Bane - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: /* dNetHack */ copyedit

2024-12-16T04:46:03Z

‎dNetHack: copyedit

Umbire the Phantom: potholes

2024-09-23T15:43:32Z

potholes

Umbire the Phantom: capitalization, organization, potholes, etc.

2023-12-02T21:48:02Z

capitalization, organization, potholes, etc.

Umbire the Phantom: /* Other 'banes' /

2022-08-20T09:06:42Z

‎Other 'banes': *

Umbire the Phantom: /* Other 'banes' /

2022-08-20T09:05:57Z

‎Other 'banes': *

Umbire the Phantom: /* 'False' banes */

2021-10-20T23:45:35Z

‎'False' banes

Thidwick: /* UnNetHack */ add link

2020-08-03T06:05:52Z

‎UnNetHack: add link

Umbire the Phantom at 00:14, 8 May 2020

2020-05-08T00:14:10Z

Aximili: /* Strategy */

2020-04-15T15:47:55Z

‎Strategy

Aximili: /* SLASH'EM */ remove redundant sentence

2020-03-31T23:46:56Z

‎SLASH'EM: remove redundant sentence

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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], all vanilla Banes are buffed, and also give you [[Warned of monster type|warning of targeted monster types]] with the exception of Sunsword.
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], all Banes grant [[Warned of monster type|warning of targeted monster types]] (with the exception of Sunsword), and can be [[twoweapon]]ed in the off-hand. More Banes are added as well:
 * [[dNetHack artifacts#Nodensfork|Nodensfork]]
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 * [[dNetHack artifacts#Peace Keeper|Peace Keeper]]
 * [[dNetHack artifacts#Werebuster|Werebuster]]
 * Three new nameable Banes:
 ** [[dNetHack artifacts#Claideamh|Claideamh]]
 ** [[dNetHack artifacts#Carnwennan|Carnwennan]]
-** [[dNetHack artifacts#Grimtooth|Grimtooth]]
+** [[Grimtooth#dNetHack|Grimtooth]]
 ===FIQHack===

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 * [[Magicbane]] has no double damage bonus.
 * [[Sprig of wolfsbane|Wolfsbane]] is a [[comestible]] named after a real-life plant.
-* [[Fire and Frost Brand]] have double damage bonuses, but their range of specialty is very large, and so they are not considered banes.
+* [[Fire Brand]] and [[Frost Brand]] have double damage bonuses, but their range of specialty is very large, and so they are not considered banes.
 These terms were additionally coined by the community as a reference to or parody of the Banes:

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-The '''banes''' are a group of [[artifact weapon]]s that each deal [[double damage]] to a specific group of monsters.
+A '''Bane''' is a semi-informal name used to refer to a group of [[artifact weapon]]s in ''[[NetHack]]'' that each deal [[double damage]] to a specific group of monsters.
-==List of banes==
+==List of Banes==
 * [[Demonbane]]
 * [[Dragonbane]]
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 * [[Werebane]]
-==Other 'banes'==
+==Other 'Banes'==
 The following uses of "bane" are either unrelated to the above weapons, or else simply a turn of phrase based on them.
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 * [[Puddingbane]] is used for any tool, generally a weak and heavily eroded weapon, employed in pudding farming.
-* [[Vladsbane]] was formerly used to refer to any object used in killing [[Vlad the Impaler]], formerly an incredibly weak late-game boss.
+* [[Vladsbane]] was formerly used to refer to any object used in killing [[Vlad the Impaler]], who is an incredibly weak late-game boss in versions prior to [[NetHack 3.6.1]].
 * [[Dudley's dungeon#Jokes|Newtbane]] appears in [http://www.nicolaas.net/dudley/index.php?f=20050428 the April 28, 2005 issue] of [[Dudley's dungeon]], where it is an ordinary [[long sword]] named by [[Dudley]] in the hopes that it would help him kill newts more easily; he is then felled by a newt named "Dudleyrist".
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 {{todo|Include more information about the buffs to Banes where possible, particularly in the SLASH'EM section.}}
 ===dNetHack===
+In [[dNetHack]], all vanilla Banes are buffed, and also give you [[Warned of monster type|warning of targeted monster types]] with the exception of Sunsword.
 In addition, dNetHack adds more Banes, ranging from moderately useful to highly useless.
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 ===FIQHack===
 In [[FIQHack]], all the vanilla Banes other than [[Sting]] and [[Orcrist]] no longer deal [[double damage]] to monsters they target, but instead deal +1d20 damage, making them more useful at +0 than they would be in vanilla NetHack.
+{{nethack-364}}
 [[Category:Artifact weapons|Banes]]
 [[Category:Strategy]]

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 * [[Puddingbane]] is used for any tool, generally a weak and heavily eroded weapon, employed in pudding farming.
 * [[Vladsbane]] was formerly used to refer to any object used in killing [[Vlad the Impaler]], formerly an incredibly weak late-game boss.
-* '''Newtbane''' appears in [http://www.nicolaas.net/dudley/index.php?f=20050428 the April 28, 2005 issue] of [[Dudley's dungeon]], where it is an ordinary [[long sword]] named by [[Dudley]] in the hopes that it would help him kill newts more easily; he is then felled by a newt named "Dudleyrist".
+* [[Dudley's dungeon#Jokes|Newtbane]] appears in [http://www.nicolaas.net/dudley/index.php?f=20050428 the April 28, 2005 issue] of [[Dudley's dungeon]], where it is an ordinary [[long sword]] named by [[Dudley]] in the hopes that it would help him kill newts more easily; he is then felled by a newt named "Dudleyrist".
 ==Strategy==

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 * [[Magicbane]] has no double damage bonus.
 * [[Sprig of wolfsbane|Wolfsbane]] is a [[comestible]] named after a real-life plant.
-* These common terms were coined by the community as a reference to or parody of the Banes:
+* [[Fire and Frost Brand]] have double damage bonuses, but their range of specialty is very large, and so they are not considered banes.
-[[Fire and Frost Brand]] are not considered banes, as their range of specialty is very large.
+These terms were additionally coined by the community as a reference to or parody of the Banes:
 ==Strategy==

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 ===UnNetHack===
-In [[UnNetHack]], all vanilla Banes except Sunsword also give you warning of targeted monster types; UnNetHack also adds Thiefbane, which is still generated on [[One-Eyed Sam]] and does not deal double damage.
+In [[UnNetHack]], all vanilla Banes except Sunsword also give you warning of targeted monster types; UnNetHack also adds [[Thiefbane]], which is still generated on [[One-Eyed Sam]] and does not deal double damage.
 [[Category:Artifact weapons|Banes]]
 [[Category:Strategy]]
 {{nethack-364}}

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-The '''banes''' are a group of [[artifact weapon]]s that each deal [[double damage]] to a specific group of monsters:
+The '''banes''' are a group of [[artifact weapon]]s that each deal [[double damage]] to a specific group of monsters.
 * [[Demonbane]]
 * [[Dragonbane]]
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 * [[Trollsbane]]
 * [[Werebane]]
 =='False' banes==
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 * [[Magicbane]] has no double damage bonus.
-* [[Sprig of wolfsbane|Wolfsbane]] is not a weapon at all, but a [[comestible]] named after a real-life plant
+* [[Sprig of wolfsbane|Wolfsbane]] is not a weapon at all, but a [[comestible]] named after a real-life plant.
-* These common terms were coined as a reference to or parody of the Banes:
+* These common terms were coined by the community as a reference to or parody of the Banes:
 ** [[Puddingbane]]
 ** [[Vladsbane]]
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 [[Fire and Frost Brand]] are not considered banes, as their range of specialty is very large.
 ==Variants==
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 ===FIQHack===
-In [[FIQHack]], all the vanilla Banes other than [[Sting]] and [[Orcrist]] no longer deal [[double damage]] to monsters they target. Instead, they deal +1d20 damage to those monsters, making them more useful at +0 than they would be in vanilla NetHack.
+In [[FIQHack]], all the vanilla Banes other than [[Sting]] and [[Orcrist]] no longer deal [[double damage]] to monsters they target, but instead deal +1d20 damage, making them more useful at +0 than they would be in vanilla NetHack.
 ===SLASH'EM===
-In [[SLASH'EM]], Giantslayer is replaced by [[Giantkiller]]; it and the vanilla Banes now have a 15% chance of cancelling the monsters they target. The +1d5 chance to-hit of most Banes is also increased to a flat +5.
+In [[SLASH'EM]], Giantslayer is replaced by [[Giantkiller]].
 SLASH'EM also adds new weapons specific to particular monster types, none of which deal double damage:
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 ===UnNetHack===
-In [[UnNetHack]] all vanilla Banes except Sunsword also give you warning of targeted monster types; UnNetHack also adds Thiefbane, which is still generated on [[One-Eyed Sam]] and does not deal double damage.
+In [[UnNetHack]], all vanilla Banes except Sunsword also give you warning of targeted monster types; UnNetHack also adds Thiefbane, which is still generated on [[One-Eyed Sam]] and does not deal double damage.
 [[Category:Artifact weapons|Banes]]
 [[Category:Strategy]]
 {{nethack-364}}

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 * [[Holy Spear of Light]]
 * [[Thiefbane]], generated on [[One-Eyed Sam]]
 ===UnNetHack===

Bane - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: /* dNetHack */ copyedit

Umbire the Phantom: potholes

Umbire the Phantom: capitalization, organization, potholes, etc.

Umbire the Phantom: /* Other 'banes' */*

Umbire the Phantom: /* Other 'banes' */*

Umbire the Phantom: /* 'False' banes */

Thidwick: /* UnNetHack */ add link

Umbire the Phantom at 00:14, 8 May 2020

Aximili: /* Strategy */

Aximili: /* SLASH'EM */ remove redundant sentence

Umbire the Phantom: /* Other 'banes' /

Umbire the Phantom: /* Other 'banes' /