Wand of locking - Revision history

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Umbire the Phantom: Forcing a split here was entirely to the detriment of both articles, considering the basic "wand v. spell" differences, and the "core" article probably struggled to justify its existence in 2012 let alone now

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Forcing a split here was entirely to the detriment of both articles, considering the basic "wand v. spell" differences, and the "core" article probably struggled to justify its existence in 2012 let alone now

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some expansion

Luxidream at 20:19, 24 July 2018

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 ==Description==
-[[Zapping]] the wand of locking has the same effects as a [[spell of wizard lock]]: the wand emits a beam in the prompted direction that closes and/or locks any [[drawbridge]]s, lockable [[container]]s and [[door]]s it makes contact with, as well as creating locked doors in doorways within room walls{{refsrc|src/lock.c|883|nethack=3.6.7}}&mdash;a door or doorway that has an item or trap in it will not have a locked door created on its square, and a doorway on the [[Rogue level]] will be converted to an undiscovered secret door.{{refsrc|src/lock.c|957|nethack=3.6.7}} The wand will repair any broken locks where necessary, but cannot repair destroyed drawbridges.
+[[Zapping]] the wand of locking has the same effects as a [[spell of wizard lock]]: the wand emits a beam in the prompted direction that closes and/or locks any [[drawbridge]]s, lockable [[container]]s and [[door]]s it makes contact with, as well as creating locked doors in doorways within room walls{{refsrc|src/lock.c|883|nethack=3.6.7}}&mdash;a door or doorway that has an item or trap in it will not be closed or have a locked door created on its square, and a doorway on the [[Rogue level]] will be converted to an undiscovered secret door.{{refsrc|src/lock.c|957|nethack=3.6.7}} The wand will repair any broken locks where necessary, but cannot repair destroyed drawbridges.
-Zapping the wand downward while over a [[hole]] will convert it into a [[trap door]].{{refsrc|src/zap.c|2908|nethack=3.6.7}}
+Zapping the spell downward while over a [[hole]] will convert it into a [[trap door]].{{refsrc|src/zap.c|2908|nethack=3.6.7}}
 The wand will [[auto-identify]] if it locks or creates a door, locks a container or is zapped to create a trap door.<!--need to get the nitty gritty detail on that...-->
-[[Apply]]ing a wand of locking to break it has no effect.{{refsrc|src/apply.c|3359|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+[[Applying]] a wand of locking to break it has no effect.{{refsrc|src/apply.c|3359|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 {{upcoming|3.7.0|Per {{commit|149cb96020c9fb6c88e3b405f2fc5637dcc2fe11}}, a cloaked [[mimic]] hit by the wand's beam will uncloak.}}

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 The wand will [[auto-identify]] if it locks or creates a door, locks a container or is zapped to create a trap door.<!--need to get the nitty gritty detail on that...-->
-[[Apply]]ing a wand of locking has no effect.{{refsrc|src/apply.c|3359|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+[[Apply]]ing a wand of locking to break it has no effect.{{refsrc|src/apply.c|3359|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 {{upcoming|3.7.0|Per {{commit|149cb96020c9fb6c88e3b405f2fc5637dcc2fe11}}, a cloaked [[mimic]] hit by the wand's beam will uncloak.}}

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 ==Description==
-The wand of locking is a [[directional spell]] that has the same effects as a [[spell of wizard lock]]: when [[zapped]], the wand emits a beam in the prompted direction that closes and/or locks any [[drawbridge]]s, lockable [[container]]s and [[door]]s it makes contact with, as well as creating locked doors in doorways within room walls{{refsrc|src/lock.c|883|nethack=3.6.7}}&mdash;a door or doorway that has an item or trap in it will not have a locked door created on its square, and a doorway on the [[Rogue level]] will be converted to an undiscovered secret door.{{refsrc|src/lock.c|957|nethack=3.6.7}} The wand will repair any broken locks where necessary, but cannot repair destroyed drawbridges.
+[[Zapping]] the wand of locking has the same effects as a [[spell of wizard lock]]: the wand emits a beam in the prompted direction that closes and/or locks any [[drawbridge]]s, lockable [[container]]s and [[door]]s it makes contact with, as well as creating locked doors in doorways within room walls{{refsrc|src/lock.c|883|nethack=3.6.7}}&mdash;a door or doorway that has an item or trap in it will not have a locked door created on its square, and a doorway on the [[Rogue level]] will be converted to an undiscovered secret door.{{refsrc|src/lock.c|957|nethack=3.6.7}} The wand will repair any broken locks where necessary, but cannot repair destroyed drawbridges.
 Zapping the wand downward while over a [[hole]] will convert it into a [[trap door]].{{refsrc|src/zap.c|2908|nethack=3.6.7}}

