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The following monsters are oviparous:
 
The following monsters are oviparous:
  
* All adult [[dragon]]s
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* all {{mcsl|c}}{{mcsl|s}}{{mcsl|w}}{{mcsl|D}}{{mcsl|N}}{{mcsl|S}}
* All adult [[naga]]s
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* all {{mcsl|a}} except [[giant beetle]]s
* {{monsymlink|Giant ant}}
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* all adult {{monclass|D}}s except the [[Chromatic Dragon]] and [[Ixoth]]
* {{monsymlink|Killer bee}}
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* all {{monclass|;}}s except [[jellyfish]] and [[kraken]]s
* {{monsymlink|Soldier ant}}
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* {{monsymlink|gargoyle}}s and {{monsymlink|winged gargoyle}}s
* {{monsymlink|Fire ant}}
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* {{monsymlink|crocodile}}s
* {{monsymlink|Queen bee}}
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* "Baby" and "hatchling" monsters are never oviparous, even if their adult forms are.
* {{monsymlink|Cockatrice}}
 
* {{monsymlink|Pyrolisk}}
 
* {{monsymlink|Gargoyle}}
 
* {{monsymlink|Winged gargoyle}}
 
* {{monsymlink|Cave spider}}
 
* {{monsymlink|Centipede}}
 
* {{monsymlink|Giant spider}}
 
* {{monsymlink|Scorpion}}
 
* {{monsymlink|Long worm}}
 
* {{monsymlink|Purple worm}}
 
* {{monsymlink|Garter snake}}
 
* {{monsymlink|Snake}}
 
* {{monsymlink|Water moccasin}}
 
* {{monsymlink|Pit viper}}
 
* {{monsymlink|Python}}
 
* {{monsymlink|Cobra}}
 
* {{monsymlink|Piranha}}
 
* {{monsymlink|Shark}}
 
* {{monsymlink|Giant eel}}
 
* {{monsymlink|Electric eel}}
 
* {{monsymlink|Crocodile}}
 
 
* {{monsymlink|Scorpius}} is defined as oviparous, but is unique, always male, and not a valid polymorph form, so his oviparous status is generally irrelevant. A Scorpius egg is never generated, and [[wish]]ing for one will produce a scorpion egg instead.
 
* {{monsymlink|Scorpius}} is defined as oviparous, but is unique, always male, and not a valid polymorph form, so his oviparous status is generally irrelevant. A Scorpius egg is never generated, and [[wish]]ing for one will produce a scorpion egg instead.
  

Revision as of 15:01, 25 July 2023

Oviparous monsters are creatures which lay eggs. If the player is polymorphed into a female oviparous monster, the #sit command can be used to lay an egg, which will hatch into a tame monster. In addition, some randomly-generated eggs are the eggs of oviparous monsters.

List of oviparous monsters

The following monsters are oviparous:

SLASH'EM

The following new SLASH'EM monsters are also oviparous: