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{{artifact weapon
|color=wood color
|name=Tentacle Staff
|base=quarterstaff
|smalldmg=1d6 '''+5 + level drain'''
|largedmg=1d6 '''+5 + level drain'''
|tohit='''+8'''
|bonusversus=not [[Drain resistance|drain resistant]]
|skill=quarterstaff
|size=[[two-handed]]
|affiliation=<ul><li>[[chaotic]]</li><li>[[Elf]]</li><li>[[intelligent artifact|intelligent]]</li></ul>
|whencarried=<ul><li>[[magic resistance]]</li><li>faster [[energy regeneration]]</li><li>[[half spell damage]]</li></ul>
|wheninvoked=<ul><li>[[energy]] boost</li></ul>
|cost=
|weight=40
|material=wood
}}
'''The Tentacle Staff''' is the Drow [[quest artifact]] in [[SLASH 6]]. Its [[base item]] is a [[quarterstaff]]. In this variant, a Drow is simply an [[Elf]] with a [[chaotic]] starting alignment; [[lawful]] or [[neutral]] Elves are simply known as Elves.

The Staff's attack can drain life from its targets ("The writhing tentacles draw the life from <target>!").

When carried, the Staff grants [[magic resistance]], fast [[energy regeneration]], and [[half spell damage]]. When invoked, it allows the player to [[level teleport]], similar to [[the Orb of Fate]].

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==Other==
The variant [[dNetHack]] contains an artifact [[flail]] named the [[dNetHack Artifacts#Tentacle Rod|Tentacle Rod]], which is a quest artifact for renegade [[Drow]] Priests, Rangers, Rogues, and Wizards. It lacks the Staff's drain life attack and other properties, but it can deal multiple attacks and inflict status ailments on targets. It also decreases the chance of spell failure and absorbs curses while wielded.

==References==
* SLASH 6 include/artilist.h#line 370
* SLASH 6 src/artifact.c#line 1059

==See also==
[[Drow quest]]

[[Category:Defunct objects]]

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 ==dNetHack==
-The variant [[dNetHack]] contains a somewhat similar artifact [[flail]] named the [[Tentacle Rod]], which is the [[quest artifact]] for [[Drow]] Priests, Rangers, Rogues, and Wizards that turn renegade on their [[Drow Racial quest|racial quest]] (retooled from the original Drow quest). It lacks the Staff's drain life attack and other properties, but it can deal multiple attacks and inflict status ailments on targets; while wielded, it also decreases the chance of spell failure and absorbs curses.
+The variant [[dNetHack]] contains a somewhat similar artifact [[flail]] named [[The Tentacle Rod]], which is the [[quest artifact]] for [[Drow]] Priests, Rangers, Rogues, and Wizards that turn renegade on their [[Drow Racial quest|racial quest]] (retooled from the original Drow quest). It lacks the Staff's drain life attack and other properties, but it can deal multiple attacks and inflict status ailments on targets; while wielded, it also decreases the chance of spell failure and absorbs curses.
 ==References==

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    |material=wood
 }}
-'''The Tentacle Staff''' is the Drow (or [[chaotic]] [[Elf (role)|Elf]]) [[quest artifact]] in [[SLASH 6]]. It is the prize for completing the [[Drow quest]], and is chaotic for wishing purposes. Its [[base item]] type is a [[quarterstaff]]. The Tentacle Staff and mentions of it can still be found in the source code of [[SLASH'EM]] and [[SlashTHEM]];{{refsrc|artifact.c|1382|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}<ref>[https://github.com/Soviet5lo/SlashTHEM/blob/v0.9.7/include/artilist.h#L543 SlashTHEM 0.9.7 artilist.h, line 543]</ref> a comment in the latter indicates that it may be used as a future [[crowning]] gift for [[Drow (starting race)|player drow]].<ref>[https://github.com/Soviet5lo/SlashTHEM/blob/v0.9.7/include/artilist.h#L560 SlashTHEM 0.9.7 artilist.h, line 560]</ref>
+'''The Tentacle Staff''' is the Drow (or [[chaotic]] [[Elf (role)|Elf]]) [[quest artifact]] in [[SLASH 6]]. It is the prize for completing the [[Drow quest]], and is chaotic for wishing purposes. Its [[base item]] type is a [[quarterstaff]]. The Tentacle Staff and mentions of it can still be found in the source code of [[SLASH'EM]] and [[SlashTHEM]];{{refsrc|artifact.c|1382|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}<ref>[https://github.com/Soviet5lo/SlashTHEM/blob/v0.9.7/include/artilist.h#L543 SlashTHEM 0.9.7 artilist.h, line 543]</ref> a comment in the latter's code indicates that it may be used as a future [[crowning]] gift for [[Drow (starting race)|player drow]].<ref>[https://github.com/Soviet5lo/SlashTHEM/blob/v0.9.7/include/artilist.h#L560 SlashTHEM 0.9.7 artilist.h, line 560]</ref>
 ==Effects==

