Rogue/Items

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Appendices

Weapons[edit]

Weapon	Damage	Notes
Mace	2d4
Long sword	3d4
Short bow	1d1
Arrow	2d3	Takes bonuses from equipped short bow.
Dagger	1d6	1d4 thrown
Two handed sword	4d4
Dart	1d3 thrown
Shuriken	2d4 thrown
Spear	2d3	1d6 thrown

A higher AC gives a better chance to avoid damage.

Older versions of Rogue used the decreasing AC to represent better armor (also shown in the table).

Item	Description
Monster confusion	Your hands begin to glow red. Next melee attack confuses a monster.
Magic mapping	Reveals the entire map; objects are still hidden
Hold monster	Freezes adjacent monsters.
Sleep	Sleeps reader for 4-8 turns.
Enchant armor	Your armor glows silver for a moment. Improves protection by 1, and removes curse on the armor.
Identify^[1]	Identifies any object, or identifies an object that matches the scroll's function.
Identify potion^[2]
Identify scroll^[2]
Identify weapon^[2]
Identify armor^[2]
Identify ring, wand or staff	Identifies a ring, wand or staff.
Scare monster	you hear maniacal laughter in the distance. To properly use the scroll, drop it; monsters will not walk on it.
Food detection^[2]	Your nose tingles. Detects food on the current level. If none found, may say "you hear a growling noise close by.
Teleportation	Teleports to a random location on the map.
Enchant weapon	Your (weapon) glows blue for a moment. Increases hit or damage bonus by 1, and removes its curse.
Create Monster	Summons a monster on an adjacent tile. If it fails, you hear a faint cry of anguish in the distance.
Remove curse	You feel as if somebody is watching over you. Removes curses from equipped items.
Aggravate monsters	You hear a high pitched humming noise.. Alerts all monsters on the map.
Blank paper	Does nothing.
Protect armor	Your armor is covered by a shimmering gold shield. Prevents rust damage from aquators.
Light^[1]	Illuminates the current room.

Some scrolls require certain conditions to be met. If they aren't, you see the message "you feel a strange sense of loss" or another vague message.

Item	Description
Confusion	Confuses the player for 19-21 turns
Paralysis^[1]	Causes hallucinations for 850 turns - can't recognize monsters or items
Hallucination^[2]	Causes hallucinations for 850 turns - can't recognize monsters or items
Poison	Reduces strength by 1-3 points.
Gain strength	Increases strength by 1.
See invisible	This potion tastes like slime mold juice. Reveals Phantoms.
Healing	Heals 1df per character level. Increase max HP by 1 if you are at full health.
Monster detection	Reveals monsters on the map. If none, You have a strange feeling for a moment, then it passes.
Magic detection	Reveals magic items on the map. If none, You have a strange feeling for a moment, then it passes.
Raise level	Increases experience level by 1.
Extra healing	Heals 1d8 per character level. Increase max HP by 1, or by 2 if you are at full health.
Haste self	Hastens player for 4-8 turns.
Restore strength	Hey, this tastes great. It make you feel warm all over. Restores strength to maximum.
Blindness	Blinds player for 807-892 turns
Levitation	Levitates for 29-32 turns
Thirst quenching	Does nothing.

Item	Description
Protection	Adds to defense and magical saving throws
Add strength	Adds to strength
Sustain strength	Prevents poison from reducing strength
Searching	Helps detect secret doors and traps.
See invisible	Reveals Phantoms.
Adornment	Worth 10 gold.
Aggravate monster	Cursed. Causes monsters to attack more aggressively.
Dexterity	Improves weapon accuracy.
Increase damage	Increases weapon damage.
Regeneration	Heals 1 hp per turn
Slow digestion	Reduces food consumption by about 50%. Two rings can cancel out food consumption.
Teleportation	Cursed. Randomly teleports the player around the map.
Stealth	Allows player to move without rousing sleeping monsters.
Maintain armor^[1]	Prevents rust damage

The rings that provide bonuses may either give +1 or +2, but can also be cursed and give -1 instead.

Rods can either be wands or staffs. While there are differences between them, they are minor.

Item	Description
Light	Illuminates the room. Has 10-19 charges instead of the normal amount.
Invisibility	Makes a monster invisible.
Lightning	Inflicts 6d6 damage for up to 6 tiles. Bounces off walls.
Fire	Inflicts 6d6 damage for up to 6 tiles. Bounces off walls. Dragons are immune.
Cold	Inflicts 6d6 damage for up to 6 tiles. Bounces off walls. Yetis are immune.
Polymorph	Changes a monster type.
Magic missile	Inflicts 1d4 damage on a single target.
Haste monster	Hastens a monster.
Slow monster	Slows a monster.
Drain life	Drains half of the hero's hp, then removes the same amount of health evenly from visible monsters.
Nothing	Doesn't do anything.
Teleport away	Teleports a monster randomly on the map.
Teleport to	Causes the monster to teleport next to the player.
Cancellation	Suppresses monster's special abilities.

Rods normally appear with 3-7 charges.