Shotgun shell (SLASH'EM) - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: touch-ups

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Umbire the Phantom: pothole

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Umbire the Phantom: details + todos

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Umbire the Phantom: /* Hack'EM */ potholes

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‎Hack'EM: potholes

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‎Hack'EM: detail

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‎Generation: detail + correction

Umbire the Phantom: hat note + detail

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Umbire the Phantom: potholes et. al.

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potholes et. al.

Umbire the Phantom: /* Origin */ detail more

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‎Origin: detail more

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 [[Shopkeeper]]s are [[always generated with]] 3 different stacks of {{rn1|20|3}} shotgun shells as ammo for their shotgun.{{refsrc|makemon.c|353|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
-[[Yendorian army]] [[sergeant]]s that are generated with an auto shotgun will be given 2 different stacks of {{rn1|10|3}} shotgun shells as ammo, while Yendorian army [[captain]]s that are generated with an auto shotgun will be given 2 different stacks of {{rn1|20|3}} shotgun shells as ammo.{{refsrc|makemon.c|295|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|makemon.c|320|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
+[[Yendorian army]] [[Sergeant (monster)|sergeants]] that are generated with an auto shotgun will be given 2 different stacks of {{rn1|10|3}} shotgun shells as ammo, while Yendorian army [[captain]]s that are generated with an auto shotgun will be given 2 different stacks of {{rn1|20|3}} shotgun shells as ammo.{{refsrc|makemon.c|295|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|makemon.c|320|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
 ===SpliceHack===
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 ==Strategy==
-While on average shotgun shells do 50% more base damage than bullets, both shotguns and shells are much harder to come by: fewer monsters generate with them, and those that do are relatively rare, and shopkeepers are incredibly dangerous to engage in fights without serious preparation. Additionally, both launchers that shotgun shells are designed for have a very short range, and the shotgun a low rate of fire while the auto shotgun is [[two-handed]]&mdash;this makes focusing on firearms that can use bullets a better proposition in the long run.
+While on average shotgun shells do 50% more base damage than bullets, both shotgun weapons and shells are much harder to come by: fewer monsters generate with them, those that do are relatively rare, and shopkeepers in particular are incredibly dangerous to engage in fights without serious preparation. Additionally, both launchers that shotgun shells are designed for have a very short range, and the shotgun has a low rate of fire while the auto shotgun is [[two-handed]]&mdash;this makes focusing on firearms that can use bullets a better proposition in the long run.
 While an early hero could theoretically find a shotgun and shells useful in the early game, this often requires a shopkeeper to be killed and such a circumstance is generally difficult to setup. A hero that can both train the firearms skill and engineer a scenario where they can either cleanly murder a shopkeeper, or have them killed without significant risk to themselves, will often already be capable of working through most early-game situations.

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 ==Description==
-As shotgun ammunition, shotgun shells must be [[fired]] or "thrown" from an appropriate [[launcher]] to deal their actual base damage, and properly-fired shells will always [[mulch]] whether or not they hit their target. Shells on the floor or in a monster's open inventory (but ''not'' in the [[hero]]'s open inventory) will be destroyed if subjected to [[Fire (element)|fire]] damage, e.g. from exploding [[rocket]]s and [[grenade]]s.
+As shotgun ammunition, shotgun shells must be [[fired]] or "thrown" from an appropriate [[launcher]] to deal their actual base damage, and properly-fired shells will always [[mulch]] whether or not they hit their target. Shells on the floor or in a monster's open inventory (but ''not'' in the [[hero]]'s open inventory) will be destroyed if subjected to [[Fire (element)|fire]] damage, e.g. from exploding [[Rocket (SLASH'EM)|rockets]] and [[grenade]]s.
 In Hack'EM, shotgun shells have a based cost of 7 [[zm]] compared to 10 zm in other variants.

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 ==Description==
-As shotgun ammunition, shotgun shells must be [[fired]] or "thrown" from an appropriate [[launcher]] to deal their actual base damage, and shells shot this way will always [[mulch]] whether or not they hit their target. Shells on the floor or in a monster's open inventory (but ''not'' in the [[hero]]'s open inventory) will be destroyed if subjected to [[Fire (element)|fire]] damage, e.g. from exploding [[rocket]]s and [[grenade]]s.
+As shotgun ammunition, shotgun shells must be [[fired]] or "thrown" from an appropriate [[launcher]] to deal their actual base damage, and properly-fired shells will always [[mulch]] whether or not they hit their target. Shells on the floor or in a monster's open inventory (but ''not'' in the [[hero]]'s open inventory) will be destroyed if subjected to [[Fire (element)|fire]] damage, e.g. from exploding [[rocket]]s and [[grenade]]s.
 In Hack'EM, shotgun shells have a based cost of 7 [[zm]] compared to 10 zm in other variants.

