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 Vampire [[Madpeople]] that started the game as female will have a soldier's rapier generated in their [[Madman#Box|quest box]] on the goal level of the [[Madperson quest]] during level creation.
-[[Player monster (dNetHack)|Player monster]] [[Undead hunter (player monster)|undead hunters]] have a {{frac|15}} chance each of [[generating with]] either a soldier's rapier or a soldier's saber as their weapon.
+[[Deminymph]]s that are given "undead hunter" kits have a {{frac|11}} chance of being [[generated with]] a soldier's rapier as their primary weapon, which has a {{frac|100}} chance of being made of [[mercurial]] material and will be given an [[enchantment]] ranging from +2 to +4.
 ==Description==

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   |material=metal
 }}
-A '''soldier's rapier''' is a type of [[weapon]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The soldier's rapier is a [[Item size (dNetHack)|medium-sized]] [[melee]] weapon, making it one-handed for a [[Physical size|medium-sized]] hero, and uses the [[saber]] skill. It has a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|base material]] of [[metal]], and appears as a '''hinged rapier''' when [[unidentified]].
+A '''soldier's rapier''' is a type of [[weapon]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The soldier's rapier is a [[Item size (dNetHack)|medium-sized]] [[melee]] weapon, making it [[one-handed]] for a [[Physical size|medium-sized]] wielder, and uses the [[saber]] skill. It has a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|base material]] of [[metal]], and appears as a '''hinged rapier''' when [[unidentified]].
 The soldier's rapier can be latched to transform it into a '''soldier's saber''', a medium-sized weapon that can function as both a melee weapon using the saber skill ''and'' as a [[launcher]] for [[shoot]]ing [[Bullet (dNetHack)|bullets]] and [[blood-spear]]s using the [[firearms]] skill. It retains its material between transformations, and appears as a '''gun saber''' when unidentified.
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 Neither the soldier's rapier nor the soldier's saber are randomly generated, though they can be [[wished]] for or found in [[bones]].
-The artifacts [[Fire Brand (dNetHack)|Fire Brand]] and [[Frost Brand (dNetHack)|Frost Brand]] can only be wished for in the form of a soldier's rapier by an [[Undead Hunter]], and only Undead Hunters can reshape the Brands into soldier's rapiers by dipping the chosen artifact into a [[Forge (dNetHack)|forge]] or [[fountain]] respectively&mdash;this reshaping requires the [[hero]] to either have a soldier's rapier in their inventory or be at least Skilled in sabers.
+The artifacts [[Fire Brand (dNetHack)|Fire Brand]] and [[Frost Brand (dNetHack)|Frost Brand]] can only be wished for in the form of a soldier's rapier or soldier's saber by an [[Undead Hunter]], and only Undead Hunters can reshape the Brands into soldier's rapiers or soldier's saber by dipping the chosen artifact into a [[Forge (dNetHack)|forge]] or [[fountain]] respectively&mdash;this reshaping requires the [[hero]] to either have a soldier's rapier or soldier's saber in their inventory, or else be at least Skilled in sabers (or optionally firearms for soldier's sabers).
 Vampire [[Madpeople]] that started the game as female will have a soldier's rapier generated in their [[Madman#Box|quest box]] on the goal level of the [[Madperson quest]] during level creation.
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 ==Description==
-As a melee weapon the soldier's rapier deals slashing and piercing damage, with 1d10 damage against small monsters and 1d6 against large ones, and has a +2 [[to-hit]] bonus. As a [[Rapier (dNetHack)|rapier-like]] weapon, it gains a full damage bonus from the [[hero]]'s [[dexterity]], but only a halved bonus from [[strength]], and increases the hero's [[AC]] by the lower value between their saber skill (with 1 point per level) and {{sfrac|(DEX - 13)|4}}. A hero that wields a soldier's rapier at Skilled or better in sabers gains the "focus fire", "stop thrust" and "lunge" [[expert trait]]s. In terms of [[monster weapon preference]], monsters will favor the soldier's rapier over the [[viperwhip]], and will prefer a [[bestial claw]] or better to the soldier's rapier.
