Samurai/dNetHack - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: detail

2026-04-20T08:44:06Z

detail

Umbire the Phantom: pothole, remove ninja-to and redlink the object

2026-04-20T00:02:44Z

pothole, remove ninja-to and redlink the object

Umbire the Phantom: /* Strategy */ oop

2025-07-14T07:17:36Z

‎Strategy: oop

Umbire the Phantom: update

2025-07-14T07:16:42Z

update

Umbire the Phantom: ...why did I noversion this... nonetheless!

2025-07-14T06:49:09Z

...why did I noversion this... nonetheless!

Umbire the Phantom: /* Special rules */ pothole

2025-01-28T00:57:06Z

‎Special rules: pothole

Umbire the Phantom: potholes and special rules - thanks Chris!

2025-01-28T00:56:17Z

potholes and special rules - thanks Chris!

Chris: /* Special rules */ Put brief description of "Kendo" traits into the special rules section

2025-01-21T03:24:01Z

‎Special rules: Put brief description of "Kendo" traits into the special rules section

Umbire the Phantom: /* Gods */ snip this since they now have articles

2025-01-20T06:04:48Z

‎Gods: snip this since they now have articles

Umbire the Phantom: /* Japanese names for items */ fix this up now I've made the articles

2025-01-20T05:00:06Z

‎Japanese names for items: fix this up now I've made the articles

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 Yuki-onna Samurai are given human masks made of [[mithril]] rather than iron.
-Samurai start with knowledge of all non-magical weapons and armor.
+Samurai start with knowledge of all non-magical weapons and armor, in addition to any applicable racial equipment.
 The Samurai's default starting pet is a [[little dog]] named Hachi.

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 {{message|You disturb the honorable dead!|You incurred a -1 penalty to alignment record from [[digging]] up a [[grave]].}}
 {{message|You dishonorably attack the innocent!|You incurred a -1 penalty to alignment record from attacking [[peaceful]] or [[tame]] monster.}}
-{{message|You dishonorably use a poisoned weapon!|incurred a -1 penalty to alignment record from attacking with a [[poison]]ed weapon.}}
+{{message|You dishonorably use a poisoned weapon!|incurred a -1 penalty to alignment record from attacking with a [[poisoned weapon]].}}
 This is enforced more stringently than in ''NetHack'': actions that violate a hero's code of conduct incur a penalty to their current [[alignment record]], as well as a permanent penalty to maximum alignment record (which is referred to as "sin"). Violations of personal conduct for all roles are also the domain of the [[Hod Sephirah]], and each violation makes it possible for them to appear via random monster generation.
 ===Japanese names for items===
-On top of normal language-specific changes for some game dialogs while the hero is a Samurai, certain items also use Japanese names in place of their regular English names, which is expanded from ''NetHack'' and can be disabled via [[Options (dNetHack)|options]]. The Japanese names are divided into 2 lists, which are enabled by the options <tt>role_obj_names</tt> (enabled by default) and <tt>obscure_role_obj_names</tt> (disabled by default). All of the items enabled by the former option are also enabled by the latter, but some of them have different names, and the [[Naginata (dNetHack)|naginata]], [[nunchaku (dNetHack)|nunchaku]], and [[wakizashi (dNetHack)|wakizashi]] are made into distinct items rather than simply being Japanese names for existing items.
+On top of normal language-specific changes for some game dialogs while the hero is a Samurai, certain items also use Japanese names in place of their regular English names, which is expanded from ''NetHack'' and can be disabled via [[Options (dNetHack)|options]]. The Japanese names are divided into 2 lists, which are enabled by the options <tt>role_obj_names</tt> (enabled by default) and <tt>obscure_role_obj_names</tt> (disabled by default). All of the items enabled by the former option are also enabled by the latter, but some of them have different names, and the [[Naginata (dNetHack)|naginata]], [[Nunchaku (dNetHack)|nunchaku]], [[Ninja-to (dNetHack)|ninja-to]], and [[Wakizashi (dNetHack)|wakizashi]] are made into distinct items rather than simply being Japanese names for existing items.
 Both lists of renamed items are presented for easy lookup below, with the items alphabetized by Japanese name (ignoring English prefixes)&mdash;the "obscure" names shown in '''bold''' override the common name if both are enabled:
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 | ''magari yari'' || [[trident]]
 |-
 | ''no-dachi'' || [[two-handed sword]]

