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-An '''orcish long sword''' is a type of [[weapon]] that appears in [[EvilHack]] and [[Hack'EM]]. Its base [[Object materials (EvilHack)|object material]] is [[iron]], and it appears as a '''crude long sword''' when unidentified.
+==Generation==
-An orcish long sword can be wielded by a chaotic [[Knight]] while performing same-race sacrifice to create the [[artifact weapon]] [[Dirge]] if it is not yet generated.
+For [[racial monster]]s, [[Orc (monster attribute)|orcish]] [[lieutenant]]s have a {{frac|2}} chance of being [[generated with]] an orcish long sword.
-==Generation==
+An orcish long sword can be created at a [[Forge (dungeon feature)|forge]] by combining two [[orcish short sword]]s.
-[[Racial monster|Orc]] [[lieutenant]]s may [[Monster starting inventory|be generated with]] an orcish long sword.
+==Description==
-An orcish long sword can be created at a [[Forge (dungeon feature)|forge]] by combining two [[orcish short sword]]s.
+An orcish long sword can be wielded while performing [[same-race sacrifice]] as a Dark Knight to create [[Dirge (EvilHack)|Dirge]] if it is not yet generated.
 ==Strategy==
-Orcish long swords are slightly less effective against large monsters than normal long swords, but are fairly easy to forge for roles looking to take advantage of an early long sword. A single orcish long sword takes a total of four [[crossbow bolt]]s and two [[orcish dagger]]s to create, and both are quite plentiful for starting characters: [[bolt trap]]s can be found early in the dungeon, and [[Goblin Town]] has plenty of hostile [[Orc (monster class)|orcs]] with orcish daggers.
+Orcish long swords are slightly less effective against large monsters than normal long swords, but iron ones are more damaging against iron-hating monsters such as [[Elf (monster attribute)|elves]] and [[Drow (monster attribute)|drow]]. An orcish long sword is fairly easy to forge for heroes looking to take advantage of an early long sword: it takes a total of four [[crossbow bolt]]s and two [[orcish dagger]]s to create, and [[bolt trap]]s can be found early in the dungeon, while [[Goblin Town]] has both possible bolt traps and plenty of hostile [[Orc (monster class)|orcs]] with orcish daggers.
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 ==Strategy==
-Orcish long swords are slightly less effective against large monsters than normal long swords, but are fairly easy to forge for roles looking to take advantage of an early long sword: a single orcish long sword takes a total of four [[crossbow bolt]]s and two [[orcish dagger]]s to create, and both are quite plentiful for starting characters - [[bolt trap]]s can be found early in the dungeon, and [[Goblin Town]] has plenty of hostile [[Orc (monster class)|orcs]] with daggers.
+Orcish long swords are slightly less effective against large monsters than normal long swords, but are fairly easy to forge for roles looking to take advantage of an early long sword. A single orcish long sword takes a total of four [[crossbow bolt]]s and two [[orcish dagger]]s to create, and both are quite plentiful for starting characters: [[bolt trap]]s can be found early in the dungeon, and [[Goblin Town]] has plenty of hostile [[Orc (monster class)|orcs]] with orcish daggers.
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 [[Category:EvilHack weapons]]

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 ==Strategy==
-Orcish long swords are slightly less effective against large monsters than normal long swords, but are fairly easy to forge for roles looking to take advantage of an early long sword: a single orcish long sword takes four [[crossbow bolt]]s and two [[orcish dagger]]s to create, and both are quite plentiful for starting characters - [[bolt trap]]s can be found early in the dungeon, and [[Goblin Town]] has plenty of hostile [[Orc (monster class)|orcs]] with daggers.
+Orcish long swords are slightly less effective against large monsters than normal long swords, but are fairly easy to forge for roles looking to take advantage of an early long sword: a single orcish long sword takes a total of four [[crossbow bolt]]s and two [[orcish dagger]]s to create, and both are quite plentiful for starting characters - [[bolt trap]]s can be found early in the dungeon, and [[Goblin Town]] has plenty of hostile [[Orc (monster class)|orcs]] with daggers.
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 [[Category:EvilHack weapons]]

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 An '''orcish long sword''' is a type of [[weapon]] that appears in [[EvilHack]] and [[Hack'EM]]. Its base [[Object materials (EvilHack)|object material]] is [[iron]], and it appears as a '''crude long sword''' when unidentified.
-An orcish long sword can be wielded while performing same-race sacrifice to create the [[artifact weapon]] [[Dirge]] if it is not yet generated.
+An orcish long sword can be wielded by a chaotic [[Knight]] while performing same-race sacrifice to create the [[artifact weapon]] [[Dirge]] if it is not yet generated.
 ==Generation==
-[[Orc (starting race)|Orcish]] [[Knight]]s start each game with an orcish long sword instead of a standard [[long sword]].
+[[Orc (starting race)|Orcish]] Knights start each game with an orcish long sword instead of a standard [[long sword]].
 [[Racial monster|Orc]] [[lieutenant]]s may [[Monster starting inventory|be generated with]] an orcish long sword.

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 ==Generation==
-[[Orc (starting race)|Orcish]] [[Knight]]s start each game with an orcish long sword instead of a standard long sword.
+[[Orc (starting race)|Orcish]] [[Knight]]s start each game with an orcish long sword instead of a standard [[long sword]].
-Orcish [[lieutenant]]s may [[Monster starting inventory|be generated with]] an orcish long sword.
+[[Racial monster|Orc]] [[lieutenant]]s may [[Monster starting inventory|be generated with]] an orcish long sword.
-An orcish long sword can be created at a [[Forge (dungeon feature)|forge]] by combining two [[orcish short sword]]s with appropriate materials.
+An orcish long sword can be created at a [[Forge (dungeon feature)|forge]] by combining two [[orcish short sword]]s.
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 An '''orcish long sword''' is a type of [[weapon]] that appears in [[EvilHack]] and [[Hack'EM]]. Its base [[Object materials (EvilHack)|object material]] is [[iron]], and it uses the [[long sword]] skill. It appears as a '''crude long sword''' when unidentified.
-An orcish long sword deals 1d8 damage versus small monsters and 1d10 versus large monsters.
+An orcish long sword deals 1d8 damage versus small monsters and 1d10 versus large monsters. It can be wielded while performing same-race sacrifice to create the [[artifact weapon]] [[Dirge]] if it is not yet generated.
 ==Generation==

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 [[Orc (starting race)|Orcish]] [[Knight]]s start each game with an orcish long sword instead of a standard long sword.
-[[Lieutenant]]s may [[Monster starting inventory|be generated with]] an orcish long sword.<!--appears to be the result of a copypaste flub at this line: https://github.com/k21971/EvilHack/blob/master/src/makemon.c#L1129-->
+Orcish [[lieutenant]]s may [[Monster starting inventory|be generated with]] an orcish long sword.<!--fix is committed but not yet live: https://github.com/k21971/EvilHack/commit/8ba37d6c7622f11ec8b107f1983a74821d7bd93a-->
 An orcish long sword can be created at a [[Forge (dungeon feature)|forge]] by combining two [[orcish short sword]]s with appropriate materials.