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=== Available Commands === 1. Default Keymaps All commands are entered by pressing a single key. Some commands are capital or control characters, which require you to hold down the shift or control key while pressing another key. Control keys may also be entered by pressing "^" (caret) first and then the letter (thus "^" + "p" yields "^p"). Angband allows you to map the keyboard keys to the underlying commands however you choose (by hand or using a "pref" file). By default, you have access to two "standard" keymaps, the original keyset and the roguelike keyset. The original command set uses a numeric keypad for directions, freeing up all the letters for actual commands, while the roguelike command set is convenient if you do not have a keypad, or if you have learned to touch-type-adventure. The following tables summarize the two command sets. Commands which may be preceded by an optional count are marked with "@", and commands which must be followed by a direction are marked with "~". The optional count usually indicates the number of times the command should be repeated. If a particular command requires more information, it will request it. You may cancel most commands at any prompt using the ESCAPE key. To give a count to a command, type '0' followed by the count and then the command. A count of zero or no count is considered a count of 99. Command repitition will be stopped by the same things that stop running (such as pressing any key or seeing a monster). You may press "space" to explicitly terminate the "count" and be prompted for the command to repeat. Some commands will prompt for a spell or an inventory item. Pressing space (or '*') will give you a list of choices. Pressing ESCAPE cancels the command. Pressing "-" (minus) selects the item on the floor. Pressing a lowercase letter selects the given item. Pressing a capital letter selects the given item after verification. Pressing a numeric digit '#' selects the first item (if any) whose inscription contains "@#" or "@x#", where "x" is the current "underlying command". Whenever an item inscription contains "!*" or "!x" (with "x" as above) you will be asked to verify the selection. 1.1. Original Command Summary (slightly incomplete) a Aim and fire a wand A Activate an artifact b Browse a book @ B ~ Force door or bash monster c ~ Close a door C Full character description d Drop an item @ D ~ Disarm a trap e Equipment list E Eat some food f Fire or throw an item F Fill your lamp with oil @ g Stay still and get item on floor G Gain new spells i Inventory list L Locate player on map @ j ~ Jam a door shut with spikes M Full dungeon map l ~ Look in a given direction @ R Rest for a period m Cast a spell S Toggle search mode @ o ~ Open a door or chest @ T ~ Dig a tunnel p Pray a prayer V Version information q Quaff a potion CTRL-E Toggle choice window r Read a scroll CTRL-F Repeat level feeling @ s Search for traps or doors CTRL-K Commit suicide and quit t Take off equipment CTRL-P Show previous messages u Use a staff CTRL-R Redraw the screen w Wear or wield something CTRL-S Save and don't quit x Examine current target CTRL-X Save and quit z Zap a rod = Set options { Inscribe an object ~ Check artifacts } Uninscribe an object | Check uniques < Go up staircase % Manage preference files > Go down staircase : Comment messages @ - ~ Move with inverted pickup @ Define macro . ~ Run ! Define command macro * Target monster or location & Change keymap ? Help / Identify symbol 7 8 9 Directions: 4 6 5 stays stationary for one move 1 2 3 1.2. Rogue-like Command Summary (slightly incomplete) a Activate a rod A Activate an artifact c ~ Close a door C Full character description d Drop an item @ D ~ Disarm a trap e Equipment list E Eat some food @ f ~ Force door or bash monster F Fill your lamp with oil @ g Stay still and get item on floor G Gain new spells i Inventory list M Full dungeon map l ~ Look in a given direction P Peruse a book m Cast a spell Q Commit suicide and quit @ o ~ Open a door or chest @ R Rest for a period p Pray a prayer @ S ~ Spike a door shut q Quaff a potion T Take off equipment r Read a scroll V Version information @ s Search for traps or doors W Where: locate self on map t Throw or fire an item CTRL-E Toggle choice window Z Use a staff CTRL-F Repeat level feeling w Wear or wield something CTRL-P Show previous messages x ~ Examine surroundings CTRL-R Redraw the screen z Zap a wand CTRL-S Save and don't quit { Inscribe an object CTRL-X Save and quit } Uninscribe an object = Set options < Go up staircase ~ Check artifacts > Go down staircase | Check uniques @ - ~ Move with inverted pickup % Manage preference files # Toggle search mode : Comment messages * Target monster or location @ Define macro / Identify symbol ! Define command macro ? Help & Change keymap y k u . stays stationary for one move Directions: h l Shift + <dir> runs b j n Ctrl + <dir> tunnels in that direction 2. Special Keys Certain commands may be entered at any time input is accepted, often depending on the machine and operating system. If you are playing on a UNIX or similar system, then Ctrl-C will interrupt Angband, and ask if you really want to commit suicide and quit the game. If you choose not to die, Angband merely continues as before (except that resting, running, repeated commands, etc will be terminated). You can suspend the game with Ctrl-Z, and return to the original command shell. In this case, Angband is not terminated, and may be restarted at any time from the shell using the "fg" command. Note that you may or may not be able to use the "double ctrl-z trick" to escape death. For many input requests or queries, the special character ESCAPE will abort the command. For the "-more-" message prompts, any of SPACE, ESCAPE, RETURN or ENTER (Ctrl-M), or LINEFEED (Ctrl-J) can be used to continue after pausing to read the displayed message, and in fact, you can use any key at all if the "quick_messages" option is turned on. It is possible to give control character commands in two key strokes, by typing a "^" followed by the appropriate letter of the alphabet. This is useful when running Angband in circumstances where control characters are intercepted by some external process, or by the operating system (such as Ctrl-S or Ctrl-D). Pressing "\" before a command will bypass all keymaps, and the next keypress will be interpreted as a command in the underlying Angband keyset (unless it is "^", in which case the keypress after that will be turned into a control character and interpreted as a command in the underlying angband keyset). For more information on keysets, see the section on Macros and Keymaps, and the section on Command Descriptions. 