Leather drum - Revision history

JASON10668: Add languages template.

2026-03-30T03:20:24Z

Add languages template.

Umbire the Phantom: cat

2026-03-25T23:21:23Z

cat

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2026-03-25T23:20:59Z

pothole

Umbire the Phantom: pastos

2026-03-25T22:56:29Z

pastos

Umbire the Phantom: fragment, word choice

2026-03-25T22:53:21Z

fragment, word choice

Umbire the Phantom: /* Hack'EM */ formatting

2026-03-25T00:04:30Z

‎Hack'EM: formatting

Umbire the Phantom: *dnh orcs + captains - not that hard actually, just had to sit and actually read for more than a few moments

2026-03-25T00:01:52Z

*dnh orcs + captains - not that hard actually, just had to sit and actually read for more than a few moments

Umbire the Phantom: more variant stuff

2026-03-24T23:57:20Z

more variant stuff

Umbire the Phantom: /* References */ forgot this

2026-03-24T21:53:43Z

‎References: forgot this

Umbire the Phantom: details, messages, then variant stuff

2026-03-24T21:53:33Z

details, messages, then variant stuff

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 [[Category:Musical instruments]]

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 In [[SlashTHEM]], in addition to SLASH'EM details, rare instruments shops have a {{frac|10}} chance of generating a leather drum on each square, as in UnNetHack.
-As in dNetHack and its derivatives, Bards start the game with knowledge of the leather drum's appearance.
+As in dNetHack and its derivatives, [[Bard/SlashTHEM|Bards]] start the game with knowledge of the leather drum's appearance.
 Mordor orcs and Uruk-hai both have a {{frac|50}} chance of generating with a leather drum, while orc-captains have a {{frac|10}} chance of generating with a leather drum.

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 In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], the item is simply known as a drum, and will always display its [[Object materials (dNetHack)|material]] when identified.
-[[Troubadour]]s start the game with knowledge of the flute's appearance, and [[Half-dragon (starting race)|half-dragon]] Troubadours will always start with a wooden drum in place of the usual instruments.
+[[Troubadour]]s start the game with knowledge of the drum's appearance, and [[Half-dragon (starting race)|half-dragon]] Troubadours will always start with a wooden drum in place of the usual instruments.
 Music instruments shops have a {{frac|25}} chance of a drum being generated on each square.
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 Dipping a drum of earthquake into a potion of amnesia will use up the potion and "downgrade" the item to a drum, as in SLASH'EM.
-The drum is the preferred instrument for playing Fear, Charge, Cacophony and Inspire Courage via the Troubadour's [[musicalize spell]] [[skill]]&mdash;drums of earthquake can be used in place of a leather drum for playing these songs. If a song is played on a wooden flute via the musicalize spell skill, [[Orc (monster class)|orcs]], [[Ogre (monster class)|ogres]], [[giant humanoid]]s, and non-[[canceled]] [[Trumpet Archon]]s may shout along with the song if they are tame, while hostile ones will "counter-shout".
+The drum is the preferred instrument for playing Fear, Charge, Cacophony and Inspire Courage via the Troubadour's [[musicalize spell]] [[skill]]&mdash;drums of earthquake can be used in place of a leather drum for playing these songs. If a song is played on a leather drum via the musicalize spell skill, [[Orc (monster class)|orcs]], [[Ogre (monster class)|ogres]], [[giant humanoid]]s, and non-[[canceled]] [[Trumpet Archon]]s may shout along with the song if they are tame, while hostile ones will "counter-shout".
 ===SpliceHack===

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 In [[SpliceHack]], elven [[Cartomancer]]s have a {{frac|6}} chance of starting the game with a drum as their instrument like [[Priest/SpliceHack|Priests]] and [[Wizard/SpliceHack|Wizards]].
-A leather drum can be combined with a [[scroll of earth]] at a [[furnace]] to make a drum of earthquake.
+A leather drum can be combined with a [[scroll of earth]] at a [[furnace]] to create a drum of earthquake.
 ===SlashTHEM===
-In [[SlashTHEM]], in addition to SLASH'EM  dipping a magic flute into a potion of amnesia.
+In [[SlashTHEM]], in addition to SLASH'EM details, rare instruments shops have a {{frac|10}} chance of generating a leather drum on each square, as in UnNetHack.
 As in dNetHack and its derivatives, Bards start the game with knowledge of the leather drum's appearance.