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 ==Strategy==
 {{todo|Detail to match the layout of other NetHack and dNetHack role strategy sections if possible.}}
-Samurai now get an artifact yumi as a crowning gift, [[DNetHack artifacts#Yoichi no yumi|Yoichi no yumi]]. It grants +1d20 to-hit and 2x damage to fired ya, and can be #invoked to [[Create ammo|create ya]].
+Samurai in dNetHack and its variants get an artifact yumi as a crowning gift, [[DNetHack artifacts#Yoichi no yumi|Yoichi no yumi]]. It grants +1d20 to-hit and 2x damage to fired ya, and can be #invoked to [[Create ammo|create ya]].
 [[Snickersnee]] is relegated to a nameable artifact, which can be named by [[Tourist]]s who are either at least level 19 or have completed their quest&mdash;though Snickersnee cannot generate randomly or be named by Samurai, it still favors Samurai and they can [[twoweapon]] it in the off-hand. Snickersnee is an intelligent knife with +1d3 to-hit and +1d10 bonus damage, and has a chance of beheading targets like [[Vorpal Blade]]; it also uses doubled and [[exploding dice|exploding]] damage dice with +1 damage per dice, i.e. it deals 2d5+2 damage versus small monsters and 2d3+2 damage versus large ones, with each explosion addding 1d5+1/1d3+1 damage.

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 Samurai now get an artifact yumi as a crowning gift, [[DNetHack artifacts#Yoichi no yumi|Yoichi no yumi]]. It grants +1d20 to-hit and 2x damage to fired ya, and can be #invoked to [[Create ammo|create ya]].
-[[Snickersnee]] is relegated to a nameable artifact, which can be named by [[Tourist]]s who are either at least level 19 or have completed their quest&mdash;though it cannot be named by Samurai, it still favors Samurai. Snickersnee is an intelligent knife with +1d3 to-hit and +1d10 bonus damage, and has a chance of beheading targets like [[Vorpal Blade]]; it also uses doubled and [[exploding dice|exploding]] damage dice with +1 damage per dice, i.e. it deals 2d5+2 damage versus small monsters and 2d3+2 damage versus large ones, with each explosion addding 1d5+1/1d3+1 damage. Both Tourists and Samurai can [[twoweapon]] Snickersnee in the off-hand, but will suffer a -20 to-hit penalty unless they are Skilled in two weapon combat.
+[[Snickersnee]] is relegated to a nameable artifact, which can be named by [[Tourist]]s who are either at least level 19 or have completed their quest&mdash;though Snickersnee cannot generate randomly or be named by Samurai, it still favors Samurai and they can [[twoweapon]] it in the off-hand. Snickersnee is an intelligent knife with +1d3 to-hit and +1d10 bonus damage, and has a chance of beheading targets like [[Vorpal Blade]]; it also uses doubled and [[exploding dice|exploding]] damage dice with +1 damage per dice, i.e. it deals 2d5+2 damage versus small monsters and 2d3+2 damage versus large ones, with each explosion addding 1d5+1/1d3+1 damage.
 Lastly, [[DNetHack artifacts#The Kusanagi no Tsurugi|the Kusanagi no Tsurugi]] can be named by Samurai at experience level 22, but can be only used as a weapon by Samurai at experience level 30. The Kusanagi no Tsurugi is an intelligent long sword that grants [[energy regeneration]] while wielded, and grants automatic searching and acts as a luck item while carried. As a weapon, it has +1d20 to-hit and +1d12 damage bonuses, can behead targets and will instantly kill elementals.

