Create ammo - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: /* EvilHack */ word choice

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‎EvilHack: word choice

Umbire the Phantom: /* EvilHack */ detail

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‎EvilHack: detail

Umbire the Phantom: potholes

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potholes

Umbire the Phantom: /* dNetHack */ mental error

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‎dNetHack: mental error

Umbire the Phantom: general pass

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general pass

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

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pothole

ScienceBall: /* EvilHack */ Capital letter

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‎EvilHack: Capital letter

Umbire the Phantom: /* Strategy */ forgot

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‎Strategy: forgot

Umbire the Phantom: /* Strategy */ cap

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‎Strategy: cap

Umbire the Phantom: /* dNetHack */ link to artifact page

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‎dNetHack: link to artifact page

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 ===EvilHack===
-In [[EvilHack]], [[The Crossbow of Carl]] has the same invocation effect as the Longbow, creating [[crossbow bolt]]s instead of arrows.
+In [[EvilHack]], [[The Crossbow of Carl]] has the same invocation effect as the Longbow, but creates [[crossbow bolt]]s instead of arrows.
 [[Object materials (EvilHack)|Object materials]] and [[Forge (dungeon feature)|forges]] mean that a variety of arrows and crossbow bolts can be created and used for purposes beyond ammo.

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 ===EvilHack===
-In [[EvilHack]], [[The Crossbow of Carl]] has the same invocation effect as the Longbow.
+In [[EvilHack]], [[The Crossbow of Carl]] has the same invocation effect as the Longbow, creating [[crossbow bolt]]s instead of arrows.
-[[Object materials (EvilHack)|Object materials]] and [[Forge (dungeon feature)|forges]] mean that a variety of arrows and [[crossbow bolt]]s can be created and used for purposes beyond ammo.
+[[Object materials (EvilHack)|Object materials]] and [[Forge (dungeon feature)|forges]] mean that a variety of arrows and crossbow bolts can be created and used for purposes beyond ammo.
 ===SlashTHEM===

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 * [[dNetHack artifacts#Fuma-itto no Ken|Fuma-itto no Ken]], an artifact [[broadsword]] that creates [[shuriken]]
 * [[dNetHack artifacts#Yoichi no yumi|Yoichi no yumi]], an artifact [[yumi]] that creates [[ya]]
-* [[dNetHack artifacts#Silver Starlight|Silver Starlight]], an artifact [[rapier]] that creates shuriken
+* [[Silver Starlight]], an artifact [[Rapier (dNetHack)|rapier]] that creates shuriken
 * [[dNetHack artifacts#Wrathful Spider|Wrathful Spider]], an artifact [[droven crossbow]] that creates [[droven bolt]]s
 * [[dNetHack artifacts#Liecleaver|Liecleaver]], an artifact droven crossbow that creates droven bolts

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 * [[dNetHack artifacts#Liecleaver|Liecleaver]], an artifact droven crossbow that creates droven bolts
 * [[dNetHack artifacts#Belthronding|Belthronding]], an artifact [[elven bow]] that creates [[elven arrow]]s
-* [[The Annulus]], an artifact with multiple forms that can create [[Silver bullet (SLASH'EM)|silver bullets]] or rockets while in the form of a [[BFG]]
+* [[The Annulus]], an artifact with multiple forms that can create [[Silver bullet (dNetHack)|silver bullets]] or rockets while in the form of a [[BFG]]
 [[The Moonbow of Sehanine]] is an artifact elven bow in the data of dNetHack that creates elven arrows similar to Belthronding, but is not available in regular play.

