The Singing Sword - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: find + replace

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ScienceBall: Can be named as an elven broadsword if hero is an elf. Player -> hero

2025-06-21T16:11:09Z

Can be named as an elven broadsword if hero is an elf. Player -> hero

Umbire the Phantom: touch-ups

2024-09-12T18:14:06Z

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ScienceBall: +1 damage bonus. Put the +1 to-hit bonus in bold too.

2024-04-03T15:33:28Z

+1 damage bonus. Put the +1 to-hit bonus in bold too.

ScienceBall: Lede. Now nameable instead of a first gift. Categories.

2024-04-03T15:19:53Z

Lede. Now nameable instead of a first gift. Categories.

Aximili: Add category

2020-01-26T06:14:54Z

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EasterlyIrk: 'loose', stack note

2019-06-03T01:32:53Z

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2019-06-03T01:29:51Z

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{{artifact weapon
|color = metal color
|name = The Singing Sword
|base = long sword
|smalldmg = 1d8
|largedmg = 1d12
|tohit = <nowiki>+</nowiki>1
|skill = Musicalize spell
|affiliation = <ul><li>unaligned</li><li>[[Bard]]</li></ul>
|whenwielded = see article
|wheninvoked = see article
|cost = 5000
|weight = 40
|material = iron
}}

The Singing Sword is the [[Bard]]'s first gift in [[dNetHack]].

== As a weapon ==

The Sword using the [[Musicalize spell]] skill to determine bonus to-hit and damage, and also exercises that skill. Since Bards in dNetHack are very limited in terms of melee damage skills, this makes the Sword a very useful melee weapon in the early to mid game. Using it also doesn't require making a trade-off between the Bard's combat skills and their music skill.

== As an impediment to stealth ==

The Sword sings constantly while wielded, giving every monster on the current dungeon level your exact position. This does not wake up sleeping monsters. The Sword can be silenced by unwielding it.

== As a support item ==

The Sword automatically learns songs while wielded. Songs may be learned from the player's actions or from the actions of nearby monsters. The Sword can be instructed to sing a known song via #invoke, which provides a menu of valid choices and can be done as often as desired. The songs and their effects are as follows:

{| class="prettytable striped"
|-
! Song
! Effect
! Learned by
|-
| Nothing in particular
|
*No effect (beyond giving away your location)
|
*Default song
|-
| Chant ominously
|
*Enemies are very likely to flee after being struck by the sword in melee, '''unless they are deaf or mindless'''
|
*Play the "Fear" song
|-
| Hum soothingly
|
*All pets gain fast healing (+1 HP/turn)
*You gain fast healing while resting with '.'
|
*Play the "Meditative Healing" song
*Hear a monster sing a song of good health
|-
| Rally my forces
|
*Warps pets to your location whenever you hit an enemy with the sword in melee, as by a [[magic whistle]]
|
*Play the "Rally" song
*Hear a [[Trumpet archon]] play its trumpet
|-
| Confuse my foes
|
*Enemies become confused after being struck by the sword in melee, '''unless they are deaf or mindless'''
|
*Play the "Cacophony" song
|-
| Disrupt spellcasting
|
*Enemies struck by the sword in melee have their special abilities put on cooldown, '''unless they are deaf or mindless'''
|
*Play the "Disruption" song
|-
| A marching song
|
*Pets gain +2 movement points per turn
|
*Play the "Charge" song
*Hear a monster sing a song of haste
|-
| A lethargic song
|
*Enemies loose 2 movement points per turn
|
*Play the "Lullaby" song
*Play the "Lethargy" song
*Play a charged [[Magic flute]]
*Hear [[Oona]] sing a slow march
|-
| An inspiring song
|
*Pets gain 1 + the swords enchantment to hit and damage
|
*Play the "Inspire Courage" song
*Hear a monster sing a song of courage
|-
| A dismal dirge
|
*Enemies lose 1 + the swords enchantment to hit and damage vs. all targets
|
*Hear [[Oona]] sing a dirge
|-
| A fiery song
|
*The sword deals double damage to foes that do not resist fire damage, '''unless they are deaf or mindless'''
|
*Play a charged [[Fire horn]]
*Hear [[Oona]] sing the lament of flames
|-
| A chilling song
|
*The sword deals double damage to foes that do not resist cold damage, '''unless they are deaf or mindless'''
|
*Play a charged [[Frost horn]]
*Hear [[Oona]] sing the lament of ice
|-
| An electrifying song
|
*The sword deals double damage to foes that do not resist electric damage, '''unless they are deaf or mindless'''
|
*Hear [[Oona]] sing the lament of storms
|-
| An earthshaking chant
|
*The sword periodically (10% chance) causes an earthquake whenever it hits a foe in melee
*Hear a [[Dread seraph]] sing its earthquake song
|
*Play a charged [[Drum of earthquake]]
|-
| A tune of opening
|
*The sword periodically (5% chance) slices targets open, killing them or dealing heavy damage
*This effect also reveals all secret doors and traps around the character whenever it triggers
|
*Ring the charged [[Bell of Opening]]
|-
| Of the passing of life
|
*The sword periodically (25% chance) kills targets that do not resist death magic, '''unless they are deaf or mindless'''
|
*Hear a [[Dread seraph]] sing its killing song
|-
| Beat to the Cadence
|
*Pets which may leave corpses *always* leave corpses, and rise from the grave after a few turns if their corpse is not destroyed
*All pets are immune to digestion attacks, such as those used by [[purple worm]]s
*You gain 1 + the swords enchantment to hit and damage
|
*Hear a [[Dread seraph]] sing its resurrection song
|-
| A hymn to the creator
|
*Enemies go insane after being struck by the sword in melee, '''unless they are deaf or mindless'''
|
*Hear a [[Dread seraph]] sing its madness song

