Orcrist - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: correcting stormy stuff - copyedit pass was due anyway

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correcting stormy stuff - copyedit pass was due anyway

Umbire the Phantom: Sting treatment

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Sting treatment

Umbire the Phantom: word choice, potholes, etc.

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word choice, potholes, etc.

Umbire the Phantom: chance to:opportunity::chance of:probability

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Umbire the Phantom: word choice + details

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word choice + details

Umbire the Phantom: formatting

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Umbire the Phantom: wording + tweaks

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-'''Orcrist''' is an [[artifact weapon]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is [[chaotic]]-aligned, and its [[base item]] is an [[elven broadsword]].
+'''Orcrist''' is an [[artifact]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. Its default alignment is [[chaotic]], and its [[base item]] is an [[elven broadsword]].
 ==Generation==
-An elven broadsword randomly generated on the ground or as a [[death drop]] has a base {{frac|20}} chance of being made into an artifact, which will always be Orcrist assuming the artifact has not yet been generated. Chaotic [[hero]]es that are not [[Orc (starting race)|orcish]] may receive Orcrist as a potential [[sacrifice gift]].{{refsrc|src/artifact.c|156|nethack=3.6.7}}
+An elven broadsword randomly generated on the ground, in a [[shop]] or as a [[death drop]] has a base {{frac|20}} chance of being made into an artifact, which will always be Orcrist assuming the artifact has not yet been generated. Chaotic [[hero]]es that are not [[Orc (starting race)|orcish]] may receive Orcrist as a potential [[sacrifice gift]].{{refsrc|src/artifact.c|156|nethack=3.6.7}}
 Orcrist is one of two artifacts that can be created by the hero [[naming]] an individual weapon of the same base item after that artifact, with the other being [[Sting]]&mdash;creating Orcrist this way will break [[illiterate]] [[conduct]].
-{{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 [[difficulty]] rating of the monster sacrificed), and a flat number added to the weapon's [[enchantment]] when it is either randomly generated or gifted.
+{{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 [[difficulty]] rating of the monster sacrificed + 1), and a flat number added to the weapon's [[enchantment]] when it is either randomly generated or gifted.
 Orcrist requires a sacrifice of at least 4 value, and will always have +3 added to its enchantment when randomly generated or given as a sacrifice gift.}}
 ==Description==
-While [[wielded]], Orcrist has a [[d notation|+d5]] [[to-hit]] bonus, deals doubled damage to all [[Orc (monster attribute)|orcs]] (including [[orc mummies]], [[orc zombie]]s and orcish heroes), and [[Warned of monster type|warns of orcs]] by glowing blue.
+Orcrist has a [[d notation|+d5]] [[to-hit]] bonus and deals doubled damage to all [[Orc (monster attribute)|orcs]] (including [[orc mummies]], [[orc zombie]]s and orcish heroes), and while [[wielded]] it [[Warned of monster type|warns of orcs]] by glowing blue. Neither Orcrist or Sting resist the effects of [[reading]] a cursed [[scroll of enchant weapon]].{{refsrc|src/wield.c|800|nethack=3.6.7|comment=only non-nameable artifacts resist the cursed scroll}}
-Like its counterpart Orcrist, and unlike other artifacts Sting will not cause an [[artifact blast]] when wielded by a hero that is of a different alignment or else has a poor [[alignment record]]&mdash;however, it will instead unconditionally blast a hero on contact if they are orcish or currently [[polymorph]]ed into an orc, preventing them from wielding the artifact. Neither artifact resists the effects of [[reading]] a cursed [[scroll of enchant weapon]].{{refsrc|src/wield.c|800|nethack=3.6.7|comment=only non-nameable artifacts resist the cursed scroll}}
+Like its counterpart Sting, and unlike other artifacts, Orcrist will not cause an [[artifact blast]] when wielded by a hero that is of a different alignment or else has a poor [[alignment record]], instead unconditionally blasting any hero that is either orcish or currently [[polymorph]]ed into an orc and tries to wield the artifact.
