Charlatan's Orb: Difference between revisions

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Version 0.34: This article is up to date for the latest stable release of Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup.

This orb is the work of a master artificer, contracted to retrieve the orb, who valued their life more than their professional integrity. While this fake faithfully recreates the eerie glow and space-warping properties of the true orb, the power it grants is artificial and only accessible to skilled evokers.

the Charlatan's Orb

Orb
Applies the penalties of the Orb of Zot (33% stealth, scroll of teleport delay is 5-9 turns longer, scrolls of blinking may be fuzzed by up to 2 tiles) Boosts your other skills by 20% of your base Evocations skill

Desirability

The Charlatan's Orb is a very dangerous item - scrolls of blinking are one of the best escape tools in the game, and this orb makes blinking unreliable. Furthermore, it delays teleport and prevents use of a shield. The power boost could be nice for a good Evocations user though, so it has potential use if your character is especially weak but has high Evocations.

While in the Realm of Zot, the only penalty of the orb is the reduced stealth, although this orb still comes at the cost of the shield slot. Also, since skills are less important in Zot

History

Prior to 0.34, this orb (and the Orb of Zot itself) did not hinder scrolls of blinking.
This unrand was added in 0.32.

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 [[Orb]]<br>
-Reduces your [[stealth]]<br>
+Applies the penalties of the [[Orb of Zot]] (33% [[stealth]], [[scroll of teleport]] delay is 5-9 turns longer, [[scrolls of blinking]] may be fuzzed by up to 2 tiles)
-Increases [[scroll of teleport]] delay by 5-9 turns (as if you held the real [[Orb of Zot#Ascension|Orb of Zot]])<br>
 Boosts your other [[skill]]s by 20% of your base [[Evocations]] skill
 ==Desirability==
-Delaying your teleports is very dangerous, though this orb's skill boost can help those with high Evocations.
+The '''Charlatan's Orb''' is a very dangerous item - [[scrolls of blinking]] are one of the best escape tools in the game, and this orb makes blinking unreliable. Furthermore, it delays teleport and prevents use of a [[shield]]. The power boost could be nice for a good Evocations user though, so it has potential use if your character is especially weak but has high Evocations.
+While in the [[Realm of Zot]], the only penalty of the orb is the reduced stealth, although this orb still comes at the cost of the shield slot. Also, since skills are less important in Zot
 ==History==
+*Prior to [[0.34]], this orb (and the Orb of Zot itself) did not hinder [[scrolls of blinking]].
 *This unrand was added in [[0.32]].
 [[Category:Unrands]]