Knife
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| |
|---|---|
| Name | knife |
| Appearance | knife |
| Damage vs. small | 1d3 |
| Damage vs. large | 1d2 |
| To-hit bonus | +0 |
| Weapon skill | knife |
| Size | one-handed |
| Base price | 4 zm (+10/positive enchant) |
| Weight | 5 |
| Material | iron |
A knife is a kind of weapon. Samurai will know it as a shito. It can be used in melee or thrown.
Knives can be thrown multishot. The knife class is the only ranged weapon class that gives Healers a multishot bonus at Skilled level[1] (Healers do not get any multishot for darts until they reach Expert).
Knives are some of the worst weapons in the game; they have lower damage output than almost every weapon. The saving grace of the knife weapon class is the crysknife, one of the more coveted weapons in the game. Other than that, the next best knife is the rare scalpel, though it is on par with the orcish dagger.
Contents
Knife skill
| Knife | |
|---|---|
| Max | Role |
| Basic | |
| Skilled | |
| Expert | |
The following weapons use the knife skill:
- knife
- stiletto
- scalpel
- worm tooth
- crysknife
There are no artifact knives.
Generation
Knives make up about 2% of randomly generated weapons (on the floor, as death drops, or in shops).
Mordor orcs, orc-captains,[2] and skeletons[3] may be created with a single knife.
Soldiers in the Yendorian army have a 50% chance of getting a knife as a secondary weapon if their primary weapon is a polearm.[4]
Barrow wights and Nazgul get a knife and a long sword.[5]
History
In NetHack 3.4.3 and earlier versions, knives were not included in the list of weapons that could be multishot.[6] As of NetHack 3.6.0, any stackable weapon can be thrown multishot, if you are Skilled or higher in the appropriate weapon skill.[7]
Encyclopedia entries
Knife
Possibly perceiving an expression of dubiosity on their
faces, the globetrotter went on adhering to his adventures.
-- And I seen a man killed in Trieste by an Italian chap.
Knife in his back. Knife like that.
Whilst speaking he produced a dangerous looking clasp knife,
quite in keeping with his character, and held it in the
striking position.
-- In a knockingshop it was count of a tryon between two
smugglers. Fellow hid behind a door, come up behind him.
Like that. Prepare to meet your God, says he. Chuck! It
went into his back up to the butt.
Shito
A Japanese stabbing knife.
References
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- ↑ src/dothrow.c in NetHack 3.6.0, line 117
- ↑ src/makemon.c in NetHack 3.6.0, line 359
- ↑ src/makemon.c in NetHack 3.6.0, line 431
- ↑ src/makemon.c in NetHack 3.6.0, line 197
- ↑ src/makemon.c in NetHack 3.6.0, line 423
- ↑ src/dothrow.c in NetHack 3.4.3, line 110
- ↑ src/dothrow.c in NetHack 3.6.0, line 113
