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Umbire the Phantom: /* EvilHack */ punc

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 * Paralayzing [[container trap]]s will have no effect.{{refsrc|src/trap.c|4945|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
-* [[Potions of sleeping]] or {{! of|paralysis}} (including their [[vapor]]s) will have no effect if they are [[quaff]]ed or [[thrown]].{{refsrc|src/potion.c|792|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/potion.c|809|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1716|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1727|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+* [[Potions of sleeping]] or {{! of|paralysis}} (including their [[vapor]]s) will have no effect if they are [[quaff]]ed, [[thrown]], or [[wielded]] and then smashed.{{refsrc|src/potion.c|792|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/potion.c|809|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1716|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1727|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 * The [[Paralyze (monster spell)|paralyze]] and [[Stun (monster spell)|stun]] [[monster spell]]s will only affect you for 1 turn.{{refsrc|src/mcastu.c|475|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mcastu.c|671|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 * Paralyzing [[Damage type|attacks]] from the following sources:{{refsrc|src/mhitu.c|1181|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}

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 * Paralayzing [[container trap]]s will have no effect.{{refsrc|src/trap.c|4945|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
-* [[Potions of sleeping]] or {{! of|paralysis}} their [[vapor]]s will have no effect if they are [[quaff]]ed or [[thrown]].{{refsrc|src/potion.c|792|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/potion.c|809|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1716|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1727|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+* [[Potions of sleeping]] or {{! of|paralysis}} (including their [[vapor]]s) will have no effect if they are [[quaff]]ed or [[thrown]].{{refsrc|src/potion.c|792|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/potion.c|809|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1716|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1727|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 * The [[Paralyze (monster spell)|paralyze]] and [[Stun (monster spell)|stun]] [[monster spell]]s will only affect you for 1 turn.{{refsrc|src/mcastu.c|475|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mcastu.c|671|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 * Paralyzing [[Damage type|attacks]] from the following sources:{{refsrc|src/mhitu.c|1181|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}

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 * Paralayzing [[container trap]]s will have no effect.{{refsrc|src/trap.c|4945|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
-* [[Thrown]] or [[quaff]]ed [[potion]]s of {{! of|paralysis|or=1|sleeping}} and their [[vapor]]s will have no effect.{{refsrc|src/potion.c|792|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/potion.c|809|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1716|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1727|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+* [[Potions of sleeping]] or {{! of|paralysis}} their [[vapor]]s will have no effect if they are [[quaff]]ed or [[thrown]].{{refsrc|src/potion.c|792|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/potion.c|809|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1716|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1727|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 * The [[Paralyze (monster spell)|paralyze]] and [[Stun (monster spell)|stun]] [[monster spell]]s will only affect you for 1 turn.{{refsrc|src/mcastu.c|475|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mcastu.c|671|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 * Paralyzing [[Damage type|attacks]] from the following sources:{{refsrc|src/mhitu.c|1181|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}

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	'''Free action''' is a [[property]] in ''[[NetHack]]'' that protects you from many sources of [[paralysis]]. This property is distinct from "free actions" that a [[hero]] can take without incrementing the [[turn]] counter, as well as the additional movement points that a hero or a monster can gain with the [[speed]] property.		'''Free action''' is a [[property]] in ''[[NetHack]]'' that protects you from many sources of [[paralysis]]. This property is distinct from "free actions" that a [[hero]] can take without incrementing the [[turn]] counter, as well as the additional movement points that a hero or a monster can gain with the [[speed]] property.

