Ballistomycete
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| HP | 20 - 32 |
| HD | 4 |
| XP | 500 (when colony is destroyed) |
| Speed | 0 |
| AC | 1 |
| EV | 0 |
| Will | ∞
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| Resistances | rPois+, rN+, rTorm |
| Vulnerabilities | none |
| Habitat | land |
| Intelligence | Plant |
| Uses | Uses nothing |
| Holiness | Plant |
| Size | Tiny |
| Type | fungus, ballistomycete |
| Flags | Stationary No experience gain (until colony destroyed) |
| A lumpy reddish fungus covered in knobbly rhizome growths, growing well in the dank underground dungeon. |
Useful Info
A ballistomycete is a plant-type monster, capable of spawning giant spores for both reproductive and combat purposes. Although seemingly harmless, they can become a serious menace if left unchecked, taking over the level and spitting out explosive spores at you endlessly. They give no experience individually, but offer a large chunk for killing off the entire colony.
Ballistomycete Life Cycle
- After wandering for 40 turns, crashing into a player, or taking damage, a spore will explode, dealing damage, confusion, and food destruction. This also creates a random number of new inactive ballistomycetes in the blast radius (2~3 on average)
- When this explosion occurs, a random ballistomycete on the level is activated. Roughly 500 turns later, it will create a new spore, continuing the cycle.
- If you kill an active ballistomycete, a random number of other ballistomycetes will activate.
- There can be up to 25 ballistomycetes on a floor at any given time. Any spore explosions beyond that will cause damage and confusion, but nothing else.
- Killing the entire colony will display the message:
Having destroyed the fungal colony, you feel a bit more experienced.
Tips & Tricks
- Giant spores leave a trail of moss behind them which lights a trail when a new ballistomycete activates, giving you a good idea of where to go next.
- Killing inactive ballistomycetes does not cause others to immediately become active, as is the case when you kill active ballistomycetes. Because of this, it's possible to "prune" an out-of-control outbreak without dooming yourself.
- Conservation will protect your food from contamination, and clarity will stop you from being confused, but it's best not to get caught in spore explosions at all. A wand of magic darts can reliably one-shot them.