Empty scrolls are linked to Alll-mer and are employed by his devotees to petition for skills and items. The manner in which an individual composes their request seemingly mirrors the method by which the faithful pray to him when seeking his assistance. The extent of commonfolk's understanding regarding Empty scrolls remains uncertain, but Dark Priests are well-versed in their effects, and these scrolls have been utilized by undisclosed individuals in at least two instances within the Dungeons of Fear and Hunger.
Mechanics
Empty scrolls are consumable items that require players to have a Quill in their inventory. The Quill itself does not deplete upon using an Empty scroll, meaning only one is required per playthrough.
Upon activation, the Empty scroll prompts a three-verse writing sequence. The initial verse must invariably begin with "O LORD", followed by a choice between "GIVE" or "TEACH" for the second verse, with the third verse dedicated to the player's desire. All verses must be composed in capital letters for the Empty scroll to function correctly. Additionally, certain skills and items have slight variations in wording from their menu descriptions.
Ex. "O LORD (First verse); GIVE (Second verse); ENLIGHTENMENT (Third verse)" will grant the player a Book of enlightenment if they are playing on "Normal mode".
Empty scrolls unlock a myriad of gameplay options that are otherwise unattainable. These include acquiring duplicate copies of unique items, gaining early access to the souls of the New Gods for the Hexen (typically accessible only late-game or through the sacrifice of recruitable characters), and learning exclusive spells like Phase step (which can only be learned via these scrolls) and Mastery over insects (normally reserved for characters with affinity with the God of the Depths).
GIVE
Below is a list of items that can gathered through the use of Empty scrolls and the required wording for each of them.
Items
Food
Input
Item received
"BACON & EGGS"
Bacon & eggs
"BLUEBERRIES"
Blueberries
"BLUEBERRY PIE"
Blueberry pie
"CABBAGE"
Cabbage
"CARROT"
Carrot
"CHEESE"
Cheese
"DRIED MEAT"
Dried meat
"DRIED MUSHROOM"
Dried mushroom
"EGG"
Egg
"GLOW MUSHROOM"
Glow mushroom
"MEATPIE"
Meatpie
"MIX'N'MATCH"
Mix'n'match stew
"MOLDY BREAD"
Moldy bread
"ROTTEN MEAT"
Rotten meat
"SALAMI"
Salami
"SALMONSNAKE"
Salmonsnake meat
"TOMATO"
Tomato
"VEGETABLE PIE"
Vegetable pie
"WHEAT FLOUR"
Wheat flour
Alcohol & drugs
Input
Item received
"ALE"
Ale
"TOBACCO"
Tobacco
"OPIUM POWDER"
Opium powder
"WHISKEY"
Bottle of whiskey
Potions & medicine
Input
Item received
"BLACK VIAL"
Black vial
"BLOOD VIAL"
Blood vial
"BLUE VIAL"
Blue vial
"Brown vial"
Brown vial
"ELIXIR OF BODY"
Elixir of body
"ELIXIR OF MIND"
Elixir of mind
"EXPLOSIVE VIAL"
Explosive vial
"GREEN VIAL"
Green vial
"LIGHTBLUE VIAL"
Light blue vial
"MURKY VIAL"
Murky vial
"ORANGE VIAL"
Orange vial
"PURPLE VIAL"
Purple vial
"RED VIAL"
Red vial
"WATER VIAL"
Water vial
"WHITE VIAL"
White vial
"WORM JUICE"
Worm juice
"YELLOW VIAL"
Yellow vial
Tools & containers
Input
Item received
"BEAR TRAP"
Bear trap
"GLASS VIAL"
Glass vial
"PIPE"
Pipe
"QUILL"
Quill
"SKINNING KNIFE"
Skinning knife
"SOUL STONE"
Soul stone
"TINDERBOX"
Tinderbox
"TORCH"
Torch
Keys
Input
Item received
"2F KEYS"
2F key
"CELL KEYS F3"
Cell keys F3
"KING PASSAGE KEY"
King's passage key
"OLD PASSAGE KEY"
Old passage key
"SMALL KEY"
Small key
Other
Input
Item received
"CAVEWOLF FUR"
Cavewolf fur
"CLOTH"
Cloth fragment
"CUBE OF DEPTHS"
Cube of the depths (old version)
