Quick Blade - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: /* Strategy */ pothole

2025-05-24T16:54:32Z

‎Strategy: pothole

Umbire the Phantom: /* Strategy */ word choice

2025-05-24T16:54:18Z

‎Strategy: word choice

Umbire the Phantom: history

2025-05-24T16:49:53Z

history

Umbire the Phantom: turns out, not that much to account for outside of SLASH'EM

2025-05-24T16:48:52Z

turns out, not that much to account for outside of SLASH'EM

Umbire the Phantom: copyedit + cleanup

2025-05-24T16:31:44Z

copyedit + cleanup

Umbire the Phantom: cats + todo

2023-12-09T18:59:59Z

cats + todo

Ion frigate: Remove incorrect fact I added over a decade ago: Quick Blade is present in SLASH 6 (1996), but quick blades are not present in Dungeon Crawl 1.1 (1997) ; the names are probably just a coincidence

2023-02-14T07:23:57Z

Remove incorrect fact I added over a decade ago: Quick Blade is present in SLASH 6 (1996), but quick blades are not present in Dungeon Crawl 1.1 (1997) ; the names are probably just a coincidence

Umbire the Phantom at 20:26, 10 January 2020

2020-01-10T20:26:22Z

220.255.2.72 at 13:11, 24 May 2012

2012-05-24T13:11:41Z

Ion frigate: /* Strategy */

2011-06-07T06:46:25Z

‎Strategy

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 ==Strategy==
-Quick Blade is an artifact unlikely to see use in most games beyond the very early stages: its main advantage lies in the to to-hit bonus, making for reliable damage (or "quick", as compared to a less-accurate weapon) against monsters with low [[AC]]. However, the damage bonus is meager to the point of invariably falling off by the time a hero reaches the mid-game is any of the variants where it can be found. Within those early stages, the artifact can be serviceable for lawful heroes until they can sacrifice for a better weapon&mdash;outside of Hack'EM, such a hero can also [[dip]] for [[Excalibur]] if they have access to the [[long sword]] skill.
+Quick Blade is an artifact unlikely to see use in most games beyond the very early stages: its main advantage lies in the to to-hit bonus, making for reliable damage (or "quick", as compared to a less-accurate weapon) against monsters with low [[AC]]. However, the damage bonus is meager to the point of invariably falling off by the time a hero reaches the mid-game is any of the variants where it can be found. Within those early stages, the artifact can be serviceable for lawful heroes until they can sacrifice for a better weapon&mdash;outside of Hack'EM, such a hero can also [[dip]] for [[Excalibur]] if they have access to the [[long sword]] [[skill]].
 ==History==

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 ==Strategy==
-Quick Blade is an artifact unlikely to see use in most games beyond the very early stages: its main advantage lies in the to to-hit bonus, making for reliable damage (or "quick", as compared to a less-accurate weapon) against monsters with low [[AC]]. However, the damage bonus is meager to the point of invariably falling off by the time a hero reaches the mid-game is any of the variants where it can be found. Within those early stages, the artifact can be serviceable for lawful heroes until they can sacrifice for a better weapon, or else [[dip]] for [[Excalibur]] if they can train the [[long sword]] skill.
+Quick Blade is an artifact unlikely to see use in most games beyond the very early stages: its main advantage lies in the to to-hit bonus, making for reliable damage (or "quick", as compared to a less-accurate weapon) against monsters with low [[AC]]. However, the damage bonus is meager to the point of invariably falling off by the time a hero reaches the mid-game is any of the variants where it can be found. Within those early stages, the artifact can be serviceable for lawful heroes until they can sacrifice for a better weapon&mdash;outside of Hack'EM, such a hero can also [[dip]] for [[Excalibur]] if they have access to the [[long sword]] skill.
 ==History==

