Bad Moon

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Qualifying for Bad Moon

Bad Moon is a special type of Hardcore ascension, appearing on one's character sheet and Ascension history as a special moon sign. In order to access it, the previous run must have been Hardcore within NS13 and must not have "used" ten-leaf clovers before freeing the king. Not using a clover means you cannot have any of the special clover adventures. In particular:

• You cannot use a clover at the Lemon Party Slot to get a big rock. This means you cannot smith any Epic Weapons.
• Because the quest that unlocks The "Fun" House requires your Epic Weapon, you cannot acquire the boxen necessary to make a chef-in-the-box or bartender-in-the-box.
• You cannot win the pagoda plans with the Elf Farm Raffle ticket since that also requires a ten-leaf clover.
• You cannot use a clover to win the dice game in The Entrance Cavern (2) - you must roll an eleven by chance.

However, during the qualification run you can, even before freeing Ralph:

• make and eat Lucky Surprise Eggs
• craft and drink green beer
• put clovers into your mall store or closet

Clover use is not restricted in any way after freeing the king.

Completing a Bad Moon run will always qualify you for selecting the Bad Moon sign for your next ascension. Once in a Bad Moon run, there is a method to permanently unlock the Bad Moon sign, but this has to be planned from the very beginning of the run.

During Bad Moon

During the Bad Moon run, previously acquired permanent skills are not accessible, and the player begins without a terrarium, requiring all desired familiars to be re-earned. Instead of receiving a disassembled clover and rewards from one's previous ascension, players receive a big rock and a smoldering box (containing their rewards). In addition, various "unlucky" things will happen to the adventurer in certain places during the run.

The general theme in Bad Moon is one of "give-and-take." The Brimstone rewards all have negative effects to balance the positive. The unique skills acquired during Bad Moon runs also have positive and negative effects. The special "Bad Moon only" adventures also have a good and bad effect. This results in having a sudden new weakness and strength for a few turns after getting hit with one of the new effects, making for a very different gameplay experience.

Readers may also wish to look over Bad Moon Strategy.

Restrictions

Aside from the lack of previously acquired skills and familiars, there are several other restrictions that make Bad Moon a "level playing field." Most of these restrictions are not removed after freeing the king.

• Rewards from the previous ascension remain in a smoldering box, which cannot be opened during the run. This box (as well as gift boxes) can be opened after freeing the King.
• PvP attacks are allowed, but flowers aren't good for anything except going towards your flower count.
• The gifts in The Gift Shop are inaccessible. However, you can still visit the back room to send out gift packages.
• Hagnk's is absent, replaced by the entrance to Hey Deze. Hagnk is instead present in Hey Deze (with a handbasket), but, as in any other hardcore ascension, no pulls can be made until after freeing Ralph.
• If the player owns a telescope, it is not present during a Bad Moon run.
• If the player purchases a skill-creating item, such as a McPhee's Grimoire of Hilarious Object Summoning from the mall after freeing the king, or from Mr. Store before or after freeing the King (as was the case when the Libram of Divine Favors was available), the player may use these items and the item will be added to the player's bookshelf. The associated skills remain unusable, however, until the player ascends into a non-Bad Moon run.
• Ten-leaf clovers do not appear to be available during a Bad Moon run; the Hermit does not have clovers to trade, they will not drop in the Barrel Full Of Barrels, and so on. However, Bad Moon makes it possible to build Epic Weapons and a Pagoda without the clovers that these would normally require. After you free the King, you can access ten-leaf clovers from your Display Case or store. You can use them at will after you free the King and still be able to choose a Bad Moon run next ascension.
• When the player places a familiar that he/she had in previous ascensions in his/her terrarium, the following message appears: "As you place the <hatchling> in your Familiar-Gro™ Terrarium, you feel a brief sense of deja-vu. You decide to name this familiar <previous familiar name>."
• Players cannot place familiar hatchlings purchased from Mr. Store into their terrarium. Attempting to do so results in the message: "You start to put the item in your terrarium, but you suddenly get scared -- you glance fearfully at the moons, and put it back in your sack."
• All previously owned familiars will be regained after the player ascends into a non-Bad Moon run. All familiars gained for the first time in Bad Moon will also be present in all subsequent non-Bad Moon runs.
• White Citadel burger experience from previous ascensions is ignored.
• However, note that demon names found in prior ascensions can be used in the Summoning Chamber.
• Additionally, previously learned recipes (such as the recipe for White chocolate chip brownies) are still usable.

