Greetings:

This is a draft version of a spoiler for the results of applying
(ie, breaking) various wand types.  Corrections are welcome.
Distribution and posting to WWW/FTP sites welcome, as long as
my name stays attached.

                          NetHack 3.2.0 Spoiler
                        Applying (Breaking) Wands

                    Jeffrey Robertson (jeffr@nortel.ca)


If you "a"pply a wand in NetHack 3.2.0, you are asked if you want
to break it.  This is possible only if you have hands, and if
your strength is greater than 10.

If the wand has no charges, breaking it has no effect, other than
destroying it.  (Of course, if the wand was unpaid for, you still
owe for it.)

Basic damage (B) for destroying a wand is 4x the number of charges.

   Wishing, Nothing, Locking, Probing, Opening, and Secret Door
   Detection:         No damage.  No effects.

   Death, Lightning:  4x damage
   Fire, Cold:        2x damage
   Magic Missle:      1x damage

   Striking:          "A wall of force smashes down around you!"
                      Basic damage (B) is replaced by (n+1)d6
                      where n=# of charges.  Recall that the
                      damage from zapping this wand is 2d12.
                      Actual damage is 1dB.  It also affects
                      objects in the adjacent squares.

   Cancellation, Polymorph, Teleportation, Undead Turning:
                      Damage is 1dB.  These wands can affect
                      objects in the adjacent squares.
                      
   Digging:           Damage is 1dB.  Pits or holes may be dug
                      in adjacent squares.  Probability is based
                      on the charges in the wand.

   Create Monster:    Damage is 1dB.  Monsters appear in each
                      adjacent square.

   Light:             Damage is 1dB.  The room is lit.

   Sleep:             No effect on adjacent squares/monsters.

Priests and Wizards take only one fifth the damage other classes do.
Healers and Knights take only half damage.

In addition to this explosion damage, you also suffer effects
similar to zapping yourself with the appropriate wand.  The
following summarizes this, and assumes you are not resistant
to the damage.

   Striking:          Damage is (n+1d6).  You abuse your strength
                      and identify the wand.  No damage if you're
                      magic resistant.

   Lightning:         Damage is 12d6, unless resistant.  You're
                      blinded, and wands and rings may be lost.

   Fire:              Damage is 12d6, unless resistant.  Armor,
                      scrolls, spellbooks, and potions may burn.

   Cold:              Damage is 12d6, unless resistant.  Potions
                      may freeze.

   Magic Missile:     Damage is 4dg, unless resistant.

   Make Invisible:    Temporary, with 10% chance of permanence.

   Light:             Damage is (n+1)d25.  You are blinded.

   Polymorph, Cancellation
   Sleep, Teleport,
   Death, Undead Turning:  Normal self-zapping effect.