Level teleport - Revision history

Nethacker: fixed internal link ("level teleport trap" should link to "level teleporter", not to "trap")

2025-10-31T01:39:33Z

fixed internal link ("level teleport trap" should link to "level teleporter", not to "trap")

Ais523: /* See also */ fix broken link

2025-06-22T05:03:35Z

‎See also: fix broken link

Umbire the Phantom: ver + reorg

2024-11-24T07:55:32Z

ver + reorg

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2023-10-26T21:30:50Z

pothole

Darth l33t: endgame levelporting was apparently changed at some point

2023-08-17T21:58:18Z

endgame levelporting was apparently changed at some point

Ardub23: Minor cleanup; rearranged messages, changed "Restrictions on level teleporting" header to "Restrictions"

2021-10-22T05:34:32Z

Minor cleanup; rearranged messages, changed "Restrictions on level teleporting" header to "Restrictions"

Actual-nh: Grammar/style

2021-06-01T01:43:43Z

Grammar/style

Phol ende wodan: clean up restrictions section a bit and add messages, which are largely ported over from Dungeon level; putting the main levelport message at the top is intentional even if it is upcoming

2021-05-23T20:39:48Z

clean up restrictions section a bit and add messages, which are largely ported over from Dungeon level; putting the main levelport message at the top is intentional even if it is upcoming

Umbire the Phantom at 02:06, 23 March 2021

2021-03-23T02:06:02Z

Actual-nh: /* Restrictions on level teleporting */ Grammar/style

2021-03-23T00:14:04Z

‎Restrictions on level teleporting: Grammar/style

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 * reading a [[cursed]] [[scroll of teleportation]]
 * reading a scroll of teleportation of any beatitude while [[confused]]
-* stepping on a level teleport [[trap]]
+* stepping on a [[level teleporter]]
 * #[[invoke|invoking]] the [[Orb of Fate]]
 [[teleport control|Uncontrolled]] level teleportation will deposit you on any level between 1 and your current level plus 3, except that you will not go below your current dungeon branch.<ref>{{function|teleport.c|random_teleport_level}}</ref> There is a 20% chance you will stay in place; otherwise, all other eligible levels are equally likely.<ref>Barring some corner cases where you hit the edges of the dungeon branch or you would go into the Sanctum before the Invocation. Read the source for those.</ref> This is helpful when you need to travel up.
-Level teleport for monsters works the same way and is always uncontrolled.{{refsrc|teleport.c|1140}} If your pet steps onto a [[levelporter]], you may have a hard time finding it again. [[Telepathy]], a [[magic whistle]], or a form of [[monster detection]] can help in locating it, but they only work on the current level.
+Level teleport for monsters works the same way and is always uncontrolled.{{refsrc|teleport.c|1140}} If your pet steps onto a level teleporter, you may have a hard time finding it again. [[Telepathy]], a [[magic whistle]], or a form of [[monster detection]] can help in locating it, but they only work on the current level.
 Assuming you have teleport control, if you attempt to teleport to a level below [[Moloch's Sanctum]] while in Gehennom, you will instead be teleported to the [[vibrating square]] level (or the sanctum, if you performed the [[invocation]] already), which can be useful if you choose to explore Gehennom bottom-up. You can attempt to teleport to levels above 1 as well, although they generally end the game, so they're only good for a few [[YAFM]]s.

