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	===dNetHack===		===dNetHack===
	In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], the duration of the floating eye's paralysis from its passive gaze is shortened to 2d6 turns—while attacking them in melee is not as immediately fatal, it is still safest to attack them at range. Floating eyes can be [[Ward (dNetHack)\|warded]] by a [[~~User:Chris/dNetHack/Hamsa\|~~hamsa]], which also blocks their passive gaze.		In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], the duration of the floating eye's paralysis from its passive gaze is shortened to 2d6 turns—while attacking them in melee is not as immediately fatal, it is still safest to attack them at range. Floating eyes can be [[Ward (dNetHack)\|warded]] by a [[hamsa]], which also blocks their passive gaze.

	Floating eyes can appear among the court of a [[Throne room#dNetHack\|throne room]] ruled by a [[vampire lord]] or [[Vampire lady (dNetHack)\|vampire lady]].		Floating eyes can appear among the court of a [[Throne room#dNetHack\|throne room]] ruled by a [[vampire lord]] or [[Vampire lady (dNetHack)\|vampire lady]].

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	{{message\|<The floating eye's> gaze is reflected by <the monster's> <reflection source>.\|As above, but the monster has reflection.<ref name="m_reflect"/>}}		{{message\|<The floating eye's> gaze is reflected by <the monster's> <reflection source>.\|As above, but the monster has reflection.<ref name="m_reflect"/>}}

	{{message\|<The monster> is frozen by your gaze!\|A monster attacked you while you were in the form of a floating eye and was paralyzed.{{refsrc\|src/mhitu.c\|2549\|nethack=5.0.0}}		{{message\|<The monster> is frozen by your gaze!\|A monster attacked you while you were in the form of a floating eye and was paralyzed.{{refsrc\|src/mhitu.c\|2549\|nethack=5.0.0}}}}
	{{message\|Your gaze is reflected by <the monster's> <reflection source>.\|As above, but the monster has reflection.<ref name="m_reflect_u"/>}}		{{message\|Your gaze is reflected by <the monster's> <reflection source>.\|As above, but the monster has reflection.<ref name="m_reflect_u"/>}}
	{{message\|As a blind <floating eye>, you cannot defend yourself.\|As above while you are also blind.<ref name="jerked"/>}}		{{message\|As a blind <floating eye>, you cannot defend yourself.\|As above while you are also blind.<ref name="jerked"/>}}

Umbire the Phantom: another pass for nh5 stuff and tailoring the strategy again

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	* The attacker is a [[hallucinating]] hero, who has a {{frac\|3\|4}} chance of avoiding the effects of the floating eye's gaze.{{refsrc\|src/uhitm.c\|6030-L6036\|nethack=5.0.0\|name="blinked"}}		* The attacker is a [[hallucinating]] hero, who has a {{frac\|3\|4}} chance of avoiding the effects of the floating eye's gaze.{{refsrc\|src/uhitm.c\|6030-L6036\|nethack=5.0.0\|name="blinked"}}

	All of the above also applies to a monster attacking either a floating eye or a hero [[polymorph]]ed into a floating eye, with the same {{frac\|4}} chance of a 127-turn duration and a maximum cap of 127 turns.{{refsrc\|src/mhitm.c\|1209-L1219\|nethack=5.0.0\|comment=<tt>paralyze_monster()</tt> function}}{{refsrc\|src/mhitm.c\|1369-L1370\|nethack=5.0.0\|comment=chance of 127-turn paralysis for monster attacking floating eye}}{{refsrc\|src/mhitm.c\|1384\|nethack=5.0.0\|comment=call to <tt>paralyze_monster()</tt> for monster v. monster combat}}{{refsrc\|src/mhitu.c\|2551\|nethack=5.0.0\|comment=call to <tt>paralyze_monster()</tt> for monster attacking floating eye hero}} [[Pet]]s will avoid attacking a floating eye that they can see {{frac\|9\|10}} of the time under similar conditions, i.e. they will attack normally if they have [[reflection]], they cannot see the floating eye or the floating eye cannot see them (although free action is not accounted for).{{refsrc\|src/dogmove.c\|1130-L1144\|nethack=5.0.0}}		All of the above also applies to a monster attacking either a floating eye or a hero [[polymorph]]ed into a floating eye, with the same {{frac\|4}} chance of a 127-turn duration and a maximum cap of 127 turns.{{refsrc\|src/mhitm.c\|1209-L1219\|nethack=5.0.0\|comment=<tt>paralyze_monster()</tt> function}}{{refsrc\|src/mhitm.c\|1369-L1370\|nethack=5.0.0\|comment=chance of 127-turn paralysis for monster attacking floating eye}}{{refsrc\|src/mhitm.c\|1384\|nethack=5.0.0\|comment=call to <tt>paralyze_monster()</tt> for monster v. monster combat}}{{refsrc\|src/mhitu.c\|2551\|nethack=5.0.0\|comment=call to <tt>paralyze_monster()</tt> for monster attacking floating eye hero}} [[Pet]]s will avoid attacking a floating eye that they can see {{frac\|9\|10}} of the time under similar conditions, i.e. they will attack normally if they have reflection, they cannot see the floating eye or the floating eye cannot see them (although free action is not accounted for).{{refsrc\|src/dogmove.c\|1130-L1144\|nethack=5.0.0}}

