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{{weapon
|name=church-pick
|smalldmg=1d12
|largedmg=1d8+2d6
|skill=pick-axe
|tohit=<nowiki>-1</nowiki>
|weight=120
|cost=150
|material=metal
|color=metal color
|tile=
}}
{{weapon
|name=church shortsword
|smalldmg=1d8
|largedmg=1d7
|skill=shortsword
|tohit=<nowiki>+1</nowiki>
|weight=120
|cost=150
|material=metal
|color=metal color
|tile=
}}
A '''church-pick''' is a type of [[weapon-tool]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. It is a one-handed piercing weapon that uses the [[pick-axe]] [[skill]] and is made of [[metal]]. At skilled and expert it gains the hew, fell, cleave and penetrate armor [[User:Chris/dNethack/Expert traits|expert traits]]. While in this form, the weapon also functions as a [[digging]] implement.

When [[applied]], it will transform into a '''church shortsword''', which is a type of one-handed piercing/slashing weapon that uses the [[shortsword]] skill and is made of metal. At skilled and expert, it gains the focus fire and create openings expert traits.

Both the church-pick and church shortsword count as [[self-righteous]] weapons, dealing 2.5x holy/unholy damage against targets not resistant to slashing and piercing weapons. Above 40 [[insight]] the church shortsword instead starts dealing 5x holy/unholy damage.

Both the church-pick and church shortsword deal 20% extra damage to beastly or ritually impure monsters that don't resist both slashing and piercing damage. Starting at 40 insight, this rises to +50%.

The following monsters are affected by the damage increase:
* [[Befouled wraith]]s
* [[Being of Ib|Beings of Ib]] and [[Priest of Ib|priests of Ib]]
* [[Deep one]]s and [[deeper one]]s
* [[Feral]] pets
* [[Kuo toa]] and [[kuo toa whip]]s
* [[Mind flayer#dNetHack|Mind flayer]]s
* [[Traitor]]s
* [[Werecreatures]]

==Generation==
Church shortswords make up {{frac|1000}} of randomly generated weapons. Church-picks do not randomly generate

The undead hunter [[quest home]] will contain a church shortsword 90% of the time. It is located inside a [[box]] in the top-left room of the map, near the [[forge]].

==Strategy==
Undead hunters who find a church-pick in their quest will find it to be a reliable weapon, especially after it has been properly [[smithing|smithed]] and [[cult]]ed. The main issue is that it forces characters using a shield to either deal with the inconvenience of having to take it off whenever they wish to use the pick, or abandon their shield altogether. As a [[bimanual]] weapon, some precautions should to remedy having the weapon [[Curse items|welded]] to your hands. Due to its prohibitive weight, it is probably best converted to [[silver]] or [[mithril]] through [[The Silver Flame]], or smithed from the plethora of mithril-coats down in the filler levels.

==Messages==
{{message|You lenthen the handle.| You applied a church shortsword}}
{{message|You shorten the handle.| You applied a church-pick}}

==Origin==
The [https://bloodborne.wiki.fextralife.com/Church+Pick Church Pick] is a weapon featured in the 2015 game [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloodborne Bloodborne].

WEPTOOL(("church-pick"),
DMG(D(12)), DMG(D(8), D(2, 6)),
1, MZ_HUGE, 0, 0, 0,120, 150, -1, P, P_PICK_AXE, METAL, HI_METAL, O_TRAITS(ETRAIT_HEW|ETRAIT_FELL|ETRAIT_CLEAVE|ETRAIT_PENETRATE_ARMOR)),

WEAPON(("church shortsword"),
DMG(D(8)), DMG(D(7)),
1, 0, MZ_MEDIUM, 1,120,150, 1, P|S, P_SHORT_SWORD, METAL, FALSE, HI_METAL, O_TRAITS(ETRAIT_FOCUS_FIRE|ETRAIT_CREATE_OPENING)),

More weapons
if(weapon
&& (weapon->otyp == CHURCH_PICK || (weapon->otyp == CHURCH_SHORTSWORD && !(resist_pierce(pd) && !resist_slash(pd))))
&& (is_animal(pd) || (youdef && u.uimpurity > 10)
|| pd->mtyp == PM_DEEP_ONE || pd->mtyp == PM_DEEPER_ONE
|| pd->mtyp == PM_KUO_TOA || pd->mtyp == PM_KUO_TOA_WHIP
|| pd->mtyp == PM_BEING_OF_IB || pd->mtyp == PM_PRIEST_OF_IB
|| is_mind_flayer(pd) || is_were(pd)
|| pd->mtyp == PM_BEFOULED_WRAITH || mdef->mtraitor || mdef->mferal
)
){
subtotl *= Insight >= 40 ? 1.5 : 1.2;