+The soldier's rapier deals slashing and piercing damage, with 1d10 damage against small monsters and 1d6 against large ones, and has a +2 [[to-hit]] bonus. As a [[Rapier (dNetHack)|rapier-like]] weapon, it gains a full damage bonus from the [[hero]]'s [[dexterity]], but only a halved bonus from [[strength]], and increases the hero's [[AC]] by the lower value between their saber skill (with 1 point per level) and {{sfrac|(DEX - 13)|4}}. A hero that wields a soldier's rapier at Skilled or better in sabers gains the "focus fire", "stop thrust" and "lunge" [[expert trait]]s.
 [[Applying]] a soldier's rapier will latch it and turn the weapon into a soldier's saber of the same [[beatitude]], [[enchantment]] and object material, and applying a soldier's saber will unlatch it and turn the weapon into a soldier's saber in the same manner vice versa.
 A soldier's saber deals slashing damage when used in melee, with 1d8 damage against all monsters, and retains the to-hit bonus of the soldier's rapier. When used as a launcher, a soldier's saber has a range of 15 squares. The soldier's saber does not have any expert traits.
 An Undead Hunter that uses a twin columnar crystal or a columnar chunk to upgrade a weapon via [[Smithing (dNetHack)|manual smithing]] has a {{frac|2}} chance of learning the appearance of both the soldier's saber and the soldier's rapier, which will also grant them the ability to train to Expert in sabers and firearms.
 ==Strategy==
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 ==Encyclopedia entry==
-Both the soldier's rapier and soldier's saber share the same [[encyclopedia]] entry.
+Both the soldier's rapier and soldier's saber share the same [[encyclopedia]] entry:
 {{encyclopedia|
 The old nobles, long-time imbibers of blood, are no strangers
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 called for the sake of appearances.
 |[ Bloodborne, by FromSoftware ]
-}}{{variant-343}}
+}}
 [[Category:dNetHack weapons]]
 [[Category:notdNetHack weapons]]
 [[Category:notnotdNetHack weapons]]

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-A '''soldier's rapier''' is a type of [[weapon]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The soldier's rapier is a [[Item size (dNetHack)|medium-sized]] [[melee]] weapon, making it one-handed for a medium-sized [[hero]], and uses the [[saber]] skill. It has a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|base material]] of [[metal]], and appears as a '''hinged rapier''' when [[Identification|unidentified]].
+A '''soldier's rapier''' is a type of [[weapon]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The soldier's rapier is a [[Item size (dNetHack)|medium-sized]] [[melee]] weapon, making it one-handed for a [[Physical size|medium-sized]] hero, and uses the [[saber]] skill. It has a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|base material]] of [[metal]], and appears as a '''hinged rapier''' when [[unidentified]].
 The soldier's rapier can be latched to transform it into a '''soldier's saber''', a medium-sized weapon that can function as both a melee weapon using the saber skill ''and'' as a [[launcher]] for [[shoot]]ing [[Bullet (dNetHack)|bullets]] and [[blood-spear]]s using the [[firearms]] skill. It retains its material between transformations, and appears as a '''gun saber''' when unidentified.
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 Neither the soldier's rapier nor the soldier's saber are randomly generated, though they can be [[wished]] for or found in [[bones]].
 Vampire [[Madpeople]] that started the game as female will have a soldier's rapier generated in their [[Madman#Box|quest box]] on the goal level of the [[Madperson quest]] during level creation.
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 ==Description==
-As a melee weapon the soldier's rapier deals slashing and piercing damage, with 1d10 damage against [[small]] monsters and 1d6 against large ones, and has a +2 [[to-hit]] bonus. As a [[Rapier (dNetHack)|rapier-like]] weapon, it gains a full damage bonus from the [[hero]]'s [[dexterity]], but only a halved bonus from [[strength]], and increases the hero's [[AC]] by the lower value between their saber skill (with 1 point per level) and {{sfrac|(DEX - 13)|4}}. A hero that wields a soldier's rapier at Skilled or better in sabers gains the "focus fire", "stop thrust" and "lunge" [[expert trait]]s. In terms of [[monster weapon preference]], monsters will favor the soldier's rapier over the [[viperwhip]], and will prefer a [[bestial claw]] or better to the soldier's rapier.
+As a melee weapon the soldier's rapier deals slashing and piercing damage, with 1d10 damage against small monsters and 1d6 against large ones, and has a +2 [[to-hit]] bonus. As a [[Rapier (dNetHack)|rapier-like]] weapon, it gains a full damage bonus from the [[hero]]'s [[dexterity]], but only a halved bonus from [[strength]], and increases the hero's [[AC]] by the lower value between their saber skill (with 1 point per level) and {{sfrac|(DEX - 13)|4}}. A hero that wields a soldier's rapier at Skilled or better in sabers gains the "focus fire", "stop thrust" and "lunge" [[expert trait]]s. In terms of [[monster weapon preference]], monsters will favor the soldier's rapier over the [[viperwhip]], and will prefer a [[bestial claw]] or better to the soldier's rapier.
