Lightsaber Forms (dNetHack)

Every class aside from Anachrononauts are restricted in all lightsaber forms.

Unskilled forms can't be activated.

Skill caps are determined by alignment:

|--------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
| Form               | Neutral Max Level | Chaotic Max Level |
|--------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
| Form I:   Shii-Cho | Expert            | Expert            |
| Form II:  Makashi  | Expert            | Expert            |
| Form III: Soresu   | Expert            | Skilled           |
| Form IV:  Ataru    | Skilled           | Expert            |
| Form V:   Shien    | Expert            | Expert            |
| Form V:   Djem So  | Expert            | Basic             |
| Form VI:  Niman    | Expert            | Expert            |
| Form VII: Juyo     | Basic             | Expert            |
|--------------------+-------------------+-------------------|

Forms have the following effects when active and wielding an ignited lightsaber:

Form I: Shii-Cho

• To gain Shii-Cho xp, fight using a lightsaber.
• Shii-Cho is the default lightsaber form, and will be used automatically if you are unskilled or restricted in all forms.
• -5 bonus to hit against targets wielding ignited lightsabers
• Unskilled
  • -2 penalty to hit
• Basic
  • Can gain xp in other lightsaber forms
• Skilled
  • +2 bonus to hit
  • Can gain xp in other lightsaber forms
• Expert
  • +5 bonus to hit
  • Can gain xp in other lightsaber forms

Form II: Makashi

• To gain Makashi xp, fight using a normal lightsaber (not a beamsword or double-bladed lightsaber) without wearing a shield or dual wielding.
• Attacking a monster studies it, placing a 'study' stack on the target.
• Attacking a monster with a 'study' stack does bonus damage equal to the number of stacks.
• Using Makashi with a beamsword or double-bladed lightsaber incurs a -20 to hit penalty
• Basic:
  • ((DEX + 3 / 3) - 4) bonus to hit
  • if not wearing a shield or dual wielding, additional 2 + (((DEX + 3) / 3) - 4) bonus to damage
  • Each attack adds 1 stack of 'study'. Max 5.
  • Each adjacent monster above 1 reduces your to hit bonus by 5
  • Each adjacent monster above 1 reduces your armor class by 10
• Skilled:
  • 2 * ((DEX + 3 / 3) - 4) bonus to hit
  • if not wearing a shield or dual wielding, additional 5 + 2 * (((DEX + 3) / 3) - 4) bonus to damage
  • Each attack adds 2 stack of 'study'. Max 10.
  • Each adjacent monster above 1 reduces your to hit bonus by 2
  • Each adjacent monster above 1 reduces your armor class by 5
• Expert:
  • 3 * ((DEX + 3 / 3) - 4) bonus to hit
  • if not wearing a shield or dual wielding, additional 10 + 3 * (((DEX + 3 / 3)) - 4) bonus to damage
  • Each attack adds 4 stack of 'study'. Max 20.
  • Each adjacent monster above 1 reduces your to hit bonus by 1
  • Each adjacent monster above 1 reduces your armor class by 2

Form III: Soresu

• To gain Soresu xp, be attacked in melee while wielding a lit lightsaber.
• When you have negative AC, you roll twice for effective AC and use the lower result.
• Grants reflection (includes dragon breath)
• Basic:
  • speed is reduced by 6 (min 1)
  • bonus (DEX + INT) / 5 AC
  • 25% chance of counterattacking in melee
  • 33% chance to burn incoming projectiles out of the air
  • Counterattacks are made at +1 to-hit, but regular attacks are made at -10 to-hit.
• Skilled:
  • speed is reduced by 4 (min 1)
  • bonus 2 * (DEX + INT) / 5 AC
  • 50% chance of counterattacking in melee
  • 66% chance to burn incoming projectiles out of the air
  • Counterattacks are made at +2 to-hit, but regular attacks are made at -5 to-hit.
• Expert:
  • speed is reduced by 3 (min 1)
  • bonus 3 * (DEX + INT) / 5 AC
  • 75% chance of counterattacking in melee
  • 100% chance to burn incoming projectiles out of the air
  • Counterattacks are made at +5 to-hit, but regular attacks are made at -2 to-hit.

