Grenade - Revision history

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‎Strategy

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Chance of = probability; chance to = opportunity

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-{{weapon
+On NetHackWiki, a '''grenade''' can refer to any of the following items.
-==Damage==
+* The frag grenade item:
-Frag grenades do 3d6 [[Fire (element)|fire]] damage that can [[erode]] flammable [[armor]] and destroy [[scroll]]s and [[potion]]s, while gas grenades do 3d6 poison damage to any monsters that are not [[poison resistant]]. The explosion of a grenade on its own will create a 3x3 fiery [[explosion]] centered on the grenade's landing point. Multiple grenades exploding on the same square may produce a larger blast radius. Also note that exploding grenades will destroy [[Bullets (SLASH'EM)|bullets]] lying on the ground. If an armed grenade explodes in your inventory, you'll take damage despite any resistances you may have.
+** [[Frag grenade (SLASH'EM)]], the item as it appears in SLASH'EM, SpliceHack and SlashTHEM
+** [[Frag grenade (dNetHack)]], the item as it appears in dNetHack, notdNetHack and notnotdNetHack\
-==Arming==
+* The gas grenade item:
-Grenades will become armed when they are thrown or [[applied]]. Note that applying a stack of grenades in your inventory will arm the entire stack. A grenade will explode one to six turns after having being armed, depending on its BUC status:
+** [[Gas grenade (SLASH'EM)]], the item as it appears in SLASH'EM, SpliceHack and SlashTHEM
-*Blessed: 4 turns
+** [[Gas grenade (dNetHack)]], the item as it appears in dNetHack, notdNetHack and notnotdNetHack
-*Uncursed: ''d2''+2 turns
+* The bomb items in Hack'EM:
-*Cursed: ''d5''+1 turns
+** [[Fire bomb]], an item derived from the frag grenade
-[[Cursed]] grenades additionally have a chance of not arming at all. The first turn in the above counts includes the turn taken arming the grenade. Note that the better the BUC status of the grenade, the more reliable its fuse length. Armed grenades can be kicked or picked up and [[throw]]n at other targets. The impact of a grenade always does 1-2 points of damage before the explosion.
+** [[Gas bomb]], an item derived from the gas grenade
+** [[Sonic bomb]]
-==Strategy==
+{{variant-noversion}}
-Grenades are not generally very useful weapons. They are heavy, and as compared to other [[firearm]]s, they do comparatively little damage. A [[grenade launcher]] does little to ameliorate this situation, and is little better than throwing them. As a threat to the player, they are rendered harmless by fire resistance and poison resistance, both of which one is reasonably likely to have before meeting soldiers. Their main danger is that they can burn armor, and they destroy bullets on the ground. The latter can be a serious impediment to building up a large collection of bullets, so one should try to gather bullets quickly, and toss away any grenades that are thrown near them.
+{{disambig}}

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 ==Damage==
-Frag grenades do 3d6 [[Fire (element)|fire]] damage that can [[erode]] flammable [[armor]] and destroy [[scroll]]s and [[potion]]s, while gas grenades do 3d6 poison damage to any monsters that are not [[poison resistant]]. The explosion of a grenade on its own will create a 3x3 fiery [[explosion]] centered on the grenade's landing point. Multiple grenades exploding on the same square may produce a larger blast radius. Also note that exploding grenades will destroy [[bullet]]s lying on the ground. If an armed grenade explodes in your inventory, you'll take damage despite any resistances you may have.
+Frag grenades do 3d6 [[Fire (element)|fire]] damage that can [[erode]] flammable [[armor]] and destroy [[scroll]]s and [[potion]]s, while gas grenades do 3d6 poison damage to any monsters that are not [[poison resistant]]. The explosion of a grenade on its own will create a 3x3 fiery [[explosion]] centered on the grenade's landing point. Multiple grenades exploding on the same square may produce a larger blast radius. Also note that exploding grenades will destroy [[Bullets (SLASH'EM)|bullets]] lying on the ground. If an armed grenade explodes in your inventory, you'll take damage despite any resistances you may have.
 ==Arming==
-Grenades will become armed when they are thrown or [[Apply|applied]]. Note that applying a stack of grenades in your inventory will arm the entire stack. A grenade will explode one to six turns after having being armed, depending on its BUC status:
+Grenades will become armed when they are thrown or [[applied]]. Note that applying a stack of grenades in your inventory will arm the entire stack. A grenade will explode one to six turns after having being armed, depending on its BUC status:
 *Blessed: 4 turns
 *Uncursed: ''d2''+2 turns

