Magical Items in the Dungeons

There are a 5 different kinds of magical items in the Dungeons:Potions, Scrolls, Rings, Wands, and Staves. For those items that, when used, provide an immediate effect (Potions, Scrolls and Wands/Staves), I've tried to match up the effect with the correct type of item.
Save versus magic deserves a note on most pages, but this is the magic page so here goes:Whenever you might be adversely effected by a magic item, your character (and monsters too) gets a saving throw (1 die of 20 sides), if the throw is high enough, you resist the effect. Your saving throw improves as you go up in level. You can save vs. Poison, Paralyzation, luck, death, breath and magic.

Potions:
Potions come in the following colours, assigned randomly when a game is started:
amber aquamarine black blue brown clear crimson cyan ecru gold green grey magenta orange pink plaid purple red silver tan tangerine topaz turquoise vermilion violet white yellow

To use a potion, you (q)uaff it. Quaffing an unknown potion isn't necessarily a good idea, but the only really nasty potion you often encounter on earlier levels is the potion of blindness. However, if you've already discovered most of the useful potions, there is a decent chance that a new unknown potion is a bad one, and it may be worth using an identify scroll on it.

Potion type	Effect
Blindness	a cloak of darkness falls around you
Confusion	wait, what's going on? Huh? What? Who?
Extra healing	you begin to feel much better
Gain strength	you feel stronger. What bulging muscles! you feel stronger, now. What bulging muscles!
haste self	you feel yourself moving much faster
healing	you begin to feel better
magic detection	you sense the presence of magic. you sense the presence of magic on this level. OR you have a strange feeling for a moment, then it passes if there are no magic items on this level
monster detection	monster appears on map OR you have a strange feeling you have a strange feeling for a moment if there are no monsters on the current level.
paralysis	you can't move
poison	you feel very sick now. you feel momentarily sick
raise level	you suddenly feel much more skilful
restore strength	you feel warm all over. hey, this tastes great. It makes you feel warm all over
see invisible	this potion tastes like mango juice
thirst quenching	this potion tastes extremely dull
other potion (does nothing)	what an odd tasting potion!

Scrolls:
When you find a type of scroll for the first time, it will have a very odd name (see the Guide to the Dungeons for an explanation) consisting of random syllables.

To use a scroll, you have to (r)ead it. Most of the scrolls in the Dungeons aren't very dangerous, and quite often even the worst ones are no more than a nuisance. However, the really useful ones (like the identify scroll, which you can use to identify an unknown magical item) are often very rare. The motto, therefore, is to use them wisely .

KSlack9898 points out the following on scare monster scrolls:

Dragons can still shoot flame at you even while scared from a scare monster scroll. Very annoying if you cant even attack the dragons because other monsters are blocking them.
If you step on a scare monster scroll, and can't pick it up because your inventory is full, the scroll is activated until you move. But since you didn't touch it, it doesn't crumble when you step back on it again. This can be repeated over and over until you actually pick up the scroll.

Scroll type	Effect
aggravate monsters	you hear a high pitched humming noise Every monster in the level is looking for you!
create monster	you hear a faint cry of anguish you hear a faint cry of anguish in the distance
enchant armor	your armor glows faintly your armor glows faintly for a moment
enchant weapon	your weapon glows blue your weapon glows blue for a moment OR you feel a strange sense of loss if you are not wielding a weapon
food detection	your nose tingles as you sense food OR you hear a growling noise close by you hear a growling noise very close to you if there is no food on this level BONUS:Also detects Amulets!
hold monster	holds all monsters within 1 or 2 spaces of the hero
identify	this scroll is an identify scroll
magic mapping	oh, now this scroll has a map on it
monster confusion	your hands begin to glow red
Scare Monster	you hear maniacal laughter you hear maniacal laughter in the distance You just read a Scare Monster scroll! If you drop it instead, no monster will attack you (great for treasure rooms). Once you step off it, you can't use it again.
sleep	you fall asleep
teleportation
remove curse	somebody is watching over you you feel as if somebody is watching over you
vorpalize weapon	your weapon gives off a flash your weapon gives off a flash of bright light Vorpalized weapon, gives an additional +1 +1 to all, and a +4 +4 and the ability to zap a particual type of monster. Sometimes (1-20) Vorpalize will curse your weapon unless you save versus magic (see top of page), then it will tell you what monster the weapon is vorpalized for (what monster you can zap and get the +4 +4 against) OR you feel a sudden desire to kill ??? . This is the vorpalize where you save versus magic (see top of page) OR your weapon vanishes in a puff of smoke You vorpalized the same weapon twice (and overcharged it) Also see vorpalized weapon in the staves/wands section.
blank paper	this scroll seems to be blank

