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{{monster
|name=blazing fern spore
|symbol={{red|e}}
|difficulty=3
|level=1
|experience=0
|speed=3
|AC=5
|MR=0
|align=0
|frequency=0
|genocidable=No
|attacks=[[Explosion attack|Explode]] 2d4 [[Fire (element)|fire]], [[On-death explosion]] 2d4 physical
|weight=10
|nutr=10
|size=Small
|resistances=[[Fire resistance]], [[poison resistance]]
|resistances conveyed=None
|attributes={{attributes|An blazing fern spore|fly=1|breathless=1|nolimbs=1|nohead=1|mindless=1|hostile=1|neuter=1|nopoly=1|nocorpse=1}}
|reference=[https://github.com/UnNetHack/UnNetHack/blob/4b5df73098fabe19949b506aff5127b1091246e4/src/monst.c#L3850 UnNetHack commit 4b5df73 - src/monst.c, line 3850]
}}
A '''blazing fern spore''', {{blue|e}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[UnNetHack]]. The blazing fern spore is a form of [[Eye or sphere|sphere-like]] monster that is very similar to a [[gas spore]] and shares most of the same attributes, along with having an affinity to [[Fire (element)|fire]]—these spores act as a means of reproduction for the [[Blazing fern (UnNetHack)|blazing fern]] and [[Blazing fern sprout (UnNetHack)|their sprouts]], and will target the hero and other [[monster]]s in the dungeon, while monsters that are not other ferns, fern sprouts or [[Devil's Snare]] have a mutual [[grudge]] and will attack the spores themselves to prevent ferns from spreading, per the {{sa|Encyclopedia entry|encyclopedia entry}}.

Blazing fern spores have two attacks: an [[explosion attack]] that deals fire damage to a single target and leaves behind a small group of [[poison cloud]]s, and an [[on-death explosion]] that covers a 3x3 square centered on its former location and deals physical damage to any [[hero]] or monster caught in this range. These explosions have a {{frac|3}} chance of creating another fern if the spore was over a square of lava]]: the fern created has a {{frac|6}} chance of being a full-grown blazing fern, and will otherwise be a blazing fern sprout.

Blazing fern spores possess [[fire resistance]] and [[poison resistance]].

==Generation==
Blazing fern spores are not randomly generated, and normally-created ones are always hostile. They are not a valid polymorph form or genocide target.

Blazing fern spores can only be generated by the [[spore-making]] "[[gaze attack]]" of blazing ferns and their sprouts, which occurs with a {{frac|2}} chance (50%) for ferns and a {{frac|4}} chance (25%) for sprouts during each of their turns—this attack is only used if they are not [[cancelled]] and the [[hero]] is within roughly 10 squares of them.

Blazing fern spores [[Corpseless|never leave a corpse]] upon death.

==History==
The blazing fern first appears in version 5.1.0 alongside its spore and sprout via [https://github.com/UnNetHack/UnNetHack/commit/f487c9265c47ee0754fefda2305937d6cbae2fb0 commit f487c92].

==Origin==
Ferns are a group of real plants with characteristic leaves. They are primitive, having neither seeds nor flowers; they reproduce with spores, hence the spore attack in the game.

==Encyclopedia entry==
{{encyclopedia|
These dreadful weeds have been driven to extinction on the
surface, yet deep within the dark and damp of the dungeon
they still flourish. When it detects the motion of nearby
creatures, the dungeon fern releases a deadly, poisonous
spore, which quickly detonates to propagate the species.

Residents of the dungeon have learned how not to disturb
the dungeon fern, and will attack its spores on sight to
keep them from overtaking their home.

More than one variety of this plant is known to exist.
}}{{variant-343}}
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-A '''blazing fern spore''', {{red|e}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[UnNetHack]]. The blazing fern spore is a form of [[Eye or sphere|sphere-like]] monster that is very similar to a [[gas spore]] and shares most of the same attributes, along with having an affinity to [[Fire (element)|fire]]&mdash;these spores act as a means of reproduction for the [[Blazing fern (UnNetHack)|blazing fern]] and [[Blazing fern sprout (UnNetHack)|their sprouts]], and will target the hero and other [[monster]]s in the dungeon, while monsters that are not other ferns, fern sprouts or [[Devil's Snare]] have a mutual [[grudge]] and will attack the spores themselves to prevent ferns from spreading, per the {{sa|Encyclopedia entry|encyclopedia entry}}.
+A '''blazing fern spore''', {{red|e}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[UnNetHack]]. The blazing fern spore is a form of [[Eye or sphere|sphere-like]] monster that is very similar to a [[gas spore]] and shares most of the same attributes, along with having an affinity to [[Fire (element)|fire]]&mdash;these spores act as a means of reproduction for the [[Blazing fern (UnNetHack)|blazing fern]] and [[Blazing fern sprout (UnNetHack)|their sprouts]], and will target the hero and other [[monster]]s in the dungeon, while monsters that are not other ferns, fern sprouts or [[Devil's Snare (UnNetHack)|Devil's Snare]] have a mutual [[grudge]] and will attack the spores themselves to prevent ferns from spreading, per the {{sa|Encyclopedia entry|encyclopedia entry}}.
 Blazing fern spores have two attacks: an [[explosion attack]] that deals fire damage to a single target and leaves behind a small group of [[poison cloud]]s, and an [[on-death explosion]] that covers a 3x3 square centered on its former location and deals physical damage to any [[hero]] or monster caught in this range. These explosions have a {{frac|3}} chance of creating another fern if the spore was over a square of [[lava]]: the fern created has a {{frac|6}} chance of being a full-grown blazing fern, and will otherwise be a blazing fern sprout.
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 ==History==
-The blazing fern first appears in version 5.1.0 alongside its spore and sprout via [https://github.com/UnNetHack/UnNetHack/commit/f487c9265c47ee0754fefda2305937d6cbae2fb0 commit f487c92].
+The blazing fern, its spore and its sprout first appear in version 5.1.0 via [https://github.com/UnNetHack/UnNetHack/commit/f487c9265c47ee0754fefda2305937d6cbae2fb0 commit f487c92].
 ==Origin==

