Cream pie - Revision history

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Umbire the Phantom: yet more detailing

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yet more detailing

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and origin (+ long-missing encyclopedia entry seriously how did that happen) to top it off

Umbire the Phantom: more of the same...

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more of the same...

Umbire the Phantom: more details, messages, and a variant section so it's not just splice

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more details, messages, and a variant section so it's not just splice

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 {{message|You give yourself a facial.|As above, while [[hallucinating]].{{refsrc|src/apply.c|3119|nethack=3.6.7}}}}
-{{message|You've got it all over you <face>!|You threw a cream pie upward and it did not splatter against the ceiling, instead landing on your head.{{refsrc|src/dothrow.c|988|nethack=3.6.7}}}}
+{{message|You've got it all over your <face>!|You threw a cream pie upward and it did not splatter against the ceiling, instead landing on your head.{{refsrc|src/dothrow.c|988|nethack=3.6.7}}}}
 {{message|What a mess!|You saw a cream pie be destroyed, either from being thrown and missing its target or from being hit by a force bolt or wand of striking.{{refsrc|src/dothrow.c|2107|nethack=3.6.7}}}}

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 ===SpliceHack===
-In [[SpliceHack]], a cream pie can be combined with a [[pumpkin]] a [[furnace]] to create a [[pumpkin pie]], and a cream pie can be combined with an [[apple]] to create an [[apple pie]].
+In [[SpliceHack]], a cream pie can be combined with a [[pumpkin]] at a [[furnace]] to create a [[pumpkin pie]], and a cream pie can be combined with an [[apple]] to create an [[apple pie]].
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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 ==Description==
-[[Eating]] a cream pie grants 100 [[nutrition]] and takes 1 turn to consume. Cream pies are [[fragile]] and will splatter if they are [[thrown]] or are dropped from a great enough height.{{refsrc|src/dothrow.c|1758|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/dothrow.c|2066|nethack=3.6.7}}
+[[Eating]] a cream pie grants 100 [[nutrition]] and takes 1 turn to consume. Cream pies are [[fragile]] and will splatter if they are [[thrown]] or are dropped from a great enough height, and a {{+ of|force bolt}} spell or a [[zapped]] [[wand of striking]] will destroy any cream pies in the beam's path.{{refsrc|src/dothrow.c|1758|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/dothrow.c|2066|nethack=3.6.7}} A hero splattering a cream pie owned by a shop will be billed for it.
-A hero that [[wield]]s a single cream pie or a stack of cream pies and attacks a [[monster]] with them will splatter one of the pies in the defender's face:{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|998|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|1039|nethack=3.6.7}} this uses up the pie and deals no damage, but will render the monster hostile, wake them from [[sleep]] and [[blind]] them for {{rn1|25|21}} more turns up to a maximum of 127 total turns.{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|1000|nethack=3.6.7}} This also applies to cream pies thrown by the hero that hit a monster, and monsters that lacks eyes or are currently engulfing the hero will be unaffected.{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|1001|nethack=3.6.7|comment=calls <tt>can_blind()</tt>}}{{refsrc|src/mondata.c|187|nethack=3.6.7|name="can_blind"|comment=<tt>can_blind()</tt> function}}
+A hero that [[wield]]s a single cream pie or a stack of cream pies and attacks a [[monster]] with them will splatter one of the pies in the defender's face:{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|998|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|1039|nethack=3.6.7}} this uses up the pie and deals no damage, but will render the monster hostile, wake them from [[sleep]] and [[blind]] them for {{rn1|25|21}} more turns up to a maximum of 127 total turns.{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|1000|nethack=3.6.7}} This also applies to cream pies thrown by the hero that hit a monster, and monsters that lacks eyes or are currently engulfing the hero will be unaffected.{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|1001|nethack=3.6.7|comment=calls <tt>can_blind()</tt>}}{{refsrc|src/mondata.c|187|nethack=3.6.7|name="can_blind"|comment=<tt>can_blind()</tt> function}} Cream pies will not affect [[shade]]s.{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|871|nethack=3.6.7|comment=calls <tt>shade_aware()</tt>}}{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|1337-L1358|nethack=3.6.7|comment=<tt>shade_aware()</tt> function}}
