Fire and frost horn - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: and that'll be that

2025-08-07T18:57:43Z

and that'll be that

Umbire the Phantom: five years of hindsight but this was a bad idea lol

2025-08-06T21:54:34Z

five years of hindsight but this was a bad idea lol

Furey: /* Strategy */ linkify rebound

2024-06-18T00:43:16Z

‎Strategy: linkify rebound

Phollenback: fiqhack: horn damage tied to xl

2021-04-15T04:31:56Z

fiqhack: horn damage tied to xl

Actual-nh: /* Strategy */ Grammar/style

2021-03-05T05:12:09Z

‎Strategy: Grammar/style

Aximili: add references section

2020-07-23T14:09:11Z

add references section

Tomsod: damage, more strategy

2020-07-23T09:26:35Z

damage, more strategy

Umbire the Phantom: Cleanup

2020-04-01T13:28:41Z

Cleanup

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2020-04-01T02:21:27Z

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{{tool
|color=white
|tile=[[image:horn.png]]
|name=fire horn
|appearance=[[horn]]
|cost=50
|weight=18
|material=bone
|muse=off
}}

{{tool
|name=frost horn
|tile=[[image:horn.png]]
|appearance=[[horn]]
|cost=50
|weight=18
|color=white
|material=bone
|muse=off
}}

The '''fire horn''' and '''frost horn''' are rare [[musical instrument]]s that can deal elemental damage.

==Generation==
Fire and frost horns start with 4 to 8 charges.

==Effects==
[[Apply]]ing a fire or frost horn with charges left will prompt you to improvise; if you answer yes, the game will ask the player for a direction, and the horn will emit a [[ray]] of fire or cold respectively. This will [[auto-identify]] the fire horn. The ray can deal 6-66 damage, unlike the [[wand of fire]] and [[wand of cold]] which only deal 6-36 damage.

An uncharged horn behaves the same as a [[tooled horn]]; answering no to the "Improvise?" prompt also lets you play the horn as a musical instrument without using up any charges.

The horn can be [[recharge]]d an unlimited number of times, but can only hold up to 20 charges at once.

==Strategy==
The fire and frost horns can double as offensive and defensive measures; they can be played as a tooled horn to drive off enemy monsters, who can then be picked off at a distance using the rays of fire or cold.

The fire horn can be used to [[scare]] monsters in lieu of engraving [[Elbereth]] with the wand of fire; this has the added advantage of scaring monsters that would not respect Elbereth otherwise.

Horns should be identified preferably as soon as possible. Like with all rays, however, be careful not to aim in the wrong direction and cause a [[YASD|potentially deadly rebound]], whether you are identifying the horn or using it against monsters. This also makes it somewhat difficult to use fire and frost horns in tight corridors.

Monsters may use these horns against you, providing yet another incentive to not leave them lying around.

[[Category:Musical instruments]]

