function lam.queueForm(form)
  if lam.tryingCrunch then
    lam.echo("Trying to <orange_red>CRUNCH<light_yellow>, hold on!")
    return
  end
  if not form then
    form = lam.nextForm
  end
  if not lam.forms[form] then
    lam.echo("Bad argument given to lam.queueForm", "red")
    return
  end
  form = lam.forms[form]
  if target.shielded and stance ~= ("sl" or "sh") then
    form = lam.forms[form.raze]
  end
  local formString = form.short
  local targ = target.name .. " "
  local stance = lam.getStance()
  local actionTable = {"sm clear"}
  if not lam.wieldingRight or not lam.wieldingLeft then
    table.insert(actionTable, "sm add free wield shofa|wield shofa")
  end
  if target.grappled then
    table.insert(actionTable, "sm add free ka release " .. target.name)
  end
  -- do poison stuff
  if form.isRaze then
    table.insert(actionTable, "sm add free wipe right|envenom right with " .. form.poison)
  else
    if form[stance] then
      table.insert(
        actionTable,
        "sm add free wipe left|wipe right|envenom left with " ..
        form[stance][1] ..
        "|envenom right with " ..
        form[stance][2]
      )
    end
  end
  -- beast poison spit too
  if lam.beastBal then
    table.insert(actionTable, "sm add free beast order spit " .. target.name)
  end
  -- instakill stuff
  if stance == "c" and target.hemo > 770 and tonumber(gmcp.Char.Vitals.pow) > 4 then
    formString = formString .. " burst"
    if lam.lowNext then
      formString = formString .. " low"
      lam.lowNext = false
    end
    table.insert(actionTable, "sm add kata perform " .. targ .. formString)
    lam.warning(
      targ:upper() .. "IS PREPPED FOR INSTAKILL, TRYING CRUNCH DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING", "orange_red"
    )
    lam.warning(
      targ:upper() .. "IS PREPPED FOR INSTAKILL, TRYING CRUNCH DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING", "orange_red"
    )
    if lam.cc then
      mm.cc("Bursting hemorrhaging on " .. target.name .. ", HINDER THEM!")
    end
    if lam.loop then
      lam.loop = false
      lam.echo("DISABLING LOOP", "red")
    end
    lam.tryingCrunch = true
    lamCrunchTimer = tempTimer(7, [[ if lam.tryingCrunch then lam.tryingCrunch = false end ]])
    lam.sendTable(actionTable)
    return
  end
  -- prep for usual form stuff
  if lam.boostNext and tonumber(gmcp.Char.Vitals.pow) > 1 then
    formString = formString .. "+"
    lam.boostNext = false
  end
  if lam.regressNext and tonumber(gmcp.Char.Vitals.pow) > 2 then
    formString = formString .. " shotah"
    lam.regressNext = false
  end
  -- add low if we should
  if lam.lowNext then
    formString = formString .. " low"
    lam.lowNext = false
  end
  -- headbutt first if we should
  --if (stance == "c" and tonumber(gmcp.Char.Vitals.pow) > 7 and lam.doHeadbutts) or lam.headbuttNext then
  if lam.headbuttNext then
    table.insert(actionTable, "sm add free ka headbutt " .. target.name)
    lam.headbuttNext = false
  end
  -- finish up
  table.insert(actionTable, "sm add kata perform " .. targ .. formString)
  lam.echo("Attempting form: " .. formString)
  lam.sendTable(actionTable)
  lam.nextForm = form.short
  return
end