Egg - Revision history

Ion frigate: could also add hitting messages, but i feel those are pretty self-explanatory

2025-01-13T07:47:42Z

could also add hitting messages, but i feel those are pretty self-explanatory

Ion frigate: The eggs aren't alive any more...

2025-01-13T07:39:37Z

The eggs aren't alive any more...

Phol ende wodan: /* Eating eggs */ 3.7 pyrolisk eggs explode when eaten

2024-12-16T18:54:39Z

‎Eating eggs: 3.7 pyrolisk eggs explode when eaten

Umbire the Phantom: start on lede + gen

2024-08-05T12:43:26Z

start on lede + gen

JASON10668: Add languages template.

2024-08-01T11:19:05Z

Add languages template.

Ardub23: /* Hatching eggs */ Added info on shopkeeper-owned egg hatching

2023-07-05T21:40:33Z

‎Hatching eggs: Added info on shopkeeper-owned egg hatching

Actual-nh: Repeat

2021-04-21T23:00:54Z

Repeat

Darth l33t: /* Hatching eggs */

2021-04-21T19:58:44Z

‎Hatching eggs

Darth l33t: /* Eating eggs */ eggs are named after the adult form, so it will always be a cockatrice egg

2021-04-21T19:55:40Z

‎Eating eggs: eggs are named after the adult form, so it will always be a cockatrice egg

Umbire the Phantom: /* Hatching eggs */

2021-01-20T08:28:55Z

‎Hatching eggs

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 {{message|You see a <monster> drop out of your pack!|An egg hatched while you were carrying it.}}
 {{message|Its cries sound like "<mommy/daddy>".|A newly hatched monster came out tame and is now your pet.}}
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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 Although eggs have a surprisingly high [[nutrition/weight]] ratio, eating them can be dangerous due to the stunning. They may be rotten and cause you to [[vomit]], or they may be [[cockatrice]] eggs, which will cause delayed [[stoning]] if you eat them. If you are already [[satiated]], you won't get a warning about eating an egg, even if it would choke you to death. It is often safer to leave eggs sitting on the ground as food for carnivorous [[pet]]s.
-You can [[wield]] an entire stack of eggs, which will cause them all to break in a single attack; you can use #[[adjust]] to avoid this. If you break a stack of your own eggs, the Luck penalty is &minus;1 for each egg, up to a maximum of &minus;5.{{refsrc|uhitm.c|757}} They can also be [[thrown]] as weapons, though they will break 99% of the time.<ref>{{function|Dothrow.c|breaktest}}</ref>
+You can [[wield]] an entire stack of eggs, which will cause them all to break in a single attack; you can use #[[adjust]] to avoid this. If you break a stack of your own eggs, the Luck penalty is &minus;1 for each egg, up to a maximum of &minus;5.{{refsrc|uhitm.c|757}} They can also be [[thrown]] as weapons, though they will break 99% of the time.<ref>{{function|Dothrow.c|breaktest}}</ref>  In either case, the eggs will do 1 point of damage{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|933|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}; if they are cockatrice eggs, they will also turn the monster to stone if it is not resistant{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|947|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}.  Throwing a non-cockatrice egg at a petrifying monster is a special case: if the egg (or stack of eggs) is not stale, it will be transformed into a [[rock]], instead of breaking.  Stale eggs and cockatrice eggs break as normal.{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|970|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 Stale eggs are a good source of [[confusion]] if you have a [[unicorn horn]], and is quite viable in the absence of forgotten spells. As opposed to [[tripe]], stale eggs also work when you are polymorphed.