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 {{tocright}}
 In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], the '''Samurai''' is one of the [[role]]s from ''[[NetHack]]'' that is available to the [[hero]].
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 | Mean w/ standard deviation (human) || 15.90±1.94 || 15.54±1.75 || 17.91±0.32 || 9.94±1.37 || 8.56±1.27 || 7.37±1.20
 |}
 ==Skills==
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 |}
-Samurai start with ''Basic'' skill in bows and martial arts, along with long swords and short swords for male Samurai, and polearms and knives for female Samurai. They use the [[intelligence]] stat to cast spells, and their special spell is {{+ of|clairvoyance}}.
+Samurai start with ''Basic'' skill in bows and martial arts, along with either long swords and short swords for male Samurai or polearms and knives for female Samurai. They use the [[intelligence]] stat to cast spells, and their special spell is {{+ of|clairvoyance}}.
 ==Special rules==
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 {{message|You dishonorably attack the innocent!|You incurred a -1 penalty to alignment record from attacking [[peaceful]] or [[tame]] monster.}}
 {{message|You dishonorably use a poisoned weapon!|incurred a -1 penalty to alignment record from attacking with a [[poison]]ed weapon.}}
 ===Japanese names for items===
-On top of normal language-specific changes for some game dialogs while the hero is a Samurai, certain items also use Japanese names in place of their regular English names, which is expanded from ''NetHack'' and can be disabled via [[Options (dNetHack)|options]]. The Japanese names are divided into 2 lists, which are enabled by the options <tt>role_obj_names</tt> (enabled by default) and <tt>obscure_role_obj_names</tt> (disabled by default). All of the items enabled by the former option are also enabled by the latter, but some of them have different names. The [[Naginata (dNetHack)|naginata]], [[nunchaku (dNetHack)|nunchaku]], and [[wakizashi (dNetHack)|wakizashi]] are made into distinct items, rather than simply being Japanese names for existing items.
+On top of normal language-specific changes for some game dialogs while the hero is a Samurai, certain items also use Japanese names in place of their regular English names, which is expanded from ''NetHack'' and can be disabled via [[Options (dNetHack)|options]]. The Japanese names are divided into 2 lists, which are enabled by the options <tt>role_obj_names</tt> (enabled by default) and <tt>obscure_role_obj_names</tt> (disabled by default). All of the items enabled by the former option are also enabled by the latter, but some of them have different names, and the [[Naginata (dNetHack)|naginata]], [[nunchaku (dNetHack)|nunchaku]], and [[wakizashi (dNetHack)|wakizashi]] are made into distinct items rather than simply being Japanese names for existing items.
 Both lists of renamed items are presented for easy lookup below, with the items alphabetized by Japanese name (ignoring English prefixes)&mdash;the "obscure" names shown in '''bold''' override the common name if both are enabled:
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 * Neutral: [[Raijin]]
 * Chaotic: [[Susanowo]]
 ==Quest==
 {{main|Samurai quest/dNetHack}}
-The Samurai's quest sees them fighting [[Ashikaga Takauji]] for [[the Tsurugi of Muramasa]], an [[artifact]] [[tsurugi]]. The Tsurugi of Muramasa grants [[automatic searching]] and acts as a [[luckstone]] while carried, and while wielded it is [[Bloodthirsty#dNetHack|bloodthirsty]] and deals [[double damage]] against all monsters, with a {{frac|10}} chance (10%) of [[bisection]]. Both bloodthirsty weapons and bisection function much differently from vanilla ''NetHack''.
+The Samurai's quest sees them fighting [[Ashikaga Takauji]] for [[the Tsurugi of Muramasa]], an [[artifact]] [[tsurugi]]. The Tsurugi of Muramasa grants [[automatic searching]] and [[Luck item|acts as a luckstone]] while carried, and while wielded it is [[Bloodthirsty#dNetHack|bloodthirsty]] and deals [[double damage]] against all monsters, with a {{frac|10}} chance (10%) of [[bisection]]. Both bloodthirsty weapons and bisection function much differently from vanilla ''NetHack''.
 ==Strategy==
 {{todo|Detail to match the layout of other NetHack and dNetHack role strategy sections if possible.}}
-Samurai now get an artifact yumi as a crowning gift, [[DNetHack artifacts#Yoichi no yumi|Yoichi no yumi]]. It grants +1d20 to hit, 2x damage to fired ya, and can be #invoked to [[Create ammo|create ya]].
+Samurai now get an artifact yumi as a crowning gift, [[DNetHack artifacts#Yoichi no yumi|Yoichi no yumi]]. It grants +1d20 to-hit and 2x damage to fired ya, and can be #invoked to [[Create ammo|create ya]].
-[[Snickersnee]] is relegated to a nameable artifact, which can be named by [[Tourist]]s who are either at least level 19 or have completed their quest. It cannot be named by Samurai, but it still favors Samurai. It's now an intelligent knife. Like Vorpal Blade, it has a chance of beheading targets, and doubled and [[exploding dice|exploding]] base dice with +1 damage per dice: 2d5+2 versus small and 2d3+2 versus large, and each explosion adds 1d5+1/1d3+1 damage. It also has +1d3 to hit and +1d10 bonus damage. Both Tourists and Samurai can [[twoweapon]] Snickersnee in the off-hand, but will suffer a -20 to-hit penalty unless they are Skilled in twoweapon.
+[[Snickersnee]] is relegated to a nameable artifact, which can be named by [[Tourist]]s who are either at least level 19 or have completed their quest&mdash;though it cannot be named by Samurai, it still favors Samurai. Snickersnee is an intelligent knife with +1d3 to-hit and +1d10 bonus damage, and has a chance of beheading targets like [[Vorpal Blade]]; it also uses doubled and [[exploding dice|exploding]] damage dice with +1 damage per dice, i.e. it deals 2d5+2 damage versus small monsters and 2d3+2 damage versus large ones, with each explosion addding 1d5+1/1d3+1 damage. Both Tourists and Samurai can [[twoweapon]] Snickersnee in the off-hand, but will suffer a -20 to-hit penalty unless they are Skilled in two weapon combat.
-Lastly, [[DNetHack artifacts#The Kusanagi no Tsurugi|the Kusanagi no Tsurugi]] can be named by Samurai at level 22, but only used as a weapon at 30. It's an intelligent long sword with +1d20 to hit and +1d12 to damage. In addition, it may behead targets and will instantly kill elementals. It grants energy regeneration while wielded, and searching and luck while carried.
+Lastly, [[DNetHack artifacts#The Kusanagi no Tsurugi|the Kusanagi no Tsurugi]] can be named by Samurai at experience level 22, but can be only used as a weapon by Samurai at experience level 30. The Kusanagi no Tsurugi is an intelligent long sword that grants [[energy regeneration]] while wielded, and grants automatic searching and acts as a luck item while carried. As a weapon, it has +1d20 to-hit and +1d12 damage bonuses, can behead targets and will instantly kill elementals.
-{{variant-noversion}}
+{{variant-343}}
 [[Category:dNetHack roles]]
 [[Category:notdNetHack roles]]
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 Samurai that use both hands to wield a weapon using the long sword or two-handed sword skill have their to-hit and damage bonuses from that skill doubled, if they perform an attack in the same direction or the opposite direction from their previous attack.
-Samurai can perform a "kiai shout" that adds [[morale]] to pets and allied [[monster]]s equal to the hero's rank plus a bonus equal to 1d([[CHA]] - 13), i.e. +1d5 for 18 charisma and +1d12 for 25 charisma), while also making [[noise]] and temporarily granting the [[aggravate monster]] intrinsic. This uses the same free action allotted to the hero as e.g., applying a [[stethoscope]] does.
+Samurai can perform a "kiai shout" that adds [[morale]] to pets and allied [[monster]]s equal to the hero's rank plus a bonus equal to 1d([[Charisma|CHA]] - 13), i.e. +1d5 for 18 charisma and +1d12 for 25 charisma), while also making [[noise]] and temporarily granting the [[aggravate monster]] intrinsic. This uses the same free action allotted to the hero as e.g., applying a [[stethoscope]] does.
 Samurai are expected to adhere to a role-specific code of conduct, detailed in the section below.

