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 A '''ring of increase damage''' is a type of [[ring]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''.
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 ==Description==
-A [[hero]] [[putting on]] the ring gains a flat, [[enchantment]]-based bonus or penalty to their [[damage]] with melee and projectile weapons, as well as damage dealt by unarmed combat.{{refsrc|src/do_wear.c|982|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/do_wear.c|1092|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} The ring can be [[charged]] to increase its enchantment. Monsters will not wear this ring.
+A [[hero]] [[putting on]] the ring gains a flat, [[enchantment]]-based bonus or penalty to their [[damage]] with melee and projectile weapons, as well as damage dealt by unarmed combat.{{refsrc|src/do_wear.c|982|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/do_wear.c|1092|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} [[Charging]] the ring increases its enchantment if using a non-cursed source, and decreases it if using a cursed source. Monsters will not wear this ring.
 A hero [[Eating jewelry|eating the ring]] has a {{frac|3}} chance of successfully absorbing its magic and gaining a permanent damage bonus or penalty equal to its enchantment at the time, with diminishing returns if the hero already has a high damage bonus:{{refsrc|src/eat.c|1896|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/eat.c|1959|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/eat.c|2025|nethack=3.6.7}} specifically, if the bonus from absorbing a positively-enchanted ring's power by eating it would place the hero at 10 or more points of increased damage, the bonus is reduced to a random number between 1 and that ring's enchantment; if the bonus would place the hero at 20 or more points of increased damage, they have a {{sfrac|''x'' - 1|''x''}} chance (where ''x'' is the ring's enchantment - 1) of gaining any bonus at all, and will only gain a single extra point of increased damage; and if the bonus would place the hero at 40 or more points of increased damage, then no bonus is gained.

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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], a ring of increase damage can be used to repair the microtargeting servos of [[Imperial elven armor|imperial elven gauntlets]], granting that ring's enchantment as a bonus to damage from all melee attacks and thrown projectiles while the gloves are worn.
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], a ring of increase damage can be used with an [[upgrade kit]] to repair the microtargeting servos of [[Imperial elven armor|imperial elven gauntlets]], granting that ring's enchantment as a bonus to damage from all melee attacks and thrown projectiles while the gloves are worn.
 ===SlashTHEM===

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 ==History==
-The ring of increase damage first appears in Hack 1.21, which is based on [[Jay Fenlason's Hack]], and is included in the initial item list for [[Hack 1.0]].
+The ring of increase damage first appears in Hack 1.21 and Hack for PDP-11, which are based on [[Jay Fenlason's Hack]], and is included in the initial item list for [[Hack 1.0]].
 ==Messages==

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	The ring of increase damage has the most common base cost of rings at 150[[zm]], and both it and many other 150zm rings do not [[auto-identify]], making it difficult to distinguish them by [[price identification]] alone. If you have a [[stethoscope]], you can use it to observe the damage you inflict and narrow down the enchantment of the ring (and/or your weapon, if it is not identified). While [[dropping]] the ring down a [[sink]] produces distinct messages depending on whether or not the ring's enchantment is positive or negative, a hero may not want to risk the {{frac\|4\|5}} chance of losing what may be a decently-charged ring.{{refsrc\|src/do.c\|436\|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc\|src/do.c\|451\|nethack=3.6.7}}		The ring of increase damage has the most common base cost of rings at 150[[zm]], and both it and many other 150zm rings do not [[auto-identify]], making it difficult to distinguish them by [[price identification]] alone. If you have a [[stethoscope]], you can use it to observe the damage you inflict and narrow down the enchantment of the ring (and/or your weapon, if it is not identified). While [[dropping]] the ring down a [[sink]] produces distinct messages depending on whether or not the ring's enchantment is positive or negative, a hero may not want to risk the {{frac\|4\|5}} chance of losing what may be a decently-charged ring.{{refsrc\|src/do.c\|436\|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc\|src/do.c\|451\|nethack=3.6.7}}

