Blade of mercy - Revision history

Klepto: correction regarding alternative skills.

2026-05-19T00:59:35Z

correction regarding alternative skills.

Klepto: correction regarding alternative skills.

2026-05-19T00:56:55Z

correction regarding alternative skills.

Klepto: swap attribute positions.

2026-05-18T23:24:13Z

swap attribute positions.

Klepto: swap attribute positions.

2026-05-18T23:19:55Z

swap attribute positions.

Klepto: correction regarding base damage.

2026-05-18T23:07:04Z

correction regarding base damage.

Umbire the Phantom: /* Encyclopedia entry */ tweak

2026-05-05T02:47:55Z

‎Encyclopedia entry: tweak

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2026-05-04T23:07:13Z

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Umbire the Phantom: /* Origin */ potholes

2026-04-04T10:19:23Z

‎Origin: potholes

Umbire the Phantom: remove comment, fix size of pity

2026-04-04T08:12:07Z

remove comment, fix size of pity

Umbire the Phantom: mention bonuses in template

2026-04-04T07:55:56Z

mention bonuses in template

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 A '''blade of mercy''' is a type of [[weapon]] and an [[Object property#dNetHack|object property]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The blade of mercy is a unique, multi-formed [[insight weapon]]: it can be split into a pair of component insight weapons, the '''blade of grace''' and the '''blade of pity''', and "blade of mercy" is also an object property that is exclusive to the blade of mercy weapon.
-The blade of mercy is a [[Item size (dNetHack)|medium-sized]] [[melee]] weapon, making it one-handed for a medium-sized [[hero]], and uses the highest between the hero's [[short sword]], [[axe]] and [[dagger]] [[skill]]s (with short sword as the default). It has a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|default material]] of [[metal]] and appears as a '''split-bladed short sword''' when [[Identification|unidentified]].
+The blade of mercy is a [[Item size (dNetHack)|medium-sized]] [[melee]] weapon, making it one-handed for a medium-sized [[hero]], and uses the highest between the hero's [[short sword]] and [[axe]] [[skill]]s (with short sword as the default). It has a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|default material]] of [[metal]] and appears as a '''split-bladed short sword''' when [[Identification|unidentified]].
-The blade of grace is a medium-sized melee weapon, making it one-handed for a medium-sized hero, and uses the higher between the hero's short sword and dagger skills (with short sword as the default). It is made of metal and appears as a '''curved short sword''' when unidentified.
+The blade of grace is a medium-sized melee weapon, making it one-handed for a medium-sized hero, and uses the higher between the hero's short sword, axe and [[dagger]] skills (with short sword as the default). It is made of metal and appears as a '''curved short sword''' when unidentified.
 The blade of pity is a small melee weapon, making it one-handed for a medium-sized hero, and uses the dagger skill. It is made of metal and appears as a [[curved dagger]] when unidentified.

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   |skill=short sword
   |skill2=axe
   |attr=dexterity
   |attr2=strength
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   |tohit=<nowiki>+2</nowiki>
   |skill=short sword
-  |skill2=dagger
+  |skill2=axe
   |attr=dexterity
   |attr2=strength

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   |skill=short sword
   |skill2=dagger
-  |attr=strength
+  |attr=dexterity
-  |attr2=dexterity
+  |attr2=strength
   |attr3=intelligence
   |magical=no
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   |tohit=<nowiki>+2</nowiki>
   |skill=dagger
-  |attr=strength
+  |attr=dexterity
-  |attr2=dexterity
+  |attr2=strength
   |attr3=intelligence
   |magical=no

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   |skill2=axe
   |skill3=dagger
-  |attr=strength
+  |attr=dexterity
-  |attr2=dexterity
+  |attr2=strength
   |attr3=intelligence
   |magical=no

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   |name=blade of mercy
   |appearance=split-bladed short sword
-  |smalldmg=1d6
+  |smalldmg=1d6+1
-  |largedmg=1d8
+  |largedmg=1d8+1
   |type=slashing, piercing
   |tohit=<nowiki>+2</nowiki>

