steam rising from a gently warmed pond
Steam is created when lava cools in a key trap, when a flame source (such as a Potion of Incineration) interacts with deep murky water or by a Steam Vent. Potions of fire immunity do not protect you from being hurt by steam.
Steam acts like non-flammable caustic gas: any monster or adventurer caught in scalding steam will lose 1/15th of its health every turn, or at least 1hp if it doesn't even have 15.
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| Caustic gas · Paralytic Gas · Confusion gas · Explosive gas
Scalding steam · Bloodwort spores · Putrescence · Putrid smoke
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