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'''Sickness''' is a [[status effect]] that prevents characters from naturally healing [[HP]] until it wears off. Sick characters may also occasionally take temporary [[stat]] damage ("Your disease is taking its toll").
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{{flavour|You have been sickened, and your health will no longer regenerate.}}
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'''Sickness''' is a [[status effect]] that prevents characters from naturally regenerating [[HP]] until it wears off. It does not affect [[Trog]]'s Hand, [[Jiyva]] regeneration, or [[ambrosia]]. Other, non-regeneration sources of healing work normally.
  
The colour of the word "Sick" gives some indication of how long it will take to wear off (red -> pink -> yellow), at which point it will go away on its own. Sickness heals slower if hungry.
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==Sources==
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*Being within [[line of sight]] of an [[ancient zyme]].
  
==Sources of Sickness==
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==Dealing with==
*Being hit by a [[monster]] with [[:Category:Disease flavour|disease]], [[:Category:Plague_flavour|plague]] or [[:Category:Rot flavour|rotting]] attacks.
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'''Immunity'''
*Being near an [[ancient zyme]].
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*[[Undead]] ([[Ghoul]], [[Mummy]], bloodless [[Vampire]], [[lichform]]) and [[nonliving]] ([[Gargoyle]], [[Djinn]], [[Statue Form]], [[Storm Form]], [[Wisp Form]]) creatures are immune to sickness.
*Casting the [[Haunt]] spell.
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*[[Miasma]] immunity confers immunity to sickness. This includes [[demonspawn]] with the [[Foul Stench]] mutation, and players in [[Shadow Form]].
*Drinking a [[potion of blood]] without being a [[vampire]] or having the [[Carnivore]] [[mutation]] may cause sickness.
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*[[Zin]]'s Vitalisation provides temporary immunity (but does not cure existing sickness).
  
==Dealing With Sickness==
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'''Curing'''
*Quaffing a [[potion of curing]] cures sickness.
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*Quaffing a [[potion of cancellation]] cures sickness.
*[[Regeneration]] will make sickness pass more quickly.
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*[[Elyvilon]]'s Purification also cures sickness.
*The [[sustain abilities]] [[intrinsic]] will prevent all attribute loss during sickness.
 
*[[Kobold]]s recover from sickness more quickly than other living species.
 
*[[Rotting]] resistance also confers resistance to sickness. All [[undead]] species and monsters have rotting resistance, as do [[nonliving]], [[insubstantial]], [[demonic]], and [[holy]] creatures. Certain [[demonspawn]] may get rotting resistance as part of their [[demonspawn mutations]].
 
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
Prior to [[0.13]], sickness was a brand found on some [[needle]]s. Also, eating contaminated [[chunk]]s while suffering from [[nausea]] would occasionally cause sickness.
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*Prior to [[0.28]], the status changed colour depending on remaining duration (red -> pink -> yellow).
 
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*Prior to [[0.27]], sickness was cured by drinking a [[potion of curing]] instead of a potion of cancellation. Also, increased regeneration rates would cause it to wear off more quickly.
Nausea wasn't introduced until [[0.10]]. Prior to that, eating contaminated chunks even while healthy could cause you to become sick.
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*Prior to [[0.26]], sickness healed slower if hungry.
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*Prior to [[0.19]], sickness had a chance to cause a single point of temporary [[stat]] damage.
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*Prior to [[0.17]], casting [[Haunt]] could inflict sickness.
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*Prior to [[0.15]], [[Kobold]]s would recover from sickness more quickly than other species.
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*Prior to [[0.13]], sickness was one of the many unique [[needle]] [[brand]]s.
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*Prior to [[0.10]], eating contaminated [[chunk]]s would occasionally cause you to become sick. [[Saprovore]]s were partially protected from this. In [[0.13]], [[nausea]] was introduced as an intermediate step between health and sickness. Eating food while nauseous would occasionally induce sickness, but had few downsides on its own.
  
 
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[[Category:Status effects]]

Latest revision as of 22:55, 17 September 2023

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You have been sickened, and your health will no longer regenerate.

Sickness is a status effect that prevents characters from naturally regenerating HP until it wears off. It does not affect Trog's Hand, Jiyva regeneration, or ambrosia. Other, non-regeneration sources of healing work normally.

Sources

Dealing with

Immunity

Curing

History

  • Prior to 0.28, the status changed colour depending on remaining duration (red -> pink -> yellow).
  • Prior to 0.27, sickness was cured by drinking a potion of curing instead of a potion of cancellation. Also, increased regeneration rates would cause it to wear off more quickly.
  • Prior to 0.26, sickness healed slower if hungry.
  • Prior to 0.19, sickness had a chance to cause a single point of temporary stat damage.
  • Prior to 0.17, casting Haunt could inflict sickness.
  • Prior to 0.15, Kobolds would recover from sickness more quickly than other species.
  • Prior to 0.13, sickness was one of the many unique needle brands.
  • Prior to 0.10, eating contaminated chunks would occasionally cause you to become sick. Saprovores were partially protected from this. In 0.13, nausea was introduced as an intermediate step between health and sickness. Eating food while nauseous would occasionally induce sickness, but had few downsides on its own.