"DIAMOND"
Diamond
"DIRT"
Dirt
"FETUS"
Fetus
"GNOME EGG"
Gnome egg
"GNOME MILK"
Gnome milk
"IRON ARROW"
Iron arrow
"GUARD SKIN"
Guard skin
"LANTERN"
Priest's lantern
"NITROGLYCERIN"
Nitroglycerin powder
"OIL"
Oil
"PALE SKIN"
Pale skin
"PINECONE"
x20 Pinecones
"SILVER COIN"
Silver coin
"STICK"
Stick
"STONE"
Stone
Weapons
Input
Item received
"BONE SHEARS"
Bone shears
"CLAYMORE"
Claymore
"CRUDE SWORD"
Crude sword
"DAGGER"
Dagger
"EASTERN SWORD"
Eastern sword
"IRON MACE"
Iron mace
"IRON SPEAR"
Iron spear
"LONG SWORD"
Long sword
"MEAT CLEAVER"
Meat cleaver
"MORNING STAR"
Morning star
"RITUAL SPEAR"
Ritual spear
"SHORT BOW"
Short bow
"SHORT SWORD"
Short sword
"SHARK TEETH"
Shark teeth
"WAR SCYTHE"
War scythe
Armor
Shield
Input
Item received
"EAGLE SHIELD"
Eagle crest shield
"SPIDER SHIELD"
Spider shield
"WOODEN BUCKLER"
Wooden buckler
Body armor
Input
Item received
"BLACK DRESS"
Black dress
"EASTERN ROBES", "SILK ROBES"
Eastern silk robes
"FUR ARMOR"
Fur armor
"FUR OUTFIT"
Fur outfit
"GAUNT ARMOR"
Gaunt plate armor
"GAUNT BASCINET"
Gaunt bascinet
"GHOUL OUTFIT"
Ghoul outfit
"GUARD OUTFIT"
Guard outfit
"HIGH PRIEST'S"
High priest's robe
"LEATHER VEST"
Leather vest
"LEATHER ARMOR"
Hard leather armor
"LOINCLOTH"
Loincloth
"PLATE MAIL"
Plate mail
"PRIEST'S ROBE"
Priest's robe
Headwear
Input
Item received
"CLOTH HOOD"
Cloth hood
"JINGASA KABUTO"
Kingasa kabuto
"LEATHER HELMET"
Leather helmet
"STONE CROWN"
Stone crown
Accessories
Input
Item received
"ARM GUARDS"
Arm guards
"CLOTH CAPE"
Cloth cape
"EASTERN PERFUME"
Eastern perfume
"ECLIPSE"
Eclipse talisman
"EYEGLASSES"
Eyeglasses
"LEG GUARDS"
Leg guards
"MONOCLE"
Monocle
"PECULIAR DOLL"
Peculiar doll
"PINECONE PIG"
Pinecone pig
"RING OF WRAITHS"
Ring of wraiths
"SORCERERSSTONE", "SORCERER'S"
Sorcerer's stone
"SOUL DEVOUR"
Soul devour necklace
"YGGAEGETSU CHARM"
Charm of the Yggaegetsu
Souls
Accessories
Input
Soul received
"BLACK WITCH"
Black witch soul
"BUTTERFLY"
Butterfly soul
"CAVEMOTHER"
Cavemother soul
"CROW MAULER"
Crow Mauler soul
"LESSER SOUL"
Lesser soul
"OLD GUARDIAN"
Old guardian soul
"SHAKESPEARE"
Iron shakespeare soul
"WHITE ANGEL"
White angel soul
Special
Input
Soul received
"DOMINATION"
Domination soul
"ENDLESS"
Endless soul
"ENLIGHTENED"
Enlightened soul
"TORMENTED"
Tormented soul
Books
Crafting Recipes
Input
Item received
"ALCHEMILLIA1"
Achemillia vol. 1
"ALCHEMILLIA 2"
Achemillia vol. 2
"ALCHEMILLIA3"
Achemillia vol. 3
"ASSASSINS BOOK"
Assassin's handbook I
"CREATION BOOK"
Creation of Life
"RECIPE BOOK"
Recipes of the 15th century
Skills
Input
Item received
"ANCIENT BOOK"
Ancient book
"MEMORIES BOOK"
Book of the Forgotten Memories
Lore
Input
Item received
"ALLL-MER"
Studies of Alll-mer I
"BLOOD & FLOWER"
Blood & Flower magic I
"CAPTAIN DIARY1"
Captain's diary 1
"CAPTAIN DIARY2"
Captain's diary 2
"CAPTAIN DIARY3"
Captain's diary 3
"CAPTAIN ORDER"
Captain's orders
"FELLOWSHIP1"
The Fellowship ch.1
"GRO-GOROTH"
Studies of Gro-goroth I
"INMATE LIST"
List of inmates
"MA'HAVRE"
Ma'havre
"POCKETCAT BOOK"
The Tale of the Pocketcat
"POEMS BOOK"
Poems of love and torment
"SYLVIAN"
Studies of Sylvian I
"TORN PAGE"
Torn page
"TORTURERS NOTE"
Torturer's notes
Special
Input
Item received
"EMPTY SCROLL"
Empty scroll
"ENLIGHTENMENT"
Book of enlightenment
Can't be obtained on hard mode: Alll-Mer gives you no salvation this time around...
"MOCKUP BOOK"
Mockup book
"THE PASSAGES"
The Passages of Ma'habre
TEACH
Below is a list of skills that can learned through the use of Empty scrolls and the required wording for each of them.
