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{{for|the weapon in [[SLASH'EM]], [[SpliceHack]] and [[SlashTHEM]]|dark elven dagger (SLASH'EM)}}
{{for|the weapon in [[EvilHack]]|dark elven dagger (EvilHack)}}
{{weapon
|name=droven dagger
|tile= 
|color=black
|appearance=dagger
|skill=dagger
|smalldmg=1d8
|largedmg=1d6
|tohit=<nowiki>+4</nowiki>
|cost=12
|weight=5
|material=obsidian
}}

A '''droven dagger''' is a type of [[weapon]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. It is a [[stackable]] handed weapon that can be wielded in melee and thrown, and uses the [[dagger]] [[skill]]. It has a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|default material]] of [[obsidian]], and appears as a "dagger" with its material displayed when [[Identification|unidentified]].

==Generation==
Droven daggers are not randomly generated. [[Drow (starting race)#dNetHack|Drow]] [[hero]]es start with knowledge of the droven dagger, and drow in roles that start with [[athame]]s, daggers or [[knives]] will instead receive droven daggers.

Several [[Drow (monster attribute)|drow]] can be [[Monster starting inventory|generated with]] droven daggers:

* [[A'salom]] always generates with two separate droven daggers.
* [[Hedrow wizard]]s, [[hedrow master-wizard]]s and [[hedrow blademaster]]s always generate with a droven dagger.
* [[Houseless drow]] have a {{frac|6}} chance of generating with a droven dagger.
* [[Y-cultist fighter]]s have a {{frac|2}} chance of generating with a droven dagger, along with an independent {{frac|3}} chance of two separate droven daggers.
* [[Y-cultist wizard]]s always generate with a droven dagger.
* [[Y-cultist matron]]s have a {{frac|20}} chance of generating with 3 separate droven daggers.
* [[Drow matron]]s, [[drow matron-mother]]s, and [[yochlol]] generated in unearthly drow form are always generated with a droven dagger, and have an independent {{frac|20}} chance of generating with 3 additional and separate droven daggers.
* Other drow have a {{frac|2}} chance of generating with a droven dagger, along with an independent {{frac|3}} chance of two separate droven daggers.
* [[Deminymph]]s that are randomly generated outside of the [[Drow Healer quest]] or the Lost Cities have an effective {{frac|320}} chance of being given a madperson kit with a droven dagger that has an enchantment of +1 to +3.

Droven daggers are generated in a few [[quest]] branches:

* In the [[Drow Noble quest]], six droven daggers are randomly generated on the locate level at level creation, and three droven daggers are randomly generated on each of the lower filler levels at level creation.
* In the [[Hedrow Noble quest]], three droven daggers are generated on the home level, locate level and each of the lower filler levels at level creation.
* In the [[Hedrow shared quest]], three droven daggers are generated on the upper filler level at level creation.
* In the [[Anachrononaut quest]] and [[Android quest]], three droven daggers are randomly generated on each of the lower filler levels at level creation.
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 ==Generation==
-Drow and hedrow [[Binder]]s start each game with an uncursed +0 droven dagger. Drow in roles that start with [[athame]]s, daggers or [[knives]] will receive droven daggers to replace them&mdash;this applies to [[drow Noble]]s and hedrow Nobles, as well as [[Ranger/dNetHack|Rangers]], [[Rogue/dNetHack|Rogues]], and [[Wizard/dNetHack|Wizards]].
+Drow and hedrow [[Binder]]s start each game with an uncursed +0 droven dagger. Drow in roles that start with [[athame]]s, daggers or [[knives]] will receive [[drug-coated]] droven daggers to replace them&mdash;this applies to [[drow Noble]]s and hedrow Nobles, as well as [[Ranger/dNetHack|Rangers]], [[Rogue/dNetHack|Rogues]], and [[Wizard/dNetHack|Wizards]].
 Other [[Drow (starting race)#dNetHack|drow]] heroes start with knowledge of the droven dagger&mdash;drow Madpeople that open their [[Madman#Box|quest box]] will regain their knowledge of the droven dagger.

