rpd:blank_scroll
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Blank Scroll
Description
Blank Scrolls are just blank pieces of parchment that can be found anywhere in the dungeon (especially in Library rooms). They are not useless as they might seem at first glance, because they can be converted to a random scroll if you draw a rune on them by using the Arcane Stylus.
Properties
- Stackable: Yes
- Identified: Yes (always identified)
- Price: 10 gold per scroll
- Class Restriction: Can be used by all hero classes
Function
- Inscription: Can be inscribed with magical properties using an Arcane Stylus
- Transformation: When inscribed, becomes a random scroll from the available scroll types
- Supply Replenishment: Provides a way to create useful scrolls when no other scrolls are available
- Can't Be Read: Reading a blank scroll has no effect, only produces a message: “This scroll is blank”
Usage
To use a Blank Scroll, you need an Arcane Stylus to inscribe it. When used with the Arcane Stylus, the Blank Scroll is consumed and transformed into a randomly selected scroll from the available types. The Arcane Stylus is not destroyed in the process.
Strategy
- Blank Scrolls are valuable items that can be transformed into useful scrolls using an Arcane Stylus
- They provide a way to replenish scroll supplies when the dungeon's usual scroll generation is insufficient
- Best used when you're low on scrolls but have an Arcane Stylus available
- Since the resulting scroll is random, it's a good way to obtain scrolls you might not have found otherwise
- Having Blank Scrolls and an Arcane Stylus provides a reliable backup for important scroll types
Obtaining
Blank Scrolls can be found:
- As random drops throughout the dungeon
- Especially common in Library rooms (painted library levels)
- In various treasure locations including chests and heaps
- Part of Treasury room loot tables
Content Verification
- Information Source: BlankScroll.java
- Stats Verification: Extracted directly from BlankScroll class properties
- Effect Description: Based on doRead() method implementation and string resources
- Inscription Details: Based on Stylus.java inscribeScroll() method
- Last Updated: Verified against current codebase
See Also
- Arcane Stylus - Item used to inscribe blank scrolls
- Scrolls - List of all scroll types that blank scrolls might become
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