It was something you ate For information about which corpses deliver which effects, see the Complete Creature Compendium, which includes the effects of eating. Intrinsics from eating You've gained or lost an intrinsic property if you... Intrinsic Gain it Lost it Fire resist lvl 1: "This cools you down." "You sweat." lvl 2: "You feel really hot!" "You sweat." or lvl 1 message lvl 3: "You feel like there's a flame in your stomach burning "You sweat." or lvl 1 brightly!" or 2 messages Poison resist "Your throat is rough and your "Your stomach stings stomach burns." painfully." Cold resist "You feel hot-headed." "You shiver." Acid resist "You swallow hard." "You taste bitter bile." Lucky "You feel lucky." "You feel cheated." Fate smiles* "You feel very lucky." "You feel very bad off." Cursed "You sense trouble." "You feel relieved." Doomed "You feel depressive." or "You "You feel elated." feel very, very bad." Teleports "You feel jumpy." "You feel steady." Control "You no longer feel teleport "You feel very controlled." like jumping around." Stun resist "You feel steady" "You feel shaken." Shock resist "Someone calls you 'Iceberg' "You are shocked." ('Iceman' before 0.9.9)." Invisible "You are gone" (if you can see "You see yourself." invis:"You feel transparent.") ("?") See invisible "Your eyes tingle." "Your eyes sting." Sleep resist "You feel totally awake." "You feel tired. ?" Mute "You feel a lump in your throat." "?" Healing rate "Your blood seems to course "Your blood cools increase faster" down." *In versions prior to 0.9.4, there was also a "very lucky" intrinsic that has been replaced by Fate smiling and the appropriate messages. Other food-related messages Stat changes Increases Stat Decreases Your muscles feel stronger Strength Your muscles soften You feel studious Learning Thinking seems to get tougher Your will seems inflexible Willpower You feel soft-hearted Your movements are getting swifter Dexterity You are getting shaky Your health increases Toughness It seems that you are getting a cold You feel very self-confident Charisma You feel reserved Your looks improve Appearance You are growing a wart You feel more in touch with You are getting out of touch the world Mana with everything Your senses sharpen Perception You seem to get less perceptive "A truly strange sensation floods your entire body." +Dex, -To "Extremely glibbery meat" It could've granted fire resistance, but either you already had it or you missed the roll to get it "Extremely fat meat" Either it was a hobbit or something that might've increased your strength, but you either missed the roll or already had a higher strength than the monster. "Extremely tough meat." This has a significantly better enjoyment (and possibly food) value when cooked and so made "Soft and delicious." While drinking from pools Pool colors: blue, milky, bloody, clear, brown, golden, gray, muddy, purple, yellow, black, silvery, white, green. There are rumors that the color of the pool bears some relevance to its effects on certain races, but nothing has been confirmed. Pool effects A '+' indicates gaining an intrinsic; a '-' indicates losing the intrinsic. There are multiple possible messages for some effects--the one you get appears to be random. Message Effect You feel altered in an eerie way. ? You feel slightly strengthened. trains Toughness? You feel exhausted. abuses Toughness? You feel much better. Healed? Nothing happens. Nothing? Urgh! Poison! Poisoned for 2d10 poison effects. The water tastes bitter. Would have had an effect, but you already have the intrinsic. You feel observed. monsters aggravated? Your outfit suddenly looks much Would've cleansed some corruption, cleaner. but you aren't corrupted yet. Suddenly your ears start to bleed! +Bleeding state Your wounds no longer bleed. -Bleeding state. Your blood seems to cool down. -Healing rate The pool bubbles. ? The water is suddenly writhing with snakes! Snakes to fight You hear hissing sounds. Snakes, but you are blind Lots of vipers burst out of the pool. Fight You suddenly hear many hissing sounds! Vipers, but you're blind. While you drink small waves seem to ripple the otherwise calm surface of ? the pool. Suddenly a water elemental rises from the pool! Fight You suddenly hear roaring waves! Water elemental, but you're blind. You feel younger! Removes some effects of unnatural aging You suddenly remember your early Would've undone unnatural aging, youth. but you didn't have any ! Pure beer! Like potion of booze Great! Pure dwarven ale! Like potion of booze You taste bitter bile in your mouth. -Acid resist You swallow hard. +Acid resist You sweat. -Fire resist You feel cool. +Lvl 1 fire resist You shiver. -Cold resist You feel hot-headed. +Cold resist You feel shocked. -Shock resist You hear a voice calling you +Shock resist (also clue for burley 'Iceberg' adventurer) Your stomach stings painfully. -Poison resist Your digestion calms down. +Poison resist You feel cheated. -Lucky You feel lucky. +Lucky You feel very bad off. -Fate smiles You feel very lucky. +Fate smiles You feel relieved. -Cursed You sense trouble. +Cursed You feel elated. -Doomed You become depressive. +Doomed You feel very very bad. +Doomed. You feel steady. -Teleportation You feel jumpy. +Teleportation You suddenly hate the thought of jumping around. -Teleport control You suddenly feel like jumping around. +Teleport control You feel tired. -Sleep resist You feel totally awake. +Sleep resist You feel shaken. -Stun resist You feel very controlled. +Stun resist You feel inflexible. -Paralysis resist You are moved by the sheer pleasure of this sip of fluid. +Paralysis resist You feel gnarly. -Petrification resist You feel flexible. +Petrification resist You feel like an endangered species. -Resist death rays You feel bold at the thought of danger. +Resist death rays You suddenly are visible again. -Invisibility intrinsic Suddenly you are gone. +Invisiblity (intrinsic) You feel translucent. +Ivis, but you can already see invis. You feel on air. +Invis., but you are blind? Or +invis. but only for 10d10 rounds? Your eyes sting for a second. -See invis. Your eyes tingle for a second. +See invis. You suddenly can see yourself. +See invis, and you are invis. No effect, as far as you notice. +See invis, and you aren't invis. You suddenly are gone. -See invis. and you are invis. You feel dizzy for some seconds. -See invis. an you aren't invis.? You feel corrupted! Corrupted! A little frog pops up... Get the frog quest You hear a splashing sound. Frog pops up, but you're blind? A gush of water hits you! Like water trap. You are hit by lots of water. Same as water trap, perhaps with some damage. Water effects on char and You slip and fall in! equipment, maybe find money or gem in the water The pool suddenly dries up. Pool is gone :^( Other things you might experience, though... "What do you wish for?" stat increases Same messages as above in eating section.