function lam.pickForm(formType)
  if not formType then
    lam.echo("No argument given to lam.pickForm", "red")
    return
  end
  local valid = {"iceLegs", "iceArms", "dust"}
  if not table.contains(valid, formType) then
    lam.echo("Invalid argument given to lam.pickForm", "red")
    return
  end
  local stance = lam.getStance()
  if formType == "dust" then
    lam.nextForm = "dust"
    if stance == "k" then
      lam.nextForm = "dustgrapple"
    end
  end
  if formType == "iceLegs" then
    if lam.didIceOpen == false then
      lam.nextForm = "icegrapple"
      if stance == "b" or stance == "n" then
        lam.boostNext = true
      elseif stance == "th" then
        lam.headbuttNext = true
        lam.didIceOpen = true
      end
    else
      lam.nextForm = "rlm"
      if stance == "n" then
        lam.didIceOpen = false
        lam.nextForm = "icegrapple"
        lam.boostNext = true
      elseif stance == "b" and tonumber(gmcp.Char.Vitals.pow) > 6 then
        lam.boostNext = true
      elseif stance == "th" and tonumber(gmcp.Char.Vitals.pow) > 7 then
        lam.headbuttNext = true
      elseif stance == "c" then
        lam.lowNext = true
        if target.hasAff("LLegDamaged") and not target.hasAff("RLegDamaged") then
          lam.nextForm = "llm"
        end

      elseif stance == "k" then
        if tonumber(gmcp.Char.Vitals.pow) > 7 then
          lam.regressNext = true
          lam.lowNext = true
          if target.hasAff("RLegMutilated") and target.hasAff("LLegDamaged") then
            lam.nextForm = "llm"
          end
        end
      end
    end
  end
end