Lump of royal jelly - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: tweak

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tweak

Umbire the Phantom: messages

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messages

Umbire the Phantom: /* Variants */ them

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‎Variants: them

Umbire the Phantom: /* SLASH'EM */ mention bug

2025-05-21T17:05:20Z

‎SLASH'EM: mention bug

Umbire the Phantom: much of the bee stuff is relevant so copy it over

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much of the bee stuff is relevant so copy it over

Umbire the Phantom: /* Variants */ slash'em, per objects.c

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‎Variants: slash'em, per objects.c

Umbire the Phantom: copyedit

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Furey: /* TNNT (the game) */ delete tangential information about TNNT. swap chest covers this.

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‎TNNT (the game): delete tangential information about TNNT. swap chest covers this.

Furey: Link directly to new page TNNT (the game).

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Link directly to new page TNNT (the game).

Furey: "The November NetHack Tournament" -> "TNNT (the game)"

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"The November NetHack Tournament" -> "TNNT (the game)"

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 There is a {{frac|3}} chance of each square in a [[beehive]] being generated with a lump of royal jelly at level creation.{{refsrc|src/mkroom.c|375|nethack=3.6.7}}
-[[Apply]]ing a [[charged]] [[horn of plenty]] has a {{frac|20}} chance (5%) of producing a lump of royal jelly or two.{{refsrc|src/mkobj.c|2219|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=most comestibles including royal jelly are eligible}}
+[[Applying]] a charged [[horn of plenty]] has a {{frac|20}} chance (5%) of producing 1-2 lumps of royal jelly.{{refsrc|src/mkobj.c|2219|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=most comestibles including royal jelly are eligible}}
 ==Description==

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	Royal jelly is sometimes used in alternative medicine, and is often sold as a dietary supplement for humans—this is reflected by its uses in ''NetHack'', while [[NHINRL\|in real life]], the European Food Safety Authority has concluded that there is not enough evidence to support the claim, and the United States' Food and Drug Administration has taken legal action against companies that have marketed royal jelly products using unfounded claims of health benefits. Also unlike ''NetHack'', the [[Wikipedia:Vegetarian Society\|Vegetarian Society]] considers royal jelly non-vegetarian.		Royal jelly is sometimes used in alternative medicine, and is often sold as a dietary supplement for humans—this is reflected by its uses in ''NetHack'', while [[NHINRL\|in real life]], the European Food Safety Authority has concluded that there is not enough evidence to support the claim, and the United States' Food and Drug Administration has taken legal action against companies that have marketed royal jelly products using unfounded claims of health benefits. Also unlike ''NetHack'', the [[Wikipedia:Vegetarian Society\|Vegetarian Society]] considers royal jelly non-vegetarian.
		+
		+	==Messages==
		+	{{upcoming\|NetHack 3.7.0\|The following messages are added as part of {{commit\|d44c83d45ff65ad4cb4391276571e9d0ed06c22f}}.
		+	{{message\|The egg quivers feebly.\|You rubbed cursed royal jelly on a monster's egg.}}
		+	{{message\|The egg quivers briefly.\|You rubbed non-cursed royal jelly on a monster's egg.}}}}

	==Variants==		==Variants==

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 ===SlashTHEM===
-In [[SlashTHEM]], in addition to SLASH'EM details, the Gnome King's Apiary is a variant of [[Mines' End]] that contains a beehive with several lumps of royal jelly.
+In [[SlashTHEM]], lumps of royal jelly can be generated very rarely as in SLASH'EM.<!--check about the bug from SLASH'EM-->
 ===Hack'EM===

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 ===SLASH'EM===
 In [[SLASH'EM]], lumps of royal jelly can be generated very rarely, and make up {{frac|1000}} of randomly-generated comestibles.
 ===EvilHack===

