Spear - Revision history

Klepto: added missing spears.

2026-05-17T15:43:11Z

added missing spears.

Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ sp

2026-05-02T05:45:00Z

‎Generation: sp

Umbire the Phantom: quick pass

2026-05-02T05:39:30Z

quick pass

Umbire the Phantom: /* dNetHack */ pothole

2026-04-24T12:27:43Z

‎dNetHack: pothole

Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ formatting

2026-04-24T12:24:28Z

‎Generation: formatting

Umbire the Phantom: /* dNetHack */ pothole to prep

2025-07-04T22:42:50Z

‎dNetHack: pothole to prep

Umbire the Phantom: /* notdNetHack */ copyedit

2025-07-02T16:12:35Z

‎notdNetHack: copyedit

Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ shops

2024-10-31T16:48:20Z

‎Generation: shops

JASON10668: Add languages template.

2024-10-30T13:19:43Z

Add languages template.

ScienceBall: /* notdNetHack */ typo

2024-10-16T05:49:01Z

‎notdNetHack: typo

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 ===dNetHack===
-[[dNetHack]] adds the [[Atgeir (dNetHack)|atgeir]] and [[droven spear]] as weapons that use the spear skill.
+[[dNetHack]] adds the [[Atgeir (dNetHack)|atgeir]], [[droven spear]], [[saw spear]], and [[silverknight spear]] as weapons that use the spear skill.
 [[Crystals (dNetHack)|The Water Crystal]] increases a character's skill cap in spears by 1 while carried.

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 ==Generation==
-Ordinary spears make up {{frac|20}} (5%) of all weapons that are randomly generated on the ground, in general [[shop]]s or as [[death drop]]s. Used armor dealer ships and antique weapons outlets can also stock spears.
+Ordinary spears make up {{frac|20}} (5%) of all weapons that are randomly generated on the ground, in general [[shop]]s or as [[death drop]]s. Used armor dealerships and antique weapons outlets can also stock spears.
 [[Watchmen]] and [[soldier]]s in the [[Yendorian army]] have a {{frac|3}} chance of [[Monster starting inventory|being generated with]] a spear.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|179|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} [[Salamander]]s have a {{frac|6|7}} chance of generating with a spear.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|485|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} [[Ice devil]]s have a {{frac|4}} chance of generating with a spear.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|770|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}

