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 *When using your own [[allies]]. Whether your ally or the monster wins, you'll get an explosion. [[Summon]]s, [[undead]] (except [[spectral thing]]s), and [[Hepliaklqana]] ancestor work equally well.
-This scroll can be useful against lone or spread out enemies, too, for its other effect (creating flame clouds ''every time an affected monster is damaged''). This can increase your damage output significantly, especially in the early game. For reference, the damage is identical to the [[Freezing Cloud]] spell (a level 5, triple school spell), thus allowing weak ranged attacks to win fights. Just be careful to not get yourself killed by an explosion.
+This scroll can also be useful against lone or spread out enemies for its other effect (creating flame clouds ''every time an affected monster is damaged''). This can increase your damage output significantly, especially in the early game. For reference, the damage is identical to the [[Freezing Cloud]] spell (a level 5, triple school spell), allowing weak ranged attacks to outright win in the early game. Just be careful to not get yourself killed by an explosion.
 The main risks of the scroll are the explosions hitting you and the [[noise]] they create. Explosions can be avoided with careful play. Or, if you have rF++ or better with high [[AC]], you can generally tank a few explosions to the face. Meanwhile, noise will attract monsters. For example, you may not want to immolate the guards on Vaults:5, since this'll bring out the scarier monsters just outside.

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 ==Strategy==
-Used wisely, these [[scroll]]s can be very useful. You can use a decent ranged attack (or means of generating [[allies]]), kill a single weak monster, and have the chain reaction kill everything else. The scroll excels particularly:
+Used wisely, these [[scroll]]s can be very useful. You can use a decent ranged attack (or means of generating [[allies]]), kill a single weak/low HP monster, and have the chain reaction kill everything else. The scroll excels particularly:
 *In monster packed areas. [[Vaults]]:5 is a prime example - read it on descending, kill 2-3 [[vault guard]]s, and the rest will be cleared.
 *Against summoned monsters, such as those from [[The Royal Jelly]], [[Dissolution]], or [[Mnoleg]]. The explosions will clear the summons and damage their master.
 *When using your own [[allies]]. Whether your ally or the monster wins, you'll get an explosion. [[Summon]]s, [[undead]] (except [[spectral thing]]s), and [[Hepliaklqana]] ancestor work equally well.
 The main risks of the scroll are the explosions hitting you and the [[noise]] they create. Explosions can be avoided with careful play. Or, if you have rF++ or better with high [[AC]], you can generally tank a few explosions to the face. Meanwhile, noise will attract monsters. For example, you may not want to immolate the guards on Vaults:5, since this'll bring out the scarier monsters just outside.
 ===Tips & Tricks===
 *The actual Inner Flame explosions can hurt enemies outside [[line of sight]].
 *Be careful about using immolation around allies if your [[god]] hates you harming allies.

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 *When using your own [[allies]]. Whether your ally or the monster wins, you'll get an explosion. [[Summon]]s, [[undead]] (except [[spectral thing]]s), and [[Hepliaklqana]] ancestor work equally well.
-The main risks of the scroll are the explosions hitting you, and the [[noise]] they create. Explosions can be avoided with careful play. Or, if you have rF++ or better with high [[AC]], you can generally tank a few explosions to the face. Meanwhile, noise will attract monsters. For example, you may not want to immolate the guards on Vaults:5, since this'll bring out the scarier monsters just outside.
+The main risks of the scroll are the explosions hitting you and the [[noise]] they create. Explosions can be avoided with careful play. Or, if you have rF++ or better with high [[AC]], you can generally tank a few explosions to the face. Meanwhile, noise will attract monsters. For example, you may not want to immolate the guards on Vaults:5, since this'll bring out the scarier monsters just outside.
 ===Tips & Tricks===
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 **The flame cloud effect works very well with [[poison]], since each tick of poison will trigger a new cloud.
 *The actual Inner Flame explosions can hurt enemies outside [[line of sight]].
-*[[Beogh]] worshippers should watch out: Beogh can gift friendly orcs in-between explosions, and if an explosion hits an orc, you'll be put under [[penance]].
+*Be careful about using immolation around allies if your [[god]] hates you harming allies.
 ==History==

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 ===Tips & Tricks===
-*Even if you're fighting a lone monster, you can use the flame clouds (created on ''any'' hit) for some extra damage. For instance, immolation can help you take out an [[ogre (monster)|ogre]] before it gets to melee range.
+*Even if you're fighting a lone monster, you can use the flame clouds (created on ''any'' hit) for some extra damage. For instance, if you have reliable ranged attacks, immolation can help you take out an [[ogre (monster)|ogre]] before it gets to melee range.
 **The flame cloud effect works very well with [[poison]], since each tick of poison will trigger a new cloud.
 *The actual Inner Flame explosions can hurt enemies outside [[line of sight]].