3. Direction For the original style command set, a direction is given by a digit which is in the appropriate orientation on your keypad. For the rogue like command set, a direction is given by one of the letters "hykulnjb". Again, the relative position of the keys on the keyboard gives a clue as to the direction. The digit "5" for the original commands, and the period "." for rogue like commands, is a null direction indicator. This is only allowed in a movement command (to stay in one place) or in a look command (to look in all directions). Original Directions Rogue-like Directions 7 8 9 y k u 4 5 6 h . l 1 2 3 b j n To move, just press the key for the appropriate direction and your character will move one step in that direction. You can only move onto and through floor spots, and only if they contain no creatures or obstructing objects such as a closed door. Other commands that require a direction will prompt for it. Moving your character one step at a time can be time consuming and boring, so a faster method has been supplied. For the original style command set, by using the Run command ".", you may move in a direction until something interesting happens. For instance, by pressing the period key "." followed by the direction 8, your character would continue to move up the screen, following any bends in the corridor, until something disturbs you. In the Rogue-like command set, you can run by typing the direction as a capital letter instead of lowercase. You can configure what will disturb you in the options screen (press "=" and look under disturbance options). 4. Command Counts Some commands can be executed a fixed number of times by preceding them with a count. Counted commands will execute until the count expires, until you type any character, or until something significant happens, such as being attacked. Thus, a counted command doesn't work to attack another creature. While the command is being repeated, the number of times left to be repeated will flash by on the line at the bottom of the screen. To give a count to a command, type 0, the repeat count, and then the command. If you want to give a movement command and you are using the original command set (where the movement commands are digits), press space after the count and you will be prompted for the command. Counted commands are very useful for searching or tunneling, as they automatically terminate on success, or if you are attacked. You may also terminate a counted command, or a Run command, by typing any character. This character is ignored, but it is safest to use a SPACE or ESCAPE which are always ignored as commands in case you type the command just after the count expires. You can tell Angband to automatically use a repeat count of 99 with commands you normally want to repeat (open, disarm, tunnel, search, and bash) by setting "Repeat obvious commands" in the options screen (press "=" and look under General User-Interface Options). 5. Selection of Objects Many commands will also prompt for a particular object to be used. For example, the command to read a scroll will ask you which of the scrolls that you are carrying that you wish to read. In such cases, the selection is made by typing a letter of the alphabet. The prompt will indicate the possible letters, and will also allow you to type the key "*", which causes all of the available options to be described. The list of choices will also be shown in the Choice window, if you are using a windows environment and windows are turned on. Often you will be able to press "/" to select an object from your equipment instead of your inventory. Pressing space once will have the same effect as "*", and the second time will cancel the command and run the "i" or "e" command. The particular object may be selected by an upper case or a lower case letter. If lower case is used, the selection takes place immediately. If upper case is used, then the particular option is described, and you are given the option of confirming or retracting that choice. Upper case selection is thus safer, but requires an extra key stroke. Also see the "!*" and "!x" inscriptions, below. For many commands, you can also use "-" to select an object on the floor where you are standing. This lets you read scrolls or quaff potions, for example, off the dungeon floor without picking them up. If you enter a number between 0 and 9, the first item engraved with "@#" where "#" is the number you entered will be selected. For example, if you have a shovel engraved with "@0" and you type "w" (for wield) and then 0, you will wield the shovel. This is very useful for macros (see below), since you can use this to select an object regardless of its location in your pack. For example, Angband automatically defines a macro for the key "X" to do "w0". If you then engrave both your digging instrument and your primary weapon with @0, pressing X will wield whichever one is not being currently wielded (letting you quickly switch between them). Multiple numbers can be engraved on the same object; for example, if a sword is engraved with @1@0, then either "w1" or "w0" will wield it. Normally, you inscribe "@1@0" on your primary weapon, and "@2@0" on your digger or secondary weapon. Note that an inscription containing "@x#" will act like "@#" but only when the current "Angband command" is "x". Thus you can put "@z4" on a rod and "@u4" on a staff, and then use both "z4" and "u4" as desired. Note that any object containing "!x" in its inscription, where "x" is the current "angband command" (or containing "!*" ever) will induce "verification" whenever that object is "selected". Thus, inscribing, say, "!f!k!d" on an object will greatly reduce the odds of you "losing" it by accident, and inscribing "!*" on an object will allow you to be very paranoid about the object. Note that "selling" and "dropping" both use the "d" command. 