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| − | A '''cockatrice egg''' is simply an [[egg]] laid by a [[cockatrice]], which makes it very dangerous—but also very handy.
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| − | ==Generation==
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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.
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| − | [[Polymorph]]ing into a female cockatrice and using the #[[sit]] command lays an egg.
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| − | ==Effects==
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| − | 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==
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| − | 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]]. The easiest method by far is to lay them while polymorphed into a female cockatrice; it is also possible but tedious to obtain them via [[polypiling]] [[meatball]]s. Keep in mind that breaking your own laid 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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