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 ==Strategy==
 Quick Blade is an artifact unlikely to see use in most games beyond the very early stages: its main advantage lies in the to to-hit bonus, making for reliable damage (or "quick", as compared to a less-accurate weapon) against monsters with low [[AC]]. However, the damage bonus is meager to the point of invariably falling off by the time a hero reaches the mid-game is any of the variants where it can be found. Within those early stages, the artifact can be serviceable for lawful heroes until they can sacrifice for a better weapon, or else [[dip]] for [[Excalibur]] if they can train the [[long sword]] skill.
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 Quick Blade can be given to any lawful [[hero]] as a [[sacrifice gift]].
 ==Description==
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 ==Strategy==
-Quick Blade is an artifact unlikely to see use in most games beyond the very early stages: its main advantage lies in the to to-hit bonus, making for reliable damage (or "quick", as compared to a less-accurate weapon) against monsters with low [[AC]]. However, the damage bonus is meager to the point of invariably falling off by the time a hero reaches the mid-game, much less a mid-game as rough as in SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM. Within those early stages, the artifact can be serviceable for lawful heroes until they can sacrifice for a better weapon, or else [[dip]] for [[Excalibur]] if they can train the [[long sword]] skill.
+Quick Blade is an artifact unlikely to see use in most games beyond the very early stages: its main advantage lies in the to to-hit bonus, making for reliable damage (or "quick", as compared to a less-accurate weapon) against monsters with low [[AC]]. However, the damage bonus is meager to the point of invariably falling off by the time a hero reaches the mid-game is any of the variants where it can be found. Within those early stages, the artifact can be serviceable for lawful heroes until they can sacrifice for a better weapon, or else [[dip]] for [[Excalibur]] if they can train the [[long sword]] skill.
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 {{artifact weapon
-|name = Quick Blade
+ |color=cyan
-|base = elven short sword
+ |name=Quick Blade
-|material = wood
+ |base=elven short sword
-|color = cyan
+ |skill=short sword
-|smalldmg = 1d8 '''+2'''
+ |smalldmg=1d8 '''+2'''
-|largedmg = 1d8 '''+2'''
+ |largedmg=1d8 '''+2'''
-|tohit = '''+9'''
+ |tohit=<nowiki>+9</nowiki>
-|skill = short sword
+ |bonusversus=all monsters
-|cost = 1000
+ |affiliation=<ul><li>[[lawful]]</li></ul>
-|weight = 30
+ |cost=1000
-|affiliation = [[lawful]]
+ |weight=30
 }}
-'''Quick Blade''' is an [[artifact]] weapon in [[SLASH'EM]]. It is a [[lawful]] [[elven short sword]] with a +9 bonus to hit and a +2 bonus to damage against all monsters. Despite its name, it does not grant [[speed]].
+'''Quick Blade''' is an [[artifact]] that appears in [[SLASH'EM]], [[SlashTHEM]] and [[Hack'EM]]. It is [[lawful]]-aligned, and its [[base item]] is an [[elven short sword]].
 ==Strategy==
-Unfortunately, this weapon is likely to be useless in most games. Its principal advantage is its to-hit bonus, making for reliable (and hence, "quick", as compared to a less accurate weapon) damage against monsters with low [[AC]]. However, this advantage is only useful in the early game, where this weapon is rarely seen. Its damage bonus is not nearly enough even for SLASH'EM's mid-game, let alone the late game. A lawful character who receives it as a first sacrifice gift might find it useful for a while, but will definitely want to sacrifice for something better later on.
+Quick Blade is an artifact unlikely to see use in most games beyond the very early stages: its main advantage lies in the to to-hit bonus, making for reliable damage (or "quick", as compared to a less-accurate weapon) against monsters with low [[AC]]. However, the damage bonus is meager to the point of invariably falling off by the time a hero reaches the mid-game, much less a mid-game as rough as in SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM. Within those early stages, the artifact can be serviceable for lawful heroes until they can sacrifice for a better weapon, or else [[dip]] for [[Excalibur]] if they can train the [[long sword]] skill.
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-'''Quick Blade''' is an artifact lawful [[elven short sword]] in [[SLASH'EM]].  It has a +9 bonus to hit and a +2 bonus to damage against all monsters.  Despite its name, it does not grant [[speed]].
+'''Quick Blade''' is an [[artifact]] weapon in [[SLASH'EM]]. It is a [[lawful]] [[elven short sword]] with a +9 bonus to hit and a +2 bonus to damage against all monsters. Despite its name, it does not grant [[speed]].
 ==Strategy==
-Unfortunately, this weapon is likely to be useless in most games.  Its principal advantage is its to-hit bonus, making for reliable (and hence, "quick", as compared to a less accurate weapon) damage against monsters with low [[AC]].  However, this advantage is only useful in the early game, where this weapon is rarely seen.  Its damage bonus is not nearly enough even for SLASH'EM's mid-game, let alone the late game.  A lawful who receives it as a first sacrifice gift might find it useful for a while, but will definitely want to sacrifice for something better later on.
+Unfortunately, this weapon is likely to be useless in most games. Its principal advantage is its to-hit bonus, making for reliable (and hence, "quick", as compared to a less accurate weapon) damage against monsters with low [[AC]]. However, this advantage is only useful in the early game, where this weapon is rarely seen. Its damage bonus is not nearly enough even for SLASH'EM's mid-game, let alone the late game. A lawful character who receives it as a first sacrifice gift might find it useful for a while, but will definitely want to sacrifice for something better later on.
 ==Origin==
-[http://crawl.chaosforge.org/index.php?title=Quick_blade Quick blades] are an extremely rare type of non-artifact short blade in [[Crawl]].  Crawl uses a system of weapon speed, and quick blades are the fastest weapons by a fairly large margin (67% faster than other short blades, giving about the same advantage that [[speed boots]] give in nethack).  Outside of being gifted by a god, the best chance of finding one is on the last level of the Elven Halls, which is likely the reason that Quick Blade is an elven short sword in SLASH'EM.
+[http://crawl.chaosforge.org/index.php?title=Quick_blade Quick blades] are an extremely rare type of non-artifact short blade in [[Crawl]].  Crawl uses a system of weapon speed; quick blades are the fastest weapons by a fairly large margin, being 67% faster than other short blades, giving about the same advantage that [[speed boots]] give in NetHack. Outside of being gifted by a god, the best chance of finding one is on the last level of the Elven Halls, which is likely the reason that Quick Blade is an elven short sword in SLASH'EM.
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 ==Strategy==
-Unfortunately this weapon is likely to be useless in most games.  Its principal advantage is its to-hit bonus, making for reliable (and hence, "quick", as compared to a less accurate weapon) damage against monsters with low [[AC]].  Unfortunately, this advantage is only useful in the early game, where this weapon is rarely seen.  Its damage bonus is not nearly enough even for SLASH'EM's mid-game, let alone the late game.  A lawful who receives it as a first sacrifice gift might find it useful for a while, but will definitely want to sacrifice for something better later on.
+Unfortunately this weapon is likely to be useless in most games.  Its principal advantage is its to-hit bonus, making for reliable (and hence, "quick", as compared to a less accurate weapon) damage against monsters with low [[AC]].  However, this advantage is only useful in the early game, where this weapon is rarely seen.  Its damage bonus is not nearly enough even for SLASH'EM's mid-game, let alone the late game.  A lawful who receives it as a first sacrifice gift might find it useful for a while, but will definitely want to sacrifice for something better later on.
 ==Origin==