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==When Used==
==When Used==
*From inventory, before [[The Oracle Will See You Now|The Oracle]]'s major consultation:
*From inventory, before [[The Oracle Will See You Now|The Oracle]]'s major consultation:
<center>You have no idea what this thing is for.</center>
{{useitem|
image=plus.gif|
text=You have no idea what this thing is for.}}


*From inventory, after consultation:
*From inventory, after consultation:
:Following The Oracle's advice, you treat the plus sign as a book, and read it. It describes, in great detail, a place called the Dungeons of Doom. The first chapter teaches you that the Enormous Greater-Than Sign is actually the stairway leading to these dungeons, and the rest of the book teaches you how to recognize the items and monsters contained within its halls.
{{useitem|
image=plus.gif|
text=Following The Oracle's advice, you treat the plus sign as a book, and read it. It describes, in great detail, a place called the Dungeons of Doom. The first chapter teaches you that the Enormous Greater-Than Sign is actually the stairway leading to these dungeons, and the rest of the book teaches you how to recognize the items and monsters contained within its halls.


:After you're done reading the book, it vanishes in a puff of obsolescence.
After you're done reading the book, it vanishes in a puff of obsolescence.}}


==Notes==
==Notes==
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==References==
==References==
*In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nethack NetHack], a plus sign represents a spellbook (or a closed door).
*In [[wikipedia:NetHack|NetHack]], a plus sign represents a spellbook (or a closed door).
*In the use text, "a puff of obsolescence" alludes to the message received in NetHack after using some items, such as a throne.
*In the use text, "a puff of obsolescence" alludes to the message received in NetHack after using some items, such as a throne.



Revision as of 03:57, 1 August 2006

plus sign
plus sign

This is a plus sign. It's about a foot tall, and about a foot wide. It's sort of heavy.

Type: usable
Cannot be discarded
Quest Item


(In-game plural: plus signs)
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Item number: 818
Description ID: 79993334
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When Used

  • From inventory, before The Oracle's major consultation:
You have no idea what this thing is for.
  • From inventory, after consultation:
Following The Oracle's advice, you treat the plus sign as a book, and read it. It describes, in great detail, a place called the Dungeons of Doom. The first chapter teaches you that the Enormous Greater-Than Sign is actually the stairway leading to these dungeons, and the rest of the book teaches you how to recognize the items and monsters contained within its halls.

After you're done reading the book, it vanishes in a puff of obsolescence.

Notes

References

  • In NetHack, a plus sign represents a spellbook (or a closed door).
  • In the use text, "a puff of obsolescence" alludes to the message received in NetHack after using some items, such as a throne.