The Tsurugi of Muramasa - Revision history

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 '''The Tsurugi of Muramasa''' is the [[Samurai]] [[quest artifact]]. It is the prize for completing the [[Samurai quest]], and its default alignment is [[lawful]]. Its [[base item]] type is a [[tsurugi]].

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 ===EvilHack===
-In [[EvilHack]], the Tsurugi of Muramasa has +1d3 [[to-hit]] and grants half physical damage while wielded.
+In [[EvilHack]], the Tsurugi of Muramasa has +1d3 [[to-hit]] and grants half physical damage while wielded in addition to its other traits.
 If The Tsurugi of Muramasa is successfully [[wish]]ed for by a non-Samurai hero, there is a {{frac|x}} chance (where ''x'' is the amount of previous [[artifact]] wishes) of it being created successfully&mdash;if successful, [[Lord Sato]] will generate as the hostile owner of the artifact, placed adjacent to the hero with the artifact in his possession.

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 ===EvilHack===
-In [[EvilHack]], the Tsurugi of Muramasa has +1d3 [[to-hit]] and grants half physical damage while carried.
+In [[EvilHack]], the Tsurugi of Muramasa has +1d3 [[to-hit]] and grants half physical damage while wielded.
 If The Tsurugi of Muramasa is successfully [[wish]]ed for by a non-Samurai hero, there is a {{frac|x}} chance (where ''x'' is the amount of previous [[artifact]] wishes) of it being created successfully&mdash;if successful, [[Lord Sato]] will generate as the hostile owner of the artifact, placed adjacent to the hero with the artifact in his possession.

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 In [[EvilHack]], the Tsurugi of Muramasa has +1d3 [[to-hit]] and grants half physical damage while carried.
-If The Tsurugi of Muramasa is successfully [[wish]]ed for by a non-Samurai, there is an effective {{frac|x|(x+1)²}} chance (where ''x'' is the amount of previous [[artifact]] wishes) of a hostile [[Lord Sato]] generating adjacent to the hero, with the artifact in his possession.
+If The Tsurugi of Muramasa is successfully [[wish]]ed for by a non-Samurai hero, there is a {{frac|x}} chance (where ''x'' is the amount of previous [[artifact]] wishes) of it being created successfully&mdash;if successful, [[Lord Sato]] will generate as the hostile owner of the artifact, placed adjacent to the hero with the artifact in his possession.
 All of the above also applies to [[Hack'EM]].

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-The best case for all listed weapons assumes that a Samurai has reached Expert in the relevant skill, is attacking an undead monster or demon with a blessed weapon, and the weapon(s) are enchanted to +7. The following additional restrictions are also applied to each weapon in this table:
+The best case for all listed weapons assumes that a Samurai has reached Expert in the relevant skill, is attacking an undead monster or demon with a blessed weapon, and the weapon(s) are enchanted to +7. The following additional restrictions are applied to the targets for each weapon in this table:
 * Sword of Justice: not [[lawful]]ly aligned

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 ==Description==
-While carried, The Tsurugi of Muramasa acts as a [[luckstone]], and while wielded, it provides extrinsic [[protection]], augmenting your [[magic cancellation]] as with a [[ring of protection]], but not cumulative with one. The Tsurugi has +2 to-hit and deals +[[d notation|d8]] bonus damage against all monsters, and it has a {{frac|20}}} chance (5%) of [[bisect]]ing and [[Instadeath|instantly killing]] [[Physical size|medium-size]] or smaller [[monster]]s that it hits, including any monster [[engulfing]] the wielder; large-or-bigger monsters instead take [[double damage]].
+While carried, The Tsurugi of Muramasa acts as a [[luckstone]], and while wielded, it provides extrinsic [[protection]], augmenting your [[magic cancellation]] as with a [[ring of protection]], but not cumulative with one. The Tsurugi deals +[[d notation|d8]] bonus damage against all monsters, and it has a {{frac|20}}} chance (5%) of [[bisect]]ing and [[Instadeath|instantly killing]] [[Physical size|medium-size]] or smaller [[monster]]s that it hits, including any monster [[engulfing]] the wielder; large-or-bigger monsters instead take [[double damage]].
 Unlike most other quest artifacts, The Tsurugi of Muramasa has no effect when [[invoked]].

