Escape item

An escape item refers to any object that can instantly get you out of trouble. These are the ones you will search your inventory for when cornered by a tough monster, being pulled underwater, or something similar.

Some common escape items are:

Scroll of teleportation

An obvious one — teleports you out. A cursed scroll of teleportation is noteworthy as it will not only teleport you away from your current predicament but also place you on a different dungeon level.

Cursed potion of gain level 

Moves you through the ceiling to an upper dungeon level.

The Eye of the Aethiopica 

Opens a portal for you to any visited dungeon branch when #invoked.

Note: Using the Eye of the Aetheopica to escape from some nasties (e.g., named Demons) may not work. If the nasty is next to you when you #invoke the artifact, he may follow you!

Wand of digging 

Zap this downwards and fall to the next dungeon level.

Scroll of genocide 

Can instantly kill the monster that is about to kill you. Note that reading an uncursed scroll of genocide while confused is a very bad idea, and reading a cursed scroll of genocide will create even more monsters rather than getting rid of them.

Wand of teleportation 

Same as the scroll, except that the wand gives you the choice of teleporting the monster instead, and a cursed wand won't teleport you to a different level. The wand is much more useful on no-teleport levels, as teleporting monsters will work even on no-teleport levels.

Wand of cold 

If you are being pulled underwater, you can use this wand to freeze the water that the sea monster is swimming in, thus preventing it from drowning you. It also deals significant damage, and stands a pretty good chance of destroying most early-game threats in one strike.

Wand of fire or wand of lightning 

can be used to engrave Elbereth permanently and quickly. The wand of lightning, however, will blind you, and there are monsters that don't respect Elbereth. Also, like the wand of cold, these can be used to simply nuke the attacking monster.

Scroll of earth 

You can use this one in an open space to create a boulder fort around you, possibly giving you the time to heal.

Wand of polymorph 

Zap that monster that is about to kill you and change it into another (hopefully easier) monster. You can also zap yourself with it, using it as a makeshift healing device (if your HP reaches 0 when you are polymorphed, you change back to your original form instead of dying). This should be your last resort, as using this wand for polypiling is a much better use for it.

Non-cursed athame, including Magicbane 

You can engrave one Elbereth per turn as often as you need to. Wizards might want to melee fight on ElberethElberethElbe, adding more Elbereth as needed, once they have sacrificed for Magicbane.

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