Lichen - Revision history

YakumoRising: /* Origin */ typo

2024-11-17T19:34:55Z

‎Origin: typo

Ais523: /* Origin */ remove stray backslash

2024-11-09T23:05:47Z

‎Origin: remove stray backslash

Umbire the Phantom: slashem + them

2024-09-11T06:49:54Z

slashem + them

Umbire the Phantom: /* Origin */ copyedit

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‎Origin: copyedit

Umbire the Phantom: /* Variants */ them

2024-09-09T20:11:29Z

‎Variants: them

Umbire the Phantom: lede

2024-09-09T20:05:53Z

lede

Umbire the Phantom: FCU pass

2024-09-09T20:05:35Z

FCU pass

Umbire the Phantom: formatting pass

2023-10-30T00:29:04Z

formatting pass

Umbire the Phantom: de-SLEX

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de-SLEX

Phollenback: Correct definition of lichen.

2021-11-16T21:16:14Z

Correct definition of lichen.

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 {{wikipedia|Lichen}}
 {{wikipedia|Edible lichen}}
-Lichen are composite organisms that arise from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species. Lichens can occur in many environmental conditions, including several extreme ones, and can grow on almost any surfac&mdash;they also have a history of being used as food, hence the properties of their corpses in ''NetHack''. The interaction between lichen corpses and acid are also based on real-life [[wikipedia:litmus|litmus]] tests, which use dyes extracted from lichens as a pH indicator.
+Lichen are composite organisms that arise from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species. Lichens can occur in many environmental conditions, including several extreme ones, and can grow on almost any surface&mdash;they also have a history of being used as food, hence the properties of their corpses in ''NetHack''. The interaction between lichen corpses and acid are also based on real-life [[wikipedia:litmus|litmus]] tests, which use dyes extracted from lichens as a pH indicator.
 ==Variants==

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 {{wikipedia|Lichen}}
 {{wikipedia|Edible lichen}}
-Lichen are composite organisms that arise from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species. Lichens can occur in many environmental conditions, including several extreme ones, and can grow on almost any surfac&mdash;they also have a history of being used as food, hence the properties of their corpses in ''NetHack''. The interaction between lichen corpses and acid are also based on real-life [[wikipedia:litmus|litmus]] tests, which use \dyes extracted from lichens as a pH indicator.
+Lichen are composite organisms that arise from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species. Lichens can occur in many environmental conditions, including several extreme ones, and can grow on almost any surfac&mdash;they also have a history of being used as food, hence the properties of their corpses in ''NetHack''. The interaction between lichen corpses and acid are also based on real-life [[wikipedia:litmus|litmus]] tests, which use dyes extracted from lichens as a pH indicator.
 ==Variants==

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 ===SLASH'EM===
-In [[SLASH'EM]], the lichen is the only fungus or mold that does not [[revive]] from its corpse.{{refsrc|mkobj.c|764|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
+In [[SLASH'EM]], the lichen is the only fungus or mold that will not [[revive]] from its corpse.{{refsrc|mkobj.c|764|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
-Corpses that reach 51 turns of age and are not acidic have a {{frac|2}} chance of turning into a fungus or mold, which has a 3.7% chance of being a lichen, provided that they are 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}} This makes it possible to 'farm' corpses for lichen early in the game, though it can somewhat impractical, and certain corpses are better off eaten while they are still fresh.
+A lichen has an overall 1.85% 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}} This makes it possible to 'farm' corpses for lichen early in the game, though it can somewhat impractical, and certain corpses are better off eaten while they are still fresh.
 ===EvilHack===
 In [[EvilHack]], lichens are given an additional touch attack that temporarily [[slow]]s its target, and both of its touch attacks can inflict minor damage.
 ===Hack'EM===

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 {{wikipedia|Lichen}}
 {{wikipedia|Edible lichen}}
-Lichen are composite organisms that arise from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species. They can occur in many environmental conditions, including several extreme ones, and can grow on almost any surface. They also have a history of being used in real life as food, hence their potential use as sources of long-term food in ''NetHack''. Real-life [[wikipedia:litmus|litmus]] tests use dyes extracted from lichens as a pH indicator, which is why lichen corpses in ''NetHack'' turn red when dipped into potions of acid.
+Lichen are composite organisms that arise from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species. Lichens can occur in many environmental conditions, including several extreme ones, and can grow on almost any surfac&mdash;they also have a history of being used as food, hence the properties of their corpses in ''NetHack''. The interaction between lichen corpses and acid are also based on real-life [[wikipedia:litmus|litmus]] tests, which use \dyes extracted from lichens as a pH indicator.
 ==Variants==

