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Ice is slippery, and walking on it often causes you to stumble, similar to one of the effect of [[fumbling]]. This fumbling can be prevented by wearing [[snow boots]], being a [[Valkyrie]], or polymorphing into a monster with [[cold resistance]]. Cold resistance from any other source (e.g. eating a corpse, wearing the appropriate ring, or being a level 13 [[Monk]]) will ''not'' prevent this fumbling. If snow boots are the random appearance of [[fumble boots]], they still negate the fumbling effect of ice, but cause you to fumble by their own effect. | Ice is slippery, and walking on it often causes you to stumble, similar to one of the effect of [[fumbling]]. This fumbling can be prevented by wearing [[snow boots]], being a [[Valkyrie]], or polymorphing into a monster with [[cold resistance]]. Cold resistance from any other source (e.g. eating a corpse, wearing the appropriate ring, or being a level 13 [[Monk]]) will ''not'' prevent this fumbling. If snow boots are the random appearance of [[fumble boots]], they still negate the fumbling effect of ice, but cause you to fumble by their own effect. | ||
| − | Beware [[fire]]-breathing monsters, [[wand of fire|wands of fire]], [[trap|fire traps]], and other sources of fire if you are on ice; these will melt it and cause you to fall into the newly created [[moat]]. As with falling into normal water, your inventory will get [[wet]], and you will attempt to climb out, with a chance of drowning dependent on the circumstances. | + | Beware [[fire]]-breathing monsters, [[wand of fire|wands of fire]], [[trap|fire traps]], and other sources of fire if you are on ice; these will melt it and cause you to fall into the newly created [[moat]]. Having [[reflection]] and being hit by a ray of fire (wand, dragon's breath) will not prevent ice underfoot from melting. As with falling into normal water, your inventory will get [[wet]], and you will attempt to climb out, with a chance of drowning dependent on the circumstances. |
[[Corpse]]s rot half as fast if laying on ice, and items on an icy floor will slide further when kicked ("Whee! A(n) <item> slides across the ice.") | [[Corpse]]s rot half as fast if laying on ice, and items on an icy floor will slide further when kicked ("Whee! A(n) <item> slides across the ice.") | ||
Revision as of 11:59, 2 September 2021
Ice, ., is formed when a pool is frozen by a spell, wand of cold, frost horn, or breath attack, and is naturally found in a few places such as the Valkyrie quest.
Description
Ice is slippery, and walking on it often causes you to stumble, similar to one of the effect of fumbling. This fumbling can be prevented by wearing snow boots, being a Valkyrie, or polymorphing into a monster with cold resistance. Cold resistance from any other source (e.g. eating a corpse, wearing the appropriate ring, or being a level 13 Monk) will not prevent this fumbling. If snow boots are the random appearance of fumble boots, they still negate the fumbling effect of ice, but cause you to fumble by their own effect.
Beware fire-breathing monsters, wands of fire, fire traps, and other sources of fire if you are on ice; these will melt it and cause you to fall into the newly created moat. Having reflection and being hit by a ray of fire (wand, dragon's breath) will not prevent ice underfoot from melting. As with falling into normal water, your inventory will get wet, and you will attempt to climb out, with a chance of drowning dependent on the circumstances.
Corpses rot half as fast if laying on ice, and items on an icy floor will slide further when kicked ("Whee! A(n) <item> slides across the ice.")
Melting
Ice created by a spell or breath attack has a chance of melting after between 50–2000 turns.[1] Ice created on level generation will always be permanent, and newly created ice has a chance of becoming permanent as well. Thawing ice that is hit with another spell or breath will increase the duration, and has another chance of becoming permanent. Players with warning will be informed if they are standing on ice that is about to break in under 15 turns.
Strategy
Melting ice is especially dangerous on the fire trap-laden Valkyrie quest. The primary danger lies in an unwary Valkyrie triggering one such trap and drowning; this is best avoided by sticking to the narrow and less icy paths, such as the one leading to the quest leader's dwelling. A source of levitation and/or water walking boots can help prevent drowning if you have procured either of them.
On the note of The Norn, if she begins wandering around the ice (e.g., after you talk to her but before you qualify for entry to the quest), there is a minuscule possibility that she may step on one of the fire traps in the area and drown as a result. While very unlikely to occur in the vast majority of games, this can be avoided by simply waiting until you are at experience level 14 before talking to her.
Messages
- The ice seems very soft and slushy.
- You have warning and are standing on ice that will melt in under 15 turns.
- You feel the ice shift beneath you!
- As above, but in under 10 turns.
- The ice, is gonna BREAK!
- As above, but in under 5 turns.
History
Ice melting over time was implemented in NetHack 3.6.0.