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 ==Generation==
-For Samurai, The Tsurugi of Muramasa is always generated on the goal level of the Samurai quest, where it is placed on the same square as [[Ashikaga Takauji]].
+For Samurai, The Tsurugi of Muramasa is always generated on the goal level of the Samurai quest, where it is placed on [[Ashikaga Takauji]]'s square at level creation.
 ==Description==

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 ==Variants==
 ===SLASH'EM===
-In [[SLASH'EM]], the Tsurugi of Muramasa deals +8 with a {{frac|10}} chance (10%) of bisection or doubled damage, and does not provide protection or magic cancellation.
+In [[SLASH'EM]], the Tsurugi of Muramasa deals +8 damage to all monsters with a {{frac|10}} chance (10%) of bisection or doubled damage depending on the target's size, and does not provide protection or magic cancellation.
-Despite its improvements, the ability in SLASH'EM to [[twoweapon|dual-wield]] artifact weapons diminishes the Tsurugi's appeal considerably: combining Excalibur and Snickersnee is excellent for Samurai, since both weapons are easily available to them, use the same weapon skill, and both have a flat damage bonus against all monsters that allows far more damage on average than the Tsurugi. A Samurai who can get his hands on one of the better lawful swords, such as [[Fire Brand]], [[Frost Brand]], [[Grayswandir]], or the [[Sword of Justice]] can be even more powerful. Additionally, SLASH'EM lacks the #tip command, making it more serious if a two-handed weapon is cursed.
+Despite its improvements from NetHack 3.4.3, the ability in SLASH'EM to [[twoweapon|dual-wield]] artifact weapons diminishes the Tsurugi's appeal considerably: combining Excalibur and Snickersnee is excellent for Samurai, since both weapons are easily available to them, use the same weapon skill, and both have a flat damage bonus against all monsters that allows far more damage on average than the Tsurugi. A Samurai who can get his hands on one of the better lawful swords, such as [[Fire Brand]], [[Frost Brand]], [[Grayswandir]], or the [[Sword of Justice]] can be even more powerful. Additionally, SLASH'EM lacks the #tip command, making it more serious if a two-handed weapon is cursed.
 The following table summarizes the best-case scenario average damage for the Tsurugi of Muramasa versus two-weaponing the most powerful one-handed lawful swords. The following table does not include applicable strength or ring-based damage bonuses.
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 ===UnNetHack===
-In [[UnNetHack]], The Tsurugi of Muramasa grants [[half physical damage]] while wielded.
+In [[UnNetHack]], The Tsurugi of Muramasa grants [[half physical damage]] while carried and augments protection while wielded.
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 ===EvilHack===
-In [[EvilHack]], the Tsurugi of Muramasa grants half physical damage while wielded.
+In [[EvilHack]], the Tsurugi of Muramasa has +1d3 [[to-hit]] and grants half physical damage while carried.
 If The Tsurugi of Muramasa is successfully [[wish]]ed for by a non-Samurai, there is an effective {{frac|x|(x+1)²}} chance (where ''x'' is the amount of previous [[artifact]] wishes) of a hostile [[Lord Sato]] generating adjacent to the hero, with the artifact in his possession.
 All of the above also applies to [[Hack'EM]].
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 ==Encyclopedia entry==
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 ==History==
-The Tsurugi of Muramasa was introduced along with most of the other quest artifacts in [[NetHack 3.1.0]].
+The Tsurugi of Muramasa is introduced along with most of the other quest artifacts in [[NetHack 3.1.0]].
 The Tsurugi of Muramasa providing extrinsic protection while wielded is introduced in [[NetHack 3.6.0]].