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 == Strategy ==
-Once [[teleport control]] is available, the spell can be used as a primary method of travel; prior to [[NetHack 3.6.2]], however, the [[Pw]] cost was too high to be sustainable for most characters, even with help from the [[Eye of the Aethiopica]]. As with most things that burn so much resources, the obvious use for it would be the [[ascension run]], but there are two factors making the spell less usable for that purpose: the [[Amulet of Yendor]] not only blocks 1/3 of teleportation attempts but also increases spell Pw costs (on average, doubling them - meaning that the spell is effectively 3 times as expensive in Pw during an ascension run).
+Once [[teleport control]] is available, the spell can be used as a primary method of travel; prior to [[NetHack 3.6.2]], however, the [[Pw]] cost was too high to be sustainable for most characters, even with help from the [[Eye of the Aethiopica]]. As with most things that burn so much resources, the obvious use for it would be the [[ascension run]], but there are two factors making the spell less usable for that purpose: the [[Amulet of Yendor]] not only blocks 1/3 of teleportation attempts but also increases spell Pw costs (on average, doubling them) – making the spell effectively 3 times as expensive in Pw during an ascension run.
-Instead, late in the game, the spell is best used to clear your path of monsters. If you do not need the [[experience]], [[intrinsics]], or [[death drop]]s from a monster – and during the ascension run, you typically don't – teleporting it away is as effective as killing it, and much faster. The spell can even be used on multiple monsters at once, if they happen to form a line; on the [[Astral Plane]], this is sometimes combined with [[jumping]] to jump into the gap thus created).
+Instead, late in the game, the spell is best used to clear your path of monsters. If you do not need the [[experience]], [[intrinsics]], or [[death drop]]s from a monster – and during the ascension run, you typically don't – teleporting it away is as effective as killing it, and much faster. The spell can even be used on multiple monsters at once, if they happen to form a line; on the [[Astral Plane]], this is sometimes followed by [[jumping]] into the gap thus created.
-Earlier in the game, there are two main uses for the spell. One is as an emergency escape from a dangerous situation, hoping to land somewhere safer. On most levels, you are very likely, but not guaranteed, to land somewhere out of danger; bear in mind that, without teleport control, there is always a chance you will move just a square or two and still be adjacent to whatever danger was threatening you. The other is to escape disconnected areas, which can arise either from [[vault]]s or due to a chokepoint that's guarded by monsters you don't want to deal with. However, as a level 6 spell, many characters will not be able to cast it until near the end of the game anyway, and will use other more accessible means of teleportation (e.g., a wand or [[scroll of teleportation]]).
+Earlier in the game, there are two main uses for the spell. One is as an emergency escape from a dangerous situation, hoping to land somewhere safer. On most levels, you are very likely, but not guaranteed, to land somewhere out of danger, but bear in mind that, without teleport control, there is always a chance you will move just a square or two and still be adjacent to whatever danger was threatening you. The other use is to escape from closed areas, such as [[vault]]s or spaces behind a chokepoint that's guarded by monsters you don't want to deal with. However, as a level 6 spell, many characters will not be able to cast it until near the end of the game anyway, and will use more accessible means of teleportation, such as a wand or [[scroll of teleportation|scroll]].
-However, the spell ''does'' has some advantages over teleport at will. One is that you can use it even when you don't meet the requirements to teleport at will; in particular, many players wish to avoid gaining [[teleportitis]] until they have a reliable source of teleport control, but the spell can be used even without teleportitis. The other is that the spell benefits from [[hungerless casting]]. As of NetHack 3.6.2, both actions now cost the same amount of power to perform, providing another advantage to the spell.
+However, the spell ''does'' has some advantages over teleport at will. One is that you can use it even when you don't meet the requirements to teleport at will; in particular, many players wish to avoid gaining [[teleportitis]] until they have a reliable source of teleport control, but the spell can be used without teleportitis. The other is that the spell benefits from [[hungerless casting]]. As of NetHack 3.6.2, teleporting by spell and teleporting at will now cost the same amount of power to perform, making the spell more attractive than before.
 == History ==

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 === Teleporting monsters ===
-The spell can be used on monsters, with similar effects to a [[wand of teleportation]]; the monster will [[teleport]] to a random square on the current level on which it can survive. (The major difference is that, as a spell, it costs nutrition and Pw rather than wand charges.) Only a very few monsters can resist the effect ([[Death (monster)|Death]], [[Pestilence]], and [[Famine]] will normally teleport next to you rather than to a random square); however, note that although [[covetous]] monsters can be affected by the spell, there is typically no point in doing so as the monster will simply teleport back next to you as part of its next turn.
 == Strategy ==

