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Wand of fear from SLASH'EM

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{{wand
|name=fear
|cost=200
|type=beam
|maxcharges=
|abundance=2.5%
|muse=none
}}
The '''wand of fear''' is a wand in [[SLASH'EM]]<ref>{{sourcecode|objects.c|1160|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}</ref>. Zapping it at a target causes the target to become [[scare]]d and [[flee]] ("<foo> suddenly panics!")<ref>{{sourcecode|zap.c|266|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}</ref>. Monsters with sufficient [[magic resistance (monster)|MR]] may resist being scared, and [[undead]] targets will not be affected.

The wand has a base value of 200, equal to that of the wands of [[wand of cancellation|cancellation]], [[wand of create monster|create monster]], [[wand of polymorph|polymorph]], and [[wand of teleportation|teleportation]].

Attempting to [[engrave]] with a wand of fear returns the message "The bugs on the <floor> run away!" The wand will not self-identify, though this is the only wand that will have this effect.

==Strategy==

The wand of fear gives combat pragmatists a new option for scaring away monsters they do not want to fight. Its advantages are that it does not depend on vulnerable environmental factors (like [[Elbereth]] or a dropped [[scroll of scare monster]]), does not require spellcasting [[energy]] (as casting [[Spellbook of cause fear|cause fear]] or [[Spellbook of turn undead|turn undead]] would), and does not awaken sleeping monsters (as a [[tooled horn]] or [[leather drum]] would). Its disadvantages are that it is limited by its number of [[charge]]s, only affects monsters that are zapped with it, can be resisted, and has no effect on the undead.

In spite of these disadvantage, a wand of fear can be a useful [[escape item]] in certain situations, as when there is a single enemy you want to scare away, one that has a low magic resistance and is not undead.

As with other methods of scaring monsters, players should remember that fleeing monsters can still use ranged attacks, and that attacking a fleeing opponent is a [[Knight#Honor in combat|cowardly]] act for [[Knight]]s.

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-The '''wand of fear''' is a wand in [[SLASH'EM]]<ref>{{sourcecode|objects.c|1160|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}</ref>. Zapping it at a target causes the target to become [[scare]]d and [[flee]] ("<foo> suddenly panics!")<ref>{{sourcecode|zap.c|266|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}</ref>. Monsters with sufficient [[magic resistance (monster)|MR]] may resist being scared, and [[undead]] targets will not be affected.
+The '''wand of fear''' is a wand in [[SLASH'EM]]<ref>{{sourcecode|objects.c|1160|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}</ref> and [[Hack'EM]]. Zapping it at a target causes the target to become [[scare]]d and [[flee]] ("<foo> suddenly panics!")<ref>{{sourcecode|zap.c|266|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}</ref>. Monsters with sufficient [[magic resistance (monster)|MR]] may resist being scared, and [[undead]] targets will not be affected.
 The wand has a base value of 200, equal to that of the wands of [[wand of cancellation|cancellation]], [[wand of create monster|create monster]], [[wand of polymorph|polymorph]], and [[wand of teleportation|teleportation]].
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 As with other methods of scaring monsters, players should remember that fleeing monsters can still use ranged attacks, and that attacking a fleeing opponent is a [[Knight#Honor in combat|cowardly]] act for [[Knight]]s.
 ==References==