zap

Command:   zap
Handler:   do_zap
Min level: 0
Min posn:  resting
Log:       normal

Syntax:  brandish                       (to invoke a staff)
Syntax:  quaff  <potion>                (to quaff potions)
         quaff  <potion> <container>    (quaff directly from container)
Syntax:  recite <scroll> <target>       (to recite a scroll)
Syntax:  zap    <target>                (to use a wand on a target)
 
BRANDISH invokes a magical staff.
 
QUAFF quaffs a potion (as opposed to DRINK, which drinks mundane liquids).
 
RECITE recites a magical scroll; the <target> is optional, depending on the
nature of the scroll.
 
ZAP fires a magical wand at a target.  If the target is not specified, and
you are fighting someone, then that character is used for a target.
 
You must be holding a wand or a staff before using BRANDISH or ZAP.
 
All of these commands use up their objects:  Potions and scrolls have a
single charge.  Wands and staves (staffs) have multiple charges.  When a
magical object has no more charges, it will be consumed.  Use the spell
'identify' to see the remaining charges.
 
See EAT, BACKFIRE, RECHARGE