	A hero [[applying]] a [[mirror]] at a floating eye will paralyze the monster with its own gaze, which has a {{frac\|4}} chance of lasting for 120 turns.{{refsrc\|src/apply.c\|1139-L1147\|nethack=5.0.0\|name="mirrored"}}		A hero [[applying]] a [[mirror]] at a floating eye will paralyze the monster with its own gaze, which has a {{frac\|4}} chance of lasting for 120 turns.{{refsrc\|src/apply.c\|1139-L1147\|nethack=5.0.0\|name="mirrored"}}
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	===NetHack brass===		===NetHack brass===
	In [[NetHack brass]], the floating eye's passive gaze can trigger ~~when~~ an attacker uses a [[polearm]] to [[pound]] them.		In [[NetHack brass]], the floating eye's passive gaze can trigger if an attacker uses a [[polearm]] to [[pound]] them.

	===UnNetHack===		===UnNetHack===
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	===AceHack===		===AceHack===
	In [[AceHack]], a hero attacking a floating eye will cause ~~the~~ attack to miss from averting their gaze at the last moment, instead of being paralyzed outright—the passive gaze has the same effects against monsters as in ''NetHack''.		In [[AceHack]], a hero attacking a floating eye will cause irthe attack to miss from averting their gaze at the last moment, instead of being paralyzed outright—the passive gaze has the same effects against monsters as it does in NetHack 3.4.3.

	===NetHack 4===		===NetHack 4===
	In [[NetHack 4]], ~~it is impossible for~~ the hero ~~to attack~~ a floating eye in melee ~~without being~~ protected from its gaze in some way~~, and they will instead displace the eye if this is not the case~~.		In [[NetHack 4]], the hero will always [[Displacing monsters\|displace a floating eye]] if they attempt to attack it in melee by moving towards its adjacent square, unless they are protected from its gaze in some way.

	===dNetHack===		===dNetHack===

Umbire the Phantom: nh5 updates

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	A [[ranged attack]] of any kind from any distance, including from an attacker still adjacent to them, will not trigger the floating eye's passive attack at all—thrown [[dagger]]s, pounding with [[polearm]]s, casting [[spell]]s, and zapping [[wand]]s are all methods that can safely dispose of floating eyes, and even throwing non-[[projectile]] weapons, [[rock]]s or other [[junk]] items will suffice; if you run out of items to throw while fighting one inside a room, you can wait for it to move so you can retrieve thrown items. If a floating eye pins you in a hallway with no other path around it and no ranged attacks that are guaranteed to defeat it, you can use [[Elbereth]] or another means of [[scaring]] to drive it off, though this can take quite a while due to its low speed.		A [[ranged attack]] of any kind from any distance, including from an attacker still adjacent to them, will not trigger the floating eye's passive attack at all—thrown [[dagger]]s, pounding with [[polearm]]s, casting [[spell]]s, and zapping [[wand]]s are all methods that can safely dispose of floating eyes, and even throwing non-[[projectile]] weapons, [[rock]]s or other [[junk]] items will suffice; if you run out of items to throw while fighting one inside a room, you can wait for it to move so you can retrieve thrown items. If a floating eye pins you in a hallway with no other path around it and no ranged attacks that are guaranteed to defeat it, you can use [[Elbereth]] or another means of [[scaring]] to drive it off, though this can take quite a while due to its low speed.

