Horn - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: this actually feels unnecessary on further contemplation

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this actually feels unnecessary on further contemplation

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‎Identification: added a warning about monster awaking

2023-02-01T02:18:03Z

added identification section, which should be in this article

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Undo revision 128810 by Luxidream (talk) oops

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 * The [[body part]]s of certain monsters such as [[horned devil]]s and [[minotaur]]s.
 ** A [[unicorn horn]], which can be retrieved from the corpse of a [[unicorn]] and used as a tool and even a weapon.
-* The unidentified [[Randomized appearance|appearance]] of one of the following tools:
+* The unidentified [[Randomized appearance|appearance]] of one of the following tools, which all weigh 18 [[aum]]:
 ** A [[tooled horn]]
 ** A [[fire horn]]
 ** A [[frost horn]]
 ** A [[horn of plenty]]
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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 ==Description==
-The non-weapon horns are made of [[bone]] and weigh 18 [[aum]]; the tooled horn has a base cost of 15[[zm]], while the others cost 50zm. Except for the [[horn of plenty]], all horns can be played as [[musical instrument]]s. A unicorn horn can also appear as "a horn" if you move over an unknown one while [[blind]].
+The non-weapon horns are made of [[bone]] and weigh 18 [[aum]]; the tooled horn has a base cost of 15[[zm]], while the others cost 50zm. Except for the [[horn of plenty]], all horns can be played as [[musical instrument]]s.
-==Encyclopaedia entry==
+A unicorn horn can appear as "a horn" to a hero moving over an unknown one while [[blind]].
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 * The unidentified [[Randomized appearance|appearance]] of one of the following tools:
 ** A [[tooled horn]]
-** A [[fire horn]] or [[frost horn]]
+** A [[fire horn]]
 ** A [[horn of plenty]]

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-In ''NetHack'', a '''horn''' may refer to several types of [[tool]]s in ''NetHack'':
+On [[NetHackWiki]], a '''horn''' may refer to any of the following:
 * The [[body part]]s of certain monsters such as [[horned devil]]s and [[minotaur]]s.
 ** A [[unicorn horn]], which can be retrieved from the corpse of a [[unicorn]] and used as a tool and even a weapon.
-* The unidentified [[Randomized appearance|appearance]] of one of the following:
+* The unidentified [[Randomized appearance|appearance]] of one of the following tools:
 ** A [[tooled horn]]
 ** A [[fire horn]] or [[frost horn]]
 ** A [[horn of plenty]]
 The non-weapon horns are made of [[bone]] and weigh 18 [[aum]]; the tooled horn has a base cost of 15[[zm]], while the others cost 50zm. Except for the [[horn of plenty]], all horns can be played as [[musical instrument]]s. A unicorn horn can also appear as "a horn" if you move over an unknown one while [[blind]].

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-In ''NetHack'', a '''horn''' may refer to:
+In ''NetHack'', a '''horn''' may refer to several types of [[tool]]s in ''NetHack'':
 * The [[body part]]s of certain monsters such as [[horned devil]]s and [[minotaur]]s.
 ** A [[unicorn horn]], which can be retrieved from the corpse of a [[unicorn]] and used as a tool and even a weapon.

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-A '''horn''' is a [[tool]], and is one of:
+In ''NetHack'', a '''horn''' may refer to:
-All horns except for the [[horn of plenty]] are [[musical instrument]]s.
+is a type of [[tool]] in ''NetHack'', and is usually
-All horns weigh 18. All horns cost 50 Zm, except for the [[tooled horn]] which costs 15 Zm.
+The non-weapon horns are made of [[bone]] and weigh 18 [[aum]]; the tooled horn has a base cost of 15[[zm]], while the others cost 50zm. Except for the [[horn of plenty]], all horns can be played as [[musical instrument]]s. A unicorn horn can also appear as "a horn" if you move over an unknown one while [[blind]].
 ==Encyclopaedia entry==
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 }}
 {{disambig}}
-{{nethack-343}}
+{{nethack-367}}

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 Unless you are blind or hallucinating, or a horn has no charges (can happen on [[bones]]), all horns can be identified via applying them and replying "yes" to "Improvise?"
-* Playing on tooled horn, you either "produce a frightful, grave sound" or (if confused) "What you produce is quite far from music..."
+* Playing on tooled horn, you either "produce a frightful, grave sound" or (if confused) "What you produce is quite far from music..."  It would also awake nearby mosters.
 * Playing on [[fire horn|fire horn]] or [[frost horn]] will emit a [[ray]] of fire or cold respectively, and auto-identify the horn.
 * Playing on [[horn of plenty]] will produce food or potion.

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 All horns weigh 18. All horns cost 50 Zm, except for the [[tooled horn]] which costs 15 Zm.
-The [[unicorn horn]] is also technically a horn, but it does not share the same appearance as the other horns (unless you are [[blind]]).
+The [[unicorn horn]] is also technically a horn, but it does not share the same appearance as the other horns (unless you are [[blind]]).  It costs 100 Zm. If positively enchanted, it costs additional 10 Zm per unit of enchantment, e.g. +2 unicorn horn costs 120 Zm.
 Some monsters have [[Body parts#Horns|horn(s)]].
 ==Encyclopaedia entry==

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-A '''pack of cards''' is a [[tool]] from [[SpliceHack]], and is one of:
+A '''horn''' is a [[tool]], and is one of:
-* [[playing card deck]]
+* [[tooled horn]]
-* [[deck of fate]]
+* [[fire horn]]
-All decks weigh 10. The playing card deck costs 80 [[zorkmids]] and the deck of fate costs 300.
+All horns except for the [[horn of plenty]] are [[musical instrument]]s.
-While the playing card deck is a mundane item, the deck of fate can be very risky to draw cards from.
+All horns weigh 18. All horns cost 50 Zm, except for the [[tooled horn]] which costs 15 Zm.
-All decks are treated as blessed when used by a [[Cartomancer]].
+The [[unicorn horn]] is also technically a horn, but it does not share the same appearance as the other horns (unless you are [[blind]]).
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-[[Category: SpliceHack]]
+{{nethack-343}}