Houchou - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2025-05-09T23:03:33Z

pothole

Furey: SLASH'EM -> Source:SLASH'EM

2024-06-29T09:47:17Z

SLASH'EM -> Source:SLASH'EM

Umbire the Phantom: cats + todo

2023-12-09T17:02:23Z

cats + todo

Ion frigate: just wiz-tested this one; seriously, they couldn't have special-cased this thing to bypass a fairly common item?

2023-02-13T04:31:46Z

just wiz-tested this one; seriously, they couldn't have special-cased this thing to bypass a fairly common item?

Ion frigate: this really is a junk item

2023-02-13T04:28:10Z

this really is a junk item

Ion frigate: Not randomly generated; also change Cthulhu to Demogorgon, since Cthulhu is still a deferred feature in SLASH'EM while Demo is guaranteed

2022-10-05T10:44:30Z

Not randomly generated; also change Cthulhu to Demogorgon, since Cthulhu is still a deferred feature in SLASH'EM while Demo is guaranteed

Ardub23: Some cleanup; changed pronunciation guide to use IPA, a linguistic standard

2020-01-02T07:04:44Z

Some cleanup; changed pronunciation guide to use IPA, a linguistic standard

TK: Unnecessary information

2018-06-02T20:19:31Z

Unnecessary information

Phol ende wodan: Remove heavy editorializing

2017-12-20T05:04:45Z

Remove heavy editorializing

Tomsod: dart skill

2017-01-30T16:45:01Z

dart skill

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 ==Strategy==
-Overall, this is one of the weakest sacrifice gifts.  It can only be used once, meaning it provides no lasting benefit to your character, and the fact that it can miss makes it a poor option both for emergency situations, and for taking out powerful peaceful monsters, such as [[shopkeeper]]s and [[aligned priest|priest]]s.  Later on, it can be used to bypass one particularly difficult fight (for example [[Demogorgon]]), but mostly this item just gets in the way of getting a better sacrifice gift, such as [[Doomblade]] or the [[Bat from Hell]].  Note that throwing Houchou is at least safe: monsters will not throw it back at you, since they are not programmed to throw weapon-tools.
+Overall, this is one of the weakest sacrifice gifts.  It can only be used once, meaning it provides no lasting benefit to your character, and the fact that it can miss makes it a poor option both for emergency situations, and for taking out powerful peaceful monsters, such as [[shopkeeper]]s and [[aligned priest|priest]]s.  Later on, it can be used to bypass one particularly difficult fight (for example [[Demogorgon]]), but mostly this item just gets in the way of getting a better sacrifice gift, such as [[Doomblade]] or the [[Bat from Hell (SLASH'EM)|Bat from Hell]].  Note that throwing Houchou is at least safe: monsters will not throw it back at you, since they are not programmed to throw weapon-tools.
 The best use of this item is simply to ascend with it. With a price of 50000, it equals about 28 [[dilithium crystal]]s in [[score]] points, while weighing only as much as a single gem.

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 ==Obtaining==
-Because its base item is not randomly generated<ref>[[SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2/objects.c#line791]]</ref>, Houchou will never be found randomly. It can be given as a gift to chaotic characters or wished for by anyone.  Being [[gift]]ed Houchou unrestricts [[dart]] skill.
+Because its base item is not randomly generated<ref>[[Source:SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2/objects.c#line791]]</ref>, Houchou will never be found randomly. It can be given as a gift to chaotic characters or wished for by anyone.  Being [[gift]]ed Houchou unrestricts [[dart]] skill.
 ==Strategy==

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 ==References==
 <references/>
+{{todo|Update to reflect THEM/Hack'EM}}
-[[Category:SLASH'EM Artifacts|Houchou]]
+{{slashem-7E7|offset=1}}

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 The best use of this item is simply to ascend with it. With a price of 50000, it equals about 28 [[dilithium crystal]]s in [[score]] points, while weighing only as much as a single gem.
-If thrown upwards, Houchou will kill ''you''.
+If thrown upwards, Houchou will kill ''you''.  Also, don't try to take out [[One-eyed Sam]] with this: his [[amulet of life saving]] ''will'' save him, and he (and his assistants) will be quite angry and ready to behead you with [[Thiefbane]].
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 ==Origin==
 包丁 (''hōchō'') is Japanese for "kitchen knife".

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 ==Strategy==
-Save Houchou for a dangerous or difficult opponent, such as [[Demogorgon]]. Alternatively, ascend with it. With a price of 50000, it equals about 28 [[dilithium crystal]]s in [[score]] points.
+Overall, this is one of the weakest sacrifice gifts.  It can only be used once, meaning it provides no lasting benefit to your character, and the fact that it can miss makes it a poor option both for emergency situations, and for taking out powerful peaceful monsters, such as [[shopkeeper]]s and [[aligned priest|priest]]s.  Later on, it can be used to bypass one particularly difficult fight (for example [[Demogorgon]]), but mostly this item just gets in the way of getting a better sacrifice gift, such as [[Doomblade]] or the [[Bat from Hell]].  Note that throwing Houchou is at least safe: monsters will not throw it back at you, since they are not programmed to throw weapon-tools.
-If thrown upwards, Houchou will kill ''you''. Monsters will not throw Houchou, as they are not programmed to throw weapon-tools.
+The best use of this item is simply to ascend with it. With a price of 50000, it equals about 28 [[dilithium crystal]]s in [[score]] points, while weighing only as much as a single gem.
 ==Origin==
 包丁 (''hōchō'') is Japanese for "kitchen knife".

