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[[File:Nemelex altar.png]] ''"It's all in the cards!"''
 
[[File:Nemelex altar.png]] ''"It's all in the cards!"''
  
{{flavour|Nemelex is a strange and unpredictable trickster god, whose powers are invoked through magical packs of cards painted in the ichor of demons. Followers are expected to explore the world, and will receive decks of cards in return. Followers are encouraged to trust in the cards and use them as much as possible. However, the Trickster can ensure that fortune favours the bold.
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{{flavour|Nemelex is a strange and unpredictable trickster god, whose powers are invoked through magical packs of cards painted in the ichor of demons. Followers will be granted decks of cards as they traverse the dungeon, and are encouraged to trust in the cards to provide them with divine assistance. However, the Trickster can also ensure that fortune favours the bold.
  
The Trickster's followers gain various ways to influence fate when playing cards. They will quickly gain the ability to draw from decks without needing to wield them, and to peek at the contents of decks in order to identify them. Later, followers will gain much more powerful abilities to manipulate the cards, allowing them to choose one of three drawn cards, to gain the effects of multiple cards at once, and finally to stack decks and re-order their contents.
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The Trickster's followers gain various ways to influence fate when playing their cards. The effects of the cards will be more powerful with higher piety
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and with greater Invocations skill. Later, followers will gain powerful abilities to manipulate the cards, allowing them to choose one of three drawn cards, to gain the effects of multiple cards at once, and finally to stack decks and re-order their contents.
  
 
Nemelex Xobeh likes it when you explore the world.
 
Nemelex Xobeh likes it when you explore the world.
  
The power of Nemelex Xobeh's abilities and of the cards' effects is governed by Evocations skill instead of Invocations.}}
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The power of Nemelex Xobeh's abilities and of the cards' effects is governed by [[Invocations]].}}
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==Racial restrictions==
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*[[Demigod]]s cannot worship Nemelex Xobeh (or any other [[god]]).
  
 
==Appreciates==
 
==Appreciates==
 
*Exploring the world.
 
*Exploring the world.
 
==Pre Version .15==
 
*Offering a [[corpse]] (by praying while on a tile with corpses on the floor): 1 chance in (2 + Piety/50) of +1 [[piety]].
 
*Offering items other than decks (by praying while on a tile with items on the floor): chance depends on the item's value of +1 piety (+2 for artifacts).
 
*Drawing a card from a deck: about 40% for an unknown (unmarked) card, +30% for the last card in a deck (even marked).
 
 
Nemelex gives the following messages when offering items by praying.
 
"<item> disappears without additional glow." (No piety gain)
 
"<item> glows slightly and disappears." (Piety +1)
 
"<item> glows with a rainbow of weird colours and disappears." (Piety +2)
 
  
 
==Deprecates==
 
==Deprecates==
*You'll lose on average 1 piety every 700 turns.
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*Abandonment. You'll lose on average 1 piety every 700 turns.
  
 
==Gifts==
 
==Gifts==
Nemelex gives card [[decks]] as gifts. If you are eligible for a gift, there's a Piety×2% chance to gain the first deck; after that it will be a Piety/6% chance. The [[Gift Timeout]] for each gift is between 6 and 14, but receiving a deck will also set a separate "decks" timeout at 10, which must also be 0 before you get another deck. The deck timeout is reduced by:
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Nemelex frequently gives worshipers access to cards with powerful effects as their piety increases. The cards belong to the [[deck of destruction]], [[deck of escape]], and the [[deck of summoning]].
*Drawing cards from decks, especially if the card is unidentified/unmarked/the last card in the deck.
 
*Offering items (preferably high value) to Nemelex.
 
 
 
Note that you can disable your ability to sacrifice categories of items on the religion status screen (accessed by pressing '''^''', then '''!'''). You can also inscribe the item with !p in order to receive warining message while trying to sacrifice inscribed item.
 