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 The ring of increase damage has the most common base cost of rings at 150[[zm]], and both it and many other 150zm rings do not [[auto-identify]], making it difficult to distinguish them by [[price identification]] alone. If you have a [[stethoscope]], you can use it to observe the damage you inflict and narrow down the enchantment of the ring (and/or your weapon, if it is not identified). While [[dropping]] the ring down a [[sink]] produces distinct messages depending on whether or not the ring's enchantment is positive or negative, a hero may not want to risk the {{frac|4|5}} chance of losing what may be a decently-charged ring.{{refsrc|src/do.c|436|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/do.c|451|nethack=3.6.7}}
-Another option is [[enlightenment]], which will give one of the following messages while the hero is wearing at least one ring of increase damage, provided all such worn rings have a cumulative non-zero enchantment:{{refsrc|src/cmd.c|1657|nethack=3.6.7}}
+Another option is [[enlightenment]], which will give one of the following messages while the hero is wearing at least one ring of increase damage, provided all such worn rings have a cumulative non-zero enchantment:{{refsrc|src/cmd.c|1657|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/cmd.c|2845|nethack=3.6.7}}
 {|class="prettytable"
 !Enchantment!!Enlightenment Message

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 A [[hero]] [[putting on]] the ring gains a flat, [[enchantment]]-based bonus or penalty to their [[damage]] with melee and projectile weapons, as well as damage dealt by unarmed combat.{{refsrc|src/do_wear.c|982|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/do_wear.c|1092|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} The ring can be [[charged]] to increase its enchantment. Monsters will not wear this ring.
-A hero [[Eating jewelry|eating the ring]] has a {{frac|3}} chance of successfully absorbing its magic and gaining a permanent damage bonus or penalty equal to its enchantment at the time.{{refsrc|src/eat.c|1959|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/eat.c|2025|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+A hero [[Eating jewelry|eating the ring]] has a {{frac|3}} chance of successfully absorbing its magic and gaining a permanent damage bonus or penalty equal to its enchantment at the time, with diminishing returns if the hero already has a high damage bonus:{{refsrc|src/eat.c|1896|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/eat.c|1959|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/eat.c|2025|nethack=3.6.7}} specifically, if the bonus from absorbing a positively-enchanted ring's power by eating it would place the hero at 10 or more points of increased damage, the bonus is reduced to a random number between 1 and that ring's enchantment; if the bonus would place the hero at 20 or more points of increased damage, they have a {{sfrac|''x'' - 1|''x''}} chance (where ''x'' is the ring's enchantment - 1) of gaining any bonus at all, and will only gain a single extra point of increased damage; and if the bonus would place the hero at 40 or more points of increased damage, then no bonus is gained.
 ==Strategy==

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 ==Description==
-A [[hero]] [[putting on]] the ring gains a flat, [[enchantment]]-based bonus or penalty to their [[damage]] with melee and projectile weapons, as well as damage dealt by unarmed combat. The ring can be [[charged]] to increase its enchantment.
+A [[hero]] [[putting on]] the ring gains a flat, [[enchantment]]-based bonus or penalty to their [[damage]] with melee and projectile weapons, as well as damage dealt by unarmed combat. The ring can be [[charged]] to increase its enchantment. Monsters will not wear this ring.
-A hero [[Eating jewelry|eating the ring]] has a {{frac|3}} chance of successfully absorbing its magic and gaining a permanent damage bonus or penalty equal to its enchantment at the time.{{refsrc|src/eat.c|1959|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/eat.c|2025|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} Monsters will not wear this ring.
+A hero [[Eating jewelry|eating the ring]] has a {{frac|3}} chance of successfully absorbing its magic and gaining a permanent damage bonus or penalty equal to its enchantment at the time.{{refsrc|src/eat.c|1959|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/eat.c|2025|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 ==Strategy==