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 |tohit = '''+1'''
 |skill = Musicalize spell
-|affiliation = <ul><li>unaligned</li><li>[[Bard]]</li></ul>
+|affiliation = <ul><li>unaligned</li><li>[[Troubadour]]</li></ul>
 |whenwielded = see article
 |wheninvoked = see article
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 }}
-'''The Singing Sword''' is an [[intelligent artifact|intelligent]] [[artifact]] weapon in [[dNetHack]] and [[notdNetHack]]. Its default base item is a [[long sword]], but it can also be named as a [[rapier]], a [[saber]], or an [[elven broadsword]] (see below). It does not favor any role, unless the hero is a [[Bard]], in which case it is Bard-favoring.
+'''The Singing Sword''' is an [[intelligent artifact|intelligent]] [[artifact]] weapon in [[dNetHack]] and [[notdNetHack]]. Its default base item is a [[long sword]], but it can also be named as a [[rapier]], a [[saber]], or an [[elven broadsword]] (see below). It does not favor any role, unless the hero is a [[Troubadour]], in which case it is Troubadour-favoring.
 == Generation ==
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 The Singing Sword cannot be randomly generated, but it can be wished for.
-The Singing Sword can be named: naming any long sword, rapier, or saber The Singing Sword will transform it into the artifact. If the hero is an [[Elf (starting race)|elf]], then an elven broadsword is also a valid base item to name. It can only be named by a Bard, an elf, or anyone who has ever bound [[Spirits (dNetHack)#Orthos, Sovereign of the Howling Dark|Orthos]]. Unlike in vanilla, naming artifacts does not break [[illiterate]] [[conduct]].
+The Singing Sword can be named: naming any long sword, rapier, or saber The Singing Sword will transform it into the artifact. If the hero is an [[Elf (starting race)|elf]], then an elven broadsword is also a valid base item to name. It can only be named by a Troubadour, an elf, or anyone who has ever bound [[Spirits (dNetHack)#Orthos, Sovereign of the Howling Dark|Orthos]]. Unlike in vanilla, naming artifacts does not break [[illiterate]] [[conduct]].
 == As a weapon ==
-The Sword using the [[Musicalize spell]] skill to determine bonus to-hit and damage, and also exercises that skill.  Since Bards in dNetHack are very limited in terms of melee damage skills, this makes the Sword a very useful melee weapon in the early to mid game.  Using it also doesn't require making a trade-off between the Bard's combat skills and their music skill.
+The Sword using the [[Musicalize spell]] skill to determine bonus to-hit and damage, and also exercises that skill.  Since Troubadours in dNetHack are very limited in terms of melee damage skills, this makes the Sword a very useful melee weapon in the early to mid game.  Using it also doesn't require making a trade-off between the Troubadour's combat skills and their music skill.
 == As an impediment to stealth ==

