Brainlessness - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: make into redirect

2025-02-11T13:01:52Z

make into redirect

Entuno: Fix some source references

2024-03-01T15:05:38Z

Fix some source references

Andrio Celos: Broken link fix

2021-02-16T03:14:06Z

Broken link fix

Andrio Celos: Link to NetHack 3.7.0 specifically.

2021-02-16T03:13:45Z

Link to NetHack 3.7.0 specifically.

Phol ende wodan: the main article above variant sections describes vanilla, and doesn't need to specifically state that it's vanilla

2020-10-24T21:09:37Z

the main article above variant sections describes vanilla, and doesn't need to specifically state that it's vanilla

Phol ende wodan: use {{otheruses}} instead of manually formatting otheruses text

2020-10-24T21:07:51Z

use {{otheruses}} instead of manually formatting otheruses text

Umbire the Phantom at 21:01, 24 October 2020

2020-10-24T21:01:51Z

Umbire the Phantom at 20:46, 24 October 2020

2020-10-24T20:46:26Z

Umbire the Phantom at 20:43, 24 October 2020

2020-10-24T20:43:53Z

Qazmlpok: 3.6.0 refs. Removed ref to attrib.c because the given line number was meaningless, and I can't find a meaningful line to cite for that statement.

2016-01-06T19:28:29Z

3.6.0 refs. Removed ref to attrib.c because the given line number was meaningless, and I can't find a meaningful line to cite for that statement.

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−	~~{{otheruses\|the instadeath\|monsters that have no brain\|mindless}}~~	+	#REDIRECT [[Intelligence drain#Becoming brainless]]
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−	~~'''Brainlessness''' is an instadeath caused by [[mind flayer]]s and [[master mind flayer]]s. These monsters have brain-sucking tentacles that lower the player's~~ [[~~Attribute#~~Intelligence\|intelligence]] and cause [[amnesia]]. Each time a brain-eating attack is successful, you lose 1 or 2 points of intelligence.{{refsrc\|src/mhitu.c\|1088\|nethack=3.6.0}} If a brain-eating attack is successful when your base intelligence is already at its minimum value of 3, you die of brainlessness.{{refsrc\|src/eat.c\|541\|nethack=3.6.0}}
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−	An [[amulet of life saving]] will not save you from death by brainlessness; upon reviving, you will simply die again, although you can choose not to die in explore or wizard mode.{{refsrc\|src/eat.c\|549\|nethack=3.6.0}} A [[dunce cap]] saves you from the intelligence drop and prevents death by brainlessness, but does not save you from the amnesia effect.{{refsrc\|src/mhitu.c\|1078\|nethack=3.6.0}}
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−	A [[ring of sustain ability]] saves you from the intelligence drop, and thus can be used to prevent death by brainlessness, provided you put it on when your base intelligence is still higher than your minimum. However, if you put on the ring when your base intelligence is already at its minimum, then you will die of brainlessness the first time the mind flayer hits you with a successful brain-eating attack. Like the dunce cap, the ring does not save you from forgetting levels and items.
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−	~~Death by brainlessness is only possible due to a monster attack; other sources of intelligence loss (e.g. [[throne]]s, [[Potion of sickness\|potions of sickness]]) cannot cause this instadeath.~~
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−	~~{{upcoming\|NetHack 3.7.0\|Brain-eating attacks no longer cause amnesia.}}~~
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−	~~==Messages==~~
−	~~{{message\|Your brain is eaten! Your last thought fades away.\|You were hit by a successful brain-eating attack when your base intelligence was already at 3. You die of brainlessness.}}~~
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−	{{message\|You feel like a scarecrow.\|You are in explore or wizard mode, and you chose not to die of brainlessness. Your base intelligence is set to 5, minus one or two because of the successful brain-eating attack that would have killed you.}}
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−	~~{{message\|Unfortunately your brain is still gone.\|You died of brainlessness while wearing an amulet of life saving. The amulet "saved" your life, but you immediately died again of brainlessness.}}~~
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−	~~==SLASH'EM==~~
−	~~In SLASH'EM, there is a new monster that can~~ drain intelligence and thus cause death by brainlessness: the [[migo queen]]. Also, if you are a [[Lycanthrope (starting race)\|lycanthrope]] or a [[Vampire (starting race)\|vampire]], then you will not die of brainlessness until you are hit by a successful brain-eating attack when your base intelligence is equal to its racial minimum, which is 1 for lycanthropes and 0 for vampires. This makes it slightly harder to die of brainlessness. A base intelligence lower than 3 (which is impossible in Vanilla NetHack) will be displayed as "3", so you will not actually see your intelligence go below 3.
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−	~~Monsters in SLASH'EM can throw [[potion of amnesia\|potions of amnesia]] at you, causing the same amnesia effect as a successful intelligence drain attack. This has no effect on intelligence.~~
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−	~~==References==~~
−	~~<references/>~~
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−	~~[[Category:Instadeath~~]]
−	~~{{nethack-366}}~~

