Fickle gill
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This information is reliable as of patch 2.0.200.71. |
Reputation Bonus
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fungi: 200 Consortium of Phyta: -200 |
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Character
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PuffInfection |
Worn On
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Tiny spore-motes flutter down from the fleshy gills that twitch on the striated skin. Trapped inside are another thousand spores waiting to be jostled free.
fickle gill is a fungal infection that can affect a variety of body parts. The infection takes up the infected body slot, preventing items from being equipped to that slot.
Each time that the infected host would take damage, if there is at least one nearby creature, there is a 25% chance that the host will spew forth a cloud of fungal spores. These spores can in turn infect additional creatures with fickle gill. Stepping in these spores cause a a small amount of damage, and will aggro neutral creatures towards the spore emitter. All types of damage can cause the fickle gill to puff, including damage from stepping on 
fractus or from bleeding. This also increases the chance of angering nearby creatures.
While the host cannot infect themselves with their own spores, the host can be re-infected by the spores of their own Temporal Fugue clones, which can in some cases lead to a rapid proliferation of body parts infected by fickle gill.
Each fickle gill infection has the following effects on the player:
- 200 reputation with Fungi
- -200 reputation with the Consortium of Phyta
The infection has the following additional properties depending on which type of body part is infected:
| Body Part Type | Effect |
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| Hand | Acts as a  1d41-4 (Avg: 2.5) cudgel weapon with unlimited strength bonus (4/9999)
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| Body | Provides  3 AV
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| (Other) | Provides 1 AV
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Tips
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This section is opinion-based. Your mileage may vary. |
- This is the most common fungal infection to get due to how easily it spreads. In fungal biomes, it helps to look at all friends to fungi to see if they are covered in fickle gill, and if so, and avoid them in melee. If they do spew spores, it can indicate which spore color that game causes fickle gill.
See Also
- Klanq, which is a fungal infection that functions similarly but also grants +1 Intelligence and is required for the main story.