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[[File:Zin altar.png]] ''"Spread the light, my child."''
 
[[File:Zin altar.png]] ''"Spread the light, my child."''
  
{{flavour|Zin is a god of discipline. Followers must remain pure of body and soul, refraining from dark magic and chaotic acts, and never consuming the flesh of intelligent beings. They must also tithe a fraction of all gold gained, preferably followed by donations of more. In exchange, worshippers may invoke Zin's wrath upon sinners, and eventually gain various divine protections. Zin's followers can convert to Elyvilon or the Shining One while keeping some piety.
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{{flavour|Zin is a god of discipline. Followers must remain pure of body and soul, refraining from dark magic and chaotic acts. They must also tithe a fraction of all gold gained, preferably followed by donations of more. In exchange, worshippers may invoke Zin's wrath upon sinners, and eventually gain various divine protections. Zin's followers can convert to Elyvilon or the Shining One while keeping some piety.
  
Zin grants followers the ability to preach to the unenlightened masses, and powers to vitalise their bodies and gain divine stamina, protecting them from various afflictions as well as giving sustenance to the hungry. Later, followers gain the ability to imprison their foes temporarily. Followers can eventually find temporary safety in a divine refuge. As piety grows, followers will be protected from mutation, and Zin may even occasionally directly intervene to save a follower's life.
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Zin grants followers the ability to preach to the unenlightened masses, and powers to vitalise their bodies and gain divine stamina, protecting them from various afflictions. Later, followers gain the ability to imprison their foes temporarily. Followers can eventually find temporary safety in a divine refuge. As piety grows, followers will be protected from mutation, and Zin may even occasionally directly intervene to save a follower's life.
  
Zin likes it when you donate money (by praying at an altar) and you or your allies kill unclean or chaotic beings.
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Zin likes it when you donate money and you or your allies kill unclean or chaotic beings.
  
Zin dislikes it when you drink blood, you attack neutral beings, you deliberately mutate yourself or you or your allies attack monsters in a sanctuary. Zin strongly dislikes it when you perform cannibalism, you desecrate holy remains, you use necromancy, you use unholy magic or items, you attack non-hostile holy beings, you or your allies kill non-hostile holy beings, you attack allies, you transform yourself, you polymorph monsters, you use unclean or chaotic magic or items or you eat the flesh of sentient beings.}}
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Zin dislikes it when you attack monsters in a sanctuary. Zin strongly dislikes it when you use evil magic or items, you attack non-hostile holy beings, you attack allies, you transform yourself, you or your allies kill non-hostile holy beings, you deliberately mutate or transform yourself, you use unclean or chaotic magic or items or you polymorph monsters.}}
  
 
==Racial Restrictions==
 
==Racial Restrictions==
[[Demigod]]s may not worship Zin (or any other god).
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*Zin does not accept [[Demonspawn]] or undead species ([[Ghoul]]s, [[Vampire]]s, or [[Mummies]]) as followers.
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*[[Demigod]]s may not worship Zin (or any other god).
  
Zin does not accept [[demonspawn]] or undead species ([[ghoul]]s, [[vampire]]s, or [[mummies]]) as followers.
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==Appreciates==
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Zin appreciates donations of gold.
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*On worship, and every time you pick up gold, Zin takes a 10% tithe. Zin counts remainders: if you pick up two piles of 15 gold one after the other, Zin will take 1 gold piece from the first and 2 from the second. Also, if you are at maximum piety (200), there is no tithe.
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:For tithes, base piety gain = <code>gold_taken * 141 / (40 + 2 * absolute_depth)</code>,<ref>{{source ref|0.30.1|god-prayer.cc|219}}</ref> but this can be modified:
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:*If the gold was obtained from the [[Orcish Mines]], the piety is halved.
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:*For the gold taken upon worship, and any gold from a [[scroll of acquirement]], the tithe's effect is reduced. Gold from these sources is instead worth <code>30 * log2(gold_taken / 10)</code> piety (max. 150 piety). If the tithe was reduced this way, ignore the Orcish Mines penalty entirely.
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:*Zin knows if you try to save gold piles before worship ("Zin ignores your late donation.").
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*You may also donate half your current gold. The piety from donations = <code>(gold) * ln(gold) / 200</code>, which always gives less piety than a tithe of the same amount.<ref>{{source ref|0.30.1|god-abil.cc|238}}</ref> Piety is not given right away; it is distributed over a lengthy period of time. You'll receive an indication of what Zin's opinion towards you will be once the piety is fully distributed.
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**One time big donations are more efficient than multiple small ones. For example, five donations of 100 gold would give 8-12 piety, but one donation of 500 gold would give 15-16 piety.
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**Late-game converts can buy their way from 0* to 6* for ~3600 gold donated.
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**If you are at 200 piety, any piety from donations is saved until you drop below 200 piety.
  
