Potion of holy water - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: potholes et. al.

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potholes et. al.

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Umbire the Phantom: slash'em et. al.

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slash'em et. al.

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Umbire the Phantom: monster usage + slashem starting inv

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monster usage + slashem starting inv

Umbire the Phantom: /* Identification */ pothole

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‎Identification: pothole

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 Successful [[prayer]] while standing on an [[altar]] belonging to the [[hero]]'s [[deity]] will bless any potions of water currently on that altar's square.
-[[Applying]] a [[charged]] and blessed [[horn of plenty]] has a {{frac|31|1000}} chance (3.1%) of generating 1-2 potions of holy water.{{refsrc|src/mkobj.c|2212|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=chooses a random potion, discarding magical potions; <tt>rnd_class(POT_BOOZE, POT_WATER)</tt> chooses from all non-magical potions in <tt>objects.c</tt><ref name="objlist"/>}}
+[[Applying]] a charged and blessed [[horn of plenty]] has a {{frac|31|1000}} chance (3.1%) of generating 1-2 potions of holy water.{{refsrc|src/mkobj.c|2212|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=chooses a random potion, discarding magical potions; <tt>rnd_class(POT_BOOZE, POT_WATER)</tt> chooses from all non-magical potions in <tt>objects.c</tt><ref name="objlist"/>}}
 ==Description==
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 * A blessed [[bag of holding]] will divide the effective weight of its contents by four, comparing to an uncursed bag halving its contents' weight; this confers a great advantage in how much you can carry, lifting upwards of 200 units of weight off your back.
-* A blessed [[scroll of charging]] gives a recharged item more charges on average than an uncursed scroll, and thus has a better chance of restoring it to its maximum capacity of uses. This is most useful for saving a wish on blessed scrolls of charging from a [[wand of wishing]].
+* A blessed [[scroll of charging]] gives a [[chargeable]] item more charges on average than an uncursed scroll, and thus has a better chance of restoring it to its maximum. This is most useful for saving a wish on blessed scrolls of charging from a [[wand of wishing]].
 * If you use [[ranged weapon]]s, which have a chance of disappearing, blessing them drastically lowers the chances they will do so.
 * A blessed [[horn of plenty]] will produce blessed food and potions, useful for [[foodless]] conduct.

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 * As mentioned above, you can dip a stack of uncursed water into a single potion of holy water&mdash;though this uses up the potion being dipped into, it does not violate [[conduct]]s and ensures you can maintain a stock with just one potion.
-* Similarly, praying successfully on your god's altar blesses any potions of water or unholy water on that altar&mdash;this is reliant on prayer timeout and breaks [[atheist]] conduct, but does require any other resources.
+* Similarly, praying successfully on your god's altar blesses any potions of water or unholy water on that altar&mdash;this is reliant on prayer timeout and breaks [[atheist]] conduct, but does not require any other resources.
-* [[Reading]] a blessed [[scroll of remove curse]] while [[confused]] can alter the beatitude of each item or item stack in your main inventory:{{refsrc|src/read.c|1323|nethack=3.6.7}} each item has a {{frac|4}} chance of being blessed, a {{frac|4}} chance of being cursed, or a {{frac|2}} chance of being unchanged, and all items in inventory have their beatitude unidentified. Using this method, there is a 94.3% chance of obtaining at least one potion of holy water from 10 non-stacked uncursed potions of water.
+* [[Reading]] a blessed [[scroll of remove curse]] while [[confused]] can alter the beatitude of each item or item stack in your main inventory:{{refsrc|src/read.c|1323|nethack=3.6.7}} each item has a {{frac|4}} chance of being blessed, a {{frac|4}} chance of being cursed, and a {{frac|2}} chance of being unchanged, and the beatitude of all items in inventory becomes unknown. Using this method, there is a 94.3% chance of obtaining at least one potion of holy water from 10 non-stacked uncursed potions of water.
 ** This method is often used to create both holy and unholy water, and requires the hero to drop and/or stash their uncursed inventory, including any [[armor]], [[weapons]], [[jewelry]] or leashes. Once done, you can use the #adjust command to stack each of the potions and re-identify their beatitude by using an altar, [[pet testing]] them and/or dip-testing.
 ** For atheist conducts, this is one of the most reliable ways to obtain holy water and bless other items, since they cannot use an altar in any way.
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 |Wishless||[[Wish]] for it directly
 |-
-|"Scumming"||Start with the potion (3.6% for Wizards or always for Priests and Priestesses), find it in shops, or retrieve them from bones files.
+|"Scumming"||Start with the potion (3.6% for Wizards or always for Priests and Priestesses), find it in shops, or retrieve it from [[bones]] files.
 |}

