Odachi - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: word choice

2026-06-28T02:05:26Z

word choice

Umbire the Phantom: touch-ups

2026-06-27T21:21:01Z

touch-ups

Umbire the Phantom: more copyedit

2026-06-26T17:09:57Z

more copyedit

Umbire the Phantom: /* Description */ further

2026-06-26T16:06:04Z

‎Description: further

Umbire the Phantom: /* Description */ adjust

2026-06-26T16:05:43Z

‎Description: adjust

Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ pasto

2026-06-26T15:56:59Z

‎Generation: pasto

Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ tidy

2026-06-26T15:51:19Z

‎Generation: tidy

Umbire the Phantom: some copyedit

2026-06-26T15:47:23Z

some copyedit

Klepto: added missing skill link.

2026-05-17T02:42:21Z

added missing skill link.

Klepto: added proper Yuki-onna link.

2026-05-17T02:09:21Z

added proper Yuki-onna link.

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 Odachi are not randomly generated, although they may be [[wished]] for or found in [[bones]].
-The artifacts [[Fire Brand (dNetHack)|Fire Brand]] and [[Frost Brand (dNetHack)|Frost Brand]] can only be [[wished]] for or gifted in odachi form to a [[Samurai/dNetHack|Samurai]], and only Samurai can reshape the Brands into odachi by dipping the chosen artifact into a [[Forge (dNetHack)|forge]] or [[fountain]] respectively&mdash;this reshaping requires the [[hero]] to either have an odachi in their inventory or be at least Skilled in long swords.
+The artifacts [[Fire Brand (dNetHack)|Fire Brand]] and [[Frost Brand (dNetHack)|Frost Brand]] can only be wished for or gifted in odachi form for a [[Samurai/dNetHack|Samurai]], and only Samurai can reshape the Brands into odachi by dipping the chosen artifact into a [[Forge (dNetHack)|forge]] or [[fountain]] respectively&mdash;this reshaping requires the [[hero]] to either have an odachi in their inventory or be at least Skilled in long swords.
 ==Description==
-A hero that [[wield]]s an odachi while at Skilled or better in long swords gains the "hew", "graze" and "long slash" [[expert trait]]s.
+A hero that [[wield]]s an odachi as a two-handed weapon gains a doubled damage bonus from their strength, while an odachi that is made small in size or lower, or else is wielded by a hero of large or greater size, will only gain a 1.5x bonus from strength (up to +12). A hero that wields an odachi while at Skilled or better in long swords gains the "hew", "graze" and "long slash" [[expert trait]]s.
 [[Lawful]] Yuki-onna [[Kensei]] can use nagamaki to perform [[kensei moves]], while a Samurai wielding a nagamaki can perform [[shattering blow]]s.

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   |material=iron
   |color=metal color
-}}
+}}<!--
 WEAPON(("odachi", "long samurai sword"),
 	DMG(D(2, 8)), DMG(D(2, 10)),
 , 0, MZ_HUGE,  0, 60, 120,  1, S,   P_LONG_SWORD, IRON, FALSE, HI_METAL, O_TRAITS(ETRAIT_HEW|ETRAIT_GRAZE|ETRAIT_LONG_SLASH)),
-#define WEAPON(names,sdam,ldam,kn,mg,size,prob,wt,cost,hitbon,typ,sub,metal,shwmat,color,...) \
+#define WEAPON(names,sdam,ldam,kn,mg,size,prob,wt,cost,hitbon,typ,sub,metal,shwmat,color,...) \-->
--->
+An '''odachi''' is a type of [[weapon]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notnotdNetHack]], and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The odachi is a [[Item size (dNetHack)|huge]] [[melee]] weapon that is [[two-handed]] for a [[Physical size|medium-sized]] wielder, and uses the [[long sword]] [[skill]]. It has a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|base material]] of [[iron]], and appears as a '''long samurai sword''' when [[unidentified]].
 [[Tensa Zangetsu]] and [[The Mortal Blade]] are both [[artifact]] odachi.
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 A hero that [[wield]]s an odachi while at Skilled or better in long swords gains the "hew", "graze" and "long slash" [[expert trait]]s.
-For heroes of most races, an odachi counts as a [[two-handed]] weapon, and will receive double strength bonus due to its size. If made small, or wielded by a hero that is at least large in size, it instead gains only 1.5 (up to +12) from strength as bonus damage.
+For heroes of most races, an odachi counts as a two-handed weapon, and will receive double strength bonus due to its size. If made small, or wielded by a hero that is at least large in size, it instead gains only 1.5 (up to +12) from strength as bonus damage.
 [[Lawful]] Yuki-onna [[Kensei]] can use nagamaki to perform [[kensei moves]], while a Samurai wielding a nagamaki can perform [[shattering blow]]s.

