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Reading a '''scroll of teleportation''' will cause the player to become "strangely unstable" and then [[teleport]] to a random location several turns later. The actual duration depends on several circumstances:
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Reading a '''scroll of teleportation''' will cause the player to [[teleport]] to a random location after several turns have passed.
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{{crawlquote|You feel strangely unstable.}}
  
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The actual duration depends on several circumstances:
 
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Alternatively, you can read one while waiting for a teleport to kick in to negate that teleport and keep yourself in place.
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==Strategy==
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*Keep in mind that the teleport is entirely random. If you are attempting to escape a dangerous situation, there is a chance that you only teleport a few tiles away!
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*If necessary, you can read a second scroll of teleport or use a [[wand of teleportation]] on yourself while a teleport is pending to cancel it and keep you in place. Teleport scrolls are very precious, so evaluate the necessity of consuming a second scroll:
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{{crawlquote|You feel strangely stable.}}
  
 
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Revision as of 21:16, 3 October 2016

Version 0.18: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.


Type Scroll
Name Scroll of teleportation
Icon Scroll of teleportation.png
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.

You feel strangely unstable.

The actual duration depends on several circumstances:

Circumstance Duration
Normal 3-5 turns
In the Abyss 4/5 chance to add 5-14 turns
Carrying the Orb Outside the Abyss, adds 5-9 turns.

Strategy

  • Keep in mind that the teleport is entirely random. If you are attempting to escape a dangerous situation, there is a chance that you only teleport a few tiles away!
  • If necessary, you can read a second scroll of teleport or use a wand of teleportation on yourself while a teleport is pending to cancel it and keep you in place. Teleport scrolls are very precious, so evaluate the necessity of consuming a second scroll:
You feel strangely stable.

See Also

History

Prior to 0.13 controlled teleports did not have a longer delay. In older versions, the Orb did not add time to teleportation.

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