The Heart of Ahriman - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: tweaks

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Umbire the Phantom: Undo revision 192046 by MrSurvivor1997 (talk) really not important

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MrSurvivor1997: Pelias reveals that The Heart of Ahriman was stolen from a Turanian caravan.

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Pelias reveals that The Heart of Ahriman was stolen from a Turanian caravan.

Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ bones

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 ==Variants==
 ===UnNetHack===
-In [[UnNetHack]], the Heart of Ahriman grants [[displacement]] rather than stealth when carried, as well as faster [[power]] regeneration similar to [[The Eye of the Aethiopica]].
+In [[UnNetHack]], the Heart of Ahriman grants [[Displacement (property)|displacement]] rather than stealth when carried, as well as faster [[power]] regeneration similar to [[The Eye of the Aethiopica]].
 ===NetHack Fourk===
-In [[NetHack Fourk]], invoking the Heart of Ahriman uncurses items as a [[scroll of remove curse]], with Barbarians able to invoke the artifact for its blessed effect - other roles can only obtain the uncursed effect.
+In [[NetHack Fourk]], invoking the Heart of Ahriman uncurses items as a [[scroll of remove curse]], with Barbarians able to invoke the artifact for its blessed effect while other roles can only obtain the uncursed effect.
 ===dNetHack===

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 '''The Heart of Ahriman''' is the [[Barbarian]] [[quest artifact]]. It is the prize for completing the [[Barbarian quest]], and is [[neutral]] for [[wish]]ing purposes. Its [[base item]] type is a [[luckstone]].

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-'''The Heart of Ahriman''' is the [[Barbarian]] [[quest artifact]]. It is the prize for completing the [[Barbarian quest]], and is [[neutral]] for [[wish]]ing purposes. Its [[base item]] type is a [[luckstone]]. According to [[Pelias]], The Heart of Ahriman was stolen from a Turanian caravan by the Duali Tribe that the player is a member of.
+'''The Heart of Ahriman''' is the [[Barbarian]] [[quest artifact]]. It is the prize for completing the [[Barbarian quest]], and is [[neutral]] for [[wish]]ing purposes. Its [[base item]] type is a [[luckstone]].
 ==Generation==

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-'''The Heart of Ahriman''' is the [[Barbarian]] [[quest artifact]]. It is the prize for completing the [[Barbarian quest]], and is [[neutral]] for [[wish]]ing purposes. Its [[base item]] type is a [[luckstone]].
+'''The Heart of Ahriman''' is the [[Barbarian]] [[quest artifact]]. It is the prize for completing the [[Barbarian quest]], and is [[neutral]] for [[wish]]ing purposes. Its [[base item]] type is a [[luckstone]]. According to [[Pelias]], The Heart of Ahriman was stolen from a Turanian caravan by the Duali Tribe that the player is a member of.
 ==Generation==

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 ==Generation==
-For Barbarians, The Heart of Ahriman is always generated on the goal level of the Barbarian quest, where it is placed on the same square as [[Thoth Amon]] along with the [[Bell of Opening]].
+For Barbarians, The Heart of Ahriman is always generated on the goal level of the Barbarian quest, where it is placed on the same square as [[Thoth Amon]] along with the [[Bell of Opening]]. If a Barbarian loads a [[bones]] level containing the quest artifact, it will always be reverted to its base item.
 ==Description==

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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], the Heart of Ahriman is a [[ruby]] that grants [[magic resistance]], [[reflection]], [[half spell damage]], [[drain resistance]], [[fire resistance]], and [[poison resistance]] while carried, and #invokes for [[curse removal]], with the exact effects depending on [[beatitude]]. If cursed, it uncurses itself, and otherwise acts as a scroll of remove curse of the same beatitude.
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], the Heart of Ahriman has its base item changed to a [[ruby]], and grants [[magic resistance]], [[reflection]], [[half spell damage]], [[drain resistance]], [[fire resistance]], and [[poison resistance]] while carried. It can be invoked to act as a scroll of remove curse of the same beatitude, and if invoked while cursed it uncurses itself.
-This makes it significantly more useful in general, and the spell-casting monsters introduced in dNetHack are likely to ensure that a [[Barbarian]] (or anyone stumbling upon the Heart in one's bones) will want as many different sources of MR as they can get.
+The Heart of Ahriman is significantly more useful in dNetHack and its variants, and the spell-casting monsters added in these variants are likely to ensure that a Barbarian (or anyone stumbling upon the Heart in one's bones) will want as many different sources of MR as they can get.
 ===EvilHack===

