Silver saber - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: touch-ups

2026-05-14T21:58:47Z

touch-ups

Umbire the Phantom: /* SLASH'EM */ small thing

2025-04-08T09:05:04Z

‎SLASH'EM: small thing

Umbire the Phantom: once-over

2025-04-08T09:04:20Z

once-over

Ion frigate: expand on bling

2025-04-06T19:54:32Z

expand on bling

Ion frigate: was actually just the hilts

2025-04-06T08:04:16Z

was actually just the hilts

Ion frigate: duplicate words

2025-04-06T06:33:20Z

duplicate words

Ion frigate: always kinda wondered where this came from - before I ever played NH, I picked up at a yard sale a half-size silver (or possibly mercury!) plated saber from Pakistan, sort of like that region's version of a Wikipedia:colon statue

2025-04-06T06:31:51Z

always kinda wondered where this came from - before I ever played NH, I picked up at a yard sale a half-size silver (or possibly mercury!) plated saber from Pakistan, sort of like that region's version of a Wikipedia:colon statue

Ion frigate: also makes grayswandir (and werebane) a lot more common

2025-04-06T05:50:23Z

also makes grayswandir (and werebane) a lot more common

Umbire the Phantom: /* Variants / dnh, evil

2024-12-29T05:20:05Z

‎Variants: *dnh, evil

Umbire the Phantom: cat

2024-09-24T14:27:22Z

cat

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 A '''silver saber''' is a type of [[weapon]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is a one-handed [[melee]] weapon that uses the '''saber''' skill, and is made of [[silver]].
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 ===SLASH'EM===
-[[SLASH'EM]] adds the [[rapier]] as a weapon that uses the saber skill.
+[[SLASH'EM]] adds the [[Rapier (SLASH'EM)|rapier]] as a weapon that uses the saber skill.
 Silver sabers are far more common, with the chance for a randomly generated weapon to be a silver saber raised from {{frac|3|500}} (0.6%) to {{frac|27|1000}} (2.7%).{{refsrc|objects.c|198|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
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 In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], the silver saber is simply known as a saber, but has a default material of silver and always shows the material's name.
-dNetHack also adds the rapier, [[Lightsaber#dNetHack|lightsaber]], [[crow-quill]] and [[rakuyo]] as new weapons that use the saber skill. The basic lightsaber is the only one of its weapon type that uses the saber skill, and the rakuyo can be detached into two weapons: a rakuyo-saber form for the main hand, and a rakuyo-dagger for the off-hand.
+dNetHack also adds the [[Rapier (dNetHack)|rapier]], [[Lightsaber#dNetHack|lightsaber]], [[crow-quill]] and [[rakuyo]] as new weapons that use the saber skill. The basic lightsaber is the only one of its weapon type that uses the saber skill, and the rakuyo can be detached into two weapons: a rakuyo-saber form for the main hand, and a rakuyo-dagger for the off-hand.
 [[Crystals (dNetHack)|The Air Crystal]] boosts the hero's skill in sabers by one level while carried.
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 ===Hack'EM===
-[[Hack'EM]] the rapier from SLASH'EM and the [[falchion]] from [[SpliceHack]] as weapons that use the saber skill, and merges the scimitar skill (which SpliceHack falchions use) into the saber skill.
+[[Hack'EM]] adds the rapier from SLASH'EM and the [[falchion]] from [[SpliceHack]] as weapons that use the saber skill, and merges the scimitar skill (which SpliceHack falchions use) into the saber skill.
-Sabers behave as in EvilHack and use the same forging recipes. [[Upgrading]] a saber will produce a rapier, and vice versa.
+Sabers behave as they do in EvilHack and use the same forging recipes. [[Upgrading]] a saber successfully will produce a rapier, and vice versa.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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 [[SLASH'EM]] adds the [[rapier]] as a weapon that uses the saber skill.
-Silver sabers are far more common, with the chance for a randomly generated weapon to be a silver saber raised from 0.6% to 2.7%.{{refsrc|objects.c|198|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
+Silver sabers are far more common, with the chance for a randomly generated weapon to be a silver saber raised from {{frac|3|500}} (0.6%) to {{frac|27|1000}} (2.7%).{{refsrc|objects.c|198|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
 ===NetHack brass===