6. Macros and Keymaps You can define a new macro with the "@" command. You will be prompted for the key for the macro, and the action that key should perform. From that point on, when you press that key, Angband will act as if you pressed the keys you entered for the action. For example, if you use the macro command to attach the action ".6" to Ctrl-Right-Arrow, then whenever you press Ctrl-Right-Arrow, Angband will act as if you pressed ".6" and will run to the right (assuming you are using the Original command set). This is the most useful for special keys such as the function keys or various combinations of Ctrl, Shift, or Alt and other keys. After you have defined several macros, you can save them in a preference file (see preference files below). If the macro action includes special keys like RETURN or control characters, they have to be encoded. Use "^X" for Ctrl-X (similar for other control characters), "\NNN" for character number NNN in octal, "\xHH" for character number HH in hex, "\e" for ESCAPE, "\n" for newline (ENTER or LINEFEED), "\r" for RETURN, "\s" for SPACE, "\\" for backslash, and "\^" for caret. Note that the output of a macro CANNOT match against other macro sequences, so you do not have to worry about infinite loops. The "\" command (which, in a macro, has to be encoded as "\\") is very useful in macros, since it bypasses all macros and keymaps and the next keystroke is considered a command in the underlying Angband command set. For a list of the Angband command set, see the section on Command Descriptions below. For example, a macro which maps Ctrl-Right-Arrow to "\\.6" (backslash, period, six) will induce "run right" on ALL keysets. You can define command macros with the "!" command. Command macros are exactly like normal macros, except they will only be used when the player is in command mode (when Angband is expecting a normal command). This is useful for defining new commands or shortcuts that you want to map to normal keys. For example, by default, the "X" key is bound via a command macro to "w0", as mentioned above, so that you can use it to quickly switch between two weapons (or a digger and a weapon). Were this defined as a regular macro rather than a command macro, you would never be able to enter the name "Max" or the filename "boxes.prf" since whenever you pressed "X", Angband would act as if you pressed "w0". In general, you will want to use command macros rather than regular macros. However, normal macros are nice for function keys and such, since you can simply tell them to produce a string of keys starting with a few escape, so that they can be used even from a "-more-" prompt. You can also modify the keyset with the "&" command. A keymap maps a single keypress to another single keypress with an optional direction. Angband uses keymaps internally to map both the Original and the Rogue-like command sets to the internal Angband command set. This means that when you are defining keymaps, the keypress you map a key to must be a command in the Angband command set, not the Original or Rogue-like command set. The Angband command set is almost identical to the Original, except that "run" is ";" and "tunnel" is "+" and "stay still" is "," and "wield" is "[" and "takeoff" is "]". See the command descriptions below for the complete Angband command set. In general, you are better off using macros than keymaps, but changing the keymap is useful sometimes, for example, to switch the semantics of the "a" and "z" keys, or to make both "m" and "p" use the right magic. More importantly, you can disable a command, such as the destroy ("k") command, by making a keymap to space or ESCAPE. 7. Preference Files You can now save some settings to a preference file, or load a preference file, with the "%" command. The primary use of this option is to save your macros to a file so that you can use them each time you play Angband. Macros are specified in a preference file as a line starting with "A:" containing the encoded action, followed by a "P:" line (for a standard macro) or a "C:" line (for a command macro) containing the encoded trigger. To see how to encode special characters, see the section on macros above. Preference files also allow you to save the character and color assignments for monsters and objects, as well as modify them interactively. On the interactive modification screen, pressing a lowercase letter will add one to that field, while pressing a capital letter will subtract one. Spoiler warning: Using this option will allow you to see the names of all of the monsters in the game. If you do not want to know that information, do not use this option. The default preference file pref.prf in Angband's lib/pref directory is always loaded, so on a single-user system, you may want to just put all of your macros in there. Take a look at this file for additional information about preference files. 8. Command Descriptions The following command descriptions are listed as the command name, followed by the keystroke for that command in the underlying command set (plus the keystroke for the original command set and the roguelike command set if they are different), plus a brief description of the command. 8.1. Inventory Commands Inventory (i) Displays a list of objects being carried but not equipped. You can carry up to 23 different kinds of objects, not counting those in your equipment. Often objects of the same type can stack in one slot in your inventory to take up less room. This is always true of things like potions, scrolls, and food, but you may have to set options to allow wands, staves, and other such objects to stack. Each object has a weight, and if you carry more objects than your strength permits, you will begin to slow down. Equipment (e) Use this command to display a list of the objects currently being used by your character. Each object which can be equipped has a specific slot, and only one object can be in a slot at a time. There are two slots for rings. Any bonuses (or penalties for cursed or damaged items) only take effect when the object is worn or wielded. Drop (d) This drops an item from either your inventory or equipment on the dungeon floor. If the floor spot you are standing on already has an object in it, Angband will attempt to drop the item onto an adjacent space. Be warned that if the floor is full and you attempt to drop something, it may