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 * an [[iron]] [[Mask (dNetHack)|mask]] of a [[Human (monster)|human]]
-Yuki-onna Samurai have human masks that are made of [[mithril]] rather than iron.
+Yuki-onna Samurai are given human masks made of [[mithril]] rather than iron.
 Samurai start with knowledge of all non-magical weapons and armor.
-The Samurai's default starting pet is a little dog named Hachi.
+The Samurai's default starting pet is a [[little dog]] named Hachi.
 ==Intrinsics==
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 ==Special rules==
 Samurai get a +1 bonus to [[multishot]] and damage when firing ya from a yumi.
-Samurai can perform a [[shattering blow]] while wielding a katana without wearing a [[shield]] or two-weaponing.
+Samurai can perform a [[shattering blow]] while wielding a katana without either wearing a [[shield]] or two-weaponing.
-Kiai shout: Adds encouragement equal to your rank plus a bonus for high cha (1d(cha-13), so +1d5 for 18 and +1d12 for 25). Also alerts enemies to your location by making some noise and setting intrinsic Aggravate monster. Consumes the partial action.
+Samurai that use both hands to wield a weapon using the long sword or two-handed sword skill have their to-hit and damage bonuses from that skill doubled, if they perform an attack in the same direction or the opposite direction from their previous attack.
-Focused attack: If the PC's weapon uses the long-sword skill or two-handed-sword skill and is held in two hands, if the current attack is made either in the same direction as the previous or exactly the opposite, the skill bonus to hit and damage is doubled.
+Samurai can perform a "kiai shout" that adds [[morale]] to pets and allied [[monster]]s equal to the hero's rank plus a bonus equal to 1d([[CHA]] - 13), i.e. +1d5 for 18 charisma and +1d12 for 25 charisma), while also making [[noise]] and temporarily granting the [[aggravate monster]] intrinsic. This uses the same free action allotted to the hero as e.g., applying a [[stethoscope]] does.
 Samurai are expected to adhere to a role-specific code of conduct, detailed in the section below.
 ===Code of conduct===
 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:
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 ===Japanese names for items===
-On top of normal language-specific changes for some game dialogs while the hero is a Samurai, certain items also use Japanese names in place of their regular English names, which is expanded from ''NetHack'' and can be disabled via [[Options (dNetHack)|options]]. The Japanese names are divided into 2 lists, which are enabled by the options <tt>role_obj_names</tt> (enabled by default) and <tt>obscure_role_obj_names</tt> (disabled by default). All of the items enabled by the former option are also enabled by the latter, but some of them have different names. For these items, the "obscure" name overrides the common name, if both are enabled - these are shown in '''bold'''.
+On top of normal language-specific changes for some game dialogs while the hero is a Samurai, certain items also use Japanese names in place of their regular English names, which is expanded from ''NetHack'' and can be disabled via [[Options (dNetHack)|options]]. The Japanese names are divided into 2 lists, which are enabled by the options <tt>role_obj_names</tt> (enabled by default) and <tt>obscure_role_obj_names</tt> (disabled by default). All of the items enabled by the former option are also enabled by the latter, but some of them have different names. The [[Naginata (dNetHack)|naginata]], [[nunchaku (dNetHack)|nunchaku]], and [[wakizashi (dNetHack)|wakizashi]] are made into distinct items, rather than simply being Japanese names for existing items.
-The [[Naginata (dNetHack)|naginata]], [[nunchaku (dNetHack)|nunchaku]], and [[wakizashi (dNetHack)|wakizashi]] are made into distinct items, rather than simply being Japanese names for existing items.
+Both lists of renamed items are presented for easy lookup below, with the items alphabetized by Japanese name (ignoring English prefixes)&mdash;the "obscure" names shown in '''bold''' override the common name if both are enabled:
 {| class="prettytable"

