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 A '''wand of digging''' is a type of [[wand]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''.
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 ==Description==
-[[Zapping]] a wand of digging in a given direction produces a [[ray]] that can [[dig]] open a corridor of several [[square]]s through [[solid rock]] and walls, passing harmlessly through [[boulder]]s and destroying any [[door]]s in its path. Zapping the wand upward causes a [[rock]] to fall from the ceiling and bonk the [[hero]] on the head unless they are underwater. Zapping the wand downward creates a [[hole]], and doing this on an undiggable floor creates a [[pit]] - unless the hero are [[levitating]], [[flying]], or else randomly escapes, they will fall into the resulting trap. Zapping the wand and digging through the walls or doors of [[Minetown]] will anger the [[watch]]; zapping the wand down on a [[headstone]] always creates a pit on the square and unearths the contents of that grave, with appropriate penalties to [[alignment record]].
+[[Zapping]] a wand of digging in a given direction produces a [[ray]] that can [[dig]] open a corridor of several [[square]]s through [[solid rock]] and walls, passing harmlessly through [[boulder]]s and destroying any [[door]]s in its path. Zapping the wand upward causes a [[rock]] to fall from the ceiling and bonk the [[hero]] on the head unless they are underwater. Zapping the wand downward creates a [[hole]], and doing this on an undiggable floor creates a [[pit]]&mdash;unless the hero is [[levitating]], [[flying]], or else randomly escapes, they will fall into the resulting trap. Zapping the wand and digging through the walls or doors of [[Minetown]] will anger the [[watch]]; zapping the wand down on a [[headstone]] always creates a pit on the square and unearths the contents of that grave, with appropriate penalties to [[alignment record]].
 Zapping the wand in a maze level will limit the ray's effect to one square, and the ray has no effect on undiggable walls and rock. Zapping the wand while being [[engulfed]] by a non-[[whirly]] monster sets the monster's current HP to 1 and expels the hero.{{refsrc|src/dig.c|1410|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
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 Zapping the wand, seeing it zapped or [[engraving]] with the wand will [[auto-identify]] it, and engraving with the wand creates a semi-permanent engraving.
-[[Breaking wands|Breaking]] a [[charged]] wand of digging by [[applying]] it, or wresting one last charge from an applied wand, will cause an explosion that deals anywhere between 1 and (4&times;<charges>) damage and creates pits or holes on the hero's square and the eight squares around them{{refsrc|src/apply.c|3416|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}&mdash;undiggable floors, [[stairs]], [[boulder]]s, other [[trap]]s, and [[altar]]s are not affected, and any dungeon features on those squares (e.g. [[throne]]s) are destroyed.{{refsrc|src/dig.c|183|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=<code>dig_check</code> function}}
+[[Breaking wands|Breaking]] a charged wand of digging by [[applying]] it, or wresting one last charge from an applied wand, will cause an explosion that deals anywhere between 1 and (4&times;<charges>) damage and creates pits or holes on the hero's square and the eight squares around them{{refsrc|src/apply.c|3416|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}&mdash;undiggable floors, [[stairs]], [[boulder]]s, other [[trap]]s, and [[altar]]s are not affected, and any dungeon features on those squares (e.g. [[throne]]s) are destroyed.{{refsrc|src/dig.c|183|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=<code>dig_check</code> function}}
 Monsters that are not shopkeepers, guards or temple priests can zap this wand, and will use it exclusively to escape from the hero when at low health, creating a hole for them to fall (or fly) through. A monster will not use the wand this way in [[Sokoban]] unless the puzzle on that floor is solved. This fails on an undiggable floor as normal, though the monster will continue zapping the wand regardless.

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 Wands of digging can aid in clearing [[treasure zoo]]s, [[throne room]]s and other similar [[special room]]s by zapping the wand to destroy the doors without creating [[noise]].
