Potion of degeneration

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Type	Potion
Name	Potion of Degeneration
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A noxious concoction which can do terrible things to your body, brain and reflexes

Quaffing a potion of degeneration temporarily reduces a random stat (strength, dexterity, or intelligence) by 1-4 points. This can be dangerous (although not directly fatal) for species with very low stats, since reaching zero or less in a stat will cause stat zero penalties. For most species, the lost stats will recover over time, but you can immediately restore them by quaffing a potion of restore abilities or eating a royal jelly. Xom is somewhat amused if you quaff an unidentified potion of degeneration, but this is almost impossible to do intentionally.

There was something very wrong with that liquid!

History

Prior to 0.13, having a stat reduced to 0 could cause stat death. This was replaced by the stat zero penalties.