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Umbire the Phantom: drow pirate, nudzirath

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Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ droven items

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‎Generation: droven items

Umbire the Phantom: /* Description */ detail

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‎Description: detail

Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ pothole

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‎Generation: pothole

Umbire the Phantom: create

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{{otheruses|the material in dNetHack and its derivatives|the valuable [[gem]]|obsidian stone}}
'''Obsidian''' is a form of [[Object materials (dNetHack)|object material]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]].

==Generation==
The following items have a base or default material of obsidian, with some items reflecting their material in their appearance:

* [[droven bolt]] ("obsidian crossbow bolt")
* [[droven spear]] ("obsidian long spear")
* [[droven dagger]] ("obsidian dagger")
* [[tecpatl]] ("notched dagger")
* [[droven short sword]] ("obsidian short sword")
* [[droven greatsword]] ("obsidian two-handed sword")
* [[droven lance]] ("obsidian lance")
* [[misotheistic pyramid]] ("black-stone pyramid")
* [[wand of darkness]] (always an "obsidian wand")

[[Orcish items]] that are not given a set material have a {{frac|200}} chance of being made of obsidian.

All obsidian droven weapons in a [[Drow (starting race)#dNetHack|drow]] [[hero]]'s starting inventory will be [[drug-coated]].

==Description==
Obsidian is a rigid [[glass]]-like material that is neither [[organic]] nor [[metallic]] and has {{frac|3|4}} the density of [[iron]] and [[steel]], making it much lighter in [[weight]] compared to most metallic materials. It is [[fragile]] and vulnerable to shattering, especially when [[thrown]] or [[fired]], and its stages of [[erosion]] are "cracked", "chipped" and "fragmentary"—erosion-proofing an obsidian item will prevent shattering. The inclusion of obsidian as a separate material means that [[gemstone]] items cannot be generated as being made of obsidian stone.

Obsidian items usually have twice the base cost of their iron or steel counterparts, meaning that an obsidian [[two-handed sword]] will cost 100[[zm]] versus 50zm for a standard iron two-handed sword. Obsidian weapons that deal piercing and/or slashing damage gain a +2 bonus to the size of their damage dice, e.g. the same obsidian two-handed sword deals 1d14 damage versus small monsters and 3d8 damage versus large ones.
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 The [[droven item]]s that are listed above and can have varied object materials have a {{frac|9|10}} of being made of obsidian as normal. [[Orcish item]]s that are not given a set material have a {{frac|200}} chance of being made of obsidian.
-All obsidian droven weapons in a [[Drow (starting race)#dNetHack|drow]] [[hero]]'s starting inventory will be [[drug-coated]].
+All obsidian droven weapons in a [[Drow (starting race)#dNetHack|drow]] [[hero]]'s starting inventory will be [[drug-coated]]. Drow [[Pirate/dNetHack|Pirates]] will have obsidian versions of any items in their starting inventory that would normally be made of [[iron]].
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 Obsidian items usually have twice the base cost of their iron or steel counterparts, meaning that an obsidian [[two-handed sword]] will cost 100[[zm]] versus 50zm for a standard iron two-handed sword. Obsidian weapons that deal piercing and/or slashing damage gain a +2 bonus to the size of their damage dice, e.g. the same obsidian two-handed sword deals 1d14 damage versus small monsters and 3d8 damage versus large ones (compared to 1d12 and 3d6 for an iron one).
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 * [[wand of darkness]] (always an "obsidian wand")
-[[Orcish item]]s that are not given a set material have a {{frac|200}} chance of being made of obsidian.
+The [[droven item]]s that are listed above and can have varied object materials have a {{frac|9|10}} of being made of obsidian as normal. [[Orcish item]]s that are not given a set material have a {{frac|200}} chance of being made of obsidian.
 All obsidian droven weapons in a [[Drow (starting race)#dNetHack|drow]] [[hero]]'s starting inventory will be [[drug-coated]].