 ==Strategy==
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 Naming Orcrist is often used by chaotic, non-orcish heroes to force an early [[Stormbringer]] via [[sacrifice]]: heroes without a guaranteed first sacrifice gift will always receive a co-aligned artifact, and naming Sting and Orcrist removes them from the pool, leaving Stormbringer and [[Grimtooth]] as possible gifts. This is most easily done with elven [[Priest]]s and Rangers, since elven heroes never receive Grimtooth as a sacrifice gift, and elven Rangers start with an elven dagger that can be made into Sting at any time. Orcish heroes will never receive Sting or Orcrist in the first place, and thus orcish [[Rogue]]s and Rangers have a {{frac|2}} chance of obtaining Stormbringer as their first gift.
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|The changes to sacrifice gifts mean that forcing Stormbringer via this exact method is no longer possible for elven Priests: per {{commit|b1a5a9c3903a0282f82787d20fd70f13196e2465}}, Demonbane is their first sacrifice gift, though they have a {{frac|2}} chance of obtaining Stormbringer as their next gift by naming Sting and Orcrist, then using a sacrifice valued at 9 or higher&mdash;this will produce either Stormbringer or the unaligned [[Frost Brand]]. Elven Rangers can still reliably force Stormbringer as a first gift with this given method as well, since a first gift will always be co-aligned and the other gift candidates for sacrifices of 9 or higher value are Frost Brand and the lawful [[Grayswandir]]. Orcish Rogues and Rangers still have a {{frac|2}} chance of their first gift being Stormbringer if they offer a sacrifice of 9 or higher value.}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|The changes to sacrifice gifts mean that forcing Stormbringer via this exact method is no longer possible for elven Priests, since Demonbane is made into their first sacrifice gift per {{commit|b1a5a9c3903a0282f82787d20fd70f13196e2465}}&mdash;elven Rangers can still reliably force Stormbringer with the above method, and orcish Rogues and Rangers still have a {{frac|2}} chance of their first gift being Stormbringer.}}
 ==History==
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 In [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s ''The Hobbit'', Orcrist (known in Sindarin as "Goblin-cleaver") was an elven sword originally forged several millennia ago by high-elven smiths in Gondolin alongside [[Glamdring]], the sword of King Turgon&mdash;like most elven blades, both swords radiated a blue glow whenever orcs were near. Orcrist has a jeweled hilt and high-quality scabbard, with runes on the sword bearing its name: it is described as killing "hundreds of goblins in its time, when the fair Elves of Gondolin hunted them in the hills or did battle before their walls", and was most likely lost during the Fall of Gondolin; it nonetheless became known as the "Biter" among goblins and orcs alike.
-Both swords were discovered in a troll-hoard by Thorin's group, with Elrond identifying Orcrist and Thorin promising to honor the sword by killing goblins with it. He would have his chance to do so when he and his company were captured by orcs in the Misty Mountains, who brought them to their kingdom underneath and dragged the group before their ruler, the [[Goblin King|Great Goblin]]. As he accused Thorin's group of spying, one of their captors held out Orcrist to the Great Goblin, and he and his soldiers were enraged at the sight of the "Biter" that had once felled many of their number. As he then approached Thorin, the great fire that lit the large cavern went out - the Great Goblin was quickly slain by the Glamdring-wielding Gandalf, allowing Bilbo and the dwarves to escape.
+Both swords were discovered in a troll-hoard by Thorin's group, with Elrond identifying Orcrist and Thorin promising to honor the sword by killing goblins with it. He would have his chance to do so when he and his company were captured by orcs in the Misty Mountains, who brought them to their kingdom underneath and dragged the group before their ruler, the [[Goblin King|Great Goblin]]. As he accused Thorin's group of spying, one of their captors held out Orcrist to the Great Goblin, and he and his soldiers were enraged at the sight of the "Biter" that had once felled many of their number. As he then approached Thorin, the great fire that lit the large cavern went out, and the Great Goblin was quickly slain by the Glamdring-wielding Gandalf, allowing Bilbo and the dwarves to escape.
