Brown mold - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: touch-ups

2025-10-07T20:10:09Z

touch-ups

Umbire the Phantom: /* Hack'EM */ pothole

2024-12-15T06:12:58Z

‎Hack'EM: pothole

Umbire the Phantom: quick copyedit

2024-09-17T09:59:30Z

quick copyedit

Umbire the Phantom: note moldier quirks

2024-09-12T07:27:12Z

note moldier quirks

Umbire the Phantom: /* notdNetHack */ pasto

2024-09-11T06:53:07Z

‎notdNetHack: pasto

Umbire the Phantom: *dnh + them

2024-09-11T06:50:47Z

*dnh + them

Umbire the Phantom: cite revival

2024-09-11T05:04:38Z

cite revival

Umbire the Phantom: /* EvilHack */ detail

2024-09-11T02:37:10Z

‎EvilHack: detail

Umbire the Phantom: detail

2024-09-11T02:35:24Z

detail

Umbire the Phantom: variants

2024-09-11T01:59:57Z

variants

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   |frequency=1
   |genocidable=Yes
-  |attacks=[[passive attack|Passive]] 0d6 [[cold]]
+  |attacks=[[Passive attack|Passive]] 0d6 [[cold]]
   |weight=50
   |nutr=30
   |size=Small
-  |resistances=Cold, poison
+  |resistances=[[Cold resistance]], [[poison resistance]]
-  |resistances conveyed=Cold (3%), poison (3%)
+  |resistances conveyed=[[Cold resistance]] (3%), [[poison resistance]] (3%)
   |attributes={{attributes|A brown mold|
   |breathless=1|noeyes=1|nolimbs=1|nohead=1|mindless=1|notake=1|hostile=1|neuter=1}}
   |reference=[[monst.c#line1299]]
 }}
 A '''brown mold''', {{monsym|brown mold}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. The brown mold is a type of [[mold]] that has an affinity to [[cold]], and like all molds it is [[sessile]] and lacks limbs, eyes or a head.
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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], brown molds have a roughly 1% chance to grow from old corpses similar to SLASH'EM, and can revive from their own corpses.
+In [[dNetHack]], brown molds have a roughly 1% chance of growing from old corpses similar to SLASH'EM, and can revive from their own corpses.
-Brown mold corpses can only be eaten safely by a hero or monster with cold resistance, and will otherwise deal 2d12 damage when bitten into - their tins are still safe to consume.
+Brown mold corpses can only be eaten safely by a hero or monster with cold resistance, and will otherwise deal 2d12 cold damage when bitten into&mdash;their tins are still safe to consume.
 ===xNetHack===
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 In [[Hack'EM]], brown molds and other fungi and molds take extra damage from copper items, and similar to SLASH'EM they can grow from old corpses. As in SpliceHack, a brown mold can grow up into a brown moldier, though this does not normally occur in gameplay.
-Similar to xNetHack, brown mold corpses can be used to brew potions by dipping them in fruit juice - in Hack'EM, this eventually turns the juice into a [[Potion of blood (Hack'EM)|potion of blood]].
+Similar to xNetHack, brown mold corpses can be used to brew potions by dipping them in fruit juice&mdash;in Hack'EM, this eventually turns the juice into a [[Potion of blood (Hack'EM)|potion of blood]].
 Monsters eating corpses functions as in EvilHack, allowing the hero to feed brown mold corpses to applicable pets so they can potentially gain intrinsics.

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 In [[Hack'EM]], brown molds and other fungi and molds take extra damage from copper items, and similar to SLASH'EM they can grow from old corpses. As in SpliceHack, a brown mold can grow up into a brown moldier, though this does not normally occur in gameplay.
-Similar to xNetHack, brown mold corpses can be used to brew potions by dipping them in fruit juice - in Hack'EM, this eventually turns the juice into a [[Potion of blood (SLASH'EM)|potion of blood]].
+Similar to xNetHack, brown mold corpses can be used to brew potions by dipping them in fruit juice - in Hack'EM, this eventually turns the juice into a [[Potion of blood (Hack'EM)|potion of blood]].
 Monsters eating corpses functions as in EvilHack, allowing the hero to feed brown mold corpses to applicable pets so they can potentially gain intrinsics.