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 === Teleporting monsters ===
-The spell can be used on monsters, with similar effects to a [[wand of teleportation]]; the monster will [[teleport]] to a random square on the current level on which it can survive. (The major difference is that, as a spell, it costs nutrition and Pw rather than wand charges.) Only a very few monsters can resist the effect ([[Death]], [[Pestilence]], and [[Famine]] will normally teleport next to you rather than to a random square); however, note that although [[covetous]] monsters can be affected by the spell, there is typically no point in doing so as the monster will simply teleport back next to you as part of its next turn.
+The spell can be used on monsters, with similar effects to a [[wand of teleportation]]; the monster will [[teleport]] to a random square on the current level on which it can survive. (The major difference is that, as a spell, it costs nutrition and Pw rather than wand charges.) Only a very few monsters can resist the effect ([[Death (monster)|Death]], [[Pestilence]], and [[Famine]] will normally teleport next to you rather than to a random square); however, note that although [[covetous]] monsters can be affected by the spell, there is typically no point in doing so as the monster will simply teleport back next to you as part of its next turn.
 == Strategy ==

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 Instead, late in the game, the spell is best used to clear your path of monsters. If you do not need the [[experience]], [[intrinsics]], or [[death drop]]s from a monster – and during the ascension run, you typically don't – teleporting it away is as effective as killing it, and much faster. The spell can even be used on multiple monsters at once, if they happen to form a line; on the [[Astral Plane]], this is sometimes combined with [[jumping]] to jump into the gap thus created).
-Earlier in the game, there are two main uses for the spell. One is as an emergency escape from a dangerous situation, hoping to land somewhere safer. On most levels, you are very likely, but not guaranteed, to land somewhere out of danger; bear in mind that it's always possible to move just a single space and still end up next to whatever danger you were in previously. The other is to escape disconnected areas, which can arise either from [[vault]]s or due to a chokepoint that's guarded by monsters you don't want to deal with. However, as a level 6 spell, many characters will not be able to cast it until near the end of the game anyway, and will use other more accessible means of teleportation (e.g., a wand or [[scroll of teleportation]]).
+Earlier in the game, there are two main uses for the spell. One is as an emergency escape from a dangerous situation, hoping to land somewhere safer. On most levels, you are very likely, but not guaranteed, to land somewhere out of danger; bear in mind that, without teleport control, there is always a chance you will move just a square or two and still be adjacent to whatever danger was threatening you. The other is to escape disconnected areas, which can arise either from [[vault]]s or due to a chokepoint that's guarded by monsters you don't want to deal with. However, as a level 6 spell, many characters will not be able to cast it until near the end of the game anyway, and will use other more accessible means of teleportation (e.g., a wand or [[scroll of teleportation]]).
 However, the spell ''does'' has some advantages over teleport at will. One is that you can use it even when you don't meet the requirements to teleport at will; in particular, many players wish to avoid gaining [[teleportitis]] until they have a reliable source of teleport control, but the spell can be used even without teleportitis. The other is that the spell benefits from [[hungerless casting]]. As of NetHack 3.6.2, both actions now cost the same amount of power to perform, providing another advantage to the spell.

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 Earlier in the game, there are two main uses for the spell. One is as an emergency escape from a dangerous situation, hoping to land somewhere safer. On most levels, you are very likely, but not guaranteed, to land somewhere out of danger; bear in mind that it's always possible to move just a single space and still end up next to whatever danger you were in previously. The other is to escape disconnected areas, which can arise either from [[vault]]s or due to a chokepoint that's guarded by monsters you don't want to deal with. However, as a level 6 spell, many characters will not be able to cast it until near the end of the game anyway, and will use other more accessible means of teleportation (e.g. a wand or [[scroll of teleportation]].
-However, the spell ''does''' has some advantages over teleport at will. One is that you can use it even when you don't meet the requirements to teleport at will; in particular, many players wish to avoid gaining [[teleportitis]] until they have a reliable source of teleport control, but the spell can be used even without teleportitis. The other is that the spell benefits from [[hungerless casting]]. As of NetHack 3.6.2, both actions now cost the same amount of power to perform, providing another advantage to the spell.
+However, the spell ''does'' has some advantages over teleport at will. One is that you can use it even when you don't meet the requirements to teleport at will; in particular, many players wish to avoid gaining [[teleportitis]] until they have a reliable source of teleport control, but the spell can be used even without teleportitis. The other is that the spell benefits from [[hungerless casting]]. As of NetHack 3.6.2, both actions now cost the same amount of power to perform, providing another advantage to the spell.
 == History ==

