Wand of wonder

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Name wonder
Appearance random
Base price 150 zm
Weight 7
Type non-directional
Maximum charges 15
Monster use Will not be used by monsters.

The wand of wonder, added in SlashTHEM, has a randomized effect when zapped.

Each time you zap a wand of wonder, one of the following events may occur, each with a 1/21 probability:

1 The surrounding area is illuminated, as with a wand of light.
2 Undiscovered secret doors, mimics, and traps in the player's vicinity are revealed, as with a wand of secret door detection.
3 A monster is created, as with a wand of create monster. There is a 1/23 chance of creating 2-8 monsters.
4 6-12 monsters are generated, as with a wand of create horde.
5 "Multicolored sparks fly from the wand." There is a 0.1% chance that this will grant a wish.
6 "You feel self-knowledgeable..." Grants enlightenment, as with a wand of enlightenment. This exercises wisdom.
7 You detect monsters for 11-30 turns and exercise wisdom. If you already had 300+ turns of monster detection, the wand only adds 10 turns.
8 You detect objects on the level. This exercises wisdom.
9 You detect traps on the level. This exercises wisdom.
10 "You feel insightful!" You get to identify 1-5 items. This exercises wisdom.
11 "You feel like someone is helping you!" Each cursed item in your pack has a 20% chance of being uncursed.
12 "You feel someone is punishing you for your misbehavior!" You are punished, as with a wand of punishment.

There is also a 9 in 21 chance of the wand having no effect. ("Nothing happens.")

Every time a wand of wonder is zapped, there is a 1% chance that it will explode, abusing strength.

SpliceHack/Hack'EM

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Name wonder
Appearance random
Base price 100 zm
Weight 7
Type immediate
Maximum charges 24
Monster use Will not be used by monsters.

SpliceHack brought in the wand of wonder with a different implementation than SlashTHEM. Instead of a preset list of effects, it draws on every wand available in the game. Whenever a player engraves or zaps a wand of wonder, they get a random wand's effect with a few caveats:

Otherwise, the effect is processed as normal - all wand types -- beam, ray, or omni -- are valid.

The wand of wonder also stands out as having the most possible charges of any wand, it can generate with 15-24 charges![2]

Aside from it's rare generation, it can be reliably found in junk shops in both variants.

Messages

You have found a wand of wonder!
You engraved or zapped a wand of wonder.

Origin

The wand of wonder originally appeared in NetHack: The Next Generation. It was inspired by a similar item in the roguelike Angband, which had a random effect whenever zapped, drawn from the effects of any other wand in that game.