In
game terms, the actual effects and powers of possessing and/or wearing the
Amulet of
Yendor are as follows:
- Casting spells will drain your energy faster
- You suffer increased hunger
- Your luck timeout will be increased
- Monsters generated will depend upon the deepest Dungeon level you've reached, rather than the usual calculation of your experience level and the current dungeon level
- Monsters will be less likely to be asleep
- Level teleport will fail
- The Wizard of Yendor always knows where you are
- You gain clairvoyance, as the spell
- When you try to go upstairs in Gehennom, you might teleport down 1 to 3 floors instead (this is extremely irritating)
- When worn, you'll get messages that the amulet is getting "hotter" as you approach the portals in the endgame levels
- The Wizard of Yendor can teleport or level teleport to come kill you
As you can see, possessing the Amulet is pretty much a bad thing. Don't wear it -- wear your
Amulet of Life Saving instead, 'cause you'll probably need it.