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 ==Description==
-As shotgun ammunition, shotgun shells must be [[fired]] or "thrown" from an appropriate [[launcher]] to deal their actual base damage, and will always [[mulch]] whether or not they hit their target.
+As shotgun ammunition, shotgun shells must be [[fired]] or "thrown" from an appropriate [[launcher]] to deal their actual base damage, and shells shot this way will always [[mulch]] whether or not they hit their target. Shells on the floor or in a monster's open inventory (but ''not'' in the [[hero]]'s open inventory) will be destroyed if subjected to [[Fire (element)|fire]] damage, e.g. from exploding [[rocket]]s and [[grenade]]s.
 In Hack'EM, shotgun shells have a based cost of 7 [[zm]] compared to 10 zm in other variants.
 ==Strategy==
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 While an early hero could theoretically find a shotgun and shells useful in the early game, this often requires a shopkeeper to be killed and such a circumstance is generally difficult to setup. A hero that can both train the firearms skill and engineer a scenario where they can either cleanly murder a shopkeeper, or have them killed without significant risk to themselves, will often already be capable of working through most early-game situations.
 ==Origin==

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 Shopkeepers have a {{frac|13|20}} chance of being generated with a shotgun and 2 different stacks of {{rn1|20|3}} shotgun shells as ammo.
-[[Yendorian army]] [[sergeant]]s that are generated with an auto shotgun will be given 2 different stacks of {{rn1|10|3}} shotgun shells as ammo, while Yendorian army [[captain]]s that are generated with an auto shotgun will be given 2 different stacks of {{rn1|20|3}} shotgun shells as ammo.
+Yendorian army sergeants that are generated with an auto shotgun will be given 2 different stacks of {{rn1|10|3}} shotgun shells as ammo, while Yendorian army captains that are generated with an auto shotgun will be given 2 different stacks of {{rn1|20|3}} shotgun shells as ammo.
 Shotgun shells can be created at a [[Forge (dungeon feature)|forge]] by combining an [[iron chain]] and 2 [[Bullet (SLASH'EM)|bullets]].

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 Gun stores can stock shotgun shells, and have a {{frac|13|100}} chance of generating a stack of shells on each square.
-An [[iron safe]] in [[Grund's Stronghold]] may contain up to 40 +2 shotgun shells, with each shell having a {{frac|2|5}} chance of being generated.
+An [[iron safe]] in [[Grund's Stronghold]] may contain up to 40 uncursed +2 shotgun shells, with each shell having a {{frac|2|5}} chance of being generated.
 Shopkeepers have a {{frac|13|20}} chance of being generated with a shotgun and 2 different stacks of {{rn1|20|3}} shotgun shells as ammo.

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 In SlashTHEM, shotgun shells are very rare and make up {{frac|1000}} of weapons randomly generated on the ground, in [[shop]]s or as [[death drop]]s, and are created in stacks of up to 10.
-Gun stores can also stock shotgun shells, and have a {{frac|2|25}} chance of generating a stack of shells on each square.
+Weapons outlets, used armor dealerships and gun stores can also stock shotgun shells, and have a {{frac|2|25}} chance of generating a stack of shells on each square.
 Shotgun shell generation for monsters behaves as in SLASH'EM.
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 In Hack'EM, shotgun shells are not randomly generated, though they can be wished for or found in bones.
-Gun stores can stock shotgun shells, and have a {{frac|12|100}} chance of generating a stack of shells on each square.
+Gun stores can stock shotgun shells, and have a {{frac|13|100}} chance of generating a stack of shells on each square.
 An [[iron safe]] in [[Grund's Stronghold]] may contain up to 40 +2 shotgun shells, with each shell having a {{frac|2|5}} chance of being generated.

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 A '''shotgun shell''', sometimes referred to simply as a '''shell''', is a type of [[weapon]] that appears in [[SLASH'EM]], [[SlashTHEM]], [[SpliceHack]], and [[Hack'EM]]. The shotgun shell is a [[projectile]] that uses the [[firearms]] skill and is designed as ammunition for [[Shotgun (SLASH'EM)|shotguns]] and [[Auto shotgun (SLASH'EM)|auto shotguns]]. It is made of [[iron]].
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 ==Description==
 As shotgun ammunition, shotgun shells must be [[fired]] or "thrown" from an appropriate [[launcher]] to deal their actual base damage, and will always [[mulch]] whether or not they hit their target.
 ==Strategy==

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 The casing for a shotgun shell usually consists of a paper or plastic tube with a metallic base containing the primer, and the shot charge is typically contained by wadding inside the case. Paper hulls were first adopted in the late 1870s to replace brass hulls and shells, while plastic hulls began replacing paper hulls for the majority of cartridges from the early 1960s to the late 1970s, and by the early 1980s plastic hulls had become universally adopted (though paper and brass are still occasionally used). The shot itself is traditionally made of lead, but other metals like steel, tungsten and bismuth are also used, due to either restrictions on lead or performance improvements (e.g., achieving higher shot velocities by reducing the mass of the shot charge), and cartridges can also be made with specialty non-lethal projectiles such as rubber and bean bag rounds.
-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, shotgun shells in SLASH'EM are exaggeratedly short in range but high-accuracy and likely follow a similar trend 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.
+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).
 ==References==