Hey Deze

Bad Moon, like other moon signs, allows access to a sign-only area, in this case Hey Deze. The Hey Deze page provides more in-depth information.

• Nervewrecker's Store sells basic crafting tools for less than The Market and The Meatsmith.
• Meansucker's Skill Training provides training for several passive skills unique to Bad Moon.
• The Styx Pixie provides a free buff, once per day.
• Hell's Kitchen sells deliciously evil food.

Special Adventures

Many areas contain an additional adventure in Bad Moon. These special adventures will occur only once per run, and some will only occur after certain conditions are met. These special adventures are all superlikely, once their prerequisites are met.

In addition to these adventures, the Lemon Party Slot is also changed. It will sometimes drop additional big rocks without requiring any clovers.

Location	Pre-condition	Adventure	Reward	Result
Seaside Town
The Haunted Ballroom	Opened The Haunted Wine Cellar	Party Crasher	Slimed Slimed (10 Adv)	+20 Spooky Damage Lose 1-3 HP (spooky damage) per combat round
The Haunted Bathroom	None	You Look Flushed	Your 1 Problem Your #1 Problem (10 Adv)	+100% Items from Monsters All Attributes -20
The Haunted Bedroom	?	?	?
The Haunted Billiards Room	Opened The Haunted Library	Vole Call!	Re-Possessed Re-Possessed (10 Adv)	Bonus Weapon Damage +10 Damage Reduction -2
The Haunted Conservatory	None	The Placebo Defect	potato sprout potato sprout Lose 75%(?) HP Lose 75%(?) MP
The Haunted Gallery	?	?	?
The Haunted Kitchen	None	If You Smell Something Burning, It's My Heart	Burning Heart Burning Heart (10 Adv)	+10 Hot Damage Damage Reduction -2
The Haunted Library	None	Back Off, Man. I'm a Scientist.	Freaked Out Freaked Out (10 Adv)	+10 Spooky Damage Damage Reduction -2
The Haunted Pantry	Opened Spookyraven Manor	Pantry Raid!	Enhanced Archaeologist Enhanced Archaeologist (10 Adv)	Mysticality +20 Muscle -5 Moxie -5
The Haunted Wine Cellar	Defeated Lord Spookyraven	Hair of the Hellhound	Cupshotten Cupshotten (10 Adv)	So-So Resistance to All Elements All Attributes -20%
The Sleazy Back Alley	None	Sandwiched in the Club	Chronologically Pummeled Chronologically Pummeled (10 Adv)	Moxie +20 Muscle -5 Mysticality -5
The Big Mountains
Itznotyerzitz Mine	?	?	?
The eXtreme Slope	?	?	?
The Goatlet	Opened The eXtreme Slope	Frost Bitten, Twice Shy	Frostbitten Frostbitten (10 Adv)	+10 Cold Damage Damage Reduction -2
The Icy Peak	None	The Big Chill	Hyperbolic Hypothermia Hyperbolic Hypothermia (10 Adv)	+20 Cold Damage Lose 1-3 HP (cold damage) per combat round
Lair of the Ninja Snowmen	?	?	?
Noob Cave	None (but takes ~30 advs)	Surprising!	Familiar-Gro™ Terrarium Familiar-Gro™ Terrarium black kitten black kitten	Gain 5 Drunkenness.
The Valley of Rof L'm Fao	Received facsimile dictionary	Mistaken Identity, LOL	Scared Stiff Scared Stiff (10 Adv)	So-So Sleaze Resistance Doubles damage taken from Cold and Spooky
The Nearby Plains
Outskirts of Cobb's Knob	Received Knob Goblin encryption key?	O Goblin, Where Art Thou?	Minioned Minioned (10 Adv)	Muscle +20 Mysticality -5 Moxie -5
Cobb's Knob Kitchens	?	KELF! I Need Somebody!	Scent of a Kitchen Elf Scent of a Kitchen Elf (10 Adv)	Mysticality +40 Familiar Weight -50%
Cobb's Knob Laboratory	?	Shall We Dance	The Vitus Virus The Vitus Virus (10 Adv)	+50% Items from Monsters -5 Stats Per Fight
Cobb's Knob Treasury	perfume, harem pants, harem veil	It's So Heavy	Animal Exploiter Animal Exploiter (10 Adv)	Muscle +40 Familiar Weight -50%
Cobb's Knob Harem	Slay the Goblin King	On The Whole, the Bark is Better	Once Bitten, Twice Shy Once Bitten, Twice Shy (10 Adv)	Moxie +40 Familiar Weight -50%
The Bat Hole Entrance	Opened The Boss Bat's Lair	Onna Stick	Affronted Decency Affronted Decency (10 Adv) 3,000 Meat	Moxie -20
Guano Junction	None	Oh Guanoes!	Guanified Guanified (10 Adv)	+10 Stench Damage Damage Reduction -2
Batrat and Ratbat Burrow	?	?	?
