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 While in a hero or monster's open inventory, the potion of starlight acts as a [[light source]] with a radius of 2 squares. Due to the potion being constantly lit, this light will not go out if subjected to a darkness-spreading ability, e.g. the darkness spread by [[Drow (monster attribute)|drow]] [[monster]]s or a [[Drow (starting race)#dNetHack|drow]] hero.
-[[Dipping]] a weapon that is not made of silver into a potion of starlight will [[Poisoned weapon|"poison" it with the silvery liquid]] if it is not already coated in the substance. [[Viperwhip]]s have a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|base material]] of silver and are a notable exception to this rule: a dipped viperwhip will gain one coating of starlight and an automatic re-coating when the initial one wears off&mdash;the weapon is intended to gain multiple re-coatings if dipped in the potion while already coated in starlight, but this behavior is bugged. [[Black signet ring]]s can be dipped into a potion of starlight to apply a "silvery" poison, with the ring becoming '''star-water injecting''' and applying silver damage when the hero performs an unarmed attack while wearing the ring without [[gloves]].
+[[Dipping]] a weapon that is not made of silver into a potion of starlight will [[Poisoned weapon|"poison" it with the silvery liquid]] if it is not already "silvered" by the substance. [[Viperwhip]]s have a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|base material]] of silver and are a notable exception to this rule: a dipped viperwhip will gain one coating of starlight and an automatic re-coating when the initial one wears off&mdash;the weapon is intended to gain multiple re-coatings if dipped in the potion while already coated in starlight, but this behavior is bugged. [[Black signet ring]]s can be "poisoned" this way to store 30 doses of "silvery" poison, with the ring becoming '''star-water injecting''' and applying silver damage when the hero performs an unarmed attack while wearing the ring without [[gloves]].
 ==Strategy==

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 While in a hero or monster's open inventory, the potion of starlight acts as a [[light source]] with a radius of 2 squares. Due to the potion being constantly lit, this light will not go out if subjected to a darkness-spreading ability, e.g. the darkness spread by [[Drow (monster attribute)|drow]] [[monster]]s or a [[Drow (starting race)#dNetHack|drow]] hero.
-[[Dipping]] a weapon that is not made of silver into a potion of starlight will cover it with the potion if it is not already coated in the substance. [[Viperwhip]]s have a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|base material]] of silver and are a notable exception to this rule: a dipped viperwhip will gain one coating of starlight and an automatic re-coating when the initial one wears off&mdash;the weapon is intended to gain multiple re-coatings if dipped in the potion while already coated in starlight, but this behavior is bugged. [[Black signet ring]]s can be dipped into a potion of starlight to apply a "silvery" poison, and the ring bescome '''star-water injecting''' and will apply the poison when the hero performs an unarmed attack while wearing the ring without [[gloves]].
+[[Dipping]] a weapon that is not made of silver into a potion of starlight will [[Poisoned weapon|"poison" it with the silvery liquid]] if it is not already coated in the substance. [[Viperwhip]]s have a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|base material]] of silver and are a notable exception to this rule: a dipped viperwhip will gain one coating of starlight and an automatic re-coating when the initial one wears off&mdash;the weapon is intended to gain multiple re-coatings if dipped in the potion while already coated in starlight, but this behavior is bugged. [[Black signet ring]]s can be dipped into a potion of starlight to apply a "silvery" poison, with the ring becoming '''star-water injecting''' and applying silver damage when the hero performs an unarmed attack while wearing the ring without [[gloves]].
 ==Strategy==

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 A hero or monster that is hit by a [[thrown]] or [[wielded]] potion of starlight is subject to varying effects depending on their form: silver-hating monsters take 3d20 damage, and lycanthropes will additionally shift to their human(oid) form if possible; [[gremlin]]s will [[divide]] without becoming angered; and [[flaming sphere]]s and monsters made of [[iron]] such as the [[iron golem]] will rust or dim slightly for 1d6 damage. [[Vapor]]s from a broken potion will cause gremlins to divide and shift lycanthropes to their human(oid) forms.
-While in open inventory, the potion of starlight acts as a [[light source]] with a radius of 2 squares. Due to the potion being constantly lit, this light will not go out if subjected to a darkness-spreading ability, e.g. the darkness spread by [[Drow (monster attribute)|drow]] [[monster]]s or a [[Drow (starting race)#dNetHack|drow]] hero.
+While in a hero or monster's open inventory, the potion of starlight acts as a [[light source]] with a radius of 2 squares. Due to the potion being constantly lit, this light will not go out if subjected to a darkness-spreading ability, e.g. the darkness spread by [[Drow (monster attribute)|drow]] [[monster]]s or a [[Drow (starting race)#dNetHack|drow]] hero.
-[[Dipping]] a weapon that is not made of silver into a potion of starlight will cover it with the potion if it is not already coated in the substance&mdash;a [[viperwhip]], which is normally made of silver and an exception to the rule, will gain one coating of starlight and an automatic re-coating when the initial one wears off; it is intended to gain multiple re-coatings if dipped in the potion while already coated in starlight, but this behavior is bugged. [[Black signet ring]]s can be dipped into a potion of starlight to apply a "silvery" poison: these signet rings become '''star-water injecting''' and apply the poison when the hero performs an unarmed attack while wearing the ring without [[gloves]].
+[[Dipping]] a weapon that is not made of silver into a potion of starlight will cover it with the potion if it is not already coated in the substance. [[Viperwhip]]s have a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|base material]] of silver and are a notable exception to this rule: a dipped viperwhip will gain one coating of starlight and an automatic re-coating when the initial one wears off&mdash;the weapon is intended to gain multiple re-coatings if dipped in the potion while already coated in starlight, but this behavior is bugged. [[Black signet ring]]s can be dipped into a potion of starlight to apply a "silvery" poison, and the ring bescome '''star-water injecting''' and will apply the poison when the hero performs an unarmed attack while wearing the ring without [[gloves]].
 ==Strategy==

