Quizar
Contents |
Encyclopedia
Quizar the Black is the patron deity of rogues. On the mortal plane, Quizar takes the form of a large black squirrel.
Followers are encouraged to attack from afar, identify items, find secrets, dress well, and strike the helpless. Followers are discouraged from making a lot of noise.
Followers gain +10/+5 per level.
Whim of Xom
"><0|V| hides his desires from you."
Starting Equipment
Random Weapon: Bow, Dagger, Silver Dagger, Spear, Silver Spear, Rapier.
Random Armour: Plain Robe, Leather Tunic, Studded Leather Tunic.
One Random Skillbook. (Other than the Book of H'ruth)
One Random Spellbook. (Other than the Tome of Healing)
One Random Bonus Item! (10% chance of a second random bonus item)
If you got the Bow, you will also receive 7 plain arrows.
Gaining and Losing Piety
The following actions influence Piety with this deity. Negative actions have a double impact on Piety if you are currently following this God. Forbidden actions will reset Piety to zero and cause the God to pour his current God Points into a punishment.
Positive Actions:
- +1 to +3: Kill a creature with a ranged
- +1: Perform a ranged attack
- +1: Attack a helpless (sleeping/paralyzed) creature
- +1: Wear the appropriate dress code (20% chance each round)
- +2: Zap a wand gives
- +5: Create a trap
- +5: Find a secret door or hidden trap
- +5: Identify an item
Negative Actions:
- For each individual noise you make of loudness 3 or greater, you have a separate 1 in 30 chance of losing piety, 1 point for each loudness level above 2. This does not involve your total noise level, so feel free to combine those loudness-2 items!
Forbidden Actions:
- None
Dress Code
| Headgear: | Leather Cap |
| Weapon: | Either a Rapier in your main hand and a Buckler in your off hand, OR a Bow in either hand, OR a Torch in off hand. |
| Armour: | Studded Leather Tunic or Leather Tunic |
| Boots: | Hiking Boots |
Those dressed as a ranger will never have arrows break on them. This is very useful when using Flaming Arrows, as they have a much higher chance to break when shot. Those dressed as a ranger will never set off traps.
They will also gain piety with Quizar over time.
Level-Up Bonuses
Quizar will sometimes grant either a spell or a skill. At each level the character will gain 1 physical levels and 1/2 mental levels. He will also gain 4d2+2 hit points and 2d2+1 magic points.
Skills Granted
Spells Granted
- Light
- Knock
- Track
- Wizard's Eye
- Magic Map
- Detect Curse
- Identify
- Blink
- Teleport
- Grow Forest
- Animate Forest
Boons (Rewards)
- Uncurse Item - 20 points
- Heal Avatar - 20 points
- Cure Avatar - 20 points
- Unstone Avatar - 20 points
- Enchant Weapon - 200 points
- Enchant Armor - 200 points
- Gift Wand - 200 points
- Identify Item - 200 points
Punishments
- Curse Any Item - 20 points
- Curse Worn Item - 50 points
- Creature Summon - 50 points
- Flamestrike - 100 points
- Disenchant Weapon - 100 points
- Disenchant Armor - 100 points
- Paralyse Avatar - 100 points
Tips and Tricks
- A good starting deity, and compatible with most other deities. For those seeking magical advancement, Quizar is often available when Belweir isn't, much less Pax.
- Heavy armor and weapons will anger Quizar over time, but a little moderation goes a long way. In practice, chainmail and one-handed weapons (or even spears) seem fairly acceptable.
- A wand of trapping is a very good way of gaining piety from Quizar, you can gain 12 piety per charge (2 from zapping the wand, 5 for making the trap, and another 5 for finding it).
- Alas, Use of "Create Pit" apparently doesn't count as "creating a trap".
- Collect as many different items as you can, even if you do not plan to use them. That way, when you use your first ID scroll more items will be IDed and you will gain more piety.
- Searching, (skill or ring) may be helpful.