Rings:
Although the effect of most rings is difficult (if not impossible) to work out without an identify scroll, some (such as stealth or sustain strength) aren't too difficult to identify.

To use a ring, (P)ut it on. Rogue will ask you if you want to wear it on your left or right hand (unless you're already wearing one). Rings are often not the most useful magical items, and most of them should not be worn permanently because they cost food points (except, of course, the ring of slow digestion) and food often becomes scarce on later levels.

When a new game is started, the materials listed below are assigned randomly to the ring types:
agate, alexandrite, amethyst, carnelian, diamond, emerald, germanium, granite, garnet, jade, kryptonite, lapis lazuli, moonstone, obsidian, onyx, opal, pearl, peridot, ruby, sapphire, stibotantalite, tiger eye, taaffeite, zircon.

Ring type	Cost in food points (per turn)
add strength	1
adornment	0
aggravate monster	0
dexterity	1-3
increase damage	1-3
maintain armor	1
protection	1
regeneration	2
searching	1-4
slow digestion	adds 0-1
stealth	1
sustain strength	1

Staves/wands:
Like rings and potions, the staff and wand materials are assigned randomly upon startup.

To use a staff or wand, you (z)ap it and tell Rogue in which direction you want it zapped. Even wands or staves that have an area effect (like a wand of light) must be zapped in a direction.

Unlike most magical items, a staff or wand is often identified once used. However, the number of charges left can only be determined with an identify scroll. Also included here are vorpalized weapons (since you must zap with them for full effect).

Staff woods:
avocadowood, balsa, bamboo, banyan, birch, cedar, cherry, cinnabar, cypress, dogwood, driftwood, ebony, elm, eucalyptus, fall, hemlock, holly, ironwood, kukui wood, mahogany, manzanita, maple, oaken, persimmon wood, pecan, pine, poplar, redwood, rosewood, spruce, teak, walnut, zebrawood.

Wand materials:
aluminum, beryllium, bone, brass, bronze, copper, electrum, iron, lead, magnesium, mercury, nickel, pewter, platinum, steel, silicon, tin, titanium, tungsten, zinc.

Staff/Wand type	Effect
cancellation	Reveals invisible or disguised monsters
cold	ice
drain life	you are too weak to use it You used it when you had less than 2 hit points OR you have a tingling feeling You used it with no monsters around
fire	flame
haste monster	speeds monster up
light	the room is lit by a shimmering blue light OR the corridor glows and then fades you used a wand of light in a corridor OR you feel a warm glow around you You used a wand of light when blind
lightning	bolt of lightning
magic missile	The missile vanishes in a puff of smoke Only if the monster saved versus magic (see top of page)
polymorph	Turns monster into another monster (and not necessarily a monster that's easier to kill!)
slow monster	slows monster down
striking	does serious damage to monster (2d8 w/ +4 to hit, 5% chance of 3d8 w/+9 to hit)
teleport away	moves monster to a different room
teleport to	moves monster right next to you
vorpalized weapon	the monster vanishes in a puff of smoke Used a vorpalized weapon on the correct monster (guaranteed kill) OR you hear a maniacal chuckle in the distance Used a vorpalized weapon on the wrong monster
nothing (used up)	nothing happens
undefined	what a bizarre schtick!

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