 ==Variants==
 ===SLASH'EM===
-[[SLASH'EM]] changes Orcrist's alignment from chaotic to lawful, as all elves are changed to lawful. Additionally, its to-hit bonus is flat like all [[SLASH'EM artifacts|artifact weapons in SLASH'EM]], granting +5 against orcs along with its double damage and a {{frac|3|20}} chance (15%) of [[canceling]] any orc it hits.
+[[SLASH'EM]] changes Orcrist's alignment from chaotic to lawful, as all elves are changed to lawful alignment, and its to-hit bonus is made flat like all [[SLASH'EM artifacts|artifact weapons in SLASH'EM]]. Orcrist grants +5 to-hit and doubled damage against orcs, with a {{frac|3|20}} chance (15%) of [[canceling]] any orc it hits.
 Orcs as a monster class are more varied and can be much more powerful than in vanilla ''NetHack'', making Orcrist slightly more useful for a longer stretch of the game.
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 ===FIQHack===
-In [[FIQHack]], your god will never give you a nameable artifact such as Orcrist as a sacrifice gift.<ref>https://github.com/FredrIQ/fiqhack/blob/33e95f977761f66186a1f9aea1ca5e5d262912a2/libnethack/src/artifact.c#L160</ref> This makes forcing Stormbringer much easier for chaotic characters.
+In [[FIQHack]], the hero's [[deity]] will never gift them a nameable artifact such as Orcrist.<ref>https://github.com/FredrIQ/fiqhack/blob/33e95f977761f66186a1f9aea1ca5e5d262912a2/libnethack/src/artifact.c#L160</ref> This makes forcing Stormbringer much easier for chaotic characters.
 ===xNetHack===
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 ===EvilHack===
-In [[EvilHack]], Orcrist is made of [[mithril]], which deals an additional +1d8 damage to orcish monsters, including orcish heroes, and also has a small chance of instantly killing any orc it hits, making it very dangerous if an orcish hero encounters a hostile monster wielding it. Orcs that see a hero wielding Orcrist will become hostile, and orcish [[shopkeeper]]s will bar that hero from their shop.
+In [[EvilHack]], Orcrist is made of [[mithril]], and naming an elven broadsword Orcrist will convert it to mithril if it is not already made of that material.
 Orcrist can be combined with Sting at a [[Forge (dungeon feature)|forge]] to create [[Glamdring (EvilHack)|Glamdring]], an artifact mithril [[elven long sword]] with the orc-warning and orc-slaying abilities of its component artifacts.

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-'''Orcrist''' is an [[artifact weapon]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is [[chaotic]], and its [[base item]] is an [[elven broadsword]].
+'''Orcrist''' is an [[artifact weapon]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is [[chaotic]]-aligned, and its [[base item]] is an [[elven broadsword]].
 ==Generation==
-Any randomly generated elven broadsword has a base {{frac|20}} chance of being made into Orcrist, depending on how many artifacts are generated. Orcrist may be given as a [[sacrifice gift]] to chaotic, non-[[Orc (starting race)|orcish]] players.{{refsrc|src/artifact.c|156|nethack=3.6.7}}
+An elven broadsword randomly generated on the ground or as a [[death drop]] has a base {{frac|20}} chance of being made into an artifact, which will always be Orcrist assuming the artifact has not yet been generated. Chaotic [[hero]]es that are not [[Orc (starting race)|orcish]] may receive Orcrist as a potential [[sacrifice gift]].{{refsrc|src/artifact.c|156|nethack=3.6.7}}
-Orcrist is one of two [[artifact]]s in the game that can be [[name]]d, which is a property shared with [[Sting]]: naming any elven broadsword Orcrist will transform it into the artifact, breaking [[illiterate]] [[conduct]].
+Orcrist is one of two artifacts that can be created by the hero [[naming]] an individual weapon of the same base item after that artifact, with the other being [[Sting]]&mdash;creating Orcrist this way will break [[illiterate]] [[conduct]].
