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  • kurie
    Scout
    • Feb 2010
    • 39

    NPP - Inscriptions written on the wall?

    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
    Administrator
    • Apr 2007
    • 793

    #2
    They spoil you a monster already present on the level. They do not generate new monsters.
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    • Jungle_Boy
      Swordsman
      • Nov 2008
      • 434

      #3
      how do you read them?
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      • ramela
        Apprentice
        • Jan 2008
        • 55

        #4
        try to walk into one.

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        • Jungle_Boy
          Swordsman
          • Nov 2008
          • 434

          #5
          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?
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          • Nick
            Vanilla maintainer
            • Apr 2007
            • 9633

            #6
            The wall carved by elvish hands is not an inscription - in fact I don't think it does anything.
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            • nppangband
              NPPAngband Maintainer
              • Dec 2008
              • 926

              #7
              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.
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              • buzzkill
                Prophet
                • May 2008
                • 2939

                #8
                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.
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                • Jungle_Boy
                  Swordsman
                  • Nov 2008
                  • 434

                  #9
                  Originally posted by 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.
                  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"
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                  • Zikke
                    Veteran
                    • Jun 2008
                    • 1069

                    #10
                    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.
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