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From: Bruce Cox <bruce@maths.usyd.edu.au>
Date: 31 Mar 1998 14:24:21 +1000


Here is a summary of effects of musical instruments.
Distance below means the sum of the squares of the horizontal and vertical
offsets.

Magic flute:
    If confused or has no charges, behaves as a wooden flute.
    "You produce soft music."
    Monsters within a distance of 5 * explevel have to resist or
        fall asleep for 10d10 turns.
    Exercise dexterity.

Wooden flute:
    If confused or a random number in the range 0 to dexterity + explevel - 1
        is 25 or less, then "The <flute> toots."
    Otherwise
        "The <flute> trills."
        All snakes within a distance of 3 * explevel become peaceful.
    Exercise dexterity.

Frost/Fire horn:
    If confused or has no charges, behave as a tooled horn.
    Behaves as a wand of cold/fire except that the damage will be
        nd6 (where n is 6 to 11) instead of 6d6.

Tooled horn:
    "You produce a frightful, grave sound."
    All monsters within a distance of 30 * explevel are awakened and no longer
        immobile.
    Monsters within a distance of 10 * explevel have to resist or beginning
        to flee.
    Abused wisdom.

Bugle:
    "You extract a loud noise from the bugle."
    All soldiers and guards on the level are no longer peaceful, asleep or
        immobile.
    Abuses wisdom.

Magic harp:
    If confused or has no charges, behaves as wooden harp.
    "The <harp> produces very attractive music."
    Monsters within a distance of floor((explevel - 1) / 3) + 1 have to
        resist or become tame.
    Exercises dexterity.

Wooden harp:
    If confused or a random number in the range 0 to dexterity + explevel - 1
        is 25 or less, then "The <harp> twangs."
    Otherwise
        "The <harp> produces a lilting melody."
        All nymphs within a distances of 3 * explevel are awakened and made
            peaceful.
    Exercises dexterity.

Drum of earthquake:
    If confused or has no charges, behaves as a leather drum.
    "You produce a heavy, thunderous rolling!"
    "The entire dungeon is shaking around you!"
    Cause a force floor((explevel - 1) / 3) + 1 earthquake centred on you:
        On all points whose vertical and horizontal offsets are no more than
                twice the force from the epicentre:
            monsters become hostile
            there is a 1 in (14 - force) chance that a pit will open up
                on the spot (if that spot had a fountain, sink, altar,
                throne or was an ordinary room or corridor) or a door
                collapse.  Other locations are unaffected (e.g., stairs
                remain there :)
    All monsters within a distance of DungeonRows * DungeonCols are awakened.
    (this will be the whole level unless you are near a corner, I think).

Leather drum:
    "You beat a deafening row!"
    All monsters within a distance of 40 * explevel are awakened.
    Abuse wisdom.

Cheers,
bruce