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 [[Gnome (starting race)#dNetHack|Gnomish]] [[Madpeople]] will always find 3-9 potions of starlight in their special [[Large box|box]] on the [[Madman quest]].
-The [[Mordor Ruins Quest]] has a potion of starlight in two areas: one can be found randomly in the Spider Cave where [[Shelob (dNetHack)|Shelob]] dwells, and the second potion is blessed and found within a [[chest]] in the [[ogre emperor]]'s stash inside the Mordor Fortress.
+The [[Mordor Ruins Quest]] has a potion of starlight in two areas: one can be found randomly in the Spider Cave where [[Shelob (dNetHack)|Shelob]] dwells, and the second potion is blessed and found in a [[chest]] within the [[ogre emperor]]'s stash inside the Mordor Fortress.
 [[Galadriel]] is [[always generated with]] a blessed potion of starlight. Other [[Elf (monster attribute)|elven]] monsters that are not [[undead]] and do not have competing rules for starting inventory have a low probability of generating with a potion of starlight.

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 While in open inventory, the potion of starlight acts as a [[light source]] with a radius of 2 squares. Due to the potion being constantly lit, this light will not go out if subjected to a darkness-spreading ability, e.g. the darkness spread by [[Drow (monster attribute)|drow]] [[monster]]s or a [[Drow (starting race)#dNetHack|drow]] hero.
-[[Dipping]] a weapon that is not made of silver into a potion of starlight will cover it with the potion if it is not already coated in the substance&mdash;a [[viperwhip]], which is normally made of silver and an exception to the rule, will gain one coating of starlight and an automatic re-coating when the initial one wears off; it is intended to gain multiple re-coatings if dipped in the potion while already coated in starlight, but this behavior is bugged.
+[[Dipping]] a weapon that is not made of silver into a potion of starlight will cover it with the potion if it is not already coated in the substance&mdash;a [[viperwhip]], which is normally made of silver and an exception to the rule, will gain one coating of starlight and an automatic re-coating when the initial one wears off; it is intended to gain multiple re-coatings if dipped in the potion while already coated in starlight, but this behavior is bugged. [[Black signet ring]]s can be dipped into a potion of starlight to apply a "silvery" poison: these signet rings become '''star-water injecting''' and apply the poison when the hero performs an unarmed attack while wearing the ring without [[gloves]].
 ==Strategy==
 Potions of starlight make stellar light sources to carry around, provided the hero can protect it from [[dilution]] or [[cold]] or [[Fire (element)|fire]] damage: A [[worn]] [[oilskin cloak]] or [[r'lyehian faceplate]] can prevent water damage, as can [[reading]] the [[Word of Creation|dividing word of creation]], while a [[preservative engine]] or a worn [[utility belt]] can protect potions in the open inventory. While their radius is smaller than many other light sources, potions of starlight cannot be extinguished as easily, and elven characters in particular may find them to be a practical substitute for a [[magic lamp]].
-[[Undead Hunter]]s may wish to save any potions of starlight they come across for their lycanthropy-curing effect, given the abundance of [[werewolves]] in [[Undead Hunter quest|their quest]]. [[Ranger]]s may also wish to save one of these for dipping their arrows into to deal with the [[Vampire (monster class)|vampires]] in the [[Windowless Tower]] before they gain access to [[The Silver Flame]].
+[[Undead Hunter]]s may wish to save any potions of starlight they come across for their lycanthropy-curing effect, given the abundance of [[werewolves]] in [[Undead Hunter quest|their quest]]. [[Ranger/dNetHack|Rangers]] may also wish to save one of these for dipping their arrows into to deal with the [[Vampire (monster class)|vampires]] in the [[Windowless Tower]] before they gain access to [[The Silver Flame]].
-The Mordor Ruins Quest may provide multiple potions of starlight from elven monsters that are killed.
+The Mordor Ruins Quest usually provides multiple potions of starlight from elven monsters that are killed.
 ==Origin==