  
The strength of a gift deck is chosen as follows:
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Probability of types of cards to receive as gifts:
*Legendary Deck: 0.18 × Piety%
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*[[deck of destruction|Destruction]]: 60% (max 26)
**36% at max Piety
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*[[deck of escape|Escape]]: 20% (max 13)
*Ornate Deck: 5 + (0.27 × Piety)%
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*[[deck of summoning|Summoning]]: 20% (max 13)
**59% at max Piety
 
*Plain Deck: 95 - (0.45 × Piety)%
 
**5% at max Piety
 
  
Possible gift decks are [[deck of destruction]], [[deck of escape]], [[deck of summoning]] and [[deck of wonders]]. The probability of getting the given type of deck is the following:
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Between 4 and 13 cards will be gifted at once, and any cards exceeding a deck's capacity are lost.
*Destruction: 40%
 
*Summoning: 30%
 
*Escape: 20%
 
*Wonders: 10%
 
  
 
==Given Abilities==
 
==Given Abilities==
All of Nemelex's abilities deal with manipulating or controlling decks.
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All of Nemelex's abilities deal with manipulating or controlling cards. Nemelex will gift you additional cards as you gain more piety.
  
 
'''[[Piety|Piety level -]]''': "Pannier"
 
'''[[Piety|Piety level -]]''': "Pannier"
*'''Card power improvement''': The power of any card you draw is increased by (Piety × (Evocation + 25) / 27) (see [[Decks#Card power|card power]] ). This improves your chances to get improved effects from Ornate or Legendary decks. In addition, when drawing the Damnation card, you'll have a slightly improved number of targets (about Piety/5% chance to get one more target). (Passive)
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*'''Pick a card, any card''': You can draw from decks of power. The card effect is selected at random based on the deck type, with a power of (Piety × (Invocations + 25) / 27) + (9 × Invocations) + (1.5 × Piety) (see [[Cards#Power|card power]]). This improves your chances to get improved effects from the card. Drawing a card takes one turn, removes that card from the deck, and has no other cost.
 
'''[[Piety|Piety level *]]''': "Jester"
 
'''[[Piety|Piety level *]]''': "Jester"
*'''Draw One''': You can draw the first card from a deck in your [[inventory]] (instead of having to wield the deck in your hand). (Costs 2 MP)
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*No new abilities.
 
'''[[Piety|Piety level **]]''': "Fortune-Teller"
 
'''[[Piety|Piety level **]]''': "Fortune-Teller"
*'''Peek at Two''': You can look at the two first cards of any deck in your inventory. This will identify the type of the deck if you didn't know it already (unless both revealed cards are the same). After the cards are seen, they are shuffled back into the deck. One card at random (other than the two you just peeked at) will be removed from the deck during the process, unless there were 2 cards or less remaining in the deck. Using this ability takes no time. (Costs 3 MP and 1-2 Piety.)
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*No new abilities.
 
'''[[Piety|Piety level ***]]''': "Soothsayer"
 
'''[[Piety|Piety level ***]]''': "Soothsayer"
*'''Triple Draw''': Look at the first three cards of any deck in your inventory and draw one of them. Decks with fewer than three cards will be fully revealed. The remaining cards will be removed from the deck. Even if all viewed cards are undesirable, you ''must'' draw one of them; there is no way to back out once you've seen them. (Costs 2 MP, 100-200 Food, and 2-3 Piety)
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*'''Triple Draw''': Draw three cards from any deck, look at them, and decide which one to use, discarding the other two. If only two cards remain in a deck, then only the remaining two cards will be displayed. If only one card is left, then it will be played as normal while still incurring the regular ability cost. (Costs 2 MP, 6-9 Piety)
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**Note that even if all viewed cards are undesirable, you ''must'' draw one of them; there is no way to back out once you have seen them.  
 
'''[[Piety|Piety level ****]]''': "Magus"
 
'''[[Piety|Piety level ****]]''': "Magus"
*'''Deal Four''': Select a non-stacked deck in your inventory and draw four cards from it in a single turn. If the deck has insufficient cards, you draw the missing cards from a [[deck of punishment]]. If any cards remain, the deck is destroyed. (Costs 8 MP, 200-400 Food, and 10-15 Piety)
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*'''Deal Four''': Select a deck and draw four cards from it in a single turn. (Costs 8 MP, 4-6 Piety)
 
'''[[Piety|Piety level *****]]''': "Cardsharp"
 
'''[[Piety|Piety level *****]]''': "Cardsharp"
*'''Stack Five''': View the first five cards of any deck in your inventory and order them however you want. All other cards are removed from the deck. You can stack a deck only once. (Costs 5 MP, 250-500 Food, and 10-15 Piety)
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*'''Stack Five''': Draw any five cards from the available decks and order them however you like. These cards will be kept in a separate deck which can be drawn from as normal. You can only have one stacked deck at a time. (Costs 5 MP, 10-15 Piety)
 
'''[[Piety|Piety level ******]]''': "Hand of Fortune"
 
'''[[Piety|Piety level ******]]''': "Hand of Fortune"
 
*No new abilities.
 