 A hero can apply a cream pie or a stack of cream pies to smash one pie from the stack over their face:{{refsrc|src/apply.c|3106-L3134|nethack=3.6.7|comment=<tt>use_cream_pie(obj)</tt> function}} the cream will blind them for up to 25 turns if the hero is in a form that can be blinded, and they can use the #[[wipe]] [[extended command]] or an applied [[towel]] to try and remove the gunk.{{refsrc|src/apply.c|3124|nethack=3.6.7|comment=calls <tt>can_blind()</tt>}}<ref name="can_blind"/> A hero that throws a cream pie straight upward and does not hit the ceiling will have it land on their face, blinding them for the same duration under the same conditions.{{refsrc|src/dothrow.c|967-L971|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/dothrow.c|987|nethack=3.6.7}}
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 Monsters can throw cream pies, and hostile monsters will target the hero with thrown cream pies&mdash;a thrown pie is destroyed whether or not it hits a target, and will deal no damage upon hitting any targets. A hero that is hit by a monster's thrown cream pie will be blinded for up to 25 (more) turns, while a monster hit by it will be blinded for 20-45 more turns up to a maximum of 127 total turns.{{refsrc|src/mthrowu.c|441-L453|nethack=3.6.7|comment=monster hit by another monster's thrown pie}}{{refsrc|src/mthrowu.c|643-L649|nethack=3.6.7|comment=hero hit by monster's thrown pie}}
-A {{+ of|force bolt}} spell or a [[zapped]] [[wand of striking]] will destroy any cream pies in the beam's path.
+A [[bug]] causes monsters that are blinded by cream pies through any means to have the above timers applied to any "permanent" blindness, e.g. from the flash of an [[expensive camera]] at close-range, and will cause that blindness to eventually time out.
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|ac9be58970d4e451d6637a37128c539f1c9f7418}}, [[sitting]] on one or more cream pies will destroy the stack, producing a "Squelch!" message.}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|9d7378ec57f41e0451d9c9353e72be8d2f96a1e8}}, the bug that causes cream pies to undo permanent blindness is fixed.
 ==Strategy==
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 The cream pie first appears in [[NetHack 1.3d]].
-In [[NetHack 3.4.3]] and earlier versions, applying or otherwise destroying a wielded cream pie can crash the game&mdash;this is [[Bugs in NetHack 3.4.3#C343-218|bug C343-218]], and is fixed in October 2006 via {{commit|15d933a07fc9ca2c2088752f92b5b3352f6a8b13}}, {{commit|271632db58c9817bd9ac7a81d8816a7a07dd922d}} and {{commit|60c96674e9b5b8fb4e59d6914e45a372282eae60}}. A patch that addresses this, {{Bilious|342}}, was submitted to the [[NetHack Patch Database]] in January 2009.
+The ability for the hero to blind themselves with an applied or thrown cream pie is added in [[NetHack 3.4.1]] via {{commit|02ed5c37c93c5ac9bff1d91da74dabaee83e0f3a}}. The inability of cream pies to affect shades is added in NetHack 3.4.1 via {{commit|98414a829113895e186e23550cbc6e36d486349d}}.
 In versions and derived variants that do not have the above bug patched, the hero will be safe if they immediately wield something else (including wielding nothing by selecting {{kbd|-}}), or else [[save]] and restore the game.
 ==Origin==
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 ==Messages==
 {{message|<A/The> cream pie splashes over <the monster's> <face>!|You hit a monster with a wielded cream pie, or a thrown cream pie if "The" is used.{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|1012-L1024|nethack=3.6.7}}}}
 {{message|You immerse your <face> in <one of> the cream pie(s).|You applied a cream pie to your face, with the plural applied if it was part of a stack.{{refsrc|src/apply.c|3121|nethack=3.6.7}}}}

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 ==Encyclopedia entry==
 {{encyclopedia|
-	Gregor stared at the pastry tray, and sighed.  "I suppose
+Gregor stared at the pastry tray, and sighed.  "I suppose
 it would disturb the guards if I tried to shove a cream torte up
 your nose."
-	"Deeply.  You should have done it when we were eight and
+"Deeply.  You should have done it when we were eight and
 twelve, you could have gotten away with it then.  The cream pie
 of justice flies one way," Miles snickered.

