Gozag Ym Sagoz

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Gozag Ym Sagoz the Greedy teaches that the world belongs to the rich. Those accepting this principle may exchange their gold for divine assistance. Followers of Gozag do not earn piety; the only way to impress this god is by amassing a fortune, and worshippers may request as much assistance as they can afford. Fortunately, Gozag's worshippers are said to have the touch of gold. For Gozag, both flesh and food are inferior to wealth, and therefore all corpses are turned into gold piles. These piles of gold may briefly distract nearby monsters. Stalwarts can order immediate help in the form of potions, with prices dictated by the Greedy. Particularly well-off adherents may attract shopkeepers into the dungeon, and even bribe entire branches of the dungeon. Gozag will also duplicate any one non-artifact item for a servant. Gozag likes it when you collect gold.

Racial Restrictions

Demigods may not worship Gozag Ym Sagoz or any other deity.

Additional Restrictions

Gozag requires a service fee for joining; this starts at 50 gold and rises by X every Y. Characters without enough gold receive the message, "Gozag does not accept service from beggars like you!"

Appreciates/Deprecates

Gozag Ym Sagoz is a reasonable businessgod, and does not allow personal feelings to affect its behavior one way or another. All interactions with Gozag Ym Sagoz revolve purely around gold.

Given Abilities

As Gozag Ym Sagoz has no piety system, all of its granted abilities are available upon joining.

• Defeated enemies turn to gold; these gold piles distract nearby creatures, causing them to sometimes not act. (Passive)
• Potion Petition: Purchase one set of potion effects.
• Call Merchant: Fund a merchant to set up a new shop somewhere near to areas of the dungeon you have explored.
• Bribe Branch: Send money to the inhabitants of a branch to turn them temporarily neutral or incite them to join you.
  • This power can be used on the Orcish Mines, Elven Halls, Vaults, Iron City of Dis, Gehenna, Cocytus, Tartarus, and Realm of Zot.
• Duplication: One non-artefact item can be duplicated at an altar.

Punishments

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Strategy

Characters that rely heavily on corpses, such as Necromancers, ghouls, vampires, and trolls, should think twice before choosing to follow Gozag, as you'll be turning everything you kill into gold. For the same reason, Gozag is an appealing choice for spriggans; as herbivores, they have less use for corpses than most species (barring Necromancy or blood sacrifice-accepting gods), and more gold means more access to shop equipment, Gozag's abilities, and (if hunger actually becomes an issue) edible food items.

History

Gozag Ym Sagoz will be added in 0.16.