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==Description==
 
==Description==
 
[[Apply]]ing a wooden harp will play it; improvising will typically cause it to "twang", while trying to play specific notes produces a "strange sound", and both have no effect beyond exercising [[dexterity]].{{refsrc|src/music.c|639|version=NetHack 3.6.6}} If you are not [[confused]], there is a chance that it will instead play "a lilting melody" that pacifies any [[nymph]]s nearby; for this to occur, the sum of your [[experience level]] and a randomly rolled number between 0 and your current [[dexterity]] stat must exceed 25.{{refsrc|src/music.c|631|version=NetHack 3.6.6}}
 
[[Apply]]ing a wooden harp will play it; improvising will typically cause it to "twang", while trying to play specific notes produces a "strange sound", and both have no effect beyond exercising [[dexterity]].{{refsrc|src/music.c|639|version=NetHack 3.6.6}} If you are not [[confused]], there is a chance that it will instead play "a lilting melody" that pacifies any [[nymph]]s nearby; for this to occur, the sum of your [[experience level]] and a randomly rolled number between 0 and your current [[dexterity]] stat must exceed 25.{{refsrc|src/music.c|631|version=NetHack 3.6.6}}
 
"very attractive music" it is a [[magic harp]] instead. If you choose not to improvise, and the harp , then it is a wooden harp.
 
  
 
==Strategy==
 
==Strategy==

Revision as of 16:49, 5 March 2022

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Name wooden harp
Appearance harp
Base price 50 zm
Weight 30
Material wood
Monster use Will not be used by monsters.

A wooden harp is a type of musical instrument that appears in NetHack. It is tonal and made of wood, and appears as just a harp when unidentified.

For Samurai, the wooden harp is called a koto.

Description

Applying a wooden harp will play it; improvising will typically cause it to "twang", while trying to play specific notes produces a "strange sound", and both have no effect beyond exercising dexterity.[1] If you are not confused, there is a chance that it will instead play "a lilting melody" that pacifies any nymphs nearby; for this to occur, the sum of your experience level and a randomly rolled number between 0 and your current dexterity stat must exceed 25.[2]

Strategy

The wooden harp is easily and safely distinguished from a magic harp by attempting to play it - magic harps play "very attractive music" and tame nearby monsters.

As a tonal instrument, it can be used to play the passtune to enter the Castle. Outside of this, wooden harps are mainly used as polyfodder.

References