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−	~~{{tool~~
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−	~~\|name=fire horn~~
−	~~\|appearance=[[horn]]~~
−	~~\|cost=50~~
−	~~\|weight=18~~
−	~~\|material=bone~~
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−	~~{{tool~~
−	~~\|name=frost horn~~
−	~~\|tile=[[image:horn.png]]~~
−	~~\|appearance=[[horn]]~~
−	~~\|cost=50~~
−	~~\|weight=18~~
−	~~\|color=white~~
−	~~\|material=bone~~
−	~~\|muse=off~~
−	}}
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−	~~The '''fire horn''' and '''frost horn''' are rare [[musical instrument]]s that can deal elemental damage.~~
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−	~~==Generation==~~
−	~~Fire and frost horns start with 4 to 8 charges.~~
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−	~~==Effects==~~
−	[[Apply]]ing a fire or frost horn with charges left will prompt you to improvise; if you answer yes, the game will ask the player for a direction, and the horn will emit a [[ray]] of fire or cold respectively. This will [[auto-identify]] the horn.
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−	For each application of the horn, a number X is chosen between 6 and 11 inclusive.{{refsrc\|src/music.c\|600\|nethack=3.6.6}} Each monster hit with the ray will then be dealt [[d notation\|Xd6]] damage, unless it [[resistance\|resists]] the respective element. (Contrast this with the respective [[wand]]s, for which the X always equals 6.) Frost horns also deal Xd3 additional damage to monsters resistant to fire but not to cold, and fire horns deal 7 extra damage to monsters resistant to cold but not to fire.
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−	~~An uncharged fire or frost horn behaves the same as a [[tooled horn]]; answering no to the "Improvise?" prompt also lets you play the horn as a musical instrument without using up any charges.~~
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−	~~The horn can be [[recharge]]d an unlimited number of times, but can only hold up to 20 charges at once. Each recharge adds 1d4 charges, or 2d4 if the scroll is blessed.~~
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−	~~==Identification==~~
−	Apply an unidentified horn as soon as you find it. If it produces an item, it's a [[horn of plenty]] and it will be [[auto-identify\|auto-identified]] as such. Otherwise, you can choose not to improvise to conserve a charge. [[Tooled horn]]s can be eliminated by [[price identification]] (they cost only 15 [[zm]]); a horn that costs 50 zm and doesn't produce food must be either fire or frost. There's no way to tell the two apart without direct identification or spending a charge.
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−	~~==Strategy==~~
−	Fire and frost horns are offensively superior to their [[wand]] counterparts, dealing about 40% more damage on average. They are also not destroyed by [[shock]] attacks. Fire horns cannot be used to engrave [[Elbereth]], however. Even after spending all the charges the horn is useful, as it becomes able to [[scare]] monsters. Recharging them is generally unwise, as by the time you have ample access to [[charging]], you should also have collected more elemental wands than you could ever use, allowing you to save your charging scrolls for more important purposes. A player that gets the [[PYEC]] and an elemental horn early may be an exception to this advice, though.
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−	As with all [[ray]]s, be careful not to aim the horn in the wrong direction and cause a potentially deadly [[rebound]], whether you are identifying it or using it against monsters; this also makes it somewhat difficult to use them in tight corridors.
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−	~~==FIQHack==~~
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−	~~In [[FIQHack]] fire and frost horns deal ([[experience level]] * d6) damage. This generally makes these horns less dangerous in the early game.~~
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−	~~==References==~~
−	~~<References />~~
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−	~~[[Category:Musical instruments]]~~
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 Fire and frost horns are offensively superior to their [[wand]] counterparts, dealing about 40% more damage on average.  They are also not destroyed by [[shock]] attacks.  Fire horns cannot be used to engrave [[Elbereth]], however.  Even after spending all the charges the horn is useful, as it becomes able to [[scare]] monsters.  Recharging them is generally unwise, as by the time you have ample access to [[charging]], you should also have collected more elemental wands than you could ever use, allowing you to save your charging scrolls for more important purposes.  A player that gets the [[PYEC]] and an elemental horn early may be an exception to this advice, though.
-As with all [[ray]]s, be careful not to aim the horn in the wrong direction and cause a [[YASD|potentially deadly rebound]], whether you are identifying it or using it against monsters; this also makes it somewhat difficult to use them in tight corridors.
+As with all [[ray]]s, be careful not to aim the horn in the wrong direction and cause a potentially deadly [[rebound]], whether you are identifying it or using it against monsters; this also makes it somewhat difficult to use them in tight corridors.
 ==FIQHack==

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	As with all [[ray]]s, be careful not to aim the horn in the wrong direction and cause a [[YASD\|potentially deadly rebound]], whether you are identifying it or using it against monsters; this also makes it somewhat difficult to use them in tight corridors.		As with all [[ray]]s, be careful not to aim the horn in the wrong direction and cause a [[YASD\|potentially deadly rebound]], whether you are identifying it or using it against monsters; this also makes it somewhat difficult to use them in tight corridors.
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		+	==FIQHack==
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		+	In [[FIQHack]] fire and frost horns deal ([[experience level]] * d6) damage. This generally makes these horns less dangerous in the early game.

