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Umbire the Phantom: brands

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Umbire the Phantom: word choice, potholes, etc.

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Umbire the Phantom: while fixing the lede let's try something...

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while fixing the lede let's try something...

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rephrase, thank you

Klepto: correction regarding multishot.

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correction regarding multishot.

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	Flintlocks are not randomly generated, though they can be [[wish]]ed for or found in [[bones]].		Flintlocks are not randomly generated, though they can be [[wish]]ed for or found in [[bones]].
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		+	The artifacts [[Fire Brand (dNetHack)\|Fire Brand]] and [[Frost Brand (dNetHack)\|Frost Brand]] can only be generated, [[wished]] for or gifted in flintlock form to a [[Pirate/dNetHack\|Pirate]], and only Pirates can reshape the Brands into flintlocks by dipping the chosen artifact into a [[Forge (dNetHack)\|forge]] or [[fountain]] respectively—this reshaping requires the [[hero]] to either have a flintlock in their inventory or be at least Skilled in firearms.

	A few monsters can be [[generated with]] flintlocks:		A few monsters can be [[generated with]] flintlocks:

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 A few monsters can be [[generated with]] flintlocks:
-* [[Pirate brother]]s are always generated with flintlocks and a stack of 10 bullets as ammo.
+* [[Pirate brother (dNetHack)|Pirate brothers]] are always generated with flintlocks and a stack of bullets as ammo.
-* [[Skeletal pirate (dNetHack)|skeletal pirates]] have a roughly {{frac|2}} chance of generating with a flintlock, and are always generated with a stack of up to 10 bullets regardless of if they are given the flintlock or not.
+* [[Skeletal pirate (dNetHack)|Skeletal pirates]] have a roughly {{frac|2}} chance of generating with a flintlock, and are always generated with a stack of bullets regardless of if they are given the flintlock or not.
 * [[Damned pirate]]s are always generated with flintlocks and a stack of up to 10 bullets as ammo.
 * [[Player monster (dNetHack)|Player monster]] [[Pirate (dNetHack monster)|pirates]] are always generated with flintlocks and bullets.

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 * [[Pirate brother]]s are always generated with flintlocks and a stack of 10 bullets as ammo.
-* [[Skeletal pirate]]s have a {{frac|2}} chance of generating with a flintlock, and are always generated with a stack of up to 10 bullets regardless of if they are given the flintlock or not.
+* [[Skeletal pirate (dNetHack)|skeletal pirates]] have a roughly {{frac|2}} chance of generating with a flintlock, and are always generated with a stack of up to 10 bullets regardless of if they are given the flintlock or not.
 * [[Damned pirate]]s are always generated with flintlocks and a stack of up to 10 bullets as ammo.
 * [[Player monster (dNetHack)|Player monster]] [[Pirate (dNetHack monster)|pirates]] are always generated with flintlocks and bullets.

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 Pirates start each game with an uncursed +0 flintlock as their secondary weapon. Undead Hunters start each game with an uncursed +0 flintlock as their ''default'' secondary weapon and 20 uncursed +0 [[blood-bullet]]s as ammo, and their flintlock and/or its ammo may be exchanged or altered:
-* [[Vampire (starting race in dNetHack)|vampire]] Undead Hunters have a {{frac|3}} chance of an equipment substitution that replaces the flintlock with a [[buckler]], and will be given +1 blood-bullets.
+* [[Vampire (starting race in dNetHack)|Vampire]] Undead Hunters that start with a [[soldier's rapier]] or [[shanta-pata]] will be given a +0 [[buckler]] in place of the role's standard flintlock, and will be given +1 blood-bullets.
 * Undead Hunters of other races have a {{frac|6}} chance of an equipment substitution that replaces the flintlock with {{rn1|20|26}} blessed +2 [[arrow]]s which act as ammo for the [[bow-blade]] replacing their [[cane]].
 Flintlocks are not randomly generated, though they can be [[wish]]ed for or found in [[bones]].
-A few monsters can be generated with flintlocks:
+A few monsters can be [[generated with]] flintlocks:
 * [[Pirate brother]]s are always generated with flintlocks and a stack of 10 bullets as ammo.
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 ==Description==
-Flintlocks have a maximum range of 8 squares and a -2 [[to-hit]] penalty. Bullets [[fired]] or "[[thrown]]" from a flintlock have a {{frac|7}} chance of misfiring, as if they were [[cursed]].
+Flintlocks have a maximum range of 8 squares and a -2 [[to-hit]] penalty. [[Shooting]] bullets from a flintlock has a {{frac|7}} chance of the bullets misfiring as if they were [[cursed]].
 A flintlock has a -2 rate of fire, meaning that a [[hero]] will normally be unable to fire more than one shot per turn with it unless they are [[wielding]] the [[dNetHack Artifacts#Sansara Mirror|Sansara Mirror]] in the offhand&mdash;even then, [[quickdraw]]ing and Expert skill in firearms are required to perform [[multishot]] with a flintlock, and doing so will allow that hero to shoot 1&ndash;3 bullets per action.

