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(Putting the monster to sleep isn't risky if it's guaranteed; scaring by any method works too.)
(I'm moving the drowning part to an article which contains all the types of holding attacks.)
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There are several ways to '''drown''' in [[NetHack]]; the most common of these is by means of an attack possessed by some [[sea monster]]s, which is a two move [[instadeath]] to those incautious enough to suffer it.
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There are several ways to '''drown''' in [[NetHack]]; the most common of these is by a [[drowning attack]] possessed by some [[sea monster]]s. Another way to drown is to lose the ability to [[levitation|levitate]] while levitating over a [[moat]].
  
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==Avoiding drowning==
 
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It is impossible for the drowning attack to hit if you are wearing an uncursed or blessed [[oilskin cloak]] or if your outermost item is [[greased]]; this is part of the reason why items of [[armor]] are largely [[wish]]ed for greased.
 
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==Escaping drowning==
 
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If you see the message '''"[[Foo]] swings itself around you!"''', you usually have only one turn to escape death by drowning (except if the monster is a [[kraken]], which is very slow and will not get its next attack for at least three turns). On this turn, you can:
 
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* [[Pray]], which can get you out of trouble.
 
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* Engrave [[Elbereth]], if you are on land
 
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* Otherwise [[scare]] the monster (e.g. [[mirror]], [[tooled horn]])
 
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* Try to kill the monster in one turn, or put it to sleep (this can be risky unless the method is guaranteed, e.g. [[magic flute]], guaranteed hit with already-[[wield]]ed [[potion of sleeping]])
 
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* Teleport it away
 
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* Freeze or otherwise alter the terrain the monster is on so that it is no longer liquid water.
 
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* Wear an [[amulet of magical breathing]] (you will still be held by the creature)
 
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* If you are levitating in a controlled fashion over dry land, stop levitating and the monster will become startled, releasing you<ref>[[trap.c#line2341]]</ref>
 
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==References==
 
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[[Category:Actions]]
 
[[Category:Actions]]

Revision as of 17:52, 25 October 2008

There are several ways to drown in NetHack; the most common of these is by a drowning attack possessed by some sea monsters. Another way to drown is to lose the ability to levitate while levitating over a moat.

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