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 ==Encyclopedia entry==
 All three weapons share the same [[encyclopedia]] entry:
-{{encyclopedia|A special trick weapon passed down among hunters of hunters. One of the oldest weapons of the workshop.
+{{encyclopedia|
-Splits into two when activated. The weapon's warped blades are forged with siderite, a rare mineral of the heavens. It is said the siderite ore was porous and slick with a gruesome clear fluid. But why would bones fall from the sky?|[ Adapted from Bloodborne, by FromSoftware ]
+Splits into two when activated. The weapon's warped blades are forged with siderite, a rare mineral of the heavens. It is said the siderite ore was porous and slick with a gruesome clear fluid. But why would bones fall from the sky?
 }}{{variant-343}}
 [[Category:dNetHack weapons]]

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 ==Origin==
-The [https://www.bloodborne-wiki.com/2015/03/warped-twinblades.html blade of mercy] is a trick weapon available in the 2015 Fromsoft videogame [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloodborne Bloodborne]. It consists of two large curved daggers, that in their inert "untransformed state" are stuck together in such a manner that they overlap to form a single dagger/short sword. They can be unstuck from one another as part of an attack chain/trick attack or at will, whereupon the left-hand dagger will swing outward in an arc, pivoting around the tip of the right-hand dagger and being caught in the left hand making the hunter wield one dagger in each hand. This behaviour is explained by its unique material makeup being magnetic, being one of only two weapons along with the burial blade made of siderite. The real life siderite does have magnetic potential &mdash; since it is mainly composed of iron &mdash; as are siderites which instead refer to ferrous meteorites and contain large amounts of iron alloys, though neither is found magnetized in nature.
+The [https://www.bloodborne-wiki.com/2015/03/warped-twinblades.html blade of mercy] is a trick weapon available in the 2015 Fromsoft videogame ''[[Bloodborne]]''. It consists of two large curved daggers, that in their inert "untransformed state" are stuck together in such a manner that they overlap to form a single dagger/short sword. They can be unstuck from one another as part of an attack chain/trick attack or at will, whereupon the left-hand dagger will swing outward in an arc, pivoting around the tip of the right-hand dagger and being caught in the left hand making the hunter wield one dagger in each hand. This behaviour is explained by its unique material makeup being magnetic, being one of only two weapons along with the burial blade made of siderite. The real life siderite does have magnetic potential &mdash; since it is mainly composed of iron &mdash; as are siderites which instead refer to ferrous meteorites and contain large amounts of iron alloys, though neither is found magnetized in nature.
 The left-hand dagger is jagged, hook-like and curves upward, while the right-hand dagger more closely resembles a sickle or Egyptian khopesh and curves downward. Though neither blade has a distinct name in the game, actions and attacks are predominantly right-handed, such as with the right-hand dagger's thrust attack animations which is likely the basis for the blade of grace in dNetHack. Unlike in dNetHack, in Bloodborne both blades are nearly identical in both length and appearance.

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   |insight=1+, 25+, 50+
   |special=<ul><li>[[apply]] to combine with</br>matching blade of grace</li><li>halved STR/INT bonuses</li><li>full DEX bonus</li><li>(1+) damage bonuses versus<br/>non-[[magic resistant]] monsters</li><li>(25+) damage bonuses and<br/>inflicts discouragement<li>(50+) causes hit targets to</br>lash out at other monsters</li></ul>
-  |size=medium
+  |size=small
   |cost=100
   |weight=14
   |material=metal
-}}<!--these'll have to do until we can rig up a dnh weapon template or even just edit this one to handle multiple skills-->
+}}
 A '''blade of mercy''' is a type of [[weapon]] and an [[Object property#dNetHack|object property]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The blade of mercy is a unique, multi-formed [[insight weapon]]: it can be split into a pair of component insight weapons, the '''blade of grace''' and the '''blade of pity''', and "blade of mercy" is also an object property that is exclusive to the blade of mercy weapon.