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{{flavour|This prank scroll, often slipped into a wizard's backpack by a devious apprentice, causes a loud noise. It is not otherwise noted for its usefulness.}} | {{flavour|This prank scroll, often slipped into a wizard's backpack by a devious apprentice, causes a loud noise. It is not otherwise noted for its usefulness.}} | ||
Reading a [[scroll of noise]] causes a loud, clanging [[noise]] to generate from the reader's tile, alerting monsters to your location. At 25 intensity, this is more than twice as loud as shouting with '''[[t]]''' | Reading a [[scroll of noise]] causes a loud, clanging [[noise]] to generate from the reader's tile, alerting monsters to your location. At 25 intensity, this is more than twice as loud as [[Shout|shouting]] with '''[[t]]'''. | ||
Although generally unwise to read, it is useful when exploring [[the Shoals]], as the noise it creates can break the mesmerizing abilities of [[mermaid]]s and [[siren]]s. | ==Tips & tricks== | ||
*Although generally unwise to read, it is useful when exploring [[the Shoals]], as the noise it creates can break the mesmerizing abilities of [[mermaid]]s and [[siren]]s. | |||
*If you utilize shouting in your play style to draw monsters to you (e.g. ambushing, hit & run with stairs, verifying an area is cleared of monsters, etc.), a scroll of noise is not entirely useless to you, as its greater [[noise]] will draw monsters from further away. Keep that in mind as you run across them. | |||
Revision as of 00:35, 31 August 2015
Version 0.16: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
| Type | Scroll |
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| Name | Scroll of noise |
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| This prank scroll, often slipped into a wizard's backpack by a devious apprentice, causes a loud noise. It is not otherwise noted for its usefulness. |
Reading a scroll of noise causes a loud, clanging noise to generate from the reader's tile, alerting monsters to your location. At 25 intensity, this is more than twice as loud as shouting with t.
Tips & tricks
- Although generally unwise to read, it is useful when exploring the Shoals, as the noise it creates can break the mesmerizing abilities of mermaids and sirens.
- If you utilize shouting in your play style to draw monsters to you (e.g. ambushing, hit & run with stairs, verifying an area is cleared of monsters, etc.), a scroll of noise is not entirely useless to you, as its greater noise will draw monsters from further away. Keep that in mind as you run across them.