 ==Description==
-Orcrist grants a +d5 [[to-hit]] bonus and deals [[double damage]] against all [[Orc (monster attribute)|orcish]] monsters, and like Sting it [[Warned of monster type|warns of orcs]] while [[wield]]ed, glowing blue when any orcs are present on the level.
+While [[wielded]], Orcrist has a [[d notation|+d5]] [[to-hit]] bonus, deals doubled damage to all [[Orc (monster attribute)|orcs]] (including [[orc mummies]], [[orc zombie]]s and orcish heroes), and [[Warned of monster type|warns of orcs]] by glowing blue.
-Also like Sting, Orcrist will not [[artifact blast]] you unless you are an orc (including via [[polyself]]), and will not do so otherwise regardless of [[alignment]] or [[alignment record]]. Unlike most artifact weapons, Orcrist does not resist the effects of a cursed [[scroll of enchant weapon]].
+Like its counterpart Orcrist, and unlike other artifacts Sting will not cause an [[artifact blast]] when wielded by a hero that is of a different alignment or else has a poor [[alignment record]]&mdash;however, it will instead unconditionally blast a hero on contact if they are orcish or currently [[polymorph]]ed into an orc, preventing them from wielding the artifact. Neither artifact resists the effects of [[reading]] a cursed [[scroll of enchant weapon]].{{refsrc|src/wield.c|800|nethack=3.6.7|comment=only non-nameable artifacts resist the cursed scroll}}
 ==Strategy==
-Orcrist is generally not of much use for most roles, unless they lack a solid weapon ''and'' are able to advance their [[skill]] in [[broadsword]]. Orcs are usually plentiful and also not particularly hard to hit for more combat-proficient roles, even before the +5 to-hit bonus of Orcrist is applied. Those who lack experience dealing with groups of orcs may find it a useful supplement, provided they can find an altar or an elven broadsword to name early enough. A role without a reliable weapon such as a [[Tourist]] may consider naming Orcrist to get an early medium-damage weapon.
+Orcrist is generally not of much use for most roles, unless they lack a solid weapon ''and'' are able to advance their [[skill]] in [[broadsword]]. Orcs are usually plentiful and also not particularly hard to hit for more combat-proficient roles, even before the +5 to-hit bonus of Orcrist is applied. Those who lack experience dealing with groups of orcs may find it a useful supplement, provided they can find an altar or an elven broadsword to name early enough. A role with the broadsword skill and no reliable weapon, such as a [[Tourist]], may consider naming Orcrist to get an early medium-damage weapon.
-If [[Stormbringer]] has not been generated in a game, [[Elf (starting race)|Elven]] [[Priest]]s or [[Ranger]]s can force it as a first gift by naming both Orcrist and Sting before sacrificing: the first sacrifice gift you are given is always co-aligned. Orcish players cannot receive Orcrist this way, meaning that they will instead receive either Stormbringer or [[Grimtooth]] for their first gift.
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|The changes to sacrifice gifts mean that forcing Stormbringer via this exact method is no longer possible for elven Priests: per {{commit|b1a5a9c3903a0282f82787d20fd70f13196e2465}}, Demonbane is their first sacrifice gift, though they have a {{frac|2}} chance of obtaining Stormbringer as their next gift by naming Sting and Orcrist, then using a sacrifice valued at 9 or higher&mdash;this will produce either Stormbringer or the unaligned [[Frost Brand]]. Elven Rangers can still reliably force Stormbringer as a first gift with this given method as well, since a first gift will always be co-aligned and the other gift candidates for sacrifices of 9 or higher value are Frost Brand and the lawful [[Grayswandir]]. Orcish Rogues and Rangers still have a {{frac|2}} chance of their first gift being Stormbringer if they offer a sacrifice of 9 or higher value.}}
 ==History==
-Orcrist first appears in [[Hack 1.0]], where it was the sole artifact available until the addition of [[Excalibur]] in [[NetHack 1.3d]]. In Hack 1.0, any weapon could be named Orcrist - this did not transform the weapon, but gave it extra damage against orcs, and could be done with multiple weapons; [[Hack 1.0.2]] restricted the 'creation' of Orcrist this way to [[two-handed sword]]s, though multiple copies were still possible until [[NetHack 3.0.0]].