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 ==See also==
-* [[The Eye of the Aethiopica]] allows a related technique known as [[The Eye of the Aethiopica#Branchporting|branchporting]].
+* [[The Eye of the Aethiopica]] allows a related technique known as [[branchport]]ing.
 ==References==

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 ==References==
 <references/>
 [[Category:Actions]]
 [[Category:Strategy]]

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 [[teleport control|Uncontrolled]] level teleportation will deposit you on any level between 1 and your current level plus 3, except that you will not go below your current dungeon branch.<ref>{{function|teleport.c|random_teleport_level}}</ref> There is a 20% chance you will stay in place; otherwise, all other eligible levels are equally likely.<ref>Barring some corner cases where you hit the edges of the dungeon branch or you would go into the Sanctum before the Invocation. Read the source for those.</ref> This is helpful when you need to travel up.
-Level teleport for monsters works the same way and is always uncontrolled.{{refsrc|teleport.c|1140}} If your pet steps onto a [[levelporter]], you may have a hard time finding it again. [[Telepathy]], a [[magic whistle]], or a [[potion of monster detection|monster detection]] can help in locating it, but they only work on the current level.
+Level teleport for monsters works the same way and is always uncontrolled.{{refsrc|teleport.c|1140}} If your pet steps onto a [[levelporter]], you may have a hard time finding it again. [[Telepathy]], a [[magic whistle]], or a form of [[monster detection]] can help in locating it, but they only work on the current level.
 Assuming you have teleport control, if you attempt to teleport to a level below [[Moloch's Sanctum]] while in Gehennom, you will instead be teleported to the [[vibrating square]] level (or the sanctum, if you performed the [[invocation]] already), which can be useful if you choose to explore Gehennom bottom-up. You can attempt to teleport to levels above 1 as well, although they generally end the game, so they're only good for a few [[YAFM]]s.

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 * You cannot levelport into [[Moloch's Sanctum]] until you perform the [[Invocation]]. However, once you have performed the invocation ritual, you can levelport in without having visited the Sanctum; this will place you near the upstairs.
 * You cannot levelport while carrying the real [[Amulet of Yendor]] (though you may still quaff cursed potions of gain level).
-* You cannot levelport in the [[Planes]], except in [[wizard mode]]. Even in wizard mode, you can only levelport to the next or further Planes, never backwards.
+* You cannot levelport in the [[End Game]], except in [[wizard mode]]. Even in wizard mode, you can only levelport between the Elemental and Astral Planes; you cannot return to the main dungeon (which is erased from the game state when you enter the End Game).
 * Controlled levelporting to level 0 will kill you, but an amulet of life saving can save your life. The game will ask for confirmation before you do this.
 * Controlled levelporting to a negative level will irretrievably end the game: If you have any of [[levitation]], [[flight]], or [[life saving]], you [[Escaping the dungeon|escape]]; otherwise, you die. In either case, the game will ''not'' ask for confirmation before you do this.
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 {{message|You arrive in heaven.  "Thou art early, but we'll admit thee."|You performed a controlled levelport to level −10 or higher.}}
 {{message|You find yourself back on the surface.|You performed a controlled levelport to a negative level and were life-saved. You then escape the dungeon.}}
 ==See also==

