Buckler - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ word choice, sectioning

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Umbire the Phantom: most everything I can think of that isn't jrt netjer related (cbf to decipher alla dat rn)

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most everything I can think of that isn't jrt netjer related (cbf to decipher alla dat rn)

Umbire the Phantom: better phrase the mention of silverknight spear, playermon generation, start on item locations, shield size stuff

2026-05-11T23:43:29Z

better phrase the mention of silverknight spear, playermon generation, start on item locations, shield size stuff

Umbire the Phantom: artifact, silverknight spear, mon creation

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artifact, silverknight spear, mon creation

Umbire the Phantom: some more generation stuff

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 Bucklers make up {{frac|3|500}} (0.6%) of all shields that are randomly generated on the ground, in general [[shop]]s or as [[death drop]]s. Used armor dealerships and antique weapon outlets can also stock bucklers. Sand-walker's shops run by [[Selkie (dNetHack)|selkies]] in [[Elshava]] can stock bucklers.
-[[Human smith]]s, [[Dracae Eladrin]] and [[Oona]] are all capable of [[Smithing (dNetHack)|smithing]] a buckler upon requesting their service.
+[[Human smith]]s, [[Dracae Eladrin]] and [[Oona]] are all capable of [[Smithing (dNetHack)|smithing]] a buckler for a hero paying to request the service.
 A blessed +2 buckler is generated on the [[Convict quest/dNetHack|Convict quest]] locate level, where it is placed in the [[chest]] within the warden's office during level creation.
 Many monsters can be [[generated with]] bucklers:

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 Heroes of certain races in roles that start with a buckler will be given a [[Racial equipment|race-appropriate shield]] instead:
-* [[Dwarf (starting race)#dNetHack|Dwarven]] heroes that would start with a buckler will be given a [[dwarvish roundshield]] instead.
+* [[Dwarf (starting race)#dNetHack|Dwarven]] heroes that would start with a buckler will be given a [[dwarvish roundshield]].
-* [[Elf (starting race)#dNetHack|Elven]] heroes that would start with a buckler will be given an [[elven shield]] instead.
+* [[Elf (starting race)#dNetHack|Elven]] heroes that would start with a buckler will be given an [[elven shield]].
-* [[Orc (starting race)#dNetHack|Orcish]] heroes that would start with a buckler will be given an [[orcish shield]] instead.
+* [[Orc (starting race)#dNetHack|Orcish]] heroes that would start with a buckler will be given an [[orcish shield]].
 Bucklers make up {{frac|3|500}} (0.6%) of all shields that are randomly generated on the ground, in general [[shop]]s or as [[death drop]]s. Used armor dealerships and antique weapon outlets can also stock bucklers. Sand-walker's shops run by [[Selkie (dNetHack)|selkies]] in [[Elshava]] can stock bucklers.

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 * [[Orc (starting race)#dNetHack|Orcish]] heroes that would start with a buckler will be given an [[orcish shield]] instead.
-Bucklers make up {{frac|3|500}} (0.6%) of all shields that are randomly generated on the ground, in general [[shop]]s or as [[death drop]]s. Used armor dealerships and antique weapon outlets can also stock bucklers. Sand-walker's shops run by [[Selkie (dNetHack)|selkies]] in [[Elshava]] can also stock bucklers.
+Bucklers make up {{frac|3|500}} (0.6%) of all shields that are randomly generated on the ground, in general [[shop]]s or as [[death drop]]s. Used armor dealerships and antique weapon outlets can also stock bucklers. Sand-walker's shops run by [[Selkie (dNetHack)|selkies]] in [[Elshava]] can stock bucklers.
 [[Human smith]]s, [[Dracae Eladrin]] and [[Oona]] are all capable of [[Smithing (dNetHack)|smithing]] a buckler upon requesting their service.