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 Odachi are not randomly generated, although they may be [[wished]] for or found in [[bones]].
-The artifacts [[Fire Brand (dNetHack)|Fire Brand]] and [[Frost Brand (dNetHack)|Frost Brand]] can only be generated, [[wished]] for or gifted in odachi form to a [[Samurai/dNetHack|Samurai]], and only Samurai can reshape the Brands into odachi by dipping the chosen artifact into a [[Forge (dNetHack)|forge]] or [[fountain]] respectively&mdash;this reshaping requires the [[hero]] to either have an odachi in their inventory or be at least Skilled in long swords.
+The artifacts [[Fire Brand (dNetHack)|Fire Brand]] and [[Frost Brand (dNetHack)|Frost Brand]] can only be [[wished]] for or gifted in odachi form to a [[Samurai/dNetHack|Samurai]], and only Samurai can reshape the Brands into odachi by dipping the chosen artifact into a [[Forge (dNetHack)|forge]] or [[fountain]] respectively&mdash;this reshaping requires the [[hero]] to either have an odachi in their inventory or be at least Skilled in long swords.
 ==Description==
-At Skilled and Expert [[skill]], odachis gain the "hew", "graze" and "long slash" [[expert trait]]s.
+A hero that [[wield]]s an odachi while at Skilled or better in long swords gains the "hew", "graze" and "long slash" [[expert trait]]s.
 For heroes of most races, an odachi counts as a [[two-handed]] weapon, and will receive double strength bonus due to its size. If made small, or wielded by a hero that is at least large in size, it instead gains only 1.5 (up to +12) from strength as bonus damage.

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 ==Description==
-At Skilled and Expert [[skill]], odachis gain the [[hew]], [[graze]] and [[long slash]] [[expert trait]]s.
+At Skilled and Expert [[skill]], odachis gain the "hew", "graze" and "long slash" [[expert trait]]s.
 For heroes of most races, an odachi counts as a [[two-handed]] weapon, and will receive double strength bonus due to its size. If made small, or wielded by a hero that is at least large in size, it instead gains only 1.5 (up to +12) from strength as bonus damage.

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 At Skilled and Expert [[skill]], odachis gain the [[hew]], [[graze]] and [[long slash]] [[expert trait]]s.
-For [[heroes]] of most races, an odachi counts as a [[two-handed]] weapon, and will receive double strength bonus due to its size. If made small, or wielded by a hero that is at least large in size, it instead gains only 1.5 (up to +12) from strength as bonus damage.
+For heroes of most races, an odachi counts as a [[two-handed]] weapon, and will receive double strength bonus due to its size. If made small, or wielded by a hero that is at least large in size, it instead gains only 1.5 (up to +12) from strength as bonus damage.
-[[Lawful]] [[Yuki-onna (starting race)|Yuki-onna]] [[Kensei]] can use odachi to perform [[kensei moves]].
+[[Lawful]] Yuki-onna [[Kensei]] can use nagamaki to perform [[kensei moves]], while a Samurai wielding a nagamaki can perform [[shattering blow]]s.
+{{stub}}
 {{dNetHack-326}}
-[[Category: dNetHack weapons]]
+[[Category:dNetHack weapons]]
-[[Category: notdNetHack weapons]]
+[[Category:notdNetHack weapons]]
-[[Category: notnotdNetHack weapons]]
+[[Category:notnotdNetHack weapons]]

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 ==Generation==
-Odachi are not randomly generated, although they but may be [[wished]] for.
+Odachi are not randomly generated, although they may be [[wished]] for or found in [[bones]].
 The artifacts [[Fire Brand (dNetHack)|Fire Brand]] and [[Frost Brand (dNetHack)|Frost Brand]] can only be generated, [[wished]] for or gifted in odachi form to a [[Samurai/dNetHack|Samurai]], and only Samurai can reshape the Brands into odachi by dipping the chosen artifact into a [[Forge (dNetHack)|forge]] or [[fountain]] respectively&mdash;this reshaping requires the [[hero]] to either have an odachi in their inventory or be at least Skilled in broadswords.

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 ==Description==
-At Skilled and Expert, odachis gain the [[hew]], [[graze]] and [[long slash]] [[expert trait]]s.
+At Skilled and Expert [[skill]], odachis gain the [[hew]], [[graze]] and [[long slash]] [[expert trait]]s.
 For [[hero]]s of most races, an odachi counts as a [[two-handed]] weapon, and will receive double strength bonus due to its size. If made small, or wielded by a hero that is [[Size|large]] or larger, it instead gains only 1.5 (up to +12) from strength as bonus damage.