Fungus Form

Version 0.13: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.

Fungus form is a bad form that can be inflicted on the player by the Polymorph spell, turning you into a creature similar to a wandering mushroom.

Pros

• Unarmed Combat: 12 base damage + Confusing Touch
• The player gains 12 AC.
• The player's size is set to Tiny: good evasion modifier.
• The player gains torment resistance and rN+++.
• The player gains poison resistance.
• The player doesn't hunger.
• The player's racial stealth modifier is set to 30 (very high).

Cons

• The player can't move while there are hostile monsters in his line of sight.
• The player can't drink.
• The player can't zap wands.
• The player has no mouth, meaning they cannot shout or command allies.
• The player can't cast spells.
• All equipment is melded except jewellery, wizard hats, and caps.

History

Prior to 0.13, fungus form also gave you one rank of fire vulnerability unless you also worshiped Fedhas Madash.

Fungus form was added in 0.12

Fungus Form