	If you are facing a floating eye in a corridor without any means of ranged attack, and wasting turns is not an issue, you intentionally ~~can~~ place yourself between the floating eye and an obstacle of some sort (such as a locked door, boulder, or passive creature)—as mentioned prior, this is highly risky and the hero will likely have to contend with hunger instead of any damage. Though most pets intelligent and otherwise will try to avoid attacking floating eyes in melee, they still have a {{frac\|10}} chance of doing so when adjacent, with the same chance of becoming paralyzed unless they lack eyes or are blind: applying a [[leather drum]] can unfreeze a paralyzed pet, and a pet with a source of reflection will be protected from the gaze.		If you are facing a floating eye in a corridor without any means of ranged attack, and wasting turns is not an issue, you can intentionally place yourself between the floating eye and an obstacle of some sort (such as a locked door, boulder, or passive creature)—as mentioned prior, this is highly risky and the hero will likely have to contend with hunger and monster generation instead of any damage. Though most pets (intelligent and otherwise) will try to avoid attacking floating eyes in melee, they still have a {{frac\|10}} chance of doing so when adjacent, with the same chance of becoming paralyzed unless they lack eyes or are blind: applying a [[leather drum]] can unfreeze a paralyzed pet, and a pet with a source of reflection will be protected from the gaze.

	The floating eye's corpse is highly desired as one of the most frequent sources of telepathy for most heroes, but on average only half of floating eyes will drop a corpse, and the hero will have to prevent their pet from immediately eating one that drops. Some heroes seek out tins of floating eye meat or make them with a [[tinning kit]] as a means of re-gaining the property if is lost later on, e.g. due to [[murder]]. Many a [[Monk]] will be tempted to risk an [[alignment record]] penalty and break [[vegan]] and/or [[vegetarian]] ~~conducts~~ by eating one, though they can gain the comparable [[warning]] intrinsic by reaching experience level 7; it is also possible (though tricky) for a Monk or any hero to receive telepathy as a boon from their [[god]] via [[prayer]] while their luck is at least +6. [[Zen]] heroes, many of whom are played as Monks, have the explicit goal of finding a floating eye and then killing it in order to eat its corpse so that most of the dungeon's inhabitants will become visible to the blind hero—said blindness also means that floating eyes pose little direct danger to them.		The floating eye's corpse is highly desired as one of the most frequent sources of telepathy for most heroes, but on average only half of floating eyes will drop a corpse, and the hero will have to prevent their pet from immediately eating one that drops. Some heroes seek out tins of floating eye meat or make them with a [[tinning kit]] as a means of re-gaining the property if is lost later on, e.g. due to [[murder]]. Many a [[Monk]] will be tempted to risk an [[alignment record]] penalty and break [[vegan]] and/or [[vegetarian]] [[conduct]]s by eating one, though they can gain the comparable [[warning]] intrinsic by reaching experience level 7; it is also possible (though tricky) for a Monk or any hero to receive telepathy as a boon from their [[god]] via [[prayer]] while their luck is at least +6. [[Zen]] heroes, many of whom are played as Monks, have the explicit goal of finding a floating eye and then killing it in order to eat its corpse so that most of the dungeon's inhabitants will become visible to the blind hero—said blindness also means that floating eyes pose little direct danger to them.

	{{upcoming\|NetHack 3.7.0\|Per {{commit\|8d2407f1f21cc60ac99e08f00233975b32321eef}}, pets that eat corpses can gain intrinsics from them, allowing them to gain telepathy from eating a floating eye corpse.}}		{{upcoming\|NetHack 3.7.0\|Per {{commit\|8d2407f1f21cc60ac99e08f00233975b32321eef}}, pets that eat corpses can gain intrinsics from them, allowing them to gain telepathy from eating a floating eye corpse.}}

Umbire the Phantom: /* Strategy */ word choice

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	Very fortunately, there are many methods for a hero to circumvent or defeat a floating eye: you can blind yourself by applying or using an appropriate item, such as a [[blindfold]], [[towel]] or a [[cream pie]], or blind the floating eye itself e.g. with a [[potion of blindness]] or a cream pie that you throw or wield (though beware of the luck penalty for attacking a floating eye). If you cannot see invisible, you can make the floating eye invisible, usually by [[zapping]] it with a [[wand of make invisible]]. As mentioned previously, reflection and free action prevent paralysis, and though an applied mirror will freeze the floating eye, its gaze will still trigger.<ref name="reflecting"/><ref name="stiffed"/><ref name="mirrored"/> Cancelling the floating eye will nullify its gaze completely.		Very fortunately, there are many methods for a hero to circumvent or defeat a floating eye: you can blind yourself by applying or using an appropriate item, such as a [[blindfold]], [[towel]] or a [[cream pie]], or blind the floating eye itself e.g. with a [[potion of blindness]] or a cream pie that you throw or wield (though beware of the luck penalty for attacking a floating eye). If you cannot see invisible, you can make the floating eye invisible, usually by [[zapping]] it with a [[wand of make invisible]]. As mentioned previously, reflection and free action prevent paralysis, and though an applied mirror will freeze the floating eye, its gaze will still trigger.<ref name="reflecting"/><ref name="stiffed"/><ref name="mirrored"/> Cancelling the floating eye will nullify its gaze completely.