*No new abilities.
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Nemelex Xobeh forces sinners to rely on the luck of the draw. Stacked decks are immediately shuffled, and offenders are regularly forced to draw from the Deck of Punishment, inflicting almost every unpleasant effect imaginable. Further, attempting to draw from other decks may instead lead to drawing from the Deck of Punishment.}}
 
Nemelex Xobeh forces sinners to rely on the luck of the draw. Stacked decks are immediately shuffled, and offenders are regularly forced to draw from the Deck of Punishment, inflicting almost every unpleasant effect imaginable. Further, attempting to draw from other decks may instead lead to drawing from the Deck of Punishment.}}
  
If you leave Nemelex Xobeh, your penance counter will be set to 150 (seems quite high, but that's because only 1/3 of the penance is active, so the main part is just as high as for the other gods) and all decks (whether in your inventory or loose) will be shuffled.
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If you leave Nemelex Xobeh, your penance counter will be set to 50 and you immediately lose access to all decks. If you later return, the decks will be empty again.
  
While your penance counter is above 100, Nemelex Xobeh will occasionally punish you by drawing a card from the [[deck of punishments]], which can include one of the following (equal chances):
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While you are under penance, Nemelex Xobeh will occasionally punish you by drawing a card from the [[deck of punishments]], which can include one of the following (equal chances):
*'''[[Curse card|Curse]]''': Can curse several items in your inventory.
 
*'''[[Damnation card|Damnation]]''': Random monsters in your [[LOS]] are banished to [[the Abyss]]. If there are no monsters, you are banished instead.
 
 
*'''[[Famine card|Famine]]''': Your hunger state is set to 500 (starving).
 
*'''[[Famine card|Famine]]''': Your hunger state is set to 500 (starving).
 
*'''[[Swine card|Swine]]''': You are temporarily [[Polymorph|polymorphed]] into a [[hog]].
 
*'''[[Swine card|Swine]]''': You are temporarily [[Polymorph|polymorphed]] into a [[hog]].
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*'''[[Wraith card|Wraith]]''': Inflicts heavy drain on you. This is reduced by negative energy resistance and negated by full resistance ('''rN+++''').
 
*'''[[Wraith card|Wraith]]''': Inflicts heavy drain on you. This is reduced by negative energy resistance and negated by full resistance ('''rN+++''').
 
*'''[[Wrath card|Wrath]]''': You suffer the [[divine retribution]] from a random god other than Nemelex.
 
*'''[[Wrath card|Wrath]]''': You suffer the [[divine retribution]] from a random god other than Nemelex.
*'''[[Xom card|Xom]]''': Nemelex asks Xom for help in punishing you, causing you to suffer from a random bad Xom action.
 
  
As with any deck, there is a 1% chance to draw from the [[deck of oddities]] instead (which contains the cards [[Curse card|Curse]], [[Famine card|Famine]], [[Feast card|Feast]], [[Focus card|Focus]], [[Helix card|Helix]], [[Wrath card|Wrath]], and [[Xom card|Xom]]).
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==Strategy==
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*Nemelex will gift you many cards. Don't be too stingy with them, as any gifted cards over the deck limit are wasted. Used correctly and carefully, Nemelex's decks can make the early game quite easy for worshipers. Be sure to get your [[Invocations]] up quickly to maximize its effectiveness, and learn the effects of each card as quickly as possible.
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**You can also press '''?''' while using Triple Draw or Stack Five to quickly view each potential card's effect.
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*Some of the summons that may appear in the deck of summoning may spawn hostile, as well as friendly. The chance of this decreases as your skill in Invocations increases. Even then, the friendly summons are usually more than capable of dealing with the hostiles.
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*Triple Draw is very useful for getting a card that is best suited for a situation. A poorly timed [[Degeneration card]] from the deck of destruction can polymorph a moderately dangerous group of monsters into something much, much worse. Remember that you must choose one of the three cards if using this ability; you ''cannot'' cancel a Triple Draw.
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**However, you can still cancel the effect of a targeted spell, such as one from the deck of destruction. You will still use the piety and hunger cost from the ability as normal.
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*Stack Five costs a fair amount of piety, but it is very valuable to go into a tough fight knowing exactly what to expect.
  
