Quaff

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Quaff is a command performed with the q key which allows you to drink potions from your inventory. Doing so takes 10 auts under usual conditions.

The following prevent quaffing potions:

• Being a mummy
• Death Form from a talisman of death
• Berserk
• The -Potion status:
  • From being hit by a Killer Klown's pie (random chance)
  • From the No Unsafe Potions mutation
  • From Cocytus.

History

• Prior to 0.29, Ozocubu's Refrigeration prevented the player from drinking potions for 7-15 turns.
• Prior to 0.28, Cocytus did not prevent quaffing potions.
• Killer Klowns gained their pie attack in 0.23.
• Ru and its sacrifices were added in 0.16
• Prior to 0.15, Ozocubu's Refrigeration had no impact on your ability to quaff potions (but did occasionally destroy them in your inventory). There was also a retching status that prevented you from quaffing.
• Prior to 0.14, you could quaff from fountains, receiving various effects.