Orcish morning star - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: copyedit

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{{weapon
|color=black
|tile=
|name=orcish morning star
|smalldmg=2d4
|largedmg=1d6+1
|tohit=<nowiki>+0</nowiki>
|skillraw=[[morning star]]
|cost=10
|weight=120
|material=iron
}}

An '''orcish morning star''' 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 morning star''' when unidentified.

==Generation==
[[Goblin-captain]]s have a {{frac|3}} chance of [[Monster starting inventory|being generated with]] an [[orcish morning star]]. [[Orc (monster attribute)|Orcish]] [[sergeant]]s may also generate with orcish morning stars.

An orcish morning star can be created at a [[Forge (dungeon feature)|forge]] by combining an [[orcish dagger]] and a mace.

==Strategy==
Unlike most [[orcish]] weapons and armor, orcish morning stars are no less effective than normal morning stars in terms of damage. Even so, they are similarly not likely to see use by most builds - as in vanilla ''NetHack'', morning stars are generally overlooked as weapons, and orcish morning stars cannot be actively forged from any material other than iron.

[[Category:EvilHack weapons]]
[[Category:Hack'EM weapons]]
[[Category:EvilHack orcish items]]
[[Category:Hack'EM orcish items]]

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    |material=iron
 }}
 An '''orcish morning star''' 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 morning star''' when unidentified.
 ==Generation==
-[[Goblin-captain]]s have a {{frac|3}} chance of [[Monster starting inventory|being generated with]] an orcish morning star. [[Racial monster|Orc]] [[sergeant]]s may also generate with orcish morning stars.
+[[Goblin-captain]]s have a {{frac|3}} chance of [[Monster starting inventory|being generated with]] an orcish morning star. [[Orc (monster attribute)|Orcish]] [[Sergeant (monster)|sergeants]] may also generate with orcish morning stars.
 An orcish morning star can be created at a [[Forge (dungeon feature)|forge]] by combining an [[orcish dagger]] and a [[mace]].

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 ==Strategy==
-Unlike most [[orcish]] weapons and armor, orcish morning stars are no less effective than normal morning stars in terms of damage, and are a somewhat passable option for early characters. Even so, they are not likely to see use by most builds much like regular morning stars - as in vanilla ''[[NetHack]]'', morning stars are generally overlooked as weapons, and orcish morning stars cannot be actively forged from any material other than iron. Additionally, orcish morning stars will often appear well after a stronger weapon has been found.
+Unlike most [[orcish]] weapons and armor, orcish morning stars are no less effective than normal morning stars in terms of damage, and are a somewhat passable option for early characters. Even so, they are not likely to see use by most builds, much like regular morning stars in vanilla ''[[NetHack]]'': morning stars are generally overlooked as weapons, and orcish morning stars cannot be actively forged from any material other than iron. Additionally, orcish morning stars will often appear well after a stronger weapon has been found.
-Of note is that [[Orc (starting race)|orcish]] [[Priest]]s can easily make one by combining their starting mace with an orcish dagger, which is commonplace in the early game of EvilHack: [[Goblin Town]] contains several orcs with orcish daggers and a guaranteed forge.
+Of note is that [[Orc (starting race)|orcish]] [[Priest]]s can easily make one by combining their starting mace with an orcish dagger, which is commonplace in the early game of EvilHack: [[Goblin Town]] always contains several orcs with orcish daggers and a guaranteed forge.
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 [[Category:EvilHack weapons]]
 [[Category:Hack'EM weapons]]
-[[Category:EvilHack orcish items]]
+[[Category:EvilHack orcish items|Morning star]]
-[[Category:Hack'EM orcish items]]
+[[Category:Hack'EM orcish items|Morning star]]

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 ==Strategy==
-Unlike most [[orcish]] weapons and armor, orcish morning stars are no less effective than normal morning stars in terms of damage, and is a somewhat passable option for early characters. Even so, they are similarly not likely to see use by most builds - as in vanilla ''[[NetHack]]'', morning stars are generally overlooked as weapons, and orcish morning stars cannot be actively forged from any material other than iron. Additionally, orcish morning stars will often appear well after a stronger weapon has been found.
+Unlike most [[orcish]] weapons and armor, orcish morning stars are no less effective than normal morning stars in terms of damage, and are a somewhat passable option for early characters. Even so, they are not likely to see use by most builds much like regular morning stars - as in vanilla ''[[NetHack]]'', morning stars are generally overlooked as weapons, and orcish morning stars cannot be actively forged from any material other than iron. Additionally, orcish morning stars will often appear well after a stronger weapon has been found.
-Of note is that [[Orc (starting race)|orcish]] [[Priest]]s can easily make one by combining their starting mace with an orcish dagger, which is commonplace in the early game; EvilHack has [[Goblin Town]], which contains several orcs with orcish daggers and a guaranteed forge.
+Of note is that [[Orc (starting race)|orcish]] [[Priest]]s can easily make one by combining their starting mace with an orcish dagger, which is commonplace in the early game of EvilHack: [[Goblin Town]] contains several orcs with orcish daggers and a guaranteed forge.
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 [[Category:EvilHack weapons]]

