Frost Brand - Revision history

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 '''Frost Brand''' is an [[artifact]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is [[unaligned]], and its [[base item]] type is a [[long sword]].
-[[Fire Brand]] is the [[Fire (element)|fire]]-aligned counterpart of Frost Brand.
+[[Fire Brand]] is the [[Fire (element)|fire]]-attuned counterpart of Frost Brand.
 ==Generation==

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 In [[notnotdNetHack]], Frost Brand behaves as in dNetHack, but can be generated as any bladed weapon other than a vibroweapon or runesword.
-==Encyclopedia==
+==Encyclopedia entry==
 {{encyclopedia|
 Some say the world will end in fire,

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 In [[dNetHack]], Frost Brand and Fire Brand can be generated or [[wish]]ed for as any of the following:
-* [[Gauntlets]] (for [[Monk]]s)
+* [[Gauntlets]] (for [[Monk/dNetHack|Monks]])
 * Any bladed weapon that is one-handed for medium-sized characters with the exception of:
 ** Any [[vibroweapon]]
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 ** [[Mirrorblade]]
-When given as a sacrifice gift, Frost Brand has a {{frac|3}} chance of being created as a long sword, and will otherwise be created as one of the following, with an equal probability of each: a [[saber]], a [[scimitar]], [[gauntlets]], a [[broadsword]], an [[axe]], a [[short sword]], or an [[athame]]. Any valid object that is randomly generated on the ground has the normal chance to be made into a Brand, but once either one has generated, the other can only be generated as the matching object type.
+When given as a sacrifice gift, Frost Brand has a {{frac|3}} chance of being created as a long sword, and will otherwise be created as one of the following, with an equal probability of each: a [[saber]], a [[scimitar]], [[gauntlets]], a [[broadsword]], an [[axe]], a [[short sword]], or an [[athame]]. Any valid object that is randomly generated on the ground has the normal chance of being made into a Brand, but once either one has generated, the other can only be generated as the matching object type.
 Frost Brand appears as an '''ice-runed''' variation of its base item, and has +1 [[to-hit]] and deals double cold damage: the damage of its base dice is dealt as explosion damage, making it much harder to resist. Frost Brand does not resist being used in [[two weapon combat]] with Fire Brand and vice versa.

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 While [[wielded]], Frost Brand grants [[cold resistance]], and has a +1d5 [[to-hit]] bonus and deals [[double damage]] against monsters without cold resistance&mdash;the [[cold]] damage may also destroy [[potion]]s in the target's open inventory upon hitting.
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|85de51a69a5e4aa3ac0256ef3ab4aca07ef6e973}}, [[invoking]] Frost Brand casts an Expert [[skill]] [[cone of cold]] spell at a targeted square.}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|85de51a69a5e4aa3ac0256ef3ab4aca07ef6e973}}, [[invoking]] Frost Brand casts an Expert [[skill]] {{+ of|cone of cold}} spell at a targeted square.}}
 ==Strategy==

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 ==Generation==
-A long sword randomly generated on the ground or as a [[death drop]] has a base {{frac|20}} chance of being made into an artifact, which has a {{frac|6}} chance of being made into Frost Brand, assuming no artifact long swords have been generated. Frost Brand can be given to any [[hero]] as a [[sacrifice gift]], though it will never be the first one given.
+A long sword randomly generated on the ground (including in a [[shop]]) or as a [[death drop]] has a base {{frac|20}} chance of being made into an artifact, which has a {{frac|6}} chance of being made into Frost Brand, assuming no artifact long swords have been generated. Frost Brand can be given to any [[hero]] as a [[sacrifice gift]], though it will never be the first one given.
 {{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|b1a5a9c3903a0282f82787d20fd70f13196e2465}}, [[Demonbane]]'s base item is a changed to a [[mace]], so any long sword made into an artifact has a {{frac|5}} chance of being made into Frost Brand.

