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{{flavour|A small bottle filled with mystical ink. Transforms the user into a walking scroll whose body is tattooed with the knowledge of a hundred mages. Being an omnibus of magical techniques gives them increased skill with all spell schools, which improves with Shapeshifting skill, but the form's ability to channel such magic is limited, and it cannot cast spells above level 4. | {{flavour|A small bottle filled with mystical ink. Transforms the user into a walking scroll whose body is tattooed with the knowledge of a hundred mages. Being an omnibus of magical techniques gives them increased skill with all spell schools, which improves with Shapeshifting skill, but the form's ability to channel such magic is limited, and it cannot cast spells above level 4. | ||
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| − | *You become [[nonliving]] | + | *You become [[nonliving]]: [[unbreathing]], cannot be put to [[sleep]], lacking [[blood]] |
*Your [[size]] is tiny | *Your [[size]] is tiny | ||
*Poison immunity | *Poison immunity | ||
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*You can cast only level 1-4 spells. | *You can cast only level 1-4 spells. | ||
| − | Your skill with all magic schools is increased by | + | Your skill with all magic schools is increased by <code>0.5 + Shapeshifting/2</code>, capped at +4. |
Walking Scroll Form has a minimum [[Shapeshifting]] skill of 0, and the maximum skill is 7. | Walking Scroll Form has a minimum [[Shapeshifting]] skill of 0, and the maximum skill is 7. | ||
==Strategy== | ==Strategy== | ||
| + | Walking Scroll Form is great for casters in the early-mid Dungeon. It provides valuable poison ''immunity'', protecting from threats like [[adder]]s and [[hornet]]s, while providing boosts to MP, casting skill, and EV. You can get away with having no or very little Shapeshifting skill in this form. | ||
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| + | Still, you must be careful of early fire attacks, such as from [[orc wizard]]s, [[wands of flame]], [[bombardier beetle]]s, and weapons of [[flaming]]. In addition, you can't stay in this form forever due to the spell level cap. | ||
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| + | If you find another talisman in a timely manner (e.g., a [[scarab talisman]] for fire casters, [[rime talisman]] for ice), this form can act as a useful bridge for those forms. | ||
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Revision as of 07:45, 23 November 2025
| A small bottle filled with mystical ink. Transforms the user into a walking scroll whose body is tattooed with the knowledge of a hundred mages. Being an omnibus of magical techniques gives them increased skill with all spell schools, which improves with Shapeshifting skill, but the form's ability to channel such magic is limited, and it cannot cast spells above level 4.
Its attacks are also very weak, but have a chance of restoring 1 MP when they hit. |
An inkwell talisman is a talisman that changes you into a walking scroll.
Useful Info
When eVoked, an inkwell talisman turns you into Walking Scroll Form, which lasts until you end the form. Entering or exiting a form takes 5 turns.
Walking Scroll Form has the following effects:
Offensive traits
- Unarmed Combat: 3 base damage (no bonus)
- Your melee attacks have a 50% chance to restore 1 MP when you hit (even if you do no damage).
- Your melee attacks do 50% less damage.
Defensive traits
- You become nonliving: unbreathing, cannot be put to sleep, lacking blood
- Your size is tiny
- Poison immunity
- Fire vulnerability (rF-)
- Your max MP is increased by 4-9 MP, depending on your Shapeshifting skill.
Restrictions
- Melded Gear: All weapons and armor
- Suppressed mutations: Anatomy, substance, blood
- You can cast only level 1-4 spells.
Your skill with all magic schools is increased by 0.5 + Shapeshifting/2, capped at +4.
Walking Scroll Form has a minimum Shapeshifting skill of 0, and the maximum skill is 7.
Strategy
Walking Scroll Form is great for casters in the early-mid Dungeon. It provides valuable poison immunity, protecting from threats like adders and hornets, while providing boosts to MP, casting skill, and EV. You can get away with having no or very little Shapeshifting skill in this form.
Still, you must be careful of early fire attacks, such as from orc wizards, wands of flame, bombardier beetles, and weapons of flaming. In addition, you can't stay in this form forever due to the spell level cap.
If you find another talisman in a timely manner (e.g., a scarab talisman for fire casters, rime talisman for ice), this form can act as a useful bridge for those forms.
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History
- Inkwell talismans were added in 0.33.
| Transformations | |
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| Talisman | Tier 1: Quill Form • Walking Scroll Form Tier 2: Maw Form • Scarab Form • Yak Form • Medusa Form Tier 3: Blade Form • Fortress Crab Form • Werewolf Form • Serpent Form • Spider Form • Aqua Form Tier 4: Dragon Form • Statue Form • Hive Form • Sphinx Form • Vampire Form (Vampire Bat Form) Tier 5: Storm Form • Death Form |
| Bauble | Flux Form |
| Bad Forms | Bat Form • Fungus Form • Pig Form • Tree Form • Wisp Form |
| Divine | Slaughter Form |