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 In versions and derived variants that do not have the above bug patched, the hero will be safe if they immediately wield something else (including wielding nothing by selecting {{kbd|-}}), or else [[save]] and restore the game.
 ==Messages==
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 ===SpliceHack===
 In [[SpliceHack]], a cream pie can be combined with a [[pumpkin]] a [[furnace]] to create a [[pumpkin pie]], and a cream pie can be combined with an [[apple]] to create an [[apple pie]].
 ==References==

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 ==Generation==
-[[Tourist]]s can start with cream pies among their initial stacks of food.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|144|nethack=3.6.7|comment=Initial inventory for Tourists}} [[Orc (starting race)|Orcish]] [[hero]]es that are not [[Wizard]]s can receive cream pies among their extra food.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|188|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|849-L852|nethack=3.6.7}}
+[[Tourist]]s can start with cream pies among their initial stacks of food.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|144|nethack=3.6.7|comment=Initial inventory for Tourists}} [[Orc (starting race)|Orcish]] [[heroes]] that are not [[Wizard]]s can receive cream pies among their extra food.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|188|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|849-L852|nethack=3.6.7}}
 Cream pies make up {{frac|40}} (2.5%) of all comestibles randomly generated on the ground, in general [[shop]]s or as [[death drop]]s. Health food stores and delicatessens can also stock cream pies.
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 ==Description==
-[[Eating]] a cream pie grants 100 [[nutrition]] and takes 1 turn to consume.
+[[Eating]] a cream pie grants 100 [[nutrition]] and takes 1 turn to consume. Cream pies are [[fragile]] and will splatter if they are [[thrown]] or are dropped from a great enough height.{{refsrc|src/dothrow.c|1758|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/dothrow.c|2066|nethack=3.6.7}}
-A hero that [[wield]]s a cream pie or a stack of cream pies and attacks a [[monster]] will splatter one of the pies in the defender's face:{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|998|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|1039|nethack=3.6.7}} this uses up the pie and deals no damage, but will render the monster hostile, wake them from [[sleep]] and [[blind]] them for {{rn1|25|21}} more turns up to a maximum of 127 total turns.{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|1000|nethack=3.6.7}} This also applies to cream pies thrown by the hero that hit a monster, and monsters that lacks eyes or are currently engulfing the hero will be unaffected.{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|1001|nethack=3.6.7|comment=calls <tt>can_blind()</tt>}}{{refsrc|src/mondata.c|187|nethack=3.6.7|name="can_blind"|comment=<tt>can_blind()</tt> function}}
+A hero that [[wield]]s a single cream pie or a stack of cream pies and attacks a [[monster]] with them will splatter one of the pies in the defender's face:{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|998|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|1039|nethack=3.6.7}} this uses up the pie and deals no damage, but will render the monster hostile, wake them from [[sleep]] and [[blind]] them for {{rn1|25|21}} more turns up to a maximum of 127 total turns.{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|1000|nethack=3.6.7}} This also applies to cream pies thrown by the hero that hit a monster, and monsters that lacks eyes or are currently engulfing the hero will be unaffected.{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|1001|nethack=3.6.7|comment=calls <tt>can_blind()</tt>}}{{refsrc|src/mondata.c|187|nethack=3.6.7|name="can_blind"|comment=<tt>can_blind()</tt> function}}
