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[[The Sea]] (and [[The Sunken Party Yacht|few other]] bodies of sea water) contains a number of '''underwater''' zones which involve special mechanics.

==Air supply==
In order to access underwater zones, the player must equip a source of air such as [[makeshift SCUBA gear]] or have an air-supplying effect.
 
Trying to adventure underwater without an air supply yields the message: 
:You can't adventure there without some way of breathing underwater...

Trying to adventure underwater with insufficient adventures remaining yields the message:
:You don't have enough time to adventure there...

Trying to access [[The Sea Monkees' Castle]] without an air supply yields the message:
:You can't visit the Sea Monkees without some way of breathing underwater.

Trying to access [[Anemone Mine]] with a [[Mer-kin digpick]] equipped yields the message:
:You need some way of breathing underwater to mine there. Maybe something in <u>'''[[Inventory|your inventory]]'''</u> can help?

Because of this, adventuring underwater can factor in a large penalty to [[Combat Initiative]] and [[Items from Monsters|Item Drops]], as all current air supply ''equipment'' has those effects.

The following is a list of all sources of air:
{| cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border="1px" style="border-collapse: collapse; margin:1em auto;" class="sorttable complextable"
|- style="background-color: #EFEFEF"
! Name
! Source
! Air duration
! Notes
! Restrictions
|-
| [[aerated diving helmet]]
| [[:Category:Hats|Hat]] (requires [[Sea Monkees Quest|quest]])
| Always
| 
* Serious Stench Resistance (+3)
* -25% Item Drops from Monsters
* Combat Initiative -50%
| 
*Cannot be traded
|-
| [[crappy Mer-kin mask]]
| [[:Category:Hats|Hat]] (requires [[Sea Monkees Quest|quest]])
| Always
|
* Serious Stench Resistance (+3)
* -25% Item Drops from Monsters
* Combat Initiative -50%
|
*Cannot be traded
|-
| [[makeshift SCUBA gear]]
| [[:Category:Accessories|Accessory]] (part of [[Naughty Sorceress Quest|NS quest]])
| Always
| 
* So-So Stench Resistance (+2)
* -50% Item Drops from Monsters
* Combat Initiative -100%
|
*Cannot be traded
*[[:Category:Quest Items|Quest Item]]
|-
| [[Mer-kin gladiator mask]]
| [[:Category:Hats|Hat]] (requires [[Sea Monkees Quest|quest]])
| Always
|
* Serious Stench Resistance (+3)
* -25% Item Drops from Monsters
* Combat Initiative -50%
|
*Cannot be traded
|-
| [[Mer-kin scholar mask]]
| [[:Category:Hats|Hat]] (requires [[Sea Monkees Quest|quest]])
| Always
|
* Serious Stench Resistance (+3)
* -25% Item Drops from Monsters
* Combat Initiative -50%
|
*Cannot be traded
|-
| [[old SCUBA tank]]
| [[:Category:Back Items|Back]]
| Always
|
* -50% Item Drops from Monsters
* Combat Initiative -100%
* Sold by [[An Old Man]]
**Offered post-level 11
**10,000 Meat
|
*Flagged as [[:Category:Quest Items|Quest Item]]
|-
| [[Mer-kinny Flavor]]
| [[mer-kin paste]]
| 10 Adventures
|
|
* Fills 4 spleen
* Level 4 required
|-
| [[Oxygenated Blood]]
| [[ballast turtle]]
| 20 Adventures
| Only [[Turtle Tamer]]s can obtain this item
|rowspan="4"|
* These items cannot be traded.
* Only one of each of these items may be used per day.
|-
| [[Pneumatic]]
| [[pressurized potion of pneumaticity]]
| 20 Adventures
| Only players with [[Deep Saucery]] can craft this item
|-
| [[Pumped Stomach]]
| [[tempura air]]
| 20 Adventures
| Only players with [[Tempuramancy]] can craft this item
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Really Deep Breath]]
| [[hyperinflated seal lung]]
| 20 Adventures
| Only [[Seal Clubber]]s can obtain this item
|-
| [[fish juice box]]
| 30 Adventures
| Item also gives 20 adventures of [[Fishy]]
| 
|}

==Adventure cost==
Adventuring in an underwater zone costs '''two (2)''' [[adventures]] unless you have the [[Fishy]] effect active.  This applies to any underwater encounter, including [[Wandering monsters|special holiday monsters]] encountered while adventuring underwater.  At the end of any combat which costs two adventures, the following message appears:
:"Being underwater makes it hard to move -- it's really slowing you down!"