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+A '''spear''' is a type of [[weapon]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is a [[stackable]] [[one-handed]] weapon that can be used in [[melee]] or [[thrown]] as a [[projectile]], and is made of [[iron]].
 ==Generation==
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 ===SLASH'EM===
-In [[SLASH'EM]], non-[[Dwarf (starting race)|dwarven]] [[Valkyrie]]s start the game with a +1 spear, while dwarven [[Valkyrie]]s start the game with a +1 dwarvish spear.{{refsrc|u_init.c|229|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2|comment=Valkyrie spear}}{{refsrc|u_init.c|343|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2|comment=dwarven replacements}} [[Lycanthrope (starting race)|Lycanthropic]] characters in any role that start with a silver spear (i.e. [[Undead Slayer]]) will instead receive a regular spear.{{refsrc|u_init.c|217|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2|comment=Undead Slayer spear}}{{refsrc|u_init.c|351|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2|comment=lycanthrope-safe spears}}
+In [[SLASH'EM]], non-[[Dwarf (starting race)|dwarven]] [[Valkyrie/SLASH'EM|Valkyries]] start the game with a +1 spear, while dwarven Valkyries start the game with a +1 dwarvish spear.{{refsrc|u_init.c|229|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2|comment=Valkyrie spear}}{{refsrc|u_init.c|343|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2|comment=dwarven replacements}} [[Lycanthrope (starting race)|Lycanthropic]] heroes in any role that start with a silver spear (i.e. [[Undead Slayer]]) will instead receive a regular spear.{{refsrc|u_init.c|217|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2|comment=Undead Slayer spear}}{{refsrc|u_init.c|351|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2|comment=lycanthrope-safe spears}}
 [[Gnoll (SLASH'EM)|Gnolls]] have a {{frac|3}} a chance of being [[Monster starting inventory|generated with]] a spear.{{refsrc|makemon.c|684|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} Yendorian army soldiers no longer generate with spears.
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 ===dNetHack===
-[[dNetHack]] adds the [[atgeir]] and [[droven spear]] as weapons that use the spear skill.
+[[dNetHack]] adds the [[Atgeir (dNetHack)|atgeir]] and [[droven spear]] as weapons that use the spear skill.
 [[Crystals (dNetHack)|The Water Crystal]] increases a character's skill cap in spears by 1 while carried.
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 * [[The Rod of Lordly Might]], [[dNetHack artifacts#The Rod of the Elvish Lords|The Rod of the Elvish Lords]] and [[dNetHack artifacts#The Sceptre of Lolth|The Sceptre of Lolth]] are artifacts that can take on the form of a spear, elven spear or droven spear, respectively.
 * [[dNetHack artifacts#Lance of Longinus|The Lance of Longinus]] is a lawful artifact silver spear.
-* [[The Spear of Peace]] is a neutral, intelligent and [[Madmen]]-favoring [[wood]]en spear.
+* [[The Spear of Peace]] is a neutral, intelligent and [[Madmen]]-favoring [[wooden]] spear.
 * [[dNetHack artifacts#Gungnir|Gungnir]] is a lawful, intelligent and Valkyrie-favoring artifact whose default [[base item]] is an atgeir. It can be created by successfully praying as a [[Alignment record|piously aligned]] lawful or neutral Valkyrie while wielding a non-artifact weapon that uses the spear skill and is enchanted to +5 or better&mdash;creating Gungnir this way will retain the form of the spear weapon used as the base item.
 * [[dNetHack artifacts#The Death-Spear of Vhaerun|The Death-Spear of Vhaerun]] is a neutral, intelligent and [[Drow (starting race)|drow]] [[Noble]]-favoring silvered [[obsidian]] droven spear.
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 ===SpliceHack===
-In [[SpliceHack]], [[Merfolk (starting race)|merfolk]] characters in any role that would start with a spear start with a [[trident]] instead.
+In [[SpliceHack]], [[Merfolk (starting race)|merfolk]] heroes in any role that starts with a spear will be given a [[trident]] instead.
 ===notdNetHack===
-In [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], in addition to dNetHack details, [[Cavepeople]] start with a +1 spear instead of a [[club]], and have the ability to knap soft [[stone]]s into [[spearhead]]s by applying [[rock]]s&mdash;their [[quest artifact]], [[The Sceptre of Might]], is also changed to a [[bone]] spear.
+In [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], in addition to dNetHack details, [[Caveman/dNetHack|Cavepeople]] start with a +1 spear instead of a [[club]], and have the ability to knap soft [[stone]]s into [[spearhead]]s by applying [[rock]]s&mdash;their [[quest artifact]], [[The Sceptre of Might]], is also changed to a [[bone]] spear.
 [[Salamander (starting race)|Salamander]] heroes can always reach Expert in spears.
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 ===EvilHack===
-[[EvilHack]] adds the [[Atlatl (EvilHack)|atlatl]] and [[dark elven spear]] as weapons that use the spear skill. Wizards are restricted in the spear skill, while [[Archeologist]]s are unrestricted and can train to Expert in spears.
+[[EvilHack]] adds the [[Atlatl (EvilHack)|atlatl]] and [[dark elven spear]] as weapons that use the spear skill. [[Wizard/EvilHack|Wizards]] are restricted in the spear skill, while [[Archeologist]]s are unrestricted and can train to Expert in spears.
 Monsters that randomly generate with spears of any type will generate with a stack of them. Watchmen and soldiers that do not receive [[racial equipment]] have an effective {{frac|3}} chance of generating with a stack of spears. [[Sea tortle]]s have a {{frac|4|5}} chance of generating with a stack of spears.
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 ===SlashTHEM===
-In [[SlashTHEM]], in addition to SLASH'EM details, [[Kobold (starting race)|kobold]] characters can always reach at least Basic in spears.
+In [[SlashTHEM]], in addition to SLASH'EM details, [[Kobold (starting race)|kobold]] heroes can always reach at least Basic in spears.
 ===Hack'EM===
-[[Hack'EM]] adds the atgeir from dNetHack as a weapon that uses the spear skill, and adds Elfrist and the Holy Spear of Light (known simply as the [[Spear of Light]]) from SLASH'EM and [[Gungnir]] from dNetHack as artifact weapons that use the spear skill with the same base items.
+[[Hack'EM]] adds the [[Atgeir (Hack'EM)|atgeir]] from dNetHack as a weapon that uses the spear skill, and also adds Elfrist and the Holy Spear of Light (known simply as the [[Spear of Light]]) from SLASH'EM and [[Gungnir]] from dNetHack as artifact weapons that use the spear skill with the same base items.
-Successfully [[untrap]]ping a [[spear trap]] has a chance of generating an intact spear.
+Successfully [[untrapping]] a [[spear trap]] has a chance of generating an intact spear.
 In addition to EvilHack forging recipes, a spear can be combined with a [[flail]] at a forge to create an [[aklys]].

