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A '''gas spore''', {{gray|e}} , can be dangerous for the unprepared. They act as a "living mine" exploding in a small radius when killed, therefore likely to kill your [[pet]] if it is too close.  
 
A '''gas spore''', {{gray|e}} , can be dangerous for the unprepared. They act as a "living mine" exploding in a small radius when killed, therefore likely to kill your [[pet]] if it is too close.  
 
The best strategy when faced with a gas spore is to step back and cast offensive [[spell]]s, or shoot the gas spore with [[arrow]]s, [[dart]]s, or throwing [[rock]]s and [[junk]] weapons at them. Sleep spells will bounce off of them.
 
The best strategy when faced with a gas spore is to step back and cast offensive [[spell]]s, or shoot the gas spore with [[arrow]]s, [[dart]]s, or throwing [[rock]]s and [[junk]] weapons at them. Sleep spells will bounce off of them.
If you cause a gas spore to explode next to a shopkeeper, he will regard it as a form of attack and will immediately turn hostile, this is a [[Bad Idea]] for non chaotics and it will also probably cause [[YASD]] if you are low level.
 
  
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You are responsible for any damage done by a gas spore explosion you cause.  This means that if you cause a gas spore to explode, killing your pet, it counts as though you killed the pet.  It also means that if you cause a gas spore to explode next to a peaceful monster, it will become angered.  Note that angering peaceful humans throughout the dungeon is generally a [[Bad Idea]].
  
 
== Encyclopedia entry ==
 
== Encyclopedia entry ==

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A gas spore, e , can be dangerous for the unprepared. They act as a "living mine" exploding in a small radius when killed, therefore likely to kill your pet if it is too close. The best strategy when faced with a gas spore is to step back and cast offensive spells, or shoot the gas spore with arrows, darts, or throwing rocks and junk weapons at them. Sleep spells will bounce off of them.

You are responsible for any damage done by a gas spore explosion you cause. This means that if you cause a gas spore to explode, killing your pet, it counts as though you killed the pet. It also means that if you cause a gas spore to explode next to a peaceful monster, it will become angered. Note that angering peaceful humans throughout the dungeon is generally a Bad Idea.

Encyclopedia entry

The attack by those who want to die 
-- this is the attack against which you cannot prepare a perfect defense.
                               --Human aphorism
       [ The Dosadi Experiment, by Frank Herbert ]