Prior to [[0.32]], [[talisman]]s were not available as an acquirement option.
 *Prior to its removal in [[0.26]], you could acquire [[food]] as a 5th option.
 *Prior to [[0.25]], acquirement allowed you to choose to get an item from one of 8 categories (weapons, armour, jewellery, books, staves, evocables, food, or gold), but you did not know the specific item. Also, the maximum amount of gold you could get was higher.

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 ==Useful Info==
-A scroll of acquirement gives 3 options, chosen from the following categories: [[weapon]], [[armour]] (including [[shield]]s), book ([[spellbook]] or [[manual]]), [[jewellery]], [[magical staff]]. Categories cannot repeat. There is a 4th option for 200 - 1400 [[gold]].<ref>{{source ref|0.30.0|acquire.cc|1328}}</ref> These options are displayed for you to choose. The selected item is then generated on the floor.
+A scroll of acquirement gives 3 options, chosen from the following categories: [[weapon]], [[armour]] (including [[shield]]s), book ([[spellbook]] or [[manual]]), [[jewellery]], [[magical staff]]. Categories cannot repeat. There is a 4th option for 200 - 1400 [[gold]].<ref>{{source ref|0.31.0|acquire.cc|1321}}</ref> These options are displayed for you to choose. The selected item is then generated on the floor.
 [[Felid]]s will only get 2 item options (plus gold), as they cannot use weapons, any type of armour, or magical staves.
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 ==History==
 *Prior to its removal in [[0.26]], you could acquire [[food]] as a 5th option.
 *Prior to [[0.25]], acquirement allowed you to choose to get an item from one of 8 categories (weapons, armour, jewellery, books, staves, evocables, food, or gold), but you did not know the specific item. Also, the maximum amount of gold you could get was higher.

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 ==See Also==
 *[[Acquirement]]
 {{scrolls}}

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 {{flavour|A wonderful scroll which causes the creation of a valuable item, with the reader choosing from a small selection. The items offered will often be a good match for the reader's skills; and if nothing recommends itself, the reader can always choose a heap of gold.}}
-When read, a '''scroll of acquirement''' generates three [[acquirement]]s and a sum of [[gold]] for you to choose from. The scroll can be cancelled at any time; the scroll will not be consumed (even if read blindly) and its options will persist.
+When read, a '''scroll of acquirement''' generates three [[acquirement]]s and a sum of [[gold]] for you to choose from.
 ==Useful Info==
-Acquirements are affected by a number of different factors:
+A scroll of acquirement gives 3 options from the following categories: [[weapon]], [[armour]] (inc. [[shield]]), book ([[spellbook]] or [[manual]]), [[jewellery]], [[magical staff]]. There is a 4th option between 200 - 1400 [[gold]].<ref>{{source ref|0.30.0|acquire.cc|1328}}</ref> These options are displayed, and you get to pick one to generate on the floor. [[Felid]]s will only get 2 options (or gold), as they cannot use weapons, any type of armour, or magical staves.
 *They are biased towards items that match your skills. For instance, a character who has heavily invested in [[Maces & Flails]] is fairly likely to receive a weapon in that category. Similarly, a caster with high [[Fire Magic]] is more likely to get Fire spells from a book.
 *They are biased against items that you have already seen, the logic there being that if you have seen it, you're probably either using it or have decided it isn't useful. This usually includes items in shops, but those which are far too expensive for your character to buy at present are excluded from being "seen."
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 ==History==
-*Prior to its removal in [[0.26]], you could acquire [[food]].
+*Prior to its removal in [[0.26]], you could acquire [[food]] as a 5th option.
-*Prior to [[0.25]], acquirement allowed you to choose to get an item from one of 8 categories (weapons, armour, jewellery, books, staves, evocables, food, or gold), but you did not know the specific item.
+*Prior to [[0.25]], acquirement allowed you to choose to get an item from one of 8 categories (weapons, armour, jewellery, books, staves, evocables, food, or gold), but you did not know the specific item. Also, the maximum amount of gold you could get was higher.
 *Prior to [[0.20]], you could acquire [[wand]]s and miscellaneous [[evocable]]s separately.
 *Prior to [[0.19]], you could acquire ammo.