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{{dNetHack weapon
|name=broadsword
|appearance=basket-hilted sword
|smalldmg=2d4
|largedmg=1d6+1
|size=large
|weight=70
|cost=10
|type=slashing
|skill=broadsword
|material=iron
|color=metal color
}}

A [[broadsword]] is a type of [[weapon]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]], and [[notnotdNetHack]]. It is a [[Item size (dNetHack)|large]] slashing weapon that has a [[Object materials|base-material]] of [[iron]]. At Skilled and Expert [[skill]], broadswords gain the [[graze]] [[expert trait]].

[[Beamswords]] are a type of broadsword. [[The Sky Reflected]] is an [[artifact]] broadsword, though any [[mercurial]] weapon can be named The Sky Reflected, maintaining its original item type.

==Generation==
[[Half-dragon (starting race)|Half-dragon]] [[madwomen]] have a {{frac|9}} chance of finding a [[mercurial]] broadsword in their [[Madman#Quest box|quest box]]. 

[[Chaotic]] [[Human]] [[Kensei]] start each game with a blessed +1 broadsword. 
The [[quest nemesis]] of the [[Kensei quest]], the [[blue-eyed fox]] has a {{frac|16}} chance of being generated with a [[filth-crusted]] and [[dire poison]] coated broadsword. 
[[Frost giants]] are generated with a huge broadsword. 
[[Bright walker]]s are generated with a broadsword. 
[[Balrogs]] generated outside of the [[Mordor Ruins Quest]] are generated with a large broadsword. Those generated inside the Mordor Ruins quest instead have a {{frac|3}} chance of being generated with a large broadsword. 
[[Lieutenant]] have a {{frac|2}} chance of being generated with a broadsword. 
[[Argenach rilmani]] have a {{frac|2|3}} chance of being generated with an uncursed +3 [[silver]] broadsword, as well as an uncursed +3 silver [[kite shield]] {{frac|5|6}} of the time, and an uncursed +3 silver [[shield of reflection]] otherwise. 
[[Mariliths]] generated in [[Gehennom (dNetHack)|Gehennom]] have a {{frac|3}} chance of having one of their 6 weapons be a broadsword, subject to the normal odds of being given additional [[object properties]].
[[Terracotta soldier]]s generated outside both the [[Kensei quest]] and [[Monk quest]] have a {{frac|3}} chance of being generated with a huge [[stone]] broadsword. 
[[Kensei (playermonster)|Kensei playermonsters]] have an effective {{frac|8}} chance of being generated with a broadsword. 
[[Glass golem]]s have a {{frac|12}} chance of being generated with a large [[glass]] broadsword. 
[[Carcosan courtier]]s generated outside of the [[Anachrononaut quest|future]] have a {{frac|3|40}} (7.5%) chance of being generated with [[gold]] broadswords. 
[[Oona|Oona's]] [[smithing]] services include broadswords, which may be given the [[crystalline]], [[forge-hot]] or [[arcing]] object properties, chosen through the menu. 
[[Dracae eladrin]]'s smithing services include broadswords, wich may receive the [[acrid]], [[sizzling]], [[holy]] or [[consecrated]] object properties, chosen through the menu. 
[[Human smith]]s can make iron broadswords. 

==Description==
The artifacts [[Fire Brand]] and [[Frost Brand]] have an effective {{frac|2|21}} chance of being generated as broadswords. If they are generated with another base They can be re-shaped into broadswords by dipping them into [[forge (dNetHack)|forge]]s and [[fountains]], respectively.
Broadswords are [[hand-protecting]] weapons, and will grant an [[AC]] bonus, while wielded, equal to: [[Object materials (dNetHack)#List_of_materials|Material AC]] + {{sfrac|[[Enchantment]]|2}} - (2 * [[erosion]]), rounding down, or only half as much if [[two-weaponing]] with a broadsword in the offhand. For an iron broadsword, this comes out to 4 points of AC at +0, gaining 2 additional points of AC for every 2 additional points of enchantment while wielded in the main hand only a quarter as much when two-weaponing it in the offhand. The following weapons only benefit from halved AC bonuses:
* [[Phasing]] weapons
* [[Elf lord]] weapons
* [[R'lyehian]] weapons past 40 [[insight]]
* [[The Holy Moonlight Sword]], wile lit

