Sustain ability - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: /* dNetHack */ IEA

2025-03-27T02:41:46Z

‎dNetHack: IEA

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Adding mind flayer intelligence loss to list of useful situations

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Aximili: Redirect to the only item granting sustain ability

2019-12-12T07:02:01Z

Redirect to the only item granting sustain ability

ChasonBot at 18:41, 21 December 2015

2015-12-21T18:41:06Z

MadDawg2552 at 23:44, 8 November 2006

2006-11-08T23:44:15Z

MadDawg2552 at 23:17, 8 November 2006

2006-11-08T23:17:49Z

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 ===dNetHack===
 In [[dNetHack]], the [[Binder]] [[Spirits (dNetHack)|spirit]] [[Dahlver-Nar]] grants sustain ability while bound.
 ===FIQHack===

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-'''Sustain ability''' is a [[property]] that occurs in ''[[NetHack]]'' and prevents most changes to a character's [[attribute]]s.
+'''Sustain ability''' is a [[property]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]'' and prevents most changes to the [[attribute]]s of the [[hero]].
 The only source of the property is wearing a [[ring of sustain ability]].
 ==Description==
-Sustain ability prevents attribute changes from [[exercise]] or abuse, as well as blocking the parts of item effects that change attributes:
+Sustain ability prevents a hero's attributes from changing through most methods, including [[exercise]], abuse and specific parts of some item effects that would change attributes:
 * Applying a cursed [[unicorn horn]]
-* [[Eating]] the [[corpse]] or [[tin]] of a [[Giant (monster attribute)|giant]]
+* [[Strength]] gain from [[eating]] the [[corpse]] or [[tin]] of a [[Giant (monster attribute)|giant]] or a tin of [[spinach]]
-* Eating a [[tin]] of [[spinach]]
+* [[Quaff]]ing a non-cursed [[potion of gain ability]], or quaffing from a magic [[fountain]] and gaining the potions effect
-* [[Quaff]]ing a non-cursed [[potion of gain ability]]
+* [[Sitting]] on a coaligned [[altar]] and losing [[wisdom]]
-* [[Sitting]] on a coaligned [[altar]]
+* [[Intelligence drain]] from a brain-eating attack
-Sustain ability does ''not'' prevent changes to attributes from [[polymorph]], including the shuffling that occurs when polymorphing into your own race.
+Sustain ability does ''not'' prevent changes to attributes from a hero reaching low [[nutrition]] levels or else raising nutrition from such levels, and it also does not prevent the shuffling of attributes that occurs when [[polymorph]]ing into the hero's own race.
 ==Strategy==
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 ==Variants==
-Some variants introduce more sources of the property.
+Some variants of ''NetHack'' introduce more sources of the property.
 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], the [[Binder]] [[Spirits (dNetHack)|spirit]] [[Dahlver-Nar]] confers sustain ability while bound.
+In [[dNetHack]], the [[Binder]] [[Spirits (dNetHack)|spirit]] [[Dahlver-Nar]] grants sustain ability while bound.
 ===FIQHack===
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 ===notdNetHack===
-In [[notdNetHack]], in addition to dNetHack details, [[The Talisman of Buer]] is an [[artifact]] [[amulet of life saving]] that confers sustain ability while worn.
+In [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], in addition to dNetHack details, [[The Talisman of Buer]] is an [[artifact]] [[amulet of life saving]] that grants sustain ability while worn.
 ===Hack'EM===
-In [[Hack'EM]], the sustainability [[object property]] on weapons and armor causes the item to confer sustain ability while wielded or worn. The item's enchantment cannot be magically altered, and it will not be destroyed by [[system shock]] if [[polymorph]]ed.
+In [[Hack'EM]], the sustainability [[object property]] on weapons and armor causes the item to grant sustain ability while wielded or worn. The item's enchantment also cannot be magically altered, and worn armor of sustainability will not be destroyed by [[system shock]] if the hero is [[polymorph]]ed.
 {{nethack-367}}
 [[Category:Properties]]

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 * [[Quaff]]ing a non-cursed [[potion of gain ability]]
 * [[Sitting]] on a coaligned [[altar]]
 Sustain ability does ''not'' prevent changes to attributes from [[polymorph]], including the shuffling that occurs when polymorphing into your own race.