 [[Applying]] a soldier's rapier will latch it and turn the weapon into a soldier's saber of the same [[beatitude]], [[enchantment]] and object material, and applying a soldier's saber will unlatch it and turn the weapon into a soldier's saber in the same manner vice versa.

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 ==Description==
-As a melee weapon the soldier's rapier deals slashing and piercing damage, with 1d10 damage against [[small]] monsters and 1d6 against large ones, and has a +2 [[to-hit]] bonus. As a [[rapier]] weapon, it gains a full damage bonus from the [[hero]]'s [[dexterity]], but only a halved bonus from [[strength]], and increases the hero's [[AC]] by the lower value between their saber skill (with 1 point per level) and {{sfrac|(DEX - 13)|4}}. A hero that wields a soldier's rapier at Skilled or better in sabers gains the "focus fire", "stop thrust" and "lunge" [[expert trait]]s. In terms of [[monster weapon preference]], monsters will favor the soldier's rapier over the [[viperwhip]], and will prefer a [[bestial claw]] or better to the soldier's rapier.
+As a melee weapon the soldier's rapier deals slashing and piercing damage, with 1d10 damage against [[small]] monsters and 1d6 against large ones, and has a +2 [[to-hit]] bonus. As a [[Rapier (dNetHack)|rapier-like]] weapon, it gains a full damage bonus from the [[hero]]'s [[dexterity]], but only a halved bonus from [[strength]], and increases the hero's [[AC]] by the lower value between their saber skill (with 1 point per level) and {{sfrac|(DEX - 13)|4}}. A hero that wields a soldier's rapier at Skilled or better in sabers gains the "focus fire", "stop thrust" and "lunge" [[expert trait]]s. In terms of [[monster weapon preference]], monsters will favor the soldier's rapier over the [[viperwhip]], and will prefer a [[bestial claw]] or better to the soldier's rapier.
 [[Applying]] a soldier's rapier will latch it and turn the weapon into a soldier's saber of the same [[beatitude]], [[enchantment]] and object material, and applying a soldier's saber will unlatch it and turn the weapon into a soldier's saber in the same manner vice versa.

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 A soldier's saber deals slashing damage when used in melee, with 1d8 damage against all monsters, and retains the to-hit bonus of the soldier's rapier. When used as a launcher, a soldier's saber has a range of 15 squares. The soldier's saber does not have any expert traits.
-[[Fire Brand]] and [[Frost Brand]] can be reshaped into either a soldier's rapier or soldier's saber, both of which are exclusive abilities to Undead Hunter heroes. Similarly, an Undead Hunter that uses a twin columnar crystal or a columnar chunk to upgrade a weapon via [[Smithing (dNetHack)|manual smithing]] has a {{frac|2}} chance of learning the appearance of both the soldier's saber and the soldier's rapier, which will also grant them the ability to train to Expert in sabers and firearms.
+An Undead Hunter that uses a twin columnar crystal or a columnar chunk to upgrade a weapon via [[Smithing (dNetHack)|manual smithing]] has a {{frac|2}} chance of learning the appearance of both the soldier's saber and the soldier's rapier, which will also grant them the ability to train to Expert in sabers and firearms.
 ==Strategy==

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-{{weapon
+{{dNetHack weapon
   |name=soldier's rapier
   |appearance=hinged rapier
   |smalldmg=1d10
   |largedmg=1d6
   |tohit=<nowiki>+2</nowiki>
   |skill=saber
   |weight=40
   |material=metal
   |color=metal color
   |name=soldier's saber
   |appearance=gun saber
   |smalldmg=1d8
   |largedmg=1d8
   |tohit=<nowiki>+2</nowiki>
   |skill=saber
   |weight=40
   |material=metal
 }}
 A '''soldier's rapier''' is a type of [[weapon]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The soldier's rapier is a [[Item size (dNetHack)|medium-sized]] [[melee]] weapon, making it one-handed for a medium-sized [[hero]], and uses the [[saber]] skill. It has a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|base material]] of [[metal]], and appears as a '''hinged rapier''' when [[Identification|unidentified]].
