Poison resistance
Poison resistance is considered one of the most essential intrinsics the game. This resistance protects against the harmful effects of poison, including instadeath. For example, a dart trap might shoot out a deadly poisoned dart.
Sources
Many corpses that offer poison resistance are themselves poisonous (a notable exception is the corpses of shriekers, which can usually be found early). There are, however, many safe ways of acquiring poison resistance. For example, rings and amulets both include one that protects you against poison. Green dragon scale mail also protects against poison.
Barbarians, healers and orcs have a natural poison resistance. Monks get a natural poison resistance when they reach experience level 3 and tourists at level 20. Poison resistance may also be granted when you are crowned.
Safe Corpses
The following corpses provide a chance (given) of gaining poison resistance, and are not dangerous to eat:
| Monster | Probability |
|---|---|
| black unicorn | 27% |
| blue jelly | 13% |
| brown mold | 3% |
| cave spider | 7% |
| centipede | 13% |
| golden naga | 67% |
| golden naga hatchling | 20% |
| gray unicorn | 27% |
| guardian naga hatchling | 20% |
| quasit | 20% |
| quivering blob | 33% |
| red mold | 3% |
| red naga | 20% |
| red naga hatchling | 10% |
| shrieker | 20% |
| white unicorn | 27% |
Unsafe Corpses
The following corpses provide poison resistance, but are mildly dangerous:
| Monster | Danger | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| black naga | Acid | 53% |
| black naga hatchling | Acid | 20% |
| black pudding | Acid | 22% |
| brown pudding | Acid | 11% |
| gray ooze | Acid | 7% |
| green dragon | Poison | 100% |
| killer bee | Poison | 30% |
| Master Kaen | Cannibalism | 100% |
| nurse | Cannibalism | 73% |
| tengu | Teleportitis | 13% |
| violet fungus | Hallucination | 20% |
Upon receiving poison resistance you receive the message "You feel healthy."
For more information, see Eating Corpses For Food And Intrinsics
