laying around (you may come across some monsters as well; for help in dealing 

lying around (you may come across some monsters as well; for help in dealing 

\key{(}  & Weapons (\key{w}ield)                  & Move into monsters to attack them.\\
\key{)}  & Missiles (\key{f}ire)                  & Wield a bow to fire arrows. Press \key{f?} for help.\\ 

\key{)}  & Weapons (\key{w}ield)                  & Move into monsters to attack them.\\
\key{(}  & Missiles (\key{f}ire)                  & Wield a bow to fire arrows. Press \key{f?} for help.\\ 

\key{$\backslash$} & Staves and rods (\key{w}ield and e\key{v}oke) \hspace{0.2em}

\key{\char`\\} & Staves and rods (\key{w}ield and e\key{v}oke) \hspace{0.2em}

Being skilled in Polearms eases training in Maces/Flails or Staves.

Being skilled in Polearms eases training in Axes or Staves.

Shoot a random harmful beam at the targetted monster.

Shoot a random harmful beam at the targeted monster.

Inflict a random harmful beam or explosion on the targetted monster.

Inflict a random harmful beam or explosion on the targeted monster.

Eternal Warrior

the Eternal Warrior

Warrior

the Warrior

Doomed Warrior

the Doomed Warrior

With Two Names

the Two Names

@player_genus@

When you get some more time, you can read crawl_manual.txt in the /docs 

I suggest printing it out and following its instructions while playing your
first few games (you can also press '?' twice while playing for a list of
commands).
When you get some more time, you can read crawl_manual.txt in the docs/

I suggest printing it out and following its instructions while playing your 
first few games (you can also press '?' while playing for a list of commands). 

something interesting or see a hostile creature, press shift and the direction. 

something interesting or see a hostile creature, press Shift and the direction.

laying around (you may come across some monsters as well; for help in dealing 

lying around (you may come across some monsters as well; for help in dealing

command. Some weapons are cursed and cannot be un-wielded without the use of 
magic.

   command. Some weapons are cursed and cannot be un-wielded without the use of
   magic.

 armours give more protection, but may hamper your ability to fight and to 
 dodge attacks aimed at you. These can also be cursed.

   armours give more protection, but may hamper your ability to fight and to
   dodge attacks aimed at you. These can also be cursed.

meant to be thrown by hand; other missiles need an appropriate launcher to be 
wielded (eg arrows are much more effective when shot with a bow).

   meant to be thrown by hand; other missiles need an appropriate launcher to
   be wielded (e.g. arrows are much more effective when shot with a bow).

limited uses (scrolls and potions can only be used once each, wands contain 
only a certain number of charges). Wands are 'Z'apped, scrolls are 'r'ead and 
potions are 'q'uaffed.
 Unfortunately, you won't at first know what a wand, scroll or potion does; it 
will only be described by its physical appearance. But once you have used, for 
example, a potion of healing, you will in future recognise all potions of 
healing. 

   limited uses (scrolls and potions can only be used once each, wands contain
   only a certain number of charges). Wands are 'Z'apped, scrolls are 'r'ead
   and potions are 'q'uaffed. Unfortunately, you won't at first know what a
   wand, scroll or potion does; it will only be described by its physical
   appearance. But once you have used, for example, a potion of healing, you
   will in future recognise all potions of healing.

difficult to work out exactly what one does. They are put on with 'P' (put on) 
and can be removed with the same command, or also with 'R'. They can, like 
weapons, be cursed. 

   difficult to work out exactly what one does. They are put on with 'P' (put
   on) and can be removed with the same command, or also with 'R'. They can,
   like weapons, be cursed.

hungry. Monsters' corpses, also %, can be eaten if chopped up (the 'c' ommand),
but not all of them are healthful, and many species of player-character dislike
eating raw flesh unless very hungry. 

   hungry. Monsters' corpses, also %, can be eaten if chopped up (the 'c'
   command), but not all of them are healthful, and many species of player
   character dislike eating raw flesh unless very hungry.

you escape. 

   you escape.

   rest for one turn, while pressing '5' or shift-and-keypad-5 make you rest 

   rest for one turn, while pressing '5' or Shift-and-keypad-5 make you rest

part-way through and come back to it later. Quitting ('Q') lets you commit

part-way through and come back to it later. Quitting ('Ctrl-Q') lets you commit

Happy Crawling! 

Happy Crawling!

Macros and keymaps are stored in a file called macro.txt in your main
Crawl directory or your home directory. You can change where the file
is read from and written to by specifying an alternate directory on
the command line with -macro <dir> or with the crawl_dir option in your
init file (see crawl_options.txt for details). The macro.txt file is
human readable and editable, but you might have to figure out the key
codes for non-alphanumeric keys through in-game experimentation or
external utilities.

Macros and keymaps are stored in a file called macro.txt in your
settings/ directory. You can change where the file is read from and
written to by specifying an alternate directory with the macro_dir
option in your init file (see options_guide.txt for details). The
macro.txt file is human readable and editable, but you might have to
figure out the key codes for non-alphanumeric keys through in-game
experimentation or external utilities.

A:!a.

A:ta.

 altar.des    - minivaults containing altars

 B - Altar. These are assigned specific types (eg of Zin etc) in dungeon.cc,

 B - Altar. These are assigned specific types (e.g. of Zin etc) in dungeon.cc,

the 'H' and 'S' glyphs should be dispensed with (but many older vaults
use them, of course) - especially as there's no glyph for ice statues.

you might see many older vaults still using the deprecated 'H' and 'S'
glyphs which should otherwise be dispensed with.

          You use any number of NSUBST specifiers:

          You can use any number of NSUBST specifiers:

* Minivaults vs random vaults.

* Minivaults vs. random vaults.

    Direction           Move cursor.
    Shift-Direction     Move cursor in bigger steps (check the option
    or / Direction      level_map_cursor_step).

    direction           Move cursor.
    Shift-direction     Move cursor in bigger steps (check the option
    or / direction      level_map_cursor_step).

    ?    ?              Special help screen.

    ?                   Special help screen.

    Shift-Direction     Fire straight in that direction. You can go

    Shift-direction     Fire straight in that direction. You can go

    /    /              Select all wands.

    /                   Select all wands.