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 }}
-A '''silver saber''' is a type of [[weapon]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is a one-handed weapon that uses the '''saber''' skill, and is made of [[silver]].
+A '''silver saber''' is a type of [[weapon]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is a one-handed [[melee]] weapon that uses the '''saber''' skill, and is made of [[silver]].
 The silver saber is the [[base item]] for the [[artifact]]s [[Grayswandir]] and [[Werebane]].
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 ==Generation==
-Silver sabers make up about 0.6% of randomly generated weapons created on the floor, as [[death drop]]s, or in [[shop]]s - they can be sold in general stores, used armor dealerships and antique weapon outlets.
+Silver sabers make up 0.6% of all randomly-generated weapons created on the floor, as [[death drop]]s or in [[shop]]s. General stores, used armor dealerships and antique weapon outlets can stock silver sabers.
 [[Watch captain]]s and [[Yendorian army]] captains have a {{frac|2}} chance of [[Monster starting inventory|being generated with]] a silver saber.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|205|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
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 ==Origin==
 {{Wikipedia|Saber}}
-The saber is a curved, single-edged sword with a cross-guard connecting to the pommel (tip of the hilt). It descends from the similar West Asian [[scimitar]], which has a simple cross-guard. The blade of a saber is backward-curved as opposed to the forward curving associated with many similar swords, and was designed for use by mounted cavalry, such as the Central European hussars and the light cavalry of the 16th-to-19th centuries. The saber's cross-guard was improved as the development of firearms made many forms of armor ineffective.
+A saber is a curved, single-edged sword with a cross-guard connecting to the pommel (tip of the hilt)&mdash;it descends from the similar West Asian [[scimitar]], which has a simple cross-guard, and has a backward-curved blade as opposed to the forward-curving one associated with many similar swords. Designed for use by mounted cavalry, such as the Central European hussars and the light cavalry of the 16th-to-19th centuries, the saber's cross-guard was improved due to the development of firearms making many forms of armor ineffective.
-As a heavy and soft metal, silver would never have been used to make a weapon intended for battle.  However, British light cavalry officers stationed in India often carried [[Wikipedia:Pattern 1796 light cavalry sabre#Officers' sabres|richly decorated sabers]], and these weapons would sometimes have silver-plated hilts as well as silver wire-wrapped grips.  In addition to its aesthetic purpose, this silvering also served to help the weapons resist corrosion and rust in the humid Indian environment.
+As a heavy and soft metal, silver would never have been used to make a weapon intended for battle. However, British light cavalry officers stationed in India often carried [[Wikipedia:Pattern 1796 light cavalry sabre#Officers' sabres|richly decorated sabers]], and these weapons would sometimes have silver-plated hilts as well as silver wire-wrapped grips. In addition to its aesthetic purpose, this silvering also served to help the weapons resist corrosion and rust in the humid Indian environment.
 ==Variants==
-Variants with [[object materials]] often change the item's name to the '''saber''', and may also change its default material of [[iron]], giving it the possibility of generating as silver. Some variants also add more weapons that use the saber skill.
+Variants with [[object materials]] often change the item's name to the '''saber''' and may change its default material to [[iron]], which usually also gives it the possibility of generating as silver. Some variants also add more weapons that use the saber skill.
 In variants that incorporate the [[Convict]] role, [[prison guard]]s have a {{frac|2}} chance of being generated with a silver saber.
 ===SLASH'EM===
-[[SLASH'EM]] adds the [[rapier]] as a weapon that uses the saber skill.  Additionally, silver sabers are far more common: the chance for a randomly generated weapon to be a silver saber is raised from 0.6% to 2.7%.{{refsrc|objects.c|198|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
+[[SLASH'EM]] adds the [[rapier]] as a weapon that uses the saber skill.
 ===NetHack brass===
-In [[NetHack brass]], silver sabers are replaced with iron sabers. Grayswandir retains its silver damage as a unique property of the artifact, rather than an intrinsic property of the base item. The scimitar skill is also merged into the saber skill.
+In [[NetHack brass]], silver sabers are replaced with iron sabers, and the scimitar skill is also merged into the saber skill.
 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], the silver saber is simply known as a saber, but has a default material of silver and always shows the material's name. dNetHack also adds the rapier, [[Lightsaber#dNetHack|lightsaber]], [[crow-quill]] and [[rakuyo]] as new weapons that use the saber skill. The basic lightsaber is the only one of its weapon type that uses the saber skill, and the rakuyo can be detached into two weapons: a rakuyo-saber form for the main hand, and a rakuyo-dagger for the off-hand.
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], the silver saber is simply known as a saber, but has a default material of silver and always shows the material's name.
 Several artifacts use the saber skill in some form:
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 * [[dNetHack artifacts#The Iconoclast|The Iconoclast]] is an artifact silver saber wielded by [[Daemon]].
 * The [[dNetHack artifacts#Saber of Sabaoth|Saber of Sabaoth]] is a large artifact silver saber that [[Throne Archon]]s can generate with.
 ===xNetHack===
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 Sabers have a default material of iron and can generate as silver&mdash;Grayswandir and Werebane are still generated as silver sabers.
-A saber can be created at a [[Forge (dungeon feature)|forge]] by combining a [[long sword]] and a scimitar; a [[fauchard]] can be created by combining a saber with a [[spear]].
+A saber can be created at a [[Forge (dungeon feature)|forge]] by combining a [[long sword]] and a scimitar, and a [[fauchard]] can be created by combining a saber with a [[spear]].
 ===SlashTHEM===