disappear and be destroyed. Doors and traps are considered objects for the purpose of determining if the space is occupied. If you have several options of the same type, you will be prompted for how many to drop. Just pressing RETURN will drop one of them, while pressing any alphabetic key and RETURN will drop all of them. Wear/Wield ([/w/w) To wear or wield an object in your inventory, use this command. You have 12 slots in your equipment, each of which corresponds to a different type of item which can be worn or wielded: a weapon slot for a sword, pole arm, or similar hand-to-hand weapon; a bow slot for a shooting weapon; two ring slots; a neck slot for amulets; a light source slot; a body slot for armor; an "about body" slot for cloaks; an arm slot for shields; a head slot for crowns and helmets; a hands slot for gloves; and a feet slot for boots or shoes. Only one item can be in each slot at a time, so if you wear or wield an item whose slot is already full, the item you were wearing or wielding will be taken off first. Any bonuses that an object gives you are not gained unless it is worn or wielded. Take Off (]/t/T) Use this command to take off or stop wielding a piece of equipment and return it to your inventory. Occasionally, you will run into a cursed item which cannot be removed. These items normally penalize you in some way and cannot be taken off until the curse is removed. If your inventory is full and you attempt to take something off, your pack may overflow and you may end up dropping something. 8.2. Movement Commands (<dir> indicates a direction key) Move (;/<dir>/<dir>) Moves one step in the given direction. The square you are moving into must be a floor space or an open door. By default, you will pick up any objects you encounter. To change that, change the "Pick things up by default" option. This will also swap the behavior of the "get" and "stay" commands. Angband will prompt before picking up items if the "Prompt before picking things up" option is set. Move can take a count and requires a direction in the angband keyset. Move with Inverted Pickup (-) This is just like normal move, except that the "Pick things up" option is inverted. In other words, if you normally pick up anything you encounter (the default), you will not pick things up when using this command. If you normally do not pick things up, you will when using this command. Move with Inverted Pickup can take a count and requires a direction. Run (././Shift-<dir>) This command will move in the given direction, following any bends in the corridor, until you either have to make a choice between two directions or you are disturbed. You can configure what will disturb you by setting the disturbance options. Run requires a direction in the angband and original keysets. Tunnel (+/T/Ctrl-<dir>) Tunneling or mining is a very useful art. There are four kinds of rock in the Pits of Angband: permanent rock, granite, magma intrusions, and quartz veins. Permanent rock is permanent and cannot be tunneled through. Granite is very hard, and therefore hard to dig through, and contains no valuable metals. Magma and quartz veins are softer and sometimes contain valuable metals and gems, shown as "$" or "*". You can tell if metal or gems are embedded in a wall by trying to move onto them. If you can't move over them, you'll have to dig them out. If the "Notice mineral seams" option is set, magma and quartz will be displayed differently than other rock types. Tunneling can be VERY difficult by hand, so you will normally want to wield either a shovel or a pick. Magical shovels and picks can be found (or occasionally bought) that allow the wielder to dig much faster than normal. High strength will increase tunneling ability. Tunneling can take a count, requires a direction in the angband and original keysets. Tunneling is repeated 99 times if "Repeat obvious commands" is turned on. Go Up Staircase (<) Climbs up an up staircase you are standing on. There is always at least one staircase going up on every level except for the town level (this doesn't mean it's easy to find). Going up a staircase will take you to a new dungeon level unless you are at 50 feet (dungeon level 1), in which case you will return to the town level. Note that whenever you leave a level (not the town), you will never find it again. This means that for all intents and purposes, any objects on that level are destroyed. This includes artifacts unless the "Create characters in preserve mode" option was set when your character was created, in which case the artifacts may show up again later. Go Down Staircase (>) Descends a down staircase you are standing on. There are always at least two staircases going down on each level, except for the town which has only one, and "quest" levels, which have none until the quest monster is killed. Going down a staircase will take you to a new dungeon level. See "Go Up Staircase" for more info. 8.3. Resting Commands Stay Still (,/5/.) Stays in the same square for one move. If you normally pick up objects you encounter, you will pick up whatever you are standing on. Stay Still can take a count. Get Item (g) Stays in the same square for one move. If you normally pick up objects you encounter, you will not pick up whatever you are standing on. If you normally do not pick up objects, you will pick up what you are standing on. This command is therefore useful mostly for people who play with "Pick things up by default" turned off. If you turn off "Pick things up by default", Angband will just show a one-line description of what is on the floor when you run across it. You can then look at that description and decide if you want that object. If you do, use Get Item to pick it up; otherwise, just move on. Get Item can take a count. Rest (R) You can rest by using the Stay Still command and possibly giving it a count, but Rest is often more convenient for longer periods. To rest, enter the Rest command followed by the number of turns you want to rest. Resting will continue until you are disturbed, using the same configurable disturbance options as for repeated commands and running. It is a usually *very* good idea to rest after battles until you have regained your hit points and/or mana. If you enter "*" as the number of turns, you will rest until both your hit points and your mana have been recovered. If you enter "&" as the number of turns, you will rest until both your hit points and mana have been recovered and you are no longer injured, blind, confused, afraid, etc. Resting with "&" as the number of turns will also wait until a Word of Recall spell activates. Note that resting can always be aborted by pressing ESCAPE. Note that you may enter the rest time as a "count" to the "Rest" command. 