	==References==		==References==

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 ==Strategy==
-Fire and frost horns are offensively superior to their [[wand]] counterparts, dealing about 40% more damage on average.  They are also not destroyed by [[shock]] attacks.  Fire horns cannot be used to engrave [[Elbereth]], however.  Even after spending all the charges the horn is useful, as it becomes able to [[scare]] monsters.  Recharging them is generally unwise, as by the time you have ample access to [[charging]], you should also collect more elemental wands than you could ever use, allowing you to save your scrolls for more important purposes.  A player that gets the [[PYEC]] and an elemental horn early may be an exception to this advice, though.
+Fire and frost horns are offensively superior to their [[wand]] counterparts, dealing about 40% more damage on average.  They are also not destroyed by [[shock]] attacks.  Fire horns cannot be used to engrave [[Elbereth]], however.  Even after spending all the charges the horn is useful, as it becomes able to [[scare]] monsters.  Recharging them is generally unwise, as by the time you have ample access to [[charging]], you should also have collected more elemental wands than you could ever use, allowing you to save your charging scrolls for more important purposes.  A player that gets the [[PYEC]] and an elemental horn early may be an exception to this advice, though.
-Like with all rays, be careful not to aim the horn in the wrong direction and cause a [[YASD|potentially deadly rebound]], whether you are identifying it or using it against monsters; this also makes it somewhat difficult to use them in tight corridors.
+As with all [[ray]]s, be careful not to aim the horn in the wrong direction and cause a [[YASD|potentially deadly rebound]], whether you are identifying it or using it against monsters; this also makes it somewhat difficult to use them in tight corridors.
 ==References==

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 ==Effects==
-[[Apply]]ing a fire or frost horn with charges left will prompt you to improvise; if you answer yes, the game will ask the player for a direction, and the horn will emit a [[ray]] of fire or cold respectively. This will [[auto-identify]] the horn. The ray can deal 6-66 damage, unlike the [[wand of fire]] and [[wand of cold]] which only deal 6-36 damage.
+[[Apply]]ing a fire or frost horn with charges left will prompt you to improvise; if you answer yes, the game will ask the player for a direction, and the horn will emit a [[ray]] of fire or cold respectively. This will [[auto-identify]] the horn.
 An uncharged fire or frost horn behaves the same as a [[tooled horn]]; answering no to the "Improvise?" prompt also lets you play the horn as a musical instrument without using up any charges.
-The horn can be [[recharge]]d an unlimited number of times, but can only hold up to 20 charges at once.
+The horn can be [[recharge]]d an unlimited number of times, but can only hold up to 20 charges at once.  Each recharge adds 1d4 charges, or 2d4 if the scroll is blessed.
 ==Strategy==
-Fire and frost horns should ideally be identified as soon as possible; monsters can also use these horns against you, providing particular incentive to pick up and use not leave them lying around. They can double as offensive and defensive measures: they can be played as a tooled horn to [[scare]] and drive off monsters in lieu of engraving [[Elbereth]], which has the added advantage of scaring monsters that would not respect Elbereth otherwise&mdash;the scared monsters can then be picked off at a distance using the rays of fire or cold. Like with all rays, however, be careful not to aim in the wrong direction and cause a [[YASD|potentially deadly rebound]], whether you are identifying the horn or using it against monsters; this also makes it somewhat difficult to use them in tight corridors.
+Fire and frost horns are offensively superior to their [[wand]] counterparts, dealing about 40% more damage on average.  They are also not destroyed by [[shock]] attacks.  Fire horns cannot be used to engrave [[Elbereth]], however.  Even after spending all the charges the horn is useful, as it becomes able to [[scare]] monsters.  Recharging them is generally unwise, as by the time you have ample access to [[charging]], you should also collect more elemental wands than you could ever use, allowing you to save your scrolls for more important purposes.  A player that gets the [[PYEC]] and an elemental horn early may be an exception to this advice, though.
 [[Category:Musical instruments]]
-{{nethack-364}}
+{{nethack-366}}