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*As discussed above, poisonous and sickening corpses become safe to eat when tinned.
 
*As discussed above, poisonous and sickening corpses become safe to eat when tinned.
 
*Tin tengu and eat them once you have a ring of teleport control.
 
*Tin tengu and eat them once you have a ring of teleport control.
*Tin an invisible stalker and eat it once you have some means of becoming invisible.  You will gain the [[invisibility]] and [[see invisible]] intrinsics from one meal.
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*Tin an [[invisible stalker]] and eat it once you have some means of becoming invisible.  You will gain the [[invisibility]] and [[see invisible]] intrinsics from one meal.
 
*If eating human flesh is not cannibalism for you, a blessed tin of [[nurse]] meat will restore you to full health in one turn.
 
*If eating human flesh is not cannibalism for you, a blessed tin of [[nurse]] meat will restore you to full health in one turn.
 
*Tinning a [[troll]] is a good way to keep it from reviving.
 
*Tinning a [[troll]] is a good way to keep it from reviving.

Revision as of 23:18, 9 March 2007

( Tinning kit.png
Name tinning kit
Appearance tinning kit
Base price 30 zm
Weight 100
Material [[{{{material}}}]]
Monster use Will not be used by monsters.

Normally, corpses of dead monsters will rot away quickly, or they will be too large for one person to eat.

Applying a tinning kit to put the corpse in a tin can will preserve it for future consumption, or as a trophy. However, you cannot sacrifice tinned corpses.

Many damaging corpses do not cause their usual damage if tinned; normally, Z and M are sickening to eat, but they become edible when tinned. Poisonous and acidic corpses are also rendered harmless. However, corpses which turn you to stone, stun you or cause you to hallucinate will still have the same effect when tinned. Additionally, tins of corpses will provide the same intrinsic as a corpse alone. This makes them quite useful when working with giants and dragons, and for keeping tengu corpses to eat once you have a ring of teleport control to avoid getting uncontrolled teleportitis.

Tins made from a tinning kit always have the same BUC status as the tinning kit, and are either homemade or rotten. Blessed tins are never rotten and can be opened in one turn. Uncursed tins are occasionally rotten and cursed tins always are.

Tinning kits only have a limited number of charges, and may need to be recharged after much use. See Charging#Tinning kit for more details.

Strategy

There are many situations in which tinning a corpse is a good idea.

  • If you are satiated, tin monsters which may grant intrinsics you don't have yet to save them for later. Similarly, tinning giants is useful because they boost strength.
  • You may also want to tin intrinsic-granting corpses when you already have the intrinsic in case you lose it. This is particularly useful with dragons and floating eyes which are guaranteed to grant their respective intrinsics.
  • As discussed above, poisonous and sickening corpses become safe to eat when tinned.
  • Tin tengu and eat them once you have a ring of teleport control.
  • Tin an invisible stalker and eat it once you have some means of becoming invisible. You will gain the invisibility and see invisible intrinsics from one meal.
  • If eating human flesh is not cannibalism for you, a blessed tin of nurse meat will restore you to full health in one turn.
  • Tinning a troll is a good way to keep it from reviving.

Note that wraith corpses are too insubstantial to tin and that any attempt to tin the Riders will cause them to revive.

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