-The wand is a practically ubiquitous aid in navigating [[Gehennom]] - even with the above difficulty in obtaining one from a monster, a character is likely to have several spare wands by the time they reach the [[Valley of the Dead]], and being able to consistently kill minotaurs can net them several more. Zapping a wand of digging diagonally at the [[Wizard's Tower]] allows a character to fire a [[wand of death]] or [[finger of death]] through the newly-created gap at the [[Wizard of Yendor]], potentially killing him without giving him the chance to cast spells and leaving the [[Book of the Dead]] to be retrieved with relatively little trouble.
+The wand is a practically ubiquitous aid in navigating [[Gehennom]]&mdash;even with the above difficulty in obtaining one from a monster, a hero is likely to have several spare wands by the time they reach the [[Valley of the Dead]], and being able to consistently kill minotaurs can net them several more. Zapping a wand of digging diagonally at the [[Wizard's Tower]] allows the hero to fire a [[wand of death]] or [[finger of death]] through the newly-created gap at the [[Wizard of Yendor]]; a hit will kill him without giving him the chance to warp or cast spells, and leaves the [[Book of the Dead]] to be retrieved with relatively little trouble.
-The wand of digging also proves valuable for [[ascension kit]]s; navigating the Plane of Earth is easiest with this method, and zapping the doors on the [[Astral Plane]] can save a lot of time in searching for your high altar.
+The wand of digging also proves valuable for [[ascension kit]]s: navigating the Plane of Earth is easiest with the wand (including the one provided by the minotaur there), and zapping the doors on the [[Astral Plane]] can save a lot of time in searching for your high altar.
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 ===UnNetHack===
-In [[UnNetHack]], wands of digging are no longer restricted to digging a single square on maze levels. Wands of digging are ineffective on the [[ice wall]]s and [[crystal ice wall]]s generated in [[Sheol]], although other forms of digging are still effective.
+In [[UnNetHack]], wands of digging are no longer restricted to digging a single square on maze levels. Wands of digging are ineffective on the [[ice wall]]s and [[crystal ice wall]]s generated in [[Sheol]], although other forms of digging are still usable.
 Zapping a wand of digging to escape the engulfing of Juiblex will only halve his current HP, rather than reducing it to 1.

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 Zapping the wand, seeing it zapped or [[engraving]] with the wand will [[auto-identify]] it, and engraving with the wand creates a semi-permanent engraving.
-[[Applying]] a [[charged]] wand of digging (or wresting one last charge from an applied wand) will break it, causing an explosion that deals anywhere between 1 and (4&times;<charges>) damage and creates pits or holes on the hero's square and the eight squares around them{{refsrc|src/apply.c|3416|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}&mdash;undiggable floors, [[stairs]], [[boulder]]s, other [[trap]]s, and [[altar]]s are not affected, and any dungeon features on those squares (e.g. [[throne]]s) are destroyed.{{refsrc|src/dig.c|183|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=<code>dig_check</code> function}}
+[[Breaking wands|Breaking]] a [[charged]] wand of digging by [[applying]] it, or wresting one last charge from an applied wand, will cause an explosion that deals anywhere between 1 and (4&times;<charges>) damage and creates pits or holes on the hero's square and the eight squares around them{{refsrc|src/apply.c|3416|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}&mdash;undiggable floors, [[stairs]], [[boulder]]s, other [[trap]]s, and [[altar]]s are not affected, and any dungeon features on those squares (e.g. [[throne]]s) are destroyed.{{refsrc|src/dig.c|183|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=<code>dig_check</code> function}}
 Monsters that are not shopkeepers, guards or temple priests can zap this wand, and will use it exclusively to escape from the hero when at low health, creating a hole for them to fall (or fly) through. A monster will not use the wand this way in [[Sokoban]] unless the puzzle on that floor is solved. This fails on an undiggable floor as normal, though the monster will continue zapping the wand regardless.

