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 {{otheruses|the quest artifact|the item that appears as a "long bow"|yumi}}
-'''The Longbow of Diana''' is the [[Ranger]] [[quest artifact]]. It is the prize for completing the [[Ranger quest]], and is [[chaotic]] for [[wishing]] purposes. Its [[base item]] type is a [[bow]].
+'''The Longbow of Diana''' is the [[Ranger]] [[quest artifact]]. It is the prize for completing the [[Ranger quest]], and its default [[alignment]] is chaotic. Its [[base item]] type is a [[bow]].
 ==Description==
-While carried, the Longbow of Diana confers [[telepathy]], and while wielded, it confers [[reflection]] and grants a +d5 to-hit bonus when [[firing]] [[arrow]]s. [[Invoking]] the Bow creates arrows with the same [[beatitude]] as the bow and places them in the [[hero]]'s [[inventory]], with a small chance of producing [[poisoned]] arrows&mdash;if the hero is [[fumbling]] or there is no open inventory space, the arrows will drop to the floor on their square. Beatitude also influences the amount of arrows created each time: a blessed Bow creates up to 21 per invoke, while a cursed Bow will create at most 11 per invoke.
+While carried, the Longbow of Diana grants [[telepathy]], and while [[wielded]] it also confers [[reflection]] and grants a +d5 to-hit bonus when [[firing]] [[arrow]]s. [[Invoking]] the Bow creates arrows with the same [[beatitude]] as the bow and places them in the [[hero]]'s [[inventory]], with a small chance of producing [[Poisoned weapon|poisoned arrows]]&mdash;if the hero is [[fumbling]] or there is no open inventory space, the arrows will drop to the floor on their square. Beatitude also influences the amount of arrows created each time: a blessed Bow creates up to 21 per invoke, while a cursed Bow will create at most 11 per invoke.
 {{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|55ec68ef0a297b4de1348b548ba71fe2f3d5ef89}}, Rangers gain a +1 [[multishot]] bonus while wielding the Longbow of Diana and shooting any type of arrows from it.}}
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 ===Arrow creation details===
 {{main|RNE}}
-The [[enchantment]] range of the arrows is inclusive and depends on [[rne]](3) and the current beatitude of the Longbow.{{refsrc|src/artifact.c|1582|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=arti_invoke calls mksobj to create arrows}}{{refsrc|src/mkobj.c|803|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=relevant section of mksobj}} A blessed Longbow will only produce arrows with enchantment from 0 to 10; a cursed Longbow will only produce arrows with enchantment from -10 to 0; and an uncursed Longbow will produce arrows in the range of -10 to 10.
+The [[enchantment]] range of the arrows is inclusive and depends on [[rne]](3) and the current beatitude of the Longbow.{{refsrc|src/artifact.c|1582|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=<tt>arti_invoke</tt> calls <tt>mksobj</tt> to create arrows}}{{refsrc|src/mkobj.c|803|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=relevant section of <tt>mksobj</tt>}} A blessed Longbow will only produce arrows with enchantment from 0 to 10; a cursed Longbow will only produce arrows with enchantment from -10 to 0; and an uncursed Longbow will produce arrows in the range of -10 to 10.
-The probability distribution of the enchantments is not uniform: Arrows generated from the blessed or cursed Longbow of Diana are more likely to be +0 than randomly generated blessed or cursed arrows. This is because <code>mksobj</code> - which <code>arti_invoke</code> calls to generate the arrows - can produce arrows of any beatitude, regardless of the beatitude of the Longbow, and the arrows have their beatitude changed to the intended one that <code>mksobj</code> returns, bringing negative enchantments on blessed arrows and positive enchantments on cursed arrows to 0.
+The probability distribution of the enchantments is not uniform: Arrows generated from the blessed or cursed Longbow of Diana are more likely to be +0 than randomly generated blessed or cursed arrows. This is because <tt>mksobj</tt>&ndash;which <tt>arti_invoke</tt> calls to generate the arrows&ndash;can produce arrows of any beatitude, regardless of the beatitude of the Longbow, and the arrows have their beatitude changed to the intended one that <tt>mksobj</tt> returns, bringing negative enchantments on blessed arrows and positive enchantments on cursed arrows to 0.
 ==Strategy==
 {{for|optimized invocation|Invoke#Optimum invocation schedule}}
-The Longbow of Diana is generally regarded as one of the more unimpressive chaotic artifacts, and one of the weakest in the game overall. Since the base type of the Longbow is an ordinary bow, it will not provide racial multishot bonuses like the starting bows of non-[[Human (starting race)|human]] Rangers; [[Gnome (starting race)|gnomish]] Rangers in particular use [[crossbow]]s, an entirely different launcher with its own skill.
