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{{for|the weapon in [[SLASH'EM]], [[SpliceHack]] and [[SlashTHEM]]|Dark elven short sword (SLASH'EM)}}
{{for|the weapon in [[EvilHack]]|Dark elven short sword (EvilHack)}}
{{weapon
|name=droven short sword
|tile= 
|appearance=short sword
|smalldmg=1d8
|largedmg=1d8
|tohit=<nowiki>+0</nowiki>
|cost=10
|weight=15
|material=obsidian
|color=black
|skill=short sword
}}

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

[[dNetHack artifacts#Lolth's Fang|Lolth's Fang]] is an [[artifact]] droven short sword.

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

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

* [[Hedrow wizard]]s and [[hedrow master-wizard]]s always generate with a droven short sword.
* [[Houseless drow]] have a {{frac|6}} chance of generating with a droven short sword.
* [[Y-cultist fighter]]s always generate with a droven short sword, and may receive another droven short sword in one of their weapon kits: there is a {{frac|2|3}} chance for the first kit and a {{frac|4}} chance for the third kit, while the second kit always includes another droven short sword.
* [[Y-cultist wizard]]s always generate with two separate droven short swords, and the first has a {{frac|20}} chance of being [[sickness]]-poisoned.
* [[Y-cultist matron]]s, [[drow matron]]s, [[drow matron-mother]]s, and [[yochlol]] generated in unearthly drow have a {{frac|19|20}} chance of generating with a droven short sword.
* [[Drider (dNetHack)|Driders]] have a {{frac|3|5}} chance of generating with a droven short sword.
* Other drow that are capable of [[two-weapon combat]] and lack defined starting inventories will always generate with a droven short sword.
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[[Category:dNetHack droven items|Short sword]]
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[[Category:notdNetHack droven items|Short sword]]
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[[Category:notnotdNetHack droven items|Short sword]]

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 ==Generation==
-[[Drow (starting race)#dNetHack|Drow]] heroes that are not [[Madpeople]] start with knowledge of the droven short sword&mdash;drow heroes in roles that start with short swords or [[spear]]s will receive droven short swords to replace them (which currently only applies to [[Rogue/dNetHack|Rogues]]). Drow Madpeople that open their [[Madman#Box|quest box]] will regain their knowledge of the droven short sword.
+[[Drow (starting race)#dNetHack|Drow]] heroes that are not [[Madpeople]] start with knowledge of the droven short sword&mdash;drow heroes in roles that start with short swords or [[spear]]s will receive a [[drug-coated]] droven short sword to replace them (which currently only applies to [[Rogue/dNetHack|Rogues]]). Drow Madpeople that open their [[Madman#Box|quest box]] will regain their knowledge of the droven short sword.
 Droven short swords are not randomly generated, though they can be [[wish]]ed for or found in [[bones]].

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 ==Description==
-A droven short sword inflicts piercing damage, dealing 1d9 damage versus all monsters. A hero that wields a droven short sword at Skilled or better in short shord gains the "focus fire" and "create opening" [[expert trait]]s.
+A droven short sword inflicts piercing damage, dealing 1d9 damage versus all monsters. A hero that wields a droven short sword at Skilled or better in short sword gains the "focus fire" and "create opening" [[expert trait]]s.
 In terms of [[monster weapon preference]], monsters will favor the droven short sword over a [[dwarvish spear]] and will prefer a viperwhip or better (or a [[bardiche]] if they can use [[polearms]] in melee) to the droven short sword.