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 }}
 A '''lump of royal jelly''', sometimes referred to as just '''royal jelly''', is a type of [[comestible]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is [[veggy]] and considered [[vegetarian]].
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 Lumps of royal jelly can be thrown to [[tame]] [[carnivorous]] [[domestic animal]]s.
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|fe664435dc8054cc5b9ed34213b30bbc8473142c}}: Applying royal jelly to objects will smear it on them; per {{commit|d44c83d45ff65ad4cb4391276571e9d0ed06c22f}}, the only applicable objects are monster [[egg]]s. Cursed royal jelly will render an egg inert, while uncursed royal jelly will rejuvenate it; blessed royal jelly will additionally make the egg recognize the hero as its parent if it hatches in their inventory. Using royal jelly of any beatitude on a killer bee egg will turn it into a queen bee egg.
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|fe664435dc8054cc5b9ed34213b30bbc8473142c}}, [[apply]]ing royal jelly to objects will smear it on them; per {{commit|d44c83d45ff65ad4cb4391276571e9d0ed06c22f}}, the only applicable objects are monster [[egg]]s. Cursed royal jelly will render an egg inert, while uncursed royal jelly will rejuvenate it; blessed royal jelly will additionally make the egg recognize the hero as its parent if it hatches in their inventory. Using royal jelly of any beatitude on a [[killer bee]] egg will turn it into a [[queen bee]] egg.
-Per {{commit|4159dd985aa94e55c07ddb7e5280b83237a2a085|commit 4159dd9}}, killer bees will eat royal jelly and become queen bees if a queen bee is not present on the level; tame killer bees will seek out nearby lumps of royal jelly, while hostile killer bees will eat any royal jelly that they move across when pursuing the hero. Per {{commit|5e26589fa7882984e8347e041cb75dcd3e8ce25f|commit 5e26589}}, a hero polymorphed into a killer bee can also become a queen bee by eating royal jelly.}}
+Per {{commit|4159dd985aa94e55c07ddb7e5280b83237a2a085}}, killer bees will eat royal jelly and become queen bees if a queen bee is not present on the level; tame killer bees will seek out nearby lumps of royal jelly, while hostile killer bees will eat any royal jelly that they move across when pursuing the hero. Per {{commit|5e26589fa7882984e8347e041cb75dcd3e8ce25f}}, a hero [[polymorph]]ed into a killer bee can also become a queen bee by eating royal jelly.}}
 ==Strategy==
-Royal jelly has a very good [[Nutrition/Weight|nutrition-to-weight ratio]] and can be eaten in one turn, making it a popular food item to store for the late game and [[ascension run]].
+Royal jelly has a very good [[Nutrition/Weight|nutrition-to-weight ratio]] and can be eaten in one turn, making it a popular food item to store for the late game and [[ascension run]]. Beehives are not too difficult to obtain jelly from, provided the player has [[poison resistance]] and is generally smart about tackling the [[killer bee]]s and [[queen bee]] inside.
 ==History==
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 Royal jelly is a honey bee secretion that is secreted from the glands in the hypopharynx of nurse bees and fed to all larvae in the colony. During the process of creating new queens, the workers construct special "queen cells", and the larvae in these cells are fed with copious amounts of royal jelly - this jelly contains various proteins secreted by the honey bees, and triggers the development of queen morphology, including the fully developed ovaries needed to lay eggs.
-Royal jelly is sometimes used in alternative medicine, and is often sold as a dietary supplement for humans - though this is reflected by its uses in ''NetHack'', in real life the European Food Safety Authority has concluded that there is not enough evidence to support the claim, and the United States' Food and Drug Administration has taken legal action against companies that have marketed royal jelly products using unfounded claims of health benefits. Also unlike ''NetHack'', the [[Wikipedia:Vegetarian Society|Vegetarian Society]] considers royal jelly non-vegetarian.
+Royal jelly is sometimes used in alternative medicine, and is often sold as a dietary supplement for humans&mdash;this is reflected by its uses in ''NetHack'', while [[NHINRL|in real life]], the European Food Safety Authority has concluded that there is not enough evidence to support the claim, and the United States' Food and Drug Administration has taken legal action against companies that have marketed royal jelly products using unfounded claims of health benefits. Also unlike ''NetHack'', the [[Wikipedia:Vegetarian Society|Vegetarian Society]] considers royal jelly non-vegetarian.
 ==Variants==
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 ===EvilHack===
-In [[EvilHack]], [[honey badger]]s will dig their way towards any beehives on the level in order to try and eat the royal jelly present.
+In [[EvilHack]], [[honey badger]]s will dig their way towards any beehives on the level in order to try and eat the royal jelly present. This often results in them awakening the entire hive if they beat the hero there, since they also have a mutual [[grudge]] against killer bees and queen bees, and can cause serious trouble if the hero is not prepared to deal with either them or the badgers.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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-A '''lump of royal jelly''' (sometimes simply '''royal jelly''') is a type of [[veggy]] [[comestible]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''.