Beanbat Chamber	Opened The Beanstalk?	Elementally, My Deal Watson	Batigue Batigue (10 Adv)	Slight Resistance to All Elements All Attributes -10%
The "Fun" House	?	?	?
The Misspelled Cemetary (Pre-Cyrpt)	None	What Do We Want?	Braaains Braaains (10 Adv)	+50% Meat from Monsters -50% Combat Initiative
The Misspelled Cemetary (Post-Cyrpt)	?	When Do We Want It?	Braaaaaains Braaaaaains (10 Adv)	+200% Meat from Monsters -50% Items from Monsters
Degrassi Knoll	Returned the bitchin' meatcar to the guild.	Flowers For (Familiar Name)	Duhhh Duhhh (10 Adv) 2,000 Meat Lose 12-56(?) MP	Mysticality -20
Tower Ruins	None	Mind the Fine Print	Side Affectation Side Affectation (10 Adv)	So-So Spooky Resistance Doubles damage taken from Stench and Hot
The Penultimate Fantasy Airship	Opened The Castle in the Clouds in the Sky	Obligatory Mascot Cameo	Synthesized Synthesized (10 Adv)	Damage Reduction: 8 Weapon Damage -8
The Castle in the Clouds in the Sky	Completed Giant Trash Quest	Do You Think You're Better Off Alone	Raving Lunatic Raving Lunatic (10 Adv)	Melee Damage +20 Lose 1-3 HP per combat round
The Hole in the Sky	Made Richard's star key	Pot Jacked	Greased Greased (10 Adv)	+20 Sleaze Damage Lose 1-3 HP (sleaze damage) per combat round
The Palindome	Defeating Dr. Awkward	Strategy: Get Arts	Paw swap Paw swap (10 Adv)	So-So Cold Resistance Doubles damage taken from Hot and Spooky
The Distant Woods
The Deep Fat Friars' Gate	?	Oil Be Seeing You	Basted Basted (10 Adv)	+10 Sleaze Damage Damage Reduction -2
The Spooky Forest	Completed the Spooky Forest Quest?	This Doesn't Look Like Candy Mountain	Missing Kidney Missing Kidney (∞ Adv) 1,000 Meat	No negative effect.
The Spooky Forest	Opened The Hidden Temple	That's My Favorite Kind of Contraption	Dang Near Cut In Half Dang Near Cut In Half (5 Adv)	Grants the Torso Awaregness passive skill for the duration of the ascension Muscle -50%
The Hidden Temple	?	Why Did It Have To Be Snake Eyes?	loaded dice loaded dice Lose ? HP
The Inexplicable Door	Received Digital key	Getting Hammered	Midgetized Midgetized (10 Adv)	Damage Reduction: 4 Weapon Damage -8
The Hidden City	Opened A Smallish Temple	Pot-Unlucky	Deep-Fried Deep-Fried (10 Adv)	So-So Hot Resistance Doubles damage taken from Stench and Sleaze
Whitey's Grove	Opened The Road to the White Citadel	A White Lie	Maid Disservice Maid Disservice (10 Adv) 5,000 Meat	All Attributes -20%
The Typical Tavern (Post-Quest)	None	Because Stereotypes Are Awesome	leprechaun hatchling leprechaun hatchling 1 Drunkenness
The Black Forest	Opened The Black Market	A Potentially Offensive Reference Has Been Carefully Avoided Here	Tar-Struck Tar-Struck (10 Adv)	+20 Stench Damage Lose 1-3 HP (stench damage) per combat round
Desert Beach
South of The Border	None	The Beaten-Senseless Man's Hand	Beaten Up Beaten Up (10 Adv) 4,000 Meat	All Attributes -50%
An Oasis	Received worm-riding hooks	Mr. Sun Is Not Your Friend	Solar Flair Solar Flair (10 Adv)	+20 Hot Damage Lose 1-3 HP (hot damage) per combat round
The Arid, Extra-Dry Desert (Ultrahydrated)	Received worm-riding hooks	Sweatin' Like a Vet'ran	Shirtless in Seattle Shirtless in Seattle (10 Adv)	So-So Stench Resistance Doubles damage taken from Cold and Sleaze
The Arid, Extra-Dry Desert (non-Ultrahydrated)	None	Say Cheese!	anticheese anticheese Lose 50 HP.	None
Mysterious Island of Mystery
Orcish Frat House (Undisguised)	?	It's All The Rage	The Rage The Rage (10 Adv)	Muscle +50% Mysticality -50%
Orcish Frat House (In Disguise)	?	Double-Secret Initiation	Shamed & Manipulated Shamed & Manipulated (10 Adv)	Muscle +50% Moxie -50%
The Hippy Camp (Undisguised)	None	Better Dread Than Dead	Dreadlocked Dreadlocked (10 Adv)	Mysticality +50% Moxie -50%
The Hippy Camp (In Disguise)	None	Drumroll, Please	Drummed Out Drummed Out (10 Adv)	Mysticality +50% Muscle -50%
The Obligatory Pirate's Cove (Undisguised)	Open The Palindome?	How Far Down Do You Want To Go?	Hornswaggled Hornswaggled (10 Adv)	Moxie +50% Muscle -50%

