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{{weapon
|name=droven lance
|tile= 
|appearance=lance
|smalldmg=1d10
|largedmg=1d10
|tohit=<nowiki>+2</nowiki>
|cost=10
|weight=60
|material=obsidian
|color=black
|skill=lance
}}

A '''droven lance''' is a type of [[weapon]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. It is a weapon that is [[two-handed]] for medium-sized characters and uses the [[lance]] [[skill]]. It has a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|default material]] of [[obsidian]], and appears as a "lance" with its material displayed when [[Identification|unidentified]].

[[dNetHack artifacts#The Sceptre of Lolth|The Sceptre of Lolth]] is an [[artifact]] that can take the form of a droven lance.

==Generation==
Droven lances are not randomly generated. [[Drow (starting race)#dNetHack|Drow]] [[hero]]es start with knowledge of the droven lance.

[[Drider (dNetHack)|Driders]] [[Monster starting inventory|always generate with]] a droven lance.
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 * Two droven lances appear on the lower filler levels of the [[Anachrononaut quest]] and [[Android quest]] during level creation&mdash;one is placed randomly in the inner and outer ring areas, while another is placed randomly among the buried items in the [[secret corridor]]s.
-* Two droven lances are randomly placed on the locate level of the [[Drow Noble quest]] during level creation, and another is randomly placed on each of the lower filler levels during level creation.
+* Two droven lances are each randomly placed on the locate level of the [[Drow Noble quest]] during level creation, and another is randomly placed on each of the lower filler levels during level creation.
 * A droven lance is randomly placed on each of the upper filler levels of the [[Hedrow Shared quest]] during level creation.
 * A droven lance is randomly placed on the locate level of the [[Hedrow Noble quest]] during level creation, and another is randomly placed on each of the lower filler levels during level creation.

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   |material=obsidian
 }}
-A '''droven lance''' is a type of [[weapon]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. It is a [[Item size (dNetHack)|huge-sized]] weapon, making it [[two-handed]] for a medium-sized hero, and uses the [[lance]] [[skill]]. It has a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|default material]] of [[Obsidian (material)|obsidian]], and appears as a "lance" with its material displayed when [[Identification|unidentified]].
+A '''droven lance''' is a type of [[weapon]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. It is a [[Item size (dNetHack)|huge-sized]] weapon, making it [[two-handed]] for a [[Physical size|medium-sized]] [[hero]], and uses the [[lance]] [[skill]]. It has a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|default material]] of [[Obsidian (material)|obsidian]], and appears as a "lance" with its material displayed when [[Identification|unidentified]].
 [[dNetHack artifacts#The Sceptre of Lolth|The Sceptre of Lolth]] is an [[artifact]] that can take the form of a droven lance.

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 ==Generation==
-[[Drow (starting race)#dNetHack|Drow]] heroes that are not [[Madpeople]] start with knowledge of the droven lance, while drow Madpeople that open their [[Madman#Box|quest box]] will regain their knowledge of the droven lance.
+[[Drow (starting race)#dNetHack|Drow]] heroes that are not [[Madpeople]] start with knowledge of the droven lance&mdash;drow Madpeople that open their [[Madman#Box|quest box]] will regain their knowledge of the droven lance.
 Droven lances are not randomly generated, though they can be [[wish]]ed for or found in [[bones]].