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 A '''brown mold''', {{monsym|brown mold}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. The brown mold is a type of [[mold]] that has an affinity to [[cold]], and like all molds it is [[sessile]] and lacks limbs, eyes or a head.
-A brown mold has a [[passive attack]] that can trigger when it is attacked in melee and not killed, dealing cold damage against attackers without [[cold resistance]] dependent on their level while increasing the mold's HP by half the damage inflicted{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|2917|nethack=3.6.7|comment=case for cold passive against you}}{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|2927|nethack=3.6.7|comment=cold passive healing against you}}{{refsrc|src/mhitm.c|1671|nethack=3.6.7|comment=case for cold passive against monsters}}{{refsrc|src/mhitm.c|1682|nethack=3.6.7|comment=cold passive healing against monsters}} - if enough HP is gained from this, the mold will undergo [[division]], halving its HP (rounded up) and creating a second mold with almost the same amount of HP.{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|2933|nethack=3.6.7|comment=case against you calls <code>split_mon</code> function in [[potion.c]]}}{{refsrc|src/mhitm.c|1685|nethack=3.6.7|comment=case against monsters also calls <code>split_mon</code> function in [[potion.c]]}}{{refsrc|src/potion.c|2379|nethack=3.6.7|<code>split_mon</code> function - the "extra" hit point from halving an odd value is given to the original mold}} Brown molds possess [[poison resistance]] and cold resistance.
+A brown mold has a [[passive attack]] that can trigger when it is attacked in melee and not killed, dealing cold damage against attackers without [[cold resistance]] dependent on their level. This passive attack increases the mold's HP by half the damage inflicted{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|2917|nethack=3.6.7|comment=case for cold passive against you}}{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|2927|nethack=3.6.7|comment=cold passive healing against you}}{{refsrc|src/mhitm.c|1671|nethack=3.6.7|comment=case for cold passive against monsters}}{{refsrc|src/mhitm.c|1682|nethack=3.6.7|comment=cold passive healing against monsters}} - if enough HP is gained from this, the mold will undergo [[division]], halving its HP (rounded up) and creating a second mold with almost the same amount of HP.{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|2933|nethack=3.6.7|comment=case against you calls <code>split_mon</code> function in [[potion.c]]}}{{refsrc|src/mhitm.c|1685|nethack=3.6.7|comment=case against monsters also calls <code>split_mon</code> function in [[potion.c]]}}{{refsrc|src/potion.c|2379|nethack=3.6.7|<code>split_mon</code> function - the "extra" hit point from halving an odd value is given to the original mold}} Brown molds possess [[poison resistance]] and cold resistance.
 [[Eating]] a brown mold [[corpse]] or [[tin]] has a 3% chance each of granting poison resistance or cold resistance.
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 ==Variants==
 ===SLASH'EM===
-In [[SLASH'EM]], brown molds have a {{frac|9|10}} chance of [[reviving]] from their corpses like other non-[[lichen]] fungi and molds.{{refsrc|mkobj.c|764|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} A brown mold has an overall 7.4% chance of generating from a corpse that reach 51 turns of age, is not [[acidic]], and is not located within or on top of a square of [[water]], [[ice]] or [[lava]].{{refsrc|mkobj.c|765|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|do.c|1685|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|mkobj.c|811|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|do.c|1680|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
+In [[SLASH'EM]], brown molds have a {{frac|9|10}} chance of [[reviving]] from their corpses like other non-[[lichen]] fungi and molds.{{refsrc|mkobj.c|764|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} A brown mold has an overall 7.4% chance of generating from a corpse that reaches 51 turns of age, is not [[acidic]], and is not located within or on top of a square of [[water]], [[ice]] or [[lava]].{{refsrc|mkobj.c|765|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|do.c|1685|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|mkobj.c|811|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|do.c|1680|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
 Brown molds can be generated in [[fungus farm]]s.

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 ===SpliceHack===
-In [[SpliceHack]], brown molds and other fungi and molds take extra damage from copper items, and similar to SLASH'EM they can grow from old corpses. A brown mold can [[grow up]] into a [[brown moldier]].
+In [[SpliceHack]], brown molds and other fungi and molds take extra damage from copper items, and similar to SLASH'EM they can grow from old corpses. A brown mold can [[grow up]] into a [[brown moldier]], though this does not normally occur in gameplay.
 Attempting to [[cook]] a brown mold corpse at a [[furnace]] will cause it to immediately revive.
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 ===Hack'EM===
-In [[Hack'EM]], brown molds and other fungi and molds take extra damage from copper items, and similar to SLASH'EM they can grow from old corpses. As in SpliceHack, a brown mold can grow up into a brown moldier.
+In [[Hack'EM]], brown molds and other fungi and molds take extra damage from copper items, and similar to SLASH'EM they can grow from old corpses. As in SpliceHack, a brown mold can grow up into a brown moldier, though this does not normally occur in gameplay.
 Similar to xNetHack, brown mold corpses can be used to brew potions by dipping them in fruit juice - in Hack'EM, this eventually turns the juice into a [[Potion of blood (SLASH'EM)|potion of blood]].

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 ===notdNetHack===
-In [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], in addition to dNetHack details, black molds can often be encountered in the [[Ice Caves]] [[adventure branch]].
+In [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], in addition to dNetHack details, brown molds can often be encountered in the [[Ice Caves]] [[adventure branch]].
 ===EvilHack===

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 ===EvilHack===
-In [[EvilHack]], monsters can gain intrinsics from eating corpses, so a brown mold can be useful for giving resistances to a pet [[pony]] or other [[herbivore]].
+In [[EvilHack]], tame monsters can gain intrinsics from eating corpses, so a brown mold can be useful for giving resistances to a pet [[pony]] or other [[herbivore]].
 ===Hack'EM===

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 Brown molds can provide an early source of cold resistance and poison resistance for a hero, in spite of the low odds.
 ==History==
 The brown mold first appears in [[NetHack 3.0.0]].
 ==Encyclopedia entry==