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Disgusting molds are quite frequently found growing on corpses.  If you lack [[poison resistance]], kill them from afar and eat their corpses - they have a 33% chance of granting the intrinsic.
 
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The disgusting mold is a tan colored mold new to SLASH’EM.  It is sessile, meaning it will not move and can only cause damage through passive attacks.  It can grow on rotting corpses as early as dungeon level one, and thus poses a particular threat to early players.
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The disgusting mold is a type of mold new to SLASH’EM.  It is [[sessile]], meaning it will not move and can only cause damage through its [[passive attack]]s.  Despite its [[difficulty]], it can be found growing on corpses as early as level one. Players encountering one should find a way to avoid or resist its passive attack.  Means of doing so include:
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*Gaining intrinsic or extrinsic [[poison resistance]]. [[Doppelganger (starting race)|Doppelgangers]] might try polymorphing into an undead or demonic monster.
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Should a player encounter a disgusting mold early, attacking it directly is a Bad Idea.  The mold is unlike to suffer much damage, and it’s passive attack can easily be the end of an early player.  Similarly, throwing items is unlikely to accomplish much and, as the mold is sessile, it will never move off the items.  Effective ways of getting rid of the mold early include:
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*Using ranged attacks, such as [[spell]]s, [[wand]]s, or [[ranged weapon]]s.
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*Letting a poison-resistant pet kill it, such as a [[necromancer]]'s starting [[ghoul]].
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* Gaining resistance to its passive attack, for example, by using #youpoly and becoming a zombie.
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If you lack any of the above, simply avoid the mold until you do.  Since molds never move, they can pose a problem if they are blocking the only entrance to a room.  Thus, one should always pick up a [[digging tool]] as early as possible, especially since it is a good idea regardless.
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* Using spells, which present no risk of suffering a passive attack or losing an item under the mold.
 
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* Shooting it (only undead slayers are likely to have a gun, though).
 
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Most early players won’t have access to any of the above, and should strongly consider simply ignoring the mold.  There is one additional threat, however: should a rotting corpse be placed on the only path out of an area, it can and will grow a disgusting mold, forcing the player to either deal with the mold or starve to death.  If a player is unable to kill or dig around this enemy, they should be careful not to let corpses grow molds in a way that can trap them.
 
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After the early game, most players will have a variety of ways to kill disgusting molds, and should not worry too much about encountering one, although it’s passive attack can still weaken or damage players.
 
  
 
== Black mold ==
 
== Black mold ==

Revision as of 00:29, 25 January 2011

Molds in SLASH'EM behave somewhat differently than in vanilla. The first change is that any fungus that leaves a corpse, other than a lichen, has a 90% chance of reviving in the same manner as a troll[1] (however molds only leave corpses 1/3 of the time). The second change is that molds may grow on old corpses as opposed to the corpse simply rotting away over time. After 51 turns there is a 50% chance that a mold will grow over an old corpse[2], as long as the corpse is not "in adverse conditions"[3], meaning that the corpse must not be acidic[4] or located within/on top of water, ice, or lava. The mold will be a random member of the fungus class, biased towards sessile fungi[5]. The mold will 'destroy' the corpse as it grows.

Additionally, there are two new types of molds; the disgusting mold and the black mold. Both possess a poisonous passive spore attack that will cause poison damage if you are not poison resistant or unbreathing and a passive acid attack. They are safe to eat, however, and have a good chance of providing poison resistance.

Disgusting mold

F disgusting mold Disgusting mold.png
Difficulty 7
Attacks

Passive 1d8 poison, Passive 2d4 acid

Base level 5
Base experience 66
Speed 0
Base AC 7
Base MR 0
Alignment 0 (neutral)
Frequency (by normal means) Very rare, appears only in Gehennom
Genocidable Yes
Weight 100
Nutritional value 100
Size Small
Resistances poison
Resistances conveyed

poison (33%)

A disgusting mold:

Reference SLASH'EM_0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line2442


The disgusting mold is a type of mold new to SLASH’EM. It is sessile, meaning it will not move and can only cause damage through its passive attacks. Despite its difficulty, it can be found growing on corpses as early as level one. Players encountering one should find a way to avoid or resist its passive attack. Means of doing so include:

If you lack any of the above, simply avoid the mold until you do. Since molds never move, they can pose a problem if they are blocking the only entrance to a room. Thus, one should always pick up a digging tool as early as possible, especially since it is a good idea regardless.

Black mold

F black mold Black mold.png
Difficulty 8
Attacks

Passive 0d4 poison, Passive 1d8 acid

Base level 6
Base experience 85
Speed 0
Base AC 7
Base MR 0
Alignment 0 (neutral)
Frequency (by normal means) Very rare, appears only in Gehennom
Genocidable Yes
Weight 100
Nutritional value 100
Size Small
Resistances poison
Resistances conveyed

poison (40%)

A black mold:

Reference SLASH'EM_0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line2449

While the black mold is flagged as only being generated in Gehennom, this is ignored for the purposes of growing on corpses. It is otherwise very similar to the disgusting mold.

References

  1. ↑ SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2/mkobj.c#764
  2. ↑ SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2/mkobj.c#765
  3. ↑ SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2/do.c#1685
  4. ↑ SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2/mkobj.c#811
  5. ↑ SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2/do.c#1680

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.

[ The Concise Columbia Encyclopedia ]
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