Improved ADOM Guidebook

Spellbooks `"`
Spellbook	UnID'd name	Spellbook	UnID'd name
Acid Ball / Rain of Sorrow	brass-bound	Improved Fireball / Invoked Devastation	shimmering
Acid Bolt	cracked	Invisibility / Veil of the Gods	worn
Bless	thin	Knock / Divine Key	dusty
Burning Hands / Baptism of Fire	laced	Know Alignment	parchment
Calm Monster	tattered	Light	leather-bound
Create Item / Divine Favor	leather	Lightning Ball / Heavenly Fury	iron-bound
Cure Critical Wounds	black	Lightning Bolt / Divine Wrath	heavy
Cure Disease	small	Magic Lock / Seal of the Spheres	gilted
Cure Light Wounds	old	Magic Map / Knowledge of the Ancients	compact
Cure Serious Wounds	dirty	Magic Missile / Minor Punishment	rune-covered
Darkness	ancient	Mystic Shovel / Divine Digger	charred
Death Ray / Greater Divine Touch	decorated	Neutralize Poison	tiny
Destroy Undead / Dispel Undead	slender	Petrification	sooty
Disarm Trap	used	Remove Curse	hide-covered
Earthquake	enormous	Revelation	papyrus
Farsight	delicate	Scare Monster / Holy Awe	shadowy
Fire Bolt / Hellish Flames	scrawl-covered	Slow Monster	thick
Fireball / Major Punishment	silk-covered	Slow Poison	huge
Frost Bolt / Nether Bolt	bejewelled	Strength of Atlas / Lordly Might	ornate
Greater Identify / Greater Enlightement	mangled	Stun Ray / Lesser Divine Touch	embossed
Heal	large	Summon Monsters	brittle
Ice Ball / Freezing Fury	satin-covered	Teleportation / Ethereal Bridge	iron-wrought
Identify / Enlightement	light	Web	ragged
Wish / Divine Intervenion	embroidered

Other books `"`
Book	UnID'd name	Weight	Remarks
tract of order	tome	250s	see 0.2.6
tract of balance	tome	200s
tract of chaos	tome	150s
The Collected Works of Confucius	brittle book	400s	[1]
manual of bridge building	huge manual	100s	[2]
ruined libram		500s	[3]

[1] This book generates random fortune cookie messages when read and disappears after several readings.

[2] Gives 5d5 points of Bridge Building skill on initial reading. Possession of this book is required at level up for ability to increase the Bridge Building skill.

[3] Generated instead of the Tome of Donors if PC exp.points >90169; HM(-4,1d6).

All spellbooks weigh 100s. When used in melee or as a missile, both spellbooks and other books do (-4,1d2) damage.

Artifact books
Name	UnID'd name	Weight	Special	Damage
*black tome of Alsophocus	black tome	400s	*EoCC [1]	HM(-4,1d2)
+weird tome		100s	see 2.16.1	HM(-4,1d2)
+tome of donors	lavish libram	500s	see 2.21.1	HM(-4,1d8)

[1] It teaches the PC random spell (Light and Wish equally likely), or improves knowledge in a known spell if read successfully, and corrupts 20 CPs per turn spent reading, min 200, max 6666. As an artifact, the black tome cannot be destroyed – if a failure would destroy it, the next entry in the list is used instead (see 0.5.1.5 Learning spells mechanics).