+A '''lump of royal jelly''', sometimes referred to as just '''royal jelly''', is a type of [[comestible]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is [[veggy]] and considered [[vegetarian]].
 ==Generation==
 Lumps of royal jelly are not randomly generated.
-Royal jelly is primarily found within [[beehive]]s, where each [[killer bee]] in the hive (including the [[queen bee]]) has a {{frac|3}} chance of royal jelly being generated underneath them at level creation.{{refsrc|src/mkroom.c|376|nethack=3.6.7}} Royal jelly is also sold in health food [[shop]]s.{{refsrc|src/shknam.c|323|nethack=3.6.7}}
+Health food [[shop]]s can sell lumps of royal jelly.{{refsrc|src/shknam.c|323|nethack=3.6.7}}
-[[Apply]]ing a [[horn of plenty]] may produce a lump of royal jelly with a {{frac|20}} overall chance.
+There is a {{frac|3}} chance of each square in a [[beehive]] being generated with a lump of royal jelly at level creation.{{refsrc|src/mkroom.c|375|nethack=3.6.7}}
 ==Description==
-Eating a non-cursed lump of royal jelly grants 200 nutrition and has several other effects: it heals [[wounded legs]] and increases your [[strength]] by one point (unless it is already at its maximum), along with possibly restoring up to 20 HP;{{refsrc|src/eat.c|2205|nethack=3.6.7}} if this would raise your base form's HP above its maximum, there is an additional {{frac|16}} chance of increasing your maximum HP by 1. A cursed lump of royal jelly will instead lower strength by one point and may decrease your HP by up to 20.
+When [[eaten]], a lump of royal jelly grants 200 base [[nutrition]] and has several other effects: a non-cursed lump of royal jelly heals [[wounded legs]] and increases the [[hero]]'s [[strength]] by one point if possible, along with possibly restoring up to 20 [[HP]];{{refsrc|src/eat.c|2205|nethack=3.6.7}} if this would raise the hero's HP of their base form above its maximum, there is an additional {{frac|16}} chance of increasing their maximum HP by 1. A cursed lump of royal jelly will instead lower strength by one point and may decrease the hero's HP by up to 20.
-Lumps of royal jelly are [[vegetarian]], and can be used to [[tame]] carnivorous [[domestic animal]]s.
+Lumps of royal jelly can be thrown to [[tame]] [[carnivorous]] [[domestic animal]]s.
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|fe664435dc8054cc5b9ed34213b30bbc8473142c|commit fe66443}}: Applying royal jelly to objects will smear it on them; as of {{commit|d44c83d45ff65ad4cb4391276571e9d0ed06c22f|commit d44c83d}}, the only applicable objects are monster [[egg]]s. Cursed royal jelly will kill an egg, while uncursed royal jelly will rejuvenate it; blessed royal jelly will additionally make the egg recognize you as its parent if it hatches in your inventory. Using royal jelly of any beatitude on a killer bee egg will turn it into a queen bee egg.
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|fe664435dc8054cc5b9ed34213b30bbc8473142c}}: Applying royal jelly to objects will smear it on them; per {{commit|d44c83d45ff65ad4cb4391276571e9d0ed06c22f}}, the only applicable objects are monster [[egg]]s. Cursed royal jelly will render an egg inert, while uncursed royal jelly will rejuvenate it; blessed royal jelly will additionally make the egg recognize the hero as its parent if it hatches in their inventory. Using royal jelly of any beatitude on a killer bee egg will turn it into a queen bee egg.
-As of {{commit|4159dd985aa94e55c07ddb7e5280b83237a2a085|commit 4159dd9}}, killer bees will eat royal jelly and become queen bees if a queen bee is not present on the level; tame killer bees will seek out nearby lumps of royal jelly, while hostile killer bees will eat any royal that they move across when pursuing you. As of {{commit|5e26589fa7882984e8347e041cb75dcd3e8ce25f|commit 5e26589}}, players polymorphed into killer bees can also become queen bees by eating royal jelly.}}
+Per {{commit|4159dd985aa94e55c07ddb7e5280b83237a2a085|commit 4159dd9}}, killer bees will eat royal jelly and become queen bees if a queen bee is not present on the level; tame killer bees will seek out nearby lumps of royal jelly, while hostile killer bees will eat any royal jelly that they move across when pursuing the hero. Per {{commit|5e26589fa7882984e8347e041cb75dcd3e8ce25f|commit 5e26589}}, a hero polymorphed into a killer bee can also become a queen bee by eating royal jelly.}}
 ==Strategy==
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 The lump of royal jelly first appears in [[Hack 1.0.2]] alongside the beehive.
-Starting in [[NetHack 3.6.0]], "royal jelly" is recognized as an alias for the item for [[wishing]] purposes, per {{commit|dfd9586ab4f95984605579b00a257399521f9a3f|commit dfd9586}}.
+Starting in [[NetHack 3.6.0]], "royal jelly" is recognized as an alias for the item for [[wishing]] purposes, per {{commit|dfd9586ab4f95984605579b00a257399521f9a3f}}.
 ==Origin==

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 ==Variants==
 ===TNNT (the game)===
-In [[TNNT|TNNT (the game)]], lumps of royal jelly are among one of the few acceptable food items for the [[swap chest]].
+In [[TNNT (the game)]], lumps of royal jelly are among one of the few acceptable food items for the [[swap chest]].
 ===EvilHack===