Bloodthirsty - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: /* dNetHack */ pothole

2026-06-28T13:13:51Z

‎dNetHack: pothole

Umbire the Phantom: quick pass

2024-09-18T03:28:45Z

quick pass

Cathartes: /* Description */ correct upcoming: displacement was already prevented; the change (not specific to bloodthirstiness) was allowing displacement of peacefuls, causing them to be attacked as a side-effect

2024-09-18T03:15:26Z

‎Description: correct upcoming: displacement was already prevented; the change (not specific to bloodthirstiness) was allowing displacement of peacefuls, causing them to be attacked as a side-effect

Umbire the Phantom: /* dNetHack */ pothole again

2024-02-14T12:05:01Z

‎dNetHack: pothole again

Umbire the Phantom: /* dNetHack */ bold

2024-02-14T12:04:39Z

‎dNetHack: bold

Umbire the Phantom: /* dNetHack */ pothole

2024-02-14T12:04:21Z

‎dNetHack: pothole

Umbire the Phantom: style guide on variant templates

2024-02-06T02:47:25Z

style guide on variant templates

Umbire the Phantom: /* Variants */ lede

2024-02-06T02:31:55Z

‎Variants: lede

Umbire the Phantom: lede, word choice, etc.

2024-02-06T00:47:31Z

lede, word choice, etc.

Umbire the Phantom: /* dNetHack */ potholes

2023-12-26T17:57:43Z

‎dNetHack: potholes

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 * [[dNetHack artifacts#Genocide|Genocide]]
 * [[The Wand of Orcus (dNetHack)|The Wand of Orcus]]
-* [[The Tsurugi of Muramasa]]
+* [[The Tsurugi of Muramasa (dNetHack)|The Tsurugi of Muramasa]]
 Furthermore, the bloodthirsty property functions completely differently in these variants. Instead of only attacking on careless movement, bloodthirsty weapons in dNetHack lash out at monsters around the hero passively: Every turn, the weapon will attempt to attack each adjacent monster, with a {{frac|4}} chance per monster. For peaceful monsters, a second check is made to avoid including it as a target, with this chance scaling inversely with the hero's [[sanity]]. The sanity-based chance functions identically to permanent [[madness]]es, so it becomes exponentially more likely with lower sanity and becomes exceedingly rare at high sanity.

