Spellcasting in SLASH'EM

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Spellcasting in SLASH'EM is different from that in vanilla NetHack in a number of ways. SLASH'EM adds new spells, changes the difficulty of some existing spells, and has different limits on which roles can cast which spells.

Contents 1 SLASH'EM spellbooks 1.1 Attack spells 1.2 Body spells 1.3 Divination spells 1.4 Enchantment spells 1.5 Healing spells 1.6 Matter spells 1.7 Protection spells 2 Roles and skills

[edit] SLASH'EM spellbooks

SLASH'EM spells, like vanilla ones, are organized into schools; but SLASH'EM has Protection instead of Clerical, and Body instead of Escape.

SLASH'EM spells are listed below, with the type and level the spell has in vanilla NetHack if that is different.

[edit] Attack spells

Name	Level	In vanilla
spellbook of force bolt	1	Same
spellbook of create monster	2	Level 2 Clerical
spellbook of magic missile	2	Same
spellbook of drain life	3	Level 2
spellbook of poison blast	4	New spell
spellbook of command undead	5	New spell
spellbook of summon undead	5	New spell
spellbook of finger of death	7	Same

[edit] Body spells

Name	Level	In vanilla
spellbook of jumping	1	Level 1 Escape
spellbook of haste self	3	Level 3 Escape
spellbook of enlighten	4	New spell
spellbook of invisibility	4	Level 4 Escape
spellbook of levitation	4	Level 4 Escape
spellbook of passwall	6	New spell
spellbook of polymorph	6	Level 6 Matter
spellbook of teleport away	6	Level 6 Escape

[edit] Divination spells

Name	Level	In vanilla
spellbook of detect monsters	1	Same
spellbook of light	1	Same
spellbook of detect food	2	Same
spellbook of clairvoyance	3	Same
spellbook of detect unseen	3	Same
spellbook of detect treasure	4	Same
spellbook of identify	5	Level 3
spellbook of magic mapping	5	Same

[edit] Enchantment spells

Name	Level	In vanilla
spellbook of sleep	1	Same
spellbook of confuse monster	2	Same
spellbook of slow monster	2	Same
spellbook of cause fear	3	Same
spellbook of charm monster	3	Same
spellbook of enchant armor	7	New spell
spellbook of enchant weapon	7	New spell

[edit] Healing spells

Name	Level	In vanilla
spellbook of healing	1	Same
spellbook of cure blindness	2	Same
spellbook of cure sickness	3	Same
spellbook of extra healing	3	Same
spellbook of stone to flesh	3	Same
spellbook of restore ability	4	Same
spellbook of create familiar	6	Level 6 Clerical

[edit] Matter spells

Name	Level	In vanilla
spellbook of knock	1	Same
spellbook of flame sphere	1	New spell
spellbook of freeze sphere	1	New spell
spellbook of wizard lock	2	Same
spellbook of fireball	4	Level 4 Attack
spellbook of lightning	4	New spell
spellbook of acid stream	4	New spell
spellbook of cone of cold	5	Level 4 Attack
spellbook of dig	5	Same
spellbook of cancellation	7	Same

[edit] Protection spells

Name	Level	In vanilla
spellbook of protection	1	Level 1 Clerical
spellbook of resist poison	1	New spell
spellbook of resist sleep	1	New spell
spellbook of endure cold	2	New spell
spellbook of endure heat	2	New spell
spellbook of insulate	2	New spell
spellbook of remove curse	5	Level 3 Clerical
spellbook of turn undead	6	Level 6 Clerical

[edit] Roles and skills

SLASH'EM is generally more permissive than NetHack in terms of spell skill limits; several roles can reach at least Basic in all schools.

Roles and their skill limits are shown below.

Skill \ Role	Arc	Bar	Cav	Fla	Hea	Ice	Kni	Mon	Nec	Pri	Ran	Rog	Sam	Tou	Und	Val	Wiz	Yeo
Attack	b	S	-	S	b	b	-	b	E	b	-	-	-	-	-	-	E	-
Healing	b	-	-	b	E	S	S	E	-	E	b	-	-	-	-	-	S	-
Divination	E	-	-	E	b	b	-	b	-	E	E	S	-	b	-	-	S	-
Enchantment	b	-	b	b	b	E	-	S	-	b	-	-	-	b	-	-	S	S
Protection	b	-	-	b	b	S	S	E	-	S	-	-	S	-	S	-	S	S
Body	b	S	-	S	b	b	b	b	-	b	b	S	-	S	S	b	S	b
Matter	S	-	S	E	b	E	-	b	E	b	-	S	b	-	b	E	S	-