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 ==Damage==
-Frag grenades do 3d6 [[Fire (element)|fire]] damage that can [[erode]] flammable [[armor]] and destroy [[scroll]]s and [[potion]]s, while gas grenades do 3d6 poison damage to any monsters that are not [[poison resistant]]. The explosion of a grenade on its own will create a blast radius, a 3 x 3 square (the same form as a [[fireball]]) centered on the grenade's landing point. Multiple grenades exploding on the same square may produce a larger blast radius. Also note that exploding grenades will destroy [[bullet]]s lying on the ground. If an armed grenade explodes in your inventory, you'll take damage despite any resistances you may have.
+Frag grenades do 3d6 [[Fire (element)|fire]] damage that can [[erode]] flammable [[armor]] and destroy [[scroll]]s and [[potion]]s, while gas grenades do 3d6 poison damage to any monsters that are not [[poison resistant]]. The explosion of a grenade on its own will create a 3x3 fiery [[explosion]] centered on the grenade's landing point. Multiple grenades exploding on the same square may produce a larger blast radius. Also note that exploding grenades will destroy [[bullet]]s lying on the ground. If an armed grenade explodes in your inventory, you'll take damage despite any resistances you may have.
 ==Arming==
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 *[[Firearm]]s
 *[[Stick of dynamite]]
 [[Category:SLASH'EM items]]

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 ==Damage==
-Frag grenades do 3d6 [[fire]] damage that can degrade organic [[armor]] and destroy [[scroll]]s and [[potion]]s, while gas grenades do 3d6 poison damage to any monsters that are not [[poison resistance|poison resistant]]. The explosion of a grenade on its own will create a blast radius, a 3 x 3 square (the same form as a [[fireball]]) centered on the grenade's landing point. Multiple grenades exploding on the same square may produce a larger blast radius. Also note that exploding grenades will destroy [[bullet]]s lying on the ground. If an armed grenade explodes in your inventory, you'll take damage despite any resistances you may have.
+Frag grenades do 3d6 [[Fire (element)|fire]] damage that can [[erode]] flammable [[armor]] and destroy [[scroll]]s and [[potion]]s, while gas grenades do 3d6 poison damage to any monsters that are not [[poison resistant]]. The explosion of a grenade on its own will create a blast radius, a 3 x 3 square (the same form as a [[fireball]]) centered on the grenade's landing point. Multiple grenades exploding on the same square may produce a larger blast radius. Also note that exploding grenades will destroy [[bullet]]s lying on the ground. If an armed grenade explodes in your inventory, you'll take damage despite any resistances you may have.
 ==Arming==

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 Throwing a grenade into water, then seeing it explode causes the message: "You see a plume of water shoot up".
 If by some way you are fast enough to arm a grenade, drop it in a pit and fill the pit with a boulder, you will "hear a muffled explosion". This message is also shown when a frag grenade explodes in a container.
 ==See also==

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 Grenades are not generally very useful weapons. They are heavy, and as compared to other [[firearm]]s, they do comparatively little damage. A [[grenade launcher]] does little to ameliorate this situation, and is little better than throwing them. As a threat to the player, they are rendered harmless by fire resistance and poison resistance, both of which one is reasonably likely to have before meeting soldiers. Their main danger is that they can burn armor, and they destroy bullets on the ground. The latter can be a serious impediment to building up a large collection of bullets, so one should try to gather bullets quickly, and toss away any grenades that are thrown near them.
 Grenades are also useful to sell to shopkeepers, since they are relatively valuable and appear in good-sized stacks.
 ==Other things about grenades==