Auto shotgun (dNetHack) - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ rephrase

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‎Generation: rephrase

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corrections

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tweak

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fix the thing I just broke

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 Auto shotguns are not randomly generated, though they can be found in [[bones]] and can only be [[wish]]ed for by [[Tourist/dNetHack|Tourists]]&mdash;note that wishing for one by appearance (i.e. a "strange broken crossbow") will yield a [[Rifle (dNetHack)|rifle]] instead of an auto shotgun, due to multiple items sharing that appearance.
-Undead Hunters can request an auto shotgun to be created from a [[Smith (dNetHack)|smithing]] service if they know the item's appearance.
+Only Undead Hunters can create an auto shotgun by manual [[Smith (dNetHack)|smithing]] if they know the item's appearance.
 ==Description==

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    |tile=[[image:auto shotgun.png]]
    |name=auto shotgun
-   |appearance=[[strange broken crossbow]] or<br/>[[unfamiliar long gun]]
+   |appearance=[[strange broken crossbow]]<br/>or [[unfamiliar long gun]]
    |smalldmg=1d2
    |largedmg=1d2

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 Shotgun shells fired from an auto shotgun deal 2d12+4 against small [[monster]]s and 2d6+4 slashing damage against large monsters, and [[Zombie (dNetHack)|zombified]] monsters also take +2d6 slashing damage.
 ==Origin==
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 Shotguns have a short effective range of about 50–70 metres (160–230 ft), but provide a lot of firepower at close range, and automatic fire enhances these effects in theory due to the increase in the rate of fire&mdash;in practice, automatic shotguns are generally viewed as less reliable than manual operation shotguns, as more moving parts lead to increased chances of error and jamming. Automatics also typically have much shorter barrels than pump-action shotguns and especially hunting shotguns, giving them a very high chance of hitting close-range targets and even hitting multiple targets in one area. They are generally intended for use as military combat shotguns, with their high rate of fire and relatively low recoil making them ideal for fast-paced close combat situations.
 {{variant-343}}
 [[Category:dNetHack weapons]]

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 Anachrononauts and Androids start each game with knowledge of the shotgun shell's appearance. [[Half-dragon (starting race)|Half-dragon]] Anachrononauts start each game with an uncursed +3 auto shotgun and 100 uncursed +3 shotgun shells as ammo.
-Auto shotguns are not randomly generated, though they can be found in [[bones]] and can only [[wish]]ed for by [[Tourist/dNetHack|Tourists]]&mdash;note that wishing for one by appearance (i.e. a "strange broken crossbow") will yield a [[Rifle (dNetHack)|rifle]] instead of an auto shotgun, due to multiple items sharing that appearance.
+Auto shotguns are not randomly generated, though they can be found in [[bones]] and can only be [[wish]]ed for by [[Tourist/dNetHack|Tourists]]&mdash;note that wishing for one by appearance (i.e. a "strange broken crossbow") will yield a [[Rifle (dNetHack)|rifle]] instead of an auto shotgun, due to multiple items sharing that appearance.
 Undead Hunters can request an auto shotgun to be created from a [[Smith (dNetHack)|smithing]] service if they know the item's appearance.

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 {{for|the firearm in SLASH'EM and its derivatives|auto shotgun (SLASH'EM)}}
-{{for|the "non-automatic" counterpart|shotgun (dNetHack)}}
+{{for|its "non-automatic" counterpart in the same variants|shotgun (dNetHack)}}
 An '''auto shotgun''' is a type of [[weapon]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The auto shotgun is a [[Item size (dNetHack)|huge]] [[Future tech|futuristic]] [[launcher]], making it [[two-handed]] for most medium and smaller [[hero]]es. It uses the [[firearms]] [[skill]] and is designed for use with [[Shotgun shell (dNetHack)|shotgun shells]].