Chaotic

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Chaotic is an attribute that, among other things, makes a creature extremely susceptible to silver weapons.

Effect

Chaotic monsters are fully affected by the silver brand, taking up to 175% extra damage.

Zin despises chaos, and worshippers who dare employ chaotic items or magic will find themselves undergoing penance. Worshipers who leave to Xom or Jiyva will also incur wrath (the other chaotic gods are evil and upset all three good gods, including Zin). On the other hand, Zin will reward followers who slay chaotic monsters with additional piety.

Players can never be chaotic themselves, though they are considered "shapeshifted" during a transformation, mtaking the same damage from silver weapons. Worshiping a chaotic god has no effect, if you have not worshiped Zin. Chaotic spells and items are similarly inconsequential, though the abilities of some may amuse Xom.

Chaotic monsters

• Shapeshifters, all ugly things, abominations large and small, killer klowns, Tiamat.
• A creature having a mutating attack or a chaotic attack flavor (as opposed to simply having a chaos-branded weapon, like Crazy Yiuf).
• A creature having an intrinsic chaotic spell, such as Mnoleg (as opposed to simply being a spellcaster with a chaotic spell, such as Kirke).

Chaotic spells

• Banishment
• Beastly Appendage
• Blade Hands
• Call of Chaos
• Chain of Chaos
• Dragon Form
• Ice Form
• Irradiate
• Major Destruction
• Malign Gateway
• Malmutate
• Necromutation
• Polymorph
• Porkalator
• Spider Form
• Statue Form
• Storm Form
• Summon Horrible Things
• Wereblood
• Yara's Violent Unravelling

In addition, random Hell effects are considered chaotic.

Chaotic gods

• Jiyva
• Lugonu
• Makhleb
• Xom

Chaotic items

• Weapons of chaos
• Mutagenic unrands or randarts, like the Plutonium Sword or the Glaive of Prune
• Wands of polymorph and pieces from Xom's chessboard
• Potions of mutation and lignification