This extra adventure cost is applied after the combat has been completely resolved.  This means, amongst other things, that escaping from combat with items like {{plural|tattered scrap of paper}} will still result in you losing one adventure, not 0 or 2, if you are not [[Fishy]].  Similarly, status effects gained at the end of combat, such as [[Beaten Up]], will lose one more turn of duration than normal, if you are not [[Fishy]].

==Pressure Penalties==
Furthermore, underwater zones all give a penalty to [[Meat from Monsters|meat drops]], [[Items from Monsters|item drops]], and [[Combat Initiative|initiative]], depending on how much pressure there is in the zone.
{| cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" border="1px" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|+ '''Underwater zones by pressure penalty'''
|- style="background-color: #EFEFEF"
! Pressure
! Zone
! Penalty
|-
! style="background-color: #EFEFEF" | Minor
| [[The Briny Deeps]]
| style="color: red; border-color: black" | -25%
|-
! style="background-color: #EFEFEF" | Moderate
| [[The Brinier Deepers]]
| style="color: red; border-color: black" | -50%
|-
! style="background-color: #EFEFEF" | High
| [[The Briniest Deepests]]
| style="color: red; border-color: black" | -75%
|-
! style="background-color: #EFEFEF" rowspan="6" | [[The Sea Floor]]
| [[An Octopus's Garden]]
| rowspan="6" style="color: red; border-color: black" | -100%
|-
| [[The Wreck of the Edgar Fitzsimmons]]
|-
| [[Madness Reef]]
|-
| [[The Mer-Kin Outpost]]
|-
| [[The Skate Park]]
|-
| [[The Coral Corral]]
|-
! style="background-color: #EFEFEF" rowspan="4" | [[The Mer-Kin Deepcity]]
| [[Mer-kin Colosseum]]
| rowspan="4" style="color: red; border-color: black" | -150%
|-
| [[Mer-kin Library]]
|-
| [[Mer-kin Gymnasium]]
|-
| [[Mer-kin Elementary School]]
|-
! style="background-color: #EFEFEF" rowspan="4" | Intense
| [[The Marinara Trench]]
| style="color: red; border-color: black" rowspan="4" | -200%
|-
| [[Anemone Mine]]
|-
| [[The Dive Bar]]
|-
| [[The Caliginous Abyss]]
|}

Certain items and effects help to reduce these penalties.  The reductions stack up to the penalty the zone imposes.  For example, equipping a [[diving muff]] while having a [[Brined Liver]] in [[The Briny Deeps]] changes the pressure penalty of the zone to 0%; not a bonus of +5%. Penalty-reducing equipment and effects are labeled with the description "'''Makes you a better diver'''."

The following is a table of all known penalty-reducing effects.

{| cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border="1px" style="border-collapse: collapse; margin:1em auto;" class="sorttable"
|- style="background-color: #EFEFEF"
! Name
! Type
! Reduction
! Requirement
! Other
|-
| [[aquamariner's necklace]]
| Accessory
| 10%
| 85 mys
|
*Regenerate 10-15 MP per adventure<br />
*+15% Meat from Monsters
|-
| [[aquamariner's ring]]
| Accessory
| 10%
| 85 mys
|
*Regenerate 10-15 HP per adventure<br />
*+10% Meat from Monsters
|-
| [[Brined Liver]]
| [[:Category:Effects|Effect]]
| 20%
| &nbsp;
| Obtained by drinking [[Salacious Cocktailcrafting|Salacious Cocktails]] (20 turns / 30 turns garnished) and other underwater booze
|-
| [[cozy bazooka]]
| 2-handed weapon
| 30%
| 85 mox
|
*Moxie +15%
*+20% Meat from Monsters
*Wears out after ? Adventures
|-
| [[cozy scimitar]]
| 2-handed weapon
| 30%
| 85 mus
|
*Muscle +15%
*Weapon Damage +50%
*Wears out after ? Adventures
|-
| [[diving muff]]
| [[:Category:Accessories|Accessory]]
| 10%
| 85 mys
| &nbsp; 
|-
| [[Donho's Bubbly Ballad (effect)|Donho's Bubbly Ballad]]
| [[:Category:Effects|Effect]]
| 20%
| &nbsp;
| [[Accordion Thief|AT]] song
|-
| [[Finstrong]]
| [[:Category:Effects|Effect]]
| 30%
| &nbsp;
| Obtained from [[Comet, the Roller Skate]] (30 turns, 1/day) 
|-
| [[gnomish swimmer's ears]]
| [[:Category:Familiar Equipment|Familiar Equipment]]
| 10%
| &nbsp;
| [[Reagnimated Gnome]] equipment.  Also allows gnome to breathe underwater.
|-
| [[Hairless and Airless]]
| [[:Category:Effects|Effect]]
| 20%
| &nbsp;
| Obtained from using a [[shavin' razor]] (30 turns)
|-
| [[Juiced Up]]
| [[:Category:Effects|Effect]]
| 10%
| &nbsp;
| Obtained from using [[Mer-kin fastjuice]] (10 turns)
|-
| [[saltwaterbed]]
| Campground furnishing
| 10%
| &nbsp;
| Replaces any other bed at your dwelling
|-
| [[Salty Dogs]]
| [[:Category:Effects|Effect]]
| 10%
| &nbsp;
| Obtained from using a [[sea salt crystal]] (5 turns) or eating salty [[sushi]] (10 turns).
|-
| [[Staff of the Cozy Fish]]
| 2-handed weapon
| 30%
| 85 mys
|
*Mysticality +15%
*Spell Damage +150%
*Wears out after ? Adventures
|-
| [[Swimming with Sharks]]
| [[:Category:Effects|Effect]]
| 20%
| &nbsp;
|
*+20% [[Meat from Monsters]]<br />(independent of pressure)
*Obtained from using [[shark cartilage]] (15 turns).
|-
| [[teflon swim fins]]
| [[:Category:Accessories|Accessory]]
| 10%
| 85 mus
|
*[[Moxie Modifiers|Moxie]] <font color="red">-5%</font>
*[[Combat Initiative]] +25%<br />(independent of pressure)
|}

==Dolphins==
Every so often a dolphin will steal an item at the end of the combat. This only applies to items that would have dropped but didn't due to the pressure penalty.

{| style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"
|-
| [[image:realdolphin_r.gif]]
|<table><tr><td>[[image:confused.gif]]</td><td>You are slowed too much by the water, and a stupid dolphin swims up and snags <'''an item'''> before you can grab it.<p>As it swims away, it flippers you off.  What a jerk!</p>''or''<p>As it swims away, it wags its fluke as if to say 'fluke you, Adventurer.' Man. That dolphin is a ''jerk''.</p>''or''<p>To add additional insult to insult, it sprays you in the face with a blast from its blowhole as it swims away. Man, dolphins suck.</p></td></tr></table>
|}

In order to get the item, you must use a [[dolphin whistle]] from [[Big Brother]] and beat up the [[rotten dolphin thief|dolphin]] who stole your item.

''Note'': Employing enough "better diver" equipment and effects to completely negate the pressure penalty of a zone will ''not'' prevent the dolphins from appearing.  The exact mechanic has not been determined yet.

==Immunities==
===[[CLEESH]]===
All monsters encountered while underwater are immune to [[CLEESH]]ing. This includes special holiday encounters such as the [[Feast of Boris]] monsters.  Trying to cast CLEESH on any of the monsters gives the message: 
:"You cast CLEESH at your opponent, but it apparently doesn't work on things that already live underwater."

===[[Pickpocket]]===
All items found on undersea monsters are, by default, unable to be pickpocketed. This includes [[pickpocket]], [[divine cracker]]s, and [[V for Vivala mask]] [[critical hit]] item steal.

