Hippotatomous

Hippotatomous

Type: Noncombat
MP Cost: 15

When Jarlsberg wanted for the companionship of friends, he often turned to his potatoes, for a potato in need is a friend indeed.

Converts a Cosmic Potato into a Companion That Helps You Earn More Stats From Fighting

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Source:	Jarlsberg's Gate
Price:	N/A
Class:	Avatar of Jarlsberg
Level:	Path of Dinner 3
When Used:

You hurl a cosmic potato at the ground in front of you, and it erupts into a full-sized hippotatomous. It nuzzles your face. "Hello, [Name]," you say.

Combat Messages

During combat:

<companion> walks slowly between you and your foe, forcing it to go around her instead of attacking you.

<companion> spits out some marbles at your opponent, tripping him up so he can't attack this round.

<companion> shows your foe the little bird that cleans her teeth, and is to^[sic] fascinated to attack this round.

<companion> sings a song about a hippo birdie and two ewes, and your opponent is too entranced to attack this round.

<companion> tells a story about the time she danced ballet with a crocodile. Your foe is too caught up in the narrative to attack.

<companion> opens her mouth reaaaally wiiiiide, blocking your opponent's view of you this round.

<companion> complains about how hungry, hungry she is, distracting your foe for this round.

After combat:

<companion> says, "do you think my hippo hips are a little too broad?" and smiles at her joke.

<companion> says, "you know, I'm not really that hungry-hungry anymore," and smiles contentedly.

<companion> opens her mouth really wide, and her teeth-cleaning bird grins at you.

<companion> says, "I should learn some new skills. I'm becoming kind of a hippodrone," and smiles at her own pun.

<companion> smiles at you placidly as she grazes.

<companion> says, "you know, 'hippopotamus' means 'water horse,'" and smiles.

Notes

• Requires and uses up a cosmic potato.
• Gives +3 stats per combat.
• Occasionally blocks enemy actions, like a Levitating Potato.
• Receives a random(?) name upon first invocation. Names known so far: Abigale, Ada, Alva, Annie, Beatrice, Becky, Betsy, Cynthia, Dot, Elizabeth, Esther, Fanny, Flora, Gertrude, Gladys, Hattie, Helene, Henrietta, Isabell, Josephine, Laura, Lila, Lilly, Liza, Lorena, Lottie, Louisa, Lucy, Lulu, Mary, Mercy, Molly, Natalie, Nora, Peggy, Rowena, Sally, Victoria, Winnie, Zylphia.
• Disappears after rollover. If resummoned on another day it will keep the same name. The name is also retained across ascensions.
• Has the following picture in the left pane:

  

References

• Some of the combat messages refer to the tabletop game Hungry Hungry Hippos.
• Some IP lawyers believe that Hippo birdy two ewes is still in copyright, and others do not.
• Hippopotamuses are really "river horses" not "water horses."