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	If the egg is a [[cockatrice]] egg, you will suffer [[Stoning#Stiffening vs. instadeath\|delayed petrification]] unless [[petrification resistance\|resistant]].{{refsrc\|eat.c\|2112\|version=NetHack 3.6.0}}{{refsrc\|eat.c\|1714\|version=NetHack 3.6.0}} Unless you identified the egg, you will not know whether it's a cockatrice egg until you eat it. Pets which aren't petrification-resistant will avoid eating cockatrice eggs, which is one way to informally identify them.		If the egg is a [[cockatrice]] egg, you will suffer [[Stoning#Stiffening vs. instadeath\|delayed petrification]] unless [[petrification resistance\|resistant]].{{refsrc\|eat.c\|2112\|version=NetHack 3.6.0}}{{refsrc\|eat.c\|1714\|version=NetHack 3.6.0}} Unless you identified the egg, you will not know whether it's a cockatrice egg until you eat it. Pets which aren't petrification-resistant will avoid eating cockatrice eggs, which is one way to informally identify them.
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		+	{{upcoming\|NetHack 3.7.0\|If the egg is a [[pyrolisk]] egg, it will [[explode]] in a fireball when you try to eat it, the same as if it is broken any other way.}}

	==Hatching eggs==		==Hatching eggs==

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-An '''egg''' is a [[comestible]] in ''[[NetHack]]'' which may also hatch into a [[monster]] if left uneaten. If an egg hatches, the hatched monster may [[Pet#Acquiring%20pets|become your pet]]. For the purpose of [[conduct]]s, eggs count as [[vegetarian]] but not [[vegan]].
+An '''egg''' is a [[comestible]] in ''[[NetHack]]'' which may also hatch into a [[monster]] if left uneaten. If an egg hatches, the hatched monster may [[Pet#Acquiring pets|become your pet]]. For the purpose of [[conduct]]s, eggs count as [[vegetarian]] but not [[vegan]].
 ==Generation==
 ===Egg species===
-One in three generated eggs is from a non-unique, non-aquatic and [[oviparous]] species, picked according to the normal random monster generation for the current level.{{refsrc|mkobj.c|870|nethack=3.6.1}} The species of monster eggs can be identified by any [[Identification#Magical identification|magical method]]; monster eggs can also be identified by seeing one hatch. If the post-identification type is still just "egg", it is not a monster egg (presumably just an ordinary unfertilized hen egg); if it ''is'' a monster egg, you will be able to recognize the type in the future.
+One in three generated eggs comes from a non-unique, non-aquatic and [[oviparous]] species of monster, picked according to the normal random monster generation for the current level.{{refsrc|mkobj.c|870|nethack=3.6.1}} The species of monster eggs can be identified by any [[Identification#Magical identification|magical method]]; monster eggs can also be identified by seeing one hatch. If the post-identification type is still just "egg", it is not a monster egg (presumably just an ordinary unfertilized hen egg); if it ''is'' a monster egg, you will be able to recognize the type in the future.
 [[Polymorph]]ing into the adult form of an oviparous monster (regardless of gender) will also identify all future eggs of that type; polymorphing into any type of adult dragon will identify all types of dragon eggs as well.

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	A fresh monster egg will hatch with about 99.954% chance,{{refsrc\|src/timeout.c\|740\|nethack=3.6.2\|comment=the chance not to hatch is 150^50 * 150! / 200! ~= 0.00046}} unless the relevant monster (either baby or adult form) is [[genocide]]d.{{reffunc\|mon.c\|dead_species}} If an egg will hatch, it will do so after 151–200 turns.{{refsrc\|obj.h\|207}}{{refsrc\|timeout.c\|389}}		A fresh monster egg will hatch with about 99.954% chance,{{refsrc\|src/timeout.c\|740\|nethack=3.6.2\|comment=the chance not to hatch is 150^50 * 150! / 200! ~= 0.00046}} unless the relevant monster (either baby or adult form) is [[genocide]]d.{{reffunc\|mon.c\|dead_species}} If an egg will hatch, it will do so after 151–200 turns.{{refsrc\|obj.h\|207}}{{refsrc\|timeout.c\|389}}
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		+	If you pick up an egg owned by a [[shopkeeper]], and the egg hatches in your inventory, you will still owe the shopkeeper the cost of the egg. If you lay an egg in a shop, it will automatically be sold; you can leave it on the floor until it hatches to avoid having to buy it back.

