Fang of apep - Revision history

Klepto: added monster use.

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{{dNetHack weapon
|name=fang of apep
|smalldmg=1d4
|largedmg=1d4
|skill=knife
|type=piercing
|material=bone
|weight=20
|cost=200
|color=black
}}

A [[fang of apep]] is a type of [[knife]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]], and [[notnotdNetHack]]. It is a [[Item size (dNetHack)|small]] piercing [[weapon]] that has a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|base-material]] of [[bone]]. At Skilled and Expert [[skill]], fangs of apep gain the [[quick]], [[second]] and [[focus fire]] [[expert trait]]s.

==Generation==
Fangs of apep do not randomly generate.<br>
[[Smith (dNetHack)|Smith]] cannot duplicate fangs of apep.<br>
Attempting to remove a fang of apep embedded in [[Jrt Netjer]], whether successfully or not, will yield a fang of apep.<br>
Jrt Netjer that were generated from breaking a [[hellish seal]] will leave behind a fang of apep when killed.<br>

==Description==
Jrt Netjer which are sealed inside hellish vaults will be generated with the [[poisoned]] template. A [[hero]] attempting to [[loot]] or [[untrap]] a Jrt Netjer that isn't [[wearing]] any [[armor]] or [[shirt]] can attempt to remove the fang of apep embedded in their heart:
If the hero is a [[healer]] or currently has [[Buer]] bound, and is removing the fang with:
* a wielded [[scalpel]]
* a wielded [[artifact]] [[tool]]
* by [[invoking]] an artifact tool
Will result in the fang being removed, and the Jrt Netjer becoming [[tame]].

Otherwise, removing the fang with:
* a wielded artifact tool will damage the Jrt Netjer by 10d4
* a wielded scalpel will damage the Jrt Netjer by 20d4
* without any wielded tool will kill the Jrt Netjer
If the Jrt Netjer survives the removal, a d20 roll against [[charisma]] is made, and it will become tame if successful and [[peaceful]] otherwise. Either way, this will leave behind the fang of apep, even if it died to the procedure.

==Origin==
In ancient Egyptian mythology, Apep "the rebel", or Apophis, was a snake deity of primordial chaos originating from the primordial Nun. It plays a vital importance in the travel of the sun barque—the sun path over the course of the 12 hours of day and 12 hours of night—and symbolized a greater cosmic battle between order and chaos. During the darkest hours of the night, Apep would try to devour the sun god Ra before he could be reborn, preventing daybreak, and whose deafeat was evidenced by sunrise every day.

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 ==Description==
 Jrt Netjer which are sealed inside hellish vaults will be generated with the [[poisoned]] template. A [[hero]] attempting to [[loot]] or [[untrap]] a Jrt Netjer that isn't [[wearing]] any [[armor]] or [[shirt]], and has been rendered [[immobile]] by any source excepting [[timestop]], can attempt to remove the fang of apep embedded in their heart:
 If the hero is a [[healer]] or currently has [[Buer]] bound, and is removing the fang with: