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 The hardware store on the [[Troubadour quest]] home level has a pair of tooled horns generated inside at level creation.
-[[Player monster]] [[Troubadour (dNetHack monster)|troubadours]] have a {{frac|6}} chance of being [[generated with]] a tooled horn as their instrument.
+[[Player monster]] [[Bard (dNetHack monster)|bards]] have a {{frac|6}} chance of being [[generated with]] a tooled horn as their instrument.
 Dipping a frost horn, fire horn or horn of plenty into a potion of amnesia will use up the potion and "downgrade" the item to a tooled horn, as in SLASH'EM.
-The tooled horn is the preferred instrument for playing Rally via the Troubadour's [[musicalize spell]] [[skill]], and is the alternative instrument for Disruption, Fear and Cacophony. Fire horns and frost horns can be used in place of a tooled horn for playing these songs. If a song is played on a tooled horn via the musicalize spell skill, [[Lich (monster class)|liches]], [[mummies]], [[Vampire (monster class)|vampires]], [[Wraith (monster class)|wraiths]], [[Demon (monster class)|demons]], [[Ghost (monster class)|ghosts]], [[Shade (monster class)|shades]], [[crow]]s, [[raven]]s, and [[Oona]] may harmonize with the song if they are tame, and will otherwise start a counter-song if hostile.
+The tooled horn is the preferred instrument for playing Rally via the Troubadour's [[musicalize spell]] [[skill]], and is the alternative instrument for Disruption, Fear and Cacophony. Fire horns and frost horns can be used in place of a tooled horn for playing these songs. If a song is played on a tooled horn via the musicalize spell skill, certain monsters may harmonize with the song if they are tame, and will otherwise start a counter-song if hostile:
 ===SpliceHack===

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-A '''tooled horn''' is a type of [[tool]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is a [[tonal]] [[musical instrument]] that is made of [[bone]], and appears as a [[horn]] when unidentified&mdash;the tooled horn is the only type of horn to not be a [[magical item]].
+A '''tooled horn''' is a type of [[tool]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is a [[tonal]] [[musical instrument]] that is made of [[bone]], and appears as a [[horn]] when unidentified&mdash;the tooled horn is the only type of horn to not be a magical item.
 ==Generation==
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 ==Variants==
 ===SLASH'EM===
-In [[SLASH'EM]], [[upgrading]] a tooled horn successfully has a {{frac|3}} chance each of producing a frost horn, fire horn or horn of plenty, and upgrading any of those three items successfully will produce a tooled horn. [[Dipping]] a frost horn, fire horn or horn of plenty into a [[potion of amnesia]] will use up the potion and "downgrade" the item to a tooled horn.
+In [[SLASH'EM]], [[upgrading]] a tooled horn successfully has a {{frac|3}} chance each of producing a frost horn, fire horn or [[horn of plenty]], and upgrading any of those three items successfully will produce a tooled horn. [[Dipping]] a frost horn, fire horn or horn of plenty into a [[potion of amnesia]] will use up the potion and "downgrade" the item to a tooled horn.
 ===UnNetHack===
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 ===Hack'EM===
-[[Hack'EM]] adds Gjallar from EvilHack to replace The Orb of Fate as the [[Valkyrie/Hack'EM|Valkyrie]] quest artifact.
+In [[Hack'EM]], rare instruments shops have a {{frac|2|25}} chance of generating a tooled horn on each square.
-Rare instruments shops have a {{frac|2|25}} chance of generating a tooled horn on each square.
+Gjallar replaces The Orb of Fate as the [[Valkyrie/Hack'EM|Valkyrie]] quest artifact, as in EvilHack.
-Upgrading a tooled horn successfully will produce a [[horn of plenty]], and vice versa.
+Upgrading a tooled horn successfully will produce a horn of plenty, and vice versa.
 ==References==

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 A hero that chooses to play specific notes on a tooled horn will first be prompted to play the [[passtune]] for the [[Castle]] [[drawbridge]] if they know it, and otherwise will be asked for a set of five notes to play{{refsrc|src/music.c|708|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/music.c|714|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}&mdash;playing the passtune near the Castle drawbridge exercises wisdom, as does attempting to guess the passtune.{{refsrc|src/music.c|769|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
-A hero cannot apply a tooled horn if they are in the form of a [[sea monster]], or if they are in the form of any monster that is [[tiny]] in size, [[unbreathing]], cannot speak, lacks a [[head]], or can only buzz.{{refsrc|src/music.c|693|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mondata.c|336|nethack=3.6.7|comment=<tt>MS_BUZZ</tt> covers [[killer bee]]s, [[queen bee]]s, [[grid bug]]s, and [[xan]]s}} They will also be prevented from applying a tooled horn while underwater.{{refsrc|src/music.c|690|nethack=3.6.7}}
+A hero cannot apply a tooled horn if they are subjected to [[strangulation]], if they are in the form of a [[sea monster]], or if they are in the form of any monster that is [[tiny]] in size, [[unbreathing]], cannot speak, lacks a [[head]], or can only buzz.{{refsrc|src/music.c|693|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mondata.c|336|nethack=3.6.7|comment=<tt>MS_BUZZ</tt> covers [[killer bee]]s, [[queen bee]]s, [[grid bug]]s, and [[xan]]s}} They will also be prevented from applying a tooled horn while underwater.{{refsrc|src/music.c|690|nethack=3.6.7}}
 A [[frost horn]] or [[fire horn]] with no charges will behave as a tooled horn when applied, and playing specific notes on either instrument will have the same effect as with a tooled horn. [[Beatitude]] has no effect on the outcome of playing a tooled horn. Monsters will not use this item.

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 ===Hack'EM===
-Hack'EM adds Gjallar from EvilHack to replace The Orb of Fate as the [[Valkyrie/Hack'EM|Valkyrie]] quest artifact.
+[[Hack'EM]] adds Gjallar from EvilHack to replace The Orb of Fate as the [[Valkyrie/Hack'EM|Valkyrie]] quest artifact.
 Upgrading a tooled horn successfully will produce a [[horn of plenty]], and vice versa.

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 ===SpliceHack===
-In [[SpliceHack]], a tooled horn can be combined with other items at a [[furnace]]:
+In [[SpliceHack]], elven [[Cartomancer]]s have a {{frac|6}} chance of starting the game with a tooled horn as their instrument like [[Priest/SpliceHack|Priests]] and [[Wizard/SpliceHack|Wizards]].
 * Combining a tooled horn and a [[food ration]] will create a horn of plenty.

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 Music instruments shops have a {{frac|20}} chance of a tooled horn being generated on each square.
-[[Player monster]] [[Troubadour (dNetHack monster)|troubadours]] have a {{frac|6}} chance of generating with a tooled horn as their instrument.
+The hardware store on the [[Troubadour quest]] home level has a pair of tooled horns generated inside at level creation.
 Dipping a frost horn, fire horn or horn of plenty into a potion of amnesia will use up the potion and "downgrade" the item to a tooled horn, as in SLASH'EM.

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 Rare instruments shops have a {{frac|10}} chance of generating a tooled horn on each square, as in UnNetHack.
-As in dNetHack and its derivatives, Bards start the game with knowledge of the tooled horn's appearance, and orcish Bards have a roughly {{frac|2}} chance of starting with a tooled horn as their instrument. Similarly, the tooled horn is the preferred instrument for playing Rally via the Bard's [[musicalize spell]] [[skill]], and is the alternative instrument for Disruption, Fear and Cacophony&mdash;fire horns and frost horns can be used in place of a tooled horn for playing these songs.
+As in dNetHack and its derivatives, Bards start the game with knowledge of the tooled horn's appearance, and orcish Bards have a roughly {{frac|2}} chance of starting with a tooled horn as their instrument. Similarly, the tooled horn is the preferred instrument for playing Rally via the Bard's musicalize spell skill, and is the alternative instrument for Disruption, Fear and Cacophony&mdash;fire horns and frost horns can be used in place of a tooled horn for playing these songs.
 ===Hack'EM===

