Tooth of an algolian suntiger - Revision history

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Based on implementation in Slash'EM Extended

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{{wikipedia|Algolian suntiger}}
{{weapon
|color=white
|tile=
|name=electric sword
|appearance=very sharp tooth
|smalldmg=1d15
|largedmg=1d15
|tohit=5
|skill=knife
|cost=500
|weight=10
|material=mineral
}}
The '''tooth of an algolian suntiger''' is a [[weapon]] in [[NetHack: The Next Generation]].

It has striking similarities to the [[crysknife]]—a high-damage [[knife]]-type weapon of biological origin—and might possibly be the [[Douglas Adams]] equivalent of it (though the tooth of an Algolian Suntiger, while significant in ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'', is not described as a weapon there). As its name suggests, it may be [[Death drop|dropped on death]] by algolian suntigers.

The algolian suntiger tooth is an even better weapon than the [[vanilla]] crysknife, dealing [[D notation|1d15]] damage against small and large targets, more than the crysknife's 1d10, and has a [[to-hit]] bonus of +5, compared to the crysknife's +3. Unlike the worm tooth, the algolian suntiger tooth is an excellent weapon from the time it's dropped by its former owner, and can be used as-is from the time it's picked up, with no need to [[Scroll of enchant weapon|enchant]] it first. Best of all, the tooth requires no special treatment, so it will not revert to a useless item if it is ever dropped or put in a container. The tooth's potential as a weapon is balanced by its rarity: the probability of its being dropped by a slain algolian suntiger is 1 in 75. The tooth can be found as a randomly generated weapon, but with a low probability.

==Other variants==

The tooth of an algolian suntiger appears in [[Slash'EM Extended]] and [[SLASHTHEM]], along with other features from NetHack: The Next Generation. However, in these variants the tooth has lost its superiority over the crysknife because the latter now deals 1d20 to small and 1d30 to large, as in [[SLASH'EM]]. The probability of getting a tooth from an algolian suntiger is low (1 in 75), while a [[long worm]] is guaranteed to drop a [[worm tooth]], so the only advantages the algolian suntiger tooth has in these versions are its higher to-hit bonus and its stability.

The tooth of an algolian suntiger is made of [[mineral]], so one left on the ground may get devoured by one of the creatures that can [[lithivore|eat stone]] in these variants. (The crysknife is also made of mineral, but is likely to revert to an inedible worm tooth before any lithivore can find it.)

==Origin==
In ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'', the "tooth of an Algolian Suntiger" is an ingredient in the [[Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster]], which "spreads the fires of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algol Algolian] suns deep into the heart of the drink". This is all that is said of Algolian Suntiger teeth, or, for that matter, of Algolian Suntigers.

* Slash'EM Extended objects.c line 132
* Slash'EM Extended mon.c line 314, 747

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   |material=mineral
 }}
-The '''tooth of an algolian suntiger''' is a [[weapon]] originally found in [[NetHack: The Next Generation]], but now present in [[Slash'EM Extended]] and [[SlashTHEM]].
+The '''tooth of an algolian suntiger''' is a [[weapon]] originally found in [[NetHack: The Next Generation]] and present in [[SlashTHEM]].
 It has striking similarities to the [[crysknife]]&mdash;a high-damage [[knife]]-type weapon of biological origin&mdash;and might possibly be the [[Douglas Adams]] equivalent of it (though the tooth of an Algolian Suntiger, while significant in ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'', is not described as a weapon there). As its name suggests, it may be [[Death drop|dropped on death]] by algolian suntigers.
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 ==Other variants==
-The tooth of an algolian suntiger appears in [[Slash'EM Extended]] and [[SlashTHEM]], along with other features from NetHack: The Next Generation. However, in these variants the tooth has lost its superiority over the crysknife because the latter now deals 1d20 to small and 1d30 to large, as in [[SLASH'EM]]. The probability of getting a tooth from an algolian suntiger is low (1 in 75), while a [[long worm]] is guaranteed to drop a [[worm tooth]], so the only advantages the algolian suntiger tooth has in these versions are its higher to-hit bonus and its stability.
+The tooth of an algolian suntiger appears in [[SlashTHEM]], along with other features from NetHack: The Next Generation. However, in these variants the tooth has lost its superiority over the crysknife because the latter now deals 1d20 to small and 1d30 to large, as in [[SLASH'EM]]. The probability of getting a tooth from an algolian suntiger is low (1 in 75), while a [[long worm]] is guaranteed to drop a [[worm tooth]], so the only advantages the algolian suntiger tooth has in these versions are its higher to-hit bonus and its stability.
 The tooth of an algolian suntiger is made of [[mineral]], so one left on the ground may get devoured by one of the creatures that can [[lithivore|eat stone]] in these variants. (The crysknife is also made of mineral, but is likely to revert to an inedible worm tooth before any lithivore can find it.)
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 ==Origin==
 In ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'', the "tooth of an Algolian Suntiger" is an ingredient in the [[potion of Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster|Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster]], which "spreads the fires of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algol Algolian] suns deep into the heart of the drink". This is all that is said of Algolian Suntiger teeth, or, for that matter, of Algolian Suntigers.
 [[Category:NetHack: The Next Generation]]
 [[Category:SlashTHEM]]