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 [[Crystals (dNetHack)|The Water Crystal]] increases a character's skill cap in spears by 1 while carried.
-The [[Spirits (dNetHack)|spirit]] [[Huginn and Muninn]] grants skill in spears while bound.
+The [[Spirits (dNetHack)|spirit]] [[Huginn and Munnin]] grants skill in spears while bound.
 Many artifacts use the spear skill in some manner:

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 ==Generation==
-Ordinary spears make up about 5% of randomly generated weapons (on the ground, as [[death drop]]s, and in [[shop]]s). General stores, used armor dealerships and antique weapon outlets can sell spears.
+Ordinary spears make up {{frac|20}} (5%) of all weapons that are randomly generated on the ground, in general [[shop]]s or as [[death drop]]s. Used armor dealer ships and antique weapons outlets can also stock spears.
 [[Watchmen]] and [[soldier]]s in the [[Yendorian army]] have a {{frac|3}} chance of [[Monster starting inventory|being generated with]] a spear.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|179|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} [[Salamander]]s have a {{frac|6|7}} chance of generating with a spear.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|485|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} [[Ice devil]]s have a {{frac|4}} chance of generating with a spear.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|770|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}

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 * [[dNetHack artifacts#Lance of Longinus|The Lance of Longinus]] is a lawful artifact silver spear.
 * [[The Spear of Peace]] is a neutral, intelligent and [[Madmen]]-favoring [[wood]]en spear.
-* [[dNetHack artifacts#Gungnir|Gungnir]] is a lawful, intelligent and Valkyrie-favoring artifact whose default [[base item]] is an atgeir. It can be created by successfully praying as a [[Alignment record|piously aligned]] lawful or neutral Valkyrie while wielding a non-artifact weapon that uses the spear skill and is enchanted to +5 or better - creating Gungnir this way will retain the form of the spear weapon used as the base item.
+* [[dNetHack artifacts#Gungnir|Gungnir]] is a lawful, intelligent and Valkyrie-favoring artifact whose default [[base item]] is an atgeir. It can be created by successfully praying as a [[Alignment record|piously aligned]] lawful or neutral Valkyrie while wielding a non-artifact weapon that uses the spear skill and is enchanted to +5 or better&mdash;creating Gungnir this way will retain the form of the spear weapon used as the base item.
 * [[dNetHack artifacts#The Death-Spear of Vhaerun|The Death-Spear of Vhaerun]] is a neutral, intelligent and [[Drow (starting race)|drow]] [[Noble]]-favoring silvered [[obsidian]] droven spear.
 * [[dNetHack artifacts#Yorshka's Spear|Yorshka's Spear]] is a lawful Noble-favoring spear.
-* [[dNetHack artifacts#The Rod of Seven Parts|The Rod of Seven Parts]] is a lawful intelligent [[platinum]] spear.
+* [[The Rod of Seven Parts]] is a lawful intelligent [[platinum]] spear.
 [[Map inclusion (dNetHack)#Fishing village|Fishing village map inclusions]] in the [[User:Chris/dNetHack/dNethack Outlands#Outlands rings|Outlands rings]] have a {{frac|9}} chance of generating a spear on each square.

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 ===notdNetHack===
-In [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], in addition to dNetHack details, [[Cavepeople]] start with a +1 spear instead of a [[club]], and have the ability to knap soft [[stone]]s into [[spearhead]]s by applying [[rock]]s - [[The Sceptre of Might]], their [[quest artifact]], is also changed to a [[bone]] spear.
+In [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], in addition to dNetHack details, [[Cavepeople]] start with a +1 spear instead of a [[club]], and have the ability to knap soft [[stone]]s into [[spearhead]]s by applying [[rock]]s&mdash;their [[quest artifact]], [[The Sceptre of Might]], is also changed to a [[bone]] spear.
-[[Salamander (starting race)|Salamander]] characters can always reach Expert in spears.
+[[Salamander (starting race)|Salamander]] heroes can always reach Expert in spears.
 The spirit [[Shiro]] generates with an uncursed [[mineral]] spear when summoned by an [[Illithanachronounbinder]].

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