	A [[ranged attack]] of any kind from any distance, including from an attacker still adjacent to them, will not trigger the floating eye's passive attack at all—[[dagger]]s, [[polearm]]s, [[spell]]s, and [[wand]]s can safely dispose of floating eyes, and even throwing non-[[projectile]] weapons, [[rock]]s or other [[junk]] items will suffice; if you run out of items to throw while fighting one inside a room, you can wait for it to move so you can retrieve thrown items. If a floating eye pins you in a hallway with no other path around it and no ranged attacks that are guaranteed to defeat it, you can use [[Elbereth]] or another means of [[scaring]] to drive it off, though this can take quite a while due to its low speed.		A [[ranged attack]] of any kind from any distance, including from an attacker still adjacent to them, will not trigger the floating eye's passive attack at all—thrown [[dagger]]s, pounding with [[polearm]]s, casting [[spell]]s, and zapping [[wand]]s are all methods that can safely dispose of floating eyes, and even throwing non-[[projectile]] weapons, [[rock]]s or other [[junk]] items will suffice; if you run out of items to throw while fighting one inside a room, you can wait for it to move so you can retrieve thrown items. If a floating eye pins you in a hallway with no other path around it and no ranged attacks that are guaranteed to defeat it, you can use [[Elbereth]] or another means of [[scaring]] to drive it off, though this can take quite a while due to its low speed.

	If you are facing a floating eye in a corridor without any means of ranged attack, and wasting turns is not an issue, you intentionally can place yourself between the floating eye and an obstacle of some sort (such as a locked door, boulder, or passive creature)—as mentioned prior, this is highly risky and the hero will likely have to contend with hunger instead of any damage. Though most pets intelligent and otherwise will try to avoid attacking floating eyes in melee, they still have a {{frac\|10}} chance of doing so when adjacent, with the same chance of becoming paralyzed unless they lack eyes or are blind: applying a [[leather drum]] can unfreeze a paralyzed pet, and a pet with a source of reflection will be protected from the gaze.		If you are facing a floating eye in a corridor without any means of ranged attack, and wasting turns is not an issue, you intentionally can place yourself between the floating eye and an obstacle of some sort (such as a locked door, boulder, or passive creature)—as mentioned prior, this is highly risky and the hero will likely have to contend with hunger instead of any damage. Though most pets intelligent and otherwise will try to avoid attacking floating eyes in melee, they still have a {{frac\|10}} chance of doing so when adjacent, with the same chance of becoming paralyzed unless they lack eyes or are blind: applying a [[leather drum]] can unfreeze a paralyzed pet, and a pet with a source of reflection will be protected from the gaze.

Umbire the Phantom: /* dNetHack */ detail

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	===dNetHack===		===dNetHack===
	In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], the duration of the floating eye's paralysis from its passive gaze is shortened to 2d6 turns—while attacking them in melee is not as immediately fatal, it is still safest to attack them at range. Floating eyes can be [[Ward (dNetHack)\|warded]] by a [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Hamsa\|hamsa]].		In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], the duration of the floating eye's paralysis from its passive gaze is shortened to 2d6 turns—while attacking them in melee is not as immediately fatal, it is still safest to attack them at range. Floating eyes can be [[Ward (dNetHack)\|warded]] by a [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Hamsa\|hamsa]], which also blocks their passive gaze.

	Floating eyes can appear among the court of a [[Throne room#dNetHack\|throne room]] ruled by a [[vampire lord]] or [[Vampire lady (dNetHack)\|vampire lady]].		Floating eyes can appear among the court of a [[Throne room#dNetHack\|throne room]] ruled by a [[vampire lord]] or [[Vampire lady (dNetHack)\|vampire lady]].