+Orcrist first appears in [[Hack 1.0]], where it is the sole artifact available until the addition of [[Excalibur]] in [[NetHack 1.3d]]. In Hack 1.0, any weapon can be named Orcrist, which does not transform the weapon but grants it extra damage against orcs, and this can be done with multiple weapons&mdash;[[Hack 1.0.2]] restricts the 'creation' of Orcrist this way to [[two-handed sword]]s, though multiple copies are still possible until [[NetHack 3.0.0]].
-Orcrist would remain a two-handed sword until [[NetHack 3.1.0]], where it was made an [[elven broadsword]].
+Orcrist remains a two-handed sword from Hack 1.0.2 to [[NetHack 3.0.10]], including some variants based on those versions. [[NetHack 3.1.0]] changes its base item to an elven broadsword.
 ==Origin==
 {{wikipedia|Orcrist}}
-In [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s ''The Hobbit'', Orcrist (known in Sindarin as "Goblin-cleaver") was an elven sword originally forged several millennia ago by high-elven smiths in Gondolin alongside [[Glamdring]], the sword of King Turgon - like most elven blades, both swords radiated a blue glow whenever orcs were near. Orcrist has a jeweled hilt and high-quality scabbard, with runes on the sword bearing its name - it is described as killing "hundreds of goblins in its time, when the fair Elves of Gondolin hunted them in the hills or did battle before their walls", and was most likely lost during the Fall of Gondolin; it nonetheless became known as the "Biter" among goblins and orcs alike.
+In [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s ''The Hobbit'', Orcrist (known in Sindarin as "Goblin-cleaver") was an elven sword originally forged several millennia ago by high-elven smiths in Gondolin alongside [[Glamdring]], the sword of King Turgon&mdash;like most elven blades, both swords radiated a blue glow whenever orcs were near. Orcrist has a jeweled hilt and high-quality scabbard, with runes on the sword bearing its name: it is described as killing "hundreds of goblins in its time, when the fair Elves of Gondolin hunted them in the hills or did battle before their walls", and was most likely lost during the Fall of Gondolin; it nonetheless became known as the "Biter" among goblins and orcs alike.
 Both swords were discovered in a troll-hoard by Thorin's group, with Elrond identifying Orcrist and Thorin promising to honor the sword by killing goblins with it. He would have his chance to do so when he and his company were captured by orcs in the Misty Mountains, who brought them to their kingdom underneath and dragged the group before their ruler, the [[Goblin King|Great Goblin]]. As he accused Thorin's group of spying, one of their captors held out Orcrist to the Great Goblin, and he and his soldiers were enraged at the sight of the "Biter" that had once felled many of their number. As he then approached Thorin, the great fire that lit the large cavern went out - the Great Goblin was quickly slain by the Glamdring-wielding Gandalf, allowing Bilbo and the dwarves to escape.
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 ==Variants==
 ===SLASH'EM===
-[[SLASH'EM]] changes Orcrist's alignment from chaotic to lawful, since all elves were changed from chaotic to lawful. Additionally, its to-hit bonus is flat like all [[SLASH'EM artifacts|artifact weapons in SLASH'EM]], granting +5 against orcs along with its double damage and a 15% chance of [[cancel]]ling any orc it hits. Orcs as a monster class are more varied and can be much more powerful than in vanilla ''NetHack'', making Orcrist slightly more useful for a longer stretch of the game.
+[[SLASH'EM]] changes Orcrist's alignment from chaotic to lawful, as all elves are changed to lawful. Additionally, its to-hit bonus is flat like all [[SLASH'EM artifacts|artifact weapons in SLASH'EM]], granting +5 against orcs along with its double damage and a {{frac|3|20}} chance (15%) of [[canceling]] any orc it hits.
 ===SporkHack===
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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], Orcrist has +1d5 to-hit and double damage against orcs and demons, and warns of them while wielded.
