Jellygato: Copied from guidebook XML, small spelling/grammar updates. Might be cool to add the ability icons.

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Copied from guidebook XML, small spelling/grammar updates. Might be cool to add the ability icons.

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== Starting Abilities ==

=== Absorb DNA ===

''0 Chems''

* Allows you to slowly and noisily absorb a dead, crit, cuffed or hard*grabbed crew mate. This adds their DNA to your pool, gives you 2 evolution points, and refills your biomass.
* If another changeling is absorbed, you instead get half of their total evolution points and half of their max chemicals.
* Target must be in a HARD grab to use this ability.
* Can be used in lesser form.
* Cannot be used while on fire.

=== Extract DNA Sting ===

''25 Chems''

* Adds the stung player's DNA to your pool.
* Can be used while cuffed or in lesser form.

=== Cycle DNA ===

''0 Chems''

* Changes the active DNA used for transform.
* Can be used while cuffed or in lesser form.

=== Transform ===

''5 Chems''

* Transforms you to have the exact name and voice of your currently active DNA, consumes the DNA.
* Can be used while cuffed or in lesser form.

=== Enter Regenerative Stasis ===

''0 chems''

* Changeling instantly dies, and the exit stasis ability is unlocked.
* Can be used while cuffed or in lesser form.
* Can be used while on fire.

=== Exit Regenerative Stasis ===

''30 Chems''

* Changeling instantly revives, all health is fully recovered.
* Can be used while cuffed or in lesser form.
* Can be used while on fire.
* Can only be used after a set duration. This scales with damage taken prior to stasis, up to 180 seconds.

== Combat Abilities ==

=== Dissonant Shriek ===

'' 2 Evolution Points / 30 Chems / 1 Absorbed Organic ''

* Changeling emits an EMP blast, disabling borgs, [[IPC]]s, suit coordinates, and other electronic equipment.
* Can be used while cuffed or in lesser form.
* Can be used while on fire.

=== Resonant Shriek ===

'' 2 Evolution Points / 30 Chems / 1 Absorbed Organic ''

* Screeches, blinding anyone in the nearby area without flash protection, breaks nearby lights as well.
* Can be used while cuffed or in lesser form.
* Can be used while on fire.

=== Organic Shield ===

'' 2 Evolution Points / 20 Chems / 1 Absorbed Organic ''

* Grows one of its arms into a robust shield, absorbs 50% of incoming damage until destroyed.

=== Strained Muscles ===

'' 2 Evolution Points / 0 Chems ''

* Speeds the changeling up greatly, but deals heavy stamina damage over time to self. Toggles on and off.
* Can be used while cuffed or in lesser form.
* Can be used while on fire

=== Bone Shard ===

'' 3 Evolution Points / 15 Chems ''

* Changeling forms a bone shard throwing weapon that hardstuns in two hits, shards dissolve after a short while.

=== Dart Gun ===

'' 3 Evolution Points / 15 Chems ''

* Changeling forms an arm into a dart gun. Dart gun fires any of the lings evolved stings, costs 1/3 the sting's cost in chems per shot.
* Can shoot and select darts while on fire (if in use/toggled)

=== Arm Blade ===

'' 4 Evolution Points / 15 Chems ''

* Changeling forms an arm into a blade. Deals heavy limb damage on light attack when targeting a limb.

=== Arm Claw ===

'' 4 Evolution Points / 15 Chems ''

* Changeling forms an arm into a claw. Claws can grab organisms and prevent them from moving. Claw cannot be used to attack while grabbing.

=== Arm Hammer ===

'' 4 Evolution Points / 15 Chems ''

* Changeling forms an arm into a hammer. Deals blunt damage, knocks down, and flings targets on light attack.

=== Chitinous Armor ===

'' 4 Evolution Points / 25 Chems / 2 Absorbed Organics ''

* Changeling forms body into a mass of armor, only usable when outerwear and head slots are empty.
* Armor slows ling by 15 percent
* Armor reduces all damage by 50 percent
* Head armor reduces brute and burn damages by 10 percent
* Has decent protection against fires
* Slows down chem regen rate by 25%.

== Stings Abilities ==

=== Blind Sting ===

'' 2 Evolution Points / 20 Chems ''

* Changeling injects organic with 2 units of blind toxin, blinding the target for 12 seconds.
* Can be used while cuffed or in lesser form.
* Does not work on [[Yowies]].
* Can stack with itself.

=== Cryogenic Sting ===

'' 2 Evolution Points / 20 Chems ''

* Changeling injects organic with 10 units of fresium, dropping their temperature to 0 degrees Celsius in most cases.
* Cold organics move far slower.
* Can be used while cuffed or in lesser form.
* Can stack with itself.