Exceptions to this rule are {{plural|bazookafish bubble gum}}, {{plural|Alewife™ Ale}} and booze slugs from monsters in [[The Dive Bar]].

===[[Yellow ray strategy|Yellow Ray]]===
Since all underwater item drops are conditional drops, any effects that disintegrate an underwater monster will not force its items to drop. The only exception to this is the [[pulled yellow taffy]].

==Familiars==
To adventure underwater with an air-breathing [[:Category:Familiars|familiar]], it must have the [[little bitty bathysphere]] or [[das boot]] equipped, or you need the [[Wet Willied]] effect. Otherwise, this message appears: 
:"You can't adventure there now -- <familiar name> wouldn't be able to breathe!"
[[:Category:Water-breathing Familiars|Water-breathing familiars]] operate underwater without any restrictions. The following are the only water-breathing familiars in the game:
{{Water Breathers}}

===Familiar Equipment===
Certain special pieces of familiar equipment have unique effects when adventuring underwater:

{| border="1px" cellpadding="8px" cellspacing="0px" style="margin:1em"
|- style="background-color: #EFEFEF"
! Equipment !! Effect
|-
| [[fishy wand]] || Causes damage or produces [[meat]] sometimes
|-
| [[Li'l Businessman Kit]] || Produces a [[sand dollar]] sometimes
|-
| [[oversized fish scaler]] || Produces a [[dull fish scale]] sometimes
|}