	Eggs will only hatch if in your inventory or on the floor; if kept in a container on the turn it's supposed to hatch, the egg will turn infertile. Zapping an egg with a [[Spellbook of turn undead\|spell]] or [[wand of undead turning]] will re-fertilize it and reset the hatch timeout.{{reffunc\|zap.c\|revive_egg}} Strangely enough, re-fertilizing eggs will not affect their age (so they may still be stale or rotten).		Eggs will only hatch if in your inventory or on the floor; if kept in a container on the turn it's supposed to hatch, the egg will turn infertile. Zapping an egg with a [[Spellbook of turn undead\|spell]] or [[wand of undead turning]] will re-fertilize it and reset the hatch timeout.{{reffunc\|zap.c\|revive_egg}} Strangely enough, re-fertilizing eggs will not affect their age (so they may still be stale or rotten).

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 ==Eating eggs==
-Eggs provide 80 nutrition when eaten, but don't provide any [[intrinsic]]s that the corresponding [[corpse]] would provide. An egg becomes stale after 400 turns; the spell or [[wand of undead turning]] or the spell can rejuvenate stale eggs. A stale egg makes you [[Vomiting|nauseated]] for 10d4 (more) turns, eventually causing you to vomit unless cured.{{refsrc|eat.c|1775|version=NetHack 3.6.0}}
+Eggs provide 80 nutrition when eaten, but don't provide any [[intrinsic]]s that the corresponding [[corpse]] would provide. An egg becomes stale after 400 turns; the spell or [[wand of undead turning]] can rejuvenate stale eggs. A stale egg makes you [[Vomiting|nauseated]] for 10d4 (more) turns, eventually causing you to vomit unless cured.{{refsrc|eat.c|1775|version=NetHack 3.6.0}}
 If the egg is a [[cockatrice]] egg, you will suffer [[Stoning#Stiffening vs. instadeath|delayed petrification]] unless [[petrification resistance|resistant]].{{refsrc|eat.c|2112|version=NetHack 3.6.0}}{{refsrc|eat.c|1714|version=NetHack 3.6.0}} Unless you identified the egg, you will not know whether it's a cockatrice egg until you eat it. Pets which aren't petrification-resistant will avoid eating cockatrice eggs, which is one way to informally identify them.

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 ==Hatching eggs==
-If you [[polymorph]] into a female [[oviparous]] monster, you can lay an egg with the #[[sit]] command, and when it hatches it will become your pet. Laying an egg will reduce your nutrition by 80.{{refsrc|sit.c|303}} Breaking your own eggs carries a &minus;5 Luck penalty, but eating them does not.{{refsrc|dothrow.c|1588}} A randomly generated [[dragon]] egg will also become your pet if you are carrying it when it hatches. If you are male, there is a 50% chance that any egg which hatches while you are carrying it will become your pet.{{refsrc|timeout.c|432|comment=The identity of one's father is learned, not innate}}
+If you [[polymorph]] into a female [[oviparous]] monster, you can lay an egg with the #[[sit]] command, and when it hatches it will become your pet. Laying an egg will reduce your nutrition by 80.{{refsrc|sit.c|303}} Breaking your own eggs carries a -1 Luck penalty each, to a maximum of -5 for a single stack; eating them does not, but grants no net nutrition gain.{{refsrc|dothrow.c|1588}} A randomly generated [[dragon]] egg will also become your pet if you are carrying it when it hatches. If you are male, there is a 50% chance that any egg which hatches while you are carrying it will become your pet.{{refsrc|timeout.c|432|comment=The identity of one's father is learned, not innate}}
 A fresh monster egg will hatch with about 99.954% chance,{{refsrc|src/timeout.c|740|nethack=3.6.2|comment=the chance not to hatch is 150^50 * 150! / 200! ~= 0.00046}} unless the relevant monster (either baby or adult form) is [[genocide]]d.{{reffunc|mon.c|dead_species}} If an egg will hatch, it will do so after 151&ndash;200 turns.{{refsrc|obj.h|207}}{{refsrc|timeout.c|389}}

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 Eggs kept in an [[ice box]] will not age and become rotten; however, this does not suspend their hatching timer, so leaving an egg in an ice box for too long will prevent it from ever hatching.
-{{upcoming|3.7.0|You can apply royal jelly to an [[egg]] to revive it and potentially make it see you as its parent.}}
+{{upcoming|3.7.0|You can apply [[royal jelly]] to an egg to revive it and potentially make it see you as its parent.}}
 ==Strategy==