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(I know for a fact I've seen it in THEM so I might well have presumed it was the case in SLASH'EM - which I still feel like it is, but I'd rather confirm first)
 
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A '''meat stick''' is a [[food]] created by [[zap]]ping a [[spell]] of {{spell of|stone to flesh}} at a marble [[wand]]. It's not a particularly useful item. Here are some things that one can do with it.
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A '''meat stick''' is a type of [[comestible]] that very rarely appears in ''[[NetHack]]''.
  
*Use it as a treat for carnivorous pets
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==Generation==
*Keep it in your open inventory so carnivorous pets will stay closer
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Meat sticks are only created by [[zap]]ping a [[spell]] of {{spell of|stone to flesh}} at a [[wand]] with the marble [[randomized appearance]].
*Use it to keep [[Elbereth]] active
 
*Mark the [[Vibrating Square]] with it
 
*Kill [[Vlad the Impaler]] with it
 
*Wield it for comedic value
 
*Eat it (possibly the most useless of all the listed uses)
 
  
==Encyclopaedia entry==
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==Description==
Interestingly, meat stick shares its entry with the [[huge chunk of meat]]:
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Meat sticks function similarly to [[tripe ration]]s - carnivorous [[pet]]s consider it a [[treat]], and keeping one in open inventory will cause them to try and stay close to you. When eaten, they give a meager 5 nutrition.
  
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==Strategy==
Some hae meat and canna eat,
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Meat sticks are generally [[junk]] items - like [[meat ring]]s, they typically result from an accidental stone to flesh zap at yourself, or a deliberate one used to cure [[stoning]]. A meat stick's nutrition is also incredibly low - their best use is as a lightweight treat to feed any meat-eating pets or else tame carnivorous [[domestic animal]]s. They can also be used as [[polyfodder]] along with other comestibles when trying to stock up on lightweight food such as [[lembas wafer]]s.
And some would eat that want it;
 
But we hae meat, and we can eat,
 
Sae let the Lord be thankit.
 
|[ Grace Before Meat, by Robert Burns ]
 
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==History==
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The meat stick is introduced alongside the spellbook of stone to flesh in [[NetHack 3.3.0]].
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==Variants==
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===SlashTHEM===
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In [[SlashTHEM]], meat sticks can be randomly generated as wares found in food stores.
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==Encyclopedia entry==
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{{encyclopedia-redirect|meatball}}
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[[Category:Comestibles]]
 
[[Category:Comestibles]]
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Latest revision as of 22:12, 25 June 2023

% Meat stick.png
Name meat stick
Base price 5 zm
Nutrition 5
Turns to eat 1
Weight 1
Conduct meat

A meat stick is a type of comestible that very rarely appears in NetHack.

Generation

Meat sticks are only created by zapping a spell of stone to flesh at a wand with the marble randomized appearance.

Description

Meat sticks function similarly to tripe rations - carnivorous pets consider it a treat, and keeping one in open inventory will cause them to try and stay close to you. When eaten, they give a meager 5 nutrition.

Strategy

Meat sticks are generally junk items - like meat rings, they typically result from an accidental stone to flesh zap at yourself, or a deliberate one used to cure stoning. A meat stick's nutrition is also incredibly low - their best use is as a lightweight treat to feed any meat-eating pets or else tame carnivorous domestic animals. They can also be used as polyfodder along with other comestibles when trying to stock up on lightweight food such as lembas wafers.

History

The meat stick is introduced alongside the spellbook of stone to flesh in NetHack 3.3.0.

Variants

SlashTHEM

In SlashTHEM, meat sticks can be randomly generated as wares found in food stores.

Encyclopedia entry

See the encyclopedia entry for meatball.