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 * #[[invoke|invoking]] the [[Orb of Fate]]
-[[teleport control|Uncontrolled]] level teleportation will deposit you on any level between 1 and your current level plus 3, except that you will not go below your current dungeon branch.<ref>{{function|teleport.c|random_teleport_level}}</ref> There is a 20% chance you will stay in place; otherwise, all other eligible levels are equally likely. <ref>Barring some corner cases where you hit the edges of the dungeon branch or you would go into the Sanctum before the Invocation. Read the source for those.</ref> This is helpful when you need to travel up.
+[[teleport control|Uncontrolled]] level teleportation will deposit you on any level between 1 and your current level plus 3, except that you will not go below your current dungeon branch.<ref>{{function|teleport.c|random_teleport_level}}</ref> There is a 20% chance you will stay in place; otherwise, all other eligible levels are equally likely.<ref>Barring some corner cases where you hit the edges of the dungeon branch or you would go into the Sanctum before the Invocation. Read the source for those.</ref> This is helpful when you need to travel up.
 Level teleport for monsters works the same way and is always uncontrolled.{{refsrc|teleport.c|1140}} If your pet steps onto a [[levelporter]], you may have a hard time finding it again. [[Telepathy]], a [[magic whistle]], or a [[potion of monster detection|monster detection]] can help in locating it, but they only work on the current level.
-Assuming you have teleport control, if you attempt to teleport to a level below [[Moloch's Sanctum]] while in Gehennom, you will instead be teleported to the [[vibrating square]] level (or the sanctum, if you performed the [[invocation]] already), which can be useful if you choose to explore Gehennom bottom-up. You can attempt to teleport to levels above 1 as well, although they generally lead to death, or [[escaping the dungeon]] if you have an [[amulet of life saving]] (or some form of levitation/flying if -1 to -9) if -1 or lower, so they're only good for a few [[YAFM]]s.
+Assuming you have teleport control, if you attempt to teleport to a level below [[Moloch's Sanctum]] while in Gehennom, you will instead be teleported to the [[vibrating square]] level (or the sanctum, if you performed the [[invocation]] already), which can be useful if you choose to explore Gehennom bottom-up. You can attempt to teleport to levels above 1 as well, although they generally end the game, so they're only good for a few [[YAFM]]s.
 Monsters which [[follower|follow you on stairs]] will also follow you when you levelport.
-==Restrictions on level teleporting==
+==Restrictions==
 * You cannot levelport from above the [[Valley of the Dead]] to below it; you will end up in the Valley instead. You can levelport from below the Valley to above it, and may levelport into the Valley from any level, or to any level from the Valley.
 * You can levelport out of your current dungeon [[branch]] if you are going upwards (e.g. from the [[Gnomish Mines]] to the level where they branch off the [[Dungeons of Doom]] or any shallower level), but not down (e.g. from [[Vlad's Tower]] to [[Gehennom]]).
 * You cannot levelport in [[Sokoban]].
-* You cannot level teleport from or into [[Fort Ludios]].
+* You cannot levelport from or into [[Fort Ludios]].
 * The [[Quest]] branch has its own separate level numbers. You cannot levelport into or out of the Quest branch, and any controlled levelport inside the branch uses the Quest level numbers (so "1" is the Home level and "3" is the Locate level, even if the Quest portal is on level 14). You cannot levelport below level 1 until you have permission to begin the Quest.
 * You cannot levelport into [[Moloch's Sanctum]] until you perform the [[Invocation]]. However, once you have performed the invocation ritual, you can levelport in without having visited the Sanctum; this will place you near the upstairs.
 * You cannot levelport while carrying the real [[Amulet of Yendor]] (though you may still quaff cursed potions of gain level).
 * You cannot levelport in the [[Planes]], except in [[wizard mode]]. Even in wizard mode, you can only levelport to the next or further Planes, never backwards.
-* Controlled levelporting to a negative level will irretrievably end the game: If you have any of [[levitation]], [[flight]], or [[life saving]], you [[Escaping the dungeon|escape]]; otherwise, you die. In either case, the game will '''not''' ask for confirmation before you do this.
+* Controlled levelporting to level 0 will kill you, but an amulet of life saving can save your life. The game will ask for confirmation before you do this.
-* Controlled levelporting to level 0 will normally kill you, but an amulet of life saving will save your life (and game). Note that the game will ask for confirmation before you do this.
+* Controlled levelporting to a negative level will irretrievably end the game: If you have any of [[levitation]], [[flight]], or [[life saving]], you [[Escaping the dungeon|escape]]; otherwise, you die. In either case, the game will ''not'' ask for confirmation before you do this.
 * You cannot enter the [[Wizard's Tower]] by levelporting. However, if you are already inside and your target level is one of the three tower levels, you will stay inside. This is useful if you wish to bypass the zoo. You can also teleport from inside the Tower to non-Tower levels above or below it.
 * There are various squares that you cannot land on by levelporting. On most levels, only rooms and air are legal arrival locations; on maze levels, corridors are also legal arrival locations.{{refsrc|mkmaze.c|231}} Additionally, you cannot land on a trap.
-Gaining a "dungeon level" from a [[cursed]] [[potion of gain level]] has similar restrictions, except that the [[Amulet of Yendor]] does not block it, and it does not let you leave the Wizard's Tower{{refsrc|src/dungeon.c|1324|nethack=3.6.6}}. Quaffing it on dungeon level 1 on the [[ascension run]] is therefore a safe way to enter the Planes if you are not sure if your Amulet of Yendor is a fake.
+Gaining a "dungeon level" from a [[cursed]] [[potion of gain level]] has similar restrictions, except that the [[Amulet of Yendor]] does not block it, and it does not let you leave the Wizard's Tower.{{refsrc|src/dungeon.c|1324|nethack=3.6.6}} Quaffing it on dungeon level 1 on the [[ascension run]] is therefore a safe way to enter the Planes if you are not sure if your Amulet of Yendor is a fake.
 Monsters are subject to the same restrictions, except they can levelport in Sokoban and the Quest, and they cannot successfully use a cursed potion of gain level when in Sokoban or carrying the Amulet.
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 {{message|An energized cloud of dust begins to coalesce.|}}
 {{message|Your body rematerializes, and you gather up all your possessions.|As above, but you were wearing an [[amulet of life saving]].}}
-{{message|You are now high above the clouds...|You performed a controlled levelport to levels -1 through -8.}}
+{{message|You are now high above the clouds...|You performed a controlled levelport to levels −1 through −8.}}
-{{message|You feel deliriously happy.   (In fact, you're on Cloud 9!)|As above, but the controlled levelport was to level -9.}}
+{{message|You feel deliriously happy.   (In fact, you're on Cloud 9!)|As above, but the controlled levelport was to level −9.}}
 {{message|Unfortunately, you don't know how to fly.|}}
 {{message|You plummet a few thousand feet to your death.|As above, and you did not have [[levitation]] or [[flying]].}}
 {{message|You float gently down to earth.|You teleported out of the dungeon but had levitation. You then escape the dungeon.}}
 {{message|You fly down to the ground.|You teleported out of the dungeon but had flying. You then escape the dungeon.}}
-{{message|You arrive in heaven.  "Thou art early, but we'll admit thee."|You performed a controlled levelport to level -10 or higher.}}
+{{message|You arrive in heaven.  "Thou art early, but we'll admit thee."|You performed a controlled levelport to level −10 or higher.}}
 ==See also==

