|||||oy ~~~~~01|Melkor ~~~~~02|Gods|Melkor #####R === Melkor Bauglir === Melkor Bauglir is Morgoth, the Dark Enemy. He once was the most powerful of the Valar. His most faithful followers are those of the class *****c_pr_drk.txt*0[Dark Priest]. #####GThe benefits of Worshipping Melkor Bauglir 1. As you increase your piety, Melkor will grant boosts to your strength, constitution and charisma and will decrease intelligence and wisdom. 2. As a follower of Melkor you are resistant to fire. 3. If you are praying, Melkor may make you invisible and immune to fire. 4. If you are praying, Melkor may cast Curse on your foes when you melee them. 5. If you are praying, Melkor likes it when you kill monsters. 6. If you are praying, Melkor *likes* it when you kill monsters that are aligned with good. 7. Melkor likes it if you quaff Potions of Corruption. 8. Melkor likes the sacrifice of corpses and books at his altars. 9. Melkor likes the permanent sacrifice of your own health at his altars. 10. Melkor hates elves. 11. Melkor grants access to the *****m_udun.txt*0[Udun] school of magic. 121. Melkor can summon undead and demons to help you when your life goes down. #####GThe disadvantages of Worshipping Melkor Bauglir 1. Your piety decreases with time. 2. Your piety decreases with time even more if you are praying. 3. He will completely abandon you if you destroy The One Ring. ~~~~~03|Melkor|Prayers #####GMelkor Bauglir's Magic Worshipping Melkor Bauglir gives the adventurer access to a set of special spells that come directly from the hands of Melkor. These spells use your piety to cast rather than your spellpoints, and the level of spells that Melkor will permit you to use is determined by your Prayer skill - how skillful you are in asking for his help without offending him! There is a special book called the "Corrupted Tome of Melkor" which contains instructions for the procedure for each of the prayers Melkor will grant. There are three prayers all told, which are: 1. [[[[[BCurse] (Level 1) It curses a monster, reducing its melee power At level 5 it can be auto-casted (with no piety cost) while fighting if your piety is over 5000. At level 15 it also reduces armor At level 25 it also reduces speed At level 35 it also reduces max life (but it is never fatal) 2. [[[[[BCorpse Explosion] (Level 10) It makes corpses in an area around you explode for a percent of their hit points as damage 3. [[[[[BMind Steal] (Level 20) It allows your spirit to temporarily leave your own body, which will be vulnerable, to control one of your enemies body Each of these spells can be increased in level both by improving your Prayer skill, and by improving your Spell-power skill. In addition to his specific magic, Melkor will also assist with your ability to use some magic from the "standard" schools, in relation to how skilled you are at Prayer. This school is as follows: *****m_mind.txt*0[Mind School] at 1/3 the Prayer skill level. Melkor also grants all of his followers access to the *****m_udun.txt*0[Udun] school of magic, but only powerful mages are able to cast all of its spells. The spells from these schools are all cast using your normal spellpoints.