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Furey: /* History */ Nethack 3.2.3 -> NetHack 3.2.3. Fixes a redlink.

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‎History: Nethack 3.2.3 -> NetHack 3.2.3. Fixes a redlink.

EasterlyIrk: clarify damage bonuses + hunting horrors for dnh

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clarify damage bonuses + hunting horrors for dnh

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 '''Trollsbane''' is an [[artifact]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is unaligned, and its [[base item]] is a [[morning star]].
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 ==Description==
-Trollsbane has +1d5 [[to-hit]] and deals double damage against [[Troll (monster class)|trolls]]. While wielded, Trollsbane prevents troll [[corpse]]s from [[reviving]].
+Trollsbane has +1d5 [[to-hit]] and deals double damage against [[Troll (monster class)|trolls]]. While [[wield]]ed, Trollsbane prevents troll [[corpse]]s from [[reviving]].
 {{upcoming|3.7.0|Trolls killed by Trollsbane are marked as non-reviving, no longer requiring it to be wielded by the hero (or by any other monster, as made possible via {{commit|3cd45b7c44c86570be7e8f17b304c2ccd65cc0af}}). This is implemented via {{commit|328dc5bdfa70765b698fa3ba50325b659bfef561}} and further refined in {{commit|dd6ed5026bf3465a8b6427913b6dea35008672e2}}.

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 ==Description==
-Trollsane has +1d5 [[to-hit]] and deals double damage against [[Troll (monster class)|trolls]]. While wielded, Trollsbane prevents troll [[corpse]]s from [[reviving]].
+Trollsbane has +1d5 [[to-hit]] and deals double damage against [[Troll (monster class)|trolls]]. While wielded, Trollsbane prevents troll [[corpse]]s from [[reviving]].
 {{upcoming|3.7.0|Trolls killed by Trollsbane are marked as non-reviving, no longer requiring it to be wielded by the hero (or by any other monster, as made possible via {{commit|3cd45b7c44c86570be7e8f17b304c2ccd65cc0af}}). This is implemented via {{commit|328dc5bdfa70765b698fa3ba50325b659bfef561}} and further refined in {{commit|dd6ed5026bf3465a8b6427913b6dea35008672e2}}.

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 {{artifact weapon
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 Trollsane has +1d5 [[to-hit]] and deals double damage against [[Troll (monster class)|trolls]]. While wielded, Trollsbane prevents troll [[corpse]]s from [[reviving]].
-{{upcoming|3.7.0|Trolls killed by Trollsbane are marked as non-reviving, no longer requiring it to be wielded by the hero (or by any other monster, as made possible via {{commit|3cd45b7c44c86570be7e8f17b304c2ccd65cc0af}}). This is implemented via {{commit|328dc5bdfa70765b698fa3ba50325b659bfef561}} and further refined in {{commit|dd6ed5026bf3465a8b6427913b6dea35008672e2}}.}}
+{