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 {{otheruses|the instadeath|monsters that have no brain|mindless}}
-'''Brainlessness''' is an instadeath caused by [[mind flayer]]s and [[master mind flayer]]s. These monsters have brain-sucking tentacles that lower the player's [[Attribute#Intelligence|intelligence]] and cause [[amnesia]]. Each time a brain-eating attack is successful, you lose 1 or 2 points of intelligence.{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1088|nethack=3.6.0}} If a brain-eating attack is successful when your base intelligence is already at its minimum value of 3, you die of brainlessness.{{refsrc|eat.c|541|nethack=3.6.0}}
+'''Brainlessness''' is an instadeath caused by [[mind flayer]]s and [[master mind flayer]]s. These monsters have brain-sucking tentacles that lower the player's [[Attribute#Intelligence|intelligence]] and cause [[amnesia]]. Each time a brain-eating attack is successful, you lose 1 or 2 points of intelligence.{{refsrc|src/mhitu.c|1088|nethack=3.6.0}} If a brain-eating attack is successful when your base intelligence is already at its minimum value of 3, you die of brainlessness.{{refsrc|src/eat.c|541|nethack=3.6.0}}
-An [[amulet of life saving]] will not save you from death by brainlessness; upon reviving, you will simply die again, although you can choose not to die in explore or wizard mode.{{refsrc|eat.c|549|nethack=3.6.0}} A [[dunce cap]] saves you from the intelligence drop and prevents death by brainlessness, but does not save you from the amnesia effect.{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1078|nethack=3.6.0}}
+An [[amulet of life saving]] will not save you from death by brainlessness; upon reviving, you will simply die again, although you can choose not to die in explore or wizard mode.{{refsrc|src/eat.c|549|nethack=3.6.0}} A [[dunce cap]] saves you from the intelligence drop and prevents death by brainlessness, but does not save you from the amnesia effect.{{refsrc|src/mhitu.c|1078|nethack=3.6.0}}
 A [[ring of sustain ability]] saves you from the intelligence drop, and thus can be used to prevent death by brainlessness, provided you put it on when your base intelligence is still higher than your minimum. However, if you put on the ring when your base intelligence is already at its minimum, then you will die of brainlessness the first time the mind flayer hits you with a successful brain-eating attack. Like the dunce cap, the ring does not save you from forgetting levels and items.

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 Death by brainlessness is only possible due to a monster attack; other sources of intelligence loss (e.g. [[throne]]s, [[Potion of sickness|potions of sickness]]) cannot cause this instadeath.
-{{upcoming|Nethack 3.7.0|Brain-eating attacks no longer cause amnesia.}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Brain-eating attacks no longer cause amnesia.}}
 ==Messages==

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 Death by brainlessness is only possible due to a monster attack; other sources of intelligence loss (e.g. [[throne]]s, [[Potion of sickness|potions of sickness]]) cannot cause this instadeath.
-{{upcoming|Nethack 3.7|Brain-eating attacks no longer cause amnesia.}}
+{{upcoming|Nethack 3.7.0|Brain-eating attacks no longer cause amnesia.}}
 ==Messages==

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 {{otheruses|the instadeath|monsters that have no brain|mindless}}
-'''Brainlessness''' is an instadeath caused by [[mind flayer]]s and [[master mind flayer]]s. These monsters have brain-sucking tentacles that lower the player's [[Attribute#Intelligence|intelligence]] and cause [[amnesia]]. Each time a brain-eating attack is successful, you lose 1 or 2 points of intelligence.{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1088|nethack=3.6.0}} If a brain-eating attack is successful when your base intelligence is already at its minimum value (which is always 3 in Vanilla NetHack), you die of brainlessness.{{refsrc|eat.c|541|nethack=3.6.0}}
+'''Brainlessness''' is an instadeath caused by [[mind flayer]]s and [[master mind flayer]]s. These monsters have brain-sucking tentacles that lower the player's [[Attribute#Intelligence|intelligence]] and cause [[amnesia]]. Each time a brain-eating attack is successful, you lose 1 or 2 points of intelligence.{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1088|nethack=3.6.0}} If a brain-eating attack is successful when your base intelligence is already at its minimum value of 3, you die of brainlessness.{{refsrc|eat.c|541|nethack=3.6.0}}
 An [[amulet of life saving]] will not save you from death by brainlessness; upon reviving, you will simply die again, although you can choose not to die in explore or wizard mode.{{refsrc|eat.c|549|nethack=3.6.0}} A [[dunce cap]] saves you from the intelligence drop and prevents death by brainlessness, but does not save you from the amnesia effect.{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1078|nethack=3.6.0}}

