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The effects of magic items are randomised each time you play the game, so the list below can't tell you what a Brown Ring or Purple Cane does. You have to use it to find out. Once you have used an item you'll learn its powers, meaning you can see its effects (rather than ???) by pointing to any identical item in your inventory.

Rings[edit]

You use the power of Rings by wearing them, but like everything you can throw them at enemies.

Name Effect
Blizzard Damages enemies when thrown. No worn effect.
Lightning Damages enemies when thrown. No worn effect.
Flame Damages enemies when thrown. No worn effect.
Armor Strengthening Raises armor Strength by 3.
Power Up Raises attack Power by 3.
Curse Ring Cursed. Prevents you from healing. The curse wears off after some use.
Dark Surrounds you in darkness for a while.
Food Slows down food consumption.
Heal Greatly increases the rate of healing. Like all rings its effects will wear off over time, so keep at least one other ring (of any type) so you can take it off and put it back on to regain its powers.

Scrolls[edit]

Scrolls have a permanent effect on the floor you're on, but are used up after a single cast. Some are very useful, so once you've worked out what they are hold onto them until you need them.

Name Effect
Chaos All enemies become confused, allowing you to easily defeat them.
Search Makes all items on the floor visible, even in rooms you can't see yet. This is useful for locating secret rooms. Swords that are hidden in the darkness but show up when you enter the room are actually Ghosts.
Rust Proof Protects your gear from armor-destroying attacks.
Appraisal Lets you identify an item.
Sleep Puts you to sleep for a few turns. This has no useful purpose, and if enemies are around it's dangerous.
Armor Strengthen Increases your armor's Strength by 1.
Weapon Strengthen Pick any weapon to increase its power by 1. This can also cleanse cursed weapons, thus leaving you with a very powerful weapon with no more side-effects.
Curse Removal Instantly dispels a curse on you.
Teleport Randomly teleports you somewhere else on the floor. This can be used to escape difficult situations, but since your destination is random you may end up somewhere just as difficult.
Newspaper No use.

Canes[edit]

Canes hold powerful magic, but disappear after one use.

Name Effect
Anti Magic Makes enemies stop using magic on you. This lasts for the whole floor, so keep any others you find.
Blizzard Damages the target.
Flame Damages the target.
Lightning Damages the target.
Kamikaze Instantly kills the target enemy!
Hypnosis Puts the target to sleep, leaving it helpless.
Slow Slows an enemy down.
Wooden No effect.
Pit Creates a pit. If you fall through it you'll end up on the floor you just came from, except its items and enemies will have restocked.

Potions[edit]

These affect you in various ways. You can also throw bad potions to put that effect on the enemy.

Name Effect
Blinder Surrounds you with darkness for a while.
Power Up Increases attack Power by 1. Drink these the moment you get them.
Heal Recover some HP. Save these if you can.
Hunger Drains food down to 1 point. Not good.
Recover Heals some HP. Also removes curses
Poison Lose some HP.
Quicken Increases your speed and doubles your attacks. Save these for the final boss if you can.
Slow Decreases your speed and slows down your attacks.