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 ===EvilHack===
-In [[EvilHack]], the [[shield of mobility]] provides free action while worn, and monsters will wear both the shield and the ring of free action if possible; monster AI will give magic resistance and reflection priority over free action.
+In [[EvilHack]], the [[shield of mobility]] provides free action while worn, and monsters will wear both the shield and the ring of free action if possible&mdash;monster AI will give magic resistance and reflection priority over free action.
 ==References==

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 ==Variants==
 ===SLASH'EM===
-In [[SLASH'EM]], free action also protects against [[holding attack]]s, including drowning grab attacks and [[mind flayer]] tentacle attacks (which are reclassified as holding attacks). The chance is dependent on your [[Luck]], ranging from a {{frac|2}} chance at 0 Luck to {{frac|9|10}} at maximum Luck.
+In [[SLASH'EM]], free action also protects against [[holding attack]]s, including [[drowning]] attacks and [[mind flayer]] [[tentacle attack]]s. The chance is dependent on the hero's [[Luck]], ranging from a {{frac|2}} chance at 0 Luck to {{frac|9|10}} at maximum Luck.
 ====Messages====
-{{message|<foo> grabs you, but you quickly free yourself!|Free action prevented a monster from grabbing you with a holding attack.}}
+{{message|<The monster> grabs you, but you quickly free yourself!|Free action prevented a monster from grabbing you.}}
 ===NetHack brass===

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-'''Free action''' is a [[property]] in ''[[NetHack]]'' that protects you from many sources of [[paralysis]]. This property is distinct from "free actions" that [[you]] can take without incrementing the [[turn]] counter, as well as the additional movement points that you or a monster can gain with [[speed]].
+'''Free action''' is a [[property]] in ''[[NetHack]]'' that protects you from many sources of [[paralysis]]. This property is distinct from "free actions" that a [[hero]] can take without incrementing the [[turn]] counter, as well as the additional movement points that a hero or a monster can gain with the [[speed]] property.
-The only source of the free action property is the [[ring of free action]].
+The only source of the free action property is for a hero to [[put on]] the [[ring of free action]].
-{{upcoming|3.7.0|[[Orange dragon scales]] and orange-scaled mail now also grant free action when worn, derived from variants like [[dNetHack]] and [[FIQHack]].}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|ef1eeed7550e38fa1e4ff0ef608f3c8b55eaa950}}, [[orange dragon scales]] and [[orange dragon scale mail]] grant free action while [[worn]], which is derived from variants like [[dNetHack]] and [[FIQHack]].}}
 ==Description==
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 ** The touch attack of a [[shade]]
-Free action does ''not'' protect you from:
+Free action does ''not'' protect the hero from:
 * Being "paralyzed" by fear, e.g. from encountering a [[ghost]] or [[chat]]ting to a [[skeleton]]
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 Despite its usefulness, it is very possible to ascend without a source of free action, as most forms paralysis outside of the potion can be compensated for with other precautions: monsters with paralyzing attacks and spells can be kept out of melee range, and items such as a [[ring of conflict]] and/or an [[amulet of life saving]] can be useful in a pinch.
-{{upcoming|3.7.0|[[Orange dragon scales]] and [[orange dragon scale mail]] grant free action as well as [[sleep resistance]] when worn, making the property more accessible without the ring.}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Orange dragon scales and orange dragon scale mail make free action more accessible without the ring.}}
 ==History==

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	{{upcoming\|3.7.0\|[[Orange dragon scales]] and [[orange dragon scale mail]] grant free action as well as [[sleep resistance]] when worn, making the property more accessible without the ring.}}		{{upcoming\|3.7.0\|[[Orange dragon scales]] and [[orange dragon scale mail]] grant free action as well as [[sleep resistance]] when worn, making the property more accessible without the ring.}}
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−	~~==History==~~
−	~~Free action as a property first appears in [[NetHack 3.3.0]].~~

	==History==		==History==

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	{{upcoming\|3.7.0\|[[Orange dragon scales]] and [[orange dragon scale mail]] grant free action as well as [[sleep resistance]] when worn, making the property more accessible without the ring.}}		{{upcoming\|3.7.0\|[[Orange dragon scales]] and [[orange dragon scale mail]] grant free action as well as [[sleep resistance]] when worn, making the property more accessible without the ring.}}
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		+	==History==
		+	Free action as a property first appears in [[NetHack 3.3.0]].

	==History==		==History==