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 {{otheruses|the [[artifact]] [[invoke]] effect|the deferred [[technique]] in [[SlashTHEM]]|Deferred and defunct features (SlashTHEM)#Create ammo}}
-'''Create ammo''' is a [[property]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]'' and only occurs as an item effect of [[artifact weapon]]s that can be [[invoked]].
+'''Create ammo''' is a [[property]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]'' and only occurs as an item effect of [[artifact]]s that can be [[invoked]].
 ==Description==
 {{main|RNE}}
-The [[enchantment]] range of the items created is inclusive and depends on [[rne]](3) and the current beatitude of the artifact when invoked.{{refsrc|src/artifact.c|1582|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=arti_invoke calls mksobj to create arrows}}{{refsrc|src/mkobj.c|803|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=relevant section of mksobj}} A blessed Longbow or other artifact with this effect will only produce arrows with enchantment from 0 to 10; a cursed Longbow will only produce arrows with enchantment from -10 to 0; and an uncursed Longbow will produce arrows in the range of -10 to 10.
+When an artifact with the "create ammo" effect is invoked, it will create a set of [[projectile]] [[weapon]] items that matches the base item of the artifact being invoked. The [[enchantment]] range of the items created is inclusive and depends on [[rne]](3) and the current beatitude of the artifact when invoked.{{refsrc|src/artifact.c|1582|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=arti_invoke calls mksobj to create arrows}}{{refsrc|src/mkobj.c|803|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=relevant section of mksobj}} A blessed Longbow or other artifact with this effect will only produce arrows (or other appropriate ammo) with an enchantment ranging from +0 to +10; a cursed artifact will only produce ammo with enchantment from -10 to +0; and an uncursed artifact will produce ammo in the range of -10 to 10.
-The probability distribution of the enchantments is not uniform: Items generated from a blessed or cursed Longbow of Diana (or other artifact) are more likely to be +0 than randomly generated blessed or cursed arrows. This is because <code>mksobj</code> - which <code>arti_invoke</code> calls to generate the items - can produce items of any beatitude, regardless of the artifact's beatitude, and the items have their beatitude changed to the intended one that <code>mksobj</code> returns, bringing negative enchantments on blessed items and positive enchantments on cursed items to 0.
+The probability distribution of the enchantments is not uniform: Items generated from a blessed or cursed Longbow of Diana (or other artifact) are more likely to be +0 than randomly generated blessed or cursed arrows. This is because <tt>mksobj</tt>&ndash;which <tt>arti_invoke</tt> calls to generate the items&ndash;can produce items of any beatitude, regardless of the artifact's beatitude, and the items have their beatitude changed to the intended one that <tt>mksobj</tt> returns, bringing negative enchantments on blessed items and positive enchantments on cursed items to +0 where necessary.
 ==Strategy==
-While in theory it can be quite useful to have a never-ending supply of ammo on demand with lenient cooldown, in practice this relies entirely on the type of ammo produced: the Longbow of Diana is notoriously much less effective as a [[quest artifact]] for [[Ranger]]s that are not [[Human (starting race)|human]], since each playable race gains [[multishot]] bonuses for using particular types of [[arrow]]s and [[bow]]s - non-human Rangers lose out on up to a +2 racial multishot bonus by switching to the Longbow. [[Gnome (starting race)|Gnomish]] Rangers are especially out of luck since they gain multishot from using [[crossbow]]s, which requires an entirely different [[skill]] than the Longbow. Additionally, arrows themselves are fairly commonplace around the dungeon, and a character with sufficient [[Luck]] and enchantment will not lack for spare arrows.
+While in theory it can be quite useful to have a never-ending supply of ammo on demand with lenient cooldown, in practice this relies entirely on the type of ammo produced: the Longbow of Diana is notoriously much less effective as a [[quest artifact]] for [[Ranger]]s that are not [[Human (starting race)|human]], since each playable race gains [[multishot]] bonuses for using particular types of [[arrow]]s and [[bow]]s&mdash;non-human Rangers lose out on up to a +2 racial multishot bonus by switching to the Longbow. [[Gnome (starting race)|Gnomish]] Rangers are especially out of luck since they gain multishot from using [[crossbow]]s, which requires an entirely different [[skill]] than the Longbow. Additionally, arrows themselves are fairly commonplace around the dungeon, and a character with sufficient [[luck]] and enchantment will not lack for spare arrows unless they need some in a pinch.
 {{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Rangers get a +1 [[multishot]] bonus when wielding the Longbow of Diana.}}
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 ===SlashTHEM===
-In [[SlashTHEM]], the Yoichi no yumi and Fuma-itto no Ken can create ammo as in dNetHack.
+In [[SlashTHEM]], the Yoichi no yumi and Fuma-itto no Ken can create ammo as in dNetHack. Fuma-itto no Ken in particular is the quest artifact for the [[Ninja (role)|Ninja]] [[role]], which can reach Expert skill in shuriken.
 ==References==