Inscryption Items
Act I lets you carry three consumables; Kaycee’s Mod normally keeps that limit, reduced by Smaller Backpack. Act III tools recharge at waypoints. “Knife” can mean the Special Dagger or Skinning Knife. The mushroom-key search usually concerns the Mycologists’ Act II key, which opens their secret Act III encounter.
Consumables and rechargeable tools
The table separates cabin supplies from factory equipment because the same inventory rule does not apply to both. A cabin item is spent when used. Factory tools return after charging at a waypoint, so spending one in a difficult Botopia fight does not remove it from the campaign. Kaycee’s Mod keeps the cabin item system while removing the Special Dagger and Goobert bottle and adding four unlockable tools.
A full backpack matters at a supply node: additional item choices need an available slot. Think about the board before using scissors, a hook or a knife; queued enemy cards and certain special creatures are not eligible targets. The fan affects the creatures already present, so a creature played afterward does not inherit that turn’s effect. These distinctions are more useful than treating every bottle and tool as an interchangeable emergency button.
| Item | Act / mode | Effect summary | Availability | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder in a Bottle | I; KM | Adds a 0/5 Boulder to your hand. | Item events | 1 community wiki |
| Squirrel in a Bottle | I; KM | Adds a 0/1 Squirrel to your hand. | Item events | 1 community wiki |
| Special Dagger | I | Deals four scale damage and begins the replacement-eye choice. | Cabin wolf-statue / dagger puzzle | 1 community wiki |
| Scissors | I; KM | Destroys an eligible opposing card already in play. | Item events | 1 community wiki |
| Pliers | I; KM | Deals one point on the scale. | Item events; replaced by the dagger after its unlock | 1 community wiki |
| Hoggy Bank | I; KM | Gives four bones. | Item events; also the campfire-loss reward | 1 community wiki |
| Hourglass | I; KM | Makes the opponent skip the next turn. | Item events | 1 community wiki |
| Failure / Goobert bottle | I | Using the bottle moves Goobert to a cabin shelf. | Item event | 1 community wiki |
| Black Goat in a Bottle | I; KM | Adds a Black Goat with Worthy Sacrifice to your hand. | Item events | 1 community wiki |
| Frozen Opossum in a Bottle | I; KM | Adds the frozen blocker, which releases an Opossum when destroyed. | Item events | 1 community wiki |
| Fish Hook | I; KM | Takes an eligible enemy creature into a free friendly slot. | Unlocked after beating the Angler; KM starts with it unless No Hook is active | 1 community wiki |
| Harpie’s Birdleg Fan | I; KM | Gives creatures currently on your board Airborne for this turn. | Item events | 1 community wiki |
| Extra Battery | III | Refills available energy to the current maximum. | Factory progression; recharges at a waypoint | 1 community wiki |
| Mrs. Bomb’s Remote | III | Fills empty board slots with Explode Bots. | Factory puzzle; recharges at a waypoint | 1 community wiki |
| Nano Armor Generator | III | Protects friendly bots currently on the board with Nano Armor. | Botopia shop; recharges at a waypoint | 1 community wiki |
| Wiseclock | KM | Moves every creature one board slot clockwise. | Second painting unlock | 1 community wiki |
| Magickal Bleach | KM | Removes the enemy board’s printed sigils. | First painting unlock | 1 community wiki |
| Magpie’s Lens | KM | Lets you choose a draw from your deck. | Third painting unlock | 1 community wiki |
| Skinning Knife | KM | Destroys an eligible enemy and supplies a pelt. | Buy from the Trapper for seven teeth; then available in item drops | 1 community wiki |
Key objects and ambiguous searches
Key objects advance a room puzzle or unlock an encounter; they are not ordinary consumables offered at a backpack node. The film roll is part of the Act I clock chain. The Mycologists’ key is obtained in Act II and used later, which explains why looking only at an Act III item shop does not resolve a “mushroom key” search.
The key’s documented sequence is four pairs of experiments in Act II, followed by the hidden Mycologists encounter near Eastern Botopia in Act III. The community alias does not need its own invented item name or a fabricated recipe. Pelts are cards used in trading and combat rather than tools on the consumable shelf; the linked pelt guide keeps their prices and combat behavior separate.
| Object / query | Where it belongs | Purpose | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Film roll | Act I clock bottom compartment | Photograph Leshy after recovering it with the Stunted Wolf. | 1 community wiki |
| Mycologists’ key / mushroom key | Act II: four experiments; used in Act III | Unlock the secret Mycologists boss room. | 1 community wiki |
| Cabinet key | Act I safe, code 273 | Opens the sliding-drawer cabinet. | 1 community wiki |
| Pelts | Act I trading; Act III Holo Pelts | Trading cards; see the separate pelt reference. | 1 community wiki |
FAQ
How many items can you carry?
Three consumables.
What is the mushroom key?
The likely match is the Mycologists’ key: four experiments in Act II unlock the key used for their secret Act III encounter. That identification follows the linked community wiki.
Related
Sources
- Inscryption Wiki: Consumable Items — checked 2026-11-04
- Inscryption Wiki: Mycologists and their key — checked 2026-11-04
- Inscryption Wiki: Leshy’s Cabin — checked 2026-11-04
- Inscryption Wiki: Kaycee’s Mod painting unlocks — checked 2026-11-04