Rewards

• Characters that complete a Bad Moon ascension are entitled to a Brimstone item specific to their class instead of the stainless steel item.
• A choice to Perm a Skill Hardcore is also rewarded, just as in regular Hardcore.

Permanently Unlocking Bad Moon

You can permanently unlock the Bad Moon sign by doing a 100% Black Cat, Bad Moon ascension.

A 100% Black Cat, Bad Moon ascension can be accomplished by getting the Cat and a Terrarium from the special Noob Cave non-combat Bad Moon adventure (listed above) before encountering any combat adventures. You must then have the Cat as your active familiar through all combat adventures until you step through the gash. It is not enough to have the cat as your familiar until you free the King, as using other familiars after breaking the prism will result in a loss of the permanent unlock.

Non-combat adventures do not count towards the total familiar use percentage. This includes the turns spent in the Noob Cave, the special event uses of the Blackbird and the Starfish, fighting the Tower familiars, and any turns spent at the Arena (important for leveling up the tower familiars). Be very careful however to make the Black Cat your active familiar again immediately after doing any of those tasks since having a different familiar (or no familiar) active during even one combat adventure will make you ineligible for the permanent unlock. The counter is mostly incremented at the beginning of a combat, so that using tattered scraps of paper and their like will not save you.

The following message is displayed in Valhalla after the player successfully accomplishes a permanent unlock:

"By completing a 100% Black Cat Bad Moon run, you have permanently unlocked the Bad Moon sign for your character."

If attempting a perma-unlock Bad Moon Black Cat run, you will want to take the negative effects of the Cat into consideration when choosing your class. The cat will regularly debuff you, force you to attack with your weapon instead of using combat skills, prevent combat item use, and cause you to lose Mana, stats, and items. Given that, classes that rely on combat skills or buffs will be much harder to play. Since passive and non-combat skills are unaffected, Disco Bandits will probably provide the least aggravating run, especially given their passive item drop bonus and the fact that pickpocketed items are not subject to the Cat's item loss effect.

References

• "Bad Moon" may be a reference to the 1990s horror film of the same name.
• It may also refer to the Creedence Clearwater Revival song "Bad Moon Rising".

Moon Signs
Muscle	The Mongoose	|	The Wallaby	|	The Vole
Mysticality	The Platypus	|	The Opossum	|	The Marmot
Moxie	The Wombat	|	The Blender	|	The Packrat
Bad Moon			Bad Moon