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==Obtained From==
;Items
:[[snakehead charrrm]] ''(must have 2 in inventory)''


==Recipe==
==Recipe==
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{| class="recipe"
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|- class="row1"
<td style="background-color: #FFFFFF">{{combine}}</td>
! {{combine}}
<TD>[[snakehead charrrm]]</TD>
| [[Copperhead Charm]]
<TD>[[snakehead charrrm]]</TD>
| [[Copperhead Charm (rampant)]]
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|- class="row2"
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! {{equals}}
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| colspan="2" | [[Talisman o' Namsilat]]
<TD COLSPAN=2>[[Talisman o' Nam]]</TD>
|}
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</TABLE>


==Notes==
==Notes==
*Allows access to [[The Palindome]] area in [[the Nearby Plains]].
*Allows access to [[The Palindome]] area in [[the Nearby Plains]].
*Became a Quest item when [[NS13]] was rolled out, and the enchantment was upgraded from +1 to +3. It's needed for both the Council's 11th level [[Quest for the Holy MacGuffin]]; it is also needed for the [[Pagoda Quest]] for those under Hardcore restrictions.
==History==
*An alternate meat-pasting recipe was added on February 19th, 2014.
*On June 12th, 2014 the original meat-pasting recipe was removed from the game. It was replaced by simply using the items instead. Players' crafting discoveries also saw the recipe removed.
*On April 2, 2015, the name of this was changed from "Talisman o' Nam" (with a corresponding plural of "Talismen o' Nam").
==References==
*The talisman design is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Ouroboros|Ouroboros]].
*This item's description references a lyric of the song "[[tmbw:I Palindrome I|I Palindrome I]]" by [[Wikipedia:They Might Be Giants|They Might Be Giants]]: "And I am a snake head eating the head on the opposite side, I Palindrome I (Man O Nam)." The item name simply extends the "Man o Nam" (to "Talis''man o' Nam''").
*The item's name also references the [[Wikipedia:Vietnam War|Vietnam War]], which was often shortened down to 'Nam. The [[Wikipedia:United States Army Special Forces|Army Special Forces]] veterans were also pejoratively called Snake Eaters because they allegedly had to eat snakes in the field to survive.


==See Also==
==See Also==
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*[[Mysticality Modifiers]]
*[[Mysticality Modifiers]]
*[[Moxie Modifiers]]
*[[Moxie Modifiers]]
==References==
*The talisman design is a reference to the 1984 movie, [[Wikipedia:The Neverending Story|''The Neverending Story'']].  The talisman can be seen on both the [http://www.neverendingstory.com/images/Image028.jpg cover of the book] within the movie, as well [http://www.neverendingstory.com/images/Image059.jpg around the neck] of the character Atreyu.
*This item's description and name reference a lyric of the song ''I Palindrome I'' by [[Wikipedia:They Might Be Giants|They Might Be Giants]], "And I am a snake head eating the head on the opposite side, I Palindrome I (Man o Nam)".
*The item's name also references the [[Wikipedia:Vietnam War|Vietnam War]], which was often shortened down to 'Nam. The [[Wikipedia:US Army Special Forces|Army Special Forces]] veterans were also pejoratively called Snake Eaters because they allegedly had to eat snakes in the field to survive.
==Collection==
<collection>Talisman o' Nam</collection>
[[Category:Combines]]
[[Category:Accessories]]

Latest revision as of 23:22, 2 April 2015

Talisman o' Namsilat
Talisman o' Namsilat

This unwieldily-named tchotchke resembles a snake head eating the head on the opposite side.

Type: accessory
Mysticality Required: 25
Cannot be traded or discarded
Quest Item

All Attributes +3


NOTE: You may not equip more than one of these at a time.


(In-game plural: Talismen o' Nemsilat)
View metadata
Item number: 486
Description ID: 898684465
View in-game: view

Obtained From

Items
snakehead charrrm (must have 2 in inventory)

Recipe

Copperhead Charm Copperhead Charm (rampant)
Talisman o' Namsilat

Notes

History

  • An alternate meat-pasting recipe was added on February 19th, 2014.
  • On June 12th, 2014 the original meat-pasting recipe was removed from the game. It was replaced by simply using the items instead. Players' crafting discoveries also saw the recipe removed.
  • On April 2, 2015, the name of this was changed from "Talisman o' Nam" (with a corresponding plural of "Talismen o' Nam").

References

  • The talisman design is a reference to Ouroboros.
  • This item's description references a lyric of the song "I Palindrome I" by They Might Be Giants: "And I am a snake head eating the head on the opposite side, I Palindrome I (Man O Nam)." The item name simply extends the "Man o Nam" (to "Talisman o' Nam").
  • The item's name also references the Vietnam War, which was often shortened down to 'Nam. The Army Special Forces veterans were also pejoratively called Snake Eaters because they allegedly had to eat snakes in the field to survive.

See Also