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<p>created page.</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]], and [[notnotdNetHack]], the &#039;&#039;&#039;thjofastafur stave&#039;&#039;&#039; is a [[ward]] which [[scare]]s {{white|n}} {{monclasslink|n}} and {{white|l}} {{monclasslink|l}}. Unlike regular wards, staves must be carved with a edged weapon into another weapon, which must be made of wood. A thjofastafur stave carved weapon must be dropped on the [[floor]] at the hero&#039;s feet to ward off monsters. The thjofastafur stave takes 2 turns, and cannot be reinforced further. Wielding a weapon carved with a thjofastafur stave will [[Warned of monster type|warns]] of the same monsters it wards off.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Icelandic_Magical_Stave_thjofastafur.svg|thjofastafur stave|200px|border]]<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Generation==<br /> {{frac|400}} of all wooden weapons are generated with a thjofastafur stave carving. Wood weapons engraved with a thjofastafur stave cannot be [[wish]]ed for.<br /> <br /> [[Dwarf (starting race)|dwarf]] [[hero]]s both start the game with knowledge of the thjofastafur stave.<br /> <br /> Thjofastafur staves only appear in spellbooks of level 3 and above.<br /> <br /> &lt;!--<br /> rand-item: 1/100 -&gt; 1/4 -&gt; 1/400<br /> lvl3: 2/3 * 1/2 * 3/4 * 2/3 * 1/2 = 1/12<br /> lvl4: 3/4 * 8/9 * 7/8 * 5/6 * 4/5 * 3/4 * 2/3 * 1/3 = 7/108<br /> lvl5: 3/4 * 2/3 * 7/8 * 6/7 * 5/6 * 4/5 * 3/4 * 2/3 * 1/2 = 1/16<br /> lvl6: 2/3 * 5/6 * 7/8 * 6/7 * 5/6 * 4/5 * 3/4 * 2/3 * 1/2 = 5/72<br /> lvl7: 0<br /> --&gt;<br /> The odds of a spellbook containing a thjofastafur stave are:<br /> * Level 3 spellbooks: {{frac|12}} (~8.33%) chance.<br /> * Level 4 spellbooks: {{frac|7|108}} (~6.48%) chance.<br /> * Level 5 spellbooks: {{frac|16}} (6.25%) chance.<br /> * Level 6 spellbooks: {{frac|5|72}} (~6.92) chance.<br /> * Does not appear in level 7 spellbooks.<br /> <br /> {{dNetHack-326}}<br /> [[Category: dNetHack wards]]<br /> [[Category: notdNetHack wards]]<br /> [[Category: notnotdNetHack wards]]</div>

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