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 ==Description==
-A droven dagger inflicts piercing damage, dealing 1d8 damage versus small monsters and 1d6 versus large ones, and has a base +4 [[to-hit]] bonus. Thrown droven daggers are given a +2 to-hit bonus. A hero that wields a droven short sword at Skilled or better in daggers gains the "quick", "second" and "focus fire" [[expert trait]]s.
+A droven dagger inflicts piercing damage, dealing 1d8 damage versus small monsters and 1d6 versus large ones, and has a base +4 [[to-hit]] bonus. Thrown droven daggers are given a +2 to-hit bonus. A hero that wields a droven dagger at Skilled or better in daggers gains the "quick", "second" and "focus fire" [[expert trait]]s.
 In terms of [[monster weapon preference]], monsters attacking in melee will favor the droven dagger over a [[carcosan sting]] and will prefer a [[hunter's axe]] or better to the droven dagger&mdash;for ranged weapons, monsters will favor throwing droven daggers to shooting [[ya]] and will prefer [[shuriken]] or better over droven daggers.

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 Drow and hedrow [[Binder]]s start each game with an uncursed +0 droven dagger. Drow in roles that start with [[athame]]s, daggers or [[knives]] will receive droven daggers to replace them&mdash;this applies to [[drow Noble]]s and hedrow Nobles, as well as [[Ranger/dNetHack|Rangers]], [[Rogue/dNetHack|Rogues]], and [[Wizard/dNetHack|Wizards]].
-Other [[Drow (starting race)#dNetHack|drow]] heroes start with knowledge of the droven dagger, and drow Madpeople that open their [[Madman#Box|quest box]] will regain their knowledge of the droven cloak.
+Other [[Drow (starting race)#dNetHack|drow]] heroes start with knowledge of the droven dagger&mdash;drow Madpeople that open their [[Madman#Box|quest box]] will regain their knowledge of the droven dagger.
 Droven daggers are not randomly generated, though they can be [[wish]]ed for or found in [[bones]].

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 * Three droven daggers are each randomly placed on the locate level of the [[Hedrow Noble quest]] during level creation, and another three are randomly placed on each of the lower filler levels during level creation.
 * Drow Madpeople that start the game as female will find a +2 droven dagger among the belongings placed in their special quest box on the [[Madman quest]].
 Several [[Drow (monster attribute)|drow]] and other monsters can be [[generated with]] droven daggers:

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 Droven daggers are not randomly generated, though they can be [[wish]]ed for or found in [[bones]].
 Droven daggers can be found in multiple (usually drow-related) [[Quest]] branches:
-* In the [[Drow Noble quest]], six droven daggers are randomly generated on the locate level at level creation, and three droven daggers are randomly generated on each of the lower filler levels at level creation.
+* Three droven daggers are generated on the lower filler levels of the [[Anachrononaut quest]] and [[Android quest]] during level creation, where they are each placed randomly among the buried items in the [[secret corridor]]s.
-* In the [[Hedrow Noble quest]], three droven daggers are generated on the home level, locate level and each of the lower filler levels at level creation.
+* Six droven daggers are each randomly placed on the locate level of the [[Drow Noble quest]] during level creation, and another three are randomly placed on each of the lower filler levels during level creation.
-* In the [[Hedrow shared quest]], three droven daggers are generated on the upper filler level at level creation.
+* Three droven daggers are each randomly placed on each of the upper filler levels of the [[Hedrow Shared quest]] during level creation.
-* In the [[Anachrononaut quest]] and [[Android quest]], three droven daggers are randomly generated on each of the lower filler levels at level creation.
+* Three droven daggers are each randomly placed on the locate level of the [[Hedrow Noble quest]] during level creation, and another three are randomly placed on each of the lower filler levels during level creation.
 Several [[Drow (monster attribute)|drow]] and other monsters can be [[generated with]] droven daggers:

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-{{for|the weapon in [[SLASH'EM]], [[SpliceHack]] and [[SlashTHEM]]|dark elven dagger (SLASH'EM)}}
+{{dNetHack weapon
-{{for|the weapon in [[EvilHack]]|dark elven dagger (EvilHack)}}
+ |color=black
   |name=droven dagger
- |tile=&nbsp;
+  |appearance=<obsidian> dagger
   |smalldmg=1d8
   |largedmg=1d6
-  |tohit=<nowiki>+4</nowiki>
+ |type=piercing
   |cost=12
   |weight=5
   |material=obsidian
 }}
-A '''droven dagger''' is a type of [[weapon]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. It is a [[stackable]] one-handed weapon that can be wielded in melee and thrown, and uses the [[dagger]] [[skill]]. It has a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|default material]] of [[obsidian]], and appears as a "dagger" with its material displayed when [[Identification|unidentified]].
+==Generation==
-==Generation==
+Other [[Drow (starting race)#dNetHack|drow]] heroes start with knowledge of the droven dagger, and drow Madpeople that open their [[Madman#Box|quest box]] will regain their knowledge of the droven cloak.
-Droven daggers are not randomly generated. [[Drow (starting race)#dNetHack|Drow]] [[hero]]es start with knowledge of the droven dagger, and drow in roles that start with [[athame]]s, daggers or [[knives]] will instead receive droven daggers.
-Several [[Drow (monster attribute)|drow]] can be [[Monster starting inventory|generated with]] droven daggers:
+Several [[Drow (monster attribute)|drow]] and other monsters can be [[generated with]] droven daggers:
 * [[A'salom]] always generates with two separate droven daggers.
 * [[Hedrow wizard]]s, [[hedrow master-wizard]]s and [[hedrow blademaster]]s always generate with a droven dagger.
 * [[Houseless drow]] have a {{frac|6}} chance of generating with a droven dagger.
-* [[Y-cultist fighter]]s and other drow that do not have a defined starting inventory have a {{frac|2}} chance of generating with a droven dagger, along with an independent {{frac|3}} chance of a weapon kit that has two separate droven daggers.
+* [[Y-cultist fighter]]s and other drow that do not have a defined starting inventory have a roughly {{frac|2}} chance of generating with a droven dagger, along with an independent {{frac|3}} chance of a weapon kit that has two separate droven daggers.
 * [[Y-cultist wizard]]s always generate with a droven dagger.
-* [[Y-cultist matron]]s have a {{frac|20}} chance of generating with 3 separate droven daggers.
+* [[Y-cultist matron]]s that generate with a six-headed [[viperwhip]] (which is a {{frac|20}} chance) will always be given 3 separate droven daggers alongside it.
-* [[Drow matron]]s, [[drow matron-mother]]s, and [[yochlol]] generated in unearthly drow form are always generated with a droven dagger, along with an independent {{frac|20}} chance of a weapon kit that has 3 separate droven daggers.
+* [[Drow matron]]s and [[drow matron-mother]]s are always generated with a droven dagger, along with an independent {{frac|20}} chance of being given a viperwhip that is accompanied by 3 separate droven daggers.
-* [[Deminymph]]s that are randomly generated outside of the [[Drow Healer quest]] or the Lost Cities have an effective {{frac|320}} chance of being given a madperson kit with a droven dagger that has an enchantment of +1 to +3.
+* [[Deminymph]]s that are given "mad drow priestess" kits will always generate with a droven dagger that has an enchantment ranging from +1 to +3.
-Droven daggers are generated in a few [[quest]] branches:
+==Description==
-* In the [[Drow Noble quest]], six droven daggers are randomly generated on the locate level at level creation, and three droven daggers are randomly generated on each of the lower filler levels at level creation.
+In terms of [[monster weapon preference]], monsters attacking in melee will favor the droven dagger over a [[carcosan sting]] and will prefer a [[hunter's axe]] or better to the droven dagger&mdash;for ranged weapons, monsters will favor throwing droven daggers to shooting [[ya]] and will prefer [[shuriken]] or better over droven daggers.
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