D&D General Whom has used the Egg of Coot?

[Shades of Eternity]

yuo the way this thread has gone, seems thematically appropriate

 

[RealAlHazred]

Whomst'd've had an issue with wording should probably stay out of threads in general.

 

[RealAlHazred]

Nowadays, I'd probably be even more meta with the Egg of Coot (bringing this back to the topic). Make it a memetic hazard. The reason why people describe it in contradictory ways is because the information itself causes havoc in minds: hallucinations, confusion, psychosis, etc. No living creature can describe it, and if nonliving things are used to gather information, that just delays the effect -- as soon as you view the information from the drone's footage, you are yourself affected because it is the information itself that is harmful. For reference, check out "The Riddle of the Universe and Its Solution" by Chris Cherniak, or any of David Langford's several stories featuring Basilisks: "BLIT", "comp.basilisk FAQ", "What Happened at Cambridge IV", and "Different Kinds of Darkness". In this case, the "person" referred to as the Egg of Coot could be an individual who has had a very drastic reaction to the infohazard; perhaps they even do have some special connection, but that just makes that individual a vector for the spread of the hazard (similar to the movie, "The Crazies").

 

[Lakesidefantasy]

You can see the Egg of Coot in this photo taken by a brave individual who is no longer with us. See it there, under her breast, just being as evil as can be. Disgusting.