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 In [[SLASH'EM]], [[Undead Slayer]]s start each game with four potions of holy water.{{refsrc|u_init.c|224|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} [[Flame Mage]]s, [[Ice Mage]]s, [[Necromancer]]s, and [[Wizard/SLASH'EM|Wizards]] may be given a potion of holy water, since any of the random potions in their starting inventory can generate as blessed.{{refsrc|u_init.c|66|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|u_init.c|96|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|u_init.c|137|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|u_init.c|246|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
-There are additional methods to obtain holy water in SLASH'EM, in addition to methods carried over from ''NetHack'':
+In addition to methods carried over from ''NetHack'', there are other means of obtaining holy water in SLASH'EM:
-* A [[potion of amnesia]] dilutes immediately into a potion of water when dipped into any water source, and retains its beatitude, allowing holy water to be created from blessed potions of amnesia.
+* A [[potion of amnesia]] dilutes immediately into a potion of water that has the same beatitude when dipped into any water source, meaning that holy water to be created from blessed potions of amnesia.
-* Some shops offer [[Shopkeeper services|an uncursing service]], with a base price of 150 zm before modifiers. If you are [[hallucinating]], there is a {{frac|4}} chance that the [[shopkeeper]] will be distracted and accidentally bless the item&mdash;this is best done with an on-demand source, e.g. the potion or tins of [[yellow mold]] or [[violet fungus]], and also requires a good deal of credit with the shopkeeper, an engraved or burnt [[Elbereth]] to avoid accidents, and a unicorn horn to cure the hallucination after. Remember that hallucination in SLASH'EM also messes with the appearance of the inventory, and don't forget the inventory letter for your potions of water or unicorn horn.
+* Some shops offer [[Shopkeeper services|an uncursing service]], with a base price of 150 zm before modifiers. If you are [[hallucinating]] when you pay for the service, there is a {{frac|4}} chance that the [[shopkeeper]] will be distracted and accidentally bless the item&mdash;this is best done with an on-demand source of hallucination, e.g. the potion or tins of [[yellow mold]] or [[violet fungus]], and also requires a good deal of credit with the shopkeeper, an engraved or burnt [[Elbereth]] to avoid accidents, and a unicorn horn to cure the hallucination after. Remember that hallucination in SLASH'EM also messes with the appearance of the inventory: don't forget the inventory letter for your potions of water or unicorn horn!
-* Occasionally upon [[sacrifice]] at an altar, your god will bless the object in your primary or off-hand, which can be used with wielded potions of water.
+* Occasionally upon [[sacrifice]] at an altar, your god will bless the object in your primary or off-hand, which can be used with wielded potions of regular or unholy water.
 ===dNetHack===

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 ==Generation==
-[[Priest]]s and Priestesses start the game with 4 potions of holy water.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|104|nethack=3.6.7}} [[Wizard]]s may be given a potion of holy water, since any of the three random potions in their starting inventory can generate as blessed.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|166|nethack=3.6.7}}
+[[Priest]]s and Priestesses start the game with 4 potions of holy water.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|104|nethack=3.6.7}} [[Wizard]]s can start with a potion of holy water, since any of the three random potions in their starting inventory can generate as blessed.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|166|nethack=3.6.7}}
 {{frac|8}} of all potions of water will be generated blessed, so potions of holy water make up {{frac|23|1000}} (2.3%) of all randomly generated potions. General [[store]]s, liquor emporiums and delicatessens can sell potions of holy water.
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 ==Variants==
 ===SLASH'EM===
-In [[SLASH'EM]], [[Undead Slayer]]s start each game with four potions of holy water.{{refsrc|u_init.c|224|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} [[Flame Mage]]s, [[Ice Mage]]s and [[Necromancer]]s may be given a potion of holy water, since any of the random potions in their starting inventories can generate as blessed.{{refsrc|u_init.c|66|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|u_init.c|96|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|u_init.c|137|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
+In [[SLASH'EM]], [[Undead Slayer]]s start each game with four potions of holy water.{{refsrc|u_init.c|224|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} [[Flame Mage]]s, [[Ice Mage]]s, [[Necromancer]]s, and [[Wizard/SLASH'EM|Wizards]] may be given a potion of holy water, since any of the random potions in their starting inventory can generate as blessed.{{refsrc|u_init.c|66|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|u_init.c|96|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|u_init.c|137|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|u_init.c|246|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
-There are additional methods to obtain holy water aside from those described above:
+There are additional methods to obtain holy water in SLASH'EM, in addition to methods carried over from ''NetHack'':
 * A [[potion of amnesia]] dilutes immediately into a potion of water when dipped into any water source, and retains its beatitude, allowing holy water to be created from blessed potions of amnesia.
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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], a hero that has the [[Spirits (dNetHack)|spirit]] [[User:Chris/dNetHack/dNethack Roles/Binder/Marionette|Marionette]] bound is forbidden from quaffing holy water.
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], a hero that has the [[Spirits (dNetHack)|spirit]] [[Marionette]] bound is forbidden from quaffing holy water.
 The [[Windowless Tower]] generates four potions of holy water in a hidden niche on its second floor at level creation.
-Shopkeeper services in these variants can be used as described in SLASH'EM to obtain holy water.
+Shopkeeper services in these variants can be used to obtain holy water as in SLASH'EM.
 ===EvilHack===
-In [[EvilHack]], [[Player monster (EvilHack)|player monster]] [[Priest (EvilHack monster)|priests]] and some player monster [[Wizard (EvilHack monster)|wizards]] can be encountered carrying holy water.
+In [[EvilHack]], [[Player monster (EvilHack)|player monster]] [[Priest (EvilHack monster)|priests]] are always generated with holy water, and some player monster [[Wizard (EvilHack monster)|wizards]] can be generated with holy water.
 ===SlashTHEM===