-The soldier's rapier can be latched to transform it into a '''soldier's saber''', a medium-sized weapon that can function as both a melee weapon using the melee skill ''and'' as a [[launcher]] using the [[firearms]] skill that can [[shoot]] [[Bullet (dNetHack)|bullets]] and [[blood-spear]]s. It retains its material between transformations, and appears as a '''gun saber''' when unidentified.
+The soldier's rapier can be latched to transform it into a '''soldier's saber''', a medium-sized weapon that can function as both a melee weapon using the saber skill ''and'' as a [[launcher]] for [[shoot]]ing [[Bullet (dNetHack)|bullets]] and [[blood-spear]]s using the [[firearms]] skill. It retains its material between transformations, and appears as a '''gun saber''' when unidentified.
 ==Generation==
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 ==Description==
-As a melee weapon the soldier's rapier deals slashing and piercing damage, with 1d10 damage against [[small]] monsters and 1d6 against large ones, and has a +2 [[to-hit]] bonus. As a [[rapier]] weapon, it gains a full damage bonus from the [[hero]]'s [[dexterity]], but only a halved bonus from [[strength]], and increases the hero's [[AC]] by the lower value between their saber skill (with 1 point per level) and {{sfrac|(DEX - 13)|4}}. A hero that wields a soldier's rapier at Skilled or better in sabers gains the focus fire, stop thrust and lunge [[expert trait]]s. In terms of [[monster weapon preference]], monsters will favor the soldier's rapier over the [[viperwhip]], and will prefer a [[bestial claw]] or better to the soldier's rapier.
+As a melee weapon the soldier's rapier deals slashing and piercing damage, with 1d10 damage against [[small]] monsters and 1d6 against large ones, and has a +2 [[to-hit]] bonus. As a [[rapier]] weapon, it gains a full damage bonus from the [[hero]]'s [[dexterity]], but only a halved bonus from [[strength]], and increases the hero's [[AC]] by the lower value between their saber skill (with 1 point per level) and {{sfrac|(DEX - 13)|4}}. A hero that wields a soldier's rapier at Skilled or better in sabers gains the "focus fire", "stop thrust" and "lunge" [[expert trait]]s. In terms of [[monster weapon preference]], monsters will favor the soldier's rapier over the [[viperwhip]], and will prefer a [[bestial claw]] or better to the soldier's rapier.
 [[Applying]] a soldier's rapier will latch it and turn the weapon into a soldier's saber of the same [[beatitude]], [[enchantment]] and object material, and applying a soldier's saber will unlatch it and turn the weapon into a soldier's saber in the same manner vice versa.
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 A soldier's saber deals slashing damage when used in melee, with 1d8 damage against all monsters, and retains the to-hit bonus of the soldier's rapier. When used as a launcher, a soldier's saber has a range of 15 squares. The soldier's saber does not have any expert traits.
-[[Fire Brand]] and [[Frost Brand]] can be reshaped into either a soldier's rapier or soldier's saber, both of which are exclusive to Undead Hunter heroes. Similarly, an Undead Hunter that uses a twin columnar crystal or a columnar chunk to upgrade a weapon via [[Smithing (dNetHack)|manual smithing]] has a {{frac|2}} chance of learning the appearance of both the soldier's saber and the soldier's rapier, which will also grant them the ability to train to Expert in sabers and firearms.
+[[Fire Brand]] and [[Frost Brand]] can be reshaped into either a soldier's rapier or soldier's saber, both of which are exclusive abilities to Undead Hunter heroes. Similarly, an Undead Hunter that uses a twin columnar crystal or a columnar chunk to upgrade a weapon via [[Smithing (dNetHack)|manual smithing]] has a {{frac|2}} chance of learning the appearance of both the soldier's saber and the soldier's rapier, which will also grant them the ability to train to Expert in sabers and firearms.
 ==Strategy==

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 ==Messages==
-{{message|You open the soldier's rapier.}}
+{{message|You open the <soldier's rapier>.}}
-{{message|You close the soldier's saber.|You applied a soldier's rapier or soldier's saber and transformed it into its other form.}}
+{{message|You close the <soldier's saber>.|You applied a soldier's rapier or soldier's saber and transformed it into its other form.}}
 {{message|You need to buy it.|You were prevented from applying either weapon because it belongs to a [[shop]].}}