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Umbire the Phantom: pothole

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pothole

Umbire the Phantom at 18:07, 23 February 2022

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Umbire the Phantom: /* UnNetHack */

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‎UnNetHack

Umbire the Phantom: /* References */

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‎References

Umbire the Phantom: /* Variants */

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‎Variants

Umbire the Phantom: /* UnNetHack */

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‎UnNetHack

Umbire the Phantom at 15:19, 23 February 2022

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Actual-nh: Link "base item"

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Link "base item"

Actual-nh: /* Strategy */ Link

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‎Strategy: Link

Actual-nh: Grammar/style

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Grammar/style

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 ==Strategy==
-Most tools with similar counterparts can be identified through applying them; e.g., you can identify each type of [[horn]] this way, although you should do so in a place where [[Tooled horn|awakening nearby monsters]] or [[Fire and frost horn|shooting beams of fire or ice]] will not cause problems.
+Most tools with similar counterparts can be identified through applying them; e.g., you can identify each type of [[horn]] this way, although you should do so in a place where [[Tooled horn|awakening nearby monsters]] or shooting [[Fire horn|beams of fire]] or [[Frost horn|beams of ice]] will not cause problems.
 [[Whistle]]s are among the easiest tools to identify via applying; if "[[You produce a high whistling sound]]" then it is a [[tin whistle]], but if "[[You produce a strange whistling sound]]" then it is a [[magic whistle]]. You might see other messages if the whistle is [[cursed]] or you are [[hallucinating]].

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 {{Keyboard Commands}}
-'''Apply''', {{kbd|a}}, is a command in [[NetHack]] that lets the player 'use' an item.
+'''Apply''', {{kbd|a}}, is a command in ''[[NetHack]]'' that lets the player use an item.
 ==Description==

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 ==Variants==
 ===UnNetHack===
-In [[UnNetHack]] as of version 4, you can apply spellbooks to receive an indication of how many more times they can be read.<ref>[https://github.com/UnNetHack/UnNetHack/commit/65957adcdd2f01f39d6008a532ce743b4fcfc687 UnNetHack commit 65957ad: Applying a spellbook allows the player to flip through the pages, pro…]</ref>
+In [[UnNetHack]] 4 and later versions, you can apply spellbooks to receive an indication of how many more times they can be read.<ref>[https://github.com/UnNetHack/UnNetHack/commit/65957adcdd2f01f39d6008a532ce743b4fcfc687 UnNetHack commit 65957ad: Applying a spellbook allows the player to flip through the pages, pro…]</ref>
 ===DynaHack===

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 ==References==
 {{nethack-366}}
 [[Category:Commands]]

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 ===UnNetHack===
 In [[UnNetHack]] as of version 4, you can apply spellbooks to receive an indication of how many more times they can be read.<ref>[https://github.com/UnNetHack/UnNetHack/commit/65957adcdd2f01f39d6008a532ce743b4fcfc687 UnNetHack commit 65957ad: Applying a spellbook allows the player to flip through the pages, pro…]</ref>
 {{nethack-366}}
 [[Category:Commands]]

