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 In [[dNetHack]], breathlessness does not prevent strangulation as such, but causes the hero's breath timer to ignore the status entirely until it times out harmlessly.
-[[Vampire (starting race in dNetHack)|vampiric]] characters are naturally unbreathing as in other variants. [[White dragon scales]] and scale armor grant breathlessness as a secondary extrinsic while worn. The [[Spirits (dNetHack)|spirit]] [[Astaroth]] confers breathlessness while bound.
+[[Vampire (starting race in dNetHack)|Vampiric]] characters are naturally unbreathing as in other variants. [[White dragon scales]] and scale armor grant breathlessness as a secondary extrinsic while worn. The [[Spirits (dNetHack)|spirit]] [[Astaroth]] confers breathlessness while bound.
 ===FIQHack===

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-'''Breathlessnesss''', also known as '''magical breathing''', is a [[property]] in ''[[NetHack]]'' that allows a monster to breathe in any environment even if it would ordinarily be lethal, and also makes them [[amphibious]], allowing for underwater travel.
+'''Breathlessnesss''', also known as '''magical breathing''', is a [[property]] in ''[[NetHack]]'' that allows a [[hero]] or [[monster]] to breathe in any environment even if it would ordinarily be lethal, and also makes them [[amphibious]], allowing for underwater travel if they are capable of moving in water.
 The only item that grants the breathless property is the [[amulet of magical breathing]]. Various monsters also have this trait as an [[Monster attribute|attribute]], sometimes referred to as '''unbreathing''', that is governed by <code>breathless(ptr)</code> in the code.{{refsrc|include/mondata.h|37|nethack=3.6.7}}
 ==Description==
-While breathless, you can breathe while underwater without [[drowning]] by any means, though your inventory will be subject to [[Wet|water damage]] as usual - water squares become "safe" for purposes of [[teleportation]]. You are also protected from the effects of [[sleeping gas trap]]s and the [[engulf]]ing attacks of [[fog cloud]]s;{{refsrc|src/trap.c|1109|nethack=3.6.7|comment=sleeping gas traps against you}} [[poison cloud]]s will not damage you regardless of [[poison resistance]] and are not a major [[trouble]] for prayer, though they can still [[blind]] you.{{refsrc|src/region.c|972|nethack=3.6.7|comment=you and poison clouds}}{{refsrc|src/region.c|1081|nethack=3.6.7|comment=dangerous locations and prayer}} Protection from sleeping gas and poison clouds also applies to breathless monsters.{{refsrc|src/trap.c|1619|nethack=3.6.7|comment=sleeping gas traps against your steed}}{{refsrc|src/trap.c|2312|nethack=3.6.7|comment=sleeping gas traps against other monsters}}{{refsrc|src/region.c|995|nethack=3.6.7|comment=monsters and poison clouds}}
+While breathless, the hero can breathe while underwater without [[drowning]] by any means, though their inventory will be subject to [[Wet|water damage]] as usual, and water squares become "safe" for purposes of [[teleportation]]. The hero is also protected from the effects of [[sleeping gas trap]]s and the [[engulf]]ing attacks of [[fog cloud]]s;{{refsrc|src/trap.c|1109|nethack=3.6.7|comment=sleeping gas traps against you}} [[poison cloud]]s will not damage them regardless of [[poison resistance]] and are not considered a major [[trouble]] for prayer while you have the property, though they can still render the hero [[blind]].{{refsrc|src/region.c|972|nethack=3.6.7|comment=you and poison clouds}}{{refsrc|src/region.c|1081|nethack=3.6.7|comment=dangerous locations and prayer}} Protection from sleeping gas and poison clouds also applies to breathless monsters.{{refsrc|src/trap.c|1619|nethack=3.6.7|comment=sleeping gas traps against your steed}}{{refsrc|src/trap.c|2312|nethack=3.6.7|comment=sleeping gas traps against other monsters}}{{refsrc|src/region.c|995|nethack=3.6.7|comment=monsters and poison clouds}}
-You cannot choke from [[eating]] too much food while breathless: you will always "vomit voluminously" instead and lose 1000 [[nutrition]], though you still abuse [[constitution]].{{refsrc|src/eat.c|252|nethack=3.6.7}} Breathlessness protects from the effect of eating an [[amulet of strangulation]], but does ''not'' protect from a worn amulet of strangulation unless the player is also [[mindless]], since the amulet is also crushing your neck.
+A hero cannot choke while breathless: if they would choke from [[eating]] too much food, they will instead "vomit voluminously", abusing [[constitution]] and losing 1000 [[nutrition]].{{refsrc|src/eat.c|252|nethack=3.6.7}} This also protects from the instant choking effect of eating an [[amulet of strangulation]], but does ''not'' protect from a worn amulet of strangulation unless the hero is also [[mindless]], since the worn amulet also crushes their neck.
-The 1000 [[experience point]]-bonus for killing [[sea monster]]s with drowning attacks does not apply while you are amphibious, including from breathlessness.{{refsrc|src/exper.c|119|nethack=3.6.7}}
+The 1000 [[experience point]]-bonus for killing [[sea monster]]s with drowning attacks does not apply while the hero are amphibious, including from breathlessness.{{refsrc|src/exper.c|119|nethack=3.6.7}}
 ===List of breathless monsters===
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 {{message|You are laden with moisture and find it mildly uncomfortable.|You are breathless and engulfed by a [[fog cloud]].}}
 {{message|You sink like a rock. But you aren't drowning. You touch bottom.|You fell into the water while breathless.}}
-{{message|You choke, but recover your composure.|You were saved from choking by breathlessness.}}
+{{message|You choke, but recover your composure.|You were saved from instant choking by breathlessness.}}
 {{message|You stuff yourself and then vomit voluminously.|You were saved from overeating by breathlessness.}}
 ==Variants==
 ===SLASH'EM===
-In [[SLASH'EM]], [[Vampire (starting race in SLASH'EM)|vampiric]] characters are naturally unbreathing.
+In [[SLASH'EM]], [[Vampire (starting race in SLASH'EM)|vampiric]] heroes are naturally unbreathing.
 ===UnNetHack===
-In [[UnNetHack]], [[Vampire (starting race in UnNetHack)|vampiric]] characters are also naturally unbreathing.
+In [[UnNetHack]], [[Vampire (starting race in UnNetHack)|vampiric]] heroes are naturally unbreathing as in SLASH'EM.
 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], breathlessness does not prevent strangulation as such, but causes your breath timer to ignore the status entirely until it times out harmlessly.
+In [[dNetHack]], breathlessness does not prevent strangulation as such, but causes the hero's breath timer to ignore the status entirely until it times out harmlessly.
 [[Vampire (starting race in dNetHack)|vampiric]] characters are naturally unbreathing as in other variants. [[White dragon scales]] and scale armor grant breathlessness as a secondary extrinsic while worn. The [[Spirits (dNetHack)|spirit]] [[Astaroth]] confers breathlessness while bound.
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 ===notdNetHack===
-In addition to dNetHack details, [[notdNetHack]] adds [[The Gillystone]], an [[artifact]] emerald that conveys breathlessness while carried.
+In addition to dNetHack details, [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]] add [[The Gillystone]], an [[artifact]] emerald that conveys breathlessness while carried.
 ===Hack'EM===