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	Frost Brand appears as an '''ice-runed''' variation of its base item, and has +1 [[to-hit]] and deals double cold damage: the damage of its base dice is dealt as explosion damage, making it much harder to resist. Frost Brand does not resist being used in [[two weapon combat]] with Fire Brand and vice versa.		Frost Brand appears as an '''ice-runed''' variation of its base item, and has +1 [[to-hit]] and deals double cold damage: the damage of its base dice is dealt as explosion damage, making it much harder to resist. Frost Brand does not resist being used in [[two weapon combat]] with Fire Brand and vice versa.
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		+	Frost Brand can be reshaped into a different base item by dipping it into a [[fountain]], and can be formed into any compatible weapon that is type-identified, in the hero's inventory or uses a weapon skill that the hero is at Skilled level or better in; there are also base item choices that are only available to certain races and roles.<!--https://github.com/Chris-plus-alphanumericgibberish/dNAO/blob/compat-3.24.0/include/obj.h#L612 list to come Soon™-->

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 ==Generation==
-A long sword randomly generated on the ground or as a [[death drop]] has a base {{frac|20}} chance of being made into an artifact, which has a {{frac|6}} chance of being made into Frost Brand, assuming no artifact long swords have been generated. Fire Brand can be given to any [[hero]] as a [[sacrifice gift]], though it will never be the first one given.
+A long sword randomly generated on the ground or as a [[death drop]] has a base {{frac|20}} chance of being made into an artifact, which has a {{frac|6}} chance of being made into Frost Brand, assuming no artifact long swords have been generated. Frost Brand can be given to any [[hero]] as a [[sacrifice gift]], though it will never be the first one given.
 {{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|b1a5a9c3903a0282f82787d20fd70f13196e2465}}, [[Demonbane]]'s base item is a changed to a [[mace]], so any long sword made into an artifact has a {{frac|5}} chance of being made into Frost Brand.
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 ==Variants==
-[[Variants]] of ''NetHack'' commonly make it possible to pair Fire Brand with Frost Brand in some manner.
+Some [[variants]] of ''NetHack'' enable a hero to pair Frost Brand with Fire Brand in some manner, and may even change the weapon types that both artifacts can generate as.
 ===NetHack: The Next Generation===
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 When given as a sacrifice gift, Frost Brand has a {{frac|3}} chance of being created as a long sword, and will otherwise be created as one of the following, with an equal probability of each: a [[saber]], a [[scimitar]], [[gauntlets]], a [[broadsword]], an [[axe]], a [[short sword]], or an [[athame]]. Any valid object that is randomly generated on the ground has the normal chance to be made into a Brand, but once either one has generated, the other can only be generated as the matching object type.
-Frost Brand appears as an '''ice-runed''' variation of its base item, and has +1 [[to-hit]] and deals double cold damage: the damage of its base dice is dealt as explosion damage, making it much harder to resist. Frost Brand does not resist being two-weaponed with Fire Brand and vice versa.
+Frost Brand appears as an '''ice-runed''' variation of its base item, and has +1 [[to-hit]] and deals double cold damage: the damage of its base dice is dealt as explosion damage, making it much harder to resist. Frost Brand does not resist being used in [[two weapon combat]] with Fire Brand and vice versa.
 ===NetHack Fourk===
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 ===xNetHack===
-In [[xNetHack]], Frost Brand has its base item changed to a [[short sword]], and it can be [[twoweapon]]ed with Fire Brand or [[Mirror Brand (xNetHack)|Mirror Brand]].
+In [[xNetHack]], Frost Brand has its base item changed to a [[short sword]], and it can be two-weaponed with Fire Brand or [[Mirror Brand (xNetHack)|Mirror Brand]].
 ===SpliceHack===

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 ==Description==
 While [[wielded]], Frost Brand grants [[cold resistance]], and has a +1d5 [[to-hit]] bonus and deals [[double damage]] against monsters without cold resistance&mdash;the [[cold]] damage may also destroy [[potion]]s in the target's open inventory upon hitting.
 ==Strategy==
 Frost Brand is more popular than its counterpart Fire Brand, due to many of [[Gehennom]]'s denizens being [[Fire resistance|fire-resistant]] [[M2_DEMON|demons]] whose [[vulnerability]] can be exploited by the artifact, and it also does not destroy as much valuable loot when used to attack. Frost Brand makes an excellent artifact to utilize as a main weapon in the long term, and is considered the best artifact weapon to have for Gehennom after [[Grayswandir]]: it deals slightly more damage on average against non-resistant large monsters that are not weak to [[silver]], though Grayswandir naturally still has the advantage against silver-hating large monsters.
-Frost Brand is also weaker than Grayswandir and sometimes even Fire Brand on the [[Astral Plane]], whose denizens will most often resist cold damage but do not always resist [[Fire (element)|fire]]&mdash;at this point, however, the hero is nearing the finish line, and will prefer clearing paths to the high altar over becoming bogged down in combat unless it becomes absolutely necessary.
+Frost Brand is also weaker than Grayswandir and sometimes even Fire Brand on the [[Astral Plane]], whose denizens will most often resist cold damage but do not always resist [[Fire (element)|fire]]&mdash;at this point, however, the hero is nearing the finish line and will prefer clearing paths to the high altar, rather than becoming bogged down in combat unless it becomes absolutely necessary.
 ===Average damage calculation===

