Red moldier
| F red moldier (No tile) | |
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| Difficulty | 7 |
| Attacks |
Weapon 1d4 physical, passive 0d4 fire |
| Base level | 5 |
| Base experience | ? |
| Speed | 12 |
| Base AC | 8 |
| Base MR | 0 |
| Alignment | 0 (neutral) |
| Frequency (by normal means) | 1 (Very rare) |
| Genocidable | Yes |
| Weight | 1450 |
| Nutritional value | 200 |
| Size | Medium |
| Resistances | sleep (SpliceHack only), fire, stoning (SpliceHack only), poison (Hack'EM only) |
| Resistances conveyed | None |
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A red moldier:
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| Reference | SpliceHack 1.2.0 - monst.c, line 2336 |
A red moldier, F, formerly known as a red mold warrior, is a type of monster that appears in SpliceHack-Rewrite and Hack'EM. The red moldier is a type of humanoid mold that has an affinity to fire similar to the red mold, and like all moldiers it is capable of following the hero to other levels while it is adjacent.
A red moldier has a weapon attack, as well as a passive attack that can trigger when it is attacked in melee and not killed: the passive attack deals fire damage against attackers without fire resistance dependent on their level, and can also burn certain weapons and armor used to attack it. Red moldiers possess fire resistance, and also possess sickness resistance like all fungi; in SpliceHack only, they additionally possess sleep resistance and stoning resistance, while in Hack'EM only, they possess poison resistance.
Generation
Randomly generated red moldiers are always created hostile. A red mold can grow up into a red moldier, though this does not normally occur in gameplay.
A red moldier can generate from a corpse that reaches 51 turns of age, is not acidic, and is not located within or on top of a square of water, ice or lava. Corpses infected by red moldiers may be turned into red moldiers themselves.
Strategy
Much like regular molds, red moldiers should be fought using ranged attacks if possible by heroes that lack fire resistance. Copper weapons deal extra damage to mold and fungus monsters, which can provide an important edge against moldiers in general. When dealing with a room of hostile monsters, dispose of as many of the corpses as reasonably possible (e.g. eating them, feeding them to pets, etc.) so that you have fewer potential moldiers to deal with - if possible, stash any leftover weapons and other loot so that moldiers cannot use them.
Despite their weight, red moldier corpses provide only 200 nutrition and do not give intrinsics (done intentionally in order to avoid potential farming), though they can still serve as meaningful nutrition for vegan or vegetarian conduct or feeding a herbivorous pet.
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.
