Withering - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: /* SpliceHack */ pothole

2026-01-10T07:23:50Z

‎SpliceHack: pothole

Umbire the Phantom: potholes and word choice

2026-01-10T07:23:36Z

potholes and word choice

Mobileuser: added cure for withering, small fixes

2024-03-15T10:04:00Z

added cure for withering, small fixes

Umbire the Phantom: /* xNetHack */ fill out more

2023-12-11T18:50:11Z

‎xNetHack: fill out more

Umbire the Phantom: /* EvilHack */ pothole

2023-12-11T18:44:21Z

‎EvilHack: pothole

Umbire the Phantom: /* xNetHack */ pothole

2023-12-11T18:44:06Z

‎xNetHack: pothole

Umbire the Phantom: small adjustment

2023-06-18T17:39:43Z

small adjustment

Umbire the Phantom: format + expand

2023-06-18T17:09:27Z

format + expand

Kahran042: Undo revision 151622 by Winny (talk)

2023-06-18T09:23:44Z

Undo revision 151622 by Winny (talk)

Winny: a unison horn -> an unicorn horn

2023-06-18T03:09:16Z

a unison horn -> an unicorn horn

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 ==SpliceHack==
-In SpliceHack, withering has different effects depending on whether the player has [[regeneration]]:
+In SpliceHack, withering has different effects depending on whether the player has [[Regeneration (property)|regeneration]]:
 * If you have regeneration, withering will cancel it out until it is cured.

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 Withering causes you or an afflicted monster to lose d2 HP per turn for its duration, which is lowered to 0 or 1 if it has [[regeneration]]; passive regeneration is also blocked until the status expires. Monsters that die from withering do not leave a corpse.
-Withering can only be cured by [[prayer]], invoking [[the Staff of Aesculapius]], or by [[rub]]bing a [[silver]] item on yourself. Using a silver item this way will shorten the withering by an amount of turns equal to the [[weight]] of the silver item, while inducing a level of [[erosion]] also dependent on the object's weight. Any silver item that is corroded enough this way can be disintegrated, up to and including [[artifact]]s - using the [[Bell of Opening]] will instead expend [[charge]]s, and it cannot be corroded or destroyed this way.
+Withering can only be cured by [[prayer]], invoking [[the Staff of Aesculapius]], or by [[rubbing]] a [[silver]] item on yourself. Using a silver item this way will shorten the withering by an amount of turns equal to the [[weight]] of the silver item, while inducing a level of [[erosion]] also dependent on the object's weight. Any silver item that is corroded enough this way can be disintegrated, up to and including [[artifact]]s&mdash;the [[Bell of Opening]] cannot be corroded or destroyed this way, and instead expends [[charge]]s when rubbing it to cure withering.
 ==SpliceHack==
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 * If you do not have regeneration, you cannot regain health naturally and will lose 1 HP per turn.
-Withering will persist until it is cured via [[apply]]ing of a [[unicorn horn]] or prayer (for which it is considered a [[major trouble]]).
+Withering will persist until it is cured via [[applying]] of a [[unicorn horn]] or prayer (for which it is considered a [[major trouble]]).
 ==EvilHack==

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 Withering is temporary and causes you to lose 1d2 hit points per turn, while preventing you from naturally regaining HP. Withering lasts for a number of turns equal to the attack's damage, with a minimum of at least two turns (e.g. 1d6 withering will cause the status for 2-6 turns); the status can stack from being hit by multiple withering attacks, making it more dangerous than it looks. If you gain more than 7 turns worth of withering in one attack, you also lose a point of maximum HP regardless of [[drain resistance]].
-[[Undead]] monsters (including polymorphed [[Vampire (monster class)|vampires]]) are immune to withering and its max HP loss. Other monsters affected by withering Withering effects monsters in an almost symmetrical manner, although blessed [[potions of healing]], uncursed potions of extra healing, and cursed potions of full healing will also cure them.
+[[Undead]] monsters (including polymorphed [[Vampire (monster class)|vampires]]) are immune to withering and its max HP loss. Withering effects monsters in an almost symmetrical manner, although blessed [[potions of healing]], uncursed [[potion of extra healing|potions of extra healing]], and cursed [[potion of full healing|potions of full healing]] will also cure them.
 Withering can be cured by the following methods:
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 * Casting [[cure sickness]] at yourself
 * [[Invoking]] [[The Staff of Aesculapius]]
 * Letting the withering expire on its own

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 ==xNetHack==
-In xNetHack, withering can occur as the result of an attack used by [[mummies]] and [[Demogorgon]], a spell used by [[Orcus]], or one of the possible effects of [[dark speech]].
+In xNetHack, withering can occur as the result of an attack used by [[mummies]] and [[Demogorgon]], a spell used by [[Orcus]], or one of the possible effects of [[dark speech]]. Stronger monsters can induce longer durations of withering.
-Withering causes you or an afflicted monster to lose d2 HP per turn, and can only be cured by [[prayer]] or [[rub]]bing a [[silver]] item: this will shorten the withering by an amount of turns equal to the [[weight]] of the silver item, while inducing a certain amount of [[erosion]] also depending on the objects weight. Any silver item that is corroded enough this way can be disintegrated, up to and including [[artifact]]s - using the [[Bell of Opening]] will instead expend [[charge]]s, and it cannot be corroded or destroyed this way.
+Withering causes you or an afflicted monster to lose d2 HP per turn for its duration, which is lowered to 0 or 1 if it has [[regeneration]]; passive regeneration is also blocked until the status expires. Monsters that die from withering do not leave a corpse.
 ==SpliceHack==

