6.      Inscriptions

'{'     inscribe item

'{'     inscribe item (see Appendix 6)

You can also inscribe commands; in particular inscribing '=k' will 
cause the item to be completely ignored from then on (it can only be 
picked up if all items on that square have the '=k' mark). An item with 
'@w9' can be wielded with the command 'w9', regardless of its actual 
item slot (here 'w'ield could be replaced by any sensible command key, 
using '*' signifies all keys at once; and '9' could be substituted by 
any digit). An item with '!w' demands confirmation before wielding. 
For more on this, especially auto-inscription, see crawl-options.txt.

For more details, and how to automatise this process, check Appendix 6.

                        will remove prior inscriptions.

                        will remove prior inscriptions. See Appendix 6.

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6.                      INSCRIPTIONS
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You can use the { command to manually inscribe items. Besides simply 
making comments about items, there are several further uses.
Automatic inscriptions
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These are done by the game to help you to identify items. For example,
rings or scrolls which did not do anything obvious upon trying will be
automatically inscribed with "tried".
Inscriptions as shortcuts
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You can use inscriptions to define shortcuts for easy access to items, 
regardless of their actual inventory letter. For example, if an item's
inscription contains "@w9", you can type 'w9' in order to wield it. 
Instead of the 9, any other digit works as well. And instead of 'w'ield,
any other command used for handling items can be used: 'e'at, r'ead, 
'q'uaff, 'z'ap etc. Using "@*9" will make any action command followed 
by '9' use this item.
Safety inscriptions
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Inscriptions containing the following strings affect the behaviour of 
some commands:
  !*   prompt before any action using this item  
  !w   prompt before wielding and unwielding    
  !z   prompt before zapping  
  !e   prompt before eating  
  !q   prompt before quaffing    
  !r   prompt before reading  
  !f   prompt before firing  
  !t   prompt before throwing
  !W   prompt before wearing armour
  !T   prompt before taking off armour
  !P   prompt before putting on jewelry
  !R   prompt before removing jewelry
  !E   prompt before evoking an item
  !p   prompt Nemelex Xobeh worshippers before sacrificing a stack
       containing an item with this inscription; if the answer is "No",
       the whole stack will be skipped, and no item is sacrificed
  =p   prompt Nemelex Xobeh worshippers before sacrificing this
       particular item; if the answer is "No", then Crawl will go on 
       to sacrifice further items in the stack
  =g   item will be picked up automatically if autopickup is on
  =k   item will be ignored in all listings on the ground
       (it can still be picked up if all items on the ground have
       this inscription)
  =s   If stash tracking is explicit, then dropping this item will
       cause a stash to automatically be marked.
  =f   This item is exempt from cycling ammunition.
You can use the autoinscribe option to have some items automatically 
inscribed. See crawl_options.txt for details. Some examples are
  autoinscribe = royal jell:=g
  autoinscribe = wand of healing:!z
Randart autoinscriptions
------------------------
Many players use inscriptions for properties of random artefacts. This 
makes browsing the inventory or stashes easier. Crawl provides a scheme
to do this automatically: press 'a' when viewing an identified artefact.
Here, one has to neogatiate between two concurrent objectives: terseness
for better use of limited line lengths versus verboseness for easier 
reading. The default inscriptions use the following general ideas:
  rXXX signifies a resistance
  +XXX signifies an ability you can invoke via the 'a' command
  -XXX signifies a suppressed ability
  XXX+ is a stronger version of property XXX
  XX+6 means a boost to some numerical stat
Here is the full list:
rC+       one level of cold resistance
rC++      two levels of cold resistance
rC-       one level of cold susceptibility
rF+       one level of fire resistance
rF++      two levels of fire resistance
rF-       one level of fire susceptibility
rN+       one level of negative resistance (life protection)
rN++      two levels of negative resistance (life protection)
rPois     poison resistance
rElec     electricity resistance (insulation)
AC+3      AC (armour class) modifier
EV+3      EV (evasion) modifier
Str+3     strength modifier
Dex+3     dexterity modifier
Int+3     intelligence modifier
Dam+3     damage modifier
Acc+3     accuracy modifier
MR        boost to magical resistance
Stlth     stealth boost
Stlth+    higher stealth boost
rSlow     resist slowing
rCorr     resist corrosion
rMut      resist mutation
+Lev      can invoke levitation
+Inv      can invoke invisibility
+Blink    can invoke blink
+Rage     can invoke berserk
+Tele     can invoke teleport
+Map      can invoke magic mapping (sense surroundings)
*RAGE     uncontrolled berserk (anger)
*TELE     random teleporting
-TELE     prevents teleportation
-CAST     prevents spellcasting
MUT       mutagenic (will cause mutations)
MUT+      highly mutagenic
Noisy     makes noises
Hunger    increased hunger
Hunger+   highly increased hunger
Fire      ring of Fire
Ice       ring of Ice
SustAb    sustain abilities
Hunger-   sustenance
Regen     regeneration
Wiz       wizardry
MP        magical power (additional Magic points)
cTele     controlled teleport
cFly      controlled flight
SInv      see invisible
Clar      clarity
Cons      conservation
Gourm     gourmand
Ward      warding