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 {{encyclopedia|
 "We want a word with you," said Ligur (in a tone of voice intended to imply that "word" was synonymous with "horrifically painful eternity"), and the squat demon pushed open the office door.
-The bucket teetered, then fell neatly on Ligur's head. Drop a lump of sodium in water.  Watch it flame and burn and spin around crazily, flaring and sputtering.  This was like that, just nastier.
+The bucket teetered, then fell neatly on Ligur's head.
 The demon peeled and flared and flickered.  Oily brown smoke oozed from it, and it screamed and it screamed and it screamed. Then it crumpled, folded in on itself, and what was left lay glistening on the burnt and blackened circle of carpet, looking like a handful of mashed slugs.
 "Hi," said Crowley to Hastur, who had been walking behind Ligur, and had unfortunately not been so much as splashed. There are some things that are unthinkable; there are some depths that not even demons would believe other demons would stoop to.

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 The demon peeled and flared and flickered.  Oily brown smoke oozed from it, and it screamed and it screamed and it screamed. Then it crumpled, folded in on itself, and what was left lay glistening on the burnt and blackened circle of carpet, looking like a handful of mashed slugs.
 "Hi," said Crowley to Hastur, who had been walking behind Ligur, and had unfortunately not been so much as splashed. There are some things that are unthinkable; there are some depths that not even demons would believe other demons would stoop to.
-". . . Holy water.  You bastard," said Hastur.  "You complete
+". . . Holy water.  You bastard," said Hastur.  "You complete _bastard_.  He hadn't never done nothing to _you_."
 "Yet," corrected Crowley.
 |[ Good Omens, by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett ]

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 ===Identification===
-In [[shop]]s, a hero can easily [[price-identify]] holy water, since uncursed [[potions of water]] have a base price of 0 and are sold for 5zm before adjustments, and holy and unholy water have a base price of 100&mdash;a [[pet]] can easily reveal the beatitude of a 100zm clear potion.
+In shops, a hero can easily [[price-identify]] holy water, since uncursed [[potions of water]] have a base price of 0 and are sold for 5zm before adjustments, and holy and unholy water have a base price of 100&mdash;a [[pet]] can easily reveal the beatitude of a 100zm clear potion.
 Dip-testing can be used to informally identify the beatitude of water, and is best done after [[pet testing]] for any unholy water, using a blessed, non-[[iron]] item: holy water will only produce a message without consuming the potion, while dipping an item into uncursed water that does not react to water will print a message without consuming the potion. In theory, potions can be dipped to test if they are blessed before quaffing them, but in practice this risks diluting the potion(s) and using up the water in the process&mdash;this is also not practical for testing if other unidentified items are blessed, as such blessed items are usually discovered this way by accident.