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 ==Description==
-[[Zapping]] a wand of digging in a given direction produces a [[ray]] that can [[dig]] open a corridor of several [[square]]s through [[solid rock]] and walls, passing harmlessly through [[boulder]]s and destroying any [[door]]s in its path. Zapping the wand upward causes a [[rock]] to fall from the ceiling and bonk the [[hero]] on the head unless they are underwater. Zapping the wand downward creates a [[hole]], and doing this on an undiggable floor creates a [[pit]] - unless the hero are [[levitating]], [[flying]], or else randomly escapes, they will fall through. Zapping the wand and digging through the walls or doors of [[Minetown]] will anger the [[watch]]; zapping the wand down on a [[headstone]] always creates a pit on the square and unearths the contents of that grave, with appropriate penalties to [[alignment record]].
+[[Zapping]] a wand of digging in a given direction produces a [[ray]] that can [[dig]] open a corridor of several [[square]]s through [[solid rock]] and walls, passing harmlessly through [[boulder]]s and destroying any [[door]]s in its path. Zapping the wand upward causes a [[rock]] to fall from the ceiling and bonk the [[hero]] on the head unless they are underwater. Zapping the wand downward creates a [[hole]], and doing this on an undiggable floor creates a [[pit]] - unless the hero are [[levitating]], [[flying]], or else randomly escapes, they will fall into the resulting trap. Zapping the wand and digging through the walls or doors of [[Minetown]] will anger the [[watch]]; zapping the wand down on a [[headstone]] always creates a pit on the square and unearths the contents of that grave, with appropriate penalties to [[alignment record]].
 Zapping the wand in a maze level will limit the ray's effect to one square, and the ray has no effect on undiggable walls and rock. Zapping the wand while being [[engulfed]] by a non-[[whirly]] monster sets the monster's current HP to 1 and expels the hero.{{refsrc|src/dig.c|1410|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
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 [[Applying]] a [[charged]] wand of digging (or wresting one last charge from an applied wand) will break it, causing an explosion that deals anywhere between 1 and (4&times;<charges>) damage and creates pits or holes on the hero's square and the eight squares around them{{refsrc|src/apply.c|3416|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}&mdash;undiggable floors, [[stairs]], [[boulder]]s, other [[trap]]s, and [[altar]]s are not affected, and any dungeon features on those squares (e.g. [[throne]]s) are destroyed.{{refsrc|src/dig.c|183|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=<code>dig_check</code> function}}
-Monsters that are not shopkeepers, guards or temple priests can zap this wand and will use it exclusively when at low health to escape from the hero, creating a hole for them to fall (or fly) through. A monster will not use the wand this way in [[Sokoban]] unless the puzzle on that floor is solved. This fails on an undiggable floor as normal, though the monster will continue zapping the wand regardless.
+Monsters that are not shopkeepers, guards or temple priests can zap this wand, and will use it exclusively to escape from the hero when at low health, creating a hole for them to fall (or fly) through. A monster will not use the wand this way in [[Sokoban]] unless the puzzle on that floor is solved. This fails on an undiggable floor as normal, though the monster will continue zapping the wand regardless.
 {{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|9ab6994eae995bb78f200251e6b8b96414ec48ac}}, [[Juiblex]] now only loses half of his HP from the hero zapping the wand while he is engulfing them.
-Zapping the wand down on an undiggable floor will create a pit. Per {{commit|a18859ddb5a3407fb872538f73b67550907adf2f}}, fleeing monsters will do the same when zapping the wand, causing them to fall into the resulting pit, and per {{commit|23e6a054eef14b85d929e09327f808c67603c351}} they will not zap the wand further in such a situation if there is already a pit present. Per {{commit|9079250cfc598e3f3c93cef459261fe63addae06}}, this includes [[Vlad the Impaler]] when still inside [[Vlad's Tower|his own tower]].