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 {{for|the weapon in Hack'EM|flintlock (Hack'EM)}}
-A '''flintlock''' is a type of [[firearm]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The pistol is a [[one-handed]] [[launcher]] that uses the [[firearms]] skill and is designed for use with [[Bullet (dNetHack)|bullets]], [[Silver bullet (dNetHack)|silver bullets]], [[blood-bullet]]s, and [[blood-spear]]s.
+A '''flintlock''' is a type of [[firearm]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The flintlock is a [[Item size (dNetHack)|small]] [[launcher]], making it [[one-handed]] for all users, and uses the [[firearms]] skill. It is designed for use with [[Bullet (dNetHack)|bullets]], [[Silver bullet (dNetHack)|silver bullets]], [[blood-bullet]]s, and [[blood-spear]]s.
 The flintlock has a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|default material]] of [[iron]], and appears as a [[broken hand-crossbow]] for [[hero]]es in most [[role]]s when [[Identification|unidentified]]&mdash;[[Anachrononaut]]s, [[Android]]s, [[Pirate/dNetHack|Pirates]], and [[Undead Hunter]]s will instead see the item as an "unfamiliar handgun".

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 Flintlocks have a maximum range of 8 squares and a -2 [[to-hit]] penalty. Bullets [[fired]] or "[[thrown]]" from a flintlock have a {{frac|7}} chance of misfiring, as if they were [[cursed]].
-A flintlock has a -2 rate of fire, meaning that a [[hero]] will normally be unable to fire more than one shot per turn with a flintlock unless they are [[wielding]] the [[dNetHack Artifacts#Sansara Mirror|Sansara Mirror]] in the offhand&mdash;even then, [[quickdraw]]ing and Expert skill in firearms are required to perform [[multishot]] with a flintlock, and doing so will allow that hero to shoot 1&ndash;3 bullets per action.
+A flintlock has a -2 rate of fire, meaning that a [[hero]] will normally be unable to fire more than one shot per turn with it unless they are [[wielding]] the [[dNetHack Artifacts#Sansara Mirror|Sansara Mirror]] in the offhand&mdash;even then, [[quickdraw]]ing and Expert skill in firearms are required to perform [[multishot]] with a flintlock, and doing so will allow that hero to shoot 1&ndash;3 bullets per action.
 ==Origin==

