Mummy rot
Mummy rot is a negative status property that occurs in dNetHack, notdNetHack and notnotdNetHack. The status condition can occur as a potential result of mummy curses inflicted upon killing mummies, and can also be inflicted by the 2-square range attack of an ancient of the burning wastes.
Description
A hero afflicted with mummy rot has their constitution and charisma abused constantly - if mummy rot would be inflicted while the hero already has it, they instead immediately lose 1-6 points of constitution or charisma. If both attributes reach 3 or lower while the hero has mummy rot, they will die.
Mummy rot can be cured by the following methods:
- Quaffing a blessed potion of restore ability or a blessed potion of full healing, or using the equivalent hypospray ampules
- Quaffing a potion of goat's milk or obtaining the equivalent effect from a holy symbol of the black mother
- Applying an effigy
- Reading a non-cursed scroll of remove curse
- Casting the spell of remove curse
- Successful prayer on a co-aligned altar - the hero's god will consider it a major problem
Curse resistance blocks all instances of mummy rot from occurring, but does not cure any existing mummy rot. The sustain ability property can prevent attribute changes induced by mummy rot.
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