+Per {{commit|a18859ddb5a3407fb872538f73b67550907adf2f}}, fleeing monsters will create a pit when zapping the wand on an undiggable floor, causing them to fall into the resulting pit unless they are flying or levitating&mdash;per {{commit|23e6a054eef14b85d929e09327f808c67603c351}}, they will also not zap the wand further if there is already a pit present. Per {{commit|9079250cfc598e3f3c93cef459261fe63addae06}}, this includes [[Vlad the Impaler]] while he is still inside [[Vlad's Tower|his own tower]].
 Per {{commit|ab37888b365daa63b738c76ae6e67a0210899ff5}} the blast from an applied wand of digging can destroy regular altars&mddash;per {{commit|8764ae123b4abcf63f1df8932da25bae68e1e7d5}} this will incur the [[anger]] of that altar's [[god]], and shopkeepers will demand restitution for any destruction to their shops caused by breaking the wand.

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 A wand of digging can be useful for the aspiring [[Stealing from shops|shoplifter]]; one of the best methods of doing so is to dig through the shop walls using the wand, then step outside of them and zap it downward.
-Wands of digging can aid in clearing [[treasure zoo]]s, [[throne room]]s and other similar [[special room]]s without waking the inhabitants, especially since destroying a door this way does not create [[noise]].
+Wands of digging can aid in clearing [[treasure zoo]]s, [[throne room]]s and other similar [[special room]]s by zapping the wand to destroy the doors without creating [[noise]].
 The wand is a practically ubiquitous aid in navigating [[Gehennom]] - even with the above difficulty in obtaining one from a monster, a character is likely to have several spare wands by the time they reach the [[Valley of the Dead]], and being able to consistently kill minotaurs can net them several more. Zapping a wand of digging diagonally at the [[Wizard's Tower]] allows a character to fire a [[wand of death]] or [[finger of death]] through the newly-created gap at the [[Wizard of Yendor]], potentially killing him without giving him the chance to cast spells and leaving the [[Book of the Dead]] to be retrieved with relatively little trouble.
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 The wand of digging first appears in Hack 1.21 and Hack PDP-11, which are based on [[Jay Fenlason's Hack]], and is included in the initial item list for [[Hack 1.0]].
-In [[NetHack 3.4.3]] and earlier versions, including some variants based on those versions, altars can be destroyed by applying a wand of digging while charged (or wresting one last charge from an applied wand).
+In [[NetHack 3.4.3]] and earlier versions, including some variants based on those versions, altars can be destroyed by applying a wand of digging while charged (or by wresting one last charge from an applied wand).
 ==Messages==
-{{message|You barely hear some noises.|You zapped a wand of digging while underwater.}}
+{{message|You dig a hole through the floor.|You zapped a wand of digging downward.}}
 {{message|The <wall/rock> glows then fades.|You zapped a wand of digging at undiggable terrain.}}
-{{message|The floor is too hard to dig in here.|A wand was zapped at an undiggable floor.}}
+{{message|The floor is too hard to dig in here.|A monster zapped the wand down at an undiggable floor.}}
 {{message|The door is razed!|A door was destroyed by a ray from a wand of digging.}}
 ==Variants==
 ===SLASH'EM===
-In [[SLASH'EM]], zapping a boulder with a wand of digging will vaporize it, and doing so in [[Sokoban]] will incur a -1 [[luck]] penalty. Rays from a wand of digging will also halve the current HP of "stony" monsters, including [[xorn]]s, [[earth elemental]]s, [[statue gargoyle]]s (but ''not'' regular [[gargoyle]]s), and [[stone golem]]s.{{refsrc|mondata.h|206|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
+In [[SLASH'EM]], zapping a boulder with a wand of digging will vaporize it, and doing so in [[Sokoban]] will incur a -1 [[luck]] penalty.
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 ==Generation==
-A wand of digging can generate with up to 8 charges.