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	The wand will [[auto-identify]] if it locks or creates a door, locks a container or is zapped to create a trap door.<!--need to get the nitty gritty detail on that...-->		The wand will [[auto-identify]] if it locks or creates a door, locks a container or is zapped to create a trap door.<!--need to get the nitty gritty detail on that...-->
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		+	[[Apply]]ing a wand of locking has no effect.{{refsrc\|src/apply.c\|3359\|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}

	{{upcoming\|3.7.0\|Per {{commit\|149cb96020c9fb6c88e3b405f2fc5637dcc2fe11}}, a cloaked [[mimic]] hit by the wand's beam will uncloak.}}		{{upcoming\|3.7.0\|Per {{commit\|149cb96020c9fb6c88e3b405f2fc5637dcc2fe11}}, a cloaked [[mimic]] hit by the wand's beam will uncloak.}}

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 The wand will [[auto-identify]] if it locks or creates a door, locks a container or is zapped to create a trap door.<!--need to get the nitty gritty detail on that...-->
-{{upcoming|3.7.0|Per {{commit|149cb96020c9fb6c88e3b405f2fc5637dcc2fe11}}, a cloaked [[mimic]] hit by the spell will uncloak.}}
+{{upcoming|3.7.0|Per {{commit|149cb96020c9fb6c88e3b405f2fc5637dcc2fe11}}, a cloaked [[mimic]] hit by the wand's beam will uncloak.}}
 ==Strategy==

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 ===EvilHack===
 In [[EvilHack]], the wand of locking is one of the few ways to lock a cracked [[iron safe]], and is one of a handful of methods that can lock a [[crystal chest]].
 ==References==

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 The wand will [[auto-identify]] if it locks or creates a door, locks a container or is zapped to create a trap door.<!--need to get the nitty gritty detail on that...-->
 ==Strategy==
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 {{message|Some dust swirls beneath you.|As above, but you were blind or not aware of the trap.}}
 {{message|Some frost swirls beneath you.|As above, while you were blind or not aware of the trap, and it was on an [[ice]] square.}}
 ==References==
 <references/>
-{{nethack-361}}
+{{nethack-367}}
 [[Category:Wands|Locking]]

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 ==Generation==
-The wand of locking makes up 2.5% of all randomly generated wands.
+[[Wizard]]s may be given a wand of locking as the random wand in their starting inventory.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|164|nethack=3.6.7}}
 ==Description==
-[[Zapping]] the wand of locking in a given direction produces a [[beam]] that works similarly to the [[spell of wizard lock]]: the wand will close and lock [[large box]]es, [[chest]]s and [[door]]s, repairing the object if necessary - if zapped into a doorway that has no door at all and does not have an item on that square, a door will be created. Zapping the wand at a [[drawbridge]]s will close it.
+The wand of locking is a [[directional spell]] that has the same effects as a [[spell of wizard lock]]: when [[zapped]], the wand emits a beam in the prompted direction that closes and/or locks any [[drawbridge]]s, lockable [[container]]s and [[door]]s it makes contact with, as well as creating locked doors in doorways within room walls{{refsrc|src/lock.c|883|nethack=3.6.7}}&mdash;a door or doorway that has an item or trap in it will not have a locked door created on its square, and a doorway on the [[Rogue level]] will be converted to an undiscovered secret door.{{refsrc|src/lock.c|957|nethack=3.6.7}} The wand will repair any broken locks where necessary, but cannot repair destroyed drawbridges.
-The effects of a wand of locking are the same as those of the spellbook of wizard lock; see further information at [[wizard lock]].
+==References==
-{{stub}}
+<references/>
 {{nethack-361}}
 [[Category:Wands|Locking]]

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 {{wand
    |name=locking
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 }}
-A '''wand of locking''' will close and lock [[chest]]s and [[door]]s. If the door or the lock is broken, it will be repaired. If the doorway has no door at all, a door will be created. (If there is something in the doorway, the spell will not work.) [[Drawbridge]]s will be closed.
+A '''wand of locking''' is a type of [[wand]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''.
 The effects of a wand of locking are the same as those of the spellbook of wizard lock; see further information at [[wizard lock]].
+{{stub}}
 {{nethack-361}}
 [[Category:Wands|Locking]]