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{{dNetHack weapon
|name=crow quill
|appearance=feather-etched rapier
|smalldmg=1d8
|largedmg=1d8
|weight=34
|cost=200
|tohit=<nowiki>+2</nowiki>
|type=piercing
|skill=saber
|material=metal
|color=metal color
|attr=dexterity
|attr2=strength
|special=<ul><li>gains full dexterity damage (up to +8)</li><li>gains half strength damage (up to +4)</li></ul>
}}


A '''crow quill''' is a type of [[saber]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notnotdNetHack]], and [[notnotdNetHack]]. It is a [[Item size (dNetHack)|medium-sized]] piercing weapon that has a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|base-material]] of [[metal]]. It appears as a '''feather-etched rapier''' when [[identification|unidentified]].

For [[Noblewoman]] [[Half-dragon (starting race)|Half-dragon]]s, the artifacts [[Fire brand]] and [[Frost brand]] may be reshaped into a crow quill by dipping them into a [[forge (dNetHack)|forge]]s and [[fountain]]s, respectively. A [[mercurial]] crow quill can be named [[The Sky Reflected]] and merged into [[The Amalgamated Skies]] while retaining its special [[study]] effects.

==Generation==
Crow quills do not randomly generate, but may be [[wish]]ed for.

[[Corvian knight]]s are generated with a crow quill {{frac|8}} of the time.

[[Carcosan courtier]]s generated in the [[anachrononaut quest|future]] have a {{frac|3|4}} chance of being generated with a crow quill.

==Description==
At Skilled and Expert [[skill]], crow quills gain the [[focus fire]], [[stop thrust]], [[lunge]], and [[bleed]] [[expert trait]]s.

Any hit with a crow quill makes the target vulnerable, adding 4 points of [[study]] to them, observable by [[applying]] a [[stethoscope]].

A crow quill wielded as the main weapon gains full [[dexterity]] damage bonus of {{sfrac|(DEX - 10)|2}} rounded down, except at 25, where it instead gains +8. They only receive halved [[strength]] bonus damage, for at most +4 at 25. Additionally, a wielded crow quill increases the hero's [[AC]] by the lower value between their saber skill (with 1 point per level) and {{sfrac|(DEX - 13)|4}}, up to at most 3 points of AC: this is a trait shared with the [[rapier (dNetHack)|rapier]], [[rakuyo]], the rakuyo-saber, and the [[soldier's rapier]].

==Origin==
The [https://darksouls3.wiki.fextralife.com/Crow+Quills crow quill] is a thrusting sword that appears in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Souls_III#Ashes_of_Ariandel Ashes of Ariandel] DLC for the 2016 game [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Souls_III Dark Souls III]. Its description states: "Thrusting sword wielded by Corvian Knights, and a special paired weapon. When twin-handed, brandish four thin-edge blades in the left hand. In their infatuation with Sister Friede, the Corvian Knights swore to protect the painting from fire, and to this end, took to the execution of their own brethren.

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	A '''crow quill''' is a type of [[saber]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notnotdNetHack]], and [[notnotdNetHack]]. It is a [[Item size (dNetHack)\|medium-sized]] piercing weapon that has a [[Object materials (dNetHack)\|base-material]] of [[metal]]. It appears as a '''feather-etched rapier''' when [[identification\|unidentified]].		A '''crow quill''' is a type of [[saber]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notnotdNetHack]], and [[notnotdNetHack]]. It is a [[Item size (dNetHack)\|medium-sized]] piercing weapon that has a [[Object materials (dNetHack)\|base-material]] of [[metal]]. It appears as a '''feather-etched rapier''' when [[identification\|unidentified]].

−	For [[~~Noblewoman~~]] [[Half-dragon (starting race)\|Half-dragon]]s, the artifacts [[Fire brand]] and [[Frost brand]] may be reshaped into a crow quill by dipping them into a [[forge (dNetHack)\|forge]]s and [[fountain]]s, respectively. A [[mercurial]] crow quill can be named [[The Sky Reflected]] and merged into [[The Amalgamated Skies]] while retaining its special [[study]] effects.	+	For [[Noble]] [[Half-dragon (starting race)\|Half-dragon]]s, the artifacts [[Fire brand]] and [[Frost brand]] may be reshaped into a crow quill by dipping them into a [[forge (dNetHack)\|forge]]s and [[fountain]]s, respectively. A [[mercurial]] crow quill can be named [[The Sky Reflected]] and merged into [[The Amalgamated Skies]] while retaining its special [[study]] effects.