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 ==History==
-*Prior to [[0.25]], the scroll had no effect on [[summon]]s (except for [[durably summoned]] monsters).
+*Prior to [[0.25]], the scroll had no effect on [[summon]]s (except for [[durably summoned]] monsters). Also, the Inner Flame enchantment did not create flame clouds on hit, making the scroll weaker.
 *Prior to [[0.13]], these scrolls were significantly less useful; they would unleash a single moderately-powerful explosion centered on the reader, though thankfully this explosion could only destroy scrolls in very early versions of the game.
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-{{flavour|A scroll that fills the creatures around the reader with an unstable and powerful inner flame.}}
+{{flavour|A scroll that fills the creatures around the reader with an unstable and powerful inner flame. This fire is released any time the victims are hit, and explosively released upon their death. Giant creatures cause bigger explosions.}}
-Reading a '''scroll of immolation''' will affect all creatures in your [[line of sight]] as though they were the victim of an [[Inner Flame]] spell. Damaging them will create [[flame cloud]]s, and if the monster dies, it will create a fiery explosion. The size and damage of the explosion varies based on the size of the monster slain, and is powerful enough to severely injure or even kill careless characters.
+Reading a '''scroll of immolation''' will affect all creatures in your [[line of sight]] as though they were the victim of an [[Inner Flame]] spell. Damaging them will create [[flame cloud]]s, and if the monster dies, it will create a large fiery explosion. The size and damage of the explosion varies based on the size of the monster slain, usually 3x3, and is powerful enough to severely injure or even kill careless characters.
 This scroll has no effect on monsters with infinite [[willpower]], though the scroll does not otherwise check willpower.
 ==Strategy==
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 ===Tips & Tricks===
-*Even if you're fighting a lone monster, you can use the flame clouds (created on ''any'' hit) for some extra damage. Immolation can help you take out an [[ogre (monster)|ogre]] before it gets to melee range, for instance.
+*Even if you're fighting a lone monster, you can use the flame clouds (created on ''any'' hit) for some extra damage. For instance, immolation can help you take out an [[ogre (monster)|ogre]] before it gets to melee range.
 **The flame cloud effect works very well with [[poison]], since each tick of poison will trigger a new cloud.
 *The actual Inner Flame explosions can hurt enemies outside [[line of sight]].

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 ==Strategy==
 Used wisely, these [[scroll]]s can be very useful. You can use a decent ranged attack (or means of generating [[allies]]), kill a single weak monster, and have the chain reaction kill everything else. The scroll excels particularly:
-*In monster-packed areas, like the entry of [[Vaults]]:5. If you read it immediately upon descending and manage to kill 2-3 [[vault guard]]s, the chain reaction will take care of the rest.
+*'''In monster packed areas.''' [[Vaults]]:5 is a prime example - read it on descending, kill 2-3 [[vault guard]]s, and the rest will be cleared.
-*Against monsters who generate summons when confronted, such as [[The Royal Jelly]], [[Dissolution]], or [[Mnoleg]]. The explosions will clear the summons and damage their aster.
+*'''Against summoned monsters''', such as [[The Royal Jelly]], [[Dissolution]], or [[Mnoleg]]. The explosions will clear the summons and damage their master.
-*Using your own [[allies]]: [[summon]]s, [[undead]], [[Hepliaklqana]] ancestor. Whether your ally or the monster wins, you'll get an explosion.
+*'''Using your own [[allies]]'''. Whether your ally or the monster wins, you'll get an explosion. [[Summon]]s, [[undead]] (except [[spectral things]]), [[Hepliaklqana]] ancestor work equally well.
-The main risks of the scroll are the explosions hitting you, and the [[noise]] they create. If you have rF++ or better with high [[AC]], you can generally tank a few explosions to the face. Meanwhile, noise will attract monsters. For example, you may not want to immolate the guards on Vaults:5, since this'll bring out the scarier monsters just outside.
+The main risks of the scroll are the explosions hitting you, and the [[noise]] they create. Explosions can be avoided with careful play. Or, if you have rF++ or better with high [[AC]], you can generally tank a few explosions to the face. Meanwhile, noise will attract monsters. For example, you may not want to immolate the guards on Vaults:5, since this'll bring out the scarier monsters just outside.
 ===Tips & Tricks===
-*Even if you're fighting a lone monster, you can use the flame clouds (created on ''any'' hit) for some extra damage. Immolation can help you take out an [[ogre (monster)|ogre]] before it gets to you, for instance. The flame cloud effect works very well with [[poison]], since each tick of poison will trigger a new cloud.
+*Even if you're fighting a lone monster, you can use the flame clouds (created on ''any'' hit) for some extra damage. Immolation can help you take out an [[ogre (monster)|ogre]] before it gets to melee range, for instance.
 *The actual Inner Flame explosions can hurt enemies outside [[line of sight]].