Living mask
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| Name | living mask |
| Appearance | gilled jellyfish |
| Base price | 200 zm |
| Weight | 5 |
| Material | flesh |
| Monster use | Will not be used by monsters. |
A living mask is a type of magical tool that appears in dNetHack, notdNetHack and notnotdNetHack. It is an item worn on the face and has a base material of flesh.
Generation
Living masks do not randomly generate, but may be wished for and found in bones. There is a 1⁄10 chance of a sea garden shop in Elshava generating a living mask on each square.
No smith is able to create living masks, though Dracae Eladrin are able to make dragonhide copies of existing ones.
Description
A hero applying a mask will put it on or remove it. A living mask grants magical breathing while worn and covers the face. Living masks take up the "eyes" slot, preventing the use of other similar items such as a pair of lenses or mask while wearing a living mask.
Living masks do not hide any binding marks, and as such, cannot be relied on to obscure the signs from Astaroth, Acererak, and The Council of Elements. Both the "eyes" and "frenzy" Yog-Sothoth mutations also won't be hidden by a worn living mask.
Strategy
Care should be taken not to accidentally eat the mask. While living masks can be used as polypile fodder, other magical tools will never polymorph into a living mask.
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