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{{flavour|This scroll enchants a chosen weapon so as to make it far more effective at inflicting harm on its wielder's enemies. The scroll can make permanent the temporary branding of weapons obtained from some spells, or can be used on a weapon that is already permanently branded to randomly select a new brand.
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Brands that are closely tied to one of the gods (Trog, Lugonu, Kikubaaqudgha, the Shining One) cannot be affixed this way. Xom, on the other hand, wouldn't let such an opportunity for fun go to waste.}}
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Reading a '''scroll of brand weapon''' allows you to permanently affix a randomly selected [[brand]] to one of your non-[[artefact]], non-[[blowgun]] weapons. The brand received depends on several factors:
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Reading a '''scroll of brand weapon''' will allow you to immediately and irrevocably change the [[brand]] on one weapon currently in your [[inventory]]. You may choose the weapon to target, but it cannot affect [[artefact]]s. Pressing '''Escape''' allows you to safely cancel the [[scroll]]'s effect, but will still consume the scroll. The exact impact of this scroll varies based on the nature of the weapon you choose:
 
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==Unbranded Weapons==
 
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Unbranded weapons will be given the [[vorpal]] brand, modestly raising damage against any opponent. Doing so generates a loud noise.
 
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==Temporarily Branded Weapons==
 
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Unbranded weapons under the effect of most temporary brands (acquired through spells such as [[Fire Brand]] or [[Lethal Infusion]], or through drawing a [[Blade card]]) have the brand permanently affixed. Depending on the temporary brand in question, you will then be hit with the following effects:
 
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*[[Flame]]/[[Flaming]]: [[Inner Flame]] explosion
 
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*[[Frost]]/[[Freezing]]: [[Ozocubu's Refrigeration]]
 
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*[[Draining]]: [[Draining|Drain]] attack
 
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*[[Venom]]: [[Olgreb's Toxic Radiance]]
 
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*[[Electrocution]]: [[Electricity]] attack
 
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*[[Chaos]]: [[Chaos]]-branded explosion
 
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The following temporary brands cannot be affixed this way, and attempting to do so is punished as follows:
 
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*[[pain (brand)|Pain]]: [[Torment]]
 
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*[[Distortion]]: [[Translocations]] [[miscast effect]] (possibly including [[banishment]])
 
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*[[Antimagic]]: Drains all your [[MP]]
 
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==Branded Weapons==
 
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Most branded weapons will have their current brand replaced with one of the following brands, with some results being more common than others. Doing so will be accompanied by an appropriate elemental backlash.
 
  
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==Brand Likelihood==
 
'''Melee Weapons'''
 
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*[[Flaming]]: 30/148 (20%)
 
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*[[Chaos]]: 3/120 (2.5%)
 
*[[Chaos]]: 3/120 (2.5%)
  
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If protection or evasion are selected, the only backlash will be the same loud noise produced by the vorpal brand.
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The selected brand will automatically be rerolled if any of the following occur:
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*The new brand is identical to the weapon's former brand
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*Your [[god]] disapproves of the selected brand
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==History==
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Prior to [[0.15]], rebranding a [[distortion]] weapon would trigger a distortion unwield effect.
  
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Although there is no way to know exactly which brand will be selected, you will always receive a new brand, and will never receive a brand your [[god]] does not approve of; the game will simply re-run the test until an appropriate brand is selected. Also, [[blessed blade]]s, [[trishula]]s and [[holy scourge]]s cannot be affected in this way, and attempting to do so will result in a blast of [[cleansing flame]]. Rebranding a [[distortion]] weapon ''is'' allowed, but doing so while wielding it will still produce the negative effects that normally accompany unwielding such weapons.
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Prior to [[0.14]], you could control which brand you received to some extent: any temporary brand your wielded weapon held upon reading would be made permanent. Additionally, any time you gave your weapon one of the following brands, you would receive the following effect:
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*[[Flame]]/[[Flaming]]: [[Inner Flame]] explosion centered on reader
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*[[Frost]]/[[Freezing]]: [[Ozocubu's Refrigeration]]
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*[[Draining]]/[[Vampiricism]]: Moderate [[draining]] to the reader
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*[[Venom]]: [[Olgreb's Toxic Radiance]]
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*[[Electrocution]]: [[Orb of Electrocution]] centered on reader
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*[[Chaos]]: [[Chaos]]-branded explosion
  
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==History==
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The following temporary brands could not be affixed this way, and attempting to do so was punished as follows:
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In [[0.14]], brand effects will be purely cosmetic, no longer harming the reader.
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*[[Pain (brand)|Pain]]: [[Torment]]
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*[[Distortion]]: A random [[Translocations]] [[miscast effect]] (possibly including [[banishment]])
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*[[Antimagic]]: Drains all your [[MP]]
  
 
The scroll of brand weapon was added in [[0.13]], replacing the [[scroll of vorpalise weapon]].
 
The scroll of brand weapon was added in [[0.13]], replacing the [[scroll of vorpalise weapon]].

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Type Scroll
Name Scroll of brand weapon
Icon Scroll of brand weapon.png
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Reading a scroll of brand weapon allows you to permanently affix a randomly selected brand to one of your non-artefact, non-blowgun weapons. The brand received depends on several factors:

Brand Likelihood

Melee Weapons

Ranged Weapons

The selected brand will automatically be rerolled if any of the following occur:

  • The new brand is identical to the weapon's former brand
  • Your god disapproves of the selected brand

History

Prior to 0.15, rebranding a distortion weapon would trigger a distortion unwield effect.

Prior to 0.14, you could control which brand you received to some extent: any temporary brand your wielded weapon held upon reading would be made permanent. Additionally, any time you gave your weapon one of the following brands, you would receive the following effect:

The following temporary brands could not be affixed this way, and attempting to do so was punished as follows:

The scroll of brand weapon was added in 0.13, replacing the scroll of vorpalise weapon.

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