Piece from Xom's chessboard

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Type Miscellaneous item
Name Piece from Xom's chessboard
Icon Piece from xom's chessboard.png
A shimmering multi-coloured chesspiece belonging to Xom, god of chaos. When moved a glimmer of chaos from some cosmic game is imposed upon the battlefield. This glimmer afflicts a random foe with one of the following: haste, invisibility, might, corona, slow, paralyse, confuse, malmutate, petrify, or sleep.
Effect Probability
Haste 5%
Invisibility 5%
Might 5%
Corona 10%
Slow 15%
Malmutate 15%
Petrify 15%
Paralyze 10%
Confuse 10%
Sleep 10%

Evoking a piece from Xom's chessboard, in the spirit of Xom, allows you to cause a random effect[1] on a random monster within LOS. Even though it favors negative effects, you should always stay careful by being far away and having an escape plan. Your Evocations skill will increase the strength of the effect - positive or negative.

The chesspiece has 15 charges, and will recharge only when you gain experience. Carrying multiples is no more useful than carrying one, since charges are shared between all pieces.

King Queen Knight Bishop Rook Pawn Thimble
Xom's king.png Xom's queen.png Xom's knight.png Xom's bishop.png Piece from xom's chessboard.png Xom's pawn.png Xom's thimble.png

History

This item was added in 0.27, replacing the wand of random effects.

References

  1. evoke.cc:1003 (0.27.1)
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