Samurai/SLASH'EM - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: potholes

2025-09-09T12:19:35Z

potholes

Umbire the Phantom: potholes

2025-09-04T11:37:08Z

potholes

Umbire the Phantom: roles

2025-07-10T11:20:04Z

roles

Ion frigate: will eventually sectionify but getting the info here now - the shopkeeper overcharging + samurai's low charisma is actually a significant hurdle, you don't realize how much you use shops until food rations are 134zm apiece

2025-02-02T07:20:38Z

will eventually sectionify but getting the info here now - the shopkeeper overcharging + samurai's low charisma is actually a significant hurdle, you don't realize how much you use shops until food rations are 134zm apiece

Ion frigate: oops

2025-02-02T07:14:06Z

oops

Ion frigate: start on this page as well - put shopkeeper upcharge here as well as strategy section

2025-02-02T07:13:37Z

start on this page as well - put shopkeeper upcharge here as well as strategy section

Umbire the Phantom: tweak ref

2025-01-25T07:33:50Z

tweak ref

Umbire the Phantom: before I sleep, and in the spirit of the primary page

2025-01-19T11:11:11Z

before I sleep, and in the spirit of the primary page

Umbire the Phantom: /* Code of conduct */ cite graves

2025-01-19T10:58:04Z

‎Code of conduct: cite graves

Umbire the Phantom: /* Starting equipment */ same with this...

2025-01-19T09:41:56Z

‎Starting equipment: same with this...

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 **an [[amulet of life saving]] or [[amulet of flying]]
 **+5 [[silver dragon scale mail]]
-**+7 [[cloak of magic resistance]] (enchant an [[elven cloak]] to +7 and [[upgrading objects|upgrade]] it)
+**+7 [[cloak of magic resistance]] (enchant an [[elven cloak]] to +7 and [[upgrade]] it)
 **+5 [[gauntlets of power]] or [[gauntlets of dexterity]]
 **+5 fireproof [[speed boots]] for the extra attacks, [[jumping boots]] for the extra movement, [[water walking boots]] to be safe from [[create pool]], or +7 [[elven boots]] for the extra AC and stealth
 **+5 [[shirt]]
 **greased +5 [[helm of telepathy]] or +7 [[elven leather helm]]
-**A +7 [[assault rifle]] and bullets
+**A +7 assault rifle and bullets
 **All the other standard ascension kit items that all roles need (bag, rings, potions, wands, tools, etc.)

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 * Since a Samurai wielding both Excalibur and Snickersnee will do large amounts of damage even with zero enchantment, enchanting your weapons is a low priority. If you find any scrolls of enchant weapon, consider blessing it and enchanting your [[unicorn horn]]&mdash;enchanting unicorn horns increases their chances of working in SLASH'EM.
 * Despite improvements to The Tsurugi of Muramasa from NetHack 3.4.3, the ability in SLASH'EM to [[twoweapon|dual-wield]] artifact weapons diminishes the Tsurugi's appeal considerably: combining Excalibur and Snickersnee is excellent for Samurai, since both weapons are easily available to them, use the same weapon skill, and both have a flat damage bonus against all monsters that allows far more damage on average than the Tsurugi. A Samurai who can get his hands on one of the better lawful swords, such as [[Fire Brand]], [[Frost Brand]], [[Grayswandir]], or the [[Sword of Justice]] can be even more powerful. Additionally, SLASH'EM lacks the #tip command, making it more serious if a two-handed weapon is cursed.
-* Once you have at least a [[submachine gun]] and a bunch of bullets, don't bother any more with the yumi. Firearms are superior to bows and arrows. Later, replace your submachine gun with an [[assault rifle]]. The assault rifle will be very good for the special cases where melee is a bad idea.
+* Once you have at least a [[Submachine gun (SLASH'EM)|submachine gun]] and a bunch of bullets, don't bother any more with the yumi. Firearms are superior to bows and arrows. Later, replace your submachine gun with an [[Assault rifle (SLASH'EM)|assault rifle]]. The assault rifle will be very good for the special cases where melee is a bad idea.
-* Save up gold for shops, or get good at stealing: along with rogues and barbarians, samurai are massively overcharged in shops, paying twice as much. Samurai trying to buy the items one might typically buy in the early game (mithril coat, food rations, scrolls of enchant weapon/armor, boots and gloves with a base cost of 50, etc) will quickly run out of money, and buying [[magic lamp]]s (with their 1000zm base cost in SLASH'EM) is usually impossible until well after the [[Oracle (level)|Oracle]].
+* Save up gold for shops, or get good at stealing: along with rogues and barbarians, samurai are massively overcharged in shops, paying twice as much. Samurai trying to buy the items one might typically buy in the early game (mithril coat, food rations, scrolls of enchant weapon/armor, boots and gloves with a base cost of 50, etc) will quickly run out of money, and buying [[magic lamp]]s (with their 1000zm base cost in SLASH'EM) is usually impossible until well after [[Oracle (level)|the Oracle level]].
 *A good [[ascension kit]] for a Samurai is:
 **+7 [[Excalibur]] two-weaponed with +7 [[Snickersnee]] or other powerful artifact weapon

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 {{tocright}}
 {{distinguish|One-Eyed Sam}}
 In [[SLASH'EM]], the '''Samurai''', abbreviated as '''Sam''', is one of the [[role]]s from ''[[NetHack]]'' that is available to the [[hero]].