-A hero can apply a cream pie or a stack of cream pies to smash one pie from the stack over their face:{{refsrc|src/apply.c|3106-L3134|nethack=3.6.7|comment=<tt>use_cream_pie(obj)</tt> function}} the cream will blind them for up to 25 turns if the hero is in a form that can be blinded, and they can use the #[[wipe]] [[extended command]] or an applied [[towel]] to try and remove the gunk.{{refsrc|src/apply.c|3124|nethack=3.6.7|comment=calls <tt>can_blind()</tt>}}<ref name="can_blind"/> A hero applying a cursed towel while not wearing a towel or [[blindfold]] has a {{frac|2}} chance of covering their face in cream pie gunk, blinding them for {{rn1|10|3}} more turns.{{refsrc|src/apply.c|106|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/apply.c|115-L141|nethack=3.6.7|comment=cursed towels in <tt>use_towel()</tt> function}} Gunk from a cream pie will be ignored by effects that normally cure blindness from other sources, such as [[casting]] the {{+ of|cure blindness}} spell or [[invoking]] [[The Staff of Aesculapius]].{{refsrc|src/artifact.c|1455|nethack=3.6.7|comment=invoke effect for Staff of Aesculapius}}
+A hero can apply a cream pie or a stack of cream pies to smash one pie from the stack over their face:{{refsrc|src/apply.c|3106-L3134|nethack=3.6.7|comment=<tt>use_cream_pie(obj)</tt> function}} the cream will blind them for up to 25 turns if the hero is in a form that can be blinded, and they can use the #[[wipe]] [[extended command]] or an applied [[towel]] to try and remove the gunk.{{refsrc|src/apply.c|3124|nethack=3.6.7|comment=calls <tt>can_blind()</tt>}}<ref name="can_blind"/> A hero that throws a cream pie straight upward and does not hit the ceiling will have it land on their face, blinding them for the same duration under the same conditions.{{refsrc|src/dothrow.c|967-L971|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/dothrow.c|987|nethack=3.6.7}}
-Monsters can throw cream pies, and hostile monsters will target the hero with thrown cream pies&mdash;a thrown pie is destroyed whether or not it hits a target, and will deal no damage upon hitting. A hero that is hit by a monster's thrown cream pie will be blinded for up to 25 (more) turns, while a monster hit by it will be blinded for 20-45 more turns up to a maximum of 127 total turns.{{refsrc|src/mthrowu.c|441-L453|nethack=3.6.7|comment=monster hit by another monster's thrown pie}}{{refsrc|src/mthrowu.c|643-L649|nethack=3.6.7|comment=hero hit by monster's thrown pie}}
+A hero that applies a cursed towel while not wearing a towel or [[blindfold]] has a {{frac|2}} chance of covering their face in cream pie gunk, blinding them for {{rn1|10|3}} more turns.{{refsrc|src/apply.c|106|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/apply.c|115-L141|nethack=3.6.7|comment=cursed towels in <tt>use_towel()</tt> function}} Gunk from a cream pie will be ignored by effects that normally cure blindness from other sources, such as eating [[carrot]]s, [[casting]] the {{+ of|cure blindness}} spell or [[invoking]] [[The Staff of Aesculapius]].{{refsrc|src/artifact.c|1455|nethack=3.6.7|comment=invoke effect for Staff of Aesculapius}}
 A {{+ of|force bolt}} spell or a [[zapped]] [[wand of striking]] will destroy any cream pies in the beam's path.
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 {{message|You give yourself a facial.|As above, while [[hallucinating]].{{refsrc|src/apply.c|3119|nethack=3.6.7}}}}
-{{message|What a mess!|You saw a cream pie be destroyed, either from being thrown and missing its target or from being hit by a force bolt or wand of striking.}}
+{{message|You've got it all over you <face>!|You threw a cream pie upward and it did not splatter against the ceiling, instead landing on your head.{{refsrc|src/dothrow.c|988|nethack=3.6.7}}}}
 {{message|Splat!|A cream pie was splattered outside of your sight. This also occurs if you hit a monster with a wielded or thrown cream pie and you are either blind or else it had no effect.{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|1007|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|1034|nethack=3.6.7}}}}
 {{message|Yecch! Your <face> <now has/has more> gunk on it!|You applied a cursed towel and covered your face in cream pie gunk, with "has more" used if your face already had gunk on it.{{refsrc|src/apply.c|119|nethack=3.6.7}}}}

