Escape item - Revision history

Ais523: undo self – apparently I was wrong about how the mechanic works

2024-06-17T23:49:55Z

undo self – apparently I was wrong about how the mechanic works

Ais523: /* Frequently useful escape items */ a vs. an

2024-06-17T23:26:20Z

‎Frequently useful escape items: a vs. an

Ais523: /* Frequently useful escape items */ blessed genocide while confused is also a Bad Idea (and even cursed genocide while confused doesn't help)

2024-06-17T23:25:26Z

‎Frequently useful escape items: blessed genocide while confused is also a Bad Idea (and even cursed genocide while confused doesn't help)

Furey: /* Frequently useful escape items */ fix redlink: blinded -> blind

2024-06-16T20:40:28Z

‎Frequently useful escape items: fix redlink: blinded -> blind

Umbire the Phantom: pothole, earmark

2024-02-11T11:44:58Z

pothole, earmark

Umbire the Phantom: /* Frequently useful escape items */

2021-03-01T06:22:52Z

‎Frequently useful escape items

Actual-nh: Grammar/style

2021-02-28T20:10:50Z

Grammar/style

Actual-nh: /* Lesser escape items */ Grammar/style

2021-02-28T20:08:35Z

‎Lesser escape items: Grammar/style

Luxidream at 18:42, 23 November 2019

2019-11-23T18:42:47Z

Willful: /* Strategy */ unnecessary text

2019-11-23T12:08:14Z

‎Strategy: unnecessary text

@@ Line 21: / Line 21: @@
 ; [[Scroll of genocide]]
 : Can instantly kill the monster that is about to kill you.
-::Note that reading a [[BUC|non-cursed]] scroll of genocide while confused is a very [[Bad Idea]], and reading a cursed scroll of genocide will create even more monsters rather than getting rid of them.
+::Note that reading an [[BUC|uncursed]] scroll of genocide while confused is a very [[Bad Idea]], and reading a cursed scroll of genocide will create even more monsters rather than getting rid of them.
 ; [[Wand of teleportation]]
 : Same as the scroll, except that the wand gives you the choice of teleporting the monster instead, and a cursed wand won't teleport you to a different level. The wand is much more useful on no-teleport levels, as teleporting monsters will work even on no-teleport levels.<ref name="c">[[Covetous]] monsters will still be able to go to you immediately, regardless of how far you are from them.</ref>

@@ Line 21: / Line 21: @@
 ; [[Scroll of genocide]]
 : Can instantly kill the monster that is about to kill you.
-::Note that reading an [[BUC|non-cursed]] scroll of genocide while confused is a very [[Bad Idea]], and reading a cursed scroll of genocide will create even more monsters rather than getting rid of them.
+::Note that reading a [[BUC|non-cursed]] scroll of genocide while confused is a very [[Bad Idea]], and reading a cursed scroll of genocide will create even more monsters rather than getting rid of them.
 ; [[Wand of teleportation]]
 : Same as the scroll, except that the wand gives you the choice of teleporting the monster instead, and a cursed wand won't teleport you to a different level. The wand is much more useful on no-teleport levels, as teleporting monsters will work even on no-teleport levels.<ref name="c">[[Covetous]] monsters will still be able to go to you immediately, regardless of how far you are from them.</ref>

@@ Line 21: / Line 21: @@
 ; [[Scroll of genocide]]
 : Can instantly kill the monster that is about to kill you.
-::Note that reading an [[BUC|uncursed]] scroll of genocide while confused is a very [[Bad Idea]], and reading a cursed scroll of genocide will create even more monsters rather than getting rid of them.
+::Note that reading an [[BUC|non-cursed]] scroll of genocide while confused is a very [[Bad Idea]], and reading a cursed scroll of genocide will create even more monsters rather than getting rid of them.
 ; [[Wand of teleportation]]
 : Same as the scroll, except that the wand gives you the choice of teleporting the monster instead, and a cursed wand won't teleport you to a different level. The wand is much more useful on no-teleport levels, as teleporting monsters will work even on no-teleport levels.<ref name="c">[[Covetous]] monsters will still be able to go to you immediately, regardless of how far you are from them.</ref>

@@ Line 39: / Line 39: @@
 : Can be [[Magic resistance (monster)|resisted]].
 ; [[Expensive camera]]
-: May blind or scare seeing monsters, causing them to be less effective at attacking you and/or to flee.
+: May [[blind]] or [[scare]] seeing monsters, causing them to be less effective at attacking you and/or to flee.
-::[[Elbereth]] will not work on [[blinded]] monsters, but does work on eyeless ones.
+::[[Elbereth]] will not work on monsters, but does work on eyeless ones.
 ; [[Magic whistle]]
 : Summons your pet(s), which can then either attack the monster or block its path to you.

