Shotgun (dNetHack) - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: appearance

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appearance

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

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pothole

Umbire the Phantom: word choice

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word choice

Umbire the Phantom: tweak

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tweak

Umbire the Phantom: tweaks

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tweaks

Umbire the Phantom: cats

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cats

Umbire the Phantom: cats

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cats

Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ androids

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‎Generation: androids

Umbire the Phantom: dropped word

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dropped word

Umbire the Phantom: touch-up

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 {{for|the firearm in SLASH'EM and its derivatives|shotgun (SLASH'EM)}}
 {{for|the "automatic" counterpart|auto shotgun (dNetHack)}}
-A '''shotgun''' is a type of [[weapon]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The shotgun is a [[Item size (dNetHack)|medium-size]] [[Future tech|futuristic]] [[launcher]] that uses the [[firearms]] [[skill]] and is designed for use with [[Shotgun shell (dNetHack)|shotgun shells]]. It has a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|default material]] of [[iron]], and appears as a [[broken crossbow]] when [[Identification|unidentified]].
+A '''shotgun''' is a type of [[weapon]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The shotgun is a [[Item size (dNetHack)|medium-size]] [[Future tech|futuristic]] [[launcher]] that uses the [[firearms]] [[skill]] and is designed for use with [[Shotgun shell (dNetHack)|shotgun shells]].
 ==Generation==
-[[Anachrononaut]]s and [[Android]]s start each game with knowledge of the shotgun's appearance.
+Anachrononauts and Androids start each game with knowledge of the shotgun's appearance.
 Shotguns are not randomly generated, though they can be found in [[bones]] and can only be [[wish]]ed for by [[Tourist/dNetHack|Tourists]]. They cannot be created by [[Smith (dNetHack)|smithing]] unless the hero is an [[Undead Hunter]] that knows their appearance.

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 {{for|the firearm in SLASH'EM and its derivatives|shotgun (SLASH'EM)}}
 {{for|the "automatic" counterpart|auto shotgun (dNetHack)}}
-A '''shotgun''' is a type of [[weapon]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The shotgun is a [[Item size (dNetHack)|medium-size]] [[Future tech|futuristic]] [[launcher]] that uses the [[firearms]] skill and is designed for use with [[Shotgun shell (dNetHack)|shotgun shells]]. It has a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|default material]] of [[iron]], and appears as a [[broken crossbow]] when [[Identification|unidentified]].
+A '''shotgun''' is a type of [[weapon]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The shotgun is a [[Item size (dNetHack)|medium-size]] [[Future tech|futuristic]] [[launcher]] that uses the [[firearms]] [[skill]] and is designed for use with [[Shotgun shell (dNetHack)|shotgun shells]]. It has a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|default material]] of [[iron]], and appears as a [[broken crossbow]] when [[Identification|unidentified]].
 ==Generation==

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 Some shotguns can be found on the [[Anachrononaut quest]]: A [[chest]] in the northeastern-most hall of the base on the Anachrononaut quest home level contains 4 shotguns along with several stacks of shotgun shells, three shotguns are each randomly placed around the locate level at level creation, and two more are randomly placed around the goal level at level creation. These also appear on the [[Android quest]], though the chest only contains two shotguns that each have a {{frac|2}} chance of generating.
-[[Shopkeeper]]s and [[human smith]]s generated in the future (i.e. the Anachrononaut quest and Android quest) are [[always generated with]] a shotgun and two stacks of shotgun shells.
+[[Shopkeeper]]s and [[human smith]]s generated in the future (i.e. the Anachrononaut quest and Android quest) are [[always generated with]] a shotgun and two stacks of shotgun shells as ammo.
-[[Deep one (dNetHack)|Deep ones]] and [[Deeper one (dNetHack)|deeper ones]] generated in the future have a {{frac|6}} chance of generating with a shotgun accompanied by two stacks of shotgun shells, with the properties of the shotgun itself dependent on which monster is given one: deep ones will have fully [[eroded]] shotguns, while deeper ones will have shotguns with 1 level of erosion and an [[enchantment]] ranging from +1 to +4.
+[[Deep one (dNetHack)|Deep ones]] and [[Deeper one (dNetHack)|deeper ones]] generated in the future have a {{frac|6}} chance of generating with a shotgun accompanied by two stacks of shotgun shells as ammo, with the properties of the shotgun itself dependent on which monster is given one: deep ones will have fully [[eroded]] shotguns, while deeper ones will have shotguns with 1 level of erosion and an [[enchantment]] ranging from +1 to +4.
 ==Description==

