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| − | When a potion is | + | When a [[potion]] is [[throw]]n and hits [[you]] or a [[monster]], it shatters (releasing '''vapors''') and takes effect, though the effect is not usually as strong as if the potion had been [[quaff]]ed instead. If you are standing in a [[square]] adjacent to where the potion lands, you can still be affected by the vapors relased. For this reason, you should be careful when throwing harmful potions at nearby opponents. |
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| + | Vapors can also be released if a potion you are carrying gets shattered by something that can vaporize it (such as a [[fire]] or [[lightning]]). Potions on the ground can be shattered by nearby explosions or blasts from harmful [[wand]]s. Similarly, bashing open a locked [[container]] can shatter potion bottles inside, releasing vapors. A potion can also break if dropped while [[flying]] or [[levitation|levitating]]. | ||
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| + | Vapors can be inhaled ("''You smell a peculiar odor''"), or they can come in to contact with your eyes ("''Your eyes water''"). Thus, [[magical breathing]] or being [[polymorph]]ed into a creature that does not breathe will not necessarily save you from vapors unless you also have no eyes. | ||
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| + | Monsters are not affected by vapors, only by potions that directly hit them. | ||
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| + | == Vapor from fountains == | ||
| + | One of the results of quaffing from a magic [[fountain]] is "'''A wisp of vapor escapes from the fountain...'''" -- this is not the same as potion vapors. See the [[fountain]] article for more information. | ||
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Revision as of 05:18, 22 January 2008
When a potion is thrown and hits you or a monster, it shatters (releasing vapors) and takes effect, though the effect is not usually as strong as if the potion had been quaffed instead. If you are standing in a square adjacent to where the potion lands, you can still be affected by the vapors relased. For this reason, you should be careful when throwing harmful potions at nearby opponents.
Vapors can also be released if a potion you are carrying gets shattered by something that can vaporize it (such as a fire or lightning). Potions on the ground can be shattered by nearby explosions or blasts from harmful wands. Similarly, bashing open a locked container can shatter potion bottles inside, releasing vapors. A potion can also break if dropped while flying or levitating.
Vapors can be inhaled ("You smell a peculiar odor"), or they can come in to contact with your eyes ("Your eyes water"). Thus, magical breathing or being polymorphed into a creature that does not breathe will not necessarily save you from vapors unless you also have no eyes.
Monsters are not affected by vapors, only by potions that directly hit them.
Vapor from fountains
One of the results of quaffing from a magic fountain is "A wisp of vapor escapes from the fountain..." -- this is not the same as potion vapors. See the fountain article for more information.
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