8.4. Searching Commands Search (s) This command can be used to locate hidden traps and secret doors in the spaces adjacent to the player. More than a single turn of searching will be required in most cases. You should always search a chest before trying to open it, since they are generally trapped. This command can take a count, which is useful if you are fairly sure of finding something eventually, since the command stops as soon as anything is found. Search can take a count and is repeated 99 times if "Repeat obvious commands" is turned on. Search Mode (S/S/#) This command will take you into and out of search mode. When first pressed, the message "Searching" will appear at the bottom of the screen. You are now taking two turns for each command, one for the command and one turn to search. This means that you are taking twice the time to move around the dungeon, and therefore twice the food. Search mode will automatically turn off if you are disturbed. You may also turn off search mode by entering the Search Mode command again. 8.5. Door, Chest, Trap, and Bash Commands Open (o) To open an object such as a door or chest, you must use this command. If the object is locked, you will attempt to pick the lock based on your disarming ability. If you open a trapped chest without disarming the traps first, the trap will be set off. Some doors will be jammed shut and may have to be forced open. You may need several tries to open a door or chest. Open can take a count, requires a direction, and is repeated 99 times if "Repeat obvious commands" is turned on. Close (c) Non-intelligent and some other creatures cannot open doors, so shutting doors can be quite valuable. Broken doors cannot be closed. Bashing a door open will (eventually) break it. Close requires a direction. Jam or Spike (j/j/S) Most humanoid and many intelligent creatures can simply open closed doors, and can eventually get through a locked door. You may therefore occasionally want to jam a door shut with iron spikes. Each spike used on the door will increase its strength, although the more spikes you use, the less effect each additional spike has. It is very easy to jam a door so securely that you will not be able to bash it open, so spike doors wisely. The smaller a creature is, the harder it will be for it to bash the door down. Twenty or more spikes may be necessary to slow down a dragon, while one spike would slow down a kobold. In order to use this command, you must be carrying iron spikes. Jam or Spike can take a count and requires a direction. Bash or Force (B/B/f) This command allows you to bash down closed doors, and, for now, monsters. Your bashing ability increases with body weight and strength. When bashing an opponent, you will either perform a body bash or, if wielding a shield, a more effective shield bash. Bashing open a door can (briefly) throw you off balance. Doors that have been jammed closed with spikes can only be opened by bashing, and all closed doors can be bashed open if desired. Bashing a door open will permanently break it so that it can never be closed. Bashing a creature affects both you and it. Depending on your dexterity, you may or may not be thrown off balance, allowing free moves to your opponent. If the bash is successful, your opponent may be thrown off-balance, giving you some free hits or a chance to run. Huge creatures such as ancient dragons will be difficult or impossible to bash successfully. You will automatically perform a shield bash instead of a body bash if you are wearing a shield. A shield bash adds the damage of the shield to that of the bash, so it will be more effective. Size and material both affect the damage a shield will do. Bash or Force can take a count, requires a direction, and is repeated 99 times if "Repeat obvious commands" is turned on. Any count will be reset if you are thrown off-balance. Disarm (D) You can attempt to disarm traps on the floor or on chests. If you fail, there is a chance that you will blunder and set it off. You can only disarm a trap after you have found it (usually with the Search command). Disarm can take a count, requires a direction, and is repeated 99 times if "Repeat obvious commands" is turned on. 8.6. Magic and Prayer Commands Browse or Peruse (b/b/P) You can only read a book if you are of its realm, so a magic user can read a magic book, but not a holy book. Warriors will not be able to read either. When this command is used, all of the spells or prayers contained therein are displayed, along with information such as their level, the amount of mana required to cast them, and whether or not you know the spell or prayer. There are four books available in the stores for both magic users and holy men, but you've heard rumors of more powerful tomes that lie deep within the Pits.... Gain (G) To actually learn new spells or prayers, you must use this command. When you are able to do so, the word "Study" will appear on the status line at the bottom of the screen. You must have a book containing new spells or prayers in order to learn a spell or prayer. Magi, rogues, and rangers will have the opportunity to pick the spell to learn, but priests and paladins are given their spells by their gods, and hence do not have a choice. Cast Spell (m) To cast a spell, you must have previously learned the spell and must have in your inventory a book from which the spell can be read. Each spell has a chance of failure which starts out fairly large but decreases as you gain levels. If you don't have enough mana to cast a spell, you will be prompted for confirmation. If you decide to go ahead, the chance of failure is greatly increased, and you may loose a point of constitution. Since you must read the spell from a book, you cannot be blind or confused while casting and there must be some light present. Pray Prayer (p) To pray effectively, you must have previously learned the prayer and must have in your inventory a book from which the prayer can be read. Each prayer has a chance of being ignored which starts out fairly large but decreases as you gain levels. If you don't have enough mana to cast a spell, you will be prompted for confirmation. If you decide to go ahead, the chance of failure is greatly increased, and you may loose a point of constitution. Since you must read the prayer from a book, you cannot be blind or confused while praying and there must be some light present. 