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 ==Gods==
 {{main|Religion}}
-The Samurai pantheon is based on the pantheon of [[Wikipedia:Japanese mythology|Japanese mythology]]. Their first [[sacrifice gift]] is [[DNetHack artifacts#Kiku-ichimonji|Kiku-ichimonji]] for men, and [[dNetHack artifacts#Jinja Naginata|Jinja Naginata]] for women.
+The Samurai pantheon is based on the pantheon of [[Wikipedia:Japanese mythology|Japanese mythology]]. The role's first [[sacrifice gift]] is [[Kiku-ichimonji (dNetHack)|Kiku-ichimonji]] for men and [[Jinja Naginata]] for women.
 * Lawful: [[Amaterasu Omikami]]

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 ===Japanese names for items===
 On top of normal language-specific changes for some game dialogs while the hero is a Samurai, certain items also use Japanese names in place of their regular English names, which is expanded from ''NetHack'' and can be disabled via [[Options (dNetHack)|options]]. The Japanese names are divided into 2 lists, which are enabled by the options <tt>role_obj_names</tt> (enabled by default) and <tt>obscure_role_obj_names</tt> (disabled by default). All of the items enabled by the former option are also enabled by the latter, but some of them have different names. For these items, the "obscure" name overrides the common name, if both are enabled - these are shown in '''bold'''.
 These lists are presented alphabetized by Japanese name (ignoring English prefixes) for easy lookup below:
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 |-
 |}
 ==Rank titles==