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], Orcrist has +1d5 to-hit and double damage against orcs and demons, and [[Warned of monster type|warns of them]] while wielded.
 ===FIQHack===
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 ===EvilHack===
-In [[EvilHack]], Orcrist is made of [[mithril]], which deals an additional +1d8 damage to orcish monsters, including orcish players; naming an elven braodsword Orcrist will convert it to mithril if it is not already made of that material. Additionally, Orcrist has a small chance of instantly killing any orc it hits, making it very dangerous if a player orc encounters a hostile monster wielding it.
+In [[EvilHack]], Orcrist is made of [[mithril]], which deals an additional +1d8 damage to orcish monsters, including orcish heroes, and also has a small chance of instantly killing any orc it hits, making it very dangerous if an orcish hero encounters a hostile monster wielding it. Orcs that see a hero wielding Orcrist will become hostile, and orcish [[shopkeeper]]s will bar that hero from their shop.
-Orcrist can be combined with Sting at a [[Forge (dungeon feature)|forge]] to create [[Glamdring (EvilHack)|Glamdring]], a mithril elven long sword that shares the orc-warning and orc-slaying abilities of its component artifacts.
+Orcrist can be combined with Sting at a [[Forge (dungeon feature)|forge]] to create [[Glamdring (EvilHack)|Glamdring]], an artifact mithril [[elven long sword]] with the orc-warning and orc-slaying abilities of its component artifacts.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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 ==Origin==
 {{wikipedia|Orcrist}}
-In [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s ''The Hobbit'', Orcrist (known in Sindarin as "Goblin-cleaver") was an elven sword originally forged several millennia ago by high-elven smiths in Gondolin alongside Glamdring, the sword of King Turgon - like most elven blades, both swords radiated a blue glow whenever orcs were near. Orcrist has a jeweled hilt and high-quality scabbard, with runes on the sword bearing its name - it is described as killing "hundreds of goblins in its time, when the fair Elves of Gondolin hunted them in the hills or did battle before their walls", and was most likely lost during the Fall of Gondolin; it nonetheless became known as the "Biter" among goblins and orcs alike.
+In [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s ''The Hobbit'', Orcrist (known in Sindarin as "Goblin-cleaver") was an elven sword originally forged several millennia ago by high-elven smiths in Gondolin alongside [[Glamdring]], the sword of King Turgon - like most elven blades, both swords radiated a blue glow whenever orcs were near. Orcrist has a jeweled hilt and high-quality scabbard, with runes on the sword bearing its name - it is described as killing "hundreds of goblins in its time, when the fair Elves of Gondolin hunted them in the hills or did battle before their walls", and was most likely lost during the Fall of Gondolin; it nonetheless became known as the "Biter" among goblins and orcs alike.
-Both swords were discovered in a troll-hoard by Thorin's group, with Elrond identifying Orcrist and Thorin promising to honor the sword by killing goblins with it. He would have his chance to do so when he and his company were captured by orcs in the Misty Mountains, who brought them to their kingdom underneath and dragged the group before their ruler, the [[Goblin King|Great Goblin]]. As he accused Thorin's group of spying, one of their captors held out Orcrist to the Great Goblin, and he and his soldiers were enraged at the sight of the "Biter" that had once felled many of their number. As he then approached Thorin, the great fire that lit the large cavern went out - the Great Goblin was quickly slain by the [[Glamdring]]-wielding Gandalf, allowing Bilbo and the dwarves to escape.
+Both swords were discovered in a troll-hoard by Thorin's group, with Elrond identifying Orcrist and Thorin promising to honor the sword by killing goblins with it. He would have his chance to do so when he and his company were captured by orcs in the Misty Mountains, who brought them to their kingdom underneath and dragged the group before their ruler, the [[Goblin King|Great Goblin]]. As he accused Thorin's group of spying, one of their captors held out Orcrist to the Great Goblin, and he and his soldiers were enraged at the sight of the "Biter" that had once felled many of their number. As he then approached Thorin, the great fire that lit the large cavern went out - the Great Goblin was quickly slain by the Glamdring-wielding Gandalf, allowing Bilbo and the dwarves to escape.