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 }}
-'''Houchou''' (pronounced /[[wikipedia:Help:IPA/English|ˈhoʊtʃoʊ]]/ HOH-choh) is a chaotic artifact spoon in [[SLASH'EM]]. It is thrown at a target, and if it hits, it [[instakill]]s the victim. There is no defense against Houchou, but if it hits a target, the tool itself is always destroyed in the process.
+'''Houchou''' (pronounced /[[wikipedia:Help:IPA/English|ˈhoʊtʃoʊ]]/ HOH-choh) is a chaotic artifact [[spoon]] in [[SLASH'EM]]. It is thrown at a target, and if it hits, it [[instakill]]s the victim. There is no defense against Houchou, but if it hits a target, the tool itself is always destroyed in the process.
-Save Houchou for a dangerous or difficult opponent, such as [[Cthulhu]]. (Or, alternatively, ascend with it. With a price of 50000, it equals about 28 [[dilithium crystal]]s in [[score]] points.)
+==Obtaining==
 If thrown upwards, Houchou will kill ''you''. Monsters will not throw Houchou, as they are not programmed to throw weapon-tools.
 ==Origin==
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 In the Japanese RPG ''[[wikipedia:Final Fantasy IV|Final Fantasy IV]]'', there is a kitchen knife that could be thrown to instantly kill or severely damage almost any monster. The English localization changed this item to "Spoon", but oddly (and humorously), its effect when used&mdash;instant, violent death&mdash;was kept. It is thus that SLASH'EM's Houchou is a spoon.
 [[Category:SLASH'EM Artifacts|Houchou]]

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    |base=spoon
    |affiliation = [[chaotic]]
-   |used = wielded
+   |used = thrown
    |whenused = [[instakill]]
    |cost=50000
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 }}
-'''Houchou''' (pronounced hōchō, both long ''o'' sounds) is a chaotic-aligned artifact spoon in [[SLASH'EM]]. It is thrown at a target, and if it hits, it [[instakill]]s the victim. There is no defense against Houchou, but if it hits a target, the tool itself is always destroyed in the process.
+'''Houchou''' (pronounced /[[wikipedia:Help:IPA/English|ˈhoʊtʃoʊ]]/ HOH-choh) is a chaotic artifact spoon in [[SLASH'EM]]. It is thrown at a target, and if it hits, it [[instakill]]s the victim. There is no defense against Houchou, but if it hits a target, the tool itself is always destroyed in the process.
-Save Houchou for a dangerous or difficult opponent. (Or, alternatively, ascend with it. With a price of 50000, it equals to about 28 [[dilithium crystal]]s in [[score]] points.)
+Save Houchou for a dangerous or difficult opponent, such as [[Cthulhu]]. (Or, alternatively, ascend with it. With a price of 50000, it equals about 28 [[dilithium crystal]]s in [[score]] points.)
-If thrown upwards, Houchou will kill '''you'''. Monsters will not throw Houchou, as they are not programmed to throw (weapon-)tools.
+If thrown upwards, Houchou will kill ''you''. Monsters will not throw Houchou, as they are not programmed to throw weapon-tools.
 Being [[gift]]ed Houchou unrestricts [[dart]] skill.
 ==Origin==
-"Houchou" is Japanese for "kitchen knife" (包丁).
+包丁 (''hōchō'') is Japanese for "kitchen knife".
-In the Japanese RPG [[wikipedia:Final Fantasy IV|Final Fantasy IV]], there was a kitchen knife that could be thrown to instantly kill or severely damage almost any monster. Nintendo of America sanitized this item to "Spoon," though its effect when used - instant, violent death - was paradoxically, and humorously, kept. It is thus that SLASH'EM's Houchou is a spoon.
+In the Japanese RPG ''[[wikipedia:Final Fantasy IV|Final Fantasy IV]]'', there is a kitchen knife that could be thrown to instantly kill or severely damage almost any monster. The English localization changed this item to "Spoon", but oddly (and humorously), its effect when used&mdash;instant, violent death&mdash;was kept. It is thus that SLASH'EM's Houchou is a spoon.
 [[Category:SLASH'EM Artifacts|Houchou]]

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 "Houchou" is Japanese for "kitchen knife"(包丁). The spelling and pronunciation follows one of the multiple transliteration and pronunciation standards for Japanese.
-In the Japanese RPG [[wikipedia:Final Fantasy IV|Final Fantasy IV]], there was a kitchen knife that could be thrown to instantly kill or severely damage almost any monster. At the time of the first English localization, Nintendo of America was well known for having an absurdly draconian and strongly anti-violence censorship policy; many, many localized games had to be sanitized first, at the expense of the developer, and of course adherence to Nintendo's policies superseded all other concerns, including logic and reason. The Houchou item in Final Fantasy IV was renamed "Spoon," though its effect when used - instant, violent death - was paradoxically, and humorously, maintained. It is thus that SLASH'EM's Houchou is a spoon.
+In the Japanese RPG [[wikipedia:Final Fantasy IV|Final Fantasy IV]], there was a kitchen knife that could be thrown to instantly kill or severely damage almost any monster. Nintendo of America sanitized this item to "Spoon," though its effect when used - instant, violent death - was paradoxically, and humorously, kept. It is thus that SLASH'EM's Houchou is a spoon.
 ==Variants==

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	If thrown upwards, Houchou will kill YOU. Monsters will not throw Houchou, as they are not programmed to throw (weapon-)tools.		If thrown upwards, Houchou will kill YOU. Monsters will not throw Houchou, as they are not programmed to throw (weapon-)tools.
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		+	Being [[gift]]ed Houchou unrestricts [[dart]] skill.

	==Origin==		==Origin==