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 {{Keyboard Commands}}
-'''Apply''', {{kbd|a}}, is a command that lets the player 'use' an item, especially some form of [[tool]]. For example, you can apply a [[unicorn horn]] to remedy confusion, blindness, sickness, etc. You can also apply a [[pick-axe]] to break down a wall, a [[lamp]] to light it, a [[magic marker]] to write, etc. Various other non-tool items can be applied as well.
+'''Apply''', {{kbd|a}}, is a command in [[NetHack]] that lets the player 'use' an item.
 Certain [[weapon]]s have a secondary function that can be accessed by applying them; these include most types of [[polearm]], as well as the [[lance]]. Lances and polearms are applied to damage enemies from exactly two squares away, automatically wielding them in the process; see the article on [[pounding]] for details. [[Axe]]s can be applied towards doors and trees in order to chop them down. [[Dwarvish mattock]]s can be applied the same way as pick-axes, but are considered weapons rather than tools.
-Applying a [[wand]] breaks it, causing the magical energy to be unleashed all at once in an uncontrolled explosion; wands are usually used by [[zap]]ping them with {{kbd|z}}. You need to have a minimum [[strength]] of 10 to break most wands. See [[Wand#Breaking wands]] for details.
+Applying a [[wand]] breaks it, causing the magical energy to be unleashed all at once in an uncontrolled explosion; wands are usually used by [[zap]]ping them with {{kbd|z}}. You need to have a minimum [[strength]] of 10 to break most wands. See [[Wand#Breaking wands|the article subsection on breaking wands]] for details.
 Some [[artifact]]s share their [[base item]] types with tools, such as the [[Orb of Fate]] (an artifact [[crystal ball]]), and will function as that item when applied, separately of what powers it may have when [[invoke]]d. In the cases of [[The Magic Mirror of Merlin]] and [[The Master Key of Thievery]], this also produces a rumor that is true or false depending on its [[beatitude]]. The [[Bell of Opening]] and [[Candelabrum of Invocation]], as items used for the [[Invocation Ritual]], have more unique effects when applied; the Bell of Opening will act the same as a normal bell when applied with no charges, however.
 ==Strategy==
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 You can [[identify]] the [[potion of oil]] by trying to apply each unidentified [[potion]] in your inventory: the potion of oil will ignite.
-==UnNetHack==
+==Variants==
-In the [[UnNetHack#Development version|development version]] of UnNetHack, you can apply [[spellbook]]s to receive an indication of how many more times they can be [[read]].
+===UnNetHack===
+In [[UnNetHack]] as of version 4.X.X, you can apply spellbooks to receive an indication of how many more times they can be read.<ref>[https://github.com/UnNetHack/UnNetHack/commit/65957adcdd2f01f39d6008a532ce743b4fcfc687 UnNetHack commit 65957ad: Applying a spellbook allows the player to flip through the pages, pro…]</ref>
 [[Category:Commands]]

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 Certain [[weapon]]s have a secondary function that can be accessed by applying them; these include most types of [[polearm]], as well as the [[lance]]. Lances and polearms are applied to damage enemies from exactly two squares away, automatically wielding them in the process; see the article on [[pounding]] for details. [[Axe]]s can be applied towards doors and trees in order to chop them down. [[Dwarvish mattock]]s can be applied the same way as pick-axes, but are considered weapons rather than tools.
-Applying a [[wand]] breaks it, causing the magical energy to be unleashed all at once in an uncontrolled explosion; wands are usually used by [[zap]]ping them with {{kbd|z}}. You need to have a minimum [[strength]] of 10 to break a wand. See [[Wand#Breaking wands]] for details.
+Applying a [[wand]] breaks it, causing the magical energy to be unleashed all at once in an uncontrolled explosion; wands are usually used by [[zap]]ping them with {{kbd|z}}. You need to have a minimum [[strength]] of 10 to break most wands. See [[Wand#Breaking wands]] for details.
 Some [[artifact]]s share their base item types with tools, such as the [[Orb of Fate]] (an artifact [[crystal ball]]), and will function as that item when applied, separately of what powers it may have when [[invoke]]d. In the cases of [[The Magic Mirror of Merlin]] and [[The Master Key of Thievery]], this also produces a rumor that is true or false depending on its [[beatitude]]. The [[Bell of Opening]] and [[Candelabrum of Invocation]], as items used for the [[Invocation Ritual]], have more unique effects when applied; the Bell of Opening will act the same as a normal bell when applied with no charges, however.
 ==Strategy==
-Most tools with similar counterparts can be identified through applying them, e.g. you can identify each type of [[horn]] this way, although you should do so in a place where [[Tooled horn|awakening nearby monsters]] or [[Fire horn|shooting beams of fire]] [[Ice horn|and ice]] will not cause problems.
+Most tools with similar counterparts can be identified through applying them; e.g., you can identify each type of [[horn]] this way, although you should do so in a place where [[Tooled horn|awakening nearby monsters]] or [[Fire horn|shooting beams of fire]] [[Ice horn|and ice]] will not cause problems.
 [[Whistle]]s are among the easiest tools to identify via applying; if "[[You produce a high whistling sound]]" then it is a [[tin whistle]], but if "[[You produce a strange whistling sound]]" then it is a [[magic whistle]]. You might see other messages if the whistle is [[cursed]] or you are [[hallucinating]].