8.7. Object Manipulation Commands Eat (E) You must eat regularly to remain effective. As you grow hungry, a message will appear at the bottom of the screen saying "Hungry". If you go hungry long enough, you will become weak and eventually start fainting. Eventually, you may even die of starvation. Food is plentiful and cheap in the town, but may be far rarer in the depths of the Pits.... Fill (F) If you are using a torch and have more torches in your pack, or you are using a lantern and have flasks of oil in your pack, then your can "refuel" them with this command. Torches and Lanterns are limited in their maximal fuel. In general, two flasks will fully fuel a lantern and two torches will fully fuel a torch. Quaff (q) Use this command to drink a potion. Potions affect the player in some manner, but the effects are not always immediately obvious. Read (r) Use this command to read a scroll. Scroll spells usually have an area effect, except for a few cases where they act on other objects. You've heard that a few scrolls, often those which affect other objects, have titles that can be read without setting them off (pressing ESCAPE will abort the spell), but all other scrolls activate when read and consume themselves in a burst of magical energy. Inscribe ({) This command inscribes a string on an object. The inscription is displayed inside curly braces after the object description. The inscription is limited to the particular object (or pile) and is not automatically transferred to all similar objects. Under certain circumstances, Angband will display "fake" inscriptions on certain objects ("cursed", "broken", "tried", "empty", "NN% off") when appropriate. These "fake" inscriptions are "covered up" by real inscriptions, but will re-appear if the real inscription is removed. In addition, Angband will occasionally place a "real" inscription on an object for you, normally as the result of your character getting a "feeling" about the item. All characters will get "feelings" about weapons and armor after carrying them for a while. Warriors get the most detailed feelings, and get them quicker than any other class. An item labeled as "{empty}" was found to be out of charges, and an item labeled as "{tried}" is a "flavored" item which the character has used, but whose effects are unknown. Certain inscriptions have a meaning to the game, see "@#", "@x#", "!*", and "!x", in the section on inventory object selection. Uninscribe (}) This command removes the inscription on an object. This command will have no effect on "fake" inscriptions added by the game itself. 8.8. Magical Object Commands Activate (A) You have heard rumors of special weapons and armor deep in the Pits, items that can let you breath fire like a dragon or light rooms with just a thought. Should you ever be lucky enough to find such an item, this command will let you activate its special ability. Special abilities can only be used if you are wearing or wielding the item. Aim (or Zap) a Wand (a/a/z) Wands must be aimed in a direction to be used. Wands are magical devices, and therefore there is a chance you will not be able to figure out how to use them if you aren't good with magical devices. They will fire a shot that affects the first object or creature encountered or fire a beam that affects anything in a given direction, depending on the wand. An obstruction such as a door or wall will generally stop the effects from traveling any farther. Aim (or Zap) requires a direction. Targeting mode (see below) can be invoked with "*" at the "Direction?" prompt. Use (or Zap) a Staff (u/u/Z) This command will activate a staff. The affects of staves are generally very similar to the effects of scrolls in that they either have an area effect or affect a specific object. Staves are magical devices, and therefore there is a chance you will not be able to figure out how to use them. In fact, staves are generally harder to use than other items since they are often more powerful. Zap (or Activate) a Rod (z/z/a) Rods are extremely powerful magical items which are often very rare. They can have either staff-like or wand-like effects, but unlike staves and wands, they don't have charges. Instead, they draw on the ambient magical energy to recharge themselves, and therefore can only be activated once every few turns. The recharging time varies depending on the type of rod. While the rod is recharging, it will be marked as charging in your inventory display. Zap (or Activate) may require a direction, depending on the type of rod and whether you are aware of its type. Targeting mode (see below) can be invoked with "*" at the "Direction?" prompt. 8.9. Throwing and Missile Weapons Destroy (k/k/Ctrl-D) You may destroy any object with this command. It will prompt for verification. Fire or Throw (f/f/t) You may throw any object carried by your character. Depending on the weight, it may travel across the room or drop down beside you. Only one object from a pile will be thrown at a time. Note that throwing an object will often cause it to break, so be careful! If you throw something at a creature, your chances of hitting it are determined by your pluses to hit, your ability at throwing, and the object's pluses to hit. Once the creature is it, the object may or may not do any damage to it. You've heard rumors that some objects found in the dungeon can do huge amounts of damage when thrown, but you're not sure which objects those are.... Note that flasks of oil will do a fairly large chunk of damage to a monster on impact, supposedly representing fire damage, but it works against fire elementals too... If you are wielding a missile launcher compatible with the object you are throwing, then you automatically use the launcher to fire the missile with much higher range, accuracy, and damage, then you would get by just