==Appreciates==
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Zin also appreciates killing [[evil]] or [[chaotic]] creatures, which has a chance to grant piety.
*Zin takes a 10% tithe every time you pick up gold, unless you're already at max piety. This tithe counts remainders (e.g. if you pick up two piles of 15 gold one after the other, Zin will take 1 gold piece from the first and 2 from the second). However, Zin knows if you try to save gold piles before converting to him ("Zin is a bit unhappy you did not bring this gold earlier."), and the tithe has a reduced effect in the [[Orcish Mines]] and on gold [[scroll of acquirement|acquired]]. Paying a tithe has a chance to increase piety based on its size.
 
*You also have an ability to donate half your gold, granting a chunk of piety which will be distributed as time passes. You'll also receive an indication of what Zin's opinion towards you will be once the piety is fully distributed.
 
*Upon conversion, Zin takes some gold, but this provides more piety than a regular donation.
 
*Killing the spawn of chaos has a chance to grant piety. See the list of [[chaotic]] monsters and abilities for more details.
 
  
 
==Deprecates==
 
==Deprecates==
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Your piety will decay by 1 every 340 turns, on average (1/17 chance every 20 turns).
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Zin dislikes it (i.e. [[piety]] loss) when:
 
Zin dislikes it (i.e. [[piety]] loss) when:
*You drink a [[potion of blood]].
 
 
*You attack neutral monsters.
 
*You attack neutral monsters.
*You deliberately mutate yourself. This includes deliberately making yourself [[glow]] and drinking [[potions of beneficial mutation]].  
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*You deliberately mutate yourself. This includes deliberately making yourself [[glow]] and drinking [[potions of mutation]] when not at 6*.  
 
*You or your allies attack monsters in a sanctuary.
 
*You or your allies attack monsters in a sanctuary.
  
 
Zin strongly dislikes it (i.e. [[penance]]) when:
 
Zin strongly dislikes it (i.e. [[penance]]) when:
*You perform [[cannibalism]].
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*You use [[Necromancy]].
*You desecrate holy remains.
 
*You use [[Necromancy]]. Casting [[Necromutation]] instead causes excommunication.
 
 
*You use [[unholy]] magic or items.
 
*You use [[unholy]] magic or items.
 
*You attack non-hostile holy beings.
 
*You attack non-hostile holy beings.
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*You [[polymorph]] monsters.
 
*You [[polymorph]] monsters.
 
*You use unclean or [[chaotic]] magic or items.
 
*You use unclean or [[chaotic]] magic or items.
*You eat the flesh of [[Monster intelligence|sentient]] beings.
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If you use any [[talisman]], you will be excommunicated. Also, Zin won't let you join while you're transformed.
  
 
Zin will forgive accidental transgressions, i.e. performing a forbidden action via an unidentified item.
 
Zin will forgive accidental transgressions, i.e. performing a forbidden action via an unidentified item.
 
On average, your piety will decay naturally by 1 every 340 turns.
 
  
 
==Given Abilities==
 
==Given Abilities==
 
'''[[Piety|Piety level -]]''': "Anchorite"
 
'''[[Piety|Piety level -]]''': "Anchorite"
*Zin may protect you from a fatal instance of damage. The chance increases with Piety. Passive. No piety cost.
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*Zin may protect you from a fatal instance of damage. The chance increases linearly from 10% at 0 piety to 28% at maximum. (Passive, no cost)
*Zin may protect you from the effects of [[Hell]]'s mystical force. The chance also increases with Piety, up to 50% at maximum. Passive. No piety cost.
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*Zin may protect you from the effects of [[Hell]]'s mystical force. The chance increases with piety, up to 50% at maximum. (Passive)
*Zin may protect you from mutation at a (Piety/2)% chance. Passive. No piety cost.
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*Zin may protect you from mutation at a <code>(piety/1.6)</code>% chance, increasing up to 100% at 160 piety (******). (Passive)
*Donate Gold. You may donate half your gold for additional piety.
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*'''Donate Gold''' - You may donate half your gold to increase your piety.
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Also, Zin will identify if a monster is a [[shapeshifter (monster)|shapeshifter]] ("Zin warns you: The <monster> is a foul <glowing> shapeshifter.").
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'''[[Piety|Piety level *]]''': "Apologist"
 
