Big Stick - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: clarify a bit

2024-10-15T10:48:57Z

clarify a bit

Umbire the Phantom: update accordingly

2024-10-15T10:48:24Z

update accordingly

Umbire the Phantom: formatting + copyedit pass

2024-10-15T10:31:50Z

formatting + copyedit pass

Umbire the Phantom: some touch-ups

2024-02-11T13:25:21Z

some touch-ups

Ardub23: It's always referred to as just Big Stick in-game, never "the" Big Stick

2021-01-07T00:31:20Z

It's always referred to as just Big Stick in-game, never "the" Big Stick

Actual-nh: Grammar/style

2021-01-02T23:44:01Z

Grammar/style

Umbire the Phantom at 19:44, 2 January 2021

2021-01-02T19:44:43Z

Phol ende wodan: Big Stick originated in Fourk but this page doesn't mention it at all

2021-01-02T18:40:27Z

Big Stick originated in Fourk but this page doesn't mention it at all

Ardub23: 'artifacts' is not a proper name and shouldn't be capitalized like one

2021-01-02T17:07:03Z

'artifacts' is not a proper name and shouldn't be capitalized like one

Umbire the Phantom at 23:21, 31 December 2020

2020-12-31T23:21:35Z

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-'''Big Stick''' is an [[artifact]] that appears in [[NetHack Fourk]] and [[xNetHack]]. It replaces [[the Sceptre of Might]] as the [[quest artifact]] for [[Cavepeople]] and the prize for completing the [[Cave dweller quest]]. Its default alignment is [[chaotic]], and its [[base item]] is a [[club]].<ref>[https://github.com/copperwater/xNetHack/blob/87197da898ffada46a69e2912a8b460b6b6827cf/include/artilist.h#L186 include/artilist.h in xNetHack 5.1, line 186]</ref>
+'''Big Stick''' is an [[artifact]] that appears in [[NetHack Fourk]] and [[xNetHack]]. It replaces [[the Sceptre of Might]] as the [[quest artifact]] for [[Cavepeople]] and the prize for completing the [[Caveman quest]] (or Cave Dweller quest in xNetHack). Its default alignment is [[chaotic]], and its [[base item]] is a [[club]].<ref>[https://github.com/copperwater/xNetHack/blob/87197da898ffada46a69e2912a8b460b6b6827cf/include/artilist.h#L186 include/artilist.h in xNetHack 5.1, line 186]</ref>
 ==Description==

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-'''Big Stick''' is an artifact [[club]] introduced in [[NetHack Fourk]] that later appeared in [[xNetHack]]. It replaces [[the Sceptre of Might]] as the [[quest artifact]] for [[Cavemen]] and the prize for completing the [[Caveman quest]]. Its default alignment is [[chaotic]], and its [[base item]] is a [[club]].<ref>[https://github.com/copperwater/xNetHack/blob/87197da898ffada46a69e2912a8b460b6b6827cf/include/artilist.h#L186 include/artilist.h in xNetHack 5.1, line 186]</ref>
+'''Big Stick''' is an [[artifact]] that appears in [[NetHack Fourk]] and [[xNetHack]]. It replaces [[the Sceptre of Might]] as the [[quest artifact]] for [[Cavepeople]] and the prize for completing the [[Cave dweller quest]]. Its default alignment is [[chaotic]], and its [[base item]] is a [[club]].<ref>[https://github.com/copperwater/xNetHack/blob/87197da898ffada46a69e2912a8b460b6b6827cf/include/artilist.h#L186 include/artilist.h in xNetHack 5.1, line 186]</ref>
 ==Description==
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 ==See also==
-* [[The Sceptre of Might (xNetHack)]], which is now the [[Cleric]]'s quest artifact
+* [[The Sceptre of Might (Fourk)]]
 ==References==

