Gypsy

@ gypsy File:Gypsy.png
Difficulty	unknown
Attacks	Claw 2d12 (Steals intrinsics), Spellcasting 0d0

Base level	20
Base experience	unknown
Speed	12
Base AC	-2
Base MR	90
Alignment	0

Frequency (by normal mechanisms)	Quite rare
Genocidable	Yes

Weight	1450
Nutritional value	400
Size	Medium

Resistances	death magic, sleep, poison
Resistances conveyed	None

Other attributes	A gypsy: has a head, a couple of arms, and a torso. can regenerate hit points. can teleport. eats corpses and fruits. is not a valid polymorphable form. is a human. always starts as peaceful. is strong. likes gold. can pick up magical items. is capable of treachery.

Reference	SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line3796

A gypsy is a monster which only appears in SLASH'EM. Gypsies are human, and are represented by a @.

Chatting with a gypsy can be very useful, provided you have luck, money, and time.

When chatting to a gypsy, these choices will show themselves :

Fortune telling[]

The gypsy reads your fortune and charges you 50 credit. The effects of this are determined by the card.

Cards with an effect[]

Card	Image	Effect
Zero of trumps	The Fool	You lose one point wisdom and 3 points of luck.
1 of trumps	The Magician	Reveals the location of the portal to the Wizard's Tower if you haven't killed him, otherwise resurrects him and teleports him to your current location.
2 of trumps	The High Priestess	"I see a high altar on level <level of Moloch's Sanctum>" if you don't have the amulet, otherwise "I see a high altar in the heavens..."
3 of trumps	The Oracle	"I see an Oracle on level <oracle level>".
4 of trumps	The Lovers	A foocubus of the opposite sex appears.
5 of trumps	The Chariot	"For 5000 credit I will teleport you to a level of your choosing!"
6 of trumps	Strength	Gain one point strength and gives protection from half physical damage for 500-1000 turns.
7 of trumps	The Hermit	"You feel like hiding"; Gives teleportitis for 300-600 turns and invisibility for 500-1000 turns.
8 of trumps	The Wheel of Fortune	"You feel lucky"; Increases luck by 3.
9 of trumps	Justice	Summons an erinyes if not extinct.
10 of trumps	Punishment	You become punished if you are not already punished. If you are punished, does the Curse items monster spell against you
11 of trumps	The Devil	The voice of Moloch booms: "Thou shalt pay for thy indiscretion!" A <demon name> of Moloch appears before you.
12 of trumps	Sorcery	Augments your wisdom and gives protection from half physical damage for 500-1000 turns.
13 of trumps	Death	Does a Touch of death against you.
14 of trumps	The Tower	Gives the location of Vlad's Tower.
15 of trumps	The Star	"The gypsy reaches behind your head and pulls out a <name of the stone>." The gypsy pulls a precious stone out of the back of your head, based on the month as described below. There is a one in six chance of getting two gems. This will automatically identify the gem.
16 of trumps	The Moon	Resets and gives the current phase of the moon, changing luck to match the possibly new moon phase.
18 of trumps	The Judgment	"I see a quest on level <quest level>"
19 of trumps	Infinity	"For 10000 credit I will grant you a wish". If accepted, the next time Infinity is drawn the gypsy disappears, "I wish I wasn't here!".

Note: For levelport or wish to work, you need credit from pawning gems. Otherwise you'll only get the message "what a pity that I can't accept gold", and nothing will happen.

The gypsy has a deck of 72 cards that is used for fortunes and ninety-nine (but not three card monte). If the deck is exhaused the gypsy will reshuffle the deck. It is therefore possible to go through the entire deck of cards to get the wish. You need 3,600 credit to go through the entire deck of cards and will also need some way to deal with the negative effects, especially the touch of death. If playing during the month of April, however, the gems received through "The Star" will always be greater than the cost of going through the entire deck, giving players the option of repeatedly going through the entire deck (refusing to accept the wish each time) to slowly collect diamonds, as well as the other positive effects.

Gems that a gypsy can give you with "The Star"[]

Month	Gem	Value
January	Garnet	700
February	Amethyst	600
March	Aquamarine	1500
April	Diamond	4000
May	Emerald	2500
June	Opal	800
July	Ruby	3500
August	Chrysoberyl	700
September	Sapphire	3000
October	Black opal	2500
November	Topaz	900
December	Turquoise	2000

Cards which do nothing, but have a message[]

Card	Image	Message
2 of rings	Change	Your powers will be put to the test soon ..
3 of rings	Works	You will meet new challenges
4 of rings	Power	Your strength will aid you greatly in times to come
5 of rings	Worry	Your worst nightmares will come true
8 of rings	Prudence	Next full moon is an excellent time to try to please your god
9 of rings	Gain	Your wishes will become true
3 of swords	Sorrow	Your relationships will be shaky
6 of swords	Science	Your intellect will aid you soon
7 of swords	Futility	You should stop tryiing to bend fate
9 of swords	Cruelty	The cards are stacked against you.
10 of swords	Ruin	When the full moon rises terrible things will happen to you.
2 of wands	Dominion	You must not let evil overcome you
3 of wands	Virtue	Keep active or woe will overcome you
4 of wands	Completion	You should stick to your path
5 of wands	Strife	When Mars is out, it will be a time of bloodshed for you
6 of wands	Victory	If you stick to your path, great things will happen to you
7 of wands	Valour	Your strength will be put to the test in coming times
9 of wands	Adjustment	Beware, it will not be a safe time for you next full moon
2 of shields	Love	You should work on your relationships.
5 of shields	Disappointment	Disappointment waits for you around the corner
6 of shields	Pleasure	The full moon is the time for you to develop relationships
7 of shields	Debauch	You will meet someone tall, dark and handsome
8 of shields	Indolence	Your god will be short tempered during the new moon
9 of shields	Happiness	Your dreams will come true
17 of trumps	The Sun	"It is the witching hour. Beware of the undead!" if it's midnight, "It is nighttime. Beware of creatures of the night!" if it's nighttime, "It is daytime. Shouldn't you be working?" if it's daytime

Card which do nothing[]

All others.

Three card Monte[]

The aim of this game is simple: you choose a card, and the card might or might not be the right one. If you choose the right card, you win your bet in credit. Whether or not you win is based on luck and your previous games' results. You are guaranteed to win the first game you play.

Ninety-nine[]

Each player draws three cards at the beginning of the game. Players take turns playing cards, drawing after each turn. Non-trump and non-face cards add to the total score, with a maximum of 99, and a minimum of 0 (see below for other card effects). If your opponent cannot play a card, you win.

Card	Effect	Strategy
Kings	Put the score to ninety-nine	Can always be played
Queens and Jacks	Diminish the points by 10	Cannot be played unless score is above 10
The Fool	Can't be played	Will stay till the end of the game in your hand
All other trumps	Don't do anything to the points	Always safe to play
All the other cards	Add their value to score	Cannot exceed 99 points if played.

Note that the cards held in hand or played in the last game of ninety-nine will be taken out of the deck when you ask for the gypsy to read your fortune. The gypsy shuffles the deck at the start of each game.

Pawn gems[]

This allows you to sell gems for credit. To successfully pawn gems, they must be identified first. The gypsy gives you the base price of the gem as credit. Gems pawned in this way are not transfered to the gypsy's inventory, but are rather destroyed. Thus it is not possible to pawn a large number of gems in the hopes of getting a wish and recover the gems by killing the gypsy afterwards.