Soupy sludge: Difference between revisions

| extra = {{Extra info|weight = 200 | noprone = yes | hasmentalshield=yes | bodytype=Ooze}}

A {{name}} is a low level [[oozes|ooze]]. They mainly appear in the [[Rainbow Wood]] if a liquid interacts with 500 or more drams of {{favilink|primordial soup}}. If spawned from primordial soup, the sludge has a special ability to absorb liquids on the ground to rapidly gain level, stats, and status inflicting attacks.{{Code Reference|class=LiquidProteanGunk}} Because {{name|plural}} have no other unique features if they do not spawn from this soup, the rest of this article will assume that the sludge was spawned from it.

Sludges that emerge from the primordial soup will also gain a [[Liquid Spitter|liquid spitting]] ability, similar to but not the same as {{favilink|Slog of the Cloaca}}'s spitting ability. This has a range of 8 tiles and will spit a liquid in a 3x3 area. The liquid has a 20% chance of being the first liquid that the sludge has absorbed (unless it is {{favilink|cloning draught}}, {{favilink|brain brine}}, or {{favilink|sunslag}}) in which case fresh {{favilink|water}} will also be included, making them spit dilute cloning draught or dilute brain brine instead); otherwise, it will be a combination of all absorbed liquids. These liquids are not considered poured and thus do not become salty when spawned unless one of the liquids absorbed was salt.

{{name|plural}} start with 4 pseudopods, [[cudgel]] weapons that do {{heart}}{{dice tooltip|4d4}} damage and have a +6 to-hit bonus, but can grow more as more liquids are absorbed. Each of a {{name|possessive}} pseudopods have a 100% chance to attack in melee, meaning it will attack with all of its pseudopods at once when making a melee attack. This, combined with the cudgel's ability to [[dazed|daze]], can cause a creature to become [[stunned|stunlocked]].

Depending on the number of [[liquid]]s a sludge has absorbed, the name of the sludge will change. This is in addition to the liquid stained prefixes that the sludge will have. This rename will overwrite custom names if the {{name}} was renamed. Note that a sludge can only absorb a maximum of {{#invoke:CargoQuery|main

{{name|plural}} will absorb most liquids that they step into. Being covered in or having liquid poured on them does not let them absorb the liquid. The chosen liquid will be the most abundant type in that liquid volume. If it was already absorbed or the primary liquid is primordial soup or cloning draught, the secondary liquid will be chosen to be absorbed. For each new liquid absorbed:

| {{favilink id|Acidic Pseudopod}}

| {{favilink id|Tarry Pseudopod}}

| {{favilink id|Oozing Pseudopod}}

| {{favilink id|Bloody Pseudopod}}

| {{favilink id|Nervous Pseudopod}}

| {{favilink id|Sludgy Pseudopod2}}

| {{favilink id|Spiced Pseudopod}}

| {{favilink id|Homogenized Pseudopod}}

| {{favilink id|Luminous Pseudopod}}

| {{favilink id|Unctuous Pseudopod}}

| {{favilink id|Gooey Pseudopod}}

| {{favilink id|Honeyed Pseudopod}}

| {{favilink id|Inky Pseudopod}}

| {{favilink id|Magmatic Pseudopod}}

| {{favilink id|Waxen Pseudopod}}

| {{favilink id|Neutronic Pseudopod}}

| Neutronic explosion on hit (only possible on sludges encountered in the world rather than spawned from soup).

| {{favilink id|Oily Pseudopod}}

| {{favilink id|Putrid Pseudopod}}

| {{favilink id|Salty Pseudopod}}

| {{favilink id|Sugary Pseudopod}}

| {{favilink id|Slimy Pseudopod}}

| {{favilink id|Watery Pseudopod}}

| {{favilink id|Lush Pseudopod}}

Lava sludges are {{name|plural}} that have absorbed lava. They start with a temperature of 1,000T. If they end the turn below their flaming temperature (350T), they will cool into {{favilink|shale}}. This counts as [[instant death]].{{Code Reference|class=LavaSludge}}

* They are among the easiest companions to [[proselytize]] because of the low level and willpower of a monosludge, and they will remain proselytized even if they gain levels far above the player. However, only their level, HP, and damage improve by adding liquids. They have no DV or AV to speak of, and must be provided by worn gear.

* Disabling their liquid spitting ability can be useful to prevent them from contaminating areas with potentially dangerous liquids, such as acid or black ooze.

* If all their "hand" slots are full when gaining a new liquid, they will add two new "hand" slots and equip the new liquid's pseudopod in one of them. This can be exploited by giving them several melee weapons as a low-level sludge so they fill up their "hand" slots. If this is done with a monosludge immediately upon proselytization, the companion sludge will be able to equip as many melee weapons as it has liquids.

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