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| − | A '''cockatrice nest''' is a special room that has been filled with [[cockatrice]]s and [[chickatrice]]s. It has a 1/8 chance of being generated from dungeon levels 17 onward; however, it will only generate if no other special room has generated on the level, meaning its actual chance is around 1 in 44 on a level with no [[shop]]s. Fortunately for you, the cockatrices and chickatrices start asleep and will not immediately bother you. You may also find [[statue]]s in there. Entering the nest gives you the message ''"You enter a disgusting nest!"''. | + | A '''cockatrice nest''' is a special room that has been filled with [[cockatrice]]s and [[chickatrice]]s. It has a 1/8 chance of being generated from dungeon levels 17 onward; however, it will only generate if no other special room has generated on the level, meaning its actual chance is around 1 in 44 on a level with no [[shop]]s. Fortunately for you, the cockatrices and chickatrices start asleep and will not immediately bother you. You may also find [[statue]]s of [[player monster]]s, and more rarely, [[cockatrice egg]]s in there. Entering the nest gives you the message ''"You enter a disgusting nest!"''. |
To handle a cockatrice nest, you should have a stack of [[lizard corpse]]s (for reversing the [[stoning]] process) or polymorph into something stoning resistant, and also [[stealth]]. Stealth should allow you to avoid waking them up, except the one that you attack, so you can fight them one at a time. However, you may want to leave them there instead of killing them, so that you may reserve the supply of [[cockatrice corpse]]s. | To handle a cockatrice nest, you should have a stack of [[lizard corpse]]s (for reversing the [[stoning]] process) or polymorph into something stoning resistant, and also [[stealth]]. Stealth should allow you to avoid waking them up, except the one that you attack, so you can fight them one at a time. However, you may want to leave them there instead of killing them, so that you may reserve the supply of [[cockatrice corpse]]s. | ||
Revision as of 14:09, 20 August 2011
A cockatrice nest is a special room that has been filled with cockatrices and chickatrices. It has a 1/8 chance of being generated from dungeon levels 17 onward; however, it will only generate if no other special room has generated on the level, meaning its actual chance is around 1 in 44 on a level with no shops. Fortunately for you, the cockatrices and chickatrices start asleep and will not immediately bother you. You may also find statues of player monsters, and more rarely, cockatrice eggs in there. Entering the nest gives you the message "You enter a disgusting nest!".
To handle a cockatrice nest, you should have a stack of lizard corpses (for reversing the stoning process) or polymorph into something stoning resistant, and also stealth. Stealth should allow you to avoid waking them up, except the one that you attack, so you can fight them one at a time. However, you may want to leave them there instead of killing them, so that you may reserve the supply of cockatrice corpses.
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