The Stake of Van Helsing (SLASH'EM) - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: potholes and such

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potholes and such

Umbire the Phantom: /* Description */ corrections

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‎Description: corrections

Umbire the Phantom: Umbire the Phantom moved page The Stake of Van Helsing to The Stake of Van Helsing (SLASH'EM): disambig

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Umbire the Phantom moved page The Stake of Van Helsing to The Stake of Van Helsing (SLASH'EM): disambig

Umbire the Phantom: name in advance

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name in advance

Umbire the Phantom: and to that end...

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and to that end...

Umbire the Phantom: FCU pass - punt the Hack'EM stuff to its own article

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FCU pass - punt the Hack'EM stuff to its own article

Umbire the Phantom: cats + todo

2023-12-09T19:13:19Z

cats + todo

24.8.217.26: Fixing the color of the glyph in the infobox.

2014-01-05T08:41:06Z

Fixing the color of the glyph in the infobox.

Ion frigate at 11:58, 30 December 2011

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Ion frigate at 11:57, 30 December 2011

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 ==Strategy==
-The Stake of Van Helsing is a quite nice quest artifact with enough bonus damage to be a contender for a main weapon through the endgame&mdash;the chance of instant death is also useful against [[Vampire mage (SLASH'EM)|vampire mages]], [[Star vampire (SLASH'EM)|star vampires]] and [[fire vampire]]s. The slotless magic resistance makes it a strong artifact wish for lawful [[hero]]es and allows it to fill the niche formerly occupied by [[The Sceptre of Might]] in [[NetHack 3.4.3]]&mdash;the primary caveat of this affects Undead Slayer themselves, who may want to favor another weapon while dealing with the [[Wizard of Yendor]] in order to prevent him stealing the Stake and gaining immunity to a [[wand of death]].
+The Stake of Van Helsing is a quite nice quest artifact with enough bonus damage to be a contender for a main weapon through the endgame&mdash;the chance of instant death is also useful against [[Vampire mage (SLASH'EM)|vampire mages]], [[Star vampire (SLASH'EM)|star vampires]] and [[fire vampire]]s. The slotless magic resistance makes it a strong artifact wish for lawful [[hero]]es and allows it to fill the niche occupied by [[The Sceptre of Might]] in [[NetHack 3.4.3]], since [[The Sceptre of Might (SLASH'EM)|the artifact in SLASH'EM]] is considerably weaker&mdash;the primary caveat of this affects Undead Slayer themselves, who may want to favor another weapon while dealing with the [[Wizard of Yendor]] in order to prevent him stealing the Stake and gaining immunity to a [[wand of death]].
-[[Pacifist]]s and other dedicated [[pet]]-keepers will find this a very nice weapon for a pet [[Solar]]: it is one of the few ways to give them extrinsic [[magic resistance]], and its damage bonus greatly augments Solars' already-impressive fighting capabilities.
+[[Pacifist]]s and other dedicated [[pet]]-keepers will find this a very nice weapon for a pet [[Solar]]: it is one of the few ways to give them extrinsic [[magic resistance]], and its bonuses greatly augment a Solar's already-impressive fighting capabilities.
 ==Origin==

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 ==Description==
-The Stake of Van Helsing grants [[magic resistance]] while carried. It 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 [[Vampire (monster attribute)|vampires]] with a {{frac|10}} chance of instakilling them.
+The Stake of Van Helsing grants [[magic resistance]] while carried. It has +5 [[to-hit]] and +12 damage versus all monsters, and as a wooden stake it also deals 1d6+2 bonus damage against [[Vampire (monster attribute)|vampires]] with a {{frac|10}} chance of instakilling them.
 ==Strategy==

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

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-'''The Stake of Van Helsing''' is the [[Undead Slayer]] [[quest artifact]] in [[Slash'EM]]. It is [[lawful]] for [[wish|wishing]] purposes. Its base item type is a [[wooden stake]], which uses the [[dagger]] skill.  It has a flat +5 to-hit and +12 to-damage against all monsters, and provides [[magic resistance]] when carried.  The name of the Stake is a reference to [[wikipedia:Abraham Van Helsing|Abraham Van Helsing]].
+{{for|the artifact in Hack'EM|The Stake of Van Helsing (Hack'EM)}}
-As with any wooden stake, wielding it against a [[vampire]] or [[vampire bat]] gives a 10% chance of instantly killing the creature ("You plunge your stake into the heart of <vampire>"). Otherwise, it still does 2 + d6 extra damage ("You drive your stake into <vampire>").
+==Generation==
 ==Strategy==
-This is fairly nice as quest artifacts go.  Its damage bonus makes it strong enough to be a contender in SLASH'EM's endgame, while the periodic instakill is useful against annoyances such as [[vampire mage]]s and [[fire vampire|fire]]/[[star vampire]]s.  Slotless magic resistance is also very useful, although as usual, if you are an undead slayer yourself you won't want to rely on this artifact for it.  This is a decent candidate for a lawful artifact wish, especially given how the [[Sceptre of Might]] has been nerfed in SLASH'EM.
+The Stake of Van Helsing is a quite nice quest artifact with enough bonus damage to be a contender for a main weapon through the endgame&mdash;the chance of instant death is also useful against [[Vampire mage (SLASH'EM)|vampire mages]], [[Star vampire (SLASH'EM)|star vampires]] and [[fire vampire]]s. The slotless magic resistance makes it a strong artifact wish for lawful [[hero]]es and allows it to fill the niche formerly occupied by [[The Sceptre of Might]] in [[NetHack 3.4.3]]&mdash;the primary caveat of this affects Undead Slayer themselves, who may want to favor another weapon while dealing with the [[Wizard of Yendor]] in order to prevent him stealing the Stake and gaining immunity to a [[wand of death]].
-Pacifists and other heavy pet-users will find this a very nice weapon for a pet [[Solar]]: it is one of the few ways to give them extrinsic [[magic resistance]], and its damage bonus greatly augments Solars' already-impressive fighting capabilities.
+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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-'''The Stake of Van Helsing''' is the [[Undead Slayer]] [[quest artifact]] in [[Slash'EM]]. It is [[lawful]] for [[wish|wishing]] purposes. Its base item type is a [[wooden stake]]. The name of the Stake is a reference to [[wikipedia:Abraham Van Helsing|Abraham Van Helsing]].
+'''The Stake of Van Helsing''' is the [[Undead Slayer]] [[quest artifact]] in [[Slash'EM]]. It is [[lawful]] for [[wish|wishing]] purposes. Its base item type is a [[wooden stake]], which uses the [[dagger]] skill.  It has a flat +5 to-hit and +12 to-damage against all monster, and provides [[magic resistance]] when carried.  The name of the Stake is a reference to [[wikipedia:Abraham Van Helsing|Abraham Van Helsing]].
 As with any wooden stake, wielding it against a [[vampire]] or [[vampire bat]] gives a 10% chance of instantly killing the creature ("You plunge your stake into the heart of <vampire>"). Otherwise, it still does 2 + d6 extra damage ("You drive your stake into <vampire>").
 [[Category:SLASH'EM Artifacts|Stake of Van Helsing]]
 [[Category:Quest artifacts|Stake of Van Helsing]]