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-'''Breathlessness''', is a [[property]] in ''[[NetHack]]'' that allows a monster to breathe in any environment even if it would ordinarily be lethal, and also makes them [[amphibious]], allowing for underwater travel.
+'''Breathlessnesss''', also known as '''magical breathing''', is a [[property]] in ''[[NetHack]]'' that allows a monster to breathe in any environment even if it would ordinarily be lethal, and also makes them [[amphibious]], allowing for underwater travel.
-The only item that grants the property is the [[amulet of magical breathing]] - various monsters also have this trait as an [[Monster attribute|attribute]], sometimes referred to as '''unbreathing''', that is governed by <code>breathless(ptr)</code> in the code.{{refsrc|include/mondata.h|37|nethack=3.6.7}}
+The only item that grants the breathless property is the [[amulet of magical breathing]]. Various monsters also have this trait as an [[Monster attribute|attribute]], sometimes referred to as '''unbreathing''', that is governed by <code>breathless(ptr)</code> in the code.{{refsrc|include/mondata.h|37|nethack=3.6.7}}
 ==Description==

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-'''Breathlessness''' is a [[property]] in ''[[NetHack]]'' that makes a monster [[amphibious]], allowing them to travel underwater.
+'''Breathlessness''', is a [[property]] in ''[[NetHack]]'' that allows a monster to breathe in any environment even if it would ordinarily be lethal, and also makes them [[amphibious]], allowing for underwater travel.
-The only item that grants the property is the [[amulet of magical breathing]] - various monsters also have the property intrinsically, which is governed by <code>breathless(ptr)</code> in the code.{{refsrc|include/mondata.h|37|nethack=3.6.7}}
+The only item that grants the property is the [[amulet of magical breathing]] - various monsters also have this trait as an [[Monster attribute|attribute]], sometimes referred to as '''unbreathing''', that is governed by <code>breathless(ptr)</code> in the code.{{refsrc|include/mondata.h|37|nethack=3.6.7}}
 ==Description==
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 ==Variants==
 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], the [[Spirits (dNetHack)|spirit]] [[Astaroth]] confers breathlessness while bound.
+In [[dNetHack]], breathlessness does not prevent strangulation as such, but causes your breath timer to ignore the status entirely until it times out harmlessly.
 ==References==

