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{{flavour|A scroll that surrounds its user with a flight of beautiful butterflies, blowing back other creatures nearby with the flapping of their wings.}}
  
Reading a '''scroll of butterflies''' creates a mass of friendly [[butterflies]].  
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Reading a '''scroll of butterflies''' creates a mass of friendly [[butterflies]]. It will place 16-22 butterflies within a 2-tile radius from you, and 12-28 butterflies within a 5-tile radius.<ref>{{source ref|0.30.0|spl-summoning.cc|1058}}</ref> It also knocks back nearby enemies.
  
This scroll is mutually exclusive with the [[scroll of fog]]; only one of the two scrolls may spawn in any given game.
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This scroll is [[alternate items|mutually exclusive]] with the [[scroll of summoning]]; only one of the two scrolls may spawn in any given game.
  
 
==Tips and Tricks==
 
==Tips and Tricks==
*Butterflies are great at blocking attacks; though are [[ev]]asive, for better or worse.  
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*Butterflies are great at blocking attacks and distracting enemies. Note that butterflies are [[ev]]asive, for better or worse. E.g. monsters with ranged weapons may miss your butterflies, hitting you anyways.  
*Butterflies may also distract enemies, and swapping places with one will allow you to gain a distance without fear of [[attacks of opportunity]].
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*Since the scroll blows enemies away, it allows you to disengage without facing [[attacks of opportunity]].
*Like all summons, they can be affected by a [[scroll of immolation]]. But their sporratic movement means that you should be very prepared for a few fiery explosions to the face.
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*Like all summons, butterflies can be affected by a [[scroll of immolation]], but their sporadic movement means that you always run the risk of taking a few fiery explosions to the face.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
*Scrolls of butterflies were introduced in [[0.29]]. It replicates the effect of the removed spell [[Summon Butterflies]], though spawns more butterflies.
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*Prior to [[0.30]], scrolls of butterflies alternated with the [[scroll of fog]] rather than the scroll of summoning. The scroll was more common, but created fewer butterflies (10-20 butterflies total) and did not knock back enemies.
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*Scrolls of butterflies were introduced in [[0.29]]. They replicate the effects of the removed spell [[Summon Butterflies]], though the scroll spawns more butterflies.
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Latest revision as of 05:31, 10 November 2023

Version 0.30: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
Type Scroll
Name Scroll of butterflies
Icon Scroll of butterflies.png
A scroll that surrounds its user with a flight of beautiful butterflies, blowing back other creatures nearby with the flapping of their wings.

Reading a scroll of butterflies creates a mass of friendly butterflies. It will place 16-22 butterflies within a 2-tile radius from you, and 12-28 butterflies within a 5-tile radius.[1] It also knocks back nearby enemies.

This scroll is mutually exclusive with the scroll of summoning; only one of the two scrolls may spawn in any given game.

Tips and Tricks

  • Butterflies are great at blocking attacks and distracting enemies. Note that butterflies are evasive, for better or worse. E.g. monsters with ranged weapons may miss your butterflies, hitting you anyways.
  • Since the scroll blows enemies away, it allows you to disengage without facing attacks of opportunity.
  • Like all summons, butterflies can be affected by a scroll of immolation, but their sporadic movement means that you always run the risk of taking a few fiery explosions to the face.

History

  • Prior to 0.30, scrolls of butterflies alternated with the scroll of fog rather than the scroll of summoning. The scroll was more common, but created fewer butterflies (10-20 butterflies total) and did not knock back enemies.
  • Scrolls of butterflies were introduced in 0.29. They replicate the effects of the removed spell Summon Butterflies, though the scroll spawns more butterflies.

References

Scrolls
AcquirementAmnesiaButterfliesBlinkingBrand weaponEnchant armourEnchant weaponFearFogIdentifyImmolationNoisePoisonRevelationSilenceSummoningTeleportationTormentVulnerability