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 {{languages}}
 {{potion
- |color=cyan
+  |color=cyan
- |tile=[[Image:Clear potion.png]]
+  |tile=[[Image:Clear potion.png]]
- |name=holy water
+  |name=holy water
- |appearance=blessed clear potion
+  |appearance=blessed clear potion
- |cost=100
+  |cost=100
 }}
 A '''potion of holy water''' is a type of [[potion]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is a [[blessed]] [[potion of water]], and appears as a "blessed clear potion" when [[Identification|unidentified]].{{refsrc|src/objects.c|820|version=NetHack 3.6.7|name="objlist"}}
 ==Generation==
-[[Priest]]s and Priestesses start the game with 4 potions of holy water.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|104|nethack=3.6.7}} [[Wizard]]s may be given a potion of holy water as any of the three random potions in their starting inventory.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|166|nethack=3.6.7}}
+[[Priest]]s and Priestesses start the game with 4 potions of holy water.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|104|nethack=3.6.7}} [[Wizard]]s may be given a potion of holy water, since any of the three random potions in their starting inventory can generate as blessed.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|166|nethack=3.6.7}}
 {{frac|8}} of all potions of water will be generated blessed, so potions of holy water make up {{frac|23|1000}} (2.3%) of all randomly generated potions. General [[store]]s, liquor emporiums and delicatessens can sell potions of holy water.
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 Dipping uncursed potions of water into holy water will convert the dipped potions into holy water, using up the potion that was dipped into.
-Successful [[prayer]] on an [[altar]] belonging to the hero's [[deity]] will bless any potions of water currently on that altar's square.
+Successful [[prayer]] while standing on an [[altar]] belonging to the [[hero]]'s [[deity]] will bless any potions of water currently on that altar's square.
 [[Applying]] a [[charged]] and blessed [[horn of plenty]] has a {{frac|31|1000}} chance (3.1%) of generating 1-2 potions of holy water.{{refsrc|src/mkobj.c|2212|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=chooses a random potion, discarding magical potions; <tt>rnd_class(POT_BOOZE, POT_WATER)</tt> chooses from all non-magical potions in <tt>objects.c</tt><ref name="objlist"/>}}
 ==Description==
-[[Quaffing]] a potion of holy water cures [[lycanthropy]], and also cures [[illness]] for non-[[chaotic]] [[hero]]es, while chaotic heroes take 2d6 damage&mdash;quaffing the potion will prompt the player to type-[[name]] it.
+[[Quaffing]] a potion of holy water cures [[lycanthropy]], and it cures [[illness]] and [[exercise]]s [[constitution]] and [[wisdom]] for non-[[chaotic]] heroes, while chaotic heroes take 2d6 damage and abuse constitution&mdash;quaffing the potion will prompt the player to type-[[name]] it.
 [[Dipping]] an item or stack of items into holy water will uncurse them if they are cursed or bless them otherwise, using up the potion and prompting the player to type-name it&mdash;dipping an already-blessed object into holy water will not use up the potion.
-[[Monster]]s hit with a potion of holy water take 2d6 damage if they are a [[M2_DEMON|demon]], [[undead]] or [[werecreature]], and werecreatures additionally shift to their human form. Inhaling [[vapors]] from a potion of holy water reverts a hero with lycanthropy to their human form if applicable.
+[[Monster]]s hit with a potion of holy water take 2d6 damage if they are a [[M2_DEMON|demon]], [[undead]] monster (including a shapeshifted [[Vampire (monster class)|vampire]]) or [[werecreature]], and werecreatures additionally shift to their human form. Inhaling [[vapors]] from a potion of holy water reverts a hero with lycanthropy to their human form if applicable.
 ==Strategy==
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 ===Obtaining water===
 {{main|Potion of water#Generation}}
-Below is a non-exhaustive list of ways to obtain water, which can also be viewed on the article for the potion of water:
+The article linked above describes how you can obtain potions of uncursed water&mdash;below, a non-exhaustive list describes ways to make them into holy water:
 * As mentioned above, you can dip a stack of uncursed water into a single potion of holy water&mdash;though this uses up the potion being dipped into, it does not violate [[conduct]]s and ensures you can maintain a stock with just one potion.
-* Praying successfully on your god's altar blesses any potions of water or unholy water on that altar, which is reliant on prayer timeout and breaks [[atheist]] conduct, but does require any other resources.
+* Similarly, praying successfully on your god's altar blesses any potions of water or unholy water on that altar&mdash;this is reliant on prayer timeout and breaks [[atheist]] conduct, but does require any other resources.
-* [[Reading]] a blessed [[scroll of remove curse]] while confused can alter the beatitude of each item or item stack in your main inventory:{{refsrc|src/read.c|1323|nethack=3.6.7}} each item has a {{frac|4}} chance of being blessed, a {{frac|4}} chance of being cursed, or a {{frac|2}} chance of being unchanged, and all items in inventory have their beatitude unidentified. Using this method, there is a 94.3% chance of obtaining at least one potion of holy water from 10 non-stacked uncursed potions of water.
+* [[Reading]] a blessed [[scroll of remove curse]] while [[confused]] can alter the beatitude of each item or item stack in your main inventory:{{refsrc|src/read.c|1323|nethack=3.6.7}} each item has a {{frac|4}} chance of being blessed, a {{frac|4}} chance of being cursed, or a {{frac|2}} chance of being unchanged, and all items in inventory have their beatitude unidentified. Using this method, there is a 94.3% chance of obtaining at least one potion of holy water from 10 non-stacked uncursed potions of water.
 ** This method is often used to create both holy and unholy water, and requires the hero to drop and/or stash their uncursed inventory, including any [[armor]], [[weapons]], [[jewelry]] or leashes. Once done, you can use the #adjust command to stack each of the potions and re-identify their beatitude by using an altar, [[pet testing]] them and/or dip-testing.
 ** For atheist conducts, this is one of the most reliable ways to obtain holy water and bless other items, since they cannot use an altar in any way.