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	The floating eye's corpse is highly desired as one of the most frequent sources of telepathy for most heroes, but on average only half of floating eyes will drop a corpse, and the hero will have to prevent their pet from immediately eating one that drops. Some heroes seek out tins of floating eye meat or make them with a [[tinning kit]] as a means of re-gaining the property if is lost later on, e.g. due to [[murder]]. Many a [[Monk]] will be tempted to risk an [[alignment record]] penalty and break [[vegan]] and/or [[vegetarian]] conducts by eating one, though they can gain the comparable [[warning]] intrinsic by reaching experience level 7; it is also possible (though tricky) for a Monk or any hero to receive telepathy as a boon from their [[god]] via [[prayer]] while their luck is at least +6. [[Zen]] heroes, many of whom are played as Monks, have the explicit goal of finding a floating eye and then killing it in order to eat its corpse so that most of the dungeon's inhabitants will become visible to the blind hero—said blindness also means that floating eyes pose little direct danger to them.		The floating eye's corpse is highly desired as one of the most frequent sources of telepathy for most heroes, but on average only half of floating eyes will drop a corpse, and the hero will have to prevent their pet from immediately eating one that drops. Some heroes seek out tins of floating eye meat or make them with a [[tinning kit]] as a means of re-gaining the property if is lost later on, e.g. due to [[murder]]. Many a [[Monk]] will be tempted to risk an [[alignment record]] penalty and break [[vegan]] and/or [[vegetarian]] conducts by eating one, though they can gain the comparable [[warning]] intrinsic by reaching experience level 7; it is also possible (though tricky) for a Monk or any hero to receive telepathy as a boon from their [[god]] via [[prayer]] while their luck is at least +6. [[Zen]] heroes, many of whom are played as Monks, have the explicit goal of finding a floating eye and then killing it in order to eat its corpse so that most of the dungeon's inhabitants will become visible to the blind hero—said blindness also means that floating eyes pose little direct danger to them.

			{{upcoming\|NetHack 3.7.0\|Per {{commit\|8d2407f1f21cc60ac99e08f00233975b32321eef}}, pets that eat corpses can gain intrinsics from them, allowing them to gain telepathy from eating a floating eye corpse.}}

	==History==		==History==

Umbire the Phantom: 2 for 2 on big e passes

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	{{message\|<The floating eye's> gaze is reflected by <the monster's> <reflection source>.\|As above, but the monster has reflection.<ref name="m_reflect"/>}}		{{message\|<The floating eye's> gaze is reflected by <the monster's> <reflection source>.\|As above, but the monster has reflection.<ref name="m_reflect"/>}}

	{{message\|<The monster> is frozen by your gaze!\|A monster attacked you while you were in the form of a floating eye and was paralyzed.{{refsrc\|src/mhitu.c\|2549\|nethack=5.0.0}}		{{message\|<The monster> is frozen by your gaze!\|A monster attacked you while you were in the form of a floating eye and was paralyzed.{{refsrc\|src/mhitu.c\|2549\|nethack=5.0.0}}}}
	{{message\|Your gaze is reflected by <the monster's> <reflection source>.\|As above, but the monster has reflection.<ref name="m_reflect_u"/>}}		{{message\|Your gaze is reflected by <the monster's> <reflection source>.\|As above, but the monster has reflection.<ref name="m_reflect_u"/>}}
	{{message\|As a blind <floating eye>, you cannot defend yourself.\|As above while you are also blind.<ref name="jerked"/>}}		{{message\|As a blind <floating eye>, you cannot defend yourself.\|As above while you are also blind.<ref name="jerked"/>}}

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	A '''floating eye''', {{monsym\|floating eye}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. The floating eye is the only member of the [[eye or sphere]] [[monster class]] to be [[Intelligent monster\|intelligent]] and not use any form of [[explosion]] for attacks—it is [[amphibious]], capable of [[flight]] ~~and~~ can be seen via [[infravision]], and it will attempt to avoid [[lava]] while moving.{{refsrc\|src/mon.c\|2169-L2170\|nethack=5.0.0}}		A '''floating eye''', {{monsym\|floating eye}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. The floating eye is the only member of the [[eye or sphere]] [[monster class]] to be [[Intelligent monster\|intelligent]] and not use any form of [[explosion]] for attacks—it is [[amphibious]], capable of [[flight]], can be seen via [[infravision]], and will attempt to avoid [[lava]] while moving.{{refsrc\|src/mon.c\|2169-L2170\|nethack=5.0.0}}