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 * [[Page (dNetHack)|Pages]] and [[Warrior (dNetHack)|warriors]] are always generated with bucklers.
 * [[Mayor Cummerbund]], the [[Pirate quest/dNetHack|Pirate quest]] leader, is always generated with an erosion-proofed buckler that retains the higher enchantment between its initial value and a value randomly chosen from +1, +2 or +3.
-* A [[mercenary]] that is ''not'' a [[Yendorian army]] fighter being created in the [[Law Quest (dNetHack)|Law Quest]] will have a {{frac|2|3}} chance of being generated with a buckler whose base [[AC]] counts towards their total AC.
+* A [[mercenary]] that is ''not'' a [[Yendorian army]] fighter being created in the [[Law Quest (dNetHack)|Law Quest]] will have a {{frac|2|3}} chance of being generated with a buckler whose base [[AC]] counts towards their total target AC.
 * [[Aligned priest]]s, [[high priest]]s, the [[Arch Priest]], and the [[elder priest]] always generate with a buckler.
 * [[Cuprilach Rilmani]] have a {{frac|3}} chance of being generated with an uncursed [[copper]] buckler that has a minimum enchantment of +2.

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 * [[Page (dNetHack)|Pages]] and [[Warrior (dNetHack)|warriors]] are always generated with bucklers.
 * [[Mayor Cummerbund]], the [[Pirate quest/dNetHack|Pirate quest]] leader, is always generated with an erosion-proofed buckler that retains the higher enchantment between its initial value and a value randomly chosen from +1, +2 or +3.
-* A [[mercenary]] that is ''not'' a [[Yendorian army]] fighter being created in the [[Law Quest (dNetHack)|Law Quest]] will have a {{frac|2|3}} chance of being generated with a buckler that counts for 1 point of their target [[AC]].
+* A [[mercenary]] that is ''not'' a [[Yendorian army]] fighter being created in the [[Law Quest (dNetHack)|Law Quest]] will have a {{frac|2|3}} chance of being generated with a buckler whose base [[AC]] counts towards their total AC.
 * [[Aligned priest]]s, [[high priest]]s, the [[Arch Priest]], and the [[elder priest]] always generate with a buckler.
 * [[Cuprilach Rilmani]] have a {{frac|3}} chance of being generated with an uncursed [[copper]] buckler that has a minimum enchantment of +2.

