*Make sure that any pets/allies nearby are commanded NOT to consume anything valuable. There is nothing worse than watching Kenny the puppy wolf down the [[Holy Banana of Oily Orpiv]] that just appeared.
*Kill anything hostile in the area, take your polypile to a monster-free zone like [[New Attnam]], or lock yourself inside a room to keep out neutral/hostile NPC's.
*DO NOT break (apply) a WoP without having [[Status Effects|intrinsic PolyControl]] or a [[ring]] of [[Polymorph|ring of Polymorph Control]], or you will be turned into a random creature for a significant time. Even if you're in a safe area you may be unable to do anything but watch as a polymorphed [[mushroom]] as NPC's eat/wear the items you just polypiled.
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