PropertyValue
rdfs:label
  • Wand of striking
rdfs:comment
  • A wand of striking works exactly like a spell of force bolt; it causes 2d12 damage to any monsters in its path as well as destroying boulders, doors, statues, drawbridges, and other similar items. In addition, it will break fragile items including potions. Therefore, it is to be used with caution. Engraving with a wand of striking will give the message that the wand "unsuccessfully fights your attempt to write". You have to know that this message corresponds to the wand of striking, because the game does not auto-identify the wand.
dcterms:subject
dbkwik:nethack/property/wikiPageUsesTemplate
Name
  • striking
Type
  • beam
maxcharges
  • 8
Cost
  • 150
abstract
  • A wand of striking works exactly like a spell of force bolt; it causes 2d12 damage to any monsters in its path as well as destroying boulders, doors, statues, drawbridges, and other similar items. In addition, it will break fragile items including potions. Therefore, it is to be used with caution. A wand of striking will normally have no effect on items carried by monsters. However, if the zap kills a monster, it will also strike the items that the monster drops. This makes zapping nymphs dangerous, because they are weak enough to be killed by a single zap, and tend to carry mirrors that give a -2 luck penalty when broken. Engraving with a wand of striking will give the message that the wand "unsuccessfully fights your attempt to write". You have to know that this message corresponds to the wand of striking, because the game does not auto-identify the wand.