	A floating eye has a [[passive]] [[gaze attack]] that has a {{frac\|2\|3}} chance of triggering, provided the floating eye is not [[cancelled]] and they are hit with a melee attack that does not kill them{{refsrc\|src/uhitm.c\|6017-L6053\|nethack=5.0.0\|comment=floating eye's passive against the hero}}{{refsrc\|src/mhitm.c\|1362-L1386\|nethack=5.0.0\|comment=floating eye's passive against another monster}}{{refsrc\|src/mhitu.c\|2533-L2554\|nethack=5.0.0\|comment=hero's passive against monsters as floating eye}}—the gaze will [[paralyze]] the attacker for several turns dependent on their [[experience level]] or [[monster level]] and has a {{frac\|4}} chance of a 127-turn duration for a [[hero]] with 12 or less [[wisdom]], and the paralysis always occurs unless one of the following conditions applies:{{refsrc\|src/uhitm.c\|6040-L6047\|nethack=5.0.0\|comment=paralysis duration for attacking hero}}		A floating eye has a [[passive]] [[gaze attack]] that has a {{frac\|2\|3}} chance of triggering, provided the floating eye is not [[cancelled]] and they are hit with a melee attack that does not kill them{{refsrc\|src/uhitm.c\|6017-L6053\|nethack=5.0.0\|comment=floating eye's passive against the hero}}{{refsrc\|src/mhitm.c\|1362-L1386\|nethack=5.0.0\|comment=floating eye's passive against another monster}}{{refsrc\|src/mhitu.c\|2533-L2554\|nethack=5.0.0\|comment=hero's passive against monsters as floating eye}}—the gaze will [[paralyze]] the attacker for several turns dependent on their [[experience level]] or [[monster level]] and has a {{frac\|4}} chance of a 127-turn duration for a [[hero]] with 12 or less [[wisdom]], and the paralysis always occurs unless one of the following conditions applies:{{refsrc\|src/uhitm.c\|6040-L6047\|nethack=5.0.0\|comment=paralysis duration for attacking hero}}
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	* The attacker has [[free action]].{{refsrc\|src/uhitm.c\|6037-L6039\|nethack=5.0.0\|name="stiffed"}}		* The attacker has [[free action]].{{refsrc\|src/uhitm.c\|6037-L6039\|nethack=5.0.0\|name="stiffed"}}
	* The attacker is [[blind]] or otherwise cannot see the floating eye, e.g. the eye is [[invisible]] and the hero cannot [[see invisible]].{{refsrc\|src/uhitm.c\|6023-L6025\|nethack=5.0.0}}{{refsrc\|src/mhitm.c\|1371-L1372\|nethack=5.0.0}}{{refsrc\|src/mhitu.c\|2539-L2540\|nethack=5.0.0}}		* The attacker is [[blind]] or otherwise cannot see the floating eye, e.g. the eye is [[invisible]] and the hero cannot [[see invisible]].{{refsrc\|src/uhitm.c\|6023-L6025\|nethack=5.0.0}}{{refsrc\|src/mhitm.c\|1371-L1372\|nethack=5.0.0}}{{refsrc\|src/mhitu.c\|2539-L2540\|nethack=5.0.0}}
	* The floating eye itself is blinded, which also has a very low {{frac\|500}} chance per attack of applying a -1 [[luck]] penalty to a hero that attacks it.{{refsrc\|src/uhitm.c\|6048-L6053\|nethack=5.0.0\|name="jerk"}}{{refsrc\|src/mhitu.c\|2541-L2544\|nethack=5.0.0}}		* The floating eye itself is blinded, which also has a very low {{frac\|500}} chance per attack of applying a -1 [[luck]] penalty to a hero that attacks it.{{refsrc\|src/uhitm.c\|6048-L6053\|nethack=5.0.0\|name="jerk"}}{{refsrc\|src/mhitu.c\|2541-L2544\|nethack=5.0.0\|name="jerked"}}
	* The attacker is a [[hallucinating]] hero, who has a {{frac\|3\|4}} chance of avoiding the effects of the floating eye's gaze.{{refsrc\|src/uhitm.c\|6030-L6036\|nethack=5.0.0\|name="blinked"}}		* The attacker is a [[hallucinating]] hero, who has a {{frac\|3\|4}} chance of avoiding the effects of the floating eye's gaze.{{refsrc\|src/uhitm.c\|6030-L6036\|nethack=5.0.0\|name="blinked"}}

