Light Spell - Level 4
The identify spell that reveals all information regarding an item in the player's inventory that is not within a container.
Obtained From[]
- Successfully reading a spellbook of identify.
Spell Forms[]
- Direct casting;
- Reading a scroll of identify;
- A service provided by blacksmiths, clothiers, shopkeepers (with two stalls), and the jeweller.
Identification[]
Identifying an item will reveal all of the following information, depending on item type:
- The true name or type of an item (e.g. unidentified: crude dagger, identified: orcish dagger);
- The blessed/uncursed/cursed status (e.g. blessed orcish dagger);
- Its level of enchantment (e.g. blessed +1 orcish dagger);
- Number of charges or contents (e.g. wand of wishing with 3 charges);
- The level of freshness of food (e.g. old bits of sewer rat innards);
- An identified item and all of its type will remain identified the end of the game. Future items will only have its true name or type identified. The B/U/C, enchantment, etc., will remain unidentified.
Tips[]
- The spell requires a good deal of mana to cast. It's best not to overspend identifying items, least the player gets ambushed with low mana.