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{{dNetHack weapon
|name=arm
|color=white
|smalldmg=1d12
|largedmg=1d6
|type=piercing, slashing
|tohit=<nowiki>+0</nowiki>
|skill=club
|attr=strength
|special=<ul><li>(20)</li></ul>
|insight=15, 30
|size=medium
|cost=300
|weight=10
|material=bone
}}
{{dNetHack weapon
|name=clawed hand
|color=white
|smalldmg=1d12
|largedmg=1d6
|type=piercing, slashing
|tohit=<nowiki>+0</nowiki>
|skill=club
|attr=strength
|special=<ul><li>(15) appears as "severed", and becomes a polearm</li><li>(30) appears as "thrashing", and hits adjacent squares</li></ul>
|size=medium
|cost=300
|weight=10
|material=bone
}}
In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]], and [[notnotdNetHack]], an [[arm (dNetHack)|arm]] is a type of [[Item size (dNetHack)|medium-sized]] [[club]]-[[polearm]] that has been given the [[club-claw]] object property. It deals slashing and piercing damage, and gains no [[expert trait]]s at Skilled and Expert [[skill]] level. [[The Ibite arm]] is an artifact arm that gains a clawed hand attack with enoug insight. [[Mercurial]] arms may be turned into [[The Sky Reflected]], and subsequently merged into [[The Amalgamated Skies]] while still functioning as a polearm.

A monster that uses an arm-weapon to [[pound]], will transform it into a '''clawed hand''', after which it cannot be transformed back into an arm-weapon.

==Generation==
Arms and clawed hands do not randomly generate. Clawed hands may be wished for while arms cannot, but both can be generated in [[hellish seal]]s, and clawed hands may generate within [[dilapidated armories]]. [[Lurking one]]s are generated with 2 [[Item size (dNetHack)|gigantic]] [[bone]] arms, with an [[enchantment]] ranging from +0 to +3, which both arms will share. With a {{frac|20}} chance, both arms will be given the same [[object property]] when generated:
* Glittering (30% chance)
* Psionic (30% chance)
* Shocking (20% chance)
* Sizzling (10% chance)
* Misty (10% chance)
If an arm wasn't given an object property, it has an additional {{frac|10}} chance of having its enchantment increased to +10.

==Description==
Despite being given the name "arm", all arm-weapons are still treated as being base-item "club". However, once given the club-claw object property, a club's name will appear as "arm" instead, but will still be referred to as a club within the item's inspection menu. With higher [[insight]], arm-weapons will gain a few special properties:
* Starting at 15 insight, the arm appears as "severed", and can be used as a polearm weapon
* At 50 insight, the arm appears as "thrashing", and will hit additional squares when used to hit in melee, but not when pounding:
Squares marked by a {{brightblue|c}} denote where an attack using a clawed hand will be made. <br>
Squares marked by a {{brightred|a}} denote where a normal attack using the arm-weapon will be made.
<div class='ttyscreen'>
<replacecharsblock>
@={{white|@}}
a={{brightred|a}}
c={{brightblue|c}}
={{lightgray| }}
default={{lightgray|$1}}
newline=<br>

....... ....c.... .....c.
....c.. ...cac... ...ca..
...@ac. ....@.... ...@c..
....c.. ......... .......
....... ......... .......
</replacecharsblock></div>

==Origin==
The clawed hand draws inspiration from [[Bloodborne]]'s [https://www.bloodborne-wiki.com/2015/11/amygdalan-arm.html Amygdalan arm], which is the arm bone of an infant [https://www.bloodborne-wiki.com/2018/05/false-god-tgs-2014-gallery.html Amygdalae, or false god]. Specifically, the clawed hand is the weapon's transformed state, where its "blade" animates and moves of its own accord.

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[[Category: dNetHack weapons]]
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   |skill=club
   |attr=strength
-  |special=<ul><li>(15) appears as "severed", and becomes a polearm</li><li>(30) appears as "thrashing", and hits adjacent squares</li></ul>
+  |special=<ul><li>(15) appears as "severed",<br> and becomes a polearm</li><li>(30) appears as "thrashing",<br> and hits adjacent squares</li></ul>
   |size=medium
   |cost=300

Arm (dNetHack) - Revision history

Klepto: added break tags for better readability.

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