Also during penance, the power of cards from any other decks will be reduced by your penance, and there is a (penance/30)% chance that any card drawn from a deck (or [penance/10]% if it's a marked or seen card) that the card will be replaced by one from the deck of punishments.
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==See Also==
 
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*[[Deck of destruction]]
==Strategy==
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*[[Deck of escape]]
*[[Nemelex guide]]
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*[[Deck of summoning]]
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*[[Nemelex guide]] (pre 0.15)
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
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*Prior to [[0.23]], decks were evocable items rather than an exclusive god ability.
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*Prior to [[0.19]], drawing from decks and using Nemelex Xobeh powers used [[Evocations]] instead of [[Invocations]]. You could identify decks via identify scrolls. 0.19 changed Nemelex Xobeh to gift decks of escape, destruction and summoning.
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*Prior to [[0.16]], Nemelex granted two additional abilities: Draw One and Peek at Two.
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*Prior to [[0.15]], piety was gained by sacrificing different kinds of items, which would cause Nemelex to gift you specific types of decks based on the number of items gifted of a certain type.
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*Prior to [[0.14]], the type of decks provided were dependent on the type of items you were sacrificing. Also, [[deck of dungeons]] was available as a possible gift type.
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*Prior to [[0.11]], Deal Four was known as Mark Four, which allowed you to peek at a few cards in a deck and identify them.
 
*Prior to [[0.10]], letting time pass used to reduce the gift timeout.
 
*Prior to [[0.10]], letting time pass used to reduce the gift timeout.
*In [[0.11]], ''Mark Four'' was replaced with ''Deal Four''.
 
*Prior to [[0.14]], the type of decks provided were dependent on the type of items you were sacrificing. Also, [[deck of dungeons]] was available as a possible gift type.
 
  
 
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Revision as of 00:37, 3 August 2020

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Nemelex altar.png "It's all in the cards!"
Nemelex is a strange and unpredictable trickster god, whose powers are invoked through magical packs of cards painted in the ichor of demons. Followers will be granted decks of cards as they traverse the dungeon, and are encouraged to trust in the cards to provide them with divine assistance. However, the Trickster can also ensure that fortune favours the bold.

The Trickster's followers gain various ways to influence fate when playing their cards. The effects of the cards will be more powerful with higher piety and with greater Invocations skill. Later, followers will gain powerful abilities to manipulate the cards, allowing them to choose one of three drawn cards, to gain the effects of multiple cards at once, and finally to stack decks and re-order their contents.

Nemelex Xobeh likes it when you explore the world.

The power of Nemelex Xobeh's abilities and of the cards' effects is governed by Invocations.

Racial restrictions

  • Demigods cannot worship Nemelex Xobeh (or any other god).

Appreciates

  • Exploring the world.

Deprecates

  • Abandonment. You'll lose on average 1 piety every 700 turns.

Gifts

Nemelex frequently gives worshipers access to cards with powerful effects as their piety increases. The cards belong to the deck of destruction, deck of escape, and the deck of summoning.

Probability of types of cards to receive as gifts:

Between 4 and 13 cards will be gifted at once, and any cards exceeding a deck's capacity are lost.

Given Abilities

All of Nemelex's abilities deal with manipulating or controlling cards. Nemelex will gift you additional cards as you gain more piety.

Piety level -: "Pannier"

  • Pick a card, any card: You can draw from decks of power. The card effect is selected at random based on the deck type, with a power of (Piety × (Invocations + 25) / 27) + (9 × Invocations) + (1.5 × Piety) (see card power). This improves your chances to get improved effects from the card. Drawing a card takes one turn, removes that card from the deck, and has no other cost.