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 In [[SLASH'EM]], the lichen is the only fungus or mold that does not [[revive]] from its corpse.{{refsrc|mkobj.c|764|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
 Corpses that reach 51 turns of age and are not acidic have a {{frac|2}} chance of turning into a fungus or mold, which has a 3.7% chance of being a lichen, provided that they are 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}} This makes it possible to 'farm' corpses for lichen early in the game, though it can somewhat impractical, and certain corpses are better off eaten while they are still fresh.
 ===EvilHack===

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 Lichen [[corpse]]s do not become tainted or rot away from age, though they can become too old to [[sacrifice]] as with corpses. Dipping a lichen corpse into a [[potion of acid]] causes the corpse to "turn red around the edges" (or orange if the potion is diluted) without using up the potion.{{refsrc|src/potion.c|2094|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
-A "master lichen", whose name is a portmanteau of the lichen and [[master lich]], is one of the [[hallucinatory monster]]s that can be mentioned while [[hallucinating]].
+A "master lichen", whose name is a portmanteau of the lichen and [[master lich]], is one of the [[hallucinatory monster]]s that can be seen while [[hallucinating]].
 ==Generation==

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   |frequency=4
   |genocidable=Yes
-  |attacks=Touch [[sticky]]
+  |attacks=Touch 0d0 [[sticky]]
   |weight=20
   |nutr=200
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 }}
-A '''lichen''', {{monsym|lichen}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[Nethack]]''. It is a [[fungus]] with a [[sticky attack]] that holds the player in place briefly, but otherwise does no damage. The lichen is one of the easiest monsters to kill in the game.
+A '''lichen''', {{monsym|lichen}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. The lichen is a type of [[fungus]] that is one of the earliest monsters the [[hero]] can encounter.
-A "[[master lichen]]" is one of the many [[hallucinatory monster|monsters]] that the player can see while [[hallucinating]].
+A lichen has a [[sticky]] touch attack that deals no damage, but holds the hero in place for a short amount of time, and has no effect on monsters.
 ==Generation==
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 ==Strategy==
-Lichen are extremely [[speed|slow]] and easily beaten even by beginning characters; however, their sticky attack does prevent you from attacking any other target except the lichen, which wastes that turn (''"You cannot escape from the lichen!"'') and forces you to focus on killing it first.
+Lichen are extremely slow, moving at the minimum [[speed]] of 1, and the worst they can do with their sticky attack is prevent the hero from attacking other hostile targets - even then, this scenario is rare and lichens can be easily killed by almost any starting hero.
-Dipping a lichen corpse into a [[potion of acid]] causes it to 'turn red around the edges', or orange if the potion is somehow diluted. This does not consume the potion.{{refsrc|src/potion.c|1949|version=NetHack 3.6.0}}
+Lichen corpses can be carried indefinitely as normal [[comestible]]s which are always safe to [[eat]]: they provide 200 nutrition, but weigh the same as a [[food ration]], so they should ideally be eaten first to free up carrying capacity - [[vegetarian]] and [[vegan]] [[conduct]] heroes will usually prioritize collecting lichen corpses early on. Lichen corpses can also be used to tame [[domestic]] [[herbivore]]s such as [[ponies]], pacify domestic [[carnivore]]s and feed herbivorous or omnivorous [[pet]]s.
 ==History==
-Lichen were added in [[NetHack 3.3.0]].
+The lichen first appears in [[NetHack 3.3.0]].
-==Variants==
+The messages produced when a lichen corpse is dipped in a potion of acid are introduced in [[NetHack 3.6.0]].
 ==Origin==
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 {{wikipedia|Edible lichen}}
 Lichen are composite organisms that arise from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species. They can occur in many environmental conditions, including several extreme ones, and can grow on almost any surface. They also have a history of being used in real life as food, hence their potential use as sources of long-term food in ''NetHack''. Real-life [[wikipedia:litmus|litmus]] tests use dyes extracted from lichens as a pH indicator, which is why lichen corpses in ''NetHack'' turn red when dipped into potions of acid.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==
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 ==References==
 <references/>
-{{nethack-366}}
+{{nethack-367}}
 [[Category:Monsters]]