Scrolls `?`
Scroll of ...	UnID'd name	UnID'd meaning	Effect when read	Remarks
amnesia	ECNETOPINMO	omnipotence	PC forgets some parts of maps and identified items; cursed forgets ALL map and item knowledge
balance	SutsI	suits?	reveals PC's balance of alignment; cursed gives nonsense	[6]
blank	unlabeled		new scrolls can be written on these provided the PC has a magical writing set	created by dipping any scroll into potion of water
corruption removal [7]	Yik Mech'Shegoth		removes corruptions 100d30/100d10/-100d5 B/U/C (about 1.5 corruptions if blessed)	see 0.10.3.2
charging	KAPOW	opposite of WOPAK	recharges wands 3d3/2d3/1d3 charges B/U/C; explodes if no wands in inventory
crumpled	crumpled		unique; held by the Emperor Moloch; Khelavaster summons the Trident of the Red Rooster when non-chaotics give him this scroll	always "crumpled scroll"; cannot be wished for [4] [5]
cure blindness	YNORI ERUP	pure irony	a joke (scrolls can't be read while blind)	[5]
danger	REGNAD	danger	increases DL of current level by 1d2/2d2/3d2 B/U/C; quest object for Gaab'Baay
dark predictions	Odiv	void	reveals PC's percentage of corruption	[5]
darkness	ZTORF	opposite of FROTZ	darkens area around PC; the area can be lit again	[5]
defense	HITME	hit me	improves an items DV (fails more often with better items)	[1]
education	MANNANNANMACLIR	Manannan mac Lir – Irish god of the sea	grants or increases proficiency of a random skill, 6d5/4d5/2d5 points B/U/C
familiar summoning	mead ni najap	made in Japan	summons a tame companion whose power corresponds to the current danger level; blessed DL+6, cursed DL-6	see also 0.11.3 [2]
gold detection	MKMNFST	make money fast	reveals locations of gold on current dungeon level for one turn	[5]
great identify	DOGO FUTSF	good stuff	reveals some (all if blessed) of an item's properties
IBM guild manual	irk gleknow mizk		permanently confuses until divinely removed	[5]
identify	KLATHA DATHA NY'ARYATHA		identifies one item if cursed, one class if uncursed, all worn/carried if blessed
ill fate	IAZNAB	banzai	if +Luck then +Curs; cursed will remove +Fate if present	[6]
increase melee accuracy	WoPaK	opposite of KAPOW	improves an item's to-hit; 2% chance to always fail; works on items up to +9	works if 1d100 < ((10 - CurrentToHitMod) * 10); blessed adds up to 3
increase melee damage	HcUo	ouch!	improves an item's to-damage; 2% chance to always fail; works on items up to +8	works if 1d100 < (100 - (CurrentDamageMod * 12))
information	ENO OWT EERHT	one two three	unique; found in Small Cave; reveals number of tiles to the waterproof blanket	always labeled "ENO OWT EERHT" [4] [5]
item creation	GNOZAB		creates a random item; item takes on B/U/C status of scroll	creation of an artifact has been observed twice; chances are probably ~0.1%
item detection	ABABILA	Alibaba	reveals locations of items on level for one turn	[5]
item destruction	MUNCH MUNCH	to munch = eat	destroys a random worn or carried item; useful for getting rid of trapped armor, but you need at least 4 items total (trapped armor + 3 junk items) plus the scroll for this to work	curses artifacts instead of destroying them [5]
light	FROTZ	opposite of ZTORF	lights area around PC (it can be darkened again)	[5]
literacy check	EDEVESH HANAGASH		checks Literacy, which is useless – you can use `L` command instead	[5]
luck	YIKES		removes +Curs if present OR grants +Luck if absent OR grants +Fate if absent when +Luck is present – no effect on +Doom; cursed may do nothing	[6]
magic mapping	IDNUM AIROLG TISNART CIS	sic transit gloria mundi = Thus passes the glory of the world	reveals parts (or all if blessed) of the current level
monster aggravation	RambaZamba		makes all monsters on current level hostile	[5]
monster detection	KTTdLwrgt	keep to the danger level, right?	reveals locations of monsters on the current level for one turn	[5]
papyrus	papyrus		unique; appears on the dungeon level when the PC reaches experience level 13; invitation to Pyramid	always "papyrus scroll" [4] [5]
peace	GNAY-GNIY	Ying-Yang – Chinese concept of opposing forces	reduces DL (and thus corruption rate) of the current level by 3d2/2d2/1d2 B/U/C
power	Carpe Diem	seize the day	recharges some PP; blessed/cursed have a chance to increase/descrease max PP by 1d3+1
protection	CUTME	cut me	improves an item's PV (fails more often with better items)	[1]
ratling pamphlet	tattered		Ratling Rebel distributes them on the Arena level	always "tattered scroll" [4] [5]
repair	FOO BAR	foo bar – dummy programming variables	removes broken status from an item; cursed breaks items; blessed also upgrades B/U/C status: C->U, U->B	[3]
satiation	FPMAM	food please ma-am	acts as food when read: +2000/1000/0 satiation B/U/C; can be read even when Bloated
strange message	Fox Nawagu		unique; found in High Mountain Village; mentions scroll of omnipotence	always labeled "Fox Nawagu" [4] [5]
teleportation	YTTOCS PU EM MAEB	beam me up Scotty	teleports PC	[5]
treasure creation	NADSIL SEETRURA	treasure island	creates a heap of gold; 100d50/20d20/3d4 gp B/U/C
uncursing	ACME	mace; fictional company	uncurses a single item, or all if blessed; a cursed scroll of uncursing curses a single item
vermin control	CHUTZPAH		sterilizes all breeders on current level	[5]
warning	scribbled		unique; found in Small Cave, warns about Small Cave	always "scribbled scroll" [4] [5]
antediluvian scroll covered with dwarven runes	incredibly ancient scroll		unique; found in a special white grave in the Eerie Glade; only Dwarves can read it	always "incredibly ancient scroll" [4] [5]
entropy	F'THAGN	translation from mythos: dreams, sleeps, or waits.	transforms monsters on the current level or confuses the PC	required for Nihilist ending (section 4.6) [5]
prayer	WEHJA		produces long religiuos message	cannot be wished for [4] [5]

[1] Scrolls of defense and protection affect only the following worn items in this order: armor, helmet, cloak, boots, gauntlets, girdle, bracers. Cursed SoD and SoP always decrease DV or PV by one. Blessed SoD and SoP may increase items with low DV or PV by two or three points.

[3] As you know (see 0.14.11) you can only dip 1 item into a potion of holy water at a time if the item in question is 10s or heavier. So a stack of say, 20 waterproof blankets will need 20 potions to bless them all. This would be quite a waste of holy water. This can be walked around by using scrolls of repair. Cursed scroll will break the stack and a blessed one will repair it AND improve B/U/C status by one rank. So a (cursed) stack of items, regardless of size can first be broken with a cursed scroll of repair, then repaired and blessed with a blessed scroll of repair. This is very cheap considering scrolls of repair can be manipulated easily in large stack using a combination of cursed scroll of uncursing (or unholy water) and holy water (thanks Anh Tong for this tip).

All scrolls weigh 2s. All books and scrolls are made of paper. When used in melee or as a missile, scrolls deal (+0,1d1) damage.

Artifact scrolls
Name	UnID'd name	Weight	Special	Damage
+antediluvian dwarwen map fragment	ancient map fragment	2s	combine 6 of them into antediluvian dwarven map	HM(+0,1d1)
+antediluvian dwarwen map	ancient map	2s	reveals Rolf's Fortress	HM(+0,1d1)
*scroll of the finder	gilded scroll	2s	one of: MM,ID,GD,MD,TC; causes ~20 CP	HM(+0,1d1)
+scroll of omnipotence	NYAKNYAKNYAKNYAK	2s	scores Ultimate ending	HM(+0,1d1)

Appendix F – Books and scrolls – complete list