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-'''Bloodthirsty''' is a [[property]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]'' and occurs with weapons - a bloodthirsty weapon attacks peaceful and hostile [[monster]]s indiscriminately when moving towards an adjacent monster while [[wield]]ing that weapon.
+'''Bloodthirsty''' is a [[property]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]'' and occurs with weapons - a bloodthirsty weapon [[wielded]] by a [[hero]] attacks peaceful and hostile [[monster]]s indiscriminately when moving towards them.
 ==Description==
 Bloodthirstiness is solely associated with the [[artifact weapon]] [[Stormbringer]], and is not formally defined with a singular flag in [[artilist.h]] - it is instead handled in [[mhitu.c]] code that pertains specifically to Stormbringer.
-While you wield a bloodthirsty weapon, attempting to move into a monster's space will attack with that weapon regardless of whether or not it is peaceful, tame or hostile. This prevents you from displacing pets and skips the confirmation prompt that normally comes up when you would attack in the direction of a non-hostile monster, automatically angering peaceful monsters and abusing tame ones.{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|30|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|474|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+While the hero wields a bloodthirsty weapon, attempting to move into a monster's space will attack the monster with that weapon, regardless of whether or not it is peaceful, tame or hostile. This prevents the hero from displacing pets and skips the confirmation prompt that normally comes up when a hero would attack in the direction of a non-hostile monster, thus automatically angering peaceful monsters and abusing tame ones.{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|30|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|474|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
-[[Travel]] using the {{kbd|_}} key while wielding a bloodthirsty weapon will also cause you to attack pets instead of automatically swapping places with them, if they get in your way.{{refsrc|src/hack.c|1566|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=The code attempts to "attack" displaceable monsters in order to swap places with them, but "It's fine to displace pets" is false when wielding a bloodthirsty weapon, because you would actually attack them instead.}}
+[[Travel]] using the {{kbd|_}} key while wielding a bloodthirsty weapon will also cause a hero to attack pets instead of automatically swapping places with them, if they get in the hero's path.{{refsrc|src/hack.c|1566|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=The code attempts to "attack" monsters that can be displaced in order to swap places with them, but "It's fine to displace pets" is false when wielding a bloodthirsty weapon.}}
 {{upcoming|3.7.0|Wielding a bloodthirsty weapon while traveling will also attack peaceful monsters in addition to pets.}}
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 ===SLASH'EM===
-In [[SLASH'EM]], it is possible to two-weapon two artifacts, and wielding Stormbringer in the offhand will cause you to automatically attack monsters as if it were wielded. This also applies to [[SlashTHEM]].
+In [[SLASH'EM]], it is possible to two-weapon two artifacts, and wielding Stormbringer in the offhand this way will cause the hero to automatically attack monsters as if it were wielded. This also applies to [[SlashTHEM]].
 ====Messages====
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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]] and [[notdNetHack]], there are additional bloodthirsty artifact weapons, and all of them use the flag <code>'''ARTI_BLOODTHRST'''</code> in artilist.h:
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], there are additional bloodthirsty artifact weapons, and all of them use the flag <code>'''ARTI_BLOODTHRST'''</code> in artilist.h:
-* [[DNetHack artifacts#Slave to Armok|Slave to Armok]]
+* [[dNetHack artifacts#Slave to Armok|Slave to Armok]]
-* [[DNetHack artifacts#Genocide|Genocide]]
+* [[dNetHack artifacts#Genocide|Genocide]]
 * [[The Wand of Orcus (dNetHack)|The Wand of Orcus]]
 * [[The Tsurugi of Muramasa]]
-Furthermore, the bloodthirsty property functions completely differently. Instead of only attacking on careless movement, bloodthirsty weapons in dNetHack lash out at monsters around you passively: Every turn, the weapon will attempt to attack each adjacent monster, with a {{frac|4}} chance per monster. For peaceful monsters, a second check is made to avoid including it as a target, with this chance scaling inversely with your [[sanity]]. The sanity-based chance functions identically to permanent [[madness]]es, so it becomes exponentially more likely with lower sanity and becomes exceedingly rare at high sanity.
+Furthermore, the bloodthirsty property functions completely differently in these variants. Instead of only attacking on careless movement, bloodthirsty weapons in dNetHack lash out at monsters around the hero passively: Every turn, the weapon will attempt to attack each adjacent monster, with a {{frac|4}} chance per monster. For peaceful monsters, a second check is made to avoid including it as a target, with this chance scaling inversely with the hero's [[sanity]]. The sanity-based chance functions identically to permanent [[madness]]es, so it becomes exponentially more likely with lower sanity and becomes exceedingly rare at high sanity.
-Regardless of sanity or number of adjacent monsters, at most one extra bloodthirsty attack will be made per turn. However, because each target is rolled separately, more adjacent monsters will increase the chance of an attack occurring. This makes bloodthirstiness a double-edged sword: it can grant extra attacks versus hostile monsters, but may also forcibly attack peaceful and tame monsters unless you unwield the weapon. [[Clear thoughts]] can prevent bloodthirsty attacks against peaceful and tame monsters.
+Regardless of sanity or the number of adjacent monsters, at most one extra bloodthirsty attack will be made per turn. However, because each target is rolled separately, more adjacent monsters will increase the chance of an attack occurring. This makes bloodthirstiness a double-edged sword: it can grant extra attacks versus hostile monsters, but may also forcibly attack peaceful and tame monsters unless the hero unwields the weapon. [[Clear thoughts]] can prevent bloodthirsty attacks against peaceful and tame monsters.
 ==References==

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 [[Travel]] using the {{kbd|_}} key while wielding a bloodthirsty weapon will also cause you to attack pets instead of automatically swapping places with them, if they get in your way.{{refsrc|src/hack.c|1566|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=The code attempts to "attack" displaceable monsters in order to swap places with them, but "It's fine to displace pets" is false when wielding a bloodthirsty weapon, because you would actually attack them instead.}}
-{{upcoming|3.7.0|Displacement of peaceful monsters is also prevented, including during travel.}}
+{{upcoming|3.7.0|Wielding a bloodthirsty weapon while traveling will also attack peaceful monsters in addition to pets.}}
 ==Strategy==

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 * [[DNetHack artifacts#Slave to Armok|Slave to Armok]]
 * [[DNetHack artifacts#Genocide|Genocide]]
-* [[The Wand of Orcus]]
+* [[The Wand of Orcus (dNetHack)|The Wand of Orcus]]
 * [[The Tsurugi of Muramasa]]

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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]] and [[notdNetHack]], there are additional bloodthirsty artifact weapons, and all of them use the flag <code>ARTI_BLOODTHRST</code> in artilist.h:
+In [[dNetHack]] and [[notdNetHack]], there are additional bloodthirsty artifact weapons, and all of them use the flag <code>'''ARTI_BLOODTHRST'''</code> in artilist.h:
 * [[DNetHack artifacts#Slave to Armok|Slave to Armok]]

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 <references/>
 {{nethack-367}}
 [[Category:Item attributes]]

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 ==Variants==
-Variants of ''NetHack'' may add other artifact weapons with bloodthirsty properties.
+Variants of ''NetHack'' may add other artifact weapons with bloodthirsty properties and/or alter how it functions.
 ===SLASH'EM===