'''[[Piety|Piety level *]]''': "Apologist"
*'''Recite''' - Preaches a verse from one of the four books of the Axioms of Law:
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*'''Recite''' - Preaches a verse from the Axioms of Law. Each monster which can be affected at all has an effect selected from the following, in order of priority:<ref>{{source ref|0.30.1|god-abil.cc|850}}</ref>
**''Abominations'', which harshly deals with chaotic monsters: Chance to cause [[bleeding]], to [[smite]], to [[Corona|illuminate]], to sear their flesh, or to turn them into [[pillar of salt|pillars of salt]].
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**'''Demons, [[insubstantial]] undead:''' dazed, confused, [[Corona|illuminated]], affected by [[holy word]], or turned into [[pillar of salt|pillars of salt]].
**''Ablutions'', which punishes unclean monsters and walking corpses: Chance to cause bleeding, to smite, to cause [[rot]], to illuminate, to cast [[holy word]], or to turn them into pillars of salt.
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**'''Unclean monsters:''' [[smite|smitten]], [[Corona|illuminated]], affected by [[holy word]], or turned into [[pillar of salt|pillars of salt]].
**''Apostates'', which applies to intelligent monsters, especially heretics (i.e. monsters who worship a god other than Zin, such as orcs of Beogh): Chance to put to [[sleep]], to daze, to [[confuse]], to [[Cause Fear|fear]], and to [[paralyze]] unbelievers, while heretics may suffer bleeding, smiting, blindness, muteness, illumination, [[paralysis]], madness, and dumbness.
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***Includes the following: substantial [[undead]]; mutagenic monsters who are not chaotic; monsters with [[vampiric]] or [[draining]] effects; monsters with unclean spell effects; monsters that [[Spell_slot_flags#Wizard_flag|cast]] chaotic spells. Also includes [[ancient zyme]], [[Maurice]], [[Crazy Yiuf]], [[Louise]], [[Gastronok]].
**''Anathema'', which combats demons and undead: chance to daze, to confuse, to fear, to illuminate, to cast [[holy word]], or to turn them into pillars of salt.
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**'''[[Chaotic]] monsters:''' [[smite|smitten]], [[Corona|illuminate]]d, have their flesh melted away (pure damage), or turned into [[pillar of salt|pillars of salt]].
If multiple books could apply, the one with the strongest potential effects is selected. Recite takes three turns, during which you can move, fight, and evoke; anything that interrupts your speaking (potions, scrolls, spells, shouting, using other Zin abilities, or using a breath weapon) will cancel the Recite status. The effect of Recite is more powerful with higher [[piety]] and [[Invocations]], but still has potential even at very low Invocation levels. Even so, there is always a chance of weaker effects (or even no effect at all). Costs Breath.
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***Everything weak to [[silver]] ("it is vulnerable to silver and hated by Zin") is chaotic. See [[:Category:Silver_vulnerability|List of silver vulnerable monsters]].
 
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**'''Intelligent non-[[holy]] monsters:''' dazed, confused, or paralysed. If they were followers of evil or chaotic gods, they can also be [[smite|smitten]], blinded, affected by [[antimagic]], [[Corona|illuminate]]d, struck [[silence|mute]], sent mad (permanently [[confused]]), or rendered permanently stupid.
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:You Recite for three turns; each turn has a chance to affect enemies, but no enemy can be affected more than once per recite. You can move, fight, cast spells, read scrolls, etc. during this time. Being [[silence]]d, [[berserk]]ed, or disabled, e.g. [[paralysis]], will end the effect. Recite is more powerful with higher [[piety]] and [[Invocations]], though there's always a 50% chance (calculated for each individual monster, each turn) of nothing happening, and monsters can resist based on their [[HD]] ([[orb of fire|orbs of fire]] are immune). (1-39 turn -recite cooldown)
 
'''[[Piety|Piety level **]]''': "Pious"
 
'''[[Piety|Piety level **]]''': "Pious"
*'''Vitalisation''' - Temporarily gives you the Vit status, which, while active, protects you from sickness, poisoning, confusion, petrification, rot (but not direct damage from miasma), and stat drain, and boosts all your stats by [[Invocations]]/3. Also grants poison [[resistance]], protects against the status effects caused by [[curare]] and the stings of [[hornet]]s and [[wasp]]s, while active. Gives a small amount of nutrition, but won't go past Full. Costs 1-2 Piety.
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*'''Vitalisation''' - Temporarily gives you the Vit status. While active, it gives full poison immunity, protects you from sickness, confusion, petrification, and stat drain, and boosts all your stats by <code>[[Invocations]]/3</code>. Lasts for <code>60 + 2d10</code> turns, regardless of skill.<ref>{{source ref|0.30.1|god-abil.cc|1240}}</ref> (1-2 Piety)
 
'''[[Piety|Piety level ***]]''': "Devout"
 
'''[[Piety|Piety level ***]]''': "Devout"
*'''Imprison''' - Temporarily creates a silver-walled prison around an enemy, pushing away monsters adjacent to the target (if applicable). Duration depends on [[Invocations]] skill. Strong monsters may break themselves out before the effect ends on its own (chance of doing so depends on monster's HD). Costs 5 MP, 125-250 Food, and 4-6 Piety.
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*'''Imprison''' - Temporarily creates a silver-walled prison around an enemy, pushing away monsters adjacent to the target. It will fail if there is no space to push an adjacent monster to, or if you are adjacent to the monster. Duration depends on [[Invocations]] skill. Strong monsters may break themselves out before the effect ends on its own (chance of doing so depends on monster's [[HD]]). (5 MP, 4-6 Piety)
 
'''[[Piety|Piety level ****]]''': "Orthodox"
 
'''[[Piety|Piety level ****]]''': "Orthodox"
 
*No new abilities.
 