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 ==Description==
-Droven lances inflict piercing damage, dealing 1d10 damage versus all monsters, and have a +2 [[to-hit]] bonus. As with normal lances, they behave similarly to [[polearm]]s and only deal full damage when [[pounding]] monsters or performing [[mounted]] [[melee]] attacks, and they can also be used for [[jousting]]. A hero that wields a droven lance at Skilled or better in lances gains the "stop thrust", "braced", "penetrate armor", and "lunge" [[expert trait]]s.
+A droven lance inflicts piercing damage, dealing 1d10 damage versus all monsters, and has a +2 [[to-hit]] bonus. As with normal lances, droven lances behave similarly to [[polearm]]s and only deal full damage when [[pounding]] monsters or performing [[mounted]] [[melee]] attacks, and they can also be used for [[jousting]]. A hero that wields a droven lance at Skilled or better in lances gains the "stop thrust", "braced", "penetrate armor", and "lunge" [[expert trait]]s.
 In terms of [[monster weapon preference]], monsters that are pounding with polearms will favor the droven lance over the [[bardiche]] and prefer a [[halberd]] or better to the droven lance&mdash;monsters that can use the droven lance in melee will favor it over the [[crysknife]] and prefer a [[katana]] or better to the droven lance.

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 ==Description==
-Droven lances inflict piercing damage, dealing 1d10 damage versus all monsters, and have a +2 [[to-hit]] bonus. As with normal lances, they behave similarly to [[polearm]]s and only deal full damage when [[pounding]] monsters or performing [[mounted]] [[melee]] attacks, and they can also be used for [[jousting]].
+Droven lances inflict piercing damage, dealing 1d10 damage versus all monsters, and have a +2 [[to-hit]] bonus. As with normal lances, they behave similarly to [[polearm]]s and only deal full damage when [[pounding]] monsters or performing [[mounted]] [[melee]] attacks, and they can also be used for [[jousting]]. A hero that wields a droven lance at Skilled or better in lances gains the "stop thrust", "braced", "penetrate armor", and "lunge" [[expert trait]]s.
 In terms of [[monster weapon preference]], monsters that are pounding with polearms will favor the droven lance over the [[bardiche]] and prefer a [[halberd]] or better to the droven lance&mdash;monsters that can use the droven lance in melee will favor it over the [[crysknife]] and prefer a [[katana]] or better to the droven lance.

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-{{weapon
+{{dNetHack weapon
   |name=droven lance
- |tile=&nbsp;
+  |appearance=<obsidian> lance
   |smalldmg=1d10
   |largedmg=1d10
   |tohit=<nowiki>+2</nowiki>
   |cost=10
   |weight=60
   |material=obsidian
 }}
-A '''droven lance''' is a type of [[weapon]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. It is a weapon that is [[two-handed]] for medium-sized characters and uses the [[lance]] [[skill]]. It has a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|default material]] of [[obsidian]], and appears as a "lance" with its material displayed when [[Identification|unidentified]].
+A '''droven lance''' is a type of [[weapon]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. It is a [[Item size (dNetHack)|huge-sized]] weapon, making it [[two-handed]] for a medium-sized hero, and uses the [[lance]] [[skill]]. It has a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|default material]] of [[Obsidian (material)|obsidian]], and appears as a "lance" with its material displayed when [[Identification|unidentified]].
 [[dNetHack artifacts#The Sceptre of Lolth|The Sceptre of Lolth]] is an [[artifact]] that can take the form of a droven lance.
 ==Generation==
-Droven lances are not randomly generated. [[Drow (starting race)#dNetHack|Drow]] [[hero]]es start with knowledge of the droven lance.
+[[Drow (starting race)#dNetHack|Drow]] heroes that are not [[Madpeople]] start with knowledge of the droven lance.
-[[Drider (dNetHack)|Driders]] [[Monster starting inventory|always generate with]] a droven lance.
+In terms of [[monster weapon preference]], monsters that are pounding with polearms will favor the droven lance over the [[bardiche]] and prefer a [[halberd]] or better to the droven lance&mdash;monsters that can use the droven lance in melee will favor it over the [[crysknife]] and prefer a [[katana]] or better to the droven lance.
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 A '''droven lance''' is a type of [[weapon]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. It is a weapon that is [[two-handed]] for medium-sized characters and uses the [[lance]] [[skill]]. It has a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|default material]] of [[obsidian]], and appears as a "lance" with its material displayed when [[Identification|unidentified]].