Wisp Form
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Wisp Form is a bad form that can be forced on the player character when they are polymorphed. It has the following characteristics:
Pros
- 5 + 0.5×XL AC
- Unarmed Combat base damage set to 5 and uses XL instead of Unarmed Combat skill
- Movement delay reduced to 8 auts
- rF++
- rC++
- rElec
- rPois
- Non-living holiness (Torment immunity)
- rN+++
- rCorr
- Insubstantial (rSticky, rPetrify, immune to constriction, Shatter, Grasping Roots, Leda's Liquefaction)
- Good stealth bonus (same as Spider Form)
- Tiny size (like Spider Form), with an appropriate increase in EV
- Unbreathing
- Permanent flight
Cons
- You can't use weapons, armour, or jewellery.
- You can't cast spells.
- Sometimes moves as if confused, although won't bump into walls or into allies (10% chance each turn)
Strategy
While somewhat dubious, Wisp Form may be useful in the Tomb. Its full suite of resistances (with mobility) are incredibly useful for stealing the rune and getting out. Using a scroll of teleportation can get you closer. Of course, this comes at the risk of the form running out. A wand of polymorph on the stairs of Tomb:2 can be used until you become a wisp.
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History
- Prior to 0.27, wisp form would randomly blink you.
- Prior to 0.26, the form had rot resistance.
- Prior to 0.22, wisp form, along with most other bad forms, disallowed the use of wands.
- Prior to 0.15, wisp form allowed the player to blink as an ability, but prevented you from reading scrolls. It also granted perfect conservation, protecting your consumables from item destruction.
- Wisp Form was added in 0.12.