Ogresmasher - Revision history

Netzhack: /* History */ error -> mistake (i.e. takingy one thing for another); confuse + "with"

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‎History: error -> mistake (i.e. takingy one thing for another); confuse + "with"

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mjollnir is its competition

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 ==History==
-Ogresmasher is introduced in [[NetHack 3.0.0]], where its base item is a [[lucern hammer]]&mdash;both this and [[Thunderfist]] are the result of a likely error on the [[DevTeam]]'s part that confused a lucern hammer for an actual war hammer. Ogresmasher has its base item changed to a war hammer in [[NetHack 3.0.3]], while Thunderfist is replaced with [[Mjollnir]].
+Ogresmasher is introduced in [[NetHack 3.0.0]], where its base item is a [[lucern hammer]]&mdash;both this and [[Thunderfist]] are probably the result of a mistake, as the [[DevTeam]] may have confused a lucern hammer with an actual war hammer. The base item of Ogresmasher is changed to a war hammer in [[NetHack 3.0.3]], while Thunderfist is replaced with [[Mjollnir]].
 Ogresmasher's ability to boost the wielder's constitution is introduced in [[NetHack 3.6.1]] and adapted from [[SporkHack]].

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 Like most of the [[Banes]], Ogresmasher is considered weak because its target class of monster is both uncommon and not very dangerous. Ogresmasher is further hampered by its weak base damage, to the point that it is outperformed by a regular +0 [[long sword]].
-However, its other effect gives it a somewhat niche application: it can be wielded before leveling up to improve HP gains per level: a hero with 25 constitution will gain 1 more HP per level over a character with 18 constitution, and at [[experience level]] 11 or above will regenerate slightly more HP depending on the [[experience level]]. At level 30, for example, the hero wielding Ogersmasher will regenerate up to 21 HP [[Hit points#Hit point regeneration|per three turns]]. In this regard, Ogresmasher may be of interest to [[Elf (starting race)|elven]] heroes and other low-HP characters.
+However, its other effect gives it a somewhat niche application: it can be wielded before leveling up to improve HP gains per level. A hero with 25 constitution will gain 1 more HP per level over a character with 18 constitution, and at [[experience level]] 11 or above will regenerate slightly more HP depending on the [[experience level]]. At level 30, for example, the hero wielding Ogersmasher will regenerate up to 21 HP [[Hit points#Hit point regeneration|per three turns]]. In this regard, Ogresmasher may be of interest to [[Elf (starting race)|elven]] heroes and other low-HP characters.
 ==History==

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 ==Strategy==
-Like most of the [[Banes]], Ogresmasher is considered weak due to its target class of monster being both uncommon and relatively not very dangerous. Ogresmasher is further hampered by its weak base damage, to the point that it is outperformed by a regular +0 [[long sword]].
+Like most of the [[Banes]], Ogresmasher is considered weak because its target class of monster is both uncommon and not very dangerous. Ogresmasher is further hampered by its weak base damage, to the point that it is outperformed by a regular +0 [[long sword]].
-However, its other effect gives it a somewhat niche application, where it can be wielded before leveling up to improve HP gains per level: a hero with 25 constitution will gain 1 more HP per level over a character with 18 constitution, and at [[experience level]] 11 or above they will regenerate slightly more HP depending on the hero's [[experience level]] (up to 21 HP [[Hit points#Hit point regeneration|per three turns]] at level 30). In this regard, Ogresmasher may be of interest to [[Elf (starting race)|elven]] heroes and other low-HP characters.
+However, its other effect gives it a somewhat niche application: it can be wielded before leveling up to improve HP gains per level: a hero with 25 constitution will gain 1 more HP per level over a character with 18 constitution, and at [[experience level]] 11 or above will regenerate slightly more HP depending on the [[experience level]]. At level 30, for example, the hero wielding Ogersmasher will regenerate up to 21 HP [[Hit points#Hit point regeneration|per three turns]]. In this regard, Ogresmasher may be of interest to [[Elf (starting race)|elven]] heroes and other low-HP characters.
 ==History==