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-'''Big Stick''' is an artifact [[club]] introduced in [[NetHack Fourk]] that later appeared in [[xNetHack]]. It replaces [[the Sceptre of Might]] as the [[quest artifact]] for [[Cavemen]] and the prize for completing the [[Caveman quest]]. It is [[chaotic]] for [[wish]]ing purposes.<ref>[https://github.com/copperwater/xNetHack/blob/87197da898ffada46a69e2912a8b460b6b6827cf/include/artilist.h#L186 include/artilist.h in xNetHack 5.1, line 186]</ref>
+'''Big Stick''' is an artifact [[club]] introduced in [[NetHack Fourk]] that later appeared in [[xNetHack]]. It replaces [[the Sceptre of Might]] as the [[quest artifact]] for [[Cavemen]] and the prize for completing the [[Caveman quest]]. Its default alignment is [[chaotic]], and its [[base item]] is a [[club]].<ref>[https://github.com/copperwater/xNetHack/blob/87197da898ffada46a69e2912a8b460b6b6827cf/include/artilist.h#L186 include/artilist.h in xNetHack 5.1, line 186]</ref>
 ==Description==
-Big Stick confers [[stealth]] when carried, and it provides +d5 to-hit and +d12 damage against all monsters. Like the vanilla Sceptre of Might, Big Stick provides [[magic resistance]] when wielded and toggles [[conflict]] when [[invoke]]d. Conflict caused by Big Stick does not cause rapid [[nutrition]] drain. If Big Stick leaves the player's inventory, it will stop causing conflict without needing to be invoked.
+The Big Stick confers [[stealth]] when carried, and it provides +d5 to-hit and +d12 damage against all monsters. Like The Sceptre of Might, Big Stick provides [[magic resistance]] while wielded, and [[invoking]] the artifact toggles [[conflict]] on or off - conflict caused by Big Stick does not cause [[nutrition]] drain, and ends if the artifact leaves the [[hero]]'s inventory.
 ==Strategy==
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 ==Origin==
 {{wikipedia|Big Stick ideology}}
-Big Stick's name and its property of providing [[stealth]] when carried are a reference to the phrase "Speak softly and carry a big stick." The saying is commonly attributed to US President Theodore Roosevelt, who used it to summarize his view of foreign policy.
+Big Stick's name and its property of providing [[stealth]] when carried are a reference to the phrase "Speak softly and carry a big stick". The saying is commonly attributed to US President Theodore Roosevelt, who used it to summarize his view of foreign policy.
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 ==See also==
-* [[The Sceptre of Might#xNetHack|The Sceptre of Might §&nbsp;xNetHack]]
+* [[The Sceptre of Might (xNetHack)]], which is now the [[Cleric]]'s quest artifact
 ==References==
 <references/>
 [[Category:xNetHack quest artifacts]]

