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| − | A '''[[ | + | A '''cockatrice egg''' is simply an [[egg]] laid by a [[cockatrice]] - which makes it very dangerous, but also very handy. |
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| − | + | In addition to randomly generated eggs having a chance to be cockatrice eggs, they may rarely appear in [[cockatrice nest]]s. | |
| − | + | [[Polymorph]]ing into a female cockatrice and using the #[[sit]] command lays an egg. | |
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| − | == | + | ==Effects== |
| − | Like real eggs, cockatrice eggs need some special care | + | As a cockatrice egg, it will stone you if you try to eat it. When [[throw]]n, the egg will [[stoning|stone]] the [[monster]] that it hits if the monster is not resistant to petrification; if [[wield]]ed, the cockatrice egg will stone whatever monster you hit. In either case, the egg will break as normal; hitting a monster with a stack of eggs will break all of them, not just one. |
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| + | ==Strategy== | ||
| + | Cockatrice eggs can be stockpiled and used as makeshift "grenades" to instantly stone particularly troublesome monsters; in a pinch, they may even be a viable [[wish]], similar to a footrice [[corpse]]. Keep in mind that breaking your own eggs costs you 1 point of [[Luck]] per egg (up to a maximum of 5 at once). | ||
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| + | Like real eggs, cockatrice eggs need some special care, as an egg that is just carried will hatch after a short while; stashing the egg in a [[container]] (e.g. a [[sack]]) until their hatching time passes will ensure that you are not surprised by the hatchling (and possibly stoned). You can test for a rotted cockatrice egg after retrieving it from the container by picking up more than one egg after; if they stack in your [[inventory]], they will not hatch. | ||
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Revision as of 01:16, 27 February 2020
A cockatrice egg is simply an egg laid by a cockatrice - which makes it very dangerous, but also very handy.
Generation
In addition to randomly generated eggs having a chance to be cockatrice eggs, they may rarely appear in cockatrice nests.
Polymorphing into a female cockatrice and using the #sit command lays an egg.
Effects
As a cockatrice egg, it will stone you if you try to eat it. When thrown, the egg will stone the monster that it hits if the monster is not resistant to petrification; if wielded, the cockatrice egg will stone whatever monster you hit. In either case, the egg will break as normal; hitting a monster with a stack of eggs will break all of them, not just one.
Strategy
Cockatrice eggs can be stockpiled and used as makeshift "grenades" to instantly stone particularly troublesome monsters; in a pinch, they may even be a viable wish, similar to a footrice corpse. Keep in mind that breaking your own eggs costs you 1 point of Luck per egg (up to a maximum of 5 at once).
Like real eggs, cockatrice eggs need some special care, as an egg that is just carried will hatch after a short while; stashing the egg in a container (e.g. a sack) until their hatching time passes will ensure that you are not surprised by the hatchling (and possibly stoned). You can test for a rotted cockatrice egg after retrieving it from the container by picking up more than one egg after; if they stack in your inventory, they will not hatch.
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