"Hear me out..."

Famous last words of a slugcat that died from an unknown infection in the underhang. The Grappleslug is an abomination that shouldn't exist, and yet it does.


~Appearance~

The Grappleslug has a body nearly identical to a grappleworm, save for it's slugcat head and face. It shares the same pattern and colors as it's wormy relatives. The eyes and nose are black while the ears are nonexistent.


~Abilities~

You can easily slither up any surface, sticking to it with a slime far stickier than any slugcat's.

Your tongue is very good at catching small animals from a distance and helping you get around.
Pushing the eat button will shoot your tongue out in the direction you're moving. Additionally, you can shoot up and down as well as diagonal.
(For WASD, holding W and D would shoot it to the top right. Also could work with the aim anywhere mod.) Any creature grabbed will be automatically eaten if it's small enough, but things like adult noodleflies, eggbugs, snails, and anything that size will be mauled instead.
Pushing the throw button shoots your tongue out just like before, but it will only attach to surfaces.

Your diet consists of whatever you can get your tongue on, or teeth if the food is too phat to grab with your tongue. Background bugs can be consumed for a quarter of a food pip.

Your body is buoyant, letting you quickly rise to the surface of water.

You are seen as really unappetizing, so you're low on the priority list of predators.

Your super strong sticky slime is so adhesive that it even works underwooaater! (Why is there no tape emoji?)
You don't have to worry about falling when climbing since the only way to detach is to press spacebar or pull yourself away with your tongue.

Holding down and jump for three seconds causes your body to exude copious amounts of slime, forcing predators to drop you and making them unable to bite for 15 seconds while spears do 1/4 damage to you. It drains 3 food pips and can be used while grabbed.
The slime coating lasts for 10 seconds.

You have 6 food pips 2 extras.


~Downsides~

You move 10% slower than the default slugcat and cannot jump.

Grabbed items will be gently tossed instead of thrown.


~Campaign~

Eat bugg
Ponder purpose
Annoy the irritable tin can man