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 ==dNetHack==
-The variant [[dNetHack]] contains a similar artifact [[flail]] named the [[Tentacle Rod]], which is the [[quest artifact]] for [[Drow]] Priests, Rangers, Rogues, and Wizards that turn renegade on their [[Drow Racial quest|racial quest]]. It lacks the Staff's drain life attack and other properties, but it can deal multiple attacks and inflict status ailments on targets; while wielded, it also decreases the chance of spell failure and absorbs curses.
+The variant [[dNetHack]] contains a somewhat similar artifact [[flail]] named the [[Tentacle Rod]], which is the [[quest artifact]] for [[Drow]] Priests, Rangers, Rogues, and Wizards that turn renegade on their [[Drow Racial quest|racial quest]] (retooled from the original Drow quest). It lacks the Staff's drain life attack and other properties, but it can deal multiple attacks and inflict status ailments on targets; while wielded, it also decreases the chance of spell failure and absorbs curses.
 ==References==

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    |size=[[two-handed]]
    |affiliation=<ul><li>[[chaotic]]</li><li>[[Elf]]</li><li>[[intelligent artifact|intelligent]]</li></ul>
-   |whencarried=<ul><li>[[magic resistance]]</li><li>faster [[energy regeneration]]</li><li>[[half spell damage]]</li></ul>
+   |whencarried=<ul><li>[[magic resistance]]</li></ul>
    |wheninvoked=<ul><li>[[level teleport]]</li></ul>
    |cost=
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    |material=wood
 }}
-'''The Tentacle Staff''' is the Drow (or [[chaotic]] [[Elf (role)|Elf]]) [[quest artifact]] in [[SLASH 6]]. It is the prize for completing the [[Drow quest]], and is chaotic for wishing purposes. Its [[base item]] type is a [[quarterstaff]]. The Tentacle Staff and mentions of it can still be found in the source code of [[SLASH'EM]] and [[SlashTHEM]]; a comment in the latter indicates that it may be used as a future [[crowning]] gift for [[Drow (starting race)|player drow]].<ref>[https://github.com/Soviet5lo/SlashTHEM/blob/v0.9.7/include/artilist.h#L560 SlashTHEM 0.9.7 artilist.h, line 560]</ref>
+'''The Tentacle Staff''' is the Drow (or [[chaotic]] [[Elf (role)|Elf]]) [[quest artifact]] in [[SLASH 6]]. It is the prize for completing the [[Drow quest]], and is chaotic for wishing purposes. Its [[base item]] type is a [[quarterstaff]]. The Tentacle Staff and mentions of it can still be found in the source code of [[SLASH'EM]] and [[SlashTHEM]];{{refsrc|artifact.c|1382|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}<ref>[https://github.com/Soviet5lo/SlashTHEM/blob/v0.9.7/include/artilist.h#L543 SlashTHEM 0.9.7 artilist.h, line 543]</ref> a comment in the latter indicates that it may be used as a future [[crowning]] gift for [[Drow (starting race)|player drow]].<ref>[https://github.com/Soviet5lo/SlashTHEM/blob/v0.9.7/include/artilist.h#L560 SlashTHEM 0.9.7 artilist.h, line 560]</ref>
 ==Effects==
-The Tentacle Staff grants +8 to-hit, and deals +5 damage and [[drain life|drain levels]] from non-[[drain resistance|resistant]] targets. When carried, the Tentacle Staff grants [[magic resistance]], fast [[energy regeneration]], and [[half spell damage]]. When invoked, it allows the player to [[level teleport]], similar to [[the Orb of Fate]].
+The Tentacle Staff grants +8 to-hit, and deals +5 damage and [[drain life|drain levels]] from non-[[drain resistance|resistant]] targets. When carried, the Tentacle Staff grants [[magic resistance]]; when wielded, it additionally confers fast [[energy regeneration]] and [[half spell damage]]. When invoked, it allows the player to [[level teleport]], similar to [[the Orb of Fate]].
-The Staff's attack can drain life from its targets ("The writhing tentacles draw the life from <target>!").
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 ==dNetHack==

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 When carried, the Staff grants [[magic resistance]], fast [[energy regeneration]], and [[half spell damage]].  When invoked, it allows the player to [[level teleport]], similar to [[the Orb of Fate]].
 ==Other==
 The variant [[dNetHack]] contains an artifact [[flail]] named the [[dNetHack Artifacts#Tentacle Rod|Tentacle Rod]], which is a quest artifact for renegade [[Drow]] Priests, Rangers, Rogues, and Wizards.  It lacks the Staff's drain life attack and other properties, but it can deal multiple attacks and inflict status ailments on targets.  It also decreases the chance of spell failure and absorbs curses while wielded.

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