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 ==Generation==
-A war hammer randomly generated on the ground or as a [[death drop]] has a base {{frac|20}} chance of being made into an artifact, which has a {{frac|2}} chance of being made into [[Ogresmasher]] (and will otherwise be made into [[Mjollnir]]), assuming no artifacts have yet been generated. Ogresmasher can be given to any [[hero]] as a [[sacrifice gift]], though it will never be the first one given.
+A war hammer randomly generated on the ground or as a [[death drop]] has a base {{frac|20}} chance of being made into an artifact, which has a {{frac|2}} chance of being made into Ogresmasher (and will otherwise be made into [[Mjollnir]]), assuming no artifacts have yet been generated. Ogresmasher can be given to any [[hero]] as a [[sacrifice gift]], though it will never be the first one given.
 {{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|d87cadaf}} and {{commit|c2c797fa357bef663fa3d962850196350a9cdb3b}}, artifact balance is substantially reworked: artifacts have 2 additional internal stats&mdash;the minimum [[sacrifice]] value required to obtain them by sacrificing (which is usually just the [[Monster difficulty|difficulty rating]] of the monster sacrificed), and a flat number added to the weapon's [[enchantment]] when it is either randomly generated or gifted.

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-'''Ogresmasher''' is an [[artifact weapon]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is [[unaligned]], and its [[base item]] is a [[war hammer]]. It has a +d5 [[to-hit]] bonus and does [[double damage]] against [[Ogre (monster class)|ogres]]; while wielded, it also sets the wielder's [[constitution]] to 25.
+'''Ogresmasher''' is an [[artifact]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is [[unaligned]], and its [[base item]] is a [[war hammer]].
 ==Generation==
-Any randomly generated war hammer has a base {{frac|20}} chance of being made into an artifact; in vanilla, the only other possible artifact war hammer is [[Mjollnir]].
+A war hammer randomly generated on the ground or as a [[death drop]] has a base {{frac|20}} chance of being made into an artifact, which has a {{frac|2}} chance of being made into [[Ogresmasher]] (and will otherwise be made into [[Mjollnir]]), assuming no artifacts have yet been generated. Ogresmasher can be given to any [[hero]] as a [[sacrifice gift]], though it will never be the first one given.
 ==Strategy==
-Like most of the [[Banes]], Ogresmasher is considered weak due to its target class of monster being both uncommon and relatively not very dangerous. Ogresmasher is further hampered by its weak base damage, and is outperformed by a regular +0 [[long sword]].
+Like most of the [[Banes]], Ogresmasher is considered weak due to its target class of monster being both uncommon and relatively not very dangerous. Ogresmasher is further hampered by its weak base damage, to the point that it is outperformed by a regular +0 [[long sword]].
-However, its other effect gives it a somewhat niche application, where it can be wielded before leveling up to improve HP gains per level - a character with 25 constitution will gain 1 more HP per level over a character with 18 constitution, and at XL 11 or above they will regenerate slightly more HP depending on the character's [[experience level]] (up to 21 HP [[Hit points#Hit point regeneration|per three turns]] at level 30). In this regard, Ogresmasher may be of interest to [[Elf (starting race)|elven]] characters.
+However, its other effect gives it a somewhat niche application, where it can be wielded before leveling up to improve HP gains per level: a hero with 25 constitution will gain 1 more HP per level over a character with 18 constitution, and at [[experience level]] 11 or above they will regenerate slightly more HP depending on the hero's [[experience level]] (up to 21 HP [[Hit points#Hit point regeneration|per three turns]] at level 30). In this regard, Ogresmasher may be of interest to [[Elf (starting race)|elven]] heroes and other low-HP characters.
 ==History==
-Ogresmasher is introduced in [[NetHack 3.0.0]], where its base item is a [[lucern hammer]] - both this and [[Thunderfist]] were the result of a likely error on the [[DevTeam]]'s part that confused a lucern hammer for an actual war hammer. Ogresmasher has its base item changed to a war hammer in [[NetHack 3.0.3]], while  Thunderfist is replaced with [[Mjollnir]].
+Ogresmasher is introduced in [[NetHack 3.0.0]], where its base item is a [[lucern hammer]]&mdash;both this and [[Thunderfist]] are the result of a likely error on the [[DevTeam]]'s part that confused a lucern hammer for an actual war hammer. Ogresmasher has its base item changed to a war hammer in [[NetHack 3.0.3]], while Thunderfist is replaced with [[Mjollnir]].
 Ogresmasher's ability to boost the wielder's constitution is introduced in [[NetHack 3.6.1]] and adapted from [[SporkHack]].
 ==Variants==
 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], Ogresmasher grants [[Warned of monster type|warning against ogres]] and instakills them upon hitting; it sets constitution to 25 when wielded, and can also be two-weaponed. Characters in dNetHack who aren't capable of two-weaponing and have no need of the second weapon slot can get increased max HP by keeping Ogresmasher in the off-hand. The 25 constitution will grant a character with 14 consitution about 5/3 as much health, since it applies retroactively to all health gained from leveling up.
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], Ogresmasher sets the wielder's constitution to 25, grants warning of ogres]] and instakills them upon hitting, and can also be used in the offhand for [[two weapon combat]].
 ===FIQhack===
 In [[FIQHack]], Ogresmasher's double damage is replaced by a +1d20 damage bonus. Additionally, wielding Ogresmasher set your constitution to 25.
 ===xNetHack===
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 In [[EvilHack]], Ogresmasher warns of ogres, and its base item is change to a [[heavy war hammer]], which deals significantly more damage. Ogresmasher can also send smaller monsters hurtling backward up to multiple squares with its blows.
-Ogresmasher can be [[Forge (dungeon feature)|forged]] together with [[Trollsbane]] to create [[EvilHack#Forged Artifacts|Ashmar]], an artifact [[dwarvish roundshield]] that retains Ogresmasher's ability to set the player's constitution to 25 and can send monsters hurtling backward by deflecting blows.
+Ogresmasher can be [[Forge (dungeon feature)|forged]] together with [[Trollsbane]] to create [[Ashmar]], an artifact [[dwarvish roundshield]] that retains Ogresmasher's ability to set the player's constitution to 25 and can send monsters hurtling backward by deflecting blows.
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	'''Ogresmasher''' is an [[artifact weapon]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is [[unaligned]], and its [[base item]] is a [[war hammer]]. It has a +d5 [[to-hit]] bonus and does [[double damage]] against [[Ogre (monster class)\|ogres]]; while wielded, it also sets the wielder's [[constitution]] to 25.		'''Ogresmasher''' is an [[artifact weapon]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is [[unaligned]], and its [[base item]] is a [[war hammer]]. It has a +d5 [[to-hit]] bonus and does [[double damage]] against [[Ogre (monster class)\|ogres]]; while wielded, it also sets the wielder's [[constitution]] to 25.
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		+	==Generation==
		+	Any randomly generated war hammer has a base {{frac\|20}} chance of being made into Ogresmasher.

