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A '''fortune cookie''' is a [[comestible]] in ''[[NetHack]]'' that has a scrap of paper inside with a random [[rumor]].
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A '''fortune cookie''' is a type of [[comestible]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is [[veggy]] and considered [[vegetarian]].
  
==Effects==
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==Generation==
Eating a fortune cookie provides 40 nutrition; unless you are [[blind]] (''"What a pity you cannot read it!"''), the fortune inside will automatically be read. [[Blessed]] fortune cookies always contain true rumors, cursed fortune cookies always contain false rumors, and uncursed fortune cookies may contain either. They will never be [[rotten]] when eaten, regardless of their beatitude.{{refsrc|eat.c|2641|nethack=3.6.0}} The fortune cookie can also be [[read]] normally, breaking and throwing away the cookie and reading the fortune inside.
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Fortune cookies make up 5.5% of all randomly-generated comestibles.
  
Eating a fortune cookie breaks [[vegan]] conduct, but not vegetarian (presumably because it was baked with eggs or dairy); reading the fortune breaks [[illiterate]] conduct.
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All [[Monk]]s start with 3 to 6 fortune cookies.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|97|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} [[Tourist]]s can start with food rations among their initial stacks of food.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|144|version=NetHack 3.6.7|Initial inventory for Tourists}}
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General [[store]]s, delicatessens and health food stores can sell fortune cookies.
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[[Apply]]ing a [[charged]] [[horn of plenty]] has a {{frac|51|1000}} chance (5.1%) of generating a fortune cookie or two.{{refsrc|src/mkobj.c|2219|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=any comestible that can be randomly generated is eligible}}
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==Description==
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When [[eaten]], a fortune cookie provides 40 [[nutrition]] and leaves behind a fortune that is automatically [[read]] unless the [[hero]] is [[blind]]. The fortune is a [[rumor]] whose veracity depends on the cookie's [[beatitude]]: Blessed fortune cookies always contain true rumors, cursed fortune cookies always contain false rumors, and uncursed fortune cookies may contain either with equal probability. Fortune cookies are [[rotten]] when eaten regardless of their beatitude.{{refsrc|src/eat.c|2674|nethack=3.6.7}}
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Characters can read fortune cookies manually, breaking the cookie and throwing away the pieces before reading the fortune inside. Reading the fortune through either method breaks [[illiterate]] conduct.
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[[Thrown]] fortune cookies can be used to [[tame]] [[domestic]] [[canine]]s and [[feline]]s, despite being veggy.
  
 
==Strategy==
 
==Strategy==
Because of their low weight and nutritional value, fortune cookies are useful for taming carnivorous domestic [[pet]]s.
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Fortune cookies are a lightweight means of taming domestic carnivores, and otherwise make a quick snack for non-vegan characters. Other characters can preserve vegan or [[foodless]] conduct by reading the cookie instead of eating it, while illiterate conduct can be preserved by using it solely to tame pets as above - if a fortune cookie must be eaten, the character can [[blind]] themselves before eating it.
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==History==
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The fortune cookie first appears in [[Hack 1.0]].
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==Messages==
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{{message|What a pity you cannot read it!|You ate a fortune cookie while blind.}}
  
You can preserve vegan or [[foodless]] conduct by reading the cookie instead of eating it, which makes you break and throw away the actual cookie to read its paper. Illiterate conduct can be preserved by using it to tame pets as above; if they cannot be avoided entirely, you can blind yourself before eating the cookie.
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==Variants==
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===SLASH'EM===
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In [[SLASH'EM]], fortune cookies give a "yes/no" prompt for their fortune when eaten, which allows characters to more easily maintain illiterate conduct.
  
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==References==
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Revision as of 02:18, 27 June 2024

% Fortune cookie.png
Name fortune cookie
Base price 7 zm
Nutrition 40
Turns to eat 1
Weight 1
Conduct vegetarian (literate)

A fortune cookie is a type of comestible that appears in NetHack. It is veggy and considered vegetarian.

Generation

Fortune cookies make up 5.5% of all randomly-generated comestibles.

All Monks start with 3 to 6 fortune cookies.[1] Tourists can start with food rations among their initial stacks of food.[2]

General stores, delicatessens and health food stores can sell fortune cookies.

Applying a charged horn of plenty has a 511000 chance (5.1%) of generating a fortune cookie or two.[3]

Description

When eaten, a fortune cookie provides 40 nutrition and leaves behind a fortune that is automatically read unless the hero is blind. The fortune is a rumor whose veracity depends on the cookie's beatitude: Blessed fortune cookies always contain true rumors, cursed fortune cookies always contain false rumors, and uncursed fortune cookies may contain either with equal probability. Fortune cookies are rotten when eaten regardless of their beatitude.[4]

Characters can read fortune cookies manually, breaking the cookie and throwing away the pieces before reading the fortune inside. Reading the fortune through either method breaks illiterate conduct.

Thrown fortune cookies can be used to tame domestic canines and felines, despite being veggy.

Strategy

Fortune cookies are a lightweight means of taming domestic carnivores, and otherwise make a quick snack for non-vegan characters. Other characters can preserve vegan or foodless conduct by reading the cookie instead of eating it, while illiterate conduct can be preserved by using it solely to tame pets as above - if a fortune cookie must be eaten, the character can blind themselves before eating it.

History

The fortune cookie first appears in Hack 1.0.

Messages

What a pity you cannot read it!
You ate a fortune cookie while blind.

Variants

SLASH'EM

In SLASH'EM, fortune cookies give a "yes/no" prompt for their fortune when eaten, which allows characters to more easily maintain illiterate conduct.

References