+The Longbow of Diana is generally regarded as one of the more unimpressive chaotic artifacts, and one of the weakest in the game overall. Since the base type of the Longbow is an ordinary bow, it will not provide racial multishot bonuses like the starting bows of non-[[Human (starting race)|human]] Rangers&mdash;[[Gnome (starting race)|gnomish]] Rangers in particular start out with [[crossbow]]s, an entirely different launcher with its own skill.
 Furthermore, arrows can be easily obtained from [[arrow trap]]s and/or other monsters, and blessed arrows are very unlikely to break with high [[luck]]; this makes it unlikely that you will be invoking the artifact often, if at all. Finally, the Longbow must be wielded to convey reflection, and the presence of centaurs throughout the Ranger quest is likely to warrant having a source of reflection prior to entering.
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 ===SLASH'EM===
-In [[SLASH'EM]], the Longbow of Diana has a +5 bonus to hit, rather than +1d5.  In addition, it is [[two-handed]], like all bows.  This makes the Longbow worth considering for characters intending to use a bow as their main weapon in the late game, as it is the only bow that is [[intelligent artifact|intelligent]] and therefore somewhat resistant to [[item cursing]] - a major danger for a two-handed weapon, as SLASH'EM lacks the [[#tip]] command.
+In [[SLASH'EM]], the Longbow of Diana has a +5 bonus to hit, rather than +1d5, and is [[two-handed]] like all bows.
 ===UnNetHack===

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 Gnomish and [[Hobbit (starting race)|hobbit]] Rangers share the same quest, but will instead have [[The Crossbow of Carl]] as their 'alternate' quest artifact: its base item is a crossbow, ensuring that gnomish Rangers in particular retain their racial multishot bonus, and it otherwise possesses all the same properties as the Longbow of Diana&mdash;a Ranger cannot wish for the other quest artifact of their role.
-If The Longbow of Diana is [[wish]]ed for by a non-Ranger hero, there is a {{frac|x}} chance (where ''x'' is the amount of previous [[artifact]] wishes) of it being created successfully&mdash;if successful, [[Orion]] will generate as the hostile owner of the artifact, placed adjacent to the hero with the artifact in his possession.
+If The Longbow of Diana is successfully [[wish]]ed for by a non-Ranger hero, [[Orion]] will generate as the hostile owner of the artifact, placed adjacent to the hero with the artifact in his possession.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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 ==Description==
-While carried, the Longbow of Diana confers [[telepathy]], and while wielded, it confers [[reflection]] and grants a +d5 to-hit bonus when [[firing]] [[arrow]]s. [[Invoking]] the Bow creates arrows with the same [[beatitude]] as the bow and places them in the [[hero]]'s [[inventory]], with a small chance of producing [[poisoned]] arrows - if the hero is [[fumbling]] or there is no open space, the arrows will drop to the floor on their square. Beatitude also influences the amount of arrows created each time: a blessed Bow creates up to 21 per invoke, while a cursed Bow will create at most 11 per invoke.
+While carried, the Longbow of Diana confers [[telepathy]], and while wielded, it confers [[reflection]] and grants a +d5 to-hit bonus when [[firing]] [[arrow]]s. [[Invoking]] the Bow creates arrows with the same [[beatitude]] as the bow and places them in the [[hero]]'s [[inventory]], with a small chance of producing [[poisoned]] arrows&mdash;if the hero is [[fumbling]] or there is no open inventory space, the arrows will drop to the floor on their square. Beatitude also influences the amount of arrows created each time: a blessed Bow creates up to 21 per invoke, while a cursed Bow will create at most 11 per invoke.
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Rangers get a +1 [[multishot]] bonus while wielding the Longbow of Diana and shooting arrows from it.}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|55ec68ef0a297b4de1348b548ba71fe2f3d5ef89}}, Rangers gain a +1 [[multishot]] bonus while wielding the Longbow of Diana and shooting any type of arrows from it.}}
 ===Arrow creation details===

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 Gnomish and [[Hobbit (starting race)|hobbit]] Rangers share the same quest, but will instead have [[The Crossbow of Carl]] as their 'alternate' quest artifact: its base item is a crossbow, ensuring that gnomish Rangers in particular retain their racial multishot bonus, and it otherwise possesses all the same properties as the Longbow of Diana&mdash;a Ranger cannot wish for the other quest artifact of their role.
-If The Longbow of Diana is [[wish]]ed for by a non-Ranger hero, there is a {{frac|x}} chance (where ''x'' is the amount of previous [[artifact]] wishes) of it being created successfully, and an effective {{frac|x|(x+1)²}} chance of a hostile [[Orion]] generating adjacent to the character with the artifact in his possession.