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 ==Other variants==
+The tooth of an algolian suntiger appears in [[Slash'EM Extended]] and [[SlashTHEM]], along with other features from NetHack: The Next Generation. However, in these variants the tooth has lost its superiority over the crysknife because the latter now deals 1d20 to small and 1d30 to large, as in [[SLASH'EM]]. The probability of getting a tooth from an algolian suntiger is low (1 in 75), while a [[long worm]] is guaranteed to drop a [[worm tooth]], so the only advantages the algolian suntiger tooth has in these versions are its higher to-hit bonus and its stability.
 The tooth of an algolian suntiger is made of [[mineral]], so one left on the ground may get devoured by one of the creatures that can [[lithivore|eat stone]] in these variants. (The crysknife is also made of mineral, but is likely to revert to an inedible worm tooth before any lithivore can find it.)
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 In ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'', the "tooth of an Algolian Suntiger" is an ingredient in the [[potion of Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster|Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster]], which "spreads the fires of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algol Algolian] suns deep into the heart of the drink". This is all that is said of Algolian Suntiger teeth, or, for that matter, of Algolian Suntigers.
-* Slash'EM Extended objects.c line 132
+*Slash'EM Extended objects.c line 132
-* Slash'EM Extended mon.c line 314, 747
+*Slash'EM Extended mon.c line 314, 747
-[[Category: NetHack: The Next Generation]]
+[[Category:NetHack: The Next Generation]]
-[[Category: Slash'EM Extended items]]
+[[Category:Slash'EM Extended items]]
-[[Category: SlashTHEM]]
+[[Category:SlashTHEM]]

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   |material=mineral
 }}
-The '''tooth of an algolian suntiger''' is a [[weapon]] originally found in [[NetHack: The Next Generation]], but now present in [[Slash'EM Extended]] and [[SLASHTHEM]].
+The '''tooth of an algolian suntiger''' is a [[weapon]] originally found in [[NetHack: The Next Generation]], but now present in [[Slash'EM Extended]] and [[SlashTHEM]].
 It has striking similarities to the [[crysknife]]&mdash;a high-damage [[knife]]-type weapon of biological origin&mdash;and might possibly be the [[Douglas Adams]] equivalent of it (though the tooth of an Algolian Suntiger, while significant in ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'', is not described as a weapon there). As its name suggests, it may be [[Death drop|dropped on death]] by algolian suntigers.
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 [[Category: NetHack: The Next Generation]]
 [[Category: Slash'EM Extended items]]
-[[Category: SLASHTHEM]]
+[[Category: SlashTHEM]]

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   |color=white
   |tile=
-  |name=electric sword
+  |name=tooth of an algolian suntiger
   |appearance=very sharp tooth
   |smalldmg=1d15
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   |material=mineral
 }}
-The '''tooth of an algolian suntiger''' is a [[weapon]] in [[NetHack: The Next Generation]].
+The '''tooth of an algolian suntiger''' is a [[weapon]] originally found in [[NetHack: The Next Generation]], but now present in [[Slash'EM Extended]] and [[SLASHTHEM]].
 It has striking similarities to the [[crysknife]]&mdash;a high-damage [[knife]]-type weapon of biological origin&mdash;and might possibly be the [[Douglas Adams]] equivalent of it (though the tooth of an Algolian Suntiger, while significant in ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'', is not described as a weapon there). As its name suggests, it may be [[Death drop|dropped on death]] by algolian suntigers.
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 [[Category: NetHack: The Next Generation]]