==Encyclopedia==
{{encyclopedia|
Bring me my broadsword
And clear understanding.
Bring me my cross of gold,
As a talisman.
[ "Broadsword" (refrain) by Ian Anderson ]
}}

{{dNetHack-325}}
[[Category: dNetHack weapons]]
[[Category: notdNetHack weapons]]
[[Category: notnotdNetHack weapons]]

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 }}
-In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], the '''[[broadsword]]''' is much different from its appearance in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is a [[Item size (dNetHack)|large]] [[melee]] [[weapon]] that is one-handed for a [[Physical size|medium-sized]] wielder, and has a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|base material]] of [[iron]]. As in ''NetHack'', it uses the broadsword [[skill]].
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], the '''[[broadsword]]''' is much different from its appearance in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is a [[Item size (dNetHack)|large]] [[melee]] [[weapon]] that is [[one-handed]] for a [[Physical size|medium-sized]] wielder, and as in ''NetHack'' it uses the broadsword [[skill]]. It has a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|base material]] of [[iron]], and appears as a '''basket-hilted sword''' when [[unidentified]].
 The broadsword is the ''default'' [[base item]] type for the [[artifact]] known as [[The Sky Reflected]], which can be created by naming any [[mercurial]] weapon: naming the artifact will maintain its original item type.

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 [[Chaotic]] [[Human (starting race)|human]] [[Kensei]] start each game with a blessed +1 broadsword. [[Half-dragon (starting race)|Half-dragon]] [[Noble (dNetHack)|Noblemen]] have dummied-out data that sets an uncursed +0 broadsword as their starting weapon.
-[[Half-dragon (starting race)|Half-dragon]] [[madwomen]] have a {{frac|9}} chance of finding a [[mercurial]] broadsword in their [[Madman#Quest box|quest box]].
+[[Half-dragon (starting race)|Half-dragon]] [[Madwomen]] have a {{frac|9}} chance of finding a [[mercurial]] broadsword in their [[Madman#Quest box|quest box]].
 The artifacts [[Fire Brand (dNetHack)|Fire Brand]] and [[Frost Brand (dNetHack)|Frost Brand]] can be generated, [[wished]] for or gifted in broadsword form, and can be reshaped into a broadsword by dipping the chosen artifact into a [[Forge (dNetHack)|forge]] or [[fountain]] respectively&mdash;this reshaping requires the [[hero]] to either have a broadsword in their inventory or be at least Skilled in broadswords.

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    |material=iron
 }}
-In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], the '''[[broadsword]]''' is much different from its appearance in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is a [[Item size (dNetHack)|large]] [[melee]] [[weapon]] that is one-handed for a [[Physical size|medium-sized]] wielder, and has a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|base material]] of [[iron]].
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], the '''[[broadsword]]''' is much different from its appearance in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is a [[Item size (dNetHack)|large]] [[melee]] [[weapon]] that is one-handed for a [[Physical size|medium-sized]] wielder, and has a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|base material]] of [[iron]]. As in ''NetHack'', it uses the broadsword [[skill]].
 The broadsword is the ''default'' [[base item]] type for the [[artifact]] known as [[The Sky Reflected]], which can be created by naming any [[mercurial]] weapon: naming the artifact will maintain its original item type.