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-'''Sustain ability''' is a [[property]] in ''[[NetHack]]'' that prevents most changes to a character's [[attribute]].
+'''Sustain ability''' is a [[property]] that occurs in ''[[NetHack]]'' and prevents most changes to a character's [[attribute]]s.
-The only source of protection from shape changers is wearing a [[ring of sustain ability]].
+The only source of the property is wearing a [[ring of sustain ability]].
 ==Description==
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 ===notdNetHack===
-In addition to dNetHack details, [[notdNetHack]] adds [[The Talisman of Buer]], an [[artifact]] [[amulet of life saving]] that confers sustain ability while worn.
+In [[notdNetHack]], in addition to dNetHack details, [[The Talisman of Buer]] is an [[artifact]] [[amulet of life saving]] that confers sustain ability while worn.
 ===Hack'EM===

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 In addition to dNetHack details, [[notdNetHack]] adds [[The Talisman of Buer]], an [[artifact]] [[amulet of life saving]] that confers sustain ability while worn.
-==References==
+===Hack'EM===
-<references/>
+In [[Hack'EM]], the sustainability [[object property]] on weapons and armor causes the item to confer sustain ability while wielded or worn. The item's enchantment cannot be magically altered, and it will not be destroyed by [[system shock]] if [[polymorph]]ed.
 {{nethack-367}}
 [[Category:Properties]]

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−	~~#REDIRECT~~ [[Ring of sustain ability]]	+	'''Sustain ability''' is a [[property]] in ''[[NetHack]]'' that prevents most changes to a character's [[attribute]].
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		+	The only source of protection from shape changers is wearing a [[ring of sustain ability]].
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		+	==Description==
		+	Sustain ability prevents attribute changes from [[exercise]] or abuse, as well as blocking the parts of item effects that change attributes:
		+
		+	* Applying a cursed [[unicorn horn]]
		+	* [[Eating]] the [[corpse]] or [[tin]] of a [[Giant (monster attribute)\|giant]]
		+	* Eating a [[tin]] of [[spinach]]
		+	* [[Quaff]]ing a non-cursed [[potion of gain ability]]
		+	* [[Sitting]] on a coaligned [[altar]]
		+
		+	Sustain ability does ''not'' prevent changes to attributes from [[polymorph]], including the shuffling that occurs when polymorphing into your own race.
		+
		+	==Strategy==
		+	{{main\|Ring of sustain ability}}
		+
		+	==Messages==
		+	{{message\|You have fixed abilities.\|You have sustain ability as viewed via [[enlightenment]].}}
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		+	==Variants==
		+	Some variants introduce more sources of the property.
		+
		+	===dNetHack===
		+	In [[dNetHack]], the [[Binder]] [[Spirits (dNetHack)\|spirit]] [[Dahlver-Nar]] confers sustain ability while bound.
		+
		+	===FIQHack===
		+	In [[FIQHack]], sustain ability is one of the properties that can be conferred by [[quaff]]ing or [[dip]]ping into a [[potion of wonder]].
		+
		+	===notdNetHack===
		+	In addition to dNetHack details, [[notdNetHack]] adds [[The Talisman of Buer]], an [[artifact]] [[amulet of life saving]] that confers sustain ability while worn.
		+
		+	==References==
		+	<references/>
		+	{{nethack-367}}
		+	[[Category:Properties]]

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	'''Sustain ability''' is a [[property]] given by the [[ring of sustain ability]]. It prevents your [[attributes]] from going up or down.		'''Sustain ability''' is a [[property]] given by the [[ring of sustain ability]]. It prevents your [[attributes]] from going up or down.
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