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 |itemtype=Scroll
 |name=Scroll of teleportation
 |cost=30
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{{flavour|A scroll that translocates the reader to a random position after a short delay.}}

Reading a '''scroll of teleportation''' will cause the player to [[teleport]] to a random location after several turns have passed.

==Useful Info==
When read, it inflicts the {{lightBlue|Tele}} status if you don't already have it (or the equivalent {{Red|!Tele!}} status).
{{crawlquote|You feel strangely unstable.}}

After a set duration, you will be teleported. Teleports send you to any random location on the floor, that 1. you can move to, 2. does not contain a dangerous [[cloud]], and 3. is outside of certain "no teleport" [[vault]]s. This includes the tile you are currently on.

If you already have the {{lightBlue|Tele}} or {{Red|!Tele!}} status, then using another scroll will cancel it.
{{crawlquote|You feel strangely stable.}}

===Duration===
The duration (in [[decaAut]], i.e. "turns") depends on where you are and if you have the '''Orb''' status:<ref>{{source ref|0.30.1|spl-transloc.cc|837}}</ref>
{| class="prettytable" style="border:none; margin:0; padding:0;"
! Circumstance || Duration
|-
| Normal || 3-5 turns
|-
| In [[the Realm of Zot]] or when carrying [[Orb of Zot|the Orb]] || 8-14 turns
|-
| In [[the Abyss]] (even when carrying the Orb) || 8-19 turns
|}
	
The duration is always a whole number of turns. Note that the time spent reading the scroll counts towards the timer. See below for an example:

{| class="prettytable" style="border:none; margin:0; padding:0;"
!Action || Acculmulated Time || Teleport eligible?
|-
|Read scroll of teleport (1.0 turn) || 1.0 turn || No
|-
|Wait (1.0 turn) || 2.0 turns || No
|-
|Wait (1.0 turn) || 3.0 turns || '''Yes'''
|-
|Wait (1.0 turn) || 4.0 turns || '''Yes'''
|-
|Wait (1.0 turn) || 5.0 turns || '''Yes''' (forced)
|}

===Order of Events===
On the turn you teleport, the following happen, in order:
# You get the full effect of whatever action you did.
# You are teleported instantly to the new destination
# You effectively [[wait]] for the time of the action

For example, say you cast [[Fireball]] with the Tele status. If you teleport, you get the effects of Fireball, then teleport, then wait 1.0 turn in the post-teleport location. 

In simpler terms, this means that after you teleport, monsters at your teleport destination get to move before you do.

==Strategy==
Scrolls of teleport are powerful and reasonably common escape tools. In just a few turns, you can be sent dozens of tiles away from your original destination. However, since the teleport is entirely random, there's always a risk of a 'backfire': you might only be teleported a few tiles away, or you could end up in a whole new can of worms! Therefore, you should try to initiate teleports earlier rather than later.

===Tips & Tricks===
*Remember that reading a scroll of teleport can be used to remove the Tele status, including the Tele from a [[wyrmhole]].
*A [[potion of cancellation]] will also end a teleport (along with any other effects you may have).
**Monsters with [[Quicksilver Bolt]] or a [[wand of quicksilver]] can also cancel your teleportation, whenever you'd like it or not.
*"[[Identification|Blind reading]]" a scroll of teleport is safe if you are on a cleared level.
**If you are on an [[stairs|upstairs]] that leads to a cleared level, blind reading is also safe. If you read a teleport scroll, and your very next action is to start going up the stairs, the teleport will always happen at the destination floor.
*Watch out for [[vault]]s gated by [[runed door]]s or [[transporter]]s; many, but not all "sealed" vaults can be teleported into. The chance of actually teleporting in will be low, but be wary of the risk.

==History==
*Prior to [[0.19]], scrolls of teleportation worked normally in [[The Realm of Zot]], before picking up the Orb of Zot.
*Prior to [[0.17]], it was possible to perform [[controlled teleport]]s.
*Prior to [[0.17]], there was a 20% chance that the Abyss would not add time to teleportation.
*Prior to [[0.13]], controlled teleports did not have a longer delay.  In older versions, the Orb did not add time to teleportation.

==References==
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