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 [[Goblin-captain]]s have a {{frac|3}} chance of [[Monster starting inventory|being generated with]] an orcish morning star. [[Racial monster|Orc]] [[sergeant]]s may also generate with orcish morning stars.
-An orcish morning star can be created at a [[Forge (dungeon feature)|forge]] by combining an [[orcish dagger]] and a mace.
+An orcish morning star can be created at a [[Forge (dungeon feature)|forge]] by combining an [[orcish dagger]] and a [[mace]].
 ==Strategy==
-Unlike most [[orcish]] weapons and armor, orcish morning stars are no less effective than normal morning stars in terms of damage. Even so, they are similarly not likely to see use by most builds - as in vanilla ''NetHack'', morning stars are generally overlooked as weapons, and orcish morning stars cannot be actively forged from any material other than iron. Additionally, orcish morning stars tend to appear well after a stronger weapon has been found.
+Unlike most [[orcish]] weapons and armor, orcish morning stars are no less effective than normal morning stars in terms of damage, and is a somewhat passable option for early characters. Even so, they are similarly not likely to see use by most builds - as in vanilla ''[[NetHack]]'', morning stars are generally overlooked as weapons, and orcish morning stars cannot be actively forged from any material other than iron. Additionally, orcish morning stars will often appear well after a stronger weapon has been found.
-Of note is that [[Orc (starting race)|orcish]] [[Priest]]s can easily make one by combining their starting mace with an orcish dagger, which is commonplace in [[Goblin Town]].
+Of note is that [[Orc (starting race)|orcish]] [[Priest]]s can easily make one by combining their starting mace with an orcish dagger, which is commonplace in the early game; EvilHack has [[Goblin Town]], which contains several orcs with orcish daggers and a guaranteed forge.
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 [[Category:EvilHack weapons]]

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 Unlike most [[orcish]] weapons and armor, orcish morning stars are no less effective than normal morning stars in terms of damage. Even so, they are similarly not likely to see use by most builds - as in vanilla ''NetHack'', morning stars are generally overlooked as weapons, and orcish morning stars cannot be actively forged from any material other than iron. Additionally, orcish morning stars tend to appear well after a stronger weapon has been found.
-Of note is that [[Orc (starting race)|orcish]] [[Priest]]s can make one very easily by combining their starting mace with an orcish dagger, which is easily found in [[Goblin Town]].
+Of note is that [[Orc (starting race)|orcish]] [[Priest]]s can easily make one by combining their starting mace with an orcish dagger, which is commonplace in [[Goblin Town]].
 <!--{{variant-36X}}-->
 [[Category:EvilHack weapons]]

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    |largedmg=1d6+1
    |tohit=<nowiki>+0</nowiki>
-   |skillraw=[[morning star]]
+   |skillraw=[[mace]]
    |cost=10
    |weight=120
    |material=iron
 }}
-An '''orcish morning star''' 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 morning star''' when unidentified.
+An '''orcish morning star''' is a type of [[weapon]] that appears in [[EvilHack]] and [[Hack'EM]]. It is a one-handed [[melee]] weapon that uses the [[mace]] [[skill]], which includes all [[morning star]]s, and has a base [[Object materials (EvilHack)|object material]] of [[iron]]. It appears as a '''crude morning star''' when [[Identification|unidentified]].
 ==Generation==
-[[Goblin-captain]]s have a {{frac|3}} chance of [[Monster starting inventory|being generated with]] an orcish morning star. [[Orc (monster attribute)|Orcish]] [[Sergeant (monster)|sergeants]] may also generate with orcish morning stars.
+Orcish morning stars make up {{frac|125}} (0.8%) of all weapons randomly generated on the ground, in general [[shop]]s or as [[death drop]]s. Used armor dealerships and antique weapons outlets can also stock orcish morning stars.
 An orcish morning star can be created at a [[Forge (dungeon feature)|forge]] by combining an [[orcish dagger]] and a [[mace]].
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 Unlike most [[orcish]] weapons and armor, orcish morning stars are no less effective than normal morning stars in terms of damage, and are a somewhat passable option for early characters. Even so, they are not likely to see use by most builds, much like regular morning stars in vanilla ''[[NetHack]]'': morning stars are generally overlooked as weapons, and orcish morning stars cannot be actively forged from any material other than iron. Additionally, orcish morning stars will often appear well after a stronger weapon has been found.
-Of note is that [[Orc (starting race)|orcish]] [[Priest]]s can easily make one by combining their starting mace with an orcish dagger, which is commonplace in the early game of EvilHack: [[Goblin Town]] always contains several orcs with orcish daggers and a guaranteed forge.
+Of note is that an early [[Priest/EvilHack|Priest]] that is not an [[Elf (starting race)|elf]] or [[Drow (starting race)|drow]] can easily make an orcish morning star if they wish by combining their starting mace with an orcish dagger, which is commonplace in the early game of EvilHack: [[Goblin Town]] always contains several orcs with orcish daggers and a guaranteed forge, and [[Orc (starting race)|orcish]] Priests in particular will appreciate the upgrade.
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 [[Category:EvilHack weapons]]

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    |tile=
    |name=orcish morning star
    |smalldmg=2d4
    |largedmg=1d6+1