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 ==EvilHack==
-In EvilHack, withering occurs as the result of an attack used by [[gnoll witherling]]s, [[Mummy (EvilHack)|mummies]], [[Orcus]], or [[Vecna]].
+In EvilHack, withering occurs as the result of an attack used by [[gnoll witherling]]s, mummies, [[Orcus]], or [[Vecna]].
 Withering is temporary and causes you to lose 1d2 hit points per turn, while preventing you from naturally regaining HP. Withering lasts for a number of turns equal to the attack's damage, with a minimum of at least two turns (e.g. 1d6 withering will cause the status for 2-6 turns); the status can stack from being hit by multiple withering attacks, making it more dangerous than it looks. If you gain more than 7 turns worth of withering in one attack, you also lose a point of maximum HP regardless of [[drain resistance]].

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-'''Withering''' is a status effect in [[SpliceHack]] that affects the player's hit points. Withering has different effects depending on whether the player has [[regeneration]]. Withering is considered a [[major trouble]], and can be removed via application of a [[unicorn horn]] or [[prayer]].
+'''Withering''' is a status [[property]] that occurs in [[xNetHack]], [[SpliceHack]], and [[EvilHack]].
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+==xNetHack==
-!Status
+In xNetHack, withering can occur as the result of an attack used by [[Mummy (xNetHack)|mummies]] and [[Demogorgon]] or a spell used by [[Orcus]], and is one of the possible effects of [[dark speech]].
-Monsters afflicted with withering lose one hit point per turn.
+Withering causes you or an afflicted monster to lose d2 HP per turn, and can only be cured by [[prayer]] or [[rub]]bing a [[silver]] item: this will shorten the withering by an amount of turns equal to the [[weight]] of the silver item, while inducing a certain amount of [[erosion]] also depending on the objects weight. Any silver item that is corroded enough this way can be disintegrated, up to and including [[artifact]]s - using the [[Bell of Opening]] will instead expend [[charge]]s, and it cannot be corroded or destroyed this way.
-==Other Variants==
+==SpliceHack==
-Withering also occurs in [[EvilHack]]. However it cannot be cured with a unicorn horn. Prayer, quaffing a blessed [[potion of extra healing]] or a non-cursed [[potion of full healing]], casting [[cure sickness]] at yourself, or [[invoking]] [[The Staff of Aesculapius]] will remove withering. Note that your god prefers to cure withering over healing you from low HP—don't wait until the last moment to pray!
+In SpliceHack, withering has different effects depending on whether the player has [[regeneration]]:
-However, in EvilHack withering is not perpetual or even necessarily long-lived, and will time out on its own. You gain the status effect for as many turns as the attack's damage, down to a minimum of 2. So, for instance, a 1d6 withering attack makes you wither for 2–6 turns. The wither time can stack if you're hit repeatedly with a withering attack before it wears off, and can last quite long if caused by a high-level monster. If you gain more than 7 turns worth of withering in one attack, you also lose a point of maximum HP, regardless of drain resistance.
+* If you have regeneration, withering will cancel it out until it is cured.
-Withering prevents you from naturally regaining hit points, and you lose 1d2 hit points per turn, unless praying. This makes withering attacks more dangerous than they look, since they can do up to two times their stated damage, albeit over time. If you have regeneration, this loss is reduced by one, with the net effect of losing 0 or 1 HP per turn.
+Withering will persist until it is cured via [[apply]]ing of a [[unicorn horn]] or prayer (for which it is considered a [[major trouble]]).
-Withering effects monsters in an almost symmetrical manner, although blessed [[potions of healing]], uncursed potions of extra healing, and cursed potions of full healing will also cure them.
+==EvilHack==
-Non-living monsters and vampires regardless of form (including you if you're polymorphed) are immune to withering and max HP loss.
+Withering is temporary and causes you to lose 1d2 hit points per turn, while preventing you from naturally regaining HP. Withering lasts for a number of turns equal to the attack's damage, with a minimum of at least two turns (e.g. 1d6 withering will cause the status for 2-6 turns); the status can stack from being hit by multiple withering attacks, making it more dangerous than it looks. If you gain more than 7 turns worth of withering in one attack, you also lose a point of maximum HP regardless of [[drain resistance]].
-[[Category:SpliceHack]]
+Withering can be cured by the following methods:

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−	'''Withering''' is a status effect in [[SpliceHack]] that affects the player's hit points. Withering has different effects depending on whether the player has [[regeneration]]. Withering is considered a [[major trouble]], and can be removed via application of an [[unicorn horn]] or [[prayer]].	+	'''Withering''' is a status effect in [[SpliceHack]] that affects the player's hit points. Withering has different effects depending on whether the player has [[regeneration]]. Withering is considered a [[major trouble]], and can be removed via application of a [[unicorn horn]] or [[prayer]].

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−	'''Withering''' is a status effect in [[SpliceHack]] that affects the player's hit points. Withering has different effects depending on whether the player has [[regeneration]]. Withering is considered a [[major trouble]], and can be removed via application of a [[unicorn horn]] or [[prayer]].	+	'''Withering''' is a status effect in [[SpliceHack]] that affects the player's hit points. Withering has different effects depending on whether the player has [[regeneration]]. Withering is considered a [[major trouble]], and can be removed via application of an [[unicorn horn]] or [[prayer]].

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