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{{flavour|A small figurine made of some strange material, shaped like a stepped pyramid. It is remarkably detailed – almost like a real, vast structure, shrunk somehow smaller than a human hand.}}
 
{{flavour|A small figurine made of some strange material, shaped like a stepped pyramid. It is remarkably detailed – almost like a real, vast structure, shrunk somehow smaller than a human hand.}}
  
The '''figurine of a ziggurat''' is an [[Evocation|evocable]] item which creates a portal to a [[ziggurat]] upon use, being consumed in the process. Unlike all other evocable items, it can be evoked even after sacrificing evocations to [[Ru]].
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The '''figurine of a ziggurat''' is an [[Evocation|evocable]] item which creates a portal to a [[ziggurat]] upon use, being consumed in the process. Unlike all other evocable items, it can be evoked even after sacrificing Artifice to [[Ru]]. A single figurine is guaranteed in the third floor of [[the Tomb]], while a figurine generates on the last, 27th, floor of each ziggurat.
  
The treasure found within a ziggurat is often very impressive, and players may be tempted to use the figurine immediately to gain access. However, the figurine serves a surprisingly useful secondary purpose - creating a ziggurat and jumping in is an effective escape route from danger. Remember that it does take two turns to use, and you might meet a [[pan lord]] even on the first floor of your first ziggurat. Also, be aware that you cannot place a portal on top of some [[dungeon features]], for example, [[shop]]s and [[stairs]]. On the other hand, it is possible to use a figurine while flying over [[deep water]] or [[lava]].
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The figurine serves a surprisingly useful secondary purpose: creating a ziggurat and jumping in is an effective escape route from danger. This takes two turns, and you could even meet a [[pan lord]] on the first floor, but Zig:1 is usually safer than whatever you were fighting. Also, be aware that you cannot place a portal on top of some [[dungeon features]], for example, [[shop]]s and [[stairs]], though [[deep water]] and [[lava]] are valid tiles.
 
 
The figurine is never generated as a random loot. Instead, a single figurine is guaranteed to generate on the third floor of [[the Tomb]] and the last, 27th, floor of each ziggurat.
 
  
 
==History==
 
==History==

Revision as of 15:57, 3 August 2022

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Type Miscellaneous item
Name Figurine of a ziggurat
Icon Figurine of a ziggurat.png
A small figurine made of some strange material, shaped like a stepped pyramid. It is remarkably detailed – almost like a real, vast structure, shrunk somehow smaller than a human hand.

The figurine of a ziggurat is an evocable item which creates a portal to a ziggurat upon use, being consumed in the process. Unlike all other evocable items, it can be evoked even after sacrificing Artifice to Ru. A single figurine is guaranteed in the third floor of the Tomb, while a figurine generates on the last, 27th, floor of each ziggurat.

The figurine serves a surprisingly useful secondary purpose: creating a ziggurat and jumping in is an effective escape route from danger. This takes two turns, and you could even meet a pan lord on the first floor, but Zig:1 is usually safer than whatever you were fighting. Also, be aware that you cannot place a portal on top of some dungeon features, for example, shops and stairs, though deep water and lava are valid tiles.

History

The figurine of a ziggurat was added in 0.18.

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