*No new abilities.
 
'''[[Piety|Piety level *****]]''': "Immaculate"
 
'''[[Piety|Piety level *****]]''': "Immaculate"
 
<div id="Sanctuary"></div>
 
<div id="Sanctuary"></div>
*'''Sanctuary''' - Creates a stationary Sanctuary with a radius and duration dependent on your [[Invocations]] skill, centered on yourself. Its radius will decrease as its duration runs out. So long as you remain within the radius of Sanctuary, no enemies can attack you (this protection extends to your allies, as well). If you or one of your allies attacks, Sanctuary is instantly dispelled and Zin considers it an evil act. Costs 7 MP, 150-300 Food, and 15-23 Piety.
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*'''Sanctuary''' - Creates a stationary Sanctuary centered on yourself, with a radius and duration dependent on your [[Invocations]] skill. Its radius will decrease as its duration runs out. So long as you remain within the radius of Sanctuary, no enemies can attack you (this protection extends to your allies, as well). If you or one of your allies attacks, Sanctuary is instantly dispelled and Zin considers it an evil act. (7 MP, 15-23 Piety)
 
In addition to preventing enemy attacks, you enjoy the following effects from Sanctuary:   
 
In addition to preventing enemy attacks, you enjoy the following effects from Sanctuary:   
**[[Trap]]s are revealed.
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*[[Cloud]]s dissipate.
**[[Cloud]]s dissipate.
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*Your allies are recalled and protected against [[Abjuration]].
**Your allies are recalled and protected against [[Abjuration]].
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*Monsters inside are scared away.
**Monsters may be scared away.
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*Magical contamination discharges are greatly reduced.
**Undead and demons are subject to [[Holy Word]], which slows, damages, and scares them.
 
**Magical contamination discharges are greatly reduced.
 
**Blood is cleaned from tiles.
 
 
'''[[Piety|Piety level ******]]''': "Bringer of Law"
 
'''[[Piety|Piety level ******]]''': "Bringer of Law"
*'''Cure All Mutations''' - Immediately removes all mutations from your character, both good and bad. Can only be used once per game. No piety cost.
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*Zin will cleanse [[potions of mutation]]. This means you will no longer lose piety from quaffing potions of mutation, and potions of mutation will only remove [[mutations]], not add them.
  
 
==Punishments==
 
==Punishments==
 
{{flavour|Zin does not punish followers who leave Zin's service; however, those who take up the worship of evil or chaotic gods will be scourged. (Kikubaaqudgha, Yredelemnul, Makhleb, Lugonu, and Beogh are evil, and Xom and Jiyva are chaotic.)
 
{{flavour|Zin does not punish followers who leave Zin's service; however, those who take up the worship of evil or chaotic gods will be scourged. (Kikubaaqudgha, Yredelemnul, Makhleb, Lugonu, and Beogh are evil, and Xom and Jiyva are chaotic.)
  
Those under Zin's wrath will find their beneficial mutations stripped away, their bellies empty, their enemies alerted, and their senses confounded by the axioms of Law; confusion, fainting and complete paralysis will be their lot.}}
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Those under Zin's wrath will find their beneficial mutations stripped away, their enemies alerted, and their senses confounded by the axioms of Law; confusion, fainting and complete paralysis will be their lot.}}
  
Zin will only dispense [[divine retribution|punishments]] to those who enter the service of an [[evil gods|evil]] or [[chaotic]] god. Switching to [[Elyvilon]] or [[The Shining One]] will transfer half of your piety to them.  
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Zin will only dispense [[divine retribution|punishments]] to those who enter the service of an [[evil gods|evil]] or [[chaotic]] god. Switching to other gods or breaking Zin's conduct will not result in any wrath. Switching to [[Elyvilon]] or [[The Shining One]] will transfer half of your piety to them.  
  
*20% chance: If possible, remove 1-7 random good mutations. Otherwise, reroll from the remaining options.
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*1/3 chance: If possible, remove 1-7 random good mutations. Otherwise, reroll from the remaining options.
*30% chance: Summons either (1d3 + XL/10) hostile angels (more likely if you are high level) or a swarm of "creeping doom" (i.e. random [[list of insects|insects]], [[list of arachnids|arachnids]], and [[list of worms|worms]]).
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*1/2 chance: Recites the Axioms of Law at you, inflicting confusion, sleep, or paralysis (equal chance of each).
*20% chance: Recites the Axioms of Law at you, inflicting [[confusion]], [[sleep]], or [[paralysis]] (equal chance of each).
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*1/6 chance: Makes an extremely loud noise at your current position.
*20% chance: Halves your current nutrition level.
 
*10% chance: Makes an extremely loud noise at your current position.
 