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-'''Big Stick''' is an artifact [[club]] introduced in [[NetHack Fourk]] that later appeared in [[xNetHack]]. It replaces [[the Sceptre of Might]] as the [[quest artifact]] for [[Cavemen]] and the prize for completing the [[Caveman quest]].
+'''Big Stick''' is an artifact [[club]] introduced in [[NetHack Fourk]] that later appeared in [[xNetHack]]. It replaces [[the Sceptre of Might]] as the [[quest artifact]] for [[Cavemen]] and the prize for completing the [[Caveman quest]]. It is [[chaotic]] for [[wish]]ing purposes.<ref>[https://github.com/copperwater/xNetHack/blob/87197da898ffada46a69e2912a8b460b6b6827cf/include/artilist.h#L186 include/artilist.h in xNetHack 5.1, line 186]</ref>
-Although Cavemen cannot normally be [[chaotic]], Big Stick is chaotic for [[wish]]ing purposes.<ref>[https://github.com/copperwater/xNetHack/blob/87197da898ffada46a69e2912a8b460b6b6827cf/include/artilist.h#L186 include/artilist.h in xNetHack 5.1, line 186]</ref>
+==Description==
 Big Stick confers [[stealth]] when carried, and it provides +d5 to-hit and +d12 damage against all monsters. Like the vanilla Sceptre of Might, Big Stick provides [[magic resistance]] when wielded and toggles [[conflict]] when [[invoke]]d. Conflict caused by Big Stick does not cause rapid [[nutrition]] drain. If Big Stick leaves the player's inventory, it will stop causing conflict without needing to be invoked.
-== Strategy ==
+==Strategy==
-Big Stick is the only chaotic artifact that provides [[magic resistance]] in xNetHack, which may mark it as a potential [[wish]] target for chaotic players that can gain skill with clubs. Most other artifact weapons deal more damage than Big Stick when their bonuses apply, but significantly less when they don't; Big Stick has the advantage of applying its bonus against all monsters.
+Big Stick is the only chaotic artifact that provides [[magic resistance]] in xNetHack, which may mark it as a potential [[wish]] target for chaotic players that can gain skill in clubs. Most other artifact weapons deal more damage than Big Stick when their bonuses apply, but significantly less when they do not - Big Stick has the advantage of applying its bonus against all monsters.
-== Average damage calculation ==
+==Average damage calculation==
-The average damage calculations in the following table do not include bonuses from [[Skill|weapon skills]], [[strength]], or from using a [[blessed]] weapon against [[undead]] or [[demon]]s.
+The average damage calculations in the following table do not include bonuses from [[Skill|weapon skills]], [[strength]], or from using a [[blessed]] weapon against [[undead]] or [[M2_DEMON|demons]].
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-== Origin ==
+==Origin==
 {{wikipedia|Big Stick ideology}}
 Big Stick's name and its property of providing [[stealth]] when carried are a reference to the phrase "Speak softly and carry a big stick." The saying is commonly attributed to US President Theodore Roosevelt, who used it to summarize his view of foreign policy.
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-== See also ==
+==See also==
 * [[The Sceptre of Might#xNetHack|The Sceptre of Might §&nbsp;xNetHack]]
-== References ==
+==References==
-<references />
+<references/>
+[[Category:xNetHack quest artifacts]]

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-The '''Big Stick''' is an artifact [[club]] introduced in [[NetHack Fourk]] that later appeared in [[xNetHack]]. It replaces [[the Sceptre of Might]] as the [[quest artifact]] for [[Cavemen]] and the prize for completing the [[Caveman quest]].
+'''Big Stick''' is an artifact [[club]] introduced in [[NetHack Fourk]] that later appeared in [[xNetHack]]. It replaces [[the Sceptre of Might]] as the [[quest artifact]] for [[Cavemen]] and the prize for completing the [[Caveman quest]].
 Although Cavemen cannot normally be [[chaotic]], Big Stick is chaotic for [[wish]]ing purposes.<ref>[https://github.com/copperwater/xNetHack/blob/87197da898ffada46a69e2912a8b460b6b6827cf/include/artilist.h#L186 include/artilist.h in xNetHack 5.1, line 186]</ref>

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 }}
-In [[NetHack Fourk]] and [[xNetHack]], '''Big Stick''' is an artifact [[club]] that replaces [[the Sceptre of Might]] as the [[quest artifact]] for [[Cavemen]]. It is the prize for completing the [[Caveman quest]]. Although Cavemen cannot normally be [[chaotic]], Big Stick is chaotic for [[wish]]ing purposes.<ref>[https://github.com/copperwater/xNetHack/blob/87197da898ffada46a69e2912a8b460b6b6827cf/include/artilist.h#L186 include/artilist.h in xNetHack 5.1, line 186]</ref>
+The '''Big Stick''' is an artifact [[club]] introduced in [[NetHack Fourk]] that later appears in [[xNetHack]]. It replaces [[the Sceptre of Might]] as the [[quest artifact]] for [[Cavemen]] and the prize for completing the [[Caveman quest]].
 == Effects ==

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 [[Category:Quest artifacts]]
 [[Category:xNetHack]]
-[[Category:xNetHack Artifacts]]
+[[Category:xNetHack artifacts]]