Church pick/shortsword tweaks

Cutting down zombies boosts sanity

At 40 insight the bonus damage increases
-The vs. beasts bonus goes from +20% to +50%
-The alignment bonus increases from 2.5x to 5x (+d20 holy, +d45 unholy)

Church pick/shortsword:
-shortsword: +1 to-hit 1d8/1d7 pierce/slash etraits: create opening for sneak attacks, target weakpoints
-pick: -1 to-hit 1d12/1d8+2d6 pierce etraits: armor piercing, cleave, fell, hew
-pick works as a pick
-90% chance to find one in the uh home box
-righteous (both)
-Piercing attacks (shortswords vs. non-pierce resistant, all pick attacks) get +20% damage vs. animals and ritually impure targets
-uh gets skilled pick axe
-get insight bonus

Rondel dagger: +2 to-hit 1d6/1d3 pierce etraits: quick, armor piercing, second attack, target weakpoints
-3 replace the 3 short swords on the knight home level
-Carnwennan is now a rondel dagger instead of a normal dagger
-Note: knights get Expert in dagger, but have -3 multi-throw dagger

Fixes some missing monster-wield-list entries
Fixes bugs causing dire poison to never proc
Beast cutter/crusher:
-crusher (club): 2d6/1d8 blunt/pierce etraits: armor piercing, hew, stunning strike, knockback
-cutter (flail): -2 to-hit 1d6+4/3d4+3 blunt/slash etraits: armor piercing, bleed, hew, stunning strike
-80% chance to find one in the uh home box
-Serrated (both)
-uh gets skilled flail

Fossilized tooth (club): -3 to-hit 6d6/3d12+3 blunt armor piercing, hew, stunning strike, knock back+charge, target weakpoints
-Confers fire resistance and half-spell damage when wielded.
-Comes in world-erpent, primordial dragon, and void-dragon variants
-If wielded in "target weakpoints" mode, becomes -3 to-hit 1d8/1d8 pierce etrait: target weakpoints, and gains special on-hit effects
--Special effects (*requires 20 insight*)
--primordial dragon: +5d10 + spe fire, burns scrolls, potions, and spellbooks
--world-serpent: +1d8+spe poison, +1d8+spe acid, boils potions, inflicts dire poison
--void-dragon: +3d3+spe cold, freezes potions, drains 3 levels from target
-5% of occultists have a occult tooth instead of an occult dragon-tooth club
-5% of level-gen fossil placements are now teeth
-get insight bonus

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 The [https://bloodborne.wiki.fextralife.com/Church+Pick Church Pick] is a weapon featured in the 2015 game [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloodborne Bloodborne].
-WEPTOOL(("church-pick"),
+{{stub}}
-	DMG(D(12)), DMG(D(8), D(2, 6)),
+{{variant-343}}
-,  MZ_HUGE, 0, 0,  0,120, 150,  -1, P,   P_PICK_AXE, METAL, HI_METAL, O_TRAITS(ETRAIT_HEW|ETRAIT_FELL|ETRAIT_CLEAVE|ETRAIT_PENETRATE_ARMOR)),
+[[Category: dNetHack]]
+[[Category: notdNetHack]]
-WEAPON(("church shortsword"),
+[[Category: notnotdNetHack]]

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 Church shortswords make up {{frac|1000}} of randomly generated weapons. Church-picks do not randomly generate
-The undead hunter [[quest home]] will contain a church shortsword 90% of the time. It is located inside a [[box]] in the top-left room of the map, near the [[forge]].
+The undead hunter [[quest home]] will contain a church shortsword 90% of the time. It is located inside a [[Large box|box]] in the top-left room of the map, near the [[forge]].
 ==Strategy==

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 The following monsters are affected by the damage increase:
 * [[Befouled wraith]]s
-* [[Being of Ib|Beings of Ib]] and [[Priest of Ib|priests of Ib]]
+* [[Beings of Ib]] and [[priests of Ib]]
-* [[Deep one]]s and [[deeper one]]s
+* [[Deep one (dNetHack)|Deep ones]] and [[Deeper one (dNetHack)|deeper ones]]
 * [[Feral]] pets
 * [[Kuo toa]] and [[kuo toa whip]]s
-* [[Mind flayer#dNetHack|Mind flayer]]s
+* [[Mind flayer (dNetHack)|Mind flayers]]
 * [[Traitor]]s
 * [[Werecreatures]]