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 ==Strategy==
 {{main|Invoke#Optimal invocation schedule}}
-The Heart of Ahriman is considered one of the weaker quest artifacts, as most Barbarians will gain [[intrinsic]] stealth from reaching XL 15, and there is a luckstone guaranteed in [[Mines' End]]. Its increased damage as a projectile is almost completely useless—not only is the [[sling]] skill considered useless and [[restricted]] for Barbarians anyway, but even the most outside scenarios where a player will want to fire the Heart of Ahriman carries the risk of shooting it into water or any other location that makes it difficult to retrieve.
+The Heart of Ahriman is considered one of the weaker quest artifacts, as most Barbarians will gain [[intrinsic]] stealth from reaching XL 15, and there is a luckstone guaranteed in [[Mines' End]]. Its increased damage as a projectile is almost completely useless—not only is the [[sling]] skill rarely used at all and [[restricted]] for Barbarians besides, but even the most outside scenarios where a player will want to fire the Heart of Ahriman carries the risk of shooting it into water or any other location that makes it difficult to retrieve.
-However, as a source of levitation, the Heart is preferable to a supply of potions, though less desirable than the [[ring of levitation]] or [[levitation boots]]; if invoked while [[riding]], the artifact will also levitate both you and your steed, and unlike a [[spellbook of levitation|spell]] or blessed potion you will not have to re-mount them. You can also simply end the levitation at any time via {{kbd|>}} or dropping the artifact to cut down on #invoke reliance. As always, keep your eyes open for a [[bullwhip]] if you want to retrieve loot—[[apply]]ing a bullwhip is reliant on [[dexterity]], an attribute Barbarians tend to be high in.
+As a source of levitation, the Heart is preferable to a supply of potions, though less desirable than the [[ring of levitation]] or [[levitation boots]]: if invoked while [[riding]], the artifact will also levitate both you and your steed, and unlike the [[spellbook of levitation|spell]] or blessed potion you will not have to re-mount them. You can also simply end the levitation at any time via {{kbd|>}} or dropping the artifact to cut down on #invoke reliance. As always, keep your eyes open for a [[bullwhip]] if you want to retrieve loot—[[apply]]ing a bullwhip is reliant on [[dexterity]], an attribute Barbarians tend to be high in.
-As an [[intelligent artifact]], it will also resist the [[curse items]] spell 80% of the time, which is a useful property for a luckstone in particular due to the negative effects they have when cursed.
+As an [[intelligent artifact]], The Heart of Ahriman resists item-cursing effects {{frac|4|5}} of the time, which is a useful property for a luckstone in particular to have.
 ==History==
-In [[NetHack 3.4.3]] and earlier versions, including some variants based on these versions, the Heart of Ahriman is vulnerable to the {{spell of|stone to flesh}} spell, which will turn it into a normal meatball. This is fixed as of [[NetHack 3.6.0]], and the artifact will resist the spell.
+The Heart of Ahriman first appears with most other quest artifacts in [[NetHack 3.1.0]]. From this version to [[NetHack 3.4.3]], including some variants based on these versions, the Heart of Ahriman is vulnerable to the {{spell of|stone to flesh}} spell, which will turn it into a normal meatball. This is fixed in [[NetHack 3.6.0]] via {{commit|b0a70e81ddea9dbb2fd21285037db2eaefcdfee9}}, which gives artifacts a {{frac|49|50}} chance of resisting the spell.
-Attempting to [[Naming artifacts|name an ordinary luckstone as The Heart of Ahriman]] always makes your hand slip and gives it another name. Before version 3.6, you could exploit the naming artifacts bug and try to name ''any'' unidentified gray stone as The Heart of Ahriman; if it succeeds, then you know that it was not a luckstone. Together with kicking (to detect [[loadstone]]s) and rubbing (to detect [[touchstone]]s), this bug provides a surefire way to distinguish any unidentified [[gray stone]]. The artifact naming trick does not work in Nethack 3.6.0 and later versions, [[NAO]]'s version of 3.4.3, or in many of the [[variant]]s based on it.
+Attempting to [[Naming artifacts|name an ordinary luckstone as The Heart of Ahriman]] always makes your hand slip and gives it another name, which can be exploited to informally identify luckstones and reliably test other [[gray stone]]s.
 ==Origin==

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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], the Heart of Ahriman is a [[ruby]] that grants [[magic resistance]], [[reflection]], [[half spell damage]], [[drain resistance]], [[fire resistance]], and [[poison resistance]] while carried, and #invokes for [[curse removal]], with the exact effects depending on BUC. If cursed, it uncurses itself; otherwise, it acts as a [[scroll of remove curse]] of the same [[beatitude]]. This makes it significantly more useful in general, and the spell-casting monsters introduced in dNetHack are likely to ensure that a [[Barbarian]] (or anyone stumbling upon the Heart in one's bones) will want as many different sources of MR as they can get.
+In [[dNetHack]], the Heart of Ahriman is a [[ruby]] that grants [[magic resistance]], [[reflection]], [[half spell damage]], [[drain resistance]], [[fire resistance]], and [[poison resistance]] while carried, and #invokes for [[curse removal]], with the exact effects depending on [[beatitude]]. If cursed, it uncurses itself, and otherwise acts as a scroll of remove curse of the same beatitude.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==