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 * [[Orc (starting race)#dNetHack|Orcish]] heroes that would start with a buckler will be given an [[orcish shield]] instead.
-Bucklers make up {{frac|3|500}} (0.6%) of all shields that are randomly generated on the ground, in general [[shop]]s or as [[death drop]]s. Used armor dealerships and antique weapon outlets can also stock bucklers.
+Bucklers make up {{frac|3|500}} (0.6%) of all shields that are randomly generated on the ground, in general [[shop]]s or as [[death drop]]s. Used armor dealerships and antique weapon outlets can also stock bucklers. Sand-walker's shops run by [[Selkie (dNetHack)|selkies]] in [[Elshava]] can also stock bucklers.
 A blessed +2 buckler is generated on the [[Convict quest/dNetHack|Convict quest]] locate level, where it is placed in the [[chest]] within the warden's office during level creation.
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 * [[Valavi]] have a {{frac|3}} chance of generating with a buckler.
-* [[A'salom]], the [[Hedrow Noble quest]] leader, is generated with a +0 buckler.
+* [[A'salom]], the [[Hedrow Noble quest]] [[Quest leader|leader]], is generated with a +0 buckler.
 * [[Hedrow master-wizard]]s are always generated with bucklers.
 * [[Mother (monster)|Mother]], the [[Drow Noble quest]] leader and mother of the drow Noblewoman heroine, is always generated with a blessed and [[erosion]]-proofed +0 buckler.
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 * [[Trooper]]s are generated with non-cursed [[plastic]] bucklers that have a {{frac|10}} chance of being gray in color and will otherwise be white&mdash;the buckler will have an [[enchantment]] of either +2 or +3 with equal probability.
 * [[Page (dNetHack)|Pages]] and [[Warrior (dNetHack)|warriors]] are always generated with bucklers.
-* [[Mayor Cummerbund]] is always generated with an erosion-proofed buckler that retains the higher enchantment between its initial value and a value randomly chosen from +1, +2 or +3.
+* [[Mayor Cummerbund]], the [[Pirate quest/dNetHack|Pirate quest]] leader, is always generated with an erosion-proofed buckler that retains the higher enchantment between its initial value and a value randomly chosen from +1, +2 or +3.
 * A [[mercenary]] that is ''not'' a [[Yendorian army]] fighter being created in the [[Law Quest (dNetHack)|Law Quest]] will have a {{frac|2|3}} chance of being generated with a buckler that counts for 1 point of their target [[AC]].
 * [[Aligned priest]]s, [[high priest]]s, the [[Arch Priest]], and the [[elder priest]] always generate with a buckler.
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 ==Description==
-While [[worn]], a buckler grants 1 base [[AC]] and 0 base [[DR]]. Like other shields, bucklers gain no bonus to DR from their enchantment, but add their full enchantment to AC. A somewhat-related item is the [[silverknight spear]], a [[weapon]] that comes with its own 'buckler' attached to it and increases the wearer's AC by 1 (before enchantment modifiers) while it is [[wielded]] with no worn shield.
+While [[worn]], a buckler grants 1 base [[AC]] and 0 base [[DR]]. Like other shields, bucklers gain no bonus to DR from their enchantment, but add their full enchantment to AC. A somewhat-related item is the [[silverknight spear]], a [[weapon]] that comes with its own 'buckler' attached to it and increases the wielder's AC by 1 (before enchantment modifiers) if they are not wearing a shield of their own.
-A worn buckler's [[spellcasting]] penalty and AC bonus from the hero's [[Shield (skill)|shield skill]] depends on the buckler's [[weight]], including factors such as material and the hero's own [[physical size]]: the weight threshold for determining a small shield versus a large one is 25 for medium-sized and smaller heroes, 50 for large heroes, 75 for huge heroes, and 100 for gigantic ones. 'Small' bucklers have a lower spellcasting penalty while worn but will only gain a +1 AC bonus at Skilled and +3 AC at Expert, and they also deal lower damage than other shields when used for the [[shield bashing style]] of knightly stance, which reduces the AC bonus granted by the hero's skill to +0 for Skilled and +2 for Expert&mdash;large bucklers have a higher spellcasting penalty in comparison, but gain a higher bonus of +1 AC bonus at Basic, +3 at Skilled and +3 AC at Expert; they also deal more damage when shield-bashing, and their bonus is reduced to +0 for Basic, +2 for Skilled and +5 for Expert.
+A worn buckler's [[spellcasting]] penalty and AC bonus from the hero's [[Shield (skill)|shield skill]] depends on the buckler's [[weight]] relative to the hero's own [[physical size]]: the weight threshold for determining a small shield versus a large one is 25 for medium-sized and smaller heroes, 50 for large heroes, 75 for huge heroes, and 100 for gigantic ones. 'Small' bucklers have a lower spellcasting penalty while worn but will only gain a +1 AC bonus at Skilled and +3 AC at Expert, and they also deal lower damage than other shields when used for the [[shield bashing style]] of knightly stance, which reduces the AC bonus granted by the hero's skill to +0 for Skilled and +2 for Expert&mdash;large bucklers have a higher spellcasting penalty in comparison, but gain a higher bonus of +1 AC bonus at Basic, +3 at Skilled and +3 AC at Expert; they also deal more damage when shield-bashing, and their bonus is reduced to +0 for Basic, +2 for Skilled and +5 for Expert.
 ==Origin==

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 The buckler is the [[base item]] for the [[artifact]] [[dNetHack artifacts#Golden Knight|The Golden Knight]], which is a [[golden]] buckler.
 ==Generation==
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 Bucklers make up {{frac|3|500}} (0.6%) of all shields that are randomly generated on the ground, in general [[shop]]s or as [[death drop]]s. Used armor dealerships and antique weapon outlets can also stock bucklers.
 Many monsters can be [[generated with]] bucklers:
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 * [[Lilitu]] that are generated in the [[Convict quest/dNetHack|Convict quest]] have a roughly {{frac|2}} chance of being given an equipment set that includes a cursed +4 buckler.
 * [[Naome]] is always generated with a cursed +4 buckler.
 ==Description==
-While [[worn]], a buckler grants 1 base [[AC]] and 0 base [[DR]]. Like other shields, bucklers gain no bonus to DR from their [[enchantment]], but add their full enchantment to AC.
+While [[worn]], a buckler grants 1 base [[AC]] and 0 base [[DR]]. Like other shields, bucklers gain no bonus to DR from their enchantment, but add their full enchantment to AC. A somewhat-related item is the [[silverknight spear]], a [[weapon]] that comes with its own 'buckler' attached to it and increases the wearer's AC by 1 (before enchantment modifiers) while it is [[wielded]] with no worn shield.
 ==Origin==

