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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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'''Drowning''' is a means of [[instadeath|instantaneous death]] caused by being submerged in [[water]] when you do not have either [[unbreathing]] or [[amphibiousness]].
  
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Common forms of drowning are:
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* Stepping or falling into water when you have too much [[encumbrance]] to escape.
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* Falling into water with no adjacent land to escape to.
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* Being pulled under water by a monster's [[drowning attack]].
  
 
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Revision as of 20:46, 25 October 2008

Drowning is a means of instantaneous death caused by being submerged in water when you do not have either unbreathing or amphibiousness.

Common forms of drowning are:

  • Stepping or falling into water when you have too much encumbrance to escape.
  • Falling into water with no adjacent land to escape to.
  • Being pulled under water by a monster's drowning attack.

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