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{{monster
|name=dungeon fern spore
|symbol={{green|e}}
|difficulty=2
|level=1
|experience=0
|speed=3
|AC=5
|MR=0
|align=0
|frequency=0
|genocidable=No
|attacks=[[Explosion attack|Explode]] 2d4 [[Physical damage|physical]], [[On-death explosion]] 2d4 physical
|weight=10
|nutr=10
|size=Small
|resistances=[[Poison resistance]]
|resistances conveyed=None
|attributes={{attributes|A dungeon 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#L3829 UnNetHack commit 4b5df73 - src/monst.c, line 3829]
}}

A '''dungeon fern spore''', {{green|e}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[UnNetHack]]. The dungeon 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—these spores act as a means of reproduction for the [[Dungeon fern (UnNetHack)|dungeon fern]], 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}}.

Dungeon fern spores have two attacks: an [[explosion attack]] that deals physical 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 not over a square of [[ice]], [[lava]] or a [[pool]] of water, though [[muddy swamp]] squares are a valid location: the fern created has a {{frac|6}} chance of being a full-grown dungeon fern, and will otherwise be a [[Dungeon fern sprout (UnNetHack)|dungeon fern sprout]].

Dungeon fern spores possess [[poison resistance]].

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

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

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

==History==
The dungeon fern first appears in version 5.1.0 via [https://github.com/UnNetHack/UnNetHack/commit/3aaf76df0b60001d904da96b87a66651c2d0ec5a commit 3aaf76d].

==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}}
[[Category:UnNetHack monsters]]

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   |reference=[https://github.com/UnNetHack/UnNetHack/blob/4b5df73098fabe19949b506aff5127b1091246e4/src/monst.c#L3829 UnNetHack commit 4b5df73 - src/monst.c, line 3829]
 }}
 A '''dungeon fern spore''', {{green|e}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[UnNetHack]]. The dungeon 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&mdash;these spores act as a means of reproduction for the [[Dungeon fern (UnNetHack)|dungeon fern]], 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}}.
 Dungeon fern spores have two attacks: an [[explosion attack]] that deals physical 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 normal [[floor]] or [[muddy swamp]]: the fern created has a {{frac|6}} chance of being a full-grown dungeon fern, and will otherwise be a [[Dungeon fern sprout (UnNetHack)|dungeon fern sprout]].

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   |reference=[https://github.com/UnNetHack/UnNetHack/blob/4b5df73098fabe19949b506aff5127b1091246e4/src/monst.c#L3829 UnNetHack commit 4b5df73 - src/monst.c, line 3829]
 }}
-A '''dungeon fern spore''', {{green|e}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[UnNetHack]]. The dungeon 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&mdash;these spores act as a means of reproduction for the [[Dungeon fern (UnNetHack)|dungeon fern]], 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 '''dungeon fern spore''', {{green|e}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[UnNetHack]]. The dungeon 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&mdash;these spores act as a means of reproduction for the [[Dungeon fern (UnNetHack)|dungeon fern]], 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}}.
 Dungeon fern spores have two attacks: an [[explosion attack]] that deals physical 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 normal [[floor]] or [[muddy swamp]]: the fern created has a {{frac|6}} chance of being a full-grown dungeon fern, and will otherwise be a [[Dungeon fern sprout (UnNetHack)|dungeon fern sprout]].
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 ==History==
-The dungeon fern spore first appears in version 5.1.0 via [https://github.com/UnNetHack/UnNetHack/commit/3aaf76df0b60001d904da96b87a66651c2d0ec5a commit 3aaf76d], and [https://github.com/UnNetHack/UnNetHack/commit/76bc877bacd9846edad923e4db42f2e75466b8fa commit 76bc877] makes it possible for them to create dungeon fern sprouts and fully-grown ferns.
+The dungeon fern and its spore first appears in version 5.1.0 via [https://github.com/UnNetHack/UnNetHack/commit/3aaf76df0b60001d904da96b87a66651c2d0ec5a commit 3aaf76d], and [https://github.com/UnNetHack/UnNetHack/commit/76bc877bacd9846edad923e4db42f2e75466b8fa commit 76bc877] makes it possible for them to create dungeon fern sprouts and fully-grown ferns.
 ==Origin==

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 A '''dungeon fern spore''', {{green|e}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[UnNetHack]]. The dungeon 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&mdash;these spores act as a means of reproduction for the [[Dungeon fern (UnNetHack)|dungeon fern]], 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}}.
-Dungeon fern spores have two attacks: an [[explosion attack]] that deals physical 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 not over a square of [[ice]], [[lava]] or a [[pool]] of water, though [[muddy swamp]] squares are a valid location: the fern created has a {{frac|6}} chance of being a full-grown dungeon fern, and will otherwise be a [[Dungeon fern sprout (UnNetHack)|dungeon fern sprout]].
+Dungeon fern spores have two attacks: an [[explosion attack]] that deals physical 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 normal [[floor]] or [[muddy swamp]]: the fern created has a {{frac|6}} chance of being a full-grown dungeon fern, and will otherwise be a [[Dungeon fern sprout (UnNetHack)|dungeon fern sprout]].
 Dungeon fern spores possess [[poison resistance]].

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 ==History==
-The dungeon fern spore first appears in version 5.1.0 via [https://github.com/UnNetHack/UnNetHack/commit/3aaf76df0b60001d904da96b87a66651c2d0ec5a commit 3aaf76d].
+The dungeon fern spore first appears in version 5.1.0 via [https://github.com/UnNetHack/UnNetHack/commit/3aaf76df0b60001d904da96b87a66651c2d0ec5a commit 3aaf76d], and [https://github.com/UnNetHack/UnNetHack/commit/76bc877bacd9846edad923e4db42f2e75466b8fa commit 76bc877] makes it possible for them to create dungeon fern sprouts and fully-grown ferns.
 ==Origin==

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 Dungeon fern spores are not randomly generated, and normally-created ones are always hostile. They are not a valid polymorph form or genocide target.
-Dungeon fern spores can only be generated by the [[spore-making]] "[[gaze attack]]" of dungeon ferns, which occurs with a {{frac|2}} chance (50%) during each of their turns if they are not [[cancelled]] and the [[hero]] is within roughly 10 squares of them.
+Dungeon fern spores can only be generated by the [[spore-making]] "[[gaze attack]]" of dungeon 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&mdash;this attack is only used if they are not [[cancelled]] and the [[hero]] is within roughly 10 squares of them.
 Dungeon fern spores [[Corpseless|never leave a corpse]] upon death.