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   |attr2=strength
   |special=<ul><li>gains full dexterity damage (up to +8)</li><li>gains half strength damage (up to +4)</li></ul>
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-WEAPON(names,sdam,ldam,kn,mg,size,prob,wt,cost,hitbon,typ,sub,metal,shwmat,color,...) \
+WEAPON(names,sdam,ldam,kn,mg,size,prob,wt,cost,hitbon,typ,sub,metal,shwmat,color,...) \-->
--->
+A '''crow quill''' is a type of [[weapon]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notnotdNetHack]], and [[notnotdNetHack]]. It is a [[Item size (dNetHack)|medium-sized]] weapon that is one-handed for a [[Physical size|medium-sized]] wielder, and uses the [[saber]] [[skill]]. It has a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|base material]] of [[metal]], and appears as a '''feather-etched rapier''' when [[unidentified]].
-A '''crow quill''' is a type of [[saber]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notnotdNetHack]], and [[notnotdNetHack]]. It is a [[Item size (dNetHack)|medium-sized]] piercing weapon that has a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|base-material]] of [[metal]]. It appears as a '''feather-etched rapier''' when [[identification|unidentified]].
+A [[mercurial]] crow quill can be named [[The Sky Reflected]] and merged into [[The Amalgamated Skies]] while retaining its special [[study]] effects.
-For [[Noble]] [[Half-dragon (starting race)|Half-dragon]]s, the artifacts [[Fire brand]] and [[Frost brand]] may be reshaped into a crow quill by dipping them into a [[forge (dNetHack)|forge]]s and [[fountain]]s, respectively. A [[mercurial]] crow quill can be named [[The Sky Reflected]] and merged into [[The Amalgamated Skies]] while retaining its special [[study]] effects.
+==Generation==
-==Generation==
+[[Corvian knight]]s have a {{frac|8}} chance of being generated with a crow quill.
-[[Corvian knight]]s are generated with a crow quill {{frac|8}} of the time.
+[[Carcosan courtier]]s generated in the future (i.e. the [[Anachrononaut quest]] and [[Android quest]]) have a {{frac|3|4}} chance of being generated with a crow quill.
 ==Description==
-At Skilled and Expert [[skill]], crow quills gain the [[focus fire]], [[stop thrust]], [[lunge]], and [[bleed]] [[expert trait]]s.
+Any hit with a crow quill inflicts 4 points of [[study]] on the target. A hero that [[wield]]s a crow quill while at Skilled or better in sabers gains the "focus fire", "stop thrust", "lunge", and "bleed" [[expert trait]]s.
-Any hit with a crow quill makes the target vulnerable, adding 4 points of [[study]] to them, observable by [[applying]] a [[stethoscope]].
+A crow quill wielded as the main weapon gains a full damage bonus of {{sfrac|(DEX - 10)|2}} (rounded down) from the [[hero]]'s [[dexterity]], rounding up to +8 at 25 dexterity, but only gains a halved bonus from [[strength]] up to +4 at 25 strength. A wielded crow quill also increases the hero's [[AC]] by the lower value between their saber skill (with 1 point per level) and {{sfrac|(DEX - 13)|4}}, up to a maximum of 3 AC. Both of these traits are shared with the [[rapier (dNetHack)|rapier]], the [[rakuyo]], the rakuyo-saber, and the [[soldier's rapier]].
 ==Origin==
 The [https://darksouls3.wiki.fextralife.com/Crow+Quills crow quill] is a thrusting sword that appears in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Souls_III#Ashes_of_Ariandel Ashes of Ariandel] DLC for the 2016 game [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Souls_III Dark Souls III]. Its description states: "Thrusting sword wielded by Corvian Knights, and a special paired weapon. When twin-handed, brandish four thin-edge blades in the left hand. In their infatuation with Sister Friede, the Corvian Knights swore to protect the painting from fire, and to this end, took to the execution of their own brethren."
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