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 The saber is a curved, single-edged sword with a cross-guard connecting to the pommel (tip of the hilt). It descends from the similar West Asian [[scimitar]], which has a simple cross-guard. The blade of a saber is backward-curved as opposed to the forward curving associated with many similar swords, and was designed for use by mounted cavalry, such as the Central European hussars and the light cavalry of the 16th-to-19th centuries. The saber's cross-guard was improved as the development of firearms made many forms of armor ineffective.
-As a heavy and soft metal, silver would never have been used to make a weapon intended for battle.  However, British light cavalry officers stationed in India often carried [[Wikipedia:Pattern 1796 light cavalry sabre#Officers' sabres|elaborately decorated sabers]], and these weapons would sometimes have silver-plated hilts.  In addition to its aesthetic purpose, the silvering also served to help the weapons resist corrosion and rust in the humid Indian environment.
+As a heavy and soft metal, silver would never have been used to make a weapon intended for battle.  However, British light cavalry officers stationed in India often carried [[Wikipedia:Pattern 1796 light cavalry sabre#Officers' sabres|richly decorated sabers]], and these weapons would sometimes have silver-plated hilts as well as silver wire-wrapped grips.  In addition to its aesthetic purpose, this silvering also served to help the weapons resist corrosion and rust in the humid Indian environment.
 ==Variants==

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 The saber is a curved, single-edged sword with a cross-guard connecting to the pommel (tip of the hilt). It descends from the similar West Asian [[scimitar]], which has a simple cross-guard. The blade of a saber is backward-curved as opposed to the forward curving associated with many similar swords, and was designed for use by mounted cavalry, such as the Central European hussars and the light cavalry of the 16th-to-19th centuries. The saber's cross-guard was improved as the development of firearms made many forms of armor ineffective.
-As a heavy and soft metal, silver would never have been used to make a weapon intended for battle.  However, British light cavalry officers stationed in India often carried [[Wikipedia:Pattern 1796 light cavalry sabre#Officers' sabres|elaborately decorated sabers]], and these weapons would sometimes to be silver-plated.  In addition to its aesthetic purpose, the silvering also served to help the weapons resist corrosion and rust in the humid Indian environment.
+As a heavy and soft metal, silver would never have been used to make a weapon intended for battle.  However, British light cavalry officers stationed in India often carried [[Wikipedia:Pattern 1796 light cavalry sabre#Officers' sabres|elaborately decorated sabers]], and these weapons would sometimes have silver-plated hilts.  In addition to its aesthetic purpose, the silvering also served to help the weapons resist corrosion and rust in the humid Indian environment.
 ==Variants==

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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], the silver saber is simply known as a saber, but has a default material of silver and always shows the material's name. dNetHack also adds the rapier, [[Lightsaber#dNetHack|lightsaber]], [[crow-quill]] and [[rakuyo]] as new weapons that use the saber skill. The basic lightsaber is the only one of its weapon type that uses the saber skill, and the rakuyo can be detached into two weapons: a rakuyo-saber form for the main hand, and a rakuyo-dagger for the off-hand.
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], the silver saber is simply known as a saber, but has a default material of silver and always shows the material's name. dNetHack also adds the rapier, [[Lightsaber#dNetHack|lightsaber]], [[crow-quill]] and [[rakuyo]] as new weapons that use the saber skill. The basic lightsaber is the only one of its weapon type that uses the saber skill, and the rakuyo can be detached into two weapons: a rakuyo-saber form for the main hand, and a rakuyo-dagger for the off-hand.
 Several artifacts use the saber skill in some form:
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 ===EvilHack===
-[[EvilHack]] merges the scimitar skill into the saber skill.
+In [[EvilHack]], the scimitar skill is merged into the saber skill.
-Sabers have a default material of iron and can generate as silver. Grayswandir and Werebane are still generated as silver sabers. A saber can be created at a [[Forge (dungeon feature)|forge]] by combining a [[long sword]] and a scimitar; a [[fauchard]] can be created by combining a saber with a [[spear]].
+Sabers have a default material of iron and can generate as silver&mdash;Grayswandir and Werebane are still generated as silver sabers.
 ===SlashTHEM===

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