  
 
==Strategy==
 
==Strategy==
Zin works through somewhat more subtle means than most other gods. Rather than directly killing, Zin empowers you to disable monsters with Imprison and various status effects (via Recite) while protecting you from various kinds of harm.
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Zin is more subtle than most gods. Instead of killing enemies directly, Zin offers a variety of defensive abilities and buffs. From trapping enemies with Imprison, or debuffing them with Recite, Zin is great for strong characters (and/or strong players) who can sacrifice power for tools that can handle the toughest of situations.
  
In terms of overall god strategy, remember that you can switch amongst Zin, [[Elyvilon]], and [[the Shining One]] without incurring wrath, and you even get some starting piety with your new god choice. All three of these gods use [[Invocations]] skill. Also, so long as you do not worship an evil or chaotic god at any point later on in the game, you will not incur wrath if you leave any of these three gods.  
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Zin is also useful for the [[extended]] game. With so many [[evil]] monsters, piety is gained quickly. Defensive tools are useful when [[torment]] can make any situation nasty. Zin also blocks [[mutation]]s and [[Hell's mystical force]], which is a nice benefit.
  
In spite of the fact that Zin abhors chaos, Recite produces a variety of random effects. Recite's list of effects grows along with your [[Invocations]] skill and your [[piety]], but weak effects are always possible. Monsters resist it based on their [[hit dice]], not their [[magic resistance]]. Do note that reading scrolls, using other Zin abilities, casting spells, drinking potions, using a breath weapon, and shouting or commanding allies via the (t)ell command will interrupt recite.  
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In terms of overall god strategy, remember that you can switch amongst Zin, [[Elyvilon]], and [[the Shining One]] without incurring wrath, and you even get some starting piety with your new god choice. And as long as you do not worship an evil or chaotic god at any point later on in the game, you will not incur wrath if you leave any of these three gods. Note that Zin isn't "free" to worship before you find other gods, since Zin takes a tithe.  
  
Vitalisation boosts all your stats for a low piety cost, and while active makes you immune to sickness, poisoning, confusion, petrification, rot, and stat drain, but it won't ''cure'' these ailments if you already have them, so activate it preemptively upon encountering an enemy that can inflict such effects on you. (Something of a niche case, but Vitalisation does prevent the status effects that [[curare]], [[wasp]]s and [[hornet]]s cause via their poison.) Also note that Vitalisation prevents the poisoning status but does not actually provide rPois, and thus does not lower the damage from the impact of spells like [[Poison Arrow]] or [[Venom Bolt]].  
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===Ability Strategy===
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*In spite of the fact that Zin abhors chaos, Recite produces a variety of random effects. Weak effects are always possible, but since Recite is a practically free ability, you might as well use it. It lasts for 3 turns, each turn can produce an effect, and you can do anything (including spells, scrolls, and other "spoken" abilities) during the time.
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*Vitalisation is fairly cheap. It offers a stat boost, poison immunity, and blocks a few statuses. It won't ''cure'' statuses, however, so be proactive and know what inflicts what status. The poison immunity blocks the effects of [[curare]] or a [[hornet]]'s sting.
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*Imprison is a strong ability whenever you need to get away from a scary monster. Whether it'd be a [[unique]] or just an out of depth monster, the silver walls will allow you to avoid them. Then, you can explore a different area, skip the floor, or even swap branches. Keep in mind that Imprison won't work if you are adjacent to your target. It tries to displace monsters adjacent to your target - if there's no space, it will also fail.
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*Sanctuary is one of the most powerful emergency abilities in the game. Use it when you're surrounded and/or the situation is quickly going pear-shaped. Make sure you have an actual way to escape, lest Sanctuary only delay your death. Note that you can't recast Sanctuary while you already have one still active, and that it costs a hefty 15 piety to invoke.
  
