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Probing will reveal the contents of tins it hits (and mark the tins as identified so they stay revealed).
Probing will reveal the contents of tins it hits (and mark the tins as identified so they stay revealed).
Zapping probing at a shambling horror should tell you information about its randomized stats and attacks.
Zapping a wand of probing at a wall point-blank will inform you if there is any open space (walkable terrain, ignoring monsters/objects) between you and the edge of the screen in that direction. This can be used to find vaults and closets.
Hitting a shambling horror with a probing beam describes its stats and abilities.
You can use stethoscopes (or possibly probing) on eggs to identify them.
Merge the wand of enlightenment into the wand of probing: probing gives enlightenment when zapped at yourself.
Spell of probing, in the divination school, that probes monsters based on skill:
The wand of probing is raised to be on par with the Skilled effects.
When Schroedinger’s Box is probed or has a stethoscope applied to it, it either reveals the housecat corpse inside or releases the live housecat as normal. Alternatively, stethoscopes give “You hear a characteristic WOM WOM WOM sound” as a reference to Bob the Angry Flower, and probing gives you “The box contains a cat that is neither alive nor dead nor alive nor dead nor… You resolve to call the YSPCA later.”
Stethoscopes and probing on a pet shows when that pet is satiated.