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 In [[Hack'EM]], rare instruments shops have a {{frac|2|25}} chance of generating a leather drum on each square.
-[[Upgrading]] a leather drum successfully will produce a drum of earthquake and vice versa. Dipping a drum of earthquake into a potion of amnesia will use up the potion and "downgrade" the item to a leather drum, as in Slash'EM.
+[[Upgrading]] a leather drum successfully will produce a drum of earthquake and vice versa. Dipping a drum of earthquake into a potion of amnesia will use up the potion and "downgrade" the item to a leather drum, as in SLASH'EM.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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 * The [[elder priest]] is always generated with a drum.
 * [[Player monster (dNetHack)|Player monster]] [[Bard (dNetHack monster)|bards]] and [[Rhymer (dNetHack)|rhymers]] have a {{frac|6}} chance of being generated with a drum as their instrument.
-* [[Orcs of the ages of stars]] are always generated with a drum.<!--figure out the orc-captain case-->
+* [[Orcs of the ages of stars]] are always generated with a drum.
 Dipping a drum of earthquake into a potion of amnesia will use up the potion and "downgrade" the item to a drum, as in SLASH'EM.
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 As in dNetHack and its derivatives, Bards start the game with knowledge of the leather drum's appearance.
-[[Mordor orc]]s and [[Uruk-hai]] both have a {{frac|50}} chance of generating with a leather drum, while [[orc-captain]]s have a {{frac|10}} chance of generating with a leather drum.
+Mordor orcs and Uruk-hai both have a {{frac|50}} chance of generating with a leather drum, while orc-captains have a {{frac|10}} chance of generating with a leather drum.
 The leather drum is the preferred instrument for playing Despair, Charge, Cacophony and Inspire Courage via the Bard's musicalize spell skill&mdash;drums of earthquake can be used in place of a leather drum for playing these songs.

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 ===SLASH'EM===
 In [[SLASH'EM]], [[dipping]] a drum of earthquake into a [[potion of amnesia]] will use up the potion and "downgrade" the item to a leather drum.
 ===dNetHack===
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 Dipping a drum of earthquake into a potion of amnesia will use up the potion and "downgrade" the item to a drum, as in SLASH'EM.
-The drum is the preferred instrument for playing Fear via the Troubadour's [[musicalize spell]] [[skill]], and is the alternative instrument for Charge, Cacophony and Inspire Fear.
+The drum is the preferred instrument for playing Fear, Charge, Cacophony and Inspire Courage via the Troubadour's [[musicalize spell]] [[skill]]&mdash;drums of earthquake can be used in place of a leather drum for playing these songs. If a song is played on a wooden flute via the musicalize spell skill, [[Orc (monster class)|orcs]], [[Ogre (monster class)|ogres]], [[giant humanoid]]s, and non-[[canceled]] [[Trumpet Archon]]s may shout along with the song if they are tame, while hostile ones will "counter-shout".
 ===SpliceHack===
-In [[SpliceHack]], a leather drum can be combined with a [[scroll of earth]] at a [[furnace]] to make a drum of earthquake.
+In [[SpliceHack]], elven [[Cartomancer]]s have a {{frac|6}} chance of starting the game with a drum as their instrument like [[Priest/SpliceHack|Priests]] and [[Wizard/SpliceHack|Wizards]].
 ===Hack'EM===

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 ==Strategy==
-The leather drum is not especially useful compared to most other instruments for the average player, since the deafness it causes may prove inconvenient and its noise may wake several other monsters that you intended to remain asleep&mdash;[[bugle]]s and [[tooled horn]]s are both lighter in [[weight]] with smaller noise ranges, and are [[tonal instrument]]s that can be used to play the [[passtune]]. A leather drum can still prove sufficient for scaring monsters if no other tools are available, and can similarly work to un-freeze immobilized pets.
+The leather drum is not especially useful compared to most other instruments for the average player, since the deafness it causes may prove inconvenient and its noise may wake several other monsters that you intended to remain asleep&mdash;[[bugle]]s and [[tooled horn]]s are both lighter in [[weight]] with smaller noise ranges, and are [[tonal instrument]]s that can be used to play the [[passtune]]. A leather drum can still prove sufficient for scaring monsters if no other tools are available, and can similarly work to un-freeze immobilized pets and escape from [[engulf]]ing.
-Leather drums can still provide a useful niche for certain roles and character builds: the wider scaring range makes it somewhat more applicable for [[illiterate]] [[conduct]] play and foregoing [[Elbereth]], and the effect is stronger in large 'open' areas such as the [[Big Room]]&mdash;some [[Rogue]]s can also use it to render multiple hostile monsters scared at once, though they will then need to cover a lot of ground in order to maximize their [[backstab]] opportunities; other instruments may still work better for this purpose.
+Leather drums can still provide a useful niche for certain roles and character builds: the wider scaring range makes it somewhat more applicable for heroes foregoing [[Elbereth]] as well as [[illiterate]] and/or [[pacifist]] [[conduct]] play, and the effect is potentially more useful in large 'open' areas such as the [[Big Room]]&mdash;some [[Rogue]]s can also use it to render multiple hostile monsters scared at once, though they will then need to cover a lot of ground in order to maximize their [[backstab]] opportunities; other instruments may still work better for this purpose.
 ==History==
 The leather drum first appears in [[NetHack 3.0.0]].
 ==Encyclopedia entry==