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{{artifact weapon
|color=metal color
|name=The Sickle of Thunderblasts
|base=sickle
|smalldmg=1d4 '''+SAN''' (see article)
|largedmg=1d1 '''+SAN''' (see article)
|tohit=−2 '''+1d3'''
|skill=farm implements
|size=one-handed
|affiliation=<ul><li>[[lawful]]</li><li>[[Madpeople]]</li><li>[[Zo-Kalar]]</li><li>[[intelligent artifact]]s</li></ul>
|whenwielded=<ul><li>[[sanity]]-based bonus damage</li><li>[[deafen]]s, [[stun]]s, [[confuse]]s,<br/>and wakes up target monster<br/>and adjacent monsters on hit</li></ul>
|cost=4500
|weight=20
|material=iron
}}

'''The Sickle of Thunderblasts''' is an [[artifact]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. It is a [[lawful]] [[intelligent artifact]] that favors [[Madpeople]], and its [[base item]] is a [[sickle]].

==Generation==
The Sickle of Thunderblasts cannot be randomly generated or [[wish]]ed for, and is only given as a [[crowning]] gift to a [[hero]] that worships [[Zo-Kalar]], the lawful Madperson [[god]].

==Description==
While wielded, The Sickle of Thunderblasts has +1d3 [[to-hit]] and deals bonus damage against all monsters using a multiplier that scales with the hero's [[sanity]]: for example, it deals a minimum of 2 damage at 0 sanity, 1.5x damage at 50 sanity, and 3x damage at 100 sanity. The Sickle of Thunderblasts always returns when [[thrown]] unless the hero is impaired, can be [[multishot]], and can be thrown from the main hand automatically by [[firing]] it.

On each hit, The Sickle of Thunderblasts creates a "blast" that [[deaf]]ens, [[stun]]s, awakens, and [[confuse]]s the target monster for a number of turns equal to the hero's sanity divided by 5, and makes [[noise]] that wakes up other nearby monsters within a sanity-dependent range (base damage * sanity / 100). In addition, the "blast" also affects monsters adjacent to the target: this moves them up to {{frac|SAN|20}} squares (or up to 5 squares) away from the target, deals damage equal to {{frac|SAN|100}} (i.e. full base damage at 100 sanity, half base damage at 50 sanity, etc.), and inflicts the same status properties upon them as the target.

==Strategy==
The Sickle of Thunderblasts is designed for a hero with high and well-maintained sanity to get the most out of it.
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 ==Description==
-While wielded, The Sickle of Thunderblasts has +1d3 [[to-hit]] and deals bonus damage against all monsters using a multiplier that scales with the hero's [[sanity]]: for example, it deals a minimum of 2 damage at 0 sanity, 1.5x damage at 50 sanity, and 3x damage at 100 sanity. The Sickle of Thunderblasts always returns when [[thrown]] unless the hero is impaired, can be [[multishot]], and can be thrown from the main hand automatically by [[firing]] it.
+While wielded, The Sickle of Thunderblasts has +1d3 [[to-hit]] and deals bonus damage against all [[monster]]s using a multiplier that scales with the hero's [[sanity]]: for example, it deals a minimum of 2 damage at 0 sanity, 1.5x damage at 50 sanity, and 3x damage at 100 sanity. The Sickle of Thunderblasts always returns when [[thrown]] unless the hero is impaired, can be [[multishot]], and can be thrown from the main hand automatically by [[firing]] it.
 On each hit, The Sickle of Thunderblasts creates a "blast" that [[deaf]]ens, [[stun]]s, awakens, and [[confuse]]s the target monster for a number of turns equal to the hero's sanity divided by 5, and makes [[noise]] that wakes up other nearby monsters within a sanity-dependent range (base damage * sanity / 100). In addition, the "blast" also affects monsters adjacent to the target: this moves them up to {{frac|SAN|20}} squares (or up to 5 squares) away from the target, deals damage equal to {{frac|SAN|100}} (i.e. full base damage at 100 sanity, half base damage at 50 sanity, etc.), and inflicts the same status properties upon them as the target.
 ==Strategy==

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 ==Strategy==
 The Sickle of Thunderblasts is designed for a hero with high and well-maintained sanity to get the most out of it.
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