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−	~~:''For~~ monsters ~~not from nature endowed with a mind, and who are therefore not perceivable through telepathy, see [[Telepathy#Mindless~~\|mindless~~]]/''~~	+	{{otheruses\|the instadeath\|monsters that have no brain\|mindless}}

	'''Brainlessness''' is an instadeath caused by [[mind flayer]]s and [[master mind flayer]]s. These monsters have brain-sucking tentacles that lower the player's [[Attribute#Intelligence\|intelligence]] and cause [[amnesia]]. Each time a brain-eating attack is successful, you lose 1 or 2 points of intelligence.{{refsrc\|mhitu.c\|1088\|nethack=3.6.0}} If a brain-eating attack is successful when your base intelligence is already at its minimum value (which is always 3 in Vanilla NetHack), you die of brainlessness.{{refsrc\|eat.c\|541\|nethack=3.6.0}}		'''Brainlessness''' is an instadeath caused by [[mind flayer]]s and [[master mind flayer]]s. These monsters have brain-sucking tentacles that lower the player's [[Attribute#Intelligence\|intelligence]] and cause [[amnesia]]. Each time a brain-eating attack is successful, you lose 1 or 2 points of intelligence.{{refsrc\|mhitu.c\|1088\|nethack=3.6.0}} If a brain-eating attack is successful when your base intelligence is already at its minimum value (which is always 3 in Vanilla NetHack), you die of brainlessness.{{refsrc\|eat.c\|541\|nethack=3.6.0}}

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	Death by brainlessness is only possible due to a monster attack; other sources of intelligence loss (e.g. [[throne]]s, [[Potion of sickness\|potions of sickness]]) cannot cause this instadeath.		Death by brainlessness is only possible due to a monster attack; other sources of intelligence loss (e.g. [[throne]]s, [[Potion of sickness\|potions of sickness]]) cannot cause this instadeath.
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		+	{{upcoming\|Nethack 3.7\|Brain-eating attacks no longer cause amnesia.}}

	==Messages==		==Messages==

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 '''Brainlessness''' is an instadeath caused by [[mind flayer]]s and [[master mind flayer]]s. These monsters have brain-sucking tentacles that lower the player's [[Attribute#Intelligence|intelligence]] and cause amnesia. Each time a brain-eating attack is successful, you lose 1 or 2 points of intelligence.{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1088|nethack=3.6.0}} If a brain-eating attack is successful when your base intelligence is already at its minimum value (which is always 3 in Vanilla NetHack), you die of brainlessness.{{refsrc|eat.c|541|nethack=3.6.0}}
-An [[amulet of life saving]] will not save you from death by brainlessness, although you can choose not to die in explore or wizard mode.{{refsrc|eat.c|549|nethack=3.6.0}}
+An [[amulet of life saving]] will not save you from death by brainlessness; upon reviving, you will simply die again, although you can choose not to die in explore or wizard mode.{{refsrc|eat.c|549|nethack=3.6.0}} A [[dunce cap]] saves you from the intelligence drop and prevents death by brainlessness, but does not save you from forgetting levels and items.{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1078|nethack=3.6.0}}
-A [[dunce cap]] saves you from the intelligence drop from the mind sucking attack, and prevents death by brainlessness. It does not save you from forgetting levels and items.{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1078|nethack=3.6.0}}
+A [[ring of sustain ability]] saves you from the intelligence drop, and thus can be used to prevent death by brainlessness, provided you put it on when your base intelligence is still higher than your minimum. However, if you put on the ring when your base intelligence is already at its minimum, then you will die of brainlessness the first time the mind flayer hits you with a successful brain-eating attack. Like the dunce cap, the ring does not save you from forgetting levels and items.
-A [[ring of sustain ability]] saves you from the intelligence drop, and thus can be used to prevent death by brainlessness, provided you put it on when your base intelligence is still higher than your racial minimum. However, if you put on the ring when your base intelligence is already at its racial minimum, then you will die of brainlessness the first time the mind flayer hits you with a successful brain-eating attack. Like the dunce cap, the ring does not save you from forgetting levels and items.
+Death by brainlessness is only possible due to a monster attack; other sources of intelligence loss (e.g. [[throne]]s, [[Potion of sickness|potions of sickness]]) cannot cause this instadeath.
 ==Messages==
 {{message|Your brain is eaten! Your last thought fades away.|You were hit by a successful brain-eating attack when your base intelligence was already at 3. You die of brainlessness.}}
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 ==SLASH'EM==
 In SLASH'EM, there is a new monster that can drain intelligence and thus cause death by brainlessness: the [[migo queen]]. Also, if you are a [[Lycanthrope (starting race)|lycanthrope]] or a [[Vampire (starting race)|vampire]], then you will not die of brainlessness until you are hit by a successful brain-eating attack when your base intelligence is equal to its racial minimum, which is 1 for lycanthropes and 0 for vampires. This makes it slightly harder to die of brainlessness. A base intelligence lower than 3 (which is impossible in Vanilla NetHack) will be displayed as "3", so you will not actually see your intelligence go below 3.
-Monsters in SLASH'EM can throw [[potion of amnesia|potions of amnesia]] at you, causing the same [[amnesia]] effect as a successful intelligence drain attack.  This has no effect on intelligence.
+Monsters in SLASH'EM can throw [[potion of amnesia|potions of amnesia]] at you, causing the same amnesia effect as a successful intelligence drain attack. This has no effect on intelligence.
 ==References==
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 [[Category:Instadeath]]
-{{nethack-360}}
+{{nethack-366}}