 ==Variants==
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 In [[EvilHack]], Orcrist is made of [[mithril]], which deals an additional +1d8 damage to orcish monsters, including orcish players; naming an elven braodsword Orcrist will convert it to mithril if it is not already made of that material. Additionally, Orcrist has a small chance of instantly killing any orc it hits, making it very dangerous if a player orc encounters a hostile monster wielding it.
-Using a [[Forge (dungeon feature)|forge]] to combine Orcrist and Sting will create the artifact weapon [[Glamdring]], a mithril elven long sword that shares the orc-warning and orc-slaying abilities of its component artifacts.
+Orcrist can be combined with Sting at a [[Forge (dungeon feature)|forge]] to create [[Glamdring (EvilHack)|Glamdring]], a mithril elven long sword that shares the orc-warning and orc-slaying abilities of its component artifacts.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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 ==Variants==
 ===SLASH'EM===
-[[SLASH'EM]] changes Orcrist's alignment from chaotic to lawful, since all elves were changed from chaotic to lawful. Additionally, its to-hit bonus is flat like all [[SLASH'EM artifacts|artifact weapons in SLASH'EM]], granting +5 against orcs along with its double damage and a 15% chance to [[cancellation|cancel]] any orc it hits. Orcs as a monster class are more varied and can be much more powerful than in vanilla ''NetHack'', making Orcrist slightly more useful for a longer stretch of the game.
+[[SLASH'EM]] changes Orcrist's alignment from chaotic to lawful, since all elves were changed from chaotic to lawful. Additionally, its to-hit bonus is flat like all [[SLASH'EM artifacts|artifact weapons in SLASH'EM]], granting +5 against orcs along with its double damage and a 15% chance of [[cancel]]ling any orc it hits. Orcs as a monster class are more varied and can be much more powerful than in vanilla ''NetHack'', making Orcrist slightly more useful for a longer stretch of the game.
 ===SporkHack===
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 ===EvilHack===
-In [[EvilHack]], Orcrist is made of [[mithril]], which deals an additional +1d8 damage to orcish monsters, including orcish players; naming an elven braodsword Orcrist will convert it to mithril if it is not already made of that material. Additionally, Orcrist has a small chance to instantly kill any orc it hits, making it very dangerous if a player orc encounters a hostile wielding it.
+In [[EvilHack]], Orcrist is made of [[mithril]], which deals an additional +1d8 damage to orcish monsters, including orcish players; naming an elven braodsword Orcrist will convert it to mithril if it is not already made of that material. Additionally, Orcrist has a small chance of instantly killing any orc it hits, making it very dangerous if a player orc encounters a hostile monster wielding it.
 Using a [[Forge (dungeon feature)|forge]] to combine Orcrist and Sting will create the artifact weapon [[Glamdring]], a mithril elven long sword that shares the orc-warning and orc-slaying abilities of its component artifacts.

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 In [[EvilHack]], Orcrist is made of [[mithril]], which deals an additional +1d8 damage to orcish monsters, including orcish players; naming an elven braodsword Orcrist will convert it to mithril if it is not already made of that material. Additionally, Orcrist has a small chance to instantly kill any orc it hits, making it very dangerous if a player orc encounters a hostile wielding it.
-Using a [[Forge (dungeon feature)|forge]] to combine Orcrist and Sting will create the artifact weapon [[EvilHack#Forged Artifacts|Glamdring]], a mithril elven long sword that shares the orc-warning and orc-slaying abilities of its component artifacts.
+Using a [[Forge (dungeon feature)|forge]] to combine Orcrist and Sting will create the artifact weapon [[Glamdring]], a mithril elven long sword that shares the orc-warning and orc-slaying abilities of its component artifacts.
