Messages in Rogue
An appendix to the Rogue's Vade-Mecum.
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A cloak of darkness falls around you.
(! Blindness)
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A gush of water hits you on the head.
(^ Rust)
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A small dart just hit you in the shoulder.
(^ Poison Dart)
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A small dart whizzes by your ear and vanishes.
(^ Poison Dart)
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A sting momentarily weakens you.
(= Sustain Strength)
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A strange white mist envelops you and you fall asleep.
(^ Sleeping Gas)
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An arrow shoots past you.
(^ Arrow)
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Bummer, this food tastes awful.
(: Ration of Food. Only if it tastes awful.)
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Hey, this tastes great.
It makes you feel warm all over.
(! Restore Strength)
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My, that was a yummy ...
(: Slime-Mold)
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Nothing happens.
(/ Any.
Only if its charges are exhausted.)
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Oh, bummer!
Everything is dark!
Help!
(! Blindness)
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Oh no! An arrow shot you.
(^ Arrow)
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Oh, now this scroll has a map on it.
(? Magic Mapping)
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Oh, wow!
Everything seems so cosmic!
(! Hallucination)
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Oh, wow, that tasted good.
(: Food.)
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Oh, wow!
You're floating in the air!
(= Levitation)
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The ... appears confused
(? Monster Confusion. Only after you hit a monster.)
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The ... freezes.
(? Hold Monster.
V5 only.)
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The bolt bounces.
(/ Lightning)
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The bolt whizzes by you
(/ Lightning. Only if it bounces off a wall or monster.)
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The corridor glows and then fades.
(/ Light. Only if you are standing in a passage.)
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The flame bounces
(/ Fire. Only if it bounces off a wall or monster.)
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The flame whizzes by you
(/ Fire. Only if it bounces and misses you.)
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The ice bounces
(/ Cold. Only if it bounces off a wall or monster.)
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The ice whizzes by you
(/ Cold. Only if it bounces and misses you.)
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The missile vanishes with a puff of smoke.
(/ Magic Missile.
Only if the monster counters your magic.)
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The monsters around you freeze.
(? Hold Monster.)
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The room is lit by a shimmering blue light.
(/ Light)
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The rust vanishes instantly.
(= Maintain Armor; ? Protect Armor.)
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The scroll turns to dust as you pick it up.
(? Scare Monster.
Only if you previously dropped it.)
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The veil of darkness lifts.
(! Blindness.
Only when the potion wears off or you drink ! Healing,
! Extra Healing, or in V5 ! See Invisible.)
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This potion tastes extremely dull
(! Thirst Quenching)
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This potion tastes like ... juice.
(! See Invisible)
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This scroll is an identify scroll.
(? Identify)
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This scroll seems to be blank.
(? Blank Paper)
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Wait, what's going on here.
Huh?
What?
Who?
(! Confusion)
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What a trippy feeling!
(! Confusion)
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You are caught in a bear trap.
(^ Bear Trap)
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You are hit by the bolt.
(/ Lightning. Only when the bolt bounces off a wall.)
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You are too weak to use it.
(/ Drain Life.
Only when you are down to 1 hit point.)
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You begin to feel better
(! Healing)
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You begin to feel greedy and you sense gold.
(? Gold Detection)
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You begin to feel much better.
(! Extra Healing)
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You can move again.
(! Paralysis. Only after the potion wears off.)
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You can't move.
(! Paralysis)
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You feel a pull downward.
(? Gold Detection. Only when there is no gold on the current level.)
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You feel a strange sense of loss.
(? Enchant Armor or ? Enchant Weapon.
Only if you are not using any.
In V5 also ? Protect Armor or ? Hold Monster.)
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You feel a wrenching sensation in your gut.
(, Amulet of Yendor)
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You feel as if somebody is watching over you.
(? Remove Curse)
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You feel in touch with the Universal Oneness.
(? Remove Curse)
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You feel momentarily sick.
(! Poison. Only if you are wearing = Sustain strength.)
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You feel stronger, now.
What bulging muscles!
(! Gain Strength)
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You feel very sick now.
(! Poison)
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You feel yourself moving much faster.
(! Haste Self)
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You feel yourself slowing down
(! Haste Self. Only when the potion wears off.)
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You fell into a trap!
(^ Trap Door)
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You have a strange feeling for a moment, then it passes.
(! Magic Detection or Monster Detection.
Only when there is nothing to detect.)
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You have a tingling feeling.
(/ Drain Life. Only when no monsters are in the room.)
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You have been granted the boon of genocide.
(? Genocide)
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You hear a faint cry of anguish in the distance.
(? Create Monster. Only when you are already surrounded.)
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You hear a high-pitched humming noise.
(? Aggravate Monsters)
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You hear maniacal laughter in the distance.
(? Scare Monster)
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You sense the presence of magic on this level.
(! Magic Detection)
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You start to float in the air.
(= Levitation)
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You suddenly feel much more skillful.
(! Raise Level)
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Your ... glows blue for a moment.
(? Enchant Weapon)
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Your armor glows faintly for a moment.
(? Enchant Armor)
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Your armor glows silver for a moment.
(? Enchant Armor)
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Your armor is covered by a shimmering gold shield.
(? Protect Armor)
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Your hands begin to glow red
(? Monster Confusion)
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Your hands stop glowing red
(? Monster Confusion. Only after you hit a monster.)
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Your nose tingles and you smell food.
(? Food Detection)
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Yuk, this food tastes awful
(: Ration of Food. Only if it tastes awful.)
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Yum, that tasted good.
(: Ration of Food)
Col. G. L. Sicherman
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