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 [[Half-dragon (starting race)|Half-dragon]] [[madwomen]] have a {{frac|9}} chance of finding a [[mercurial]] broadsword in their [[Madman#Quest box|quest box]].
-The artifacts [[Fire Brand (dNetHack)|Fire Brand]] and [[Frost Brand (dNetHack)|Frost Brand]] have an effective {{frac|2|21}} chance of being generated as broadswords: they can also be [[wished]] for in broadsword form, and can be reshaped into a broadsword by dipping the chosen artifact into a [[Forge (dNetHack)|forge]] or [[fountain]] respectively&mdash;this reshaping requires the [[hero]] to either have a broadsword in their inventory or be at least [[Skilled]] in broadswords.
+The artifacts [[Fire Brand (dNetHack)|Fire Brand]] and [[Frost Brand (dNetHack)|Frost Brand]] can be generated, [[wished]] for or gifted in broadsword form, and can be reshaped into a broadsword by dipping the chosen artifact into a [[Forge (dNetHack)|forge]] or [[fountain]] respectively&mdash;this reshaping requires the [[hero]] to either have a broadsword in their inventory or be at least Skilled in broadswords.
 [[Human smith]]s, [[Dracae Eladrin]] and [[Oona]] can [[Smithing (dNetHack)|forge broadswords]] for a hero that pays to request their services and gives them enough of their required material: Dracae Eladrin can grant the weapons they forge the [[acrid]], [[sizzling]], [[Holy (property)|holy]], or [[consecrated]] object properties, while Oona can grant the weapons she forges the [[crystalline]], [[forge-hot]] or [[arcing]] object properties.

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 * [[R'lyehian]] weapons, if the hero has more than 40 [[insight]]
 * the lit [[Holy Moonlight Sword]]
 ==Origin==

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    |skill=broadsword
    |magical=no
    |size=large
    |cost=10
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 [[Half-dragon (starting race)|Half-dragon]] [[madwomen]] have a {{frac|9}} chance of finding a [[mercurial]] broadsword in their [[Madman#Quest box|quest box]].
 [[Human smith]]s, [[Dracae Eladrin]] and [[Oona]] can [[Smithing (dNetHack)|forge broadswords]] for a hero that pays to request their services and gives them enough of their required material: Dracae Eladrin can grant the weapons they forge the [[acrid]], [[sizzling]], [[Holy (property)|holy]], or [[consecrated]] object properties, while Oona can grant the weapons she forges the [[crystalline]], [[forge-hot]] or [[arcing]] object properties.
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 ==Description==
-At Skilled and Expert [[skill]], broadswords gain the [[graze]] [[expert trait]].
+As in ''NetHack'', a broadsword inflicts slashing damage, and deals 2d4 damage against small monsters and 1d6+1 damage against large monsters. A hero that wields a broadsword while they are at Skilled or better in broadswords gains the "graze" [[expert trait]].
-The artifacts [[Fire Brand]] and [[Frost Brand]] have an effective <!--(2/3)(6/7)(5/6)(4/5)(1/4)-->{{frac|2|21}} chance of being generated as broadswords. If they are generated with another base, they can be re-shaped into broadswords by dipping them into [[forge (dNetHack)|forge]]s and [[fountains]], respectively.
+Unlike ''NetHack'', broadswords are also [[hand-protecting]] weapons: while wielded, they grant an [[AC]] bonus value equal to [[Object materials (dNetHack)#List of materials|their material's AC]] + {{sfrac|[[Enchantment]]|2}} - (2 * [[erosion]]), which is always rounded down&mdash;this value is halved if the wielder is performing [[two-weapon combat]] with the broadsword as the off-hand weapon. For example, an iron broadsword will grant 4 points of AC at +0 while wielded, gaining 2 additional points of AC for every 2 additional points of enchantment while wielded in the main hand, or only {{frac|4}} as much when wielded in the offhand during two-weapon combat. This AC bonus is further halved for a broadsword that is any of the following weapon types:
-==Encyclopedia==
+* [[Faded (property)|Faded]]<!--Phasing?--> weapons
 {{encyclopedia|
 Bring me my broadsword
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 [ "Broadsword" (refrain) by Ian Anderson ]
 }}
+{{dNetHack-326}}
-{{dNetHack-325}}
+[[Category:dNetHack weapons]]
-[[Category: dNetHack weapons]]
+[[Category:notdNetHack weapons]]
-[[Category: notdNetHack weapons]]
+[[Category:notnotdNetHack weapons]]