+[[Wizard]]s may be given a wand of digging as the random wand in their starting inventory.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|164|nethack=3.6.7}}
-Monsters may be generated carrying a wand of digging as a [[defensive item]], with the exception of [[floating eye]]s.{{refsrc|src/muse.c|536|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} [[Minotaur]]s have a {{frac|3}} chance of [[monster starting inventory|being generated with]] a wand of digging, and the minotaur generated upon entering the [[Plane of Earth]] is guaranteed to have one.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|708|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+Wands of digging make up {{frac|11|200}} (5.5%) of all randomly-generated wands. General [[store]]s and "quality apparel and accessories" shops can sell wands of digging.
-[[Shopkeeper]]s, [[guard]]s, and [[aligned priest|temple priest]]s can generate with a wand of digging, despite being unable to use them.{{refsrc|src/shknam.c|655|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/vault.c|387|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/priest.c|239|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}<ref>While none of them are supposed to receive a wand of digging, <code>mtmp->{isshk,isgd,ispriest}</code> are only set after <code>makemon()</code> is called.</ref>
+[[Minotaur]]s have a {{frac|3}} chance of [[monster starting inventory|being generated with]] a wand of digging, and the minotaur generated upon entering the [[Plane of Earth]] is guaranteed to have one.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|708|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} Other randomly generated monsters that are given a [[miscellaneous item]] may be given a wand of digging, except for [[floating eye]]s{{refsrc|src/muse.c|1051|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}&mdash;while this is intended to exclude [[shopkeeper]]s, [[guard]]s and [[aligned priest|temple priests]], the code is bugged and gives them the item before their monster flags are set.
 ==Description==
-[[Zap]]ping a wand of digging in a given direction produces a ray that can [[dig]] open a corridor of several [[square]]s through [[solid rock]] and walls, destroying any [[door]]s in its path; the ray has no effect on [[boulder]]s. Zapping the wand upward causes a [[rock]] to fall from the ceiling and bonk you on the head, unless you are underwater. Zapping the wand downward creates a [[hole]], and doing this on an undiggable floor creates a [[pit]] - unless you are [[levitating]], [[flying]], or else happen to escape, you will fall in. Doing so on a [[headstone]] always creates a pit on the square and unearths the contents of that grave, with appropriate penalties to [[alignment record]].
+[[Zapping]] a wand of digging in a given direction produces a [[ray]] that can [[dig]] open a corridor of several [[square]]s through [[solid rock]] and walls, passing harmlessly through [[boulder]]s and destroying any [[door]]s in its path. Zapping the wand upward causes a [[rock]] to fall from the ceiling and bonk the [[hero]] on the head unless they are underwater. Zapping the wand downward creates a [[hole]], and doing this on an undiggable floor creates a [[pit]] - unless the hero are [[levitating]], [[flying]], or else randomly escapes, they will fall through. Zapping the wand and digging through the walls or doors of [[Minetown]] will anger the [[watch]]; zapping the wand down on a [[headstone]] always creates a pit on the square and unearths the contents of that grave, with appropriate penalties to [[alignment record]].
-Zapping the wand in a maze level will limit the ray's effect to one square; the ray has no effect on undiggable walls and rock. Zapping the wand while being [[engulfed]] by a non-[[whirly]] monster sets the monster's current HP to 1 and expels you.{{refsrc|src/dig.c|1410|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} Razing the walls and/or doors of [[Minetown]] will anger the [[watch]].
+Zapping the wand in a maze level will limit the ray's effect to one square, and the ray has no effect on undiggable walls and rock. Zapping the wand while being [[engulfed]] by a non-[[whirly]] monster sets the monster's current HP to 1 and expels the hero.{{refsrc|src/dig.c|1410|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
-Attempting to [[engrave]] with the wand will [[auto-identify]] it, then prompt you for what you want to engrave - using the wand this ways creates a semi-permanent engraving. Zapping the wand or seeing a monster zap it will also auto-identify it.
+Zapping the wand, seeing it zapped or [[engraving]] with the wand will [[auto-identify]] it, and engraving with the wand creates a semi-permanent engraving.