@@ Line 43: / Line 43: @@
 ; [[Magic whistle]]
 : Summons your pet(s), which can then either attack the monster or block its path to you.
-; [[Wand of Death]]
+; [[Wand of death]]
 : Will kill most enemies in one turn. However, there is a slight chance of missing. Beware of having the beam bounce and hit you (or your pet), unless you have reflection or magic resistance. [[apply|(A)pply]] it if you are surrounded (if you can survive the blast damage).
 ; [[Lizard]] corpse or [[potion of acid]]

@@ Line 34: / Line 34: @@
 ::This should be your last resort, as the monster may very well become much tougher than whatever it was before, or you could kill yourself with system shock, not to mention that using this wand for [[polypiling]] is a much better use for it. Minotaurs and air elementals engulfing you are worthy targets, though.
 ; Non-cursed [[athame]], including [[Magicbane]]
-: You can engrave one [[Elbereth]] per turn as often as you need to. Wizards might want to melee fight on ELBerethELBerethELB, adding 9 characters' worth of ELBereth a turn as needed, once they have sacrificed for [[Magicbane]].
+: You can engrave [[Elbereth]] in one turn whenever needed.
 ; [[Tooled horn]] or [[leather drum]]
 : Scares monsters, 80% chance, even those that don't respect Elbereth.

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 An '''escape item''' refers to any object that can instantly get you out of trouble. These are the ones you will search your inventory for when cornered by a tough [[monster]], being pulled underwater, or something similar.
-As a general note, scrolls and potions can get destroyed, and some intelligent artifacts will blast you, so you might want to carry one of the less vulnurable cures to each trouble in your main inventory at all times. That is key to winning NetHack.
+As a general note, scrolls and potions can get destroyed, and some intelligent artifacts will blast you, so you might want to carry one of the less vulnerable cures to each trouble in your main inventory at all times. Being prepared is key to winning NetHack.
 Some common escape items are:

@@ Line 49: / Line 49: @@
 ==Lesser escape items==
-Few other items have defensive properties that may not be quite so obvious.
+A few other items have defensive properties that may not be quite so obvious.
 * Several attack [[wands]] can be thrown at wand-using nasties that have troublesome melee attacks when the player is already immune to them either by [[resistances]], [[reflection]] or [[magic resistance]].
-* [[Create monster]] can be used to generate lesser nasties to block some already generated worse ones. In a similar vein a cursed [[scroll of genocide]] is even more practical, but it often has other uses, where as the wands and scrolls of create monster are typically abundant.
+* [[Create monster]] can be used to generate lesser nasties to block some already generated worse ones. In a similar vein a cursed [[scroll of genocide]] is even more practical, but it often has other uses, whereas the wands and scrolls of create monster are typically abundant.
 ==Strategy==

@@ Line 7: / Line 7: @@
 : An obvious one — teleports you out.<ref name="c"/> A [[BUC|cursed]] scroll of teleportation is noteworthy as it will not only teleport you away from your current predicament but also place you on a different [[dungeon level]]<ref name="warning"/>.
 ; Cursed [[potion of gain level]]
-: Moves you through the ceiling to an upper dungeon level.<ref name="warning">Using this item to escape from some nasties (e.g., named Demons) may not work. If the nasty is next to you when you #invoke the artifact, quaff the potion, etc., he may follow you!</ref>
+: Moves you through the ceiling to an upper dungeon level.<ref name="warning">Will not work on [[follower|followers]], who will pursue you if adjacent.</ref>
 ; [[The Eye of the Aethiopica]]
 : Opens a portal for you to any visited [[dungeon branch]] when [[invoke|#invoked]].<ref name="warning"/>

@@ Line 55: / Line 55: @@
 ==Strategy==
 You might want to [[adjust|assign]] fixed [[adjust|inventory letters]] to the following items and carry them in your main inventory at all times:
-* a blessed [[unicorn horn]] the game shows as blessed
+* a blessed [[unicorn horn]]
 * a known-charged [[wand of teleport]]
 * a [[lizard]] corpse