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 {{dNetHack weapon
-|name=broadsword
+  |color=metal color
-|appearance=basket-hilted sword
+  |name=broadsword
-|smalldmg=2d4
+  |appearance=basket-hilted sword
-|largedmg=1d6+1
+  |smalldmg=2d4
-|size=large
+  |largedmg=1d6+1
-|weight=70
+  |type=slashing
-|cost=10
+  |tohit=<nowiki>+0</nowiki>
-|type=slashing
+  |skill=broadsword
-|skill=broadsword
+  |magical=no
-|material=iron
+  |size=large
-|color=metal color
+  |cost=10
 }}
-<!--
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], the '''[[broadsword]]''' is much different from its appearance in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is a [[Item size (dNetHack)|large]] [[melee]] [[weapon]] that is one-handed for a [[Physical size|medium-sized]] wielder, and has a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|base material]] of [[iron]].
-[[Beamswords]] are a type of broadsword. [[The Sky Reflected]] is an [[artifact]] broadsword, though any [[mercurial]] weapon can be named The Sky Reflected, maintaining its original item type.
+The broadsword is the ''default'' [[base item]] type for the [[artifact]] known as [[The Sky Reflected]], which can be created by naming any [[mercurial]] weapon: naming the artifact will maintain its original item type.
 ==Generation==
-[[Half-dragon (starting race)|Half-dragon]] [[madwomen]] have a {{frac|9}} chance of finding a [[mercurial]] broadsword in their [[Madman#Quest box|quest box]]. <br> <!--BROADSWORD, LONG_SWORD, TWO_HANDED_SWORD, KATANA, NAGAMAKI, SPEAR,TRIDENT, MACE, MORNING_STAR-->
+[[Chaotic]] [[Human (starting race)|human]] [[Kensei]] start each game with a blessed +1 broadsword. [[Half-dragon (starting race)|Half-dragon]] [[Noble (dNetHack)|Noblemen]] have dummied-out data that sets an uncursed +0 broadsword as their starting weapon.
-<!-- looks like they should, but don't. Half-dragon [[Noblemen]] start each game with an uncursed +0 broadsword. <br>-->
-[[Chaotic]] [[Human]] [[Kensei]] start each game with a blessed +1 broadsword. <br>
+[[Half-dragon (starting race)|Half-dragon]] [[madwomen]] have a {{frac|9}} chance of finding a [[mercurial]] broadsword in their [[Madman#Quest box|quest box]].
-The [[quest nemesis]] of the [[Kensei quest]], the [[blue-eyed fox]] has a {{frac|16}} chance of being generated with a [[filth-crusted]] and [[dire poison]] coated broadsword. <br>
-[[Frost giants]] are generated with a huge broadsword. <br>
+[[Human smith]]s, [[Dracae Eladrin]] and [[Oona]] can [[Smithing (dNetHack)|forge broadswords]] for a hero that pays to request their services and gives them enough of their required material: Dracae Eladrin can grant the weapons they forge the [[acrid]], [[sizzling]], [[Holy (property)|holy]], or [[consecrated]] object properties, while Oona can grant the weapons she forges the [[crystalline]], [[forge-hot]] or [[arcing]] object properties.
-[[Bright walker]]s are generated with a broadsword. <br>
-[[Balrogs]] generated outside the [[Mordor Ruins Quest]] are generated with a large broadsword. Those generated inside the Mordor Ruins quest instead have a {{frac|3}} chance of being generated with a large broadsword.<br>
+Several monsters can be [[generated with]] broadswords:
-[[Lieutenant]]s have a {{frac|2}} chance of being generated with a broadsword. <br>
-[[Argenach rilmani]] have a {{frac|2|3}} chance of being generated with an uncursed +3 [[silver]] broadsword, as well as an uncursed +3 silver [[kite shield]] {{frac|5|6}} of the time, and an uncursed +3 silver [[shield of reflection]] otherwise. <br>
+* [[Glass golem]]s have a {{frac|12}} chance of being generated with a large [[glass]] broadsword.
