Редактирование: Blood Worm (раздел)

== [[File:Brokenbottle.png]] The Blood Worm Growth Cycle ==
Much of a blood worm's gameplay involves consuming blood and growing through the '''three primary growth stages'''. Blood worms overall grow stronger as they grow and need more blood than the previous stage to grow, but this is all in service of eventually '''reproducing into even more blood worms!'''

Abilities mentioned in this section are detailed in the next section.

=== Hatchling ===
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All blood worms enter the round as hatchlings! They look like red leeches and are a little larger than a rat. They are very weak and hungry at this stage, with only 80 health and 12-14 brute damage per bite. They are the only growth stage that can use the station's vents/scrubbers to navigate the station undetected, and they can squeeze under airlocks to bypass them.

* '''Worm Abilities:''' Leech Blood, Invade Corpse, Mature
* '''Host Abilities:''' Inject Blood, Leave Host, Revive Host

=== Juvenile ===
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After a hatchling finishes maturing in their cocoon, they will grow into a juvenile! They grow much larger, being almost as tall as a human and have considerably more strength, with 120 health and 18-22 brute damage per bite. Their teeth are also larger and razor sharp, being able to commonly inflict puncture bleed [[Guide to Wounds|wounds]] on attack. They gain an additional ability to spit corrosive blood in worm or host form as either a ranged projectile attack or to melt handcuffs on their host! As a result of their new size, they can no longer ventcrawl, but they still retain their ability to squeeze under airlocks.

* '''Worm Abilities:''' Spit Blood, Leech Blood, Invade Corpse, Mature
* '''Host Abilities:''' Spit Blood, Inject Blood, Leave Host, Revive Host

=== Adult ===
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After a juvinile finishes maturing in their cocoon, they will grow into an adult, the final growth stage! They grow to a monstrous size, being taller coiled-up than a human and have vastly more strength, with 180 health and 25-30 brute damage per bite! They are however a bit slower due to their size. Their Spit Blood ability gains an additional right-click function to spit corrosive blood in a devastating shotgun-like spray. As a result of their new size, they can no longer squeeze under airlocks, but they can do enough damage to smash down airlocks.

After a short cooldown, adults have the option to use their Reproduce ability to cocoon for a final time, hatching into four new hatchlings (one of them including the former adult)!

* '''Worm Abilities:''' Spit Blood, Leech Blood, Invade Corpse, Reproduce
* '''Host Abilities:''' Spit Blood, Inject Blood, Leave Host, Revive Host