Sanctuary is one of the most powerful emergency abilities in the game. Use it when you're surrounded and the situation is quickly going pear-shaped, though make sure you have an escape route too, lest Sanctuary only delay rather than prevent your death. Note that you can't recast Sanctuary while you already have one still active, and that it costs a hefty 15 piety to invoke.
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==Trivia==
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There are 4 volumes of the Axioms of Law: ''Abominations'', ''Ablutions'', ''Anathema'', and ''Apostates''.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
Prior to [[0.16]], Zin would completely protect followers from [[Hell]]'s effects at maximum piety. This was reduced to a maximum of 50% in 0.16.
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*Prior to [[0.27]], Sanctuary provided a [[holy word]] effect inside it.
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*Prior to the removal of the [[food]] system in [[0.26]], Zin forbid eating the flesh of monsters with [[Monster intelligence|human intelligence]], [[holy]] beings, and cannibalism. Species with high hunger costs, namely [[Troll]]s, were more difficult to play as a result.
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*Prior to [[0.21]], Zin had a one-time ability at 6* which would remove all mutations, instead of cleansing mutation potions. Also, Zin's [[mutation resistance|mutation protection]] was 100% at max piety instead of 6* (200 piety instead of 160).
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*Prior to [[0.20]], [[potions of cure mutation]] existed, which Zin allowed the use of.
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*Prior to [[0.18]], Recite would be interrupted by many things that "prevent you from speaking", including: casting spells, reading scrolls, drinking potions, using god abilities, eating, and using [[breath]] weapons.
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*Prior to [[0.17]], Vitalisation also gave a small amount of [[nutrition]], though never enough to go past Full.
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*Prior to [[0.16]], Zin would completely protect followers from [[Hell]]'s effects at maximum piety.
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*Prior to [[0.15]], followers of Zin would on occasion be seen as allies by [[:Category:Holy holiness|holy monsters]]. The chance of this occurring rose with piety. Also, Recite prompted you to choose a book - each book had different effects (e.g. one book only affected "demonic & undead", one only affected "chaotic").
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*Prior to [[0.14]], Vitalisation simply blocked the poison status effect, without resisting poison; it didn't protect from impact damage from spells like [[Venom Bolt]] or [[Poison Arrow]]. Also, Zin was displeased when your sentient allies were allowed to die.
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*Prior to [[0.13]], Recite had a 3-turn delay instead of a 3-turn duration, essentially paralyzing the player while they hoped Zin did something. Also, the [[Priest]] background was removed, making it impossible to begin play worshiping Zin.
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*Prior to [[0.12]], Vitalisation did not protect from the paralysing sting of [[yellow wasp]]s and [[red wasp]]s.
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*Prior to [[0.6]], Zin's wrath could summon [[Summon Swarm|insect plagues]] and [[list of eyeballs|eyes]].
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*In older versions, Zin's wrath could summon several hostile [[angel]]s.
  
Prior to [[0.15]], followers of Zin would on occasion be seen as allies by [[:Category:Holy holiness|holy monsters]]. The chance of this occurring rose with piety. Also, Recite prompted you to choose a book if multiple could be applied.
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==References==
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<references/>
  
Prior to [[0.14]], Vitalisation simply blocked the poison status effect without granting poison resistance. This led to players still taking heavy damage from poison-elemental spells. Also, Zin was displeased when your sentient allies were allowed to die.
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{{gods}}
 
 
Prior to [[0.13]], Recite had a 3-turn delay instead of a 3-turn duration, essentially paralyzing the player while he hoped Zin did something. Also, the [[priest]] background was removed, making it impossible to begin play worshiping Zin.
 
  
Prior to [[0.12]], Vitalisation did not protect from the paralysing attacks of [[yellow wasp]]s and [[red wasp]]s.
 
 
{{gods}}
 
 
[[Category:Good Gods]]
 
[[Category:Good Gods]]

Latest revision as of 20:26, 23 March 2024

Version 0.31: This article is up to date for the latest stable release of Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup.
Zin altar.png "Spread the light, my child."
Zin is a god of discipline. Followers must remain pure of body and soul, refraining from dark magic and chaotic acts. They must also tithe a fraction of all gold gained, preferably followed by donations of more. In exchange, worshippers may invoke Zin's wrath upon sinners, and eventually gain various divine protections. Zin's followers can convert to Elyvilon or the Shining One while keeping some piety.

Zin grants followers the ability to preach to the unenlightened masses, and powers to vitalise their bodies and gain divine stamina, protecting them from various afflictions. Later, followers gain the ability to imprison their foes temporarily. Followers can eventually find temporary safety in a divine refuge. As piety grows, followers will be protected from mutation, and Zin may even occasionally directly intervene to save a follower's life.

Zin likes it when you donate money and you or your allies kill unclean or chaotic beings.

Zin dislikes it when you attack monsters in a sanctuary. Zin strongly dislikes it when you use evil magic or items, you attack non-hostile holy beings, you attack allies, you transform yourself, you or your allies kill non-hostile holy beings, you deliberately mutate or transform yourself, you use unclean or chaotic magic or items or you polymorph monsters.

Racial Restrictions

Appreciates

Zin appreciates donations of gold.

  • On worship, and every time you pick up gold, Zin takes a 10% tithe. Zin counts remainders: if you pick up two piles of 15 gold one after the other, Zin will take 1 gold piece from the first and 2 from the second. Also, if you are at maximum piety (200), there is no tithe.
For tithes, base piety gain = gold_taken * 141 / (40 + 2 * absolute_depth),[1] but this can be modified:
  • If the gold was obtained from the Orcish Mines, the piety is halved.
  • For the gold taken upon worship, and any gold from a scroll of acquirement, the tithe's effect is reduced. Gold from these sources is instead worth 30 * log2(gold_taken / 10) piety (max. 150 piety). If the tithe was reduced this way, ignore the Orcish Mines penalty entirely.
  • Zin knows if you try to save gold piles before worship ("Zin ignores your late donation.").
  • You may also donate half your current gold. The piety from donations = (gold) * ln(gold) / 200, which always gives less piety than a tithe of the same amount.[2] Piety is not given right away; it is distributed over a lengthy period of time. You'll receive an indication of what Zin's opinion towards you will be once the piety is fully distributed.
    • One time big donations are more efficient than multiple small ones. For example, five donations of 100 gold would give 8-12 piety, but one donation of 500 gold would give 15-16 piety.
    • Late-game converts can buy their way from 0* to 6* for ~3600 gold donated.
    • If you are at 200 piety, any piety from donations is saved until you drop below 200 piety.