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 ==Description==
-While breathless, you can breathe while underwater without [[drowning]] by any means, though your inventory will be subject to [[Wet|water damage]] as usual - you are also protected from the effects of [[sleeping gas trap]]s and the [[engulf]]ing attacks of [[fog cloud]]s, and [[poison cloud]]s will not damage you regardless of [[poison resistance]] and are not a major [[trouble]] for prayer, though they can still [[blind]] you.{{refsrc|src/trap.c|1109|nethack=3.6.7|comment=sleeping gas traps against you}}{{refsrc|src/region.c|972|nethack=3.6.7|comment=monsters and poison clouds}}{{refsrc|src/region.c|1081|nethack=3.6.7|comment=dangerous locations and prayer}} Protection from sleeping gas and poison clouds also applies to breathless monsters.{{refsrc|src/trap.c|1619|nethack=3.6.7|comment=sleeping gas traps against your steed}}{{refsrc|src/trap.c|2312|nethack=3.6.7|comment=sleeping gas traps against other monsters}}{{refsrc|src/region.c|995|nethack=3.6.7|comment=monsters and poison clouds}}
+While breathless, you can breathe while underwater without [[drowning]] by any means, though your inventory will be subject to [[Wet|water damage]] as usual - water squares become "safe" for purposes of [[teleportation]]. You are also protected from the effects of [[sleeping gas trap]]s and the [[engulf]]ing attacks of [[fog cloud]]s;{{refsrc|src/trap.c|1109|nethack=3.6.7|comment=sleeping gas traps against you}} [[poison cloud]]s will not damage you regardless of [[poison resistance]] and are not a major [[trouble]] for prayer, though they can still [[blind]] you.{{refsrc|src/region.c|972|nethack=3.6.7|comment=you and poison clouds}}{{refsrc|src/region.c|1081|nethack=3.6.7|comment=dangerous locations and prayer}} Protection from sleeping gas and poison clouds also applies to breathless monsters.{{refsrc|src/trap.c|1619|nethack=3.6.7|comment=sleeping gas traps against your steed}}{{refsrc|src/trap.c|2312|nethack=3.6.7|comment=sleeping gas traps against other monsters}}{{refsrc|src/region.c|995|nethack=3.6.7|comment=monsters and poison clouds}}
 You cannot choke from [[eating]] too much food while breathless: you will always "vomit voluminously" instead and lose 1000 [[nutrition]], though you still abuse [[constitution]].{{refsrc|src/eat.c|252|nethack=3.6.7}} Breathlessness protects from the effect of eating an [[amulet of strangulation]], but does ''not'' protect from a worn amulet of strangulation unless the player is also [[mindless]], since the amulet is also crushing your neck.
 ===List of breathless monsters===

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-In ''NetHack'', '''breathlessness''' is a [[property]] that allows you or other monsters to travel underwater, making them [[amphibious]].{{refsrc|mondata.h|32}}
+'''Breathlessness''' is a [[property]] in ''[[NetHack]]'' that makes a monster [[amphibious]], allowing them to travel underwater.{{refsrc|mondata.h|32}}
-Breathlessness protects from [[sleeping gas trap]]s{{refsrc|trap.c|784}}{{refsrc|trap.c|1227}}{{refsrc|trap.c|1808}} and [[scroll of stinking cloud|stinking clouds]].{{refsrc|region.c|908}}{{refsrc|region.c|925}} It does ''not'' protect from a worn [[amulet of strangulation]] unless the player is also [[mindless]], instead displaying different messages indicating a lack of blood flow to the brain. Breathless players cannot choke on food, but will instead "vomit voluminously" and lose 1000 nutrition.{{refsrc|eat.c|240}}
+The only item that grants the property is the [[amulet of magical breathing]] - various monsters also have the property intrinsically.
-Breathlessness is only granted by [[eating jewelry|eating]] or wearing an [[amulet of magical breathing]], but is possessed naturally by many monsters.
+==Description==
-==Breathless monsters==
+Breathlessness does ''not'' protect from a worn [[amulet of strangulation]] unless the player is also [[mindless]], since the amulet is also crushing your neck.
 *All [[undead]]: {{mcsl|L}}{{mcsl|M}}{{mcsl|V}}{{mcsl|W}}{{mcsl|Z}}{{mcsl| }}
-*All {{mcsl|j}}{{mcsl|m}}{{mcsl|v}}{{mcsl|y}}{{mcsl|F}}{{mcsl|P}}{{mcsl|'}}
+===List of breathless monsters===
-*All {{mcsl|e}} except [[floating eye]]s
+The following monsters are breathless:
 *{{monsymlink|acid blob}}
-*{{monsymlink|gargoyle}}
+* All [[undead]]: {{mcsl|L}}{{mcsl|M}}{{mcsl|V}}{{mcsl|W}}{{mcsl|Z}}{{mcsl| }}
-*{{monsymlink|winged gargoyle}}
+* All {{mcsl|j}}{{mcsl|m}}{{mcsl|v}}{{mcsl|y}}{{mcsl|F}}{{mcsl|P}}{{mcsl|'}}
-*{{monsymlink|earth elemental}}
+* All {{mcsl|e}}, except [[floating eye]]s
-*{{monsymlink|xorn}}
+* {{monsymlink|acid blob}}
-*the {{monsymlink|Wizard of Yendor}}
+* {{monsymlink|gargoyle}}
-*{{monsymlink|Charon}} ([[deferred features|deferred]])
+* {{monsymlink|winged gargoyle}}
-*{{monsymlink|mail daemon}}
+* {{monsymlink|earth elemental}}
 ==References==
 <references/>
-{{nethack-343}}
+{{nethack-367}}
 [[Category:Properties]]
 [[Category:Monster attributes]]