Bone - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: /* History */ correction

2026-07-17T23:40:00Z

‎History: correction

Umbire the Phantom: grunt, minor details

2026-07-17T20:58:55Z

grunt, minor details

Umbire the Phantom: more citations, something I missed re: pearl rings, slash'em, spork

2026-07-17T19:45:11Z

more citations, something I missed re: pearl rings, slash'em, spork

Umbire the Phantom: cite cubes, start on variant section with the lede

2026-07-17T18:15:17Z

cite cubes, start on variant section with the lede

Umbire the Phantom: tocright

2026-07-17T17:24:22Z

tocright

Umbire the Phantom: pass up to before variant section

2026-07-17T17:19:36Z

pass up to before variant section

Rivest–Shamir–Adleman: Spelling error

2026-07-17T13:50:16Z

Spelling error

Rivest–Shamir–Adleman: 500-ready fixed fireproof +1 crysknife changes composition

2026-07-16T20:23:01Z

500-ready fixed fireproof +1 crysknife changes composition

Umbire the Phantom: /* Description */ note rigidity, link

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‎Description: note rigidity, link

Umbire the Phantom: /* EvilHack */ copyedit

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‎EvilHack: copyedit

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 ==History==
-The bone material is formally defined in [[NetHack 3.0.0]], though both ivory and pearl rings predate the material and exist as far back as [[Hack 1.0]]. From NetHack 3.0.0 to [[NetHack 3.4.3]], including some variants based on those versions, the "pearl ring" is a randomized appearance made of [[iron]] rather than bone&mdash;[[NetHack 3.6.0]] gives pearl rings their current material.
+The bone material is formally defined in [[NetHack 3.1.0]], though both ivory and pearl rings predate the material and exist as far back as [[Hack 1.0]]. From NetHack 3.0.0 to [[NetHack 3.4.3]], including some variants based on those versions, the "pearl ring" is a randomized appearance made of [[iron]] rather than bone&mdash;[[NetHack 3.6.0]] gives pearl rings their current material.
 In versions up to [[NetHack 3.6.7]], including some variants based on those versions, the [[crysknife]] is made of mineral instead of bone&mdash;[[NetHack 5.0.0]] changes crysknives to be made of bone via {{commit|60ec7256ab5ddcaf47ef79aa27b24ab586cccff6}}.{{refsrc|doc/fixes5-0-0.txt|21|version=NetHack 5.0.0}}

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 ==History==
-The bone material is formally defined in [[NetHack 3.0.0]], though ivory rings predate the material and exist as far back as [[Hack 1.0]]. From NetHack 3.0.0 to [[NetHack 3.4.3]], including some variants based on those versions, the "pearl ring" is a randomized appearance made of [[iron]] rather than bone&mdash;[[NetHack 3.6.0]] gives pearl rings their current material.
+The bone material is formally defined in [[NetHack 3.0.0]], though both ivory and pearl rings predate the material and exist as far back as [[Hack 1.0]]. From NetHack 3.0.0 to [[NetHack 3.4.3]], including some variants based on those versions, the "pearl ring" is a randomized appearance made of [[iron]] rather than bone&mdash;[[NetHack 3.6.0]] gives pearl rings their current material.
 In versions up to [[NetHack 3.6.7]], including some variants based on those versions, the [[crysknife]] is made of mineral instead of bone&mdash;[[NetHack 5.0.0]] changes crysknives to be made of bone via {{commit|60ec7256ab5ddcaf47ef79aa27b24ab586cccff6}}.{{refsrc|doc/fixes5-0-0.txt|21|version=NetHack 5.0.0}}
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 Some ''NetHack'' [[variants]] add new items made of bone, while others that implement an [[object materials]] system make it possible for certain items&ndash;usually [[metallic]] ones&ndash;to be made of bone. Bone items are often made vulnerable to erosion through burning or rotting.
-As an object material, bone is fairly common and is roughly as durable or somewhat less so than [[iron]], but it is also lighter in [[weight]] and does not block [[spellcasting]] as heavily. Bone weapons can often be used to hit insubstantial monsters such as [[ghost]]s and [[shade]]s, though they do not get any bonus damage in those cases.
+As an object material, bone is fairly common and is roughly as durable as [[iron]] (if not slightly more or slightly less so), but it is also much lighter in [[weight]] and does not block [[spellcasting]] as heavily. Bone weapons can often be used to hit insubstantial monsters such as [[ghost]]s and [[shade]]s, though they do not get any bonus damage in those cases.
 ===SLASH'EM===
 In [[SLASH'EM]], pearl rings, worm teeth and crysknives are not made of bone, and retain their materials from NetHack 3.4.3 and previous contemporary versions.
 ===SporkHack===