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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], [[Troubadour]]s start the game with knowledge of the tooled horn's appearance, and orcish Troubadours have a roughly {{frac|2}} chance of starting with a tooled horn as their instrument.
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], [[Troubadour]]s start the game with knowledge of the tooled horn's appearance, and [[Orc (starting race)#dNetHack|orcish]] Troubadours have a roughly {{frac|2}} chance of starting with a tooled horn as their instrument.
 Music instruments shops have a {{frac|20}} chance of a tooled horn being generated on each square.
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 Dipping a frost horn, fire horn or horn of plenty into a potion of amnesia will use up the potion and "downgrade" the item to a tooled horn, as in SLASH'EM.
-The tooled horn is the preferred instrument for playing Disruption, Fear and Cacophony via the Troubadour's [[musicalize spell]] [[skill]], and is the alternative instrument for Rally. Fire horns and frost horns can be used in place of a tooled horn for playing these songs. If a song is played on a tooled horn via the musicalize spell skill, [[Lich (monster class)|liches]], [[mummies]], [[Vampire (monster class)|vampires]], [[Wraith (monster class)|wraiths]], [[Demon (monster class)|demons]], [[Ghost (monster class)|ghosts]], [[Shade (monster class)|shades]], [[crow]]s, [[raven]]s, and [[Oona]] may harmonize with the song if they are tame, and will otherwise start a counter-song if hostile.
+The tooled horn is the preferred instrument for playing Rally via the Troubadour's [[musicalize spell]] [[skill]], and is the alternative instrument for Disruption, Fear and Cacophony. Fire horns and frost horns can be used in place of a tooled horn for playing these songs. If a song is played on a tooled horn via the musicalize spell skill, [[Lich (monster class)|liches]], [[mummies]], [[Vampire (monster class)|vampires]], [[Wraith (monster class)|wraiths]], [[Demon (monster class)|demons]], [[Ghost (monster class)|ghosts]], [[Shade (monster class)|shades]], [[crow]]s, [[raven]]s, and [[Oona]] may harmonize with the song if they are tame, and will otherwise start a counter-song if hostile.
 ===SpliceHack===

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 A [[hero]] [[applying]] a tooled horn that chooses to improvise with it will produce [[noise]] that has a range dependent on their [[experience level]]:{{refsrc|src/apply.c|3725|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/music.c|840|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=<tt>else</tt> only occurs if improvising}}{{refsrc|src/music.c|604|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/music.c|609|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=calls <tt>awaken_monsters()</tt>}}{{refsrc|src/music.c|61|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=<tt>awaken_monsters()</tt> function}} this [[abuse]]s [[wisdom]], and the noise will wake up nearby [[sleeping]] [[monster]]s, [[scaring]] any that fail a roll against their [[Magic resistance (monster)|MR score]] dependent on their proximity.{{refsrc|src/music.c|70|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/music.c|78|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} A hero that applies a tooled horn while [[stunned]], [[confused]] or [[hallucinating]] will automatically improvise with it.{{refsrc|src/music.c|701|nethack=3.6.7}} Improvising on a tooled horn will have no effect on monsters that wait for the hero to approach.{{refsrc|src/music.c|75|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
-A hero that chooses to play specific notes on a tooled horn will first be prompted to play the [[passtune]] for the [[Castle]] [[drawbridge]] if they know it, and otherwise will be asked for a set of five notes to play{{refsrc|src/music.c|708|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/music.c|714|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}&mdash;playing the passtune near the Castle drawbridge exercises wisdom, as does attempting to guess the passtune.{{refsrc|src/music.c|769|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} Playing specific notes on a [[frost horn]] or [[fire horn]] will have the same effect.
+A hero that chooses to play specific notes on a tooled horn will first be prompted to play the [[passtune]] for the [[Castle]] [[drawbridge]] if they know it, and otherwise will be asked for a set of five notes to play{{refsrc|src/music.c|708|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/music.c|714|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}&mdash;playing the passtune near the Castle drawbridge exercises wisdom, as does attempting to guess the passtune.{{refsrc|src/music.c|769|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
-A hero cannot apply a tooled horn if they are in the form of a [[sea monster]], or if they are in the form of any monster that is [[tiny]] in size, [[unbreathing]], cannot speak, lacks a [[head]], or can only buzz.{{refsrc|src/music.c|693|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mondata.c|336|nethack=3.6.7|comment=<tt>MS_BUZZ</tt> covers [[killer bee]]s, [[queen bee]]s, [[grid bug]]s, and [[xan]]s}} They will also be prevented from applying a tooled horn while underwater.{{refsrc|src/music.c|690|nethack=3.6.7}} [[Beatitude]] has no effect on the outcome of playing a tooled horn. Monsters will not use this item.
+A hero cannot apply a tooled horn if they are in the form of a [[sea monster]], or if they are in the form of any monster that is [[tiny]] in size, [[unbreathing]], cannot speak, lacks a [[head]], or can only buzz.{{refsrc|src/music.c|693|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mondata.c|336|nethack=3.6.7|comment=<tt>MS_BUZZ</tt> covers [[killer bee]]s, [[queen bee]]s, [[grid bug]]s, and [[xan]]s}} They will also be prevented from applying a tooled horn while underwater.{{refsrc|src/music.c|690|nethack=3.6.7}}
 ==Strategy==