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{{flavour|This scroll enchants and unbranded weapon so as to make it far more effective at inflicting harm on its wielder's enemies. The scroll can also be used on a weapon that is already permanently branded to randomly select a new brand.}}
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{{flavour|A scroll that imbues a weapon with a random brand. Any existing brand will be replaced with a different one, and any brand forbidden by your current god will not be chosen. Artefacts cannot be branded in this way.}}
  
Upon reading a '''scroll of brand weapon''', you will be asked to choose a non-[[artefact]], non-[[blowgun]] weapon from your inventory to apply a randomly-selected brand to. That weapon will be permanently given a new [[brand]], replacing the old brand (if any).
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Upon reading a '''scroll of brand weapon''', you will be asked to choose a non-[[artefact]] weapon from your inventory to receive a permanent, randomly-selected [[brand]]. This will also replace any brand currently on the targeted weapon, if any.
  
If you decide after reading it that you do not wish to alter any of your current weapons, you may cancel the process by pressing '''Escape'''. Attempting to read it without an appropriate weapon in your inventory will also fail. However, doing either of these with an unidentified scroll will cause the scroll to be wasted.
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If you have already [[identified]] the scroll, you may cancel the process by pressing '''Esc''' without consuming it.
  
The brand you receive depends on the following:
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Melee and ranged weapons have different sets of possible brands:<ref>{{source ref|0.30.0|item-use.cc|3097}}</ref>
  
 
==Brand Likelihood==
 
==Brand Likelihood==
 
'''Melee Weapons'''
 
'''Melee Weapons'''
*[[Flaming]]: 30/148 (20%)
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*Common: 13.3%
*[[Freezing]]: 30/148 (20%)
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**[[Flaming]]
*[[Venom]]: 20/148 (13.5%)
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**[[Freezing]]
*[[Draining]]: 15/148 (10%)
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**[[Heavy]]
*[[Vorpal]]: 15/148 (10%)
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**[[Venom]]
*[[Electrocution]]: 15/148 (10%)
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**[[Protection]]
*[[Protection]]: 12/148 (8%)
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*Rare: 6.6%
*[[Vampiric]]: 8/148 (5.5%)
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**[[Draining]]
*[[Chaos]]: 3/148 (2%)
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**[[Electrocution]]
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**[[Spectral (brand)|Spectral]]
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**[[Vampiric]]
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**[[Chaos]]
  
 
'''Ranged Weapons'''
 
'''Ranged Weapons'''
*[[Flame]]: 30/120 (25%)
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*Common: 21.4%
*[[Frost]]: 30/120 (25%)
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**[[Flaming]]
*[[Venom]]: 20/120 (16.6%)
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**[[Freezing]]
*[[Vorpal]]: 20/120 (16.6%)
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**[[Heavy]]
*[[Evasion]]: 12/120 (10%)
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**[[Draining]]
*[[Electrocution]]: 5/120 (4%)
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*Rare: 7.1%
*[[Chaos]]: 3/120 (2.5%)
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**[[Electrocution]]
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**[[Chaos]]
  
The selected brand will automatically be rerolled if either of the following occur:
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The selected brand will be automatically rerolled in two cases:
*The new brand is identical to the weapon's former brand
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*the new brand is identical to the weapon's former brand;
*Your [[god]] disapproves of the selected brand
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*your [[god]] disapproves of the selected brand.
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Note that the scroll cannot give the [[antimagic]], [[holy wrath]], [[Pain (brand)|pain]], or [[Speed (brand)|speed]] brands to weapons. Additionally, ranged weapons can't get the [[penetration]] brand from this scroll.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
Prior to [[0.15]], rebranding a [[distortion]] weapon would trigger a distortion unwield effect. Also, the scroll would automatically affect your wielded weapon, rather than letting you choose a target.
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*Prior to [[0.30]], the heavy brand did not exist; it replaced the [[vorpal]] brand. Also, ranged weapons could get [[venom]] instead of [[draining (brand)|draining]].
 
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*In [[0.28]], brand likelihood was changed to be more uniform.
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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*Prior to [[0.26]], the spectral brand did not exist.
*[[Flame]]/[[Flaming]]: [[Inner Flame]] explosion centered on reader
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*Prior to [[0.15]], rebranding a [[distortion]] weapon would trigger a distortion unwield effect. Also, the scroll would automatically affect your wielded weapon, rather than letting you choose a target.
*[[Frost]]/[[Freezing]]: [[Ozocubu's Refrigeration]]
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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:
*[[Draining]]/[[Vampiricism]]: Moderate [[draining]] to the reader
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**[[Flame]]/[[Flaming]]: [[Inner Flame]] explosion centered on the reader
*[[Venom]]: [[Olgreb's Toxic Radiance]]
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**[[Frost]]/[[Freezing]]: [[Ozocubu's Refrigeration]]
*[[Electrocution]]: [[Orb of Electrocution]] centered on reader
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**[[Draining]]/[[Vampiricism]]: Moderate [[draining]] to the reader
*[[Chaos]]: [[Chaos]]-branded explosion
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**[[Venom]]: [[Olgreb's Toxic Radiance]]
 
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**[[Electrocution]]: [[Orb of Electrocution]] centered on the reader
The following temporary brands could not be affixed this way, and attempting to do so was punished as follows:
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**[[Chaos]]: [[Chaos]]-branded explosion
*[[Pain (brand)|Pain]]: [[Torment]]
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*:The following temporary brands could not be affixed this way, and attempting to do so was punished as follows:  
*[[Distortion]]: A random [[Translocations]] [[miscast effect]] (possibly including [[banishment]])
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**[[Pain (brand)|Pain]]: [[Torment]]
*[[Antimagic]]: Drains all your [[MP]]
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**[[Distortion]]: A random [[Translocations]] [[miscast effect]] (possibly including [[banishment]])
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**[[Antimagic]]: Drains all your [[MP]]
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*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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==References==
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Latest revision as of 14:20, 14 June 2023

Version 0.30: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
Type Scroll
Name Scroll of brand weapon
Icon Scroll of brand weapon.png
A scroll that imbues a weapon with a random brand. Any existing brand will be replaced with a different one, and any brand forbidden by your current god will not be chosen. Artefacts cannot be branded in this way.

Upon reading a scroll of brand weapon, you will be asked to choose a non-artefact weapon from your inventory to receive a permanent, randomly-selected brand. This will also replace any brand currently on the targeted weapon, if any.

If you have already identified the scroll, you may cancel the process by pressing Esc without consuming it.

Melee and ranged weapons have different sets of possible brands:[1]

Brand Likelihood

Melee Weapons

Ranged Weapons

The selected brand will be automatically rerolled in two cases:

  • the new brand is identical to the weapon's former brand;
  • your god disapproves of the selected brand.

Note that the scroll cannot give the antimagic, holy wrath, pain, or speed brands to weapons. Additionally, ranged weapons can't get the penetration brand from this scroll.

History

References

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