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Mushrooms (colloquially, shrooms) are a special category of item that can be considered halfway between food and meds.

Mushrooms, like food, have nutritional values; all mushrooms provide tiny, seemingly negligible amounts of nutrition, a fact that is offset by their extremely light weight; all mushrooms have a weight of 0.01.

Like certain meds, the majority of mushrooms require identification before their name and effects can be revealed. An unidentified mushroom can only be described by its appearance (see below).

Mushrooms belong to one of three categories; normal mushrooms (which are distinguished by mundane effects such as Venom, which simulates poisonous mushrooms, or Hallucinations), magic mushrooms, and unique mushrooms (detailed further below).

All mushrooms are usually generated in groups or clusters, the size of which depends on the category the mushroom belongs to.

• Normal mushrooms are found in 1d10 clusters.
• Magic mushrooms are found in 1d3 clusters.
• Unique mushrooms are found in 1d5 clusters.

Unusually for an item in the Mazes, mushrooms cannot be purchased or sold at any shop, and therefore have no monetary value. Mushrooms can only be found, typically in the UA and most frequently in rooms with high levels of decay (with the "forsaken" or "overgrown" descriptor).

Magic mushrooms

Certain mushrooms are referred to as magic mushrooms; though unlike their real-life counterparts, this is because they are actually infused with some sort of magic energy, causing them to have far more varied effects.

Although magic mushrooms can have both positive and negative effects, those with positive effects may be highly sought after, as their extremely low weight makes carrying them very convenient. However, great care must be taken when consuming them; all magic mushrooms are addictive. Characters that have developed an addiction to magic mushrooms are said to be afflicted with sick hakutaku syndrome.

Unique mushrooms

A small amount of mushrooms are classified as "unique"; these mushrooms have a unique, unmistakable appearance, and therefore do not require to be identified.

List of mushrooms

Legend:

• Appearance - Appearance of this item when unidentified.
  • If the listed shape is "N/A", this item does not require identification.
• Effects - Effects upon consumption. If this item is addictive, it will be listed here.
• Name - Usual name in bold, alongside its Old Tongue (Latin) name in smaller characters.
• Notes - Additional notes regarding this item, if applicable.
• ntri - Amount of Nutrition gained from eating this item.
• Type - Type of mushroom; either normal, magic or unique.

Name	Type	Appearance	ntri	Effects	Notes
Field mushroom Agaricus campestris	Normal	White, odorless	5	None
Wood mushroom Agaricus silvicola	Normal	Yellowish, fruity smell	5	None
Yellow-stainer Agaricus xanthoderma	Normal	Yellowish, unpleasant smell	5	Venom +1
False death cap Amanita citrina	Normal	Yellowish, pleasant smell	2	None
Caesar's Mushroom Amanita caesarea	Normal	Orange, unpleasant smell	11	None
Panther cap Amanita panthera	Normal	Brown, pleasant smell	5	Venom +4, Hallucinations for 5 turns
Death cap Amanita phalloides	Normal	White, odorless	5	Venom +4
Destroying Angel Amanita verna	Normal	White, odorless	5	Venom +4
Fly agaric Amanita muscaria	Normal	White, odorless	4	Venom +3, Nausea, FT +2 for 5 turns
Bay bolete Boletus badius	Normal	Brown, odorless	5	None
Ruby bolete Boletus rubellus	Normal	Red, pleasant smell	6	None
Saint George's Mushroom Calocybe gambosa	Normal	Yellowish, flour smell	10	None
Golden chanterelle Cantharellus cibarius	Normal	Yellow, fruity smell	11	None
The Miller Clitopilus prunulus	Normal	Brown, odorless	9	None
Oni's Bane Coprinopsis atramentaria	Normal	Black, odorless	5	Anti-Oni Syndrome for 10 turns
Cinnamon webcap Cortinarius cinnamomeus	Normal	Orange, odorless	4	Venom +2
Fool's webcap Cortinarius orellanus	Normal	Orange, pleasant smell	5	Venom +4
Goliath webcap Cortinarius prestans	Normal	Brown, pleasant smell	4	None
Splendid webcap Cortinarius splendens	Normal	Yellow, odorless	2	Venom +4
Black chanterelle Craterellus cornucopioides	Normal	Black, odorless	12	None
Livid entoloma Entoloma lividum	Normal	White, flour smell	5	Venom +3, Nausea
Violet chanterelle Gomphus clavatus	Normal	Purple, odorless	5	None
Chestnut bolete Gyroporus castaneus	Normal	Brown, pleasant smell	4	Nausea
Hedgehog mushroom Hydnum repandum	Normal	White, odorless	9	None
False chanterelle Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca	Normal	Yellow, odorless	2	None
Amethyst Deceiver Laccaria amethystina	Normal	Purple, odorless	5	None
Saffron milkcap Lactarius deliciosus	Normal	Orange, pleasant smell	10	None
Peppery milkcap Lactarius piperatus	Normal	White, unpleasant smell	2	None
Oak milkcap Lactarius quietus	Normal	White, unpleasant smell	2	None
Shiitake (椎茸) Lentinula edodes	Normal	Brown, odorless	11	None
Cloud funnel Lepista nebularis	Normal	White, flour smell	4	Venom +1
Tall lepiota Macrolepiota procera	Normal	Brown, pleasant smell	8	None
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Naming

This article or section contains lore-related information. Though not strictly necessary for playing the game, you are encouraged to read this section if you wish to have a better understanding of the game's universe.

Certain mushrooms are given a different usual name than in real life; the explanations given are listed here.

• Oni's Bane: Known in real life as the tippler's bane, the ink cap or inky cap, this mushroom was given this name because, much like in real life, it becomes poisonous when consumed with alcohol.
  • Oni have vilified black mushrooms to the point of using "black mushroom" as a synonym for "toxic" or "hazardous". This is because both the Oni's Bane and the magic Oni Terror, which induce Anti-Oni Syndrome, are black in color.