Scroll of heroism
| ? | |
| Base value (Au) | 200 |
|---|---|
| Item level | 5 |
| Random generation | Probability table |
| Weight | 5 |
| Fragility | 1 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Unidentified appearance | Random inscription |
| Cursed name | scroll of cowardliness |
The scroll of heroism is a scroll in the Omega 0.90.4 remake. It appears as a bright-yellow ? until its shuffled inscription is identified. Its cursed appearance is scroll of cowardliness.
Generation and appearance
Once item generation has selected the scroll class, it chooses uniformly among all 24 scroll IDs and copies the selected definition. The class definitions are neutral by default. Thirty unidentified inscriptions are shuffled at game initialization, so the visible label does not reliably identify this type between games.
Data and mechanics
The definition has base value 200, item level 5, weight 5, fragility 1, and the COMMON flag. The base value is the definition value, not a promised shop price. Reading is unavailable while blind or afraid; cancelling the inventory prompt spends no scroll, while successful dispatch normally consumes one.
| BUC state | Result |
|---|---|
| Blessed | Adds 2 through 6 to HERO. |
| Uncursed | Adds 1 through 5 to HERO. |
| Cursed | Clears HERO and drains one experience level, potentially killing the player. |
Effects and interactions
A neutral scroll adds 1 through 5 to HERO; a blessed copy adds 2 through 6. Heroism recalculates combat so Dexterity contributes to hit, Strength to damage, Agility to defense, and speed is halved. A cursed scroll clears HERO and drains one experience level, which can kill a weakened player.
The wrapper identifies the object instance and its global type before either branch. HERO decays in periodic status checks and combat values are recalculated when it expires.
Strategy
Use heroism immediately before a meaningful sequence of fights to exploit its time-limited combat bonuses. A blessed copy guarantees at least two duration units. Never test an unknown copy when a one-level drain could be fatal.
Trivial
A search of public Omega and roguelike sources found no reliable creator statement establishing a specific cultural origin for this scroll's name. The article therefore treats the source-code name as canonical without assigning an unsupported reference.