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{{weapon
|color=black
|tile=[[image:rapier.png]]
|name=rapier
|smalldmg=1d6
|largedmg=1d8
|skill=saber
|cost=40
|weight=30
|material=metal
}}
{{for|the weapon in dNetHack and its derivatives|rapier (dNetHack)}}
A '''rapier''' is a type of [[weapon]] that appears in [[SLASH'EM]], [[SlashTHEM]] and [[Hack'EM]]. It is a [[one-handed]] [[melee]] weapon that uses the [[saber]] [[skill]]. In SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM, rapiers are made of metal, while in Hack'EM metal is the item's [[Object materials (Hack'EM)|base material]].

In SlashTHEM and Hack'EM, the rapier is the [[base item]] for the [[artifact]] known as the [[Mouser's Scalpel]], and in SlashTHEM it is also the base item for [[Queen's Guard]]. [[The Rod of Lordly Might (SlashTHEM)|The Rod of Lordly Might]] is an artifact that can take the form of a rapier when [[invoked]].

==Generation==
The frequency of the rapier varies across variants.

===SLASH'EM===
In SLASH'EM, rapiers are not randomly generated, though they can be [[wished]] for or found in [[bones]].

An uncursed +1 rapier is placed on the square of a hostile [[Rogue (player monster)|rogue]] in the fort area of [[Grund's Stronghold]] during level creation.

===SlashTHEM===
In SlashTHEM, [[Noble/SlashTHEM|Nobles]] start each game with a +2 rapier.

Rapiers are rare and make up {{frac|500}} (0.2%) of all weapons that are randomly generated on the floor, in general [[shop]]s or as [[death drop]]s. Used armor dealerships and weapon outlets can also stock rapiers. A normally-generated rapier has a base {{frac|20}} chance of being made into an artifact, which has an equal probability of being Queen's Guard or Mouser's Scalpel (assuming neither artifact has been generated).

An uncursed +1 rapier is placed on the square of a hostile rogue in the fort area of Grund's Stronghold during level creation.

[[Player monster]] [[Nobleman (SlashTHEM monster)|noblemen]] and [[Noblewoman (SlashTHEM monster)|noblewomen]] are [[always generated with]] rapiers, and will be given a second one if they are also generated on the [[Astral Plane]].

===Hack'EM===
In Hack'EM, rapiers make up {{frac|100}} (1.0%) of all weapons that are randomly generated on the floor, in general shops or as death drops. Used armor dealerships and weapon outlets can also stock rapiers. A normally-generated rapier has a base {{frac|20}} chance of being made into an artifact, which will always be Mouser's Scalpel if the artifact has not been generated.

An uncursed +1 rapier is placed on the square of a hostile rogue in the fort area of Grund's Stronghold during level creation.

[[Upgrading]] a saber successfully will produce a rapier.

==Description==
In all of the listed appearances, the rapier is a piercing weapon that deals 1d6 base damage to small monsters and 1d8 base damage to large monsters before any bonuses from [[enchantment]] or adjustments from the object's material.

In Hack'EM, upgrading a rapier successfully will produce a saber.

==History==
The rapier first appears in [[SLASH 6]], where it is introduced alongside the Mouser's Scalpel (then known simply as "Scalpel")—the artifact's deferred data can be found in the code of SLASH'EM.{{refsrc|objects.c|196|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|artifact.c|1244|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}

==Origin==
{{wikipedia|Rapier}}
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==
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[[Category:Hack'EM weapons]]

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	In Hack'EM, the rapier weighs 15 [[aum]] compared to 30 aum in SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM, and upgrading a rapier successfully will produce a saber.		In Hack'EM, the rapier weighs 15 [[aum]] compared to 30 aum in SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM, and upgrading a rapier successfully will produce a saber.
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		+	Rapiers are somewhat comparable in damage to sabers while being somewhat lighter, but are slightly weaker against smaller monsters.

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 In all of the listed appearances, the rapier is a piercing weapon that deals 1d6 base damage to small monsters and 1d8 base damage to large monsters before any bonuses from [[enchantment]] or adjustments from the object's material.
-In Hack'EM, upgrading a rapier successfully will produce a saber.
+In Hack'EM, the rapier weighs 15 [[aum]] compared to 30 aum in SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM, and upgrading a rapier successfully will produce a saber.
 ==History==

Rapier (SLASH'EM) - Revision history

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