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Throw a '''dog''' (<tt>d</tt>), or '''cat''' (<tt>f</tt>)  some [[tripe ration|tripe]], a [[fortune cookie]] or something else that it will eat, such as a fresh [[corpse]], and it will become tame (your [[pet]]).
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{{monster
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|name=Dog
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|symbol={{white|d}}
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|tile=[[Image:Dog.png]]
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|difficulty=5
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|level=4
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|experience=44
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|speed=18
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|AC=5
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|MR=0
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|align=0
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|frequency=Very rare
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|genocidable=Yes
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|attacks=Bite 1d6
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|weight=400
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|nutr=200
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|size=Small
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|resistances=None
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|resistances conveyed=Intrinsic [[aggravate monster]]
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}}
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The '''dog''', {{white|d}}, is a grown-up [[little dog]] and is therefore usually encountered as a [[player]]'s [[pet]].  They are capable of [[growing up]] into [[large dog]]s.
  
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With exception to [[tripe]] or a corpse of your own race, anything a dog will eat is safe for you to eat. Acts of cannibalism, which will not kill you either, isn't taken well by your deity unless you are a [[caveman]] or an [[orc]]. If you eat tripe, you might get sick, even though in the real world tripe is safely eaten by people. Orcs enjoy eating tripe.
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As with their brethren, they are excellent fighters to have as companions to early game characters, but remain vulnerable to [[passive attack]]s, and can also be [[tame]]d with [[tripe]], [[fortune cookie]]s, or some edible [[corpse]]s if they are fresh.
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Dogs are better fighters than newly started characters, use them to tank and fight for you in the early stages of the game.  Nevertheless, they may be more vulnerable than newly started characters against corrosive monsters that splash [[acid]].  They also appear to be na&iuml;ve to the ways of [[floating eye]]s.
 
  
 
[[Category:Monsters]]
 
[[Category:Monsters]]

Revision as of 22:20, 25 August 2006

d Dog Dog.png
Difficulty 5
Attacks

Bite 1d6

Base level 4
Base experience 44
Speed 18
Base AC 5
Base MR 0
Alignment 0 (neutral)
Frequency (by normal means) Very rare
Genocidable Yes
Weight 400
Nutritional value 200
Size Small
Resistances None
Resistances conveyed

Intrinsic aggravate monster


The dog, d, is a grown-up little dog and is therefore usually encountered as a player's pet. They are capable of growing up into large dogs.

As with their brethren, they are excellent fighters to have as companions to early game characters, but remain vulnerable to passive attacks, and can also be tamed with tripe, fortune cookies, or some edible corpses if they are fresh.

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