-[[Apply]]ing a [[charge]]d wand of digging, or wresting one last charge from applying an empty wand, will break the wand and create pits or holes on your square and the eight squares around you, with the exception of undiggable floors, [[stairs]], [[boulder]]s, [[trap]]s, and [[altar]]s.{{refsrc|src/apply.c|3414|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/dig.c|183|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=<code>dig_check</code> function}} This can destroy [[throne]]s.
+[[Applying]] a [[charged]] wand of digging will break it, causing an explosion that deals anywhere between 1 and (4&times;<charges>) damage and creates pits or holes on the hero's square and the eight squares around them{{refsrc|src/apply.c|3416|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}&mdash;undiggable floors, [[stairs]], [[boulder]]s, other [[trap]]s, and [[altar]]s are not affected, and any dungeon features on those squares (e.g. [[throne]]s) are destroyed.{{refsrc|src/dig.c|183|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=<code>dig_check</code> function}}
-A fleeing monster with a wand of digging may zap it wand downward to escape; monsters that try this on an undiggable floor will simply fail to dig, though this does not stop them making repeated attempts. Shopkeepers, guards, and temple priests will not use a wand of digging, as mentioned above.
+Monsters that are not shopkeepers, guards or temple priests can zap this wand and will use it exclusively when at low health to escape from the hero, creating a hole for them to fall (or fly) through. A monster will not use the wand this way in [[Sokoban]] unless the puzzle on that floor is solved. This fails on an undiggable floor as normal, though the monster will continue zapping the wand regardless.
 {{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Juiblex now only loses half of his HP when hit with digging magic from inside.
 The blast from applying a charged wand of digging (or applying and wresting a last charge from an empty one) can destroy altars.}}
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 ==Variants==
 ===SLASH'EM===
-In [[SLASH'EM]], zapping a boulder with a wand of digging will vaporize it; doing this in [[Sokoban]] will incur a -1 [[Luck]] penalty. Rays from a wand of digging will also halve the current HP of "stony" monsters, including [[xorn]]s, [[earth elemental]]s, [[statue gargoyle]]s (but ''not'' regular [[gargoyle]]s), and [[stone golem]]s.{{refsrc|mondata.h|206|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
+In [[SLASH'EM]], zapping a boulder with a wand of digging will vaporize it, and doing so in [[Sokoban]] will incur a -1 [[luck]] penalty. Rays from a wand of digging will also halve the current HP of "stony" monsters, including [[xorn]]s, [[earth elemental]]s, [[statue gargoyle]]s (but ''not'' regular [[gargoyle]]s), and [[stone golem]]s.{{refsrc|mondata.h|206|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], [[The Rod of Lordly Might]], [[dNetHack artifacts#The Rod of the Elvish Lords|The Rod of the Elvish Lords]] and [[dNetHack artifacts#The Sceptre of Lolth|The Sceptre of Lolth]] can each be [[invoked]] while in the form of a [[mace]] for effects similar to a wand of digging. The invoked artifact becomes a "ladder" that allows you to escape to the floor below if you invoke it while possessing the [[Amulet of Yendor]]; invoking this effect while being [[engulf]]ed by a solid monster will severely damage them, reducing the current HP of unique monsters by {{frac|4}} and setting the monster's HP to 1 otherwise. In all cases, these invoke effects are governed by timeout.
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], [[The Rod of Lordly Might]], [[dNetHack artifacts#The Rod of the Elvish Lords|The Rod of the Elvish Lords]] and [[dNetHack artifacts#The Sceptre of Lolth|The Sceptre of Lolth]] can each be [[invoked]] while in the form of a [[mace]] for effects similar to a wand of digging. The invoked artifact becomes a "ladder" that allows you to escape to the floor below if you invoke it while possessing the [[Amulet of Yendor]]; invoking this effect while being [[engulf]]ed by a solid monster will severely damage them, reducing the current HP of unique monsters by {{frac|4}} and setting the monster's HP to 1 otherwise. In all cases, these invoke effects are governed by timeout.
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