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'''Ice''', {{cyan|.}}, is formed when a [[pool]] is frozen by a [[spell]], [[wand of cold]], [[frost horn]].  It is slippery, and when you are walking on it, you may [[fumbling|fumble]], just like when wearing [[gauntlets of fumbling]] or [[fumble boots]]. Wearing [[boots]] with the description 'snow boots' makes ice behave just like normal terrain (unless snow boots ''are'' fumble boots, in which case you will continue to suffer from the effects, but for a different reason).
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'''Ice''', {{cyan|.}}, is formed when a [[pool]] is frozen by a [[spellbook of cone of cold|spell]], [[wand of cold]], [[frost horn]], or [[white dragon|breath]] [[winter wolf|attack]].  It is slippery, and when you are walking on it, you may [[fumbling|fumble]], unless you are wearing snow boots or are naturally cold resistant (e.g. a [[valkyrie]] or polymorphed into a [[winter wolf]]). The effect is the same as [[gauntlets of fumbling]] or [[fumble boots]]. (If snow boots ''are'' fumble boots, you will continue to suffer from the effects, but for a different reason).
  
 
Beware fire-breathing monsters, [[wand of fire|wands of fire]], [[trap|fire traps]] and such effects if you are on ice; those will melt it.
 
Beware fire-breathing monsters, [[wand of fire|wands of fire]], [[trap|fire traps]] and such effects if you are on ice; those will melt it.
  
[[Corpse]]s rot slower if they're on ice.
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[[Corpse]]s rot half as fast if they're on ice.
  
 
Items on ice will slide further when kicked, upon kicking them you get the message 'Whee! a\an\the item slides across the ice.'
 
Items on ice will slide further when kicked, upon kicking them you get the message 'Whee! a\an\the item slides across the ice.'
  
Message generated from pools (not moats) being frozen into ice is ''"The water freezes"'' (''"The water freezes for a moment"'' when attempting to freeze water on the [[Plane of Water]].)
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Message generated from pools (not moats) being frozen into ice is ''"The water freezes"'' (''"The water freezes for a moment"'' when attempting in vain to freeze water on the [[Plane of Water]].)
  
 
== See Also ==
 
== See Also ==

Revision as of 10:48, 26 August 2011

Ice, ., is formed when a pool is frozen by a spell, wand of cold, frost horn, or breath attack. It is slippery, and when you are walking on it, you may fumble, unless you are wearing snow boots or are naturally cold resistant (e.g. a valkyrie or polymorphed into a winter wolf). The effect is the same as gauntlets of fumbling or fumble boots. (If snow boots are fumble boots, you will continue to suffer from the effects, but for a different reason).

Beware fire-breathing monsters, wands of fire, fire traps and such effects if you are on ice; those will melt it.

Corpses rot half as fast if they're on ice.

Items on ice will slide further when kicked, upon kicking them you get the message 'Whee! a\an\the item slides across the ice.'

Message generated from pools (not moats) being frozen into ice is "The water freezes" ("The water freezes for a moment" when attempting in vain to freeze water on the Plane of Water.)

See Also