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 * Despite improvements to The Tsurugi of Muramasa from NetHack 3.4.3, the ability in SLASH'EM to [[twoweapon|dual-wield]] artifact weapons diminishes the Tsurugi's appeal considerably: combining Excalibur and Snickersnee is excellent for Samurai, since both weapons are easily available to them, use the same weapon skill, and both have a flat damage bonus against all monsters that allows far more damage on average than the Tsurugi. A Samurai who can get his hands on one of the better lawful swords, such as [[Fire Brand]], [[Frost Brand]], [[Grayswandir]], or the [[Sword of Justice]] can be even more powerful. Additionally, SLASH'EM lacks the #tip command, making it more serious if a two-handed weapon is cursed.
 * Once you have at least a [[submachine gun]] and a bunch of bullets, don't bother any more with the yumi. Firearms are superior to bows and arrows. Later, replace your submachine gun with an [[assault rifle]]. The assault rifle will be very good for the special cases where melee is a bad idea.
-* Save up gold for shops, or get good at stealing: along with rogues and barbarians, samurai are massively overcharged in shops, paying twice as much. This is mainly relevant when you find a [[magic lamp]] in a shop, which in SLASH'EM has a base price of 1000zm.
+* Save up gold for shops, or get good at stealing: along with rogues and barbarians, samurai are massively overcharged in shops, paying twice as much. Samurai trying to buy the items one might typically buy in the early game (mithril coat, food rations, scrolls of enchant weapon/armor, boots and gloves with a base cost of 50, etc) will quickly run out of money, and buying [[magic lamp]]s (with their 1000zm base cost in SLASH'EM) is usually impossible until well after the [[Oracle (level)|Oracle]].
 *A good [[ascension kit]] for a Samurai is:
 **+7 [[Excalibur]] two-weaponed with +7 [[Snickersnee]] or other powerful artifact weapon

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 Samurai can perform a [[shattering blow]] while wielding a katana without wearing a [[shield]].{{refsrc|uhitm.c|968|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
 Samurai are expected to adhere to a role-specific code of conduct, detailed in the section below.
 ===Code of conduct===

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	Samurai are expected to adhere to a role-specific code of conduct, detailed in the section below.		Samurai are expected to adhere to a role-specific code of conduct, detailed in the section below.
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		+	Shopkeepers will charge Samurai twice the normal price for items.{{refsrc\|shk.c\|2352\|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}

	===Code of conduct===		===Code of conduct===

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 {{Samurai skill table (SLASH'EM)}}
-Samurai start with ''Basic'' skill in long swords, short swords, bows, and martial arts.{{refsrc|u_init.c|1679|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2|comment=roles that can reach ''Master'' in bare hands start with Basic in the skill}} They use the [[intelligence]] stat to cast spells, and their special spell is {{+ of|clairvoyance}}.{{refsrc|role.c|420|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
+Samurai start with ''Basic'' skill in long swords, short swords, bows, and martial arts.{{refsrc|u_init.c|1679|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2|comment=roles that can reach Master in bare hands start with Basic in the skill}} They use the [[intelligence]] stat to cast spells, and their special spell is {{+ of|clairvoyance}}.{{refsrc|role.c|420|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
 ==Techniques==

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		+	{{distinguish\|One-Eyed Sam}}
	In [[SLASH'EM]], the '''Samurai''', abbreviated as '''Sam''', is one of the [[role]]s from ''[[NetHack]]'' that is available to the [[hero]].		In [[SLASH'EM]], the '''Samurai''', abbreviated as '''Sam''', is one of the [[role]]s from ''[[NetHack]]'' that is available to the [[hero]].

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 The Samurai code of conduct is designed after ''[[wikipedia:bushido|bushido]]'', and those following it must behave honorably&mdash;dishonorable acts will incur an [[alignment record]] penalty and display a guilt message:
-{{message|You disturb the honorable dead!|You incurred a -1 penalty to alignment record from [[digging]] up a [[grave]]}}.
+{{message|You disturb the honorable dead!|You incurred a -1 penalty to alignment record from [[digging]] up a [[grave]].{{refsrc|uhitm.c|832|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}}}
 {{message|You dishonorably attack the innocent!|You incurred a -1 penalty to alignment record from attacking [[peaceful]] or [[tame]] monster.{{refsrc|uhitm.c|280|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}}}
 {{message|You dishonorably use a poisoned weapon!|incurred a -1 penalty to alignment record from attacking with a [[poison]]ed weapon.{{refsrc|uhitm.c|1338|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}}}

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 * a +0 [[yumi]]
 * 26-45 [[ya]]{{refsrc|u_init.c|1189|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
-* a +0 [[rustproof]] [[splint mail]]{{refsrc|mkobj.c|667|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
+* +0 [[rustproof]] [[splint mail]]{{refsrc|mkobj.c|667|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
 * an uncursed [[blindfold]] (20% chance or {{frac|5}}){{refsrc|u_init.c|1191|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}