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 * You cannot levelport while carrying the real [[Amulet of Yendor]] (though you may still quaff cursed potions of gain level).
 * You cannot levelport in the [[Endgame]], except in [[Wizard mode]]. Even in Wizard mode, you can only levelport to the next or further Planes.
-* Controlled levelporting to a negative level will irretrievably end the game: If you have any of [[levitation]], [[flight]], or [[life saving]], you [[escaping the dungeon|escape]], otherwise you die. In either case, the game will '''not''' ask for confirmation before you do this.
+* Controlled levelporting to a negative level will irretrievably end the game: If you have any of [[levitation]], [[flight]], or [[life saving]], you [[escaping the dungeon|escape]]; otherwise, you die. In either case, the game will '''not''' ask for confirmation before you do this.
-* Controlled levelporting to level 0 will normally kill you, but an amulet of life saving will save your life and your game.  Note that the game will ask for confirmation before you do this.
+* Controlled levelporting to level 0 will normally kill you, but an amulet of life saving will save your life (and game).  Note that the game will ask for confirmation before you do this.
 * You cannot enter the [[Wizard's tower]] area in [[Gehennom]] by levelporting. However, if you are already inside and your target level is one of the three tower levels, you will stay inside. This is useful if you wish to bypass the zoo.
 * There are various squares that you cannot land on by levelporting. On most levels, only rooms and air are legal arrival locations; on maze levels, corridors are also legal arrival locations.{{refsrc|mkmaze.c|231}} Additionally, you cannot land on a trap, nor on the [[vibrating square]]'s location.{{refsrc|mklev.c|1170}}