Dwarvish short sword
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| Name | dwarvish short sword |
| Appearance | broad short sword |
| Damage vs. small | 1d7 |
| Damage vs. large | 1d8 |
| To-hit bonus | +0 |
| Weapon skill | short sword |
| Size | one-handed |
| Base price | 10 zm (+10/positive enchant) |
| Weight | 30 |
| Material | iron |
A dwarvish short sword is a type of weapon that appears in NetHack. It is made of iron and uses the short sword skill, and appears as a broad short sword when unidentified.
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Generation
Player dwarves start the game with knowledge of the dwarvish short sword. Any dwarven character that would start the game with a short sword will start with a dwarvish short sword instead - currently, there are no applicable roles where this substitution would occur.[1]
Dwarvish short swords make up about 0.2% of randomly generated weapons. In addition to random generation, weapon shops and general stores can stock dwarvish short swords.
Live dwarves have a 1⁄4 chance of being generated with a dwarvish short sword.[2]
Strategy
The dwarvish short sword is a good early-game weapon for roles capable of training the skill, and can even serve as a decent off-hand weapon when twoweaponing.
History
The dwarvish short sword first appears in NetHack 3.0.0.
References
- ↑ src/u_init.c in NetHack 3.6.7, line 225: Race-based substitutions for initial inventory
- ↑ src/makemon.c in NetHack 3.6.7, line 373
