Orcish short sword - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: /* Hack'EM */ copyedit

2026-04-19T21:12:04Z

‎Hack'EM: copyedit

Umbire the Phantom: /* SlashTHEM */ dropped word

2026-04-19T21:11:47Z

‎SlashTHEM: dropped word

Umbire the Phantom: /* dNetHack */ pothole

2026-04-19T21:11:30Z

‎dNetHack: pothole

Umbire the Phantom: /* SLASH'EM */ touch-up

2026-04-19T21:11:19Z

‎SLASH'EM: touch-up

Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ pothole

2025-04-18T13:25:38Z

‎Generation: pothole

Umbire the Phantom: /* SLASH'EM */ word choice

2025-04-18T12:33:42Z

‎SLASH'EM: word choice

Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ word choice

2025-04-18T12:33:25Z

‎Generation: word choice

Umbire the Phantom: /* SlashTHEM */ break

2025-04-11T08:22:12Z

‎SlashTHEM: break

Umbire the Phantom: detailing

2025-04-11T08:21:58Z

detailing

Umbire the Phantom: pothole, word choice

2024-04-27T00:09:23Z

pothole, word choice

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 ===Hack'EM===
-In [[Hack'EM]], upgrading an orcish short sword will produce a short sword as in SLASH'EM, and upgrading a [[dwarvish short sword]] will produce an orcish short sword. Hack'EM also retains Doomblade from SLASH'EM, and forging recipes are the same as in EvilHack.
+In [[Hack'EM]], upgrading an orcish short sword successfully will produce a short sword as in SLASH'EM, and upgrading a [[dwarvish short sword]] will produce an orcish short sword.
 ==References==

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 In [[SlashTHEM]], in addition to SLASH'EM details, the [[Lunatic]] starts each game with a +0 orcish short sword, and Doomblade is their guaranteed first [[sacrifice gift]].
-[[Slow Blade]] is an artifact short sword that has +2 to-hit and +9 damage versus all monsters, and is designed to be the 'opposite' of [[Quick Blade]].
+[[Slow Blade]] is an artifact orcish short sword that has +2 to-hit and +9 damage versus all monsters, and is designed to be the 'opposite' of [[Quick Blade]].
 ===Hack'EM===

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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], an orcish short sword deals 1d5 damage to small monsters, deals 1d10 to large monsters, can be [[poison]]ed, and has a -1 [[to-hit]] penalty.
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], an orcish short sword deals 1d5 damage to small monsters, deals 1d10 to large monsters, can be poisoned, and has a -1 [[to-hit]] penalty.
 ===EvilHack===

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 ==Variants==
 ===SLASH'EM===
-In [[SLASH'EM]], [[upgrading]] an orcish short sword will produce a short sword.
+In [[SLASH'EM]], the orcish short sword can [[Poisoned weapon|be poisoned]]. [[Doomblade]] is an [[artifact]] orcish short sword.
 [[Kobold (monster class)|Kobolds]] have a {{frac|4}} chance of generating with an orcish short sword.{{refsrc|makemon.c|851|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
 ===dNetHack===

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 Orcish short swords make up {{frac|3|1000}} (0.3%) of all randomly-generated weapons created on the floor, as [[death drop]]s or in [[shop]]s. General stores, used armor dealerships and antique weapon outlets can stock orcish short swords.
-[[Uruk-hai]] have a {{frac|3}} chance of [[Monster starting inventory|being generated with]] an orcish short sword, and [[orc-captain]]s have an effective {{frac|6}} chance of generating with an orcish short sword.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|416|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=armor and weapons for Uruk-Hai}}{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|400|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=switch for orc-captains}}
+[[Uruk-hai]] have a {{frac|3}} chance of being [[generated with]] an orcish short sword, and [[orc-captain]]s have an effective {{frac|6}} chance of generating with an orcish short sword.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|416|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=armor and weapons for Uruk-Hai}}{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|400|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=switch for orc-captains}}
 [[Player monster]]s, including those on the [[Astral Plane]], have a {{frac|3|2000}} chance (0.15%) of generating with an orcish short sword as their initial weapon before role-based replacements.{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|155|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment={{frac|2}} to get a random weapon from the designated range, which uses normal generation odds{{refsrc|src/objects.c|138-L292|nethack=3.6.7|name="rndweapon"}}}}

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 ==Generation==
-Player [[Orc (starting race)|orcs]] start the game with knowledge of the orcish short sword.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|854|nethack=3.6.7}} Orcish [[Barbarian]]s have a {{frac|2}} chance of starting the game with a +0 orcish short sword as their one-handed weapon, and orcish [[Rogue]]s start the game with an orcish short sword as their primary weapon.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|215|nethack=3.6.7|comment=Race-based substitutions for initial inventory}}{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|43|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|124|nethack=3.6.7}}
+[[Orc (starting race)|Orcish]] [[heroes]] start the game with knowledge of the orcish short sword.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|854|nethack=3.6.7}} Orcish [[Barbarian]]s have a {{frac|2}} chance of starting the game with a +0 orcish short sword as their one-handed weapon, and orcish [[Rogue]]s start the game with an orcish short sword as their primary weapon.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|215|nethack=3.6.7|comment=Race-based substitutions for initial inventory}}{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|43|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|124|nethack=3.6.7}}
 Orcish short swords make up {{frac|3|1000}} (0.3%) of all randomly-generated weapons created on the floor, as [[death drop]]s or in [[shop]]s. General stores, used armor dealerships and antique weapon outlets can stock orcish short swords.

