# Violet fungus

F violet fungus 

Difficulty

5

Attacks

Touch 1d4 sticky

F violet fungus 

Difficulty

5

Attacks

Touch 1d4 sticky

Base level

3

Base experience

34

Speed

1

Base AC

7

Base MR

0

Alignment

0 (neutral)

Frequency (by normal means)

2 (Quite rare)

Genocidable

Yes

Weight

100

Nutritional value

100

Size

Small

Resistances

Poison

Resistances conveyed

Poison (20%)

A violet fungus:

 does not breathe.
 cannot pick up items.
 has no eyes.

 has no limbs.
 has no head.
 is mindless.

 does not eat. (*)
 is neither male nor female.
 is normally generated hostile.

Reference

monst.c#line1440

The violet fungus is a weak enemy. It moves slowly and deals little damage. It has a sticky attack. Eating the corpse (or a tin) of the violet fungus causes hallucination for 200 turns. The corpse  has a 20% chance of conveying poison resistance, however eating the corpse to gain poison resistance is not recommended unless you can remove the hallucination. Pets are not affected by the hallucination, so herbivorous ones can safely eat the corpse.

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