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 {{spellbook|name=teleport away|level=6|type=escape|turns=36|direction=beam|equiv=[[wand of teleportation]]|abundance=1.52%}}
-This spellbook allows you to learn the '''teleport away''' spell. This is a beam-type spell that can be aimed at monsters or at yourself.
+In ''[[NetHack]]'', the '''spellbook of teleport away''' allows you to learn the '''spell of teleport away'''.
 == Effects ==
-=== Teleporting yourself ===
+===Teleporting yourself===
+Casting this spell at yourself has the same effect as the [[teleport at will]] action or zapping yourself with a [[wand of teleportation]] - unless you are on a [[no-teleport]] level, you teleport to a random square on the current level that you can stand on (e.g. in your default form, you won't end up over water, inside a wall or monster, on a trap, etc.). The teleportation is not inherently controlled, but if you have [[teleport control]], you can use that to control your destination.
 === Teleporting monsters ===
 The spell can be used on monsters, with similar effects to a [[wand of teleportation]]; the monster will [[teleport]] to a random square on the current level on which it can survive. (The major difference is that, as a spell, it costs nutrition and Pw rather than wand charges.) Only a very few monsters can resist the effect ([[Death]], [[Pestilence]], and [[Famine]] will normally teleport next to you rather than to a random square); however, note that although [[covetous]] monsters can be affected by the spell, there is typically no point in doing so as the monster will simply teleport back next to you as part of its next turn.
 == Strategy ==
-Once [[teleport control]] is available, the spell can be used as a primary method of travel, but this is unwise in general play because the [[Pw]] cost is too high to be sustainable for most characters, even with help from the [[Eye of the Aethiopica]]. As with most things that burn resources unsustainably, the obvious use for it would be the [[ascension run]], but there are two factors making the spell less usable for that purpose: the [[Amulet of Yendor]] blocks 1/3 of teleportation attempts, and increases spell Pw costs (on average, doubling them), meaning that the spell is effectively 3 times as expensive in Pw during an ascension run.
+Instead, late in the game, the spell is best used to clear your path of monsters. If you do not need the [[experience]], [[intrinsics]], or [[death drop]]s from a monster – and during the ascension run, you typically don't – teleporting it away is as effective as killing it, and much faster. The spell can even be used on multiple monsters at once, if they happen to form a line; on the [[Astral Plane]], this is sometimes combined with [[jumping]] to jump into the gap thus created).
-Instead, late in the game, the spell is best used to clear your path of monsters. If you do not need the [[experience]], [[intrinsics]], or [[death drop]]s from a monster – and during the ascension run, you typically don't – teleporting it away is as effective as killing it, and much faster. The spell can even be used on multiple monsters at once, if they happen to form a line (and on the [[Astral Plane]], is sometimes combined with [[jumping]] to jump into the gap thus created).
+Earlier in the game, there are two main uses for the spell. One is as an emergency escape from a dangerous situation, hoping to land somewhere safer. On most levels, you are very likely, but not guaranteed, to land somewhere out of danger; bear in mind that it's always possible to move just a single space and still end up next to whatever danger you were in previously. The other is to escape disconnected areas, which can arise either from [[vault]]s or due to a chokepoint that's guarded by monsters you don't want to deal with. However, as a level 6 spell, many characters will not be able to cast it until near the end of the game anyway, and will use other more accessible means of teleportation (e.g. a wand or [[scroll of teleportation]].
-Earlier in the game, there are two main uses for the spell. One is as an emergency escape from a dangerous situation, hoping to land somewhere safer. On most levels, you are very likely, but not guaranteed, to land somewhere out of danger; bear in mind that it's always possible to move just a single space and still end up next to whatever danger you were in previously. The other is to escape disconnected areas, which can arise either from [[vault]]s or due to a chokepoint that's guarded by monsters you don't want to deal with. However, as a level 6 spell, many characters will not be able to cast it until near the end of the game anyway.
+However, the spell ''does''' has some advantages over teleport at will. One is that you can use it even when you don't meet the requirements to teleport at will; in particular, many players wish to avoid gaining [[teleportitis]] until they have a reliable source of teleport control, but the spell can be used even without teleportitis. The other is that the spell benefits from [[hungerless casting]]. As of NetHack 3.6.2, both actions now cost the same amount of power to perform, providing another advantage to the spell.
 == History ==
+In [[NetHack 3.6.1]] and earlier, this spell was somewhat more expensive in Pw than [[teleport at will]]; at the time, teleport at will cost 19 Pw, teleport away cost 30 Pw).
 [[Category:Spellbooks|Teleport away]]
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