Zin also appreciates killing evil or chaotic creatures, which has a chance to grant piety.

Deprecates

Your piety will decay by 1 every 340 turns, on average (1/17 chance every 20 turns).

Zin dislikes it (i.e. piety loss) when:

  • You attack neutral monsters.
  • You deliberately mutate yourself. This includes deliberately making yourself glow and drinking potions of mutation when not at 6*.
  • You or your allies attack monsters in a sanctuary.

Zin strongly dislikes it (i.e. penance) when:

  • You use Necromancy.
  • You use unholy magic or items.
  • You attack non-hostile holy beings.
  • You or your allies kill non-hostile holy beings.
  • You attack allies.
  • You polymorph monsters.
  • You use unclean or chaotic magic or items.

If you use any talisman, you will be excommunicated. Also, Zin won't let you join while you're transformed.

Zin will forgive accidental transgressions, i.e. performing a forbidden action via an unidentified item.

Given Abilities

Piety level -: "Anchorite"

  • Zin may protect you from a fatal instance of damage. The chance increases linearly from 10% at 0 piety to 28% at maximum. (Passive, no cost)
  • Zin may protect you from the effects of Hell's mystical force. The chance increases with piety, up to 50% at maximum. (Passive)
  • Zin may protect you from mutation at a (piety/1.6)% chance, increasing up to 100% at 160 piety (******). (Passive)
  • Donate Gold - You may donate half your gold to increase your piety.

Also, Zin will identify if a monster is a shapeshifter ("Zin warns you: The <monster> is a foul <glowing> shapeshifter.").

Piety level *: "Apologist"

You Recite for three turns; each turn has a chance to affect enemies, but no enemy can be affected more than once per recite. You can move, fight, cast spells, read scrolls, etc. during this time. Being silenced, berserked, or disabled, e.g. paralysis, will end the effect. Recite is more powerful with higher piety and Invocations, though there's always a 50% chance (calculated for each individual monster, each turn) of nothing happening, and monsters can resist based on their HD (orbs of fire are immune). (1-39 turn -recite cooldown)

Piety level **: "Pious"

  • Vitalisation - Temporarily gives you the Vit status. While active, it gives full poison immunity, protects you from sickness, confusion, petrification, and stat drain, and boosts all your stats by Invocations/3. Lasts for 60 + 2d10 turns, regardless of skill.[4] (1-2 Piety)

Piety level ***: "Devout"

  • Imprison - Temporarily creates a silver-walled prison around an enemy, pushing away monsters adjacent to the target. It will fail if there is no space to push an adjacent monster to, or if you are adjacent to the monster. Duration depends on Invocations skill. Strong monsters may break themselves out before the effect ends on its own (chance of doing so depends on monster's HD). (5 MP, 4-6 Piety)

Piety level ****: "Orthodox"

  • No new abilities.

Piety level *****: "Immaculate"

  • Sanctuary - Creates a stationary Sanctuary centered on yourself, with a radius and duration dependent on your Invocations skill. Its radius will decrease as its duration runs out. So long as you remain within the radius of Sanctuary, no enemies can attack you (this protection extends to your allies, as well). If you or one of your allies attacks, Sanctuary is instantly dispelled and Zin considers it an evil act. (7 MP, 15-23 Piety)

In addition to preventing enemy attacks, you enjoy the following effects from Sanctuary:

  • Clouds dissipate.
  • Your allies are recalled and protected against Abjuration.
  • Monsters inside are scared away.
  • Magical contamination discharges are greatly reduced.

Piety level ******: "Bringer of Law"

  • Zin will cleanse potions of mutation. This means you will no longer lose piety from quaffing potions of mutation, and potions of mutation will only remove mutations, not add them.

Punishments

Zin does not punish followers who leave Zin's service; however, those who take up the worship of evil or chaotic gods will be scourged. (Kikubaaqudgha, Yredelemnul, Makhleb, Lugonu, and Beogh are evil, and Xom and Jiyva are chaotic.)

Those under Zin's wrath will find their beneficial mutations stripped away, their enemies alerted, and their senses confounded by the axioms of Law; confusion, fainting and complete paralysis will be their lot.

Zin will only dispense punishments to those who enter the service of an evil or chaotic god. Switching to other gods or breaking Zin's conduct will not result in any wrath. Switching to Elyvilon or The Shining One will transfer half of your piety to them.