Piety level *: "Jester"

  • No new abilities.

Piety level **: "Fortune-Teller"

  • No new abilities.

Piety level ***: "Soothsayer"

  • Triple Draw: Draw three cards from any deck, look at them, and decide which one to use, discarding the other two. If only two cards remain in a deck, then only the remaining two cards will be displayed. If only one card is left, then it will be played as normal while still incurring the regular ability cost. (Costs 2 MP, 6-9 Piety)
    • Note that even if all viewed cards are undesirable, you must draw one of them; there is no way to back out once you have seen them.

Piety level ****: "Magus"

  • Deal Four: Select a deck and draw four cards from it in a single turn. (Costs 8 MP, 4-6 Piety)

Piety level *****: "Cardsharp"

  • Stack Five: Draw any five cards from the available decks and order them however you like. These cards will be kept in a separate deck which can be drawn from as normal. You can only have one stacked deck at a time. (Costs 5 MP, 10-15 Piety)

Piety level ******: "Hand of Fortune"

  • No new abilities.

Punishments

Nemelex Xobeh does not appreciate abandonment, and will call down fearful punishments on disloyal followers!

Nemelex Xobeh forces sinners to rely on the luck of the draw. Stacked decks are immediately shuffled, and offenders are regularly forced to draw from the Deck of Punishment, inflicting almost every unpleasant effect imaginable. Further, attempting to draw from other decks may instead lead to drawing from the Deck of Punishment.

If you leave Nemelex Xobeh, your penance counter will be set to 50 and you immediately lose access to all decks. If you later return, the decks will be empty again.

While you are under penance, Nemelex Xobeh will occasionally punish you by drawing a card from the deck of punishments, which can include one of the following (equal chances):

Strategy

  • Nemelex will gift you many cards. Don't be too stingy with them, as any gifted cards over the deck limit are wasted. Used correctly and carefully, Nemelex's decks can make the early game quite easy for worshipers. Be sure to get your Invocations up quickly to maximize its effectiveness, and learn the effects of each card as quickly as possible.
    • You can also press ? while using Triple Draw or Stack Five to quickly view each potential card's effect.
  • Some of the summons that may appear in the deck of summoning may spawn hostile, as well as friendly. The chance of this decreases as your skill in Invocations increases. Even then, the friendly summons are usually more than capable of dealing with the hostiles.
  • Triple Draw is very useful for getting a card that is best suited for a situation. A poorly timed Degeneration card from the deck of destruction can polymorph a moderately dangerous group of monsters into something much, much worse. Remember that you must choose one of the three cards if using this ability; you cannot cancel a Triple Draw.
    • However, you can still cancel the effect of a targeted spell, such as one from the deck of destruction. You will still use the piety and hunger cost from the ability as normal.
  • Stack Five costs a fair amount of piety, but it is very valuable to go into a tough fight knowing exactly what to expect.

See Also

History

  • Prior to 0.23, decks were evocable items rather than an exclusive god ability.
  • Prior to 0.19, drawing from decks and using Nemelex Xobeh powers used Evocations instead of Invocations. You could identify decks via identify scrolls. 0.19 changed Nemelex Xobeh to gift decks of escape, destruction and summoning.
  • Prior to 0.16, Nemelex granted two additional abilities: Draw One and Peek at Two.
  • Prior to 0.15, piety was gained by sacrificing different kinds of items, which would cause Nemelex to gift you specific types of decks based on the number of items gifted of a certain type.
  • Prior to 0.14, the type of decks provided were dependent on the type of items you were sacrificing. Also, deck of dungeons was available as a possible gift type.
  • Prior to 0.11, Deal Four was known as Mark Four, which allowed you to peek at a few cards in a deck and identify them.
  • Prior to 0.10, letting time pass used to reduce the gift timeout.
Gods
Good ElyvilonZinThe Shining One
Neutral AshenzariCheibriadosFedhas MadashGozag Ym SagozHepliaklqanaIgnisNemelex XobehOkawaruQazlalRuSif MunaTrogUskayawVehumetWu Jian
Chaotic JiyvaXom
Evil BeoghDithmenosKikubaaqudghaLugonu *Makhleb *Yredelemnul
* Chaotic & Evil