=== Mute Sting ===

'' 2 Evolution Points / 20 Chems ''

* Changeling injects organic with 2 units of mute toxin, muting the target for 40 seconds.
* Can be used while cuffed or in lesser form.
* Can stack with itself.
* Does not work on [[Yowies]].

=== Lethargic Sting ===

'' 3 Evolution Points / 30 Chems ''

* Changeling injects organic with 5 units of impredrezene and tirizene, causing numerous effects.
* Slows target by 35%
* Deals 20 poison damage
* Deals 15 stamina damage per second for ten seconds
* Can be used while cuffed or in lesser form.
* Can stack with itself.
* Does not work on [[Yowies]].

=== False Armblade Sting ===

'' 4 Evolution Points / 50 Chems ''

* Changeling injects organic with some of its genome, forcing the organic to grow a temporary useless armblade.
* Can be used while cuffed or in lesser form.
* Lasts roughly 60 seconds.

== Utility Abilities ==

=== Anatomic Panacea ===

'' 2 Evolution Points / 30 Chems ''

* Produces 10 units of Ling Panacea within the changeling.
* Heals 60 genetic, radiation and poison damage.
* Cures disabilities (permanent blindness, narcolepsy, leg paralysis etc.)
* Can be used while cuffed or in lesser form.

=== Last Resort ===

'' 2 Evolution Points / 20 Chems ''

* Explodes the changelings current body and turns them into a headslug.
* Headslugs are extremely fast, can ventcrawl, and can crawl under doors.
* It can be used while cuffed but cannot be used in lesser form.
* Headslugs can infect a non*hollow corpse to turn into a lesser form changeling after a short timer.
* If the infected body is destroyed, the headslug will not revive, and will be forever lost.
* Can be activated while on fire.

=== Lesser Form ===

'' 2 Evolution Points / 20 Chems ''

* Changeling turns into a monkey.
* Uncuffs changeling.
* Monkey can ventcrawl, but loses some abilities that the ling would otherwise have.

=== Absorb Biomatter ===

'' 3 Evolution Points ''

* Consuming meat products restores the changelings chemical stores.

=== Augmented Eyesight ===

'' 4 Evolution Points / 0 Chems ''

* Changeling can toggle eyesight between flash resistant and thermal vision.
* While using thermal vision, flashes stun the changeling for twice as long.
* Thermal vision also provides changeling with night vision.
* Can be used while cuffed or in lesser form.

=== Biodegrade ===

'' 4 Evolution Points / 30 Chems ''

* Burns cuffs off the changeling.
* Uncuffs changeling.
* Splashes anyone grabbing changeling with acid, doing slight caustic damage, blinding them and knocking them down.
* Can be used while cuffed or in lesser form.
* Can be used while on fire.

=== Chameleon Skin ===

'' 4 Evolution Points / 20 Chems ''

* Changeling gains invisibility.
* Invisibility increases while standing still.
* Invisibility rapidly decreases while moving.
* Can be used while cuffed.
* Slows down chem regen rate by 25%.

=== Adrenaline Reserves ===

'' 4 Evolution Points / 25 Chems ''

* Changeling produces 5 units of Changeling Adrenaline.
* Deals 6.75 poison damage to changeling upon immediate second use.
* Removes stuns, knockdown times, and makes you impervious to most forms of fatigue.
* Can be used while cuffed or in lesser form.
* Can be used while on fire.

=== Hivemind Access ===

'' 4 Evolution Points ''

* Shows a symbol above all changelings with this ability.
* Toggleable on and off.
* Grants access to the hivemind channel - :g

=== Void Adaption ===

'' 4 Evolution Points / 0 Chems / 2 Absorbed Organics ''

* Renders you immune to barotrauma (spacing) damage if active.
* Immune to freezing temperatures and its effects if active.
* Does not protect from cold damage.
* Changeling no longer needs to breathe if active.
* Slows down chem regen rate by 25%.

=== Fleshmend ===

'' 5 Evolution Points / 35 Chems ''

* User is given the "Fleshmend" status effect, lasting for 10 seconds.
* Fleshmend's effects will temporarily cease while on fire.
* Heals 10 overall brute damage per tick (100 in total).
* Heals 5 overall burn damage per tick (50 in total).
* Heals 2 asphyxiation damage per tick (20 in total).
* Reduces bleeding severity by 2.5 per tick (25 in total).
* Restores roughly 3.5% blood level per tick (35% in total).
* Usable while in critical condition.
* Can be used while cuffed or in lesser form.

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Jellygato: Copied from guidebook XML, small spelling/grammar updates. Might be cool to add the ability icons.