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 ** The [[soldier's rapier]] weapon, which appears as a "hinged rapier" when unidentified
 ** The [[silver rapier]] damage type
-** Special "spiritual rapier" attacks, such as those granted by [[the Star-Emperor's Ring]] while worn
+** Special "spiritual rapier" attacks, such as those granted by the worn [[Star-Emperor's Ring]]
 {{variant-noversion}}
 {{disambig}}

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-A '''rapier''' is a type of sword that appears in [[SLASH'EM]] and [[dNethack]]. It is made of [[metal]] and uses the [[saber]] skill.
+On NetHackWiki, a '''rapier''' may refer to any of the following weapons:
-==SLASH'EM==
+* [[Rapier (SLASH'EM)]], the weapon as it appears in SLASH'EM, SlashTHEM and Hack'EM
-{{weapon
+* [[Rapier (dNetHack)]], the monster as it appears in dNetHack, notdNetHack and notnotdNetHack
- |tile=[[image:rapier.png]]
+* Similarly-named weapons and features in dNetHack, notdNetHack and notnotdNetHack:
- |name=rapier
+** The [[soldier's rapier]] weapon, which appears as a "hinged rapier" when unidentified
- |smalldmg=1d6
+** The [[silver rapier]] damage type
- |largedmg=1d8
+** Special "spiritual rapier" attacks, such as those granted by [[the Star-Emperor's Ring]] while worn
- |skillraw=[[silver saber|saber]]
+{{variant-noversion}}
- |cost=40
+{{disambig}}

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   |material=metal
 }}
-In dNetHack, rapiers are medium-sized, one-handed piercing weapons. They receive only half the normal strength bonus to damage, but also gain a {{frac|(DEX - 11)|2}} bonus. When wielded in the main hand, rapiers give an [[AC]] bonus equal to the lesser of {{DEX - 13|4}} and your skill in sabers (range of 1&ndash;3).
+In dNetHack, rapiers are medium-sized, one-handed piercing weapons. They receive only half the normal strength bonus to damage, but also gain a {{frac|(DEX - 11)|2}} bonus. When wielded in the main hand, rapiers give an [[AC]] bonus equal to the lesser of {{frac|(DEX - 13)|4}} and your skill in sabers (range of 1&ndash;3).
 {{Clear}}

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   |material=metal
 }}
-In dNetHack, rapiers are medium-sized, one-handed piercing weapons. They receive only half the normal strength bonus to damage, but also gain a {{frac|(DEX - 11)|2}} bonus.
+In dNetHack, rapiers are medium-sized, one-handed piercing weapons. They receive only half the normal strength bonus to damage, but also gain a {{frac|(DEX - 11)|2}} bonus. When wielded in the main hand, rapiers give an [[AC]] bonus equal to the lesser of {{DEX - 13|4}} and your skill in sabers (range of 1&ndash;3).
 {{Clear}}

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 [[Category:SLASH'EM items]]
-[[Category:DNetHack Items]]
+[[Category:DNethack Items]]

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 Rapiers are not randomly generated in SLASH'EM. A [[player monster]] [[rogue (player monster)|rogue]] in the halls of [[Grund's Stronghold]] will [[Monster starting inventory|always generate with]] a [[enchantment|+1]] rapier.
-Comments in the source code indicates that this item was intended to serve as the base item for an [[artifact weapon]] named [[Scalpel (artifact)|Scalpel]];{{refsrc|objects.c|196|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|artifact.c|1244|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} With each hit landed, Scalpel would have a {{frac|4|11}} chance of inflicting an extra blow for a damage bonus of ''1d8 + 1 + x'' (where ''x'' is the weapon's enchantment); the bonus also applies to the extra blows themselves, which would allow for an endless potential string of attacks.
+Comments in the source code indicate that a rapier was intended to be the [[base item]] for an [[artifact weapon]] named [[Scalpel (artifact)|Scalpel]], which was carried over from [[SLASH 6]].{{refsrc|objects.c|196|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|artifact.c|1244|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
 {{clear}}
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 {{weapon

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-[[Category:dNetHack items]]
+[[Category:dNetHack Items]]

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−	A '''rapier''' is a type of sword that appears in [[SLASH'EM]] and [[~~DNethack~~]]. It is made of [[metal]] and uses the [[saber]] skill.	+	A '''rapier''' is a type of sword that appears in [[SLASH'EM]] and [[dNethack]]. It is made of [[metal]] and uses the [[saber]] skill.

	==SLASH'EM==		==SLASH'EM==

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 {{weapon
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-A '''rapier''' is a new melee weapon is [[SLASH'EM]] and [[DNethack]].  It uses the [[saber]] skill.  As compared to a [[silver saber]], it is lighter, has slightly lower base damage, and is made of [[metal]] rather than [[silver]].  It is thus also naturally [[erodeproof]], but gets no bonus against [[silver]]-haters.
+Rapiers are comparable in damage to sabers while being somewhat lighter.
-==Generation==
+Comments in the source code indicates that this item was intended to serve as the base item for an [[artifact weapon]] named [[Scalpel (artifact)|Scalpel]];{{refsrc|objects.c|196|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|artifact.c|1244|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} With each hit landed, Scalpel would have a {{frac|4|11}} chance of inflicting an extra blow for a damage bonus of ''1d8 + 1 + x'' (where ''x'' is the weapon's enchantment); the bonus also applies to the extra blows themselves, which would allow for an endless potential string of attacks.
 ==dNethack==
-Rapiers receive only half the normal strength bonus to damage, but gain additional bonus damage from dexterity: (dexterity - 11)/2. They also only deal 1d4 to large, instead of SLASH'EM's 1d8.
+{{Clear}}
+==Origin==
-==Scalpel==
+{{wikipedia|Rapier}}
-A comment in the source code{{refsrc|objects.c|196|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} indicates that this item was intended to serve as the base item for an artifact named Scalpel.  It is not present in [[Source:SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2/artilist.h|SLASH'EM's artilist.h]], but SLASH'EM's artifact.c{{refsrc|artifact.c|1244|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} file contains commented-out code for such an artifact.  It appears that Scalpel would have a chance of inflicting extra blows: with a 4/11 chance, it would add ''1d8 + 1 + the weapon's enchantment'' damage, and then have a 4/11 chance of doing the same again indefinitely.  The weapon is a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fafhrd_and_the_Gray_Mouser Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser].
+A rapier (/ˈreɪpiər/) is a type of sword with a slender and sharply-pointed double-edged blade; some historical rapier samples feature a [[broadsword]]-like blade mounted on a typical rapier hilt. The term dates back to the mid-16th century, and the sword was popular throughout 16th-and-17th century Western Europe, both for civilian use and as a military side arm. Rapiers are also popularly known as dueling weapons.
 ==Reference==
 <references/>
+{{variant-343|offset=1}}
-[[Category:SLASH'EM]]
+{{slashem-7E7}}
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