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Umbire the Phantom: potholes

2026-07-20T05:46:11Z

potholes

Tomsod: /* Strategy */ almost as good as slashem toilets

2025-12-17T09:24:27Z

‎Strategy: almost as good as slashem toilets

YourAdHereCZ: /* Quaffing */ added info to upcoming change so that it can be added without delving into the code

2025-02-16T22:01:48Z

‎Quaffing: added info to upcoming change so that it can be added without delving into the code

YourAdHereCZ: cosmetic edits to unify style of all tables here

2025-02-16T21:50:59Z

cosmetic edits to unify style of all tables here

YourAdHereCZ: /* xNetHack */ not when blind

2025-02-16T20:30:56Z

‎xNetHack: not when blind

YourAdHereCZ: /* UnNetHack */ all work when blind

2025-02-16T20:29:43Z

‎UnNetHack: all work when blind

YourAdHereCZ: /* FIQHack */ works when blind

2025-02-16T20:26:38Z

‎FIQHack: works when blind

YourAdHereCZ: /* xNetHack */ ring of carrying

2025-02-16T20:24:37Z

‎xNetHack: ring of carrying

YourAdHereCZ: /* FIQHack */ adds ring of carrying

2025-02-16T20:19:45Z

‎FIQHack: adds ring of carrying

YourAdHereCZ: /* dNetHack */ ring of alacrity page now exists, so link to it

2025-02-16T20:15:31Z

‎dNetHack: ring of alacrity page now exists, so link to it

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 * [[Sit]]ting on a sink will produce the message "Your rump/underside gets wet" (humanoid/not humanoid) with no other effect.{{refsrc|src/sit.c|132|nethack=3.6.7}}
-* [[Kick]]ing a sink or [[quaff]]ing from it has its own set of effects - most of them are negative, though there a few notably beneficial ones.
+* [[Kick (command)|Kicking]] a sink or [[quaff]]ing from it has its own set of effects - most of them are negative, though there a few notably beneficial ones.
 * Dropping [[ring]]s into a sink will cause them to be lost down the drain, with a message that enables you to identify the ring.{{refsrc|src/do.c|397|nethack=3.6.7|name=dosinkring}}

← Older revision		Revision as of 09:24, 17 December 2025
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	Ring identification is ''always'' safe, if costly, and you only need a single sink to do it. Therefore if you decide to quaff or kick sinks, it's in your best interest to leave at least one undamaged sink for your rings.		Ring identification is ''always'' safe, if costly, and you only need a single sink to do it. Therefore if you decide to quaff or kick sinks, it's in your best interest to leave at least one undamaged sink for your rings.
		+
		+	{{upcoming\|NetHack 3.7.0\|Sinks become a safe and reliable source of water for [[blanking]] scrolls and spellbooks, although they cannot be used to dilute potions.}}

	==History==		==History==

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 |}
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|b998a368c79227cf3ae0b6587bfac2d56d846779}}, quaffing from sinks has a new possible outcome: creating a noxious gas cloud.}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|b998a368c79227cf3ae0b6587bfac2d56d846779}}, quaffing from sinks has a new possible outcome: creating a noxious gas cloud. As one might expect, this is another 1/20 chance effect, lowering the "no effect" row to 10/20 probability.}}
 ===Identifying rings with a sink===

