Drop

For the drops monsters drop when they die, see Drops.

The drop function is the action in which a player removes an item from his or her inventory, replacing it on the ground. A dropped item does appear on the ground where the player was standing, and can be recovered at any time. Every item holds this function, except for certain items (such as holiday items) where the drop function is replaced by 'destroy'. Destroyed items do not appear where the player was standing, and to recover it, the player will have to return to the original source of the item (or a special NPC that replaces them). A dropped item will disappear after a short period of time.

Functions
Drop is normally used to free a space in the player's inventory, whether temporarily or permanently. For example, if a player wishes to bury the bones in front of him, he may drop his coins, pick up and bury the bones, and then recover the coins. If a player receives an item useless to him or her (such as a few gp given out by a Random event), it is often dropped promptly so as to not waste inventory space.

Variants
The drop function is replaced by the Destroy function in several certain items, usually holiday items or items requiring a specific skill or quest, etc. The destroy function is similar to the drop; it likewise removes the item from the inventory, but unlike drop, it does not appear on the game screen and cannot be recovered. Because of this, when a player attempts to destroy an item, he or she will always get a warning message. The message usually lists possible ways to recover the item as well.