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 {{tocright}}
 {{otheruses|the [[material]]|the remains of a dead player character|bones}}
-'''Bone''' is a form of [[material]] that occurs in ''[[NetHack]]''.
+'''Bone''' is a form of [[material]] that occurs in ''[[NetHack]]''.{{refsrc|include/objclass.h|22|nethack=5.0.0}}
 ==Description==
-Bone is a rigid, non-[[organic]] material that is not normally subject to [[erosion]], though it will burn up if submerged in [[lava]].
+Bone is a rigid, non-[[organic]] material that is not normally subject to [[erosion]], though it will burn up if submerged in [[lava]].{{refsrc|src/trap.c|4584-L4613|nethack=5.0.0|comment=all non-metallic materials other than dragon hide will always burn in lava}}
 A [[gelatinous cube]] cannot normally [[eat]] objects made of bone and will only engulf them, though a [[hero]] in the form of a gelatinous cube can eat bone items manually.{{refsrc|src/eat.c|114-L118|nethack=5.0.0}}
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 ==History==
-Though pearl and ivory rings appear in [[Hack 1.0]], the bone material is only formally defined in [[NetHack 3.0.0]].
+The bone material is formally defined in [[NetHack 3.0.0]], though ivory rings predate the material and exist as far back as [[Hack 1.0]]. From NetHack 3.0.0 to [[NetHack 3.4.3]], including some variants based on those versions, the "pearl ring" is a randomized appearance made of [[iron]] rather than bone&mdash;[[NetHack 3.6.0]] gives pearl rings their current material.
 In versions up to [[NetHack 3.6.7]], including some variants based on those versions, the [[crysknife]] is made of mineral instead of bone&mdash;[[NetHack 5.0.0]] changes crysknives to be made of bone via {{commit|60ec7256ab5ddcaf47ef79aa27b24ab586cccff6}}.{{refsrc|doc/fixes5-0-0.txt|21|version=NetHack 5.0.0}}
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 As an object material, bone is fairly common and is roughly as durable or somewhat less so than [[iron]], but it is also lighter in [[weight]] and does not block [[spellcasting]] as heavily. Bone weapons can often be used to hit insubstantial monsters such as [[ghost]]s and [[shade]]s, though they do not get any bonus damage in those cases.
 ===SporkHack===
-In [[SporkHack]], [[skull]]s are made of bone.
+[[SporkHack]] retains all bone items from NetHack 3.4.3 and adds one more item in the [[skull]].
 ===dNetHack===

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 Bone is a rigid, non-[[organic]] material that is not normally subject to [[erosion]], though it will burn up if submerged in [[lava]].
-A [[gelatinous cube]] cannot normally [[eat]] objects made of bone and will only engulf them, though a [[hero]] in the form of a gelatinous cube can eat bone items manually.
+A [[gelatinous cube]] cannot normally [[eat]] objects made of bone and will only engulf them, though a [[hero]] in the form of a gelatinous cube can eat bone items manually.{{refsrc|src/eat.c|114-L118|nethack=5.0.0}}
 ===List of bone items===
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 ==Variants==
-In [[variant]]s that implement [[object materials]] system, bone items are typically more common and made vulnerable to burning and rotting. Bone objects can be attractive to several builds: they are typically lighter in comparison to their base material; bone [[armor]] does not block [[spellcasting]] for magic-focused characters; bone [[shield]]s are often treated like [[small shield]]s for spellcasting purposes; and bone weapons can often be used to hit insubstantial monsters such as [[shade]]s, though they do not get any bonus damage in those cases.
+Some ''NetHack'' [[variants]] add new items made of bone, while others that implement an [[object materials]] system make it possible for certain items&ndash;usually [[metallic]] ones&ndash;to be made of bone. Bone items are often made vulnerable to erosion through burning or rotting.
 ===SporkHack===

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	'''Bone''' is a form of [[material]] that occurs in ''[[NetHack]]''.		'''Bone''' is a form of [[material]] that occurs in ''[[NetHack]]''.

