Green mold
F green 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 | Acid, petrification |
| Resistances conveyed | Cures stoning |
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A green mold:
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| Reference | monst.c#line1313 |
A green mold, F, is a type of monster that appears in NetHack. The green mold is a type of acidic mold that is sessile and lacks limbs, eyes or a head like most molds.
A green mold has a passive attack that has a 1⁄2 chance of triggering when it is attacked in melee, dealing acid damage against attackers without acid resistance dependent on the attacker's level as well as abusing strength[1][2]—this can splash the attacker in acid even if the attack kills the mold, and is affected by cancellation.[3][4] Being splashed by the green mold's passive acid can also subject the attacker's armor and weapons to corrosion: armor has a 1⁄30 chance to corrode regardless of the melee attack type, and certain armor and weapons have a 1⁄6 chance of corroding if used to strike the mold directly.[5][6][7][8] Green molds possess acid resistance and stoning resistance.
A green mold corpse is acidic to eat, and eating a green mold corpse or tin immediately cures stoning on the first bite. While green molds are marked as granting stoning resistance, there is no code that actually reads this flag when their corpse is eaten.[9]
The following information pertains to an upcoming version (3.7.0). If this version is now released, please verify that it is still accurate, then update the page to incorporate this information.
Eating a green mold grants temporary stoning resistance, as with all stoning-resistant monsters, and can also grant temporary acid resistance.Generation
Randomly generated green molds are always created hostile.
Strategy
While green molds are not as dangerous to a starting hero or their pet as other molds, they can still be hazardous for the hero's equipment, and the acidic passive can also leave pets at low HP and unable to deal effectively with other threats. Any ranged attack can kill a green mold easily with much less risk, with disposable or non-corroding weapons and projectiles being the most ideal.
History
The green 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.
References
- ↑ src/uhitm.c in NetHack 3.6.7, line 2776: case for acid passive against you
- ↑ src/uhitm.c in NetHack 3.6.7, line 2784: check for acid resistance versus hero
- ↑ src/uhitm.c in NetHack 3.6.7, line 2762: cases below this line affect the hero even if they kill the defender
- ↑ src/mhitm.c in NetHack 3.6.7, line 1608: check for acid resistance versus monsters
- ↑ src/uhitm.c in NetHack 3.6.7, line 2786: corrosion of hero's armor from acid splash
- ↑ src/uhitm.c in NetHack 3.6.7, line 3011: corrosion of hero's armor and/or weapons used in the attack
- ↑ src/mhitm.c in NetHack 3.6.7, line 1621: corrosion of monster's armor from acid splash
- ↑ src/mhitm.c in NetHack 3.6.7, line 1623: corrosion of monster's armor and/or weapons used in the attack
- ↑ src/monst.c in NetHack 3.6.7, line 1321
