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{{item
|itemtype=Scroll
|name=Scroll of random uselessness
|appearance=different
|cost=2
|weight=2.0
}}
{{flavour|A scroll with no apparent practical use.}}
'''Scrolls of random uselessness''' were a common kind of [[scroll]], which, upon reading, has a chance to create a series of harmless, impractical effects. At worst, it can produce a noise and wake up nearby monsters.

==Possible Messages==
{{flavour|"The dust glows a [weird glowing colour]!" "[Your weapon] OR [Your hands] glow [weird glowing colour] for a moment." "You smell [weird smell]." OR "Your bandages flutter." (if you are a [[mummy]], and thus cannot smell) "You experience a momentary feeling of inescapable doom!" "Your brain hurts!" OR "Your ears itch." OR "Your nose twitches suddenly!" "You hear [weird sound]." (generates a little noise at your position, the loudness is the same for all [weird sound]s)}}

==History==
*In [[0.27]], these scrolls were removed.
*Prior to [[0.19]], the scroll wasn't completely useless, as reading it had a 1 in 8 chance to [[Summon Butterflies]].
*Prior to [[0.17]], the scroll could reassemble itself when the player read it.
*Prior to the skill training overhaul in [[0.9]], scrolls of random uselessness could be used to train the first level of [[Spellcasting]], which gave them some slight desirability, particularly for their ability to sometimes reassemble in the player's hands.
*Prior to [[0.5]], these scrolls were not identified when used, a trait which could make them genuinely annoying at times.

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