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==Effects== | ==Effects== | ||
| − | The wand of cancellation has a number of complicated effects; when you find one, it will behoove you to study thoroughly the article on [[cancellation]] before zapping it! Among these, it will: | + | The wand of cancellation has a number of complicated effects; when you find one, it will behoove you to study thoroughly the article on [[cancellation]] before zapping it! Among these effects, it will: |
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* uncurse and unbless items | * uncurse and unbless items | ||
| − | * | + | * neutralize enchantments and charges of most items |
| + | * change most [[potions]] into [[potion of water|water]] | ||
| + | * blank [[scroll]]s and [[spellbook]]s | ||
| + | * neutralize many [[monsters]] by taking away their special attacks | ||
| + | * kill a [[clay golem]] instantly by erasing its writing | ||
| + | ==Breaking== | ||
| − | + | If you [[Wand#Breaking wands|break]] a wand of cancellation, there is an explosion from 1 to (4*charges) damage. Monsters and objects in the affected squares are cancelled. | |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Revision as of 01:02, 26 October 2008
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| Name | cancellation |
| Appearance | random |
| Base price | 200 zm |
| Weight | 7 |
| Type | beam |
| Maximum charges | 8 |
| Monster use | Will not be used by monsters. |
A wand of cancellation emits a beam which cancels any monsters or objects it hits. Monsters are entitled to a resistance check against the effect.
Warning: Putting a charged wand of cancellation into a bag of holding will cause a magical explosion that will destroy the bag and everything within it. Don't do this. Zapping a bag of holding, however, will either unbless or uncurse it, and will have no effect whatsoever on the contents.
Effects
The wand of cancellation has a number of complicated effects; when you find one, it will behoove you to study thoroughly the article on cancellation before zapping it! Among these effects, it will:
- uncurse and unbless items
- neutralize enchantments and charges of most items
- change most potions into water
- blank scrolls and spellbooks
- neutralize many monsters by taking away their special attacks
- kill a clay golem instantly by erasing its writing
Breaking
If you break a wand of cancellation, there is an explosion from 1 to (4*charges) damage. Monsters and objects in the affected squares are cancelled.
Identification
Do not zap yourself with an unidentified wand that makes engravings disappear; if it is a wand of cancellation, you will lose all your scrolls, spellbooks, and potions; these will become blank scrolls or water.
If you have a pet without a special attack (such as a kitten), you can zap an unidentified wand that makes engravings disappear. If the pet disappears, it is either teleportation (and you can find the pet later in the level) or invisibility (which you can see if you have the see invisible intrinsic). To confirm, you can use a stethoscope, the information line from it will say that it has been cancelled.
Generation
Wands comprise 4% of all randomly-generated items in the main dungeon, 6% in containers, 5% on the Rogue level, and 8% in hell. There is a 4.5% chance that a randomly-generated wand will be a wand of cancellation.
Messages
- "You are covered in sparkling lights!"
- You've just been zapped by a wand of cancellation.
- "You feel a strange sense of loss."
- Having been hit, the wand has cancelled an item in your inventory.
- "The engraving on the <floor> vanishes!"
- You engraved with a wand of cancellation, teleportation, or make invisible where there is an existing engraving, or with a wand of cold where there is an existing burned engraving.
References
- See the main article on Cancellation for more details on the effects.