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-{{for|the weapon in [[SLASH'EM]], [[SpliceHack]] and [[SlashTHEM]]|Dark elven short sword (SLASH'EM)}}
+{{dNetHack weapon
-{{for|the weapon in [[EvilHack]]|Dark elven short sword (EvilHack)}}
+ |color=black
   |name=droven short sword
- |tile=&nbsp;
+  |appearance=<obsidian> short sword
-  |appearance=short sword
+  |smalldmg=1d9
-  |smalldmg=1d8
+  |largedmg=1d9
-  |largedmg=1d8
+ |type=piercing
   |tohit=<nowiki>+0</nowiki>
   |cost=10
   |weight=15
   |material=obsidian
 }}
-A '''droven short sword''' is a type of [[weapon]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. It is a one-handed weapon that uses the [[short sword]] [[skill]]. It has a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|default material]] of [[obsidian]], and appears as a "short sword" with its material displayed when [[Identification|unidentified]].
+The droven short sword is the base item for the [[artifact]] [[dNetHack artifacts#Lolth's Fang|Lolth's Fang]].
-[[dNetHack artifacts#Lolth's Fang|Lolth's Fang]] is an [[artifact]] droven short sword.
+==Generation==
-==Generation==
+* A droven short sword is generated on the lower filler levels of the [[Anachrononaut quest]] and [[Android quest]] during level creation, where it is placed randomly among the buried items in the [[secret corridor]]s.
-Droven short swords are not randomly generated. [[Drow (starting race)#dNetHack|Drow]] [[hero]]es start with knowledge of the droven short sword, and drow in roles that start with short swords or [[spear]]s will instead receive droven short swords.
+* An uncursed [[silver]] +3 droven short sword is generated within a [[sack]] placed near the center of the [[Drow Healer quest]] goal level during level creation.
 Several [[Drow (monster attribute)|drow]] monsters can be [[generated with]] droven short swords:
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 * [[Y-cultist fighter]]s always generate with a droven short sword, and may receive another droven short sword in one of their weapon kits: there is a {{frac|2|3}} chance for the first kit to have one and a {{frac|4}} chance for the third kit to have one, while the second kit always includes another droven short sword.
 * [[Y-cultist wizard]]s always generate with two separate droven short swords, and the first has a {{frac|20}} chance of being [[filth-encrusted]]
-* [[Y-cultist matron]]s, [[drow matron]]s, [[drow matron-mother]]s, and [[yochlol]] generated in unearthly drow have a {{frac|19|20}} chance of generating with a droven short sword.
+* [[Y-cultist matron]]s, [[drow matron]]s and [[drow matron-mother]]s have a {{frac|19|20}} chance of generating with a droven short sword.
 * [[Drider (dNetHack)|Driders]] have a {{frac|3|5}} chance of generating with a droven short sword.
-* The [[Avatar of Lolth]] generates with four blessed [[acrid]] +2 droven short swords and 2 blessed acrid +4 droven short swords among her many weapons.
+* The [[Avatar of Lolth]] generates with four blessed [[acrid]] +2 droven short swords and 2 blessed acrid +4 droven short swords among her many weapons&mdash;both sets of droven short swords will always be made of obsidian.
-* Other drow that are capable of [[two-weapon combat]] and lack defined starting inventories will always generate with a droven short sword.
+* Other drow that are capable of [[two-weapon combat]] and lack defined starting inventories will always generate with a droven short sword, and may receive another droven short sword in one of their weapon kits much like Y-cultist fighters: there is a {{frac|2|3}} chance for the first kit to have one and a {{frac|4}} chance for the third kit to have one, while the second kit always includes another droven short sword.
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 * [[Hedrow wizard]]s and [[hedrow master-wizard]]s always generate with a droven short sword.
 * [[Houseless drow]] have a {{frac|6}} chance of generating with a droven short sword.
-* [[Y-cultist fighter]]s always generate with a droven short sword, and may receive another droven short sword in one of their weapon kits: there is a {{frac|2|3}} chance for the first kit and a {{frac|4}} chance for the third kit, while the second kit always includes another droven short sword.
+* [[Y-cultist fighter]]s always generate with a droven short sword, and may receive another droven short sword in one of their weapon kits: there is a {{frac|2|3}} chance for the first kit to have one and a {{frac|4}} chance for the third kit to have one, while the second kit always includes another droven short sword.
 * [[Y-cultist wizard]]s always generate with two separate droven short swords, and the first has a {{frac|20}} chance of being [[sickness]]-poisoned.
 * [[Y-cultist matron]]s, [[drow matron]]s, [[drow matron-mother]]s, and [[yochlol]] generated in unearthly drow have a {{frac|19|20}} chance of generating with a droven short sword.