NPP - Inscriptions written on the wall?

[kurie]

What is the purpose of the inscriptions written on the wall that you often find? When you read them, they say such and such a monster is going to meet you, or is sleeping.

Are they telling you what monsters are around you that you cannot see? Or do they summon those monsters when you read them?

[pav]

They spoil you a monster already present on the level. They do not generate new monsters.

[Jungle_Boy]

how do you read them?

[ramela]

try to walk into one.

[Jungle_Boy]

I tried that it said something had ben carved by elvish hands, do I need to be able to read elvish or are some in different languages?

[Nick]

The wall carved by elvish hands is not an inscription - in fact I don't think it does anything.

[nppangband]

The wall carved by elvish hands is the name of the terrain. You should see that if you look at the wall. If you walk into it, you should get a message letting you know one of the monsters that exist on that level.

[buzzkill]

Wouldn't "wall hastily inscribed in ones dying breath" be more flavorful. "Inscribed by elvish hands" makes it sound like a advance team of elven scouts penetrated the dungeon in anticipation of your arrival, leaving finely detailed carvings, for no other reason than as a warning to you.

[Jungle_Boy]

The wall carved by elvish hands is the name of the terrain. You should see that if you look at the wall. If you walk into it, you should get a message letting you know one of the monsters that exist on that level.

I am unable to look at the terrain using 'l' is there another command? Running into the wall gives the message "there is a wall carved by elvish hands there"

[Zikke]

A circle-looking wall "carved by elvish hands" is just a type of wall like granite. There will be a rune on a wall if it has an inscription; it looks different than any type of wall.