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	A hero [[applying]] a [[mirror]] at a floating eye will paralyze the monster with its own gaze, which has a {{frac\|4}} chance of lasting for 120 turns.{{refsrc\|src/apply.c\|1139-L1147\|nethack=5.0.0\|name="mirrored"}}		A hero [[applying]] a [[mirror]] at a floating eye will paralyze the monster with its own gaze, which has a {{frac\|4}} chance of lasting for 120 turns.{{refsrc\|src/apply.c\|1139-L1147\|nethack=5.0.0\|name="mirrored"}}

	A hero polymorphed into a floating eye is treated as [[levitating]] rather than flying and cannot reach the ground. A hero in floating eye form that applies a mirror at themselves ~~has a {{frac\|3\|4}} chance of becoming~~ paralyzed ~~them~~ for several turns dependent on their level, ~~unless~~ the hero ~~is also hallucinating or has free action~~.{{refsrc\|src/apply.c\|1043-L1056\|nethack=5.0.0~~\|name="mirror_self"~~}}		A hero polymorphed into a floating eye is treated as [[levitating]] rather than flying and thus cannot reach the ground. A hero in floating eye form that applies a mirror at themselves will become paralyzed for several turns dependent on their level unless they have free action, with the chance being reduced to {{frac\|4}} for a hallucinating hero.{{refsrc\|src/apply.c\|1043-L1056\|nethack=5.0.0}}

	A hero or monster [[eating]] a floating eye [[corpse]] or [[tin]] always gains intrinsic [[telepathy]], and a hero doing so while in the form of a [[raven]] also results in a unique message.{{refsrc\|src/eat.c\|1974-L1975\|nethack=5.0.0\|name="intheeye"}}		A hero or monster [[eating]] a floating eye [[corpse]] or [[tin]] always gains intrinsic [[telepathy]], and a hero doing so while in the form of a [[raven]] also results in a unique message.{{refsrc\|src/eat.c\|1974-L1975\|nethack=5.0.0\|name="intheeye"}}
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	===Eating floating eyes===		===Eating floating eyes===
	The floating eye's corpse is highly desired as one of the most frequent sources of telepathy for most heroes, but on average only half of floating eyes will drop a corpse: a hero seeking telepathy from the corpse will have to prevent their pet from immediately eating one that drops, unless they intend to give the pet telepathy as well. Some heroes seek out tins of floating eye meat or make them with a [[tinning kit]] as a means of re-gaining the property if is lost later on, e.g. due to [[murder]]. [[Zen]] heroes, many of whom are played as Monks, have the explicit goal of finding a floating eye and then killing it in order to eat its corpse so that most of the dungeon's inhabitants will become visible to the blind hero—said blindness also means that floating eyes pose little direct danger to them.		The floating eye's corpse is highly desired as one of the most frequent sources of telepathy for most heroes, but on average only half of floating eyes will drop a corpse: a hero seeking telepathy from the corpse will have to prevent their pet from immediately eating one that drops, unless they intend to give the pet telepathy as well. Some heroes seek out tins of floating eye meat or make them with a [[tinning kit]] as a means of re-gaining the property if is lost later on, e.g. due to [[murder]].

	~~Many a~~ [[Monk]] will be tempted to risk an [[alignment record]] penalty and break [[vegan]] and/or [[vegetarian]] [[conduct]]s by eating one, though they can gain the comparable [[warning]] intrinsic by reaching experience level 7; it is also possible (though tricky) for a Monk or any hero to receive telepathy as a boon from their [[god]] via [[prayer]] while their luck is at least +6.		[[Zen]] [[conduct]] heroes, many of whom are played as [[Monk]]s, have the explicit goal of finding a floating eye (which poses no threat to the blind hero) and then killing it in order to eat its corpse so that many of the dungeon's inhabitants can be seen from that point onward. Outside of conduct play, many a Monk will still be tempted to risk an [[alignment record]] penalty and break [[vegan]] and/or [[vegetarian]] [[conduct]]s by eating one, though they can gain the comparable [[warning]] intrinsic by reaching experience level 7; it is also possible (though tricky) for a Monk or any hero to receive telepathy as a boon from their [[god]] via [[prayer]] while their luck is at least +6.