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-{{For|the remains of a dead player|bones}}
+{{otheruses|the [[material]]|the remains of a dead player character|bones}}
-'''Bone''' is a [[material]] that occurs in ''[[NetHack]]''.
+'''Bone''' is a form of [[material]] that occurs in ''[[NetHack]]''.
 ==Description==
-Bone is a rigid, non-[[organic]] material that is inherently fireproofed. [[Gelatinous cube]]s cannot eat objects made of bone and will only engulf them, though you can eat bone objects while [[polyself]]ed into a gelatinous cube.
+Bone is a rigid, non-[[organic]] material that is not normally subject to [[erosion]], though it will burn up if submerged in [[lava]].
-Beware! [[Polypiling]] enough items made of bone on a square has a change of necromancy-ing an animated [[skeleton]].
+A [[gelatinous cube]] cannot normally [[eat]] objects made of bone and will only engulf them, though a [[hero]] in the form of a gelatinous cube can eat bone items manually.
-==List of bone items==
+===List of bone items===
-*[[Crysknife]]{{refsrc|doc/fixes5-0-0.txt|21|version=NetHack 5.0.0}}
+The following items are made of bone:
-Four different horns:
+* [[worm tooth]]
-*[[tooled horn]]
+* [[crysknife]]
-*[[frost horn]]
+* any [[ring]] with the [[randomized appearance]] of "pearl" or "ivory"
-*[[fire horn]]
+* all randomized [[horn]]s:
-*[[horn of plenty]]
+** [[tooled horn]]
-*[[unicorn horn]]
+** [[fire horn]]
 ==Variants==

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 ==List of bone items==
 *[[Crysknife]]{{refsrc|doc/fixes5-0-0.txt|21|version=NetHack 5.0.0}}
-*[[Wormtooth]] ({{commit|60ec7256ab5ddcaf47ef79aa27b24ab586cccff6}})
+*[[Wormteeh]] ({{commit|60ec7256ab5ddcaf47ef79aa27b24ab586cccff6}})
 *[[random appearance]] [[ring]] made of ivory

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 Bone is a rigid, non-[[organic]] material that is inherently fireproofed. [[Gelatinous cube]]s cannot eat objects made of bone and will only engulf them, though you can eat bone objects while [[polyself]]ed into a gelatinous cube.
-Ivory [[ring]]s and the various [[horn]]s - the [[tooled horn]], [[frost horn]], [[fire horn]], [[horn of plenty]], and [[unicorn horn]] - are made of bone. [[Worm teeth]] are not made of bone as might be expected, but are instead made of an [[undefined]] material.{{refsrc|src/objects.c|177|nethack=3.6.7}} [[Polypiling]] enough items made of bone on a square may generate a [[skeleton]].
+Beware! [[Polypiling]] enough items made of bone on a square has a change of necromancy-ing an animated [[skeleton]].
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Worm teeth and [[crysknives]] are now made of bone.}}
+==List of bone items==
 ==Variants==
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 ==References==
 <references/>
-{{nethack-367}}
+{{nethack-500}}
 [[Category:Materials]]

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 ===EvilHack===
-In [[EvilHack]], {{frac|4}} of most [[wood]]en, iron and [[steel]] objects particularly non-cloth objects of [[:Category:Orcish items|orcish make]], can generate as made of bone - this makes orcs in EvilHack a good source of non-[[metallic]] armor. Bone objects can be made fireproof by wielding the object and reading a [[scroll of enchant weapon]] (or a [[scroll of enchant armor]] for worn armor) while confused.
+In [[EvilHack]], {{frac|4}} of most [[wood]]en, iron and [[steel]] objects - particularly non-cloth objects of [[:Category:Orcish items|orcish make]] - can generate as made of bone.
-Bone armor offers AC equal to that of its iron counterparts; [[Orc (monster attribute)|orcs]] wearing bone [[body armor]] are granted [[MC]]3. Bone [[helm]]s will offer protection from falling objects, while bone armor will negate positive AC bonuses from high [[dexterity]], and bone weapons can hit monsters such as ghosts and shades.
+The [[staff of healing]] and [[triple-headed flail]] are items with a base material of bone; skeleton keys and worm teeth have their base material changed to bone.
-The [[staff of healing]] and [[triple-headed flail]] are items with a base material of bone; skeleton keys and worm teeth have their base material changed to bone.  The [[Goblin King]] will always generate with a bone [[quarterstaff]].
+The [[Goblin King]] will always generate with a bone [[quarterstaff]].
 ===SlashTHEM===