-[[Mariliths]] generated in [[Gehennom (dNetHack)|Gehennom]] have a {{frac|3}} chance of having one of their 6 weapons be a broadsword, subject to the normal odds of being given additional [[object properties]].<br>
+* [[Frost giant]]s are always generated with a huge broadsword.
-[[Terracotta soldier]]s generated outside both the [[Kensei quest]] and [[Monk quest]] have a {{frac|3}} chance of being generated with a huge [[stone]] broadsword. <br>
+* [[Lieutenant]]s have a roughly {{frac|2}} chance of being generated with a broadsword.
-[[Kensei (playermonster)|Kensei playermonsters]] have an effective {{frac|8}} chance of being generated with a broadsword. <br>
+* [[Terracotta soldier]]s generated outside of the [[Kensei quest]] and [[Monk quest/dNetHack|Monk quest]] branches have a {{frac|3}} chance of being generated with a huge [[stone]] broadsword.
-[[Glass golem]]s have a {{frac|12}} chance of being generated with a large [[glass]] broadsword. <br>
+* [[Argenach Rilmani]] have a {{frac|2|3}} chance of being generated with an uncursed [[silver]] broadsword that has a minimum [[enchantment]] of +3, and those generated with broadswords will be given an accompanying [[shield]] item that has a minimum enchantment of +3&mdash;this shield has a {{frac|5|6}} chance of being an uncursed silver [[kite shield]], and will otherwise be an uncursed silver [[shield of reflection]].
-[[Carcosan courtier]]s generated outside the [[Anachrononaut quest|future]] have a {{frac|3|40}} (7.5%) chance of being generated with [[gold]] broadswords. <br>
+* [[Carcosan courtier]]s generated outside of the future (i.e. the [[Anachrononaut quest]] and [[Android quest]]) have a {{frac|3|40}} chance (7.5%) of being generated with a [[golden]] broadsword.
-[[Oona|Oona's]] [[smithing]] services include broadswords, which may be given the [[crystalline]], [[forge-hot]] or [[arcing]] object properties, chosen through the menu. <br>
+* [[Bright walker]]s are always generated with a broadsword.
-[[Dracae eladrin]]'s smithing services include broadswords, which may receive the [[acrid]], [[sizzling]], [[holy]] or [[consecrated]] object properties, chosen through the menu. <br>
+* [[Marilith]]s that are generated in [[Gehennom (dNetHack)|Gehennom]] or slated for "good" equipment have a {{frac|3}} chance of being given a broadsword as one of their six weapons be a broadsword.
-[[Human smith]]s can make iron broadswords. <br>
+* [[Balrog]]s generated outside of the [[Mordor Ruins Quest]] are always generated with a large broadsword, while those generated within the Mordor Ruins quest have a {{frac|3}} chance of being generated with a large broadsword.
 ==Description==
 The artifacts [[Fire Brand]] and [[Frost Brand]] have an effective <!--(2/3)(6/7)(5/6)(4/5)(1/4)-->{{frac|2|21}} chance of being generated as broadswords. If they are generated with another base, they can be re-shaped into broadswords by dipping them into [[forge (dNetHack)|forge]]s and [[fountains]], respectively.
 Broadswords are [[hand-protecting]] weapons, and will grant an [[AC]] bonus, while wielded, equal to: [[Object materials (dNetHack)#List_of_materials|Material AC]] + {{sfrac|[[Enchantment]]|2}} - (2 * [[erosion]]), rounding down, or only half as much if [[two-weaponing]] with a broadsword in the offhand. For an iron broadsword, this comes out to 4 points of AC at +0, gaining 2 additional points of AC for every 2 additional points of enchantment while wielded in the main hand, or only a quarter as much when two-weaponing it in the offhand. The following weapons only benefit from halved AC bonuses: