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An '''artefact''' is a powerful weapon, armour or piece of jewellery that possesses wondrous properties, making it more powerful than "normal" magical equipment. Unidentified artefacts always carry unusual names, such as "a ''golden'' sword" or "a ''shimmering'' scale mail". When [[identified]], an artefact reveals its true name and all powers it has. | An '''artefact''' is a powerful weapon, armour or piece of jewellery that possesses wondrous properties, making it more powerful than "normal" magical equipment. Unidentified artefacts always carry unusual names, such as "a ''golden'' sword" or "a ''shimmering'' scale mail". When [[identified]], an artefact reveals its true name and all powers it has. | ||
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*Preventing spellcasting | *Preventing spellcasting | ||
*Causing [[magic contamination]] when unwielded/unequipped | *Causing [[magic contamination]] when unwielded/unequipped | ||
| − | *Causing [[draining]] when unwielded/ | + | *Causing [[draining]] when unwielded/unequipped |
*Causing you to go berserk when attacking enemies | *Causing you to go berserk when attacking enemies | ||
*Causing you to sometimes be [[corrosion|corroded]] or slowed when taking damage | *Causing you to sometimes be [[corrosion|corroded]] or slowed when taking damage | ||
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==Strategy== | ==Strategy== | ||
| − | It is easy to recognize an artefact | + | It is easy to recognize an artefact. Randarts have their names in white, and unrands have their names in cyan. All artefacts come with an [[inscription]], such as {freezing, Int+4}. For reference, regular magical items have names in blue, and do not have inscriptions (by default). |
| − | + | Artefacts are somewhat common. You'll find them in various treasure vaults, such as in [[Eleven Halls|Elf]]:3, [[Vaults]]:5 and [[Slime]]:5. They can appear throughout the game, or be gifted by gods like [[Trog]] and [[Okawaru]]. [[Scrolls of acquirement]] generate high-value items, which often include arteacts. | |
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Artefacts are not necessarily more powerful than a regular [[brand]]ed item. For example, the +3 hand axe "Yendor" {flaming, rC+, Int +5, *Corrode} would have the same damage output as a +3 [[flaming]] [[hand axe]] (which isn't very much). While rC+ or Int +5 may be useful for some characters, it's worse as an ''axe'' than a +3 flaming [[war axe]]. | Artefacts are not necessarily more powerful than a regular [[brand]]ed item. For example, the +3 hand axe "Yendor" {flaming, rC+, Int +5, *Corrode} would have the same damage output as a +3 [[flaming]] [[hand axe]] (which isn't very much). While rC+ or Int +5 may be useful for some characters, it's worse as an ''axe'' than a +3 flaming [[war axe]]. | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
*Prior to [[0.28]], artefacts could come with evocable [[berserk]]. | *Prior to [[0.28]], artefacts could come with evocable [[berserk]]. | ||
| − | *Prior to [[0.27]], artefacts could come with *Curse, cursing when they are equipped. They also had evocable temporary flight instead of permanent flight. | + | *Prior to [[0.27]], artefacts could come with *[[Curse]], cursing when they are equipped. They also had evocable temporary flight instead of permanent flight. |
*Prior to [[0.15]], artefacts were able to resist the permanent effects of [[corrosion]]. | *Prior to [[0.15]], artefacts were able to resist the permanent effects of [[corrosion]]. | ||
*Prior to [[0.12]], artefacts with the "Contam" property caused glow over time instead of a higher amount on unwielding them. That made artefact weapons much more useful as a situational weapon and much less useful as primary weapon | *Prior to [[0.12]], artefacts with the "Contam" property caused glow over time instead of a higher amount on unwielding them. That made artefact weapons much more useful as a situational weapon and much less useful as primary weapon | ||
[[Category:Items]][[Category:Artefacts]] | [[Category:Items]][[Category:Artefacts]] | ||
Revision as of 20:53, 18 June 2023
An artefact is a powerful weapon, armour or piece of jewellery that possesses wondrous properties, making it more powerful than "normal" magical equipment. Unidentified artefacts always carry unusual names, such as "a golden sword" or "a shimmering scale mail". When identified, an artefact reveals its true name and all powers it has.
Types of Artefacts
Artefacts come in two distinct (and potentially hard to distinguish) flavours:
- randarts - randomly created artefacts.
- unrandarts - predefined artefacts.
Properties of Artefacts
Artifacts have ego properties or brands depending on their type. Randart jewelry always has a random base piece of jewelry, which may be a useful or harmful type. Randart weapons always have a brand, and in addition may carry brands not normally generated on that type of weapon (e.g. a speed branded axe or a vampiric brand whip). Randart armours do not have an ego, although both randart and unrandart dragon armours exist.
Randarts can have, in addition, other beneficial properties:
- Any amount of resistances or willpower
- Bonuses to slaying, attributes, stealth, or willpower
- Evokable powers such as invisibility or blink
- See invisible
- Flight
Unfortunately, they can also have some negative properties:
- One level of fire or cold vulnerability
- Penalties to accuracy, damage, stats, stealth, or willpower
- Making noise while wielded
- Preventing teleportation
- Preventing spellcasting
- Causing magic contamination when unwielded/unequipped
- Causing draining when unwielded/unequipped
- Causing you to go berserk when attacking enemies
- Causing you to sometimes be corroded or slowed when taking damage
- Fragility - if unequipped, the item is destroyed
The game will auto-inscribe all of an artefact's properties when identified, allowing you to reference them at a glance.
Artefacts cannot be modified by regular means. Scrolls of enchant weapon/armour won't work on them.
Sources of Artefacts
Artefacts can come from many sources:
- Ashenzari will turn regular items into artefacts by cursing them. They gain whatever stat bonuses the god offers, as well as an effective Fragility.
- Some gods bestow upon favored followers gifts from time to time, including artefacts.
- Shops may carry artefacts (identified or not). "Antique" shops are most likely to carry artefacts.
- A scroll of acquirement may create an artefact for you.
- Every so often you'll find an artefact lying around the Dungeon, or used by a monster.
- Many man-made treasure vaults, such as in Elf:3, Vaults:5, or a trove, are weighted to produce 'high-value' items (including artefacts).
Strategy
It is easy to recognize an artefact. Randarts have their names in white, and unrands have their names in cyan. All artefacts come with an inscription, such as {freezing, Int+4}. For reference, regular magical items have names in blue, and do not have inscriptions (by default).
Artefacts are somewhat common. You'll find them in various treasure vaults, such as in Elf:3, Vaults:5 and Slime:5. They can appear throughout the game, or be gifted by gods like Trog and Okawaru. Scrolls of acquirement generate high-value items, which often include arteacts.
Artefacts are not necessarily more powerful than a regular branded item. For example, the +3 hand axe "Yendor" {flaming, rC+, Int +5, *Corrode} would have the same damage output as a +3 flaming hand axe (which isn't very much). While rC+ or Int +5 may be useful for some characters, it's worse as an axe than a +3 flaming war axe.
For more details, see Randart#Strategy or the specific unrand's page, depending on the type of artefact in question.
History
- Prior to 0.28, artefacts could come with evocable berserk.
- Prior to 0.27, artefacts could come with *Curse, cursing when they are equipped. They also had evocable temporary flight instead of permanent flight.
- Prior to 0.15, artefacts were able to resist the permanent effects of corrosion.
- Prior to 0.12, artefacts with the "Contam" property caused glow over time instead of a higher amount on unwielding them. That made artefact weapons much more useful as a situational weapon and much less useful as primary weapon