throwing the missile. Fire or Throw requires a direction. Targeting mode (see the next command) can be invoked with "*" at the "Direction?" prompt. Targeting Mode (*) This will allow you to aim your spells and throwing at a specific monster or square, so that you can quickly continue to fire at the same thing. This also allows you to shoot at monsters or locations not directly in line with you. You can set a target using the target command, or you can set a new target at the "Direction?" prompt when appropriate. At the targeting prompt, you have many options. First of all, targetting mode starts targetting nearby monsters which can be reached by "projectable" spells and thrown objects. In this mode, you can press "t" (or "5" or ".") to select the current monster, space to advance to the next monster, "-" to back up to the previous monster, "r" to "recall" the current monster, "q" to exit targetting mode, and "p" (or "o") to stop targetting monsters and enter the mode for targetting a location on the floor or in a wall. Note that if there are no nearby monsters, you will automatically enter this mode. Note that hitting "o" is just like "p", except that the location cursor starts on the last examined monster instead of on the player. In this mode, you use the "direction" keys to move around, and the "q" key to quit, and the "t" (or "5" or ".") key to target the cursor location. Note that targetting a location is slightly "dangerous", as the target is maintained even if you are far away. To cancel an old target, simply hit "*" and then ESCAPE (or "q"). Note that when you cast a spell or throw an object at the target location, the path chosen is the "optimal" path towards that location, which may or may not be the path you want. Sometimes, by clever choice of a location on the floor for your target, you may be able to convince a thrown object or cast spell to squeeze through a hole or corridor that is blocking direct access to a different grid. Launching a ball spell or breath weapon at a location in the middle of a group of monsters can often improve the effects of that attack, since ball attacks are not stopped by interposed monsters if the ball is launched at a target. 8.10. Looking Commands Map (M) This command will show a map of the entire dungeon, reduced by a factor of nine, on the screen. Only the major dungeon features will be visible because of the scale, so even some important objects may not show up on the map. This is particularly useful in locating where the stairs are relative to your current position, or for identifying unexplored areas of the dungeon. Locate or Where (L/L/W) This command lets you look at all parts of the current dungeon level. The displayed view of the dungeon is shifted to bring your current position as close to the center as possible. You may then shift th displayed map in any of the eight possible directions, and each shit moves your view by one-half screen. The top line displays the map section number (each map section is as big as a quarter of the screen) and indicates the direction of the display from your current location. When you exit this command (with ESCAPE), the display will center on your position again. Look (l/l/x) This command is useful for identifying the exact type of object or creature shown on the screen. Also, if a creature is standing on an object, the look command will describe both. You can see creatures and objects up to 200 feet away (20 spaces). The Look command is free, so it does not count as a move and you can use it as much as you want without fear of something sneaking up on you. Looking in a particular direction sees everything within a cone of vision which heavily overlaps the cones of the two adjacent directions. Looking with the null direction ("5" in the original command set and "." in the Rogue-like command set) sees everything you can. You can also access your monster memory with this command. If you see a creature, you are asked if you want to recall details. If you answer yes, a short paragraph containing what you know about that monster is displayed (in the Recall window if available, on the screen if not). Look requires a direction. Examine (x/x/Ctrl-V) This command gives you exactly the same information as the Look command, except only for your current target. You must select a target first in order to use this command. Observe (I) This command lets you observe a previously *identified* item. 8.11. Message Commands Repeat Feeling (Ctrl-F) Repeats the feeling about the dungeon level that you got when you first entered the level. Previous Messages (Ctrl-P) Typed once, this command recalls the last message you saw. Typed twice, all of your old messages are recalled, latest first, and you can scroll through them. ESCAPE exits this command. Message Notes (:) This command allows you to take notes, which will then appear in your message list as a message beginning with "Note:". There is an option, "Compress savefiles", which erases your old messages when you save; you may wish to turn this off if you make extensive use of notes. 8.12. Game Status Commands Character Description (C) Brings up a full description of your character, including your skill levels, your current and potential stats, and various other information. From this screen, you can change your name or use the file character description command to save your character status to a file. That command saves additional information, including your background, your inventory, and the contents of your house. Check Artifacts (~) This command lists all of the artifacts that you have encountered. Unless your character was created with the "Create characters in preserve mode" option turned on, any artifact that is in this list which you do not have in either your inventory or your home (or in the inventory of one of the stores, or dropped somewhere on the town level) has been lost, since artifacts, once seen, never appear again. This command can only be used on the town level, not inside the dungeon. Check Uniques (|) Brings up a list of the unique monsters you have killed. Once killed, these monsters never show up again. 