Red mold
F red mold 
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| Difficulty | 2 |
| Attacks | |
| Base level | 1 |
| Base experience | 9 |
| Speed | 0 |
| Base AC | 9 |
| Base MR | 0 |
| Alignment | 0 (neutral) |
| Frequency (by normal means) | 1 (Very rare) |
| Genocidable | Yes |
| Weight | 50 |
| Nutritional value | 30 |
| Size | Small |
| Resistances | Fire, poison |
| Resistances conveyed | Fire (3%), poison (3%) |
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A red mold:
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| Reference | monst.c#line1320 |
A red mold, F, is a type of monster that appears in NetHack. The red mold is a type of mold that has an affinity to fire, and like most molds it is sessile and lacks limbs, eyes or a head.
A red mold has a passive attack that can trigger when it is attacked in melee, dealing fire damage against attackers without fire resistance dependent on their level. Red molds possess poison resistance and fire resistance.
Eating a red mold corpse or tin has a 3% chance each of granting poison resistance or fire resistance.
Generation
Randomly generated red molds are always created hostile.
Strategy
Red molds are not threatening to a hero that has fire resistance, and even heroes without the property can avoid YASD against one by remaining attentive. Any form of ranged attack can dispose of a red mold easily; while pets are also capable of handling them, some early pets may have trouble dealing enough damage to outpace the mold's passive damage.
Red molds can provide an early source of fire resistance and poison resistance for a hero, in spite of the low odds.
History
The red mold first appears in NetHack 3.0.0.
Encyclopedia entry
Mold, multicellular organism of the division Fungi, typified
by plant bodies composed of a network of cottony filaments.
The colors of molds are due to spores borne on the filaments.
Most molds are saprophytes. Some species (e.g., penicillium)
are used in making cheese and antibiotics.
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