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You have been transformed into a pig. You move quickly but are less effective in melee.

Any equipped weapons, armour and rings are melded, and you are unable to cast spells. The effectiveness of your melee attacks while in this form is based on experience level instead of on Unarmed Combat skill.

Pig Form is a bad form that can be inflicted by various means: the unique monster Kirke's Porkalator spell, by being polymorphed (whether through the spell, a Killer Klown, or with the wand), or by drawing the Swine card via Nemelex Xobeh's wrath. Becoming a hog melds almost all equipment, suppresses mutations, and prevents spellcasting. Even characters with significant training in unarmed combat will find themselves incapable of fighting competently. The one advantage given by Pig Form is an increase to your character's base speed and evasion, improving your odds of fleeing to safety.

Pros

Fast 2 (movement delay 0.7)
Small size (good evasion)

Cons

Sets base AC to 0
All equipment is melded except for amulets
Can't cast spells
Unarmed Combat base damage is reduced to 1 + UC/5

Pig Form	Gargoyle

History

Prior to 0.22, you could not evoke wands while in Pig Form.
While Pig Form has been around as long as Kirke has, version 0.12 made it somewhat more common with the changes to the Polymorph spell.

	Transformations
Talisman	Tier 1: Quill Form • Walking Scroll Form • Vision Form • Hypnogecko Form Tier 2: Scarab Form • Spore Form • Yak Form • Medusa Form • Jademantle Form • Mistmane Form Tier 3: Maw Form • Eel Form • Fortress Crab Form • Werewolf Form • Serpent Form • Spider Form • Aqua Form Tier 4: Blade Form • Dragon Form • Statue Form • Hive Form • Sphinx Form • Vampire Form (Vampire Bat Form) Tier 5: Storm Form • Death Form
Bauble	Flux Form • Centipede Form
Bad Forms	Bat Form • Fungus Form • Pig Form • Tree Form • Wisp Form • Jelly Form
Divine	Slaughter Form

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-'''Pig Form''' is a [[bad form]] that can be inflicted either by the [[unique]] monster [[Kirke]]'s [[Porkalator]] spell, by the [[Polymorph Other]] spell, or by a [[wand of polymorph other]]. Becoming a [[hog]] melds all equipment (including jewellery), suppresses mutations, and prevents spellcasting.
+{{flavour|You have been transformed into a pig. You move quickly but are less effective in melee.
-==History==
+Any equipped weapons, armour and rings are melded, and you are unable to cast spells. The effectiveness of your melee attacks while in this form is based on experience level instead of on Unarmed Combat skill.}}
-While Pig Form has been around as long as Kirke has, version [[0.12]] will make it more common with the changes to the [[Polymorph Other]] spell.
+'''Pig Form''' is a [[bad form]] that can be inflicted by various means: the [[unique]] monster [[Kirke]]'s [[Porkalator]] spell, by being [[polymorph]]ed (whether through the spell, a [[Killer Klown]], or with the [[wand of polymorph|wand]]), or by drawing the Swine card via [[Nemelex Xobeh]]'s wrath. Becoming a [[hog]] melds almost all equipment, suppresses [[mutation]]s, and prevents spellcasting. Even characters with significant training in [[unarmed combat]] will find themselves incapable of fighting competently. The one advantage given by Pig Form is an increase to your character's base speed and evasion, improving your odds of fleeing to safety.
+==Pros==
+*[[Fast]] 2 ([[movement]] delay 0.7)
+*Small size (good evasion)
+==Cons==
+*Sets base [[AC]] to 0
+*All equipment is melded except for [[amulet]]s
+*Can't cast spells
+*[[Unarmed Combat]] base damage is reduced to <code>1 + UC/5</code>
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-! Pig Form
+! Pig Form || Gargoyle
 |-
-| [[File:Hog.png]]
+| [[File:Pig form.png]] || [[File:Pig form gargoyle.png]]
 |}
+==History==
+*Prior to [[0.22]], you could not evoke [[wand]]s while in Pig Form.
+*While Pig Form has been around as long as Kirke has, version [[0.12]] made it somewhat more common with the changes to the [[Polymorph]] spell.
+[[Category:Status effects]]
+{{Forms}}