8.13. Saving and Exiting Commands Save and Quit (Ctrl-X) To save your game so that you can return to it later, use this command. Save files will also be generated (hopefully) if the game crashes due to a system error. When you die, a reduced save file is produced containing only your monster memory and your option settings. Save (Ctrl-S) This command saves the game but doesn't exit Angband. Use this frequently if you are paranoid about having the computer crash while you are playing. Commit Suicide and Quit (Ctrl-K) Kills your character and exits Angband. You will be prompted to make sure you really want to do this. If you answer yes, your character CANNOT BE RECOVERED! Be careful. 8.14. Options, Macros, and Preference File Commands Options (=) Brings up the options screen, which allows you to change quite a bit about how Angband works. Some options may not be available, depending on how Angband was compiled. This command is also active at other points in the game, most notably at the beginning of character creation. Macro (@) Defines a standard macro by prompting you for the trigger key and the action. From that point on, whenever Angband sees the trigger key, it will act as if you typed the keys you gave as the action. Be careful when using this command with regular alphanumeric keys, since it can make it difficult to select objects, type words, or even play the game. For more information, see the section on macros and keymaps above. Command Macro (!) Defines a command macro by prompting you for the trigger key and the action. This is just like the macro above, except that it is only active when Angband is expecting a command, and is therefore generally more useful. For more information, see the section on macros and keymaps above. Keymap (&) Lets you change the mapping of a key. The new command for the key must be in the Angband command set (the third character listed in parentheses after these command descriptions). For more information, see the section on macros and keymaps above. Preference Files (%) This command allows you to save or read in macros from a preference file, as well as change the characters and colors associated with different objects and monsters. For more information, see the section on preference files above. 8.15. Help Help (?) Brings up the Angband on-line help system. Note that the help files are just text files in a particular format, and that other help files may be available on the Net. In particular, there are a variety of spoiler files which do not come with the standard distribution. Check the place you got Angband from or ask on the newsgroup rec.games.roguelike.angband about them. Identify Symbol (/) Use this command to find out what a character stands for. For instance, by pressing "/.", you can find out that the "." symbol stands for a floor spot. When used with a symbol that represents creatures, the this command will tell you only what class of creature the symbol stands for, not give you specific information about a creature you can see. To get that, use the Look command. There are three special symbols you can use with the Identify Symbol command to access specific parts of your monster memory. Typing Ctrl-A when asked for a symbol will recall details about all monsters, typing Ctrl-U will recall details about all unique monsters, and typing Ctrl-N will recall details about all non-unique monsters. If the character stands for a creature, you are asked if you want to recall details. If you answer yes, information about the creatures you have encountered with that symbol is shown in the Recall window if available, or on the screen if not. You can also answer "k" to see the list sorted by number of kills, or "p" to see the list sorted by dungeon level the monster is normally found on. Pressing ESCAPE at any point will exit this command. Game Version (V) This command will tell you what version of Angband you are using. For more information, see the "version.txt" help file. 8.16. Extra Commands Toggle Choice Window (Ctrl-E) Toggles the display in the choice window (if available) between your inventory and your equipment. This command only applies if you are running Angband under a windowing environment and the choice window is available. This also redraws the choice window. Redraw Screen (Ctrl-R) This command simply redraws the screen. It may be useful if your visual display system (or Angband itself) contains certain bugs. Dump screen-image (left-paren) This command dumps a "snap-shot" of the current screen to the file "dump.txt". The snap-shot is 24 lines long with 79 chars per line. Dump screen-image with color (right-paren) This command dumps a "snap-shot" of the current screen to the file "dump.txt". The snap-shot is 48 lines long with 79 chars per line, with a "color code" under each "screen symbol". 9. Wizard commands Wizard commands are entered by typing "Ctrl-A" plus a special key. Wizard commands are NOT available in most versions of Angband, but you can compile your own version by defining ALLOW_WIZARD. The special keys are shown below. Note that the wizard commands are intended to assist in debugging and so are not intended for normal use. You are warned that these commands may break your savefile or your machine. Wizard commands may change at any time. A - cure All maladies C - Create an object (be very careful) D - Detect everything on current panel E - Edit character F - Fully identify an object G - make some Good objects H - rerate Hitpoints I - Identify an object J - Jump to another level K - Knowledge about player L - Learn about (become aware of) objects M - Map current panel (ala magic mapping) P - Phase door (teleport 10 grids) R - summon Random monster S - summon Specific monster T - Teleport (teleport 100 grids) V - make some Very good (great) objects W - Wizard light the entire level X - Gain experience (double current plus one) Z - Zap (destroy) all nearby monsters 10. Borg commands Borg commands are entered by typing "Ctrl-Z" plus a special key. Borg commands are NOT available in most versions of Angband, but you can compile your own version by defining ALLOW_BORG, and obtaining the relevant source files. To initialize the Ben-Borg, enter "wizard mode", and hit "^Z" + "$". To restart the Ben-Borg, hit "^Z" + "z". To resume, hit "^Z" + "r". To cancel the Ben-Borg (or any recent Borg), simply hit any key. -- Original: Alexander Cutler and Andy Astrand Updated (2.7.6): Russ Allbery (rra@cs.stanford.edu) Updated (2.7.8): Ben Harrison (benh@linc.cis.upenn.edu)