Scroll of vorpalise weapon

Type	Scroll
Name	Scroll of vorpalise weapon
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Scrolls of vorpalise weapon permanently give non-branded, non-artifact weapons the Vorpal brand. This will occasionally increases the damage output of any given attack by 12.5%. While there are more powerful brands out there, nothing resists this extra damage and it's better than wielding an unbranded weapon. The displayed brand name changes depending on the kind of weapon involved:

• Axes - Chopping
• Short Blades - Slicing
• Polearms - Piercing
• Maces & Flails, Staves - Crushing
• Long Blades - Slashing
• Short Blades - Stabbing
• Ranged weapons - Velocity

Alternatively, you can use this scroll to make some temporary brands permanent. This works for the flaming, frost, draining, venom, and electrocution brands, any of which can be temporarily acquired through certain spells, cards, or abilities.

Vorpalising a previously unbranded weapon carries no risk. However, if you are making a temporary brand permanent, you will always trigger a significant attack of the same brand (on your square only). Early players and those with low HP should thus refrain from use.

• Flame/Flaming: Scroll of immolation effect.
• Frost/Freezing: Ozocubu's Refrigeration.
• Draining: Drain attack.
• Venom: Olgreb's Toxic Radiance.
• Electrocution: Lightning attack.

An attempt made on a weapon with the pain, distortion, chaos, antimagic or holy wrath brands will result in failure and brand-associated penalties (some quite severe).

Trivia

"Your [weapon] gives off a brilliant flash of light!"

The quote displayed when the scroll is read is an homage to the father of all rogue-likes, Rogue. There is an extremely rare scroll in Rogue that allows you to vorpalise your weapon with a random slaying brand, and, when read, your weapon gives off a flash of intense white light.