	==Strategy==		==Strategy==

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    |largedmg=1d4 '''x2'''
    |tohit='''+1d5'''
-   |bonusversus=[[ogre]]s
+   |bonusversus=[[Ogre (monster class)|ogres]]
    |skill=hammer
    |affiliation=<ul><li>[[unaligned]]</li></ul>
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 }}
-'''Ogresmasher''' is an [[artifact weapon]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is [[unaligned]], and its [[base item]] is a [[war hammer]]. It has a +d5 [[to-hit]] bonus and does [[double damage]] against [[ogre]]s; when wielded, it also sets the wielder's [[constitution]] to 25.
+'''Ogresmasher''' is an [[artifact weapon]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is [[unaligned]], and its [[base item]] is a [[war hammer]]. It has a +d5 [[to-hit]] bonus and does [[double damage]] against [[Ogre (monster class)|ogres]]; while wielded, it also sets the wielder's [[constitution]] to 25.
 ==Strategy==
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 ==Variants==
 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], Ogresmasher grants [[warned of monster type|warning against ogres]] and instakills them upon hitting; it sets constitution to 25 when wielded, and can also be two-weaponed. Characters in dNetHack who aren't capable of two-weaponing and have no need of the second weapon slot can get increased max HP by keeping Ogresmasher in the off-hand. The 25 constitution will grant a character with 14 consitution about 5/3 as much health, since it applies retroactively to all health gained from leveling up.
+In [[dNetHack]], Ogresmasher grants [[Warned of monster type|warning against ogres]] and instakills them upon hitting; it sets constitution to 25 when wielded, and can also be two-weaponed. Characters in dNetHack who aren't capable of two-weaponing and have no need of the second weapon slot can get increased max HP by keeping Ogresmasher in the off-hand. The 25 constitution will grant a character with 14 consitution about 5/3 as much health, since it applies retroactively to all health gained from leveling up.
 ===FIQhack===