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 [[Eating]] a cream pie grants 100 [[nutrition]] and takes 1 turn to consume.
-A hero that [[wield]]s a cream pie or a stack of cream pies and attacks a [[monster]] will splatter one of the pies in the defender's face:{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|998|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|1039|nethack=3.6.7}} this uses up the pie and deals no damage, but will render the monster hostile, wake them from [[sleep]] and [[blind]] them for {{rn1|25|21}} (more) turns up to a maximum of 127 total turns.{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|1000|nethack=3.6.7}} A monster that lacks eyes or is currently engulfing the hero will be unaffected.{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|1001|nethack=3.6.7|comment=calls <tt>can_blind()</tt>}}{{refsrc|src/mondata.c|187|nethack=3.6.7|name="can_blind"|comment=<tt>can_blind()</tt> function}}
+A hero that [[wield]]s a cream pie or a stack of cream pies and attacks a [[monster]] will splatter one of the pies in the defender's face:{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|998|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|1039|nethack=3.6.7}} this uses up the pie and deals no damage, but will render the monster hostile, wake them from [[sleep]] and [[blind]] them for {{rn1|25|21}} (more) turns up to a maximum of 127 total turns.{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|1000|nethack=3.6.7}} This also applies to cream pies thrown by the hero that hit a monster, and monsters that lacks eyes or are currently engulfing the hero will be unaffected.{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|1001|nethack=3.6.7|comment=calls <tt>can_blind()</tt>}}{{refsrc|src/mondata.c|187|nethack=3.6.7|name="can_blind"|comment=<tt>can_blind()</tt> function}}
 A hero can apply a cream pie or a stack of cream pies to smash one pie from the stack over their face:{{refsrc|src/apply.c|3106-L3134|nethack=3.6.7|comment=<tt>use_cream_pie(obj)</tt> function}} the cream will blind them for up to 25 turns if the hero is in a form that can be blinded, and they can use the #[[wipe]] [[extended command]] or an applied [[towel]] to try and remove the gunk.{{refsrc|src/apply.c|3124|nethack=3.6.7|comment=calls <tt>can_blind()</tt>}}<ref name="can_blind"/> Applying a cursed towel can cover the hero's face in cream pie gunk with the same effects.{{refsrc|src/apply.c|115-L141|nethack=3.6.7|comment=cursed towels in <tt>use_towel()</tt> function}} Gunk from a cream pie will be ignored by effects that normally cure blindness from other sources, such as [[casting]] the {{+ of|cure blindness}} spell or [[invoking]] [[The Staff of Aesculapius]].{{refsrc|src/artifact.c|1455|nethack=3.6.7|comment=invoke effect for Staff of Aesculapius}}
-[[Heroes]] and [[monster]]s can [[throw]] cream pies, and hostile monsters will target the hero with thrown cream pies&mdash;a thrown pie is destroyed whether or not it hits a target, and will deal no damage upon hitting. A hero that is hit by a cream pie will be blinded for up to 25 (more) turns, while a monster hit by a pie will be blinded for 20-45 more turns up to a maximum of 127 total turns.{{refsrc|src/mthrowu.c|441-L453|nethack=3.6.7|comment=monster hit by another monster's thrown pie}}{{refsrc|src/mthrowu.c|643-L649|nethack=3.6.7|comment=hero hit by monster's thrown pie}}
+Monsters can throw cream pies, and hostile monsters will target the hero with thrown cream pies&mdash;a thrown pie is destroyed whether or not it hits a target, and will deal no damage upon hitting. A hero that is hit by a monster's thrown cream pie will be blinded for up to 25 (more) turns, while a monster hit by it will be blinded for 20-45 more turns up to a maximum of 127 total turns.{{refsrc|src/mthrowu.c|441-L453|nethack=3.6.7|comment=monster hit by another monster's thrown pie}}{{refsrc|src/mthrowu.c|643-L649|nethack=3.6.7|comment=hero hit by monster's thrown pie}}
 A {{+ of|force bolt}} spell or a [[zapped]] [[wand of striking]] will destroy any cream pies in the beam's path.
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|[[Sitting]] on one or more cream pies will destroy the stack, producing a "Squelch!" message.}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|ac9be58970d4e451d6637a37128c539f1c9f7418}}, [[sitting]] on one or more cream pies will destroy the stack, producing a "Squelch!" message.}}
 ==Strategy==
-The cream pie is usually not carried as a long-term food source due to its low [[Nutrition/Weight|nutrition to weight ratio]], and is instead employed as a means of blinding monsters, a one-off source of blindness to use intrinsic [[telepathy]] with, or else a means to become blind without removing a worn [[pair of lenses]] (including [[The Eyes of the Overworld]]). Cream pies can also offer a temporary defense against [[gaze attack]]s from monsters such as [[floating eye]]s and [[pyrolisk]]s, either by the hero blinding themselves or hitting the monster with it: for the case of [[Medusa]], other sources of blindness are much more preferable unless the player is desperate.
+The cream pie is usually not carried as a long-term food source due to its low [[Nutrition/Weight|nutrition to weight ratio]], and is instead employed as a means of blinding monsters, a one-off source of blindness to use intrinsic [[telepathy]] with, or else a means to become blind without removing a worn [[pair of lenses]] (including [[The Eyes of the Overworld]]). Cream pies can also offer a temporary defense against [[gaze attack]]s from monsters such as [[floating eye]]s and [[pyrolisk]]s, either from the hero blinding themselves or hitting the monster with it: for the case of [[Medusa]], other sources of blindness are much more preferable unless the player is desperate.
-Cream pies are especially useful for [[pacifist]] players, who will often wield one or more pies to avoid doing any damage at all if they accidentally hit a hostile monster.
+Cream pies are especially useful for [[pacifist]] [[conduct]] players, who will often wield one or more pies to avoid doing any damage at all if they accidentally hit a hostile monster.
 The Keystone Kops are a readily-accessible source of cream pies for heroes that are both willing to risk stealing from shops and capable of avoiding the [[shopkeeper]], provided they (or a [[pet]]) can reliably kill the Kops before they can throw their pies.
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 {{message|You give yourself a facial.|As above, while [[hallucinating]].{{refsrc|src/apply.c|3119|nethack=3.6.7}}}}
 {{message|Splat!|A wielded or thrown cream pie was splattered outside of your sight, or it hit a monster with no effect.}}
 ==Variants==