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 A '''blazing fern spore''', {{red|e}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[UnNetHack]]. The blazing fern spore is a form of [[Eye or sphere|sphere-like]] monster that is very similar to a [[gas spore]] and shares most of the same attributes, along with having an affinity to [[Fire (element)|fire]]&mdash;these spores act as a means of reproduction for the [[Blazing fern (UnNetHack)|blazing fern]] and [[Blazing fern sprout (UnNetHack)|their sprouts]], and will target the hero and other [[monster]]s in the dungeon, while monsters that are not other ferns, fern sprouts or [[Devil's Snare]] have a mutual [[grudge]] and will attack the spores themselves to prevent ferns from spreading, per the {{sa|Encyclopedia entry|encyclopedia entry}}.
-Blazing fern spores have two attacks: an [[explosion attack]] that deals fire damage to a single target and leaves behind a small group of [[poison cloud]]s, and an [[on-death explosion]] that covers a 3x3 square centered on its former location and deals physical damage to any [[hero]] or monster caught in this range. These explosions have a {{frac|3}} chance of creating another fern if the spore was over a square of lava]]: the fern created has a {{frac|6}} chance of being a full-grown blazing fern, and will otherwise be a blazing fern sprout.
+Blazing fern spores have two attacks: an [[explosion attack]] that deals fire damage to a single target and leaves behind a small group of [[poison cloud]]s, and an [[on-death explosion]] that covers a 3x3 square centered on its former location and deals physical damage to any [[hero]] or monster caught in this range. These explosions have a {{frac|3}} chance of creating another fern if the spore was over a square of [[lava]]: the fern created has a {{frac|6}} chance of being a full-grown blazing fern, and will otherwise be a blazing fern sprout.
 Blazing fern spores possess [[fire resistance]] and [[poison resistance]].

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-A '''blazing fern spore''', {{blue|e}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[UnNetHack]]. The blazing fern spore is a form of [[Eye or sphere|sphere-like]] monster that is very similar to a [[gas spore]] and shares most of the same attributes, along with having an affinity to [[Fire (element)|fire]]&mdash;these spores act as a means of reproduction for the [[Blazing fern (UnNetHack)|blazing fern]] and [[Blazing fern sprout (UnNetHack)|their sprouts]], and will target the hero and other [[monster]]s in the dungeon, while monsters that are not other ferns, fern sprouts or [[Devil's Snare]] have a mutual [[grudge]] and will attack the spores themselves to prevent ferns from spreading, per the {{sa|Encyclopedia entry|encyclopedia entry}}.
+A '''blazing fern spore''', {{red|e}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[UnNetHack]]. The blazing fern spore is a form of [[Eye or sphere|sphere-like]] monster that is very similar to a [[gas spore]] and shares most of the same attributes, along with having an affinity to [[Fire (element)|fire]]&mdash;these spores act as a means of reproduction for the [[Blazing fern (UnNetHack)|blazing fern]] and [[Blazing fern sprout (UnNetHack)|their sprouts]], and will target the hero and other [[monster]]s in the dungeon, while monsters that are not other ferns, fern sprouts or [[Devil's Snare]] have a mutual [[grudge]] and will attack the spores themselves to prevent ferns from spreading, per the {{sa|Encyclopedia entry|encyclopedia entry}}.
 Blazing fern spores have two attacks: an [[explosion attack]] that deals fire damage to a single target and leaves behind a small group of [[poison cloud]]s, and an [[on-death explosion]] that covers a 3x3 square centered on its former location and deals physical damage to any [[hero]] or monster caught in this range. These explosions have a {{frac|3}} chance of creating another fern if the spore was over a square of lava]]: the fern created has a {{frac|6}} chance of being a full-grown blazing fern, and will otherwise be a blazing fern sprout.