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| − | A '''lichen''' | + | A '''lichen''' is a plant-based [[monster]] that appears in [[Nethack]], and is one of the easiest in the game. They are extremely [[speed|slow]] and incapable of dealing any actual damage; their main attack is a [[sticky attack]] which holds you in one place, but this is trivial considering they are easy to beat. However, the 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 [[corpse]]s | + | Lichen [[corpse]]s, unlike most corpses, never rot - but they do become old for the purposes of sacrificing. They can be carried indefinitely as normal [[comestible]]s which are always safe to [[eat]]; they are also valid [[Flesh|non-meat]] food choices for [[vegan]]s and vegetarians, and can be used to tame [[horse]]s. Lichen corpses have the same weight as a [[food ration]] for a quarter of the nutrition, and should ideally be eaten first to free up carrying capacity. Since NetHack 3.6.0, 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}} |
| − | + | A "[[master lichen]]" is one of the many [[hallucinatory monster|monsters]] that the player can see while [[hallucinating]]. | |
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== Variants == | == Variants == | ||
| − | [[Slash'EM Extended]] has stronger variants of the lichen: [[aggressive lichen]], [[water lichen]], [[poison lichen]], [[venom lichen]], [[ore lichen]], [[patched lichen]], | + | While lichen do not have variants in vanilla Nethack, the [[arch-lichen]] patch by Nodey for NetHack 3.4.3 allows the variant known as the arch-lichen (based off the [[arch-lich]]) to be patched into a game. [[Slash'EM Extended]] has this patch implemented by default with some changes, and also introduces many stronger variants of the lichen, including an actual master lichen. |
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| + | In increasing order of strength, the variants encountered are: [[aggressive lichen]], [[water lichen]], [[poison lichen]], [[venom lichen]], [[ore lichen]], [[patched lichen]], master lichen, [[grandmaster lichen]], [[sensei lichen]] and arch-lichen. | ||
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Revision as of 17:54, 23 November 2019
F lichen 
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| Difficulty | 1 |
| Attacks |
Touch sticky |
| Base level | 0 |
| Base experience | 4 |
| Speed | 1 |
| Base AC | 9 |
| Base MR | 0 |
| Alignment | 0 (neutral) |
| Frequency (by normal means) | 4 (Uncommon) |
| Genocidable | Yes |
| Weight | 20 |
| Nutritional value | 200 |
| Size | Small |
| Resistances | None |
| Resistances conveyed |
None |
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A lichen:
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| Reference | monst.c#line1292 |
A lichen is a plant-based monster that appears in Nethack, and is one of the easiest in the game. They are extremely slow and incapable of dealing any actual damage; their main attack is a sticky attack which holds you in one place, but this is trivial considering they are easy to beat. However, the 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 corpses, unlike most corpses, never rot - but they do become old for the purposes of sacrificing. They can be carried indefinitely as normal comestibles which are always safe to eat; they are also valid non-meat food choices for vegans and vegetarians, and can be used to tame horses. Lichen corpses have the same weight as a food ration for a quarter of the nutrition, and should ideally be eaten first to free up carrying capacity. Since NetHack 3.6.0, 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.[1]
A "master lichen" is one of the many monsters that the player can see while hallucinating.
Encyclopedia entry
The chamber was of unhewn rock, round, as near as might
be, eighteen or twenty feet across, and gay with rich
variety of fern and moss and lichen. The fern was in
its winter still, or coiling for the spring-tide; but
moss was in abundant life, some feathering, and some
gobleted, and some with fringe of red to it.
Variants
While lichen do not have variants in vanilla Nethack, the arch-lichen patch by Nodey for NetHack 3.4.3 allows the variant known as the arch-lichen (based off the arch-lich) to be patched into a game. Slash'EM Extended has this patch implemented by default with some changes, and also introduces many stronger variants of the lichen, including an actual master lichen.
In increasing order of strength, the variants encountered are: aggressive lichen, water lichen, poison lichen, venom lichen, ore lichen, patched lichen, master lichen, grandmaster lichen, sensei lichen and arch-lichen.
References
This page may need to be updated for the current version of NetHack.
It may contain text specific to NetHack 3.6.0. Information on this page may be out of date.
Editors: After reviewing this page and making necessary edits, please change the {{nethack-360}} tag to the current version's tag or {{noversion}} as appropriate.