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 }}
-'''The Singing Sword''' is an [[intelligent artifact|intelligent]] [[artifact]] weapon in [[dNetHack]] and [[notdNetHack]]. Its default base item is a [[long sword]], but it can also be named as a [[rapier]] or a [[saber]] (see below). It does not favor any role, unless the player is a [[Bard]], in which case it is Bard-favoring.
+'''The Singing Sword''' is an [[intelligent artifact|intelligent]] [[artifact]] weapon in [[dNetHack]] and [[notdNetHack]]. Its default base item is a [[long sword]], but it can also be named as a [[rapier]], a [[saber]], or an [[elven broadsword]] (see below). It does not favor any role, unless the hero is a [[Bard]], in which case it is Bard-favoring.
 == Generation ==
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 The Singing Sword cannot be randomly generated, but it can be wished for.
-The Singing Sword can be named: naming any long sword, rapier, or saber The Singing Sword will transform it into the artifact. It can only be named by a Bard, an [[Elf (starting race)|elf]], or anyone who has ever bound [[Spirits (dNetHack)#Orthos, Sovereign of the Howling Dark|Orthos]]. Unlike in vanilla, naming artifacts does not break [[illiterate]] [[conduct]].
+The Singing Sword can be named: naming any long sword, rapier, or saber The Singing Sword will transform it into the artifact. If the hero is an [[Elf (starting race)|elf]], then an elven broadsword is also a valid base item to name. It can only be named by a Bard, an elf, or anyone who has ever bound [[Spirits (dNetHack)#Orthos, Sovereign of the Howling Dark|Orthos]]. Unlike in vanilla, naming artifacts does not break [[illiterate]] [[conduct]].
 == As a weapon ==
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 == As a support item ==
-The Sword automatically learns songs while wielded.  Songs may be learned from the player's actions or from the actions of nearby monsters.  The Sword can be instructed to sing a known song via #invoke, which provides a menu of valid choices and can be done as often as desired.  The songs and their effects are as follows:
+The Sword automatically learns songs while wielded.  Songs may be learned from the hero's actions or from the actions of nearby monsters.  The Sword can be instructed to sing a known song via #invoke, which provides a menu of valid choices and can be done as often as desired.  The songs and their effects are as follows:
 {| class="prettytable striped"

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 }}
-The Singing Sword is an [[intelligent artifact|intelligent]] [[artifact]] weapon in [[dNetHack]] and [[notdNetHack]]. Its default base item is a [[long sword]], but it can also be named as a [[rapier]] or a [[saber]] (see below). It does not favor any role, unless the player is a [[Bard]], in which case it is Bard-favoring.
+'''The Singing Sword''' is an [[intelligent artifact|intelligent]] [[artifact]] weapon in [[dNetHack]] and [[notdNetHack]]. Its default base item is a [[long sword]], but it can also be named as a [[rapier]] or a [[saber]] (see below). It does not favor any role, unless the player is a [[Bard]], in which case it is Bard-favoring.
 == Generation ==
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+|
 *Pets which may leave corpses *always* leave corpses, and rise from the grave after a few turns if their corpse is not destroyed
-*All pets are immune to digestion attacks, such as those used by [[purple worm]]s
+*All pets are immune to [[digestion attack]]s
 *You gain 1 + the swords enchantment to to-hit and damage (this stacks with any standard enchantment bonus on wielded weapons)
+|
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+|
 *Hear a [[Dread seraph]] sing its madness song
+|}
 [[Category:dNetHack artifacts]]
 [[Category:notdNetHack artifacts]]

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 }}
-The Singing Sword is the [[Bard]]'s first gift in [[dNetHack]].
+The Singing Sword is an [[intelligent artifact|intelligent]] [[artifact]] weapon in [[dNetHack]] and [[notdNetHack]]. Its default base item is a [[long sword]], but it can also be named as a [[rapier]] or a [[saber]] (see below). It does not favor any role, unless the player is a [[Bard]], in which case it is Bard-favoring.
 == As a weapon ==
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 *Hear a [[Dread seraph]] sing its madness song
-[[Category:DNethack Items]]
+[[Category:dNetHack artifacts]]

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 |name = The Singing Sword
 |base = long sword
-|smalldmg = 1d8
+|smalldmg = 1d8 '''+1'''
-|largedmg = 1d12
+|largedmg = 1d12 '''+1'''
-|tohit = <nowiki>+</nowiki>1
+|tohit = '''+1'''
 |skill = Musicalize spell
 |affiliation = <ul><li>unaligned</li><li>[[Bard]]</li></ul>

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 | A lethargic song
+|
-*Enemies loose 2 movement points per turn
+*Enemies lose 2 movement points per turn
+|
 *Play the "Lullaby" song
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 | An inspiring song
+|
-*Pets gain 1 + the sword's enchantment to to-hit and damage
+*Pets gain 1 + the sword's enchantment to to-hit and damage (stacks with any enchantment bonuses on weapons they may have)
+|
 *Play the "Inspire Courage" song
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 | A dismal dirge
+|
-*Enemies lose 1 + the swords enchantment to hit and damage vs. all targets
+*Enemies lose 1 + the swords enchantment to to to-hit and damage vs. all targets
+|
 *Hear [[Oona]] sing a dirge
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 *Pets which may leave corpses *always* leave corpses, and rise from the grave after a few turns if their corpse is not destroyed
 *All pets are immune to digestion attacks, such as those used by [[purple worm]]s
-*You gain 1 + the swords enchantment to to-hit and damage
+*You gain 1 + the swords enchantment to to-hit and damage (this stacks with any standard enchantment bonus on wielded weapons)
+|
 *Hear a [[Dread seraph]] sing its resurrection song