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 Shotguns come in a wide variety of calibers and gauges, ranging from 5.5 mm (.22 inch) to up to 5 cm (2.0 in), though the 12-gauge (18.53 mm or 0.729 in) and 20-gauge (15.63 mm or 0.615 in) bores are by far the most common. Almost all shotguns are breech-loading and can be single barreled, double barreled, or in the form of a combination gun. Like rifles, shotguns also come in a range of different action types, both single-shot and repeating. For non-repeating designs, over-and-under and side-by-side break action shotguns are by far the most common variants. Although revolving shotguns do exist, most modern repeating shotguns are either pump action or semi-automatic, and are also fully automatic, lever-action, or bolt-action to a lesser extent.
-Shotguns have an effective range of about 35 m (38 yd) with buckshot, 45 m (49 yd) with birdshot, 100 m (110 yd) with slugs, and well over 150 m (160 yd) with saboted slugs in rifled barrels, with the spread of small projectiles making a direct hit unnecessary. Comparatively, shotguns and shells in SLASH'EM are exaggeratedly short in range but high-accuracy: this is likely based on a similar trend applied to shotguns in many shooter games, where they are portrayed as close-range weapons with a conical spread range that inflicts heavy damage to targets within the area (presumably due to the shot hitting those targets before a majority of the spread occurs).
+Shotguns have an effective range of about 35 m (38 yd) with buckshot, 45 m (49 yd) with birdshot, 100 m (110 yd) with slugs, and well over 150 m (160 yd) with saboted slugs in rifled barrels, with the spread of small projectiles making a direct hit unnecessary. Comparatively, shotguns and shells in SLASH'EM are exaggeratedly short in range but high-accuracy: this is likely based on a similar trend applied to shotguns in many shooter games, where they are portrayed as close-range weapons with a conical spread range that inflicts heavy damage to targets within the area (presumably due to much of the shot hitting those targets before any spread occurs).
 {{variant-343}}
 [[Category:dNetHack weapons]]

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 {{for|the firearm in SLASH'EM and its derivatives|shotgun (SLASH'EM)}}
 {{for|the "automatic" counterpart|auto shotgun (dNetHack)}}
-A '''shotgun''' is type of a [[weapon]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The shotgun is a [[Item size (dNetHack)|medium-size]] [[Future tech|futuristic]] [[launcher]] that uses the [[firearms]] skill and is designed for use with [[Shotgun shell (dNetHack)|shotgun shells]]. It has a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|default material]] of [[iron]], and appears as a [[broken crossbow]] when [[Identification|unidentified]].
+A '''shotgun''' is a type of [[weapon]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The shotgun is a [[Item size (dNetHack)|medium-size]] [[Future tech|futuristic]] [[launcher]] that uses the [[firearms]] skill and is designed for use with [[Shotgun shell (dNetHack)|shotgun shells]]. It has a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|default material]] of [[iron]], and appears as a [[broken crossbow]] when [[Identification|unidentified]].
 ==Generation==
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 A shotgun has a +20 [[to-hit]] bonus, a very limited range of 3 squares and a -1 rate of fire. The negative rate of fire means that a [[hero]] who is Skilled or better in firearms will generally need a shotgun with a high enchantment in order to fire more than one shot per action.
-Shotgun shells deal slashing damage when properly fired from a shotgun, and deal +2d6 damage to [[Zombie (dNetHack)|zombified]] monsters that they hit.<!--fire rate table from slash'em below
+Shotgun shells deal slashing damage when properly fired from a shotgun, and also deal +2d6 damage to [[Zombie (dNetHack)|zombified]] monsters that they hit.<!--fire rate table from slash'em below
 ===Rate of fire===

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 Shotguns have an effective range of about 35 m (38 yd) with buckshot, 45 m (49 yd) with birdshot, 100 m (110 yd) with slugs, and well over 150 m (160 yd) with saboted slugs in rifled barrels, with the spread of small projectiles making a direct hit unnecessary. Comparatively, shotguns and shells in SLASH'EM are exaggeratedly short in range but high-accuracy: this is likely based on a similar trend applied to shotguns in many shooter games, where they are portrayed as close-range weapons with a conical spread range that inflicts heavy damage to targets within the area (presumably due to the shot hitting those targets before a majority of the spread occurs).
 {{variant-343}}
 [[Category:dNetHack firearms]]
 [[Category:notdNetHack firearms]]

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 [[Anachrononaut]]s start each game with knowledge of the shotgun's appearance.
-Shotguns are not randomly generated, though they can be found in [[bones]] and can only [[wish]]ed for by [[Tourist/dNetHack|Tourists]]. They cannot be created by [[Smith (dNetHack)|smithing]] unless the hero is an [[Undead Hunter]] that knows their appearance.
+Shotguns are not randomly generated, though they can be found in [[bones]] and can only be [[wish]]ed for by [[Tourist/dNetHack|Tourists]]. They cannot be created by [[Smith (dNetHack)|smithing]] unless the hero is an [[Undead Hunter]] that knows their appearance.
 Some shotguns can be found on the [[Anachrononaut quest]]: A [[chest]] in the northeastern-most hall of the base on the Anachrononaut quest home level contains 4 shotguns along with several stacks of shotgun shells, three shotguns are each randomly placed around the locate level at level creation, and two more are randomly placed around the goal level at level creation. These also appear on the [[Android quest]], though the chest only contains two shotguns that each have a {{frac|2}} chance of generating.