  • 1/3 chance: If possible, remove 1-7 random good mutations. Otherwise, reroll from the remaining options.
  • 1/2 chance: Recites the Axioms of Law at you, inflicting confusion, sleep, or paralysis (equal chance of each).
  • 1/6 chance: Makes an extremely loud noise at your current position.

Strategy

Zin is more subtle than most gods. Instead of killing enemies directly, Zin offers a variety of defensive abilities and buffs. From trapping enemies with Imprison, or debuffing them with Recite, Zin is great for strong characters (and/or strong players) who can sacrifice power for tools that can handle the toughest of situations.

Zin is also useful for the extended game. With so many evil monsters, piety is gained quickly. Defensive tools are useful when torment can make any situation nasty. Zin also blocks mutations and Hell's mystical force, which is a nice benefit.

In terms of overall god strategy, remember that you can switch amongst Zin, Elyvilon, and the Shining One without incurring wrath, and you even get some starting piety with your new god choice. And as long as you do not worship an evil or chaotic god at any point later on in the game, you will not incur wrath if you leave any of these three gods. Note that Zin isn't "free" to worship before you find other gods, since Zin takes a tithe.

Ability Strategy

  • In spite of the fact that Zin abhors chaos, Recite produces a variety of random effects. Weak effects are always possible, but since Recite is a practically free ability, you might as well use it. It lasts for 3 turns, each turn can produce an effect, and you can do anything (including spells, scrolls, and other "spoken" abilities) during the time.
  • Vitalisation is fairly cheap. It offers a stat boost, poison immunity, and blocks a few statuses. It won't cure statuses, however, so be proactive and know what inflicts what status. The poison immunity blocks the effects of curare or a hornet's sting.
  • Imprison is a strong ability whenever you need to get away from a scary monster. Whether it'd be a unique or just an out of depth monster, the silver walls will allow you to avoid them. Then, you can explore a different area, skip the floor, or even swap branches. Keep in mind that Imprison won't work if you are adjacent to your target. It tries to displace monsters adjacent to your target - if there's no space, it will also fail.
  • Sanctuary is one of the most powerful emergency abilities in the game. Use it when you're surrounded and/or the situation is quickly going pear-shaped. Make sure you have an actual way to escape, lest Sanctuary only delay your death. Note that you can't recast Sanctuary while you already have one still active, and that it costs a hefty 15 piety to invoke.

Trivia

There are 4 volumes of the Axioms of Law: Abominations, Ablutions, Anathema, and Apostates.

History

  • Prior to 0.27, Sanctuary provided a holy word effect inside it.
  • Prior to the removal of the food system in 0.26, Zin forbid eating the flesh of monsters with human intelligence, holy beings, and cannibalism. Species with high hunger costs, namely Trolls, were more difficult to play as a result.
  • Prior to 0.21, Zin had a one-time ability at 6* which would remove all mutations, instead of cleansing mutation potions. Also, Zin's mutation protection was 100% at max piety instead of 6* (200 piety instead of 160).
  • Prior to 0.20, potions of cure mutation existed, which Zin allowed the use of.
  • Prior to 0.18, Recite would be interrupted by many things that "prevent you from speaking", including: casting spells, reading scrolls, drinking potions, using god abilities, eating, and using breath weapons.
  • Prior to 0.17, Vitalisation also gave a small amount of nutrition, though never enough to go past Full.
  • Prior to 0.16, Zin would completely protect followers from Hell's effects at maximum piety.
  • Prior to 0.15, followers of Zin would on occasion be seen as allies by holy monsters. The chance of this occurring rose with piety. Also, Recite prompted you to choose a book - each book had different effects (e.g. one book only affected "demonic & undead", one only affected "chaotic").
  • Prior to 0.14, Vitalisation simply blocked the poison status effect, without resisting poison; it didn't protect from impact damage from spells like Venom Bolt or Poison Arrow. Also, Zin was displeased when your sentient allies were allowed to die.
  • Prior to 0.13, Recite had a 3-turn delay instead of a 3-turn duration, essentially paralyzing the player while they hoped Zin did something. Also, the Priest background was removed, making it impossible to begin play worshiping Zin.
  • Prior to 0.12, Vitalisation did not protect from the paralysing sting of yellow wasps and red wasps.
  • Prior to 0.6, Zin's wrath could summon insect plagues and eyes.
  • In older versions, Zin's wrath could summon several hostile angels.

References

Gods
Good ElyvilonZinThe Shining One
Neutral AshenzariCheibriadosFedhas MadashGozag Ym SagozHepliaklqanaIgnisNemelex XobehOkawaruQazlalRuSif MunaTrogUskayawVehumetWu Jian
Chaotic JiyvaXom
Evil BeoghDithmenosKikubaaqudghaLugonu *Makhleb *Yredelemnul
* Chaotic & Evil