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{{artifact weapon
|color=wood color
|appearance=stake
|base=stake
|smalldmg=1d6 '''+1d12'''
|largedmg=1d6 '''+12'''
|tohit='''+1d5'''
|bonusversus=''(all)''
|skill=dagger
|affiliation=<ul><li>[[lawful]]</li><li>[[Undead Slayer]]</li><li>[[intelligent artifacts|intelligent]]</li></ul>
|whencarried=<ul><li>[[Warned of monster type|warned]] of [[Vampire (monster attribute)|vampires]]</li></ul>
|whenwielded=<ul><li>[[magic resistance]]</li><li>bonus damage and chance to instakill vampires</li></ul>
|cost=5000
|weight=20
|material=wood
}}
{{for|the artifact in SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM|The Stake of Van Helsing}}
'''The Stake of Van Helsing''' is the [[Undead Slayer]] [[quest artifact]] in [[Hack'EM]]. It is the prize for completing the [[Undead Slayer quest]], and its default alignment is [[lawful]]. Its [[base item]] type is a [[stake]].

==Generation==
For Undead Slayers, The Stake of Van Helsing is always generated on the goal level of the Undead Slayer quest, where it is placed on [[Count Dracula]]'s square at level creation.

==Description==
The Stake of Van Helsing grants [[Warned of monster type|warning]] of [[Vampire (monster attribute)|vampires]]. While wielded, it grants [[magic resistance]], and has a +5 [[to-hit]] and deals +12 damage versus all monsters—and as a wooden stake, it also deals 1d6+2 bonus damage against vampires with a chance of instakilling them.

==Origin==
{{wikipedia|Abraham Van Helsing}}
Professor Abraham Van Helsing is a fictional character from Bram Stoker's 1897 gothic horror novel ''[[wikipedia:Dracula|Dracula]]''. Commonly referred to as simply "Van Helsing", he is a Dutch polymath doctor with a wide range of interests and accomplishments and a wealth of experience, education and expertise—Van Helsing is a doctor, professor, lawyer, philosopher, scientist, and metaphysician. The character is best known through many adaptations of the story as a vampire slayer, monster hunter and the arch-nemesis of Count Dracula, and the prototypical and the archetypal parapsychologist in subsequent works of paranormal fiction.

The wooden stake is one of Van Helsing's trademark weapons, used to pierce the heart of vampires and lay their souls to rest—though the slaying of Dracula by driving such a stake through his heart is a popular image, the events of the story proceed much differently: near the end, Dracula is decapitated by a kukri while his heart is simultaneously pierced by a Bowie knife, destroying the Count and reducing him to dust.
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[[Category:Hack'EM quest artifacts|Stake of Van Helsing]]

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 ==Description==
-The Stake of Van Helsing grants [[Warned of monster type|warning]] of [[Vampire (monster attribute)|vampires]]. While wielded, it grants [[magic resistance]], and has a +5 [[to-hit]] and deals +12 damage versus all monsters&mdash;and as a wooden stake, it also deals 1d6+2 bonus damage against vampires with a chance of instakilling them.
+The Stake of Van Helsing grants [[Warned of monster type|warning]] of [[Vampire (monster attribute)|vampires]] while carried, which notably prevents [[Vampire (starting race in Hack'EM)|vampiric]] Undead Slayers from actually wielding the artifact. While wielded, it grants [[magic resistance]], and has a +5 [[to-hit]] and deals +12 damage versus all monsters&mdash;as a wooden stake, it also deals 1d6+2 bonus damage against vampires with a chance of instakilling them.
 ==Origin==

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    |affiliation=<ul><li>[[lawful]]</li><li>[[Undead Slayer]]</li><li>[[intelligent artifacts|intelligent]]</li></ul>
    |whencarried=<ul><li>[[Warned of monster type|warned]] of [[Vampire (monster attribute)|vampires]]</li></ul>
-   |whenwielded=<ul><li>[[magic resistance]]</li><li>bonus damage and chance to instakill vampires</li></ul>
+   |whenwielded=<ul><li>[[magic resistance]]</li><li>bonus damage and chance of [[Instadeath|instakilling]] vampires</li></ul>
    |cost=5000
    |weight=20

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 The wooden stake is one of Van Helsing's trademark weapons, used to pierce the heart of vampires and lay their souls to rest&mdash;though the slaying of Dracula by driving such a stake through his heart is a popular image, the events of the story proceed much differently: near the end, Dracula is decapitated by a kukri while his heart is simultaneously pierced by a Bowie knife, destroying the Count and reducing him to dust.
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 [[Category:Hack'EM quest artifacts|Stake of Van Helsing]]

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    |base=stake
    |smalldmg=1d6 '''+1d12'''
-   |largedmg=1d6 '''+12'''
+   |largedmg=1d6 '''+1d12'''
    |tohit='''+1d5'''
    |bonusversus=''(all)''
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 ==Description==
-The Stake of Van Helsing grants [[Warned of monster type|warning]] of [[Vampire (monster attribute)|vampires]] while carried, which notably prevents [[Vampire (starting race in Hack'EM)|vampiric]] Undead Slayers from actually wielding the artifact. While wielded, it grants [[magic resistance]], and has a +5 [[to-hit]] and deals +12 damage versus all monsters&mdash;as a wooden stake, it also deals 1d6+2 bonus damage against vampires with a chance of instakilling them.
+The Stake of Van Helsing grants [[Warned of monster type|warning]] of [[Vampire (monster attribute)|vampires]] while carried, which notably prevents [[Vampire (starting race in Hack'EM)|vampiric]] Undead Slayers from actually wielding the artifact. While wielded, it grants [[magic resistance]], and has +1d5 [[to-hit]] and +1d12 damage versus all monsters. As a wooden stake, it also deals +1d6 damage against vampires with a chance of instantly killing them: this chance is a flat {{frac|10}} (10%) that stacks with both the [[hero]]'s skill level in dagger ({{frac|10}} or +10% per skill level) and the role bonus for Undead Slayers wielding the artifact ({{frac|10}} or +10%); each criteria that is met also adds a point to the bonus damage dealt against vampires if the artifact does not instantly kill one upon hitting (i.e., Expert skill in daggers adds a flat +4).
 ==Origin==

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    |material=wood
 }}
-{{for|the artifact in SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM|The Stake of Van Helsing}}
+{{for|the artifact in SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM|The Stake of Van Helsing (SLASH'EM)}}
 '''The Stake of Van Helsing''' is the [[Undead Slayer]] [[quest artifact]] in [[Hack'EM]]. It is the prize for completing the [[Undead Slayer quest]], and its default alignment is [[lawful]]. Its [[base item]] type is a [[stake]].

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 {{artifact weapon
    |color=wood color
    |appearance=stake