Alternate items

Version 0.34: This article is up to date for the latest stable release of Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup.

Alternate items, also known as item sets, are a group of similar, but distinct items. Items within a given set are mutually exclusive; only one will generate in any given game. Backgrounds (except wanderer) ignore this mechanic and will come with their designated items, no matter if they actually spawn in the dungeon proper. Xom gifts also ignore this mechanic.

Scrolls

Summoning - summon creatures

• Scroll of butterflies
• Scroll of summoning

Wands

Beam - highly damaging bolt

• Wand of acid
• Wand of light
• Wand of quicksilver

Blast - never misses, 3x3 area

• Wand of iceblast
• Wand of roots
• Wand of warping

Hex - status, checks willpower

• Wand of charming
• Wand of paralysis

Evocables

Elemental - Wide area of effect

• Tin of tremorstones
• Condenser vane

Summoning - Summons allies

• Sack of spiders
• Box of beasts

Control - Restricts movement or abilities of enemies

• Phial of floods
• Gell's gravitambourine

History

• Prior to 0.32, Gell's gravitambourine did not exist and all games contained a phial of floods. The wand of warping was also introduced as a third blast wand in this version.
• Prior to 0.31, the sack of spiders wasn't reintroduced and all games contained a box of beasts.
• Prior to 0.30, elemental evocables didn't alternate. Also, the scroll of butterflies alternated with the scroll of fog.
• The item sets mechanic was introduced in 0.29.