Can of grease
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| Name | can of grease |
| Appearance | can of grease |
| Base price | 20 zm |
| Weight | 20 |
| Material | [[{{{material}}}]] |
| Monster use | Will not be used by monsters. |
A can of grease can be applied to grease any item. This protects them from rust and corrosion and also from grabbing attacks. A mind flayer can not attach its tentacles to a greased helmet, either.
A greased item may slip when attempting to throw it, resulting in the object falling to the ground or sending it flying towards a random direction. Note that as long as you don't intend to throw the item, greasing it is harmless. Feel free to grease your melee weapon.
The layer of grease is not permanent: each time it protects you there is a 50% chance that it will wear off.[1] On your next turn, you can apply your can of grease again to re-grease the item. Until that turn you will remain vulnerable, which can be a problem when fighting fast monsters.
If a greased piece of armor is cursed, there is only a 2/3 chance that it will protect you from grabbing or mind-sucking attacks.[2]
Grease is also useful for containers. A greased container will protect its contents from water damage. However, the water damage has a chance to dissolve the grease, at which point you must re-grease the container if you still want the protection. Oilskin sacks are like permanently-greased sacks.
A greased spellbook, scroll, or potion will be protected from blanking and dilution so long as the grease remains intact.[3] Note that this probably isn't worth a charge, but if you are wishing for scrolls, (e.g. charging), there's no sense in not wishing for them greased.
Cursed cans and non-cursed cans when fumbling will only work 50% of the time, the other 50% of the time they will slip to the ground, consuming a charge. If you successfully use a cursed can, your hands will be made slippery (this does not happen with non-cursed cans, even when fumbling).[4] (A towel can be used to wipe them clean.) You can grease your hands (should you wish to for some reason) with a non-cursed can by choosing "-" when prompted.
Each can of grease is generated with d25 charges.[5] The can may be recharged; see Charging#Can of grease for more details. The can may also be used to untrap squeaky boards.
Messages
| Message | Reason |
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| "You cover your <item> with a thick layer of grease." | You applied the can to <item> |
| "The <monster> grabs you, but cannot hold onto your greased <armor>!" | You were protected from a grabbing attack |
| "The grease wears off." | A piece of armor is no longer greased |
| "Some of the grease gets all over your hands." | You greased an item The can of grease was cursed |
| "The can of grease slips from your <body part>." | The can of grease was cursed or you were fumbling and it has fallen to the ground. |
See also
References
- ↑ mhitu.c, line 806 grease wearing off from grabbing; trap.c, line 224 grease dissolving from erosion
- ↑ mhitu.c, line 795 limitations of cursed greased armor
- ↑ Trap.c#line2695 grease protects everything, even scrolls.
- ↑ apply.c, line 1771 cursed grease works 50% of the time
- ↑ mkobj.c, line 498 initial charges