	==History==		==History==
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	==Messages==		==Messages==
	{{message\|You are frozen by <the floating eye's> gaze!\|You attacked a floating eye and were paralyzed.}}		{{message\|You are frozen by <the floating eye's> gaze!\|You attacked a floating eye and were paralyzed.{{refsrc\|src/uhitm.c\|6041\|nethack=5.0.0}}}}
	{{message\|You momentarily stiffen under <the floating eye's> gaze!\|You attacked a floating eye while you have a source of free action.}}		{{message\|You momentarily stiffen under <the floating eye's> gaze!\|You attacked a floating eye while you have a source of free action.<ref name="stiffed"/>}}
	{{message\|<The floating eye> looks <rather> <numb/stupefied>.\|You attacked a floating eye while hallucinating, and your distorted senses ~~prevented the~~ passive gaze from working.}}		{{message\|<The floating eye> looks <rather> <numb/stupefied>.\|You attacked a floating eye while hallucinating, and the monster reacted to your distorted senses preventing their passive gaze from working.<ref name="blinked"/>}}
	{{message\|<The floating eye's> gaze is reflected by your <reflection source>.\|You attacked a floating eye, but you have reflection.}}		{{message\|<The floating eye's> gaze is reflected by your <reflection source>.\|You attacked a floating eye, but you have reflection.<ref name="reflecting"/>}}
	{{message\|The blind <floating eye> cannot defend itself.\|You attacked a floating eye while it was blind.}}		{{message\|The blind <floating eye> cannot defend itself.\|You attacked a floating eye while it was blind, with a very low chance of a luck penalty being applied.<ref name="jerk"/>}}

	{{message\|<The monster> is frozen by <the floating eye's> gaze!\|A monster attacked a floating eye and was paralyzed.}}		{{message\|<The monster> is frozen by <the floating eye's> gaze!\|A monster attacked a floating eye and was paralyzed.{{refsrc\|src/mhitm.c\|1382\|nethack=5.0.0}}}}
	{{message\|<The floating eye's> gaze is reflected by <the monster's> <reflection source>.\|As above, but the monster has reflection.}}		{{message\|<The floating eye's> gaze is reflected by <the monster's> <reflection source>.\|As above, but the monster has reflection.<ref name="m_reflect"/>}}

	{{message\|<The monster> is frozen by your gaze!\|A monster attacked you while you were in the form of a floating eye and was paralyzed.}}		{{message\|<The monster> is frozen by your gaze!\|A monster attacked you while you were in the form of a floating eye and was paralyzed.{{refsrc\|src/mhitu.c\|2549\|nethack=5.0.0}}
	{{message\|Your gaze is reflected by <the monster's> <reflection source>.\|As above, but the monster has reflection.}}		{{message\|Your gaze is reflected by <the monster's> <reflection source>.\|As above, but the monster has reflection.<ref name="m_reflect_u"/>}}
	{{message\|As a blind <floating eye>, you cannot defend yourself.\|As above while you are also blind.}}		{{message\|As a blind <floating eye>, you cannot defend yourself.\|As above while you are also blind.<ref name="jerked"/>}}

	{{message\|<The floating eye> is frozen by its reflection.\|You applied a mirror to a floating eye and paralyzed it.}}		{{message\|<The floating eye> is frozen by its reflection.\|You applied a mirror to a floating eye and paralyzed it.{{refsrc\|src/apply.c\|1144\|nethack=5.0.0}}}}
	{{message\|You hear <something> stop moving.\|As above, but you cannot see the floating eye.}}		{{message\|You hear <something> stop moving.\|As above, but you cannot see the floating eye.{{refsrc\|src/apply.c\|1146\|nethack=5.0.0}}}}

	{{message\|Yikes! You've frozen yourself!\|You applied a mirror to yourself as a floating eye and became paralyzed.}}		{{message\|Yikes! You've frozen yourself!\|You applied a mirror to yourself as a floating eye and became paralyzed.{{refsrc\|src/apply.c\|1045\|nethack=5.0.0}}}}
	{{message\|Yow! The <mirror> stares back!\|As above, ~~while~~ hallucinating.}}		{{message\|Yow! The <mirror> stares back!\|As above, but you are also hallucinating and have a {{frac\|3\|4}} chance of avoiding paralysis.{{refsrc\|src/apply.c\|1048\|nethack=5.0.0}}}}
	{{message\|You momentarily stiffen under your gaze.\|As above, but you have a source of free action.}}		{{message\|You momentarily stiffen under your gaze.\|As above, but you have a source of free action.{{refsrc\|src/apply.c\|1050\|nethack=5.0.0}}}}

	{{message\|You peck the eyeball with delight.\|You ate the corpse or tin of a floating eye while polymorphed into a raven.<ref name="intheeye"/>}}		{{message\|You peck the eyeball with delight.\|You ate the corpse or tin of a floating eye while polymorphed into a raven.<ref name="intheeye"/>}}