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 ==Generation==
-Any long sword that is randomly generated on the ground has a base {{frac|20}} chance (5%) of being made into an artifact, which has a {{frac|6}} chance of being Frost Brand. Frost Brand can be given to any [[hero]] as a [[sacrifice gift]], though it will never be the first one given.
+A long sword randomly generated on the ground or as a [[death drop]] has a base {{frac|20}} chance of being made into an artifact, which has a {{frac|6}} chance of being made into Frost Brand, assuming no artifact long swords have been generated. Fire Brand can be given to any [[hero]] as a [[sacrifice gift]], though it will never be the first one given.
-{{upcoming|3.7.0|Demonbane's base item is changed to a [[mace]], so any long sword made into an artifact has a {{frac|5}} chance of being made into Frost Brand.}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|b1a5a9c3903a0282f82787d20fd70f13196e2465}}, [[Demonbane]]'s base item is a changed to a [[mace]], so any long sword made into an artifact has a {{frac|5}} chance of being made into Frost Brand.
 ==Description==
-While wielded, Frost Brand grants [[cold resistance]], and has a +1d5 [[to-hit]] bonus and deals [[double damage]] against monsters without cold resistance - the [[cold]] damage may also destroy [[potion]]s in the target's open inventory upon hitting.
+While [[wielded]], Frost Brand grants [[cold resistance]], and has a +1d5 [[to-hit]] bonus and deals [[double damage]] against monsters without cold resistance&mdash;the [[cold]] damage may also destroy [[potion]]s in the target's open inventory upon hitting.
 ==Strategy==
-Frost Brand is more popular than its counterpart Fire Brand due to many of [[Gehennom]]'s denizens being fire-resistant [[M2_DEMON|demons]], and it does not destroy as much valuable loot when used to attack, making it an excellent artifact weapon to have. Frost Brand is considered the best artifact weapon to have for Gehennom after [[Grayswandir]]: it deals slightly more damage against non-resistant large monsters that are not weak to [[silver]], though Grayswandir naturally still has the advantage against silver-hating large monsters. Frost Brand is also the weaker of the two on the [[Astral Plane]], where most of the monsters present will resist cold damage but not fire damage.
+Frost Brand is more popular than its counterpart Fire Brand, due to many of [[Gehennom]]'s denizens being [[Fire resistance|fire-resistant]] [[M2_DEMON|demons]] whose [[vulnerability]] can be exploited by the artifact, and it also does not destroy as much valuable loot when used to attack. Frost Brand makes an excellent artifact to utilize as a main weapon in the long term, and is considered the best artifact weapon to have for Gehennom after [[Grayswandir]]: it deals slightly more damage on average against non-resistant large monsters that are not weak to [[silver]], though Grayswandir naturally still has the advantage against silver-hating large monsters.
 ===Average damage calculation===
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 ==Messages==
-{{message|The ice-cold blade <hits/freezes> <monster>!|Frost Brand was used to attack a monster, with "hits" used only if the target has cold resistance.}}
+{{message|The ice-cold blade <hits/freezes> <you/the monster>!|Frost Brand was used to attack a hero or monster, with "hits" used only if the target has cold resistance.}}
 ==Variants==
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 ===notdNetHack===
-In [[notdNetHack]], in addition to dNetHack details, Frost Brand can generate as a crystal sword.
+In [[notdNetHack]], Frost Brand behaves as in dNetHack, but can be generated as a crystal sword.
 ===EvilHack===
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 ===notnotdNetHack===
-In [[notnotdNetHack]], in addition to notdNetHack details, Frost Brand can generate as any bladed weapon other than a vibroweapon or runesword.
+In [[notnotdNetHack]], Frost Brand behaves as in dNetHack, but can be generated as any bladed weapon other than a vibroweapon or runesword.
 ==Encyclopedia==