Bad Form

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Bad forms is the name given to the transformations the player character can suffer when affected by a beam of polymorph, a weapon of chaos or a Transmutations miscast effect. Beams can always be resisted with magic resistance if the player didn't zap himself. Mutation resistance doesn't work, but undead players and those already affected by a bad form are immune. Followers of Zin can be protected by their god.

These are all the transmutations that can happen:

• Bat Form : 15.4%
• Fungus Form : 15.4%
• Pig Form : 15.4%
• Porcupine Form : 15.4%
• Tree Form : 15.4%
• Wisp Form : 15.4%
• Spider Form : 3%
• Ice Form : 3%
• Statue Form : 0.77%
• Dragon Form : 0.15%

Transmutations which usually are cancellable, like Ice Form, become uncancellable.

History

Most bad forms were added in 0.12. A jelly form was added (eats items, acidic attack but terrible defenses, no item use), but disabled before the branch for testing bad forms was even merged into trunk, let alone a stable release.