+If The Longbow of Diana is [[wish]]ed for by a non-Ranger hero, there is a {{frac|x}} chance (where ''x'' is the amount of previous [[artifact]] wishes) of it being created successfully&mdash;if successful, [[Orion]] will generate as the hostile owner of the artifact, placed adjacent to the hero with the artifact in his possession.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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 In [[EvilHack]], The Longbow of Diana adds +d6 damage to arrows fired with it, and the ammunition created from invoking the artifact has a {{frac|5}} chance of being given an [[Object properties#EvilHack|object property]], and matches the hero's race where applicable. Bows are also two-handed weapons in EvilHack, meaning that it cannot be wielded while wearing a shield.
-Gnomish and [[Hobbit (starting race)|hobbit]] Rangers share the same quest, but will instead have [[The Crossbow of Carl]] as an 'alternate' quest artifact: its base item is a crossbow, ensuring that gnomish Rangers in particular retain their racial multishot bonus, and it otherwise possesses all the same properties as the Longbow of Diana&mdash;a Ranger cannot wish for the other quest artifact of their role.
+Gnomish and [[Hobbit (starting race)|hobbit]] Rangers share the same quest, but will instead have [[The Crossbow of Carl]] as their 'alternate' quest artifact: its base item is a crossbow, ensuring that gnomish Rangers in particular retain their racial multishot bonus, and it otherwise possesses all the same properties as the Longbow of Diana&mdash;a Ranger cannot wish for the other quest artifact of their role.
 If The Longbow of Diana is [[wish]]ed for by a non-Ranger hero, there is a {{frac|x}} chance (where ''x'' is the amount of previous [[artifact]] wishes) of it being created successfully, and an effective {{frac|x|(x+1)²}} chance of a hostile [[Orion]] generating adjacent to the character with the artifact in his possession.

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-{{otheruses|the artifact|the item that appears as a "long bow"|yumi}}
+{{otheruses|the quest artifact|the item that appears as a "long bow"|yumi}}
-'''The Longbow of Diana''', formerly known as '''The Longbow of Artemis''', is the [[Ranger]] [[quest artifact]]. It is the prize for completing the [[Ranger quest]], and is [[chaotic]] for [[wishing]] purposes. Its [[base item]] type is a [[bow]].
+'''The Longbow of Diana''' is the [[Ranger]] [[quest artifact]]. It is the prize for completing the [[Ranger quest]], and is [[chaotic]] for [[wishing]] purposes. Its [[base item]] type is a [[bow]].
 ==Description==
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 ==History==
-The Longbow of Diana first appears in [[NetHack 3.3.0]] alongside the Ranger role, and is given its current name in [[NetHack 3.3.1]].
+The Longbow of Diana first appears in [[NetHack 3.3.0]] alongside the Ranger role, where it is known as '''The Longbow of Artemis'''. The artifact is given its current name in [[NetHack 3.3.1]].
 ==Variants==
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 In [[EvilHack]], The Longbow of Diana adds +d6 damage to arrows fired with it, and the ammunition created from invoking the artifact has a {{frac|5}} chance of being given an [[Object properties#EvilHack|object property]], and matches the hero's race where applicable. Bows are also two-handed weapons in EvilHack, meaning that it cannot be wielded while wearing a shield.
-Gnomish and [[Hobbit (starting race)|hobbit]] Rangers share the same quest, but will instead have [[The Crossbow of Carl]] as an 'alternate' quest artifact: its base item is a crossbow, ensuring that gnomish Rangers in particular retain their racial multishot bonus, and it otherwise possesses all the same properties as the Longbow of Diana - a Ranger cannot wish for the other quest artifact of their role.
+Gnomish and [[Hobbit (starting race)|hobbit]] Rangers share the same quest, but will instead have [[The Crossbow of Carl]] as an 'alternate' quest artifact: its base item is a crossbow, ensuring that gnomish Rangers in particular retain their racial multishot bonus, and it otherwise possesses all the same properties as the Longbow of Diana&mdash;a Ranger cannot wish for the other quest artifact of their role.
 If The Longbow of Diana is [[wish]]ed for by a non-Ranger hero, there is a {{frac|x}} chance (where ''x'' is the amount of previous [[artifact]] wishes) of it being created successfully, and an effective {{frac|x|(x+1)²}} chance of a hostile [[Orion]] generating adjacent to the character with the artifact in his possession.

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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]],  the Longbow of Diana is a [[silver]]ed bow that grants +1d5 to-hit and +1d6 damage bonuses, with +8 damage per fired arrow; it additionally grants an inherent +1 multishot bonus (+2 for Rangers), and arrows fired from it continue flying until they hit a wall or another monster.
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], the Longbow of Diana is a [[silver]]ed bow that grants +1d5 to-hit and +1d6 damage bonuses, with +8 damage per fired arrow; it additionally grants an inherent +1 multishot bonus (+2 for Rangers), and arrows fired from it continue flying until they hit a wall or another monster.
 Gnomish Rangers are instead given their own [[quest]] and artifact: in the [[Gnomish Ranger Quest]], they must fight the [[Great High Shaman of Kurtulmak]] for [[The Rogue Gear-spirits]], an artifact crossbow.