==Underwater-specific items and effects==
Besides the [[#Pressure Penalties|pressure penalty]] mitigation effects and familiar equipment listed above, there are other items and effects which operate differently underwater.
{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1px" style="border-collapse:collapse; margin:1em auto;"  class="sorttable"
|- style="background-color: #EFEFEF"
! Source
! Source<br />Type
! Underwater effects
! Duration
! Cost
! Prereq
! Notes
|-
|[[Busker Do]]
|Effect
|Acquire a [[sand dollar]] at the end of every underwater combat.
|30 turns
|
|None
|Obtained from visiting [[The Bandshell]] 1/day
|-
|[[Colorfully Concealed]]
|Item
|Monsters will be less attracted to you. (Underwater only)
|10 turns
|Item loss
|None
|Obtained from [[Mer-kin hidepaint]]
|-
|[[Crocodile Tear]]
|Item
|Familiar weight +10 lbs (underwater only)
|15 turns
|Item loss
|None
|Obtained from [[temporary teardrop tattoo]]
|-
|[[eelskin shield]]
|Off-Hand Item
|Damages Attacking Opponent (Underwater Only)
|Always
|
|85 Musc
|Maximum HP/MP +55
|-
|[[eelskin hat]]
|Hat
|Damages Attacking Opponent (Underwater Only)
|Always
|&nbsp;
|85 Myst
|Spell Damage +15%
|-
|[[eelskin pants]]
|Pants
|Damages Attacking Opponent (Underwater Only)
|Always
|&nbsp;
|85 Mox
|Mysticality +5%
|-
|[[Emotion Sickness]]
|Item
|Item drops: +X% Item drops from Monsters<br />
Meat drops: +2X% Meat drops from Monsters
|5/50 turns
|
*Item loss
*1 Spleen or 3 Spleen
|None
|
*Obtained from [[bottle of melodramamine]]/[[bottle of extra-strength melodramamine]]
*X is equal to 25 minus your [[Drunkenness]], minimally 0.
|-
|[[Eyes of the Dragon]]
|Effect
|Item Drops: +100% Item Drops from Monsters (Underwater only)
|20 turns
|
|None
|Obtained from [[Dragon the Line]]
|-
|[[Familial Ties]]
|Effect
|Familiar weight +10 lbs (underwater only)
|30 turns
|
|None
|Obtained from visiting [[The Eclectic Eels]] 1/day
|-
|[[Fishbreath]]
|Item
|Monsters in [[The Briniest Deepests]] [[flipping out|flip out]], increasing their attack. Allows [[shark cartilage]], [[eel battery]] and [[temporary teardrop tattoo]] to drop.
|5 turns
|Item loss
|None
|&nbsp;
*Obtained from [[Bazookafish bubble gum]]
*+15 {{element|Stench}}
|-
|[[Fishy]]
|Several (items + effect)
|Underwater adventures take one turn instead of two
|Varies
|Varies
|Varies
|
*Many sources, see the [[Fishy]] page for details.
*The [[Warm Belly]] effect grants 10 additional turns of Fishy when eating either sushi or fish meat.
|-
|[[Glowing esca]]
|Off-hand item
|Item Drops: +20% from Monsters (Underwater only)
|Always
|&nbsp;
|85 Mys
|Obtained from [[Fisherfish]]
|-
|[[Greased-Up Familiar]]
|Item
|Familiar weight +5 lbs (underwater only)
|40 turns
|Item loss
|None
|Obtained from [[sea grease]]
|-
|[[It's Electric!]]
|Item
|Damages Attacking Opponent (30-40 damage above water, 60-80 damage underwater)
|15 turns
|Item loss
|None
|Obtained from [[eel battery]]
|-
|[[Mer-kin sneakmask]]
|Hat
|Monsters will be less attracted to you. (Underwater only)
|Always
|
|85 Mox
|
*Moxie +5%
*Combat Initiative +30% 
|-
|[[Mer-kin takebag]]
|Off-Hand Item
|Item Drops: +5% Item Drops From Monsters (+15% Underwater)
|Always
|&nbsp;
|85 Mys
|&nbsp;
|-
|[[octopus's spade]]
|Weapon (1H, melee)
|Enables the [[Sunken, Buried]] adventure in [[An Octopus's Garden]]
|Always
|&nbsp;
|85 Musc
|
*+5% Item Drops from Monsters
*Combat Initiative +10%
*Weapon Damage +15
|-
| [[pearl diver's necklace]]
| Accessory
| +30% Item Drops from Monsters (Underwater only)
| Always
|&nbsp;
| 85 Mys
|
*+4% Chance of Critical Hit
*+20 to Monster Level
|-
| [[pearl diver's ring]]
| Accessory
| +20% Item Drops from Monsters (Underwater only)
| Always
|&nbsp;
| 85 Mys
|
*+3% Chance of Critical Hit
*+15 to Monster Level
|-
|[[straw hat]]
|Hat
|Enables the [[In the Shade]] adventure in [[An Octopus's Garden]]
|Always
|&nbsp;
|85 Mox
|
*+10% Item Drops from Monsters
*+15% Food Drops from Monsters
*+15% Booze Drops from Monsters
|-
|[[Swimming Head]]
|Effect
|Item Drops: +25% Item Drops from Monsters (Underwater only)
|30 turns
|
|None
|Obtained from visiting [[A Merry-Go Round]] 1/day
|-
|[[Ze™ goggles]]
|Hat
|Item Drops: +25% from Monsters (Underwater only)
|Always
|&nbsp;
|None
|Found while diving for treasure in [[An Olympic-Sized Swimming Pool|an Olympic-Sized Swimming Pool]]
|}

===Combat Items===
Some combat items work differently or only when used underwater:
*[[Imitation crab meat]]
*[[Ink bladder]]
*[[Live nautical mine]]
*[[Mer-kin killscroll]], [[Mer-kin pinkslip]] and [[Mer-kin healscroll]] have special effects on [[mer-kin]] enemies.
*[[Pool torpedo]]
*various colours of [[Summon Taffy|pulled taffy]]
*[[S.A.V.E. flyer]]
*[[underwater slingshot]]

==Notes==
*[[Violet Fog]] flashbacks can happen even if you lack the ability to breathe underwater.
*An extremely helpful guide to Seaventuring was compiled by cannonfire40 and is available [http://pastebin.com/fJat1AQN here].
*The [[History of Loathing (2013)#May 22, 2013|May 22, 2013]], trivial update on removed the previous 10 turn refractory period between dolphin whistles. As a result, you can now obtain any item a dolphin steals, regardless of how often he appears.

[[Category:Game Mechanics]]