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 * Some [[deminymph]] kits contain bullets as ammo for firearms.
 ** Deminmpyhs that are given Undead Hunter kits have a chance of being generated with a flintlock and {{rn1|60|3}} standard bullets as ammo, and there is a {{frac|3}} chance those bullets will be made into silver bullets instead.
-** Deminymphs that are given Pirate kits will generate with flintlocks and 4-20 bullets for ammo.
+** Deminymphs that are given Pirate kits will generate with flintlocks and 4&ndash;20 bullets for ammo.
 Flintlocks are capable of generating as the base item of [[Fire Brand]] and [[Frost Brand]] exclusively for Pirates (usually via wishing for them).
 ==Description==
-Flintlocks have a maximum range of 8 squares and a -2 [[to-hit]] penalty. Bullets [[fired]] or "[[thrown]]" from a flintlock have a {{frac|7}} chance of misfiring as if they were [[cursed]].
+Flintlocks have a maximum range of 8 squares and a -2 [[to-hit]] penalty. Bullets [[fired]] or "[[thrown]]" from a flintlock have a {{frac|7}} chance of misfiring, as if they were [[cursed]].
-A flintlock has a -2 rate of fire, meaning that a [[hero]] who is Skilled or even Expert level in firearms will generally need a flintlock pistol with a very high enchantment in order to fire more than one shot per action.
+A flintlock has a -2 rate of fire, meaning that a [[hero]] won't be able to fire more than one shot per turn with a flintlock, even with quickdrawing and Expert skill in firearms. Wielding the [[dNetHack Artifacts#Sansara Mirror|Sansara mirror]] in the offhand, a flintlock may shoot 1&ndash;3 bullets but only at Expert skill.
 ==Origin==
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 "Flintlock" is a general term for any firearm that uses a flint-striking ignition mechanism, the first of which appeared in Western Europe in the early 16th century. The term may also apply to a particular form of the mechanism itself, also known as the true flintlock, that was introduced in the early 17th century, and gradually replaced earlier firearm-ignition technologies such as the matchlock, the wheel-lock, and earlier flintlock mechanisms like the snaplock and snaphaunce. The true flintlock continued to be in common use for over two centuries, replaced by percussion cap and (later) the cartridge-based systems in the early-to-mid 19th century. Although long superseded by modern firearms, flintlock weapons enjoy continuing popularity with black-powder shooting enthusiasts.
-Flintlocks may be any type of small arm: long gun or pistol, smoothbore or rifle, muzzleloader or breechloader. The flintlock as it appears in variants of ''[[NetHack]]'' is based on the flintlock pistol, which was historically used as a self-defense weapon and military arm: the effective range of flintlock pistols was short, and they were frequently used as an adjunct to a sword or cutlass&mdash;the stereotypical image of a [[pirate]] often depicts them with such weapons, including a sometimes-holstered flintlock pistol. Flintlock pistols were usually smoothbore firearms, although some rifled pistols were produced, and came in a variety of sizes and styles which often overlap and are not well defined due to many of the names being applied by collectors and dealers long after the pistols were obsolete.
+Flintlocks may be any type of small arm: long gun or pistol, smoothbore or rifle, muzzleloader or breechloader. The flintlock as it appears in variants of ''[[NetHack]]'' is based on the flintlock pistol, which was historically used as a self-defense weapon and military arm: the effective range of flintlock pistols was short, and they were frequently used as an adjunct to a sword or cutlass&mdash;the stereotypical image of a [[pirate]] often depicts them with such weapons, including a sometimes-holstered flintlock pistol. Flintlock pistols were usually smoothbore firearms, although some rifled pistols were produced, and came in a variety of sizes and styles which often overlap and are not well-defined due to many of the names being applied by collectors and dealers long after the pistols were obsolete.
 The smallest flintlock pistols were less than 6 inches (15 cm) long and the largest were over 20 inches (51 cm)&mdash;from around the beginning of the 1700s, larger pistols became got shorter, with the largest ones of the late 1700s around 16 inches (41 cm) long. The smallest flintlock pistol would fit into a typical pocket or a hand warming muff and could easily be carried by women, while the largest would be carried in holsters across a horse's back just ahead of the saddle. Arguably the high point of the mechanical development of the flintlock pistol was the British dueling pistol: it was highly reliable, water-resistant and accurate, and while external decoration was minimal, the craftsmanship was evident and the internal works were often finished to a higher degree than the exterior. Dueling pistols were the size of late 1700s horse pistols, around 16 inches (41 cm) long, and were usually sold in pairs along with accessories in a wooden case that included compartments for each piece.