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 ===SlashTHEM===
-In [[SlashTHEM]], in addition to SLASH'EM details, the [[Lunatic]] starts each game with a +0 orcish short sword, and Doomblade is their guaranteed first [[sacrifice gift]]. [[Slow Blade]] is an artifact short sword that has +2 to-hit and +9 damage versus all monsters, and is designed to be the 'opposite' of [[Quick Blade]].
+In [[SlashTHEM]], in addition to SLASH'EM details, the [[Lunatic]] starts each game with a +0 orcish short sword, and Doomblade is their guaranteed first [[sacrifice gift]].
 ===Hack'EM===

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    |material=iron
 }}
-An '''orcish short sword''' is a type of [[weapon]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is a one-handed weapon that uses the [[short sword]] skill and is made of [[iron]], and appears as a '''crude short sword''' when unidentified.
+An '''orcish short sword''' is a type of [[weapon]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is a one-handed [[melee]] weapon that uses the [[short sword]] skill and is made of [[iron]], and appears as a '''crude short sword''' when [[Identification|unidentified]].
 ==Generation==
 Player [[Orc (starting race)|orcs]] start the game with knowledge of the orcish short sword.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|854|nethack=3.6.7}} Orcish [[Barbarian]]s have a {{frac|2}} chance of starting the game with a +0 orcish short sword as their one-handed weapon, and orcish [[Rogue]]s start the game with an orcish short sword as their primary weapon.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|215|nethack=3.6.7|comment=Race-based substitutions for initial inventory}}{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|43|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|124|nethack=3.6.7}}
-Orcish short swords make up about 0.3% of randomly generated weapons.
+Orcish short swords make up {{frac|3|1000}} (0.3%) of all randomly-generated weapons created on the floor, as [[death drop]]s or in [[shop]]s. General stores, used armor dealerships and antique weapon outlets can stock orcish short swords.
 [[Uruk-hai]] have a {{frac|3}} chance of [[Monster starting inventory|being generated with]] an orcish short sword, and [[orc-captain]]s have an effective {{frac|6}} chance of generating with an orcish short sword.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|416|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=armor and weapons for Uruk-Hai}}{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|400|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=switch for orc-captains}}
-[[Player monster]]s, including those on the [[Astral Plane]], have a chance lower than 1% of generating with an orcish short sword as their initial weapon before role-based replacements.{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|155|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment={{frac|2}} to get a random weapon - the designated range of objects covers weapons from the spear to the bullwhip inclusively in objects.c, and uses normal generation odds}}
+[[Player monster]]s, including those on the [[Astral Plane]], have a {{frac|3|2000}} chance (0.15%) of generating with an orcish short sword as their initial weapon before role-based replacements.{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|155|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment={{frac|2}} to get a random weapon from the designated range, which uses normal generation odds{{refsrc|src/objects.c|138-L292|nethack=3.6.7|name="rndweapon"}}}}
 ==Strategy==
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 [[Kobold (monster class)|Kobolds]] have a {{frac|4}} chance of generating with an orcish short sword.{{refsrc|makemon.c|851|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
-[[Doomblade]] is a chaotic [[artifact weapon]] whose [[base item]] is an orcish short sword - it deals +10 damage versus all monsters, with a {{frac|4}} chance of dealing an extra (1d4)*5 damage every attack.
+[[Doomblade]] is a chaotic [[artifact]] orcish short sword.
 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], an orcish short sword deals 1d5 damage to small monsters and 1d10 to large monsters, with a -1 [[to-hit]] penalty.
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], an orcish short sword deals 1d5 damage to small monsters, deals 1d10 to large monsters, can be [[poison]]ed, and has a -1 [[to-hit]] penalty.
 ===EvilHack===

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 * An orcish short sword can be combined with a [[knife]] to create an [[orcish scimitar]].
 * Two orcish short swords can be combined to create an [[orcish long sword]].
-* An orcish short sword can be combined with [[gauntlets]] to create [[orcish boots]].
+* An orcish short sword can be combined with [[Gauntlets (EvilHack)|gauntlets]] to create [[orcish boots]].
 ===SlashTHEM===
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 ===Hack'EM===
-In [[Hack'EM]], upgrading an orcish short sword will produce a short sword as in SLASH'EM, and upgrading a [[dwarvish short sword]] will produce an orcish short sword. Forging recipes are the same as in EvilHack.
+In [[Hack'EM]], upgrading an orcish short sword will produce a short sword as in SLASH'EM, and upgrading a [[dwarvish short sword]] will produce an orcish short sword. Hack'EM also retains Doomblade from SLASH'EM, and forging recipes are the same as in EvilHack.
 ==References==