Tool

Item classes
" Amulets	[ Armor
% Comestibles	$ Coins
* Gems	! Potions
= Rings	? Scrolls
+ Spellbooks	` Statues
( Tools	` Boulders
) Weapons	/ Wands

Tools, represented by ( are the miscellaneous items in the game which don't fall into any other category and include such stuff as containers, light sources, and musical instruments. Most tools can be used by applying them. Tools are 8% of all randomly-generated items in the main dungeon, 0% in containers, 0% on the Rogue level, and 12% in Gehennom.

The command to use tools is `a' (apply).

Name	Cost	Weight	Cost:Weight Ratio	Use (where not obvious)
Character accessories
blindfold	20 zm	2	10	Blinds you
lenses	80 zm	3	27	Spellbook reading
Eyes of the Overworld	2500 zm	3	833	Enlightenment
towel	50 zm	2	25	Blinds you, cleans face and hands
Pet accessories
leash	20 zm	12	1.67	Keeps pets nearby
saddle	150 zm	200	.75	Riding
Containers
bag of holding	100 zm	15	5.67	Makes items lighter
chest	16 zm	600	0.027
ice box	42 zm	900	0.047	Keeps food fresh
large box	8 zm	350	0.023
oilskin sack	100 zm	15	5.67	Prevents blanking
sack	2 zm	15	0.133
Tonal Instruments				Passtune
bugle	15 zm	10	1.5	Aggravates nearby soldiers
fire horn	50 zm	18	2.78	Ray of fire
frost horn	50 zm	18	2.78	Ray of Frost
magic flute	36 zm	5	7.2	Lulls monsters to Sleep
magic harp	50 zm	30	1.67	Tames monsters
tooled horn	15 zm	18	0.83	Scares monsters
wooden flute	12 zm	5	2.4	Pacifies Snakes
wooden harp	50 zm	30	1.67	Pacifies Nymphs
Atonal Instruments
bell	50 zm	30	1.67	Wakes monsters, Summons Nymphs
Bell of Opening	5000 zm	10	500	Invocation
drum of earthquake	25 zm	25	1	Creates pits, scares monsters, angers peacefuls
leather drum	25 zm	25	1	Wakes and scares monsters
magic whistle	10 zm	3	3.33	Teleports Pets to you.
tin whistle	10 zm	3	3.33	Calls Pets
Light Sources
brass lantern	zm
Candelabrum of Invocation	5000 zm	10	500	Invocation
magic lamp	50 zm	20	2.5	Possible Wish
oil lamp	10 zm	20	0.5
tallow candle	10 zm	2	5	Invocation
wax candle	20 zm	2	10	Invocation
Traps
beartrap	60 zm	200	0.3
land mine	180 zm	300	0.6
Unlocking tools
credit card	10 zm	1	10
The Platinum Yendorian Express Card	7000 zm	1	7000	Charging, tourist quest artifact
lock pick	20 zm	4	5
skeleton key	10 zm	3	3.33
The Master Key of Thievery	3500 zm	3	1166	Rogue quest artifact
Weapon-Tools
grappling hook	50 zm	30	1.67
pick-axe	50 zm	100	0.5
unicorn horn	100 zm	20	5	Many uses
Miscellaneous
bag of tricks	100 zm	15	6.67	Summoning Monsters
can of grease	20 zm	20	1	protecting against Mind Flayers, drowning, and Water Damage
crystal ball	60 zm	150	.4
The Orb of Detection	2500 zm	150	16.7	Invisibility
The Orb of Fate	2500 zm	150	16.7	Level Teleport
expensive camera	200 zm	12	16.7	Scare monsters
figurine	80 zm	50	1.6	Summoning a Monster
horn of plenty	50 zm	18	2.78	Producing Food or Water
magic marker	50 zm	2	25	Scribing Scrolls and Spellbooks
mirror	10 zm	13	.77	Nymph and Foocubus control, Luck Management, Scare monsters
The Magic Mirror of Merlin	1500 zm	13	115.385
stethoscope	75 zm	4	18.3	Many uses.
tin opener	30 zm	4	7.5
tinning kit	30 zm	100	.3	Preventing Monster Regeneration, Tinning corpses for Intrinsics