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-'''Orcrist''' is an [[artifact weapon]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is [[chaotic]], and its [[base item]] is an [[elven broadsword]]. Orcrist grants a +d5 [[to-hit]] bonus and [[double damage]] against all [[Orc (monster attribute)|orcish]] monsters, and like Sting it [[Warned of monster type|warns of orcs]] when [[wield]]ed, accompanied by the weapon glowing blue.
+'''Orcrist''' is an [[artifact weapon]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is [[chaotic]], and its [[base item]] is an [[elven broadsword]].
 ==Generation==
-Orcrist is a potential [[sacrifice gift]] for chaotic, non-[[Orc (starting race)|orcish]] players.{{refsrc|src/artifact.c|156|nethack=3.6.6}}
+Orcrist is a potential [[sacrifice gift]] for chaotic, non-[[Orc (starting race)|orcish]] players.{{refsrc|src/artifact.c|156|nethack=3.6.7}}
 Orcrist is one of two [[artifact]]s in the game that can be [[name]]d, which is a property shared with Sting: naming any elven broadsword Orcrist will transform it into the artifact, breaking [[illiterate]] [[conduct]].
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 In [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s ''The Hobbit'', Orcrist (known in Sindarin as "Goblin-cleaver") was an elven sword originally forged several millennia ago by high-elven smiths in Gondolin alongside Glamdring, the sword of King Turgon - like most elven blades, both swords radiated a blue glow whenever orcs were near. Orcrist has a jeweled hilt and high-quality scabbard, with runes on the sword bearing its name - it is described as killing "hundreds of goblins in its time, when the fair Elves of Gondolin hunted them in the hills or did battle before their walls", and was most likely lost during the Fall of Gondolin; it nonetheless became known as the "Biter" among goblins and orcs alike.
-Both swords were discovered in a troll-hoard by Thorin's group, with Elrond identifying Orcrist and Thorin promising to honor the sword by killing goblins with it. He would have his chance to do so when he and his company were captured by orcs in the Misty Mountains, who brought them to their kingdom underneath and dragged the group before their ruler, the [[Goblin King|Great Goblin]]. As he accused Thorin's group of spying, one of their captors held out Orcrist to the Great Goblin, and he and his soldiers were enraged at the sight of the "Biter" that had once felled many of their number. As he then approached Thorin, the great fire that lit the large cavern went out - the Great Goblin was quickly slain by the Glamdring-wielding Gandalf, allowing Bilbo and the dwarves to escape.
+Both swords were discovered in a troll-hoard by Thorin's group, with Elrond identifying Orcrist and Thorin promising to honor the sword by killing goblins with it. He would have his chance to do so when he and his company were captured by orcs in the Misty Mountains, who brought them to their kingdom underneath and dragged the group before their ruler, the [[Goblin King|Great Goblin]]. As he accused Thorin's group of spying, one of their captors held out Orcrist to the Great Goblin, and he and his soldiers were enraged at the sight of the "Biter" that had once felled many of their number. As he then approached Thorin, the great fire that lit the large cavern went out - the Great Goblin was quickly slain by the [[Glamdring]]-wielding Gandalf, allowing Bilbo and the dwarves to escape.
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 ==History==
-Orcrist first appears in [[Hack 1.0]], where it was the sole artifact available until the addition of [[Excalibur]] in [[NetHack 1.3d]]. In Hack 1.0, any weapon could be named Orcrist - such a weapon deals extra damage against orcs, and this could also be done with multiple weapons; [[Hack 1.0.2]] restricted the creation of Orcrist this way to [[two-handed sword]]s, though multiple copies were still possible until [[NetHack 3.0.0]].
+Orcrist first appears in [[Hack 1.0]], where it was the sole artifact available until the addition of [[Excalibur]] in [[NetHack 1.3d]]. In Hack 1.0, any weapon could be named Orcrist - this did not transform the weapon, but gave it extra damage against orcs, and could be done with multiple weapons; [[Hack 1.0.2]] restricted the creation of Orcrist this way to [[two-handed sword]]s, though multiple copies were still possible until [[NetHack 3.0.0]].
 Orcrist would remain a two-handed sword until [[NetHack 3.1.0]], where it was made an [[elven broadsword]].