Form IV: Ataru

• To gain Ataru xp, attack using a lightsaber after having moved since your last attack (including the somersault for a successful hit).
• successful attacks somersault you to a square adjacent to your target
• Basic:
  • +6 penalty to armor class
  • -2 penalty to hit
  • if you have moved since your last attack (including the somersault for a successful hit), +1d(weapon damage), +2d(weapon damage) if using a double-bladed lightsaber
• Skilled:
  • +4 penalty to armor class
  • -1 penalty to hit
  • if you have moved since your last attack (including the somersault for a successful hit), +2d(weapon damage), +4d(weapon damage) if using a double-bladed lightsaber
• Expert:
  • +2 penalty to armor class
  • if you have moved since your last attack (including the somersault for a successful hit), +3d(weapon damage), +6d(weapon damage) if using a double-bladed lightsaber

Form V: Shien

• To gain Soresu xp, be attacked at range while wielding a lit lightsaber.
• grants reflection (includes dragon breath)
• Receives a bonus damage die if multiple monsters are adjacent to you
• Basic:
  • 5% chance of counterattack in melee
  • 33% chance to burn incoming projectiles out of the air
  • 33% chance to redirect reflected attacks
  • Bonus damage die: 1d(strength/3 + number of adjacent monsters)
  • Counterattacks are made at normal to-hit, but regular attacks are made at -5 to-hit.
• Skilled:
  • 10% chance of counterattack in melee
  • 66% chance to burn incoming projectiles out of the air
  • 66% chance to redirect reflected attacks
  • Bonus damage die: 1d(strength/3 + 2*(number of adjacent monsters))
  • Counterattacks are made at +1 to-hit, but regular attacks are made at -2 to-hit.
  • Grants +1 Djem So skill
• Expert:
  • 20% chance of counterattack in melee
  • 100% chance to burn incoming projectiles out of the air
  • 100% chance to redirect reflected attacks
  • Bonus damage die: 1d(strength/3 + 3*(number of adjacent monsters))
  • Counterattacks are made at +2 to-hit, but regular attacks are made at -1 to-hit.
  • Grants +2 (total) Djem So skill

Form V: Djem So

• To gain Djem So xp, attack monsters that have recently attacked you, while wielding a lit lightsaber.
• How to calculate your strength bonus to-hit:
  • if strength less than 6, -2 penalty
  • else if strength less than 8, -1 penalty
  • else if strength greater than 18, less then 18/51, +1 bonus
  • else if strength less than 18/**, +2 bonus
  • else +3 bonus
• Basic:
  • 5% chance of counterattack in melee
  • against targets that recently attacked you, 10% chance of staggering blow
  • otherwise, 2% chance of staggering blow
  • bonus damage 1d((strength bonus + 2) / 3), or 2d for a double-bladed lightsaber
  • strength bonus + 1 bonus to-hit
• Skilled:
  • 10% chance of counterattack in melee
  • against targets that recently attacked you, 15% chance of staggering blow
  • otherwise, 3% chance of staggering blow
  • bonus damage 2d((strength bonus + 2) / 3), or 4d for a double-bladed lightsaber
  • strength bonus + 2 bonus to-hit
• Expert:
  • 20% chance of counterattack in melee
  • otherwise, 4% chance of staggering blow
  • against targets that recently attacked you, 20% chance of staggering blow
  • bonus damage 3d((strength bonus + 2) / 3), or 6d for a double-bladed lightsaber
  • strength bonus + 5 bonus to-hit

Form VI: Niman

 diff = turn moves since your last spellcast - turn of you targets last move + 1
 Basic:
   -2 damage
   if diff is greater than 0, +3d(diff) damage, +6d(diff) if wielding the annulus
 Skilled:
   -1 damage
   if diff is greater than 0, +6d(diff) damage, +12d(diff) if wielding the annulus
 Expert:
   if diff is greater than 0, +9d(diff) damage, +18d(diff) if wielding the annulus

Form VII: Juyo

 allows you to make sneak attack against helpless targets
 skill level / 20 chance of staggering blow
 Basic:
   +25% speed
 Skilled:
   +33% speed
 Expert:
   +50% speed