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 The buckler is renamed from the [[small shield]] of ''[[NetHack]]'', as dNetHack and its variants have multiple possible sizes for [[armor]] and other items.
 ==Generation==
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 * [[Dwarf (monster attribute)|Dwarven]] monsters that are generated in the future (i.e. the [[Anachrononaut quest]] and [[Android quest]]) during level creation are given plastic gray bucklers that will have an enchantment of either +2 or +3 with equal probability.
 * The [[Great High Shaman of Kurtulmak]] is always generated with a buckler.
 ==Description==

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		+	\|color=wood color
		+	\|name=buckler
		+	\|slot=shield
		+	\|size=small
		+	\|ac=1
		+	\|dr=0
		+	\|mc=0
		+	\|magical=no
		+	\|cost=3
		+	\|weight=25
		+	\|material=wood
		+	}}
		+	A '''buckler''' is a type of [[shield]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. It is [[Item size (dNetHack)\|small]] and has a [[Object materials (dNetHack)\|base material]] of [[wood]].
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		+	The buckler is renamed from the [[small shield]] of ''[[NetHack]]'', as dNetHack and its variants have multiple possible sizes for [[armor]] and other items.
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		+	==Generation==
		+	[[Half-dragon (starting race)\|Half-dragon]] [[Noble]]women start each game with a +0 buckler. [[Priest/dNetHack\|Priests]] start each game with a +0 buckler—[[drow Priest]]s are given a +0 [[droven helm]] in place of the buckler. [[Valkyrie/dNetHack\|Valkyries]] start each game with a +3 buckler. [[Vampire (starting race in dNetHack)\|Vampire]] [[Undead Hunter]]s that start with a [[soldier's rapier]] or [[shanta-pata]] will be given a +0 buckler in place of the role's standard [[Flintlock (dNetHack)\|flintlock]].
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		+	Heroes of certain races in roles that start with a buckler will be given a [[Racial equipment\|race-appropriate shield]] instead:
		+
		+	* [[Dwarf (starting race)#dNetHack\|Dwarven]] heroes that would start with a buckler will be given a [[dwarvish roundshield]] instead.
		+	* [[Elf (starting race)#dNetHack\|Elven]] heroes that would start with a buckler will be given an [[elven shield]] instead.
		+	* [[Orc (starting race)#dNetHack\|Orcish]] heroes that would start with a buckler will be given an [[orcish shield]] instead.
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		+	==Description==
		+	While [[worn]], a buckler grants 1 base [[AC]] and 0 base [[DR]]. Like other shields, bucklers gain no bonus to DR from their [[enchantment]], but add their full enchantment to AC.
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		+	==Origin==
		+	{{wikipedia}}
		+	A buckler (French ''bouclier'' 'shield', from Old French ''bocle'', ''boucle'' 'boss') is a small shield that measures up to 45 cm (up to 18 in) in diameter, and is gripped in the fist using a central handle behind the boss. Bucklers were most common during the Middle Ages and Renaissance periods of European history, where they served a mixture of offensive and defensive purposes: they protected the user's sword hand and could be used to shield that hand from view, making it harder for the opponent to guess their next strike. While their size made them poorer protection against arrows and similar missile weapons, they were much more maneuverable compared to standard shields, making them useful in deflecting the blows of opposing weapons as well as binding the opponent's arms, hindering their movements or else striking them.
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		+	The buckler was most often combined with an arming sword, falchion, or rapier, and was also fairly common in hand-to-hand combat. Bucklers are sorted into types determined by their size and the shape of their cross-section: the sizes are round, rectangular or trapezoidal, and oval or teardrop-shaped; and the cross-section shapes are flat, concave, convex, and wavy. In classical antiquity, bucklers on medals were either used to signify public vows rendered to the gods for the safety of a prince, or that he was esteemed the defender and protector of his people: these were called votive bucklers, and were hung at altars and the like.
		+	{{variant-343}}
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