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 | "You thought your [ring] got lost in the sink, but there it is!"
 | {{ring of|searching}}
-| Ring is not lost
+| Ring is not lost.
 |-
 | "The ring is regurgitated!"
 | {{ring of|slow digestion}}
-| Ring is not lost
+| Ring is not lost.
 |-
 | "The sink quivers upward for a moment."
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 | "The faucets flash brightly for a moment."
 | {{ring of|adornment}}
-| Does not distinguish negative enchantment
+| Does not distinguish negative enchantment.
 |-
 | "The sink looks as good as new."
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 ! Notes
 |-
-| The sink looks groovy.
+| "The sink looks groovy."
 | [[mood ring]]
+|
 |-
-| You hear loud snores coming from the drain.
+| "You hear loud snores coming from the drain."
 | [[ring of sleeping|sleeping]]
 | Works when [[blind]].
 |-
-| The water flow seems faster now.
+| "The water flow seems faster now."
 | [[ring of gain dexterity|gain dexterity]] (at least +0)
+|
 |-
-| The water flow seems slower now.
+| "The water flow seems slower now."
 | [[ring of gain dexterity|gain dexterity]] (&minus;1 or worse)
+|
 |-
-| The water flow seems quicker now.
+| "The water flow seems quicker now."
 | [[ring of gain intelligence|gain intelligence]] or [[ring of gain wisdom|gain wisdom]] (at least +0)
+|
 |-
-| The water flow seems duller now.
+| "The water flow seems duller now."
 | [[ring of gain intelligence|gain intelligence]] or [[ring of gain wisdom|gain wisdom]] (&minus;1 or worse)
+|
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 ! Notes
 |-
-| The water flow seems faster now.
+| "The water flow seems faster now."
-| [[ring of alacrity]]
+| [[ring of alacrity|alacrity]]
+|
 |-
-| You hear something from the pipes wish it was a real boy, and a wererat scuttles out of the sink!  (It leaves the ring in the sink.) You wish you hadn't done that.
+| "You hear something from the pipes wish it was a real boy, and a wererat scuttles out of the sink!  (It leaves the ring in the sink.) You wish you hadn't done that."
-| rowspan=3 | [[ring of wishes]]
+| rowspan=3 | [[ring of wishes|wishes]]
 | The ring had at least one charge. A peaceful wererat spawns and one charge is consumed. If the ring still has charges left after this, it is returned. If not, that part of the message is omitted and the ring is lost (usual 95% chance).
 |-
-| You hear something from the pipes wish it was a real boy, and then scuttling noises! (It leaves the ring in the sink.) You wish you hadn't done that.
+| "You hear something from the pipes wish it was a real boy, and then scuttling noises! (It leaves the ring in the sink.) You wish you hadn't done that."
 | Same as above, when the player is blind.
 |-
-| You kinda wish you hadn't done that.
+| "You kinda wish you hadn't done that."
 | The ring had no charges; it is lost (usual 95% chance), nothing else happens.
 |}
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 ! Notes
 |-
-| The water flow seems faster now.
+| "The water flow seems faster now."
 | [[ring of gain dexterity|gain dexterity]] (at least +0)
+|
 |-
-| The water flow seems slower now.
+| "The water flow seems slower now."
 | [[ring of gain dexterity|gain dexterity]] (&minus;1 or worse)
+|
 |-
-| The water flow seems brighter now.
+| "The water flow seems brighter now."
 | [[ring of gain intelligence|gain intelligence]] (at least +0)
+|
 |-
-| The water flow seems dimmer now.
+| "The water flow seems dimmer now."
 | [[ring of gain intelligence|gain intelligence]] (&minus;1 or worse)
+|
 |-
-| The water flow seems quicker now.
+| "The water flow seems quicker now."
 | [[ring of gain wisdom|gain wisdom]] (at least +0)
+|
 |-
-| The water flow seems duller now.
+| "The water flow seems duller now."
 | [[ring of gain wisdom|gain wisdom]] (&minus;1 or worse)
+|
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 ! Notes
 |-
-| The ring carries some excess water as it bounces down the drainpipe.
+| "The ring carries some excess water as it bounces down the drainpipe."
-| [[ring of carrying]]
+| [[ring of carrying|carrying]]
 | Works when blind.
 |}
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 ! Notes
 |-
-| The sink looks like it can hold more water than before.
+| "The sink looks like it can hold more water than before."
 | [[ring of carrying|carrying]] (at least +0)
+|
 |-
-| The sink looks like it can hold less water than before.
+| "The sink looks like it can hold less water than before."
 | [[ring of carrying|carrying]] (&minus;1 or worse)
+|

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 In [[xNetHack]], all sinks generate with 1 random ring buried under them, rings dropped into the sink have an 80% chance of ending up buried underneath it, and kicking a sink may dislodge one of the rings buried under it. This makes it more likely that rings dropped down the sink can be recovered by kicking that sink again.
-Like FIQHack, xNetHack also adds the [[ring of carrying]], but has different messages that allow distinguishing its enchantment.
+Like FIQHack, xNetHack also adds the [[ring of carrying]], but has different messages that allow distinguishing its enchantment, and they won't show up when the player is blind.
 {|class="wikitable"

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:29, 16 February 2025
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	Rings are automatically identified when dropped in sinks.		Rings are automatically identified when dropped in sinks.

−	The [[ring of gain intelligence]], [[ring of gain wisdom]] and [[ring of gain dexterity]] are all added from SLASH’EM.	+	The [[ring of gain intelligence]], [[ring of gain wisdom]] and [[ring of gain dexterity]] are all added from SLASH’EM. All their messages work even when blind.

	{\|class="wikitable"		{\|class="wikitable"
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	\| The water flow seems faster now.		\| The water flow seems faster now.
	\| [[ring of gain dexterity\|gain dexterity]] (at least +0)		\| [[ring of gain dexterity\|gain dexterity]] (at least +0)
−	\|	+	\|
	\|-		\|-
	\| The water flow seems slower now.		\| The water flow seems slower now.
	\| [[ring of gain dexterity\|gain dexterity]] (−1 or worse)		\| [[ring of gain dexterity\|gain dexterity]] (−1 or worse)
−	\|	+	\|
	\|-		\|-
	\| The water flow seems brighter now.		\| The water flow seems brighter now.
	\| [[ring of gain intelligence\|gain intelligence]] (at least +0)		\| [[ring of gain intelligence\|gain intelligence]] (at least +0)
−	\|	+	\|
	\|-		\|-
	\| The water flow seems dimmer now.		\| The water flow seems dimmer now.
	\| [[ring of gain intelligence\|gain intelligence]] (−1 or worse)		\| [[ring of gain intelligence\|gain intelligence]] (−1 or worse)
−	\|	+	\|
	\|-		\|-
	\| The water flow seems quicker now.		\| The water flow seems quicker now.
	\| [[ring of gain wisdom\|gain wisdom]] (at least +0)		\| [[ring of gain wisdom\|gain wisdom]] (at least +0)
−	\|	+	\|
	\|-		\|-
	\| The water flow seems duller now.		\| The water flow seems duller now.
	\| [[ring of gain wisdom\|gain wisdom]] (−1 or worse)		\| [[ring of gain wisdom\|gain wisdom]] (−1 or worse)
−	\|	+	\|
	\|}		\|}

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 ===xNetHack===
 In [[xNetHack]], all sinks generate with 1 random ring buried under them, rings dropped into the sink have an 80% chance of ending up buried underneath it, and kicking a sink may dislodge one of the rings buried under it. This makes it more likely that rings dropped down the sink can be recovered by kicking that sink again.
 == References ==

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 === FIQHack ===
 In [[FIQHack]], you can retrieve any rings dropped down a sink by destroying the sink and digging a pit on that square.
 ===xNetHack===