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 ==Generation==
-[[Tourist]]s can start with cream pies among their initial stacks of food.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|144|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=Initial inventory for Tourists}}
+[[Tourist]]s can start with cream pies among their initial stacks of food.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|144|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=Initial inventory for Tourists}} [[Orc (starting race)|Orcish]] [[hero]]es that are not [[Wizard]]s can receive cream pie among their extra food.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|188|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|849-L852|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 Cream pies make up {{frac|40}} (2.5%) of all comestibles randomly generated on the ground, in general [[shop]]s or as [[death drop]]s. Health food stores and delicatessens can also stock cream pies.
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 [[Eating]] a cream pie grants 100 [[nutrition]] and takes 1 turn to consume.
-[[Heroes]] and [[monster]]s can [[throw]] cream pies, and thrown cream pies are destroyed whether or not they hit a target{{refsrc|src/mthrowu.c|643|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}&mdash;a hero or monster hit by a cream pie will be [[blind]]ed for up to 25 (more) turns without sustaining any damage. A hero [[wield]]ing a cream pie and attacking with it will splatter the pie in the defender's face, dealing no damage and blinding them as above.{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|998|nethack=3.6.7}} In both cases, peaceful monsters will become hostile, and monsters that lack eyes or are currently [[engulfing]] a hero using a cream pie will be unaffected.{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|1001|nethack=3.6.7|comment=calls <tt>can_blind()</tt>}}{{refsrc|src/mondata.c|187|nethack=3.6.7|comment=calls <tt>can_blind()</tt>}}
+A hero that [[wield]]s a cream pie or a stack of cream pies and attacks a [[monster]] will splatter one of the pies in the defender's face:{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|998|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|1039|nethack=3.6.7}} this deals no damage but will render the monster hostile, wake them from [[sleep]] and [[blind]] them for {{rn1|25|21}} (more) turns up to a maximum of 127 total turns.{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|1000|nethack=3.6.7}} A monster that lacks eyes or is currently engulfing the hero will be unaffected.{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|1001|nethack=3.6.7|comment=calls <tt>can_blind()</tt>}}{{refsrc|src/mondata.c|187|nethack=3.6.7|comment=calls <tt>can_blind()</tt>}}
-A hero can [[apply]] a cream pie to smash it onto their own face, blinding them for up to 25 (more) turns.
+A hero can apply a cream pie or a stack of cream pies to smash one pie from the stack over their face, rendering themselves blind for up to 25 turns or until they use the #[[wipe]] [[extended command]] or an applied [[towel]] to remove the gunk. Applying a cursed towel can cover the hero's face in cream pie gunk.
-If the hero is blinded by gunk from a cream pie, the #[[wipe]] [[extended command]] or an applied [[towel]] can be used to regain sight faster&mdash;applying a cursed towel may cause cream pie gunk to cover the hero's face.
+[[Heroes]] and [[monster]]s can [[throw]] cream pies, and thrown cream pies are destroyed whether or not they hit a target{{refsrc|src/mthrowu.c|643|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}&mdash;a hero or monster hit by a cream pie will be [[blind]]ed for up to 25 (more) turns without sustaining any damage.
 A {{+ of|force bolt}} spell or a [[zapped]] [[wand of striking]] will destroy any cream pies in the beam's path.