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 The potion of starlight is based on [[lotr:Phial of Galadriel|the Phial of Galadrial]], also known as "star-glass", "Lady's glass" and "the light of [[lotr:Star of Eärendil|Eärendil's Star]]". Frodo was given the Phial by Galadriel as a gift upon the Fellowship's departure from Lothlórien, and would keep it with him unused until he, Samwise Gamgee and Gollum approached the Stairs of Cirith Ungol: there, Frodo saw a great mass of cavalrymen led by the Lord of the [[Nazgul|Nazgûl]], and feared they had been spotted when the Witch-king stopped nearby; against his will, Frodo moved his hand towards the ring, but instead touched the phial (which he had forgotten until then), and the Witch-king continued on his way. The next morning, he made use of the phial to light his path while leaving Minas Morgul behind.
-Later, Frodo used the phial to fend off the attacks of [[Shelob]], but he was eventually poisoned by her; Samwise was able to use the Phial to both defeat Shelob and escape the lair, then uses it to revive Frodo from his illness (which is mirrored by its effects in dNetHack and its derivatives). Sam and Frodo later used it to overcome the will of the Two Watchers at the Tower of Cirith Ungol&mdash;Sam also attempted to use the light in the Crack of Doom, but the light from the glass faded because they were in the heart of Sauron's domain. Upon Frodo's departure from Middle-earth, the light from the phial faded as it reached the shores of Eldamar.
+Later, Frodo used the Phial to fend off the attacks of [[Shelob]], but he was eventually poisoned by her; Samwise was able to use the Phial to defeat Shelob and escape the lair, then revive Frodo from his illness (which is mirrored by its effects in dNetHack and its derivatives). Sam and Frodo later used it to overcome the will of the Two Watchers at the Tower of Cirith Ungol&mdash;Sam also attempted to use the phial's light in the Crack of Doom, but the light from the glass faded because they were in the heart of Sauron's domain. Upon Frodo's departure from Middle-earth, the light from the phial faded for good as it reached the shores of Eldamar.
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 While in open inventory, the potion of starlight acts as a [[light source]] with a radius of 2 squares. Due to being a potion, this light will not go out if subjected to a darkness-spreading ability, e.g. the darkness spread by [[Drow (monster attribute)|drow]] [[monster]]s or a [[Drow (starting race)#dNetHack|drow]] hero.
-[[Dipping]] a weapon that is not made of silver into a potion of starlight will cover it with the potion if it is not already coated in the substance&mdash;a [[viperwhip]] will gain one coating of starlight and an automatic re-coating when the initial one wears off. Viperwhips are intended to gain multiple re-coatings when dipped into a potion of starlight while already coated in the substance, but this behavior is currently buggy for all [[poison]]s beyond the standard type (i.e. from a [[potion of sickness]]): it constantly removes the initial poisonous coating, thus always granting the initial coating and stocked re-coat instead of two additional re-coatings.<!--move to viperwhip article once it's made-->
+[[Dipping]] a weapon that is not made of silver into a potion of starlight will cover it with the potion if it is not already coated in the substance&mdash;a [[viperwhip]] (which is normally made of silver) will gain one coating of starlight and an automatic re-coating when the initial one wears off; it is intended to gain multiple re-coatings if dipped in the potion while already coated in starlight, but this behavior is bugged.
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 [[Elf (starting race)|Elven]] [[Noble]]s start each game with a blessed potion of starlight.
-Gnomish [[madpeople]] will find 3-9 potions in their quest box.
+The potion of starlight makes up {{frac|250}} (0.4%) of all potions randomly generated on the floor, in random [[shop]]s or as [[death drop]]s.
-[[Mordor_Ruins_Quest#Spider_Cave|Shelob's lair]] in the mordor ruins quest as well as the adjacent [[Ogre emperor]]'s stash in the [[Mordor_Ruins_Quest#Mordor_Fortress|mordor fortress]] each contain 1 potion of starlight.
+[[Gnome (starting race)#dNetHack|Gnomish]] [[Madpeople]] will always find 3-9 potions of starlight in their special [[Large box|box]] on the [[Madman quest]].
-Non-[[undead]] [[Elf_(monster_attribute)|elven]] monsters have a low probability of being generated with a potion of starlight.
+The [[Mordor Ruins Quest]] has a potion of starlight in two areas: one can be found randomly in the Spider Cave where [[Shelob (dNetHack)|Shelob]] dwells, and the second potion is blessed and found within a [[chest]] in the [[ogre emperor]]'s stash inside the Mordor Fortress.
-The potion of starlight makes up {{frac|250}} (0.4%) of all potions randomly generated on the floor, in random [[shop]]s or as [[death drop]]s.
+[[Galadriel]] is [[always generated with]] a blessed potion of starlight. Other [[Elf (monster attribute)|elven]] monsters that are not [[undead]] and do not have competing rules for starting inventory have a low probability of generating with a potion of starlight.
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 [[Undead Hunter]]s may wish to save any potions of starlight they come across for their lycanthropy-curing effect, given the abundance of [[werewolves]] in [[Undead Hunter quest|their quest]]. [[Ranger]]s may also wish to save one of these for dipping their arrows into to deal with the [[Vampire (monster class)|vampires]] in the [[Windowless Tower]] before they gain access to [[The Silver Flame]].
-The [[Mordor Ruins Quest]] may provide multiple potions of starlight from elven monsters that are killed.
+The Mordor Ruins Quest may provide multiple potions of starlight from elven monsters that are killed.
 ==Origin==