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 ''For monsters not from nature endowed with a mind, and who are therefore not perceivable through telepathy, see [[Telepathy#Mindless]]''
-'''Brainlessness''' is an instadeath caused by [[mind flayer]]s and [[master mind flayer]]s. These monsters have brain-sucking tentacles that lower the player's [[Attribute#Intelligence|intelligence]] and cause amnesia. Each time a brain-eating attack is successful, you lose 1 or 2 points of intelligence.{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1111}} If a brain-eating attack is successful when your base intelligence is already at its minimum value (which is always 3 in Vanilla NetHack), you die of brainlessness.{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1079}}
+'''Brainlessness''' is an instadeath caused by [[mind flayer]]s and [[master mind flayer]]s. These monsters have brain-sucking tentacles that lower the player's [[Attribute#Intelligence|intelligence]] and cause amnesia. Each time a brain-eating attack is successful, you lose 1 or 2 points of intelligence.{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1088|nethack=3.6.0}} If a brain-eating attack is successful when your base intelligence is already at its minimum value (which is always 3 in Vanilla NetHack), you die of brainlessness.{{refsrc|eat.c|541|nethack=3.6.0}}
-An [[amulet of life saving]] will not save you from death by brainlessness, although you can choose not to die in explore or wizard mode.{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1100}}
+An [[amulet of life saving]] will not save you from death by brainlessness, although you can choose not to die in explore or wizard mode.{{refsrc|eat.c|549|nethack=3.6.0}}
-A [[dunce cap]] saves you from the intelligence drop from the mind sucking attack, and prevents death by brainlessness. It does not save you from forgetting levels and items.{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1076}}
+A [[dunce cap]] saves you from the intelligence drop from the mind sucking attack, and prevents death by brainlessness. It does not save you from forgetting levels and items.{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1078|nethack=3.6.0}}
-A [[ring of sustain ability]] saves you from the intelligence drop, and thus can be used to prevent death by brainlessness, provided you put it on when your base intelligence is still higher than your racial minimum. However, if you put on the ring when your base intelligence is already at its racial minimum, then you will die of brainlessness the first time the mind flayer hits you with a successful brain-eating attack. Like the dunce cap, the ring does not save you from forgetting levels and items.{{refsrc|attrib.c|109}}
+A [[ring of sustain ability]] saves you from the intelligence drop, and thus can be used to prevent death by brainlessness, provided you put it on when your base intelligence is still higher than your racial minimum. However, if you put on the ring when your base intelligence is already at its racial minimum, then you will die of brainlessness the first time the mind flayer hits you with a successful brain-eating attack. Like the dunce cap, the ring does not save you from forgetting levels and items.
 Death by brainlessness is only possible due to a monster attack; other sources of intelligence loss ([[Throne|thrones]], [[Potion of sickness|potions of sickness]]) cannot cause this instadeath.
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 ==Messages==
-;"Your brain is eaten! You feel stupid!"
+{{message|Your brain is eaten! You feel stupid!|You lost one point of intelligence due to a brain-eating attack.}}
-;"Your brain is eaten! You feel very stupid!"
+{{message|Your brain is eaten! You feel very stupid!|You lost two points of intelligence due to a brain-eating attack.}}
-;"Your brain is eaten! Your last thought fades away."
+{{message|Your brain is eaten! Your last thought fades away.|You were hit by a successful brain-eating attack when your base intelligence was already at 3. You die of brainlessness.}}
-;"You feel like a scarecrow."
+{{message|You feel like a scarecrow.|You are in explore or wizard mode, and you chose not to die of brainlessness. Your base intelligence is set to 5, minus one or two because of the successful brain-eating attack that would have killed you.}}
-;"Unfortunately your brain is still gone."
+{{message|Unfortunately your brain is still gone.|You died of brainlessness while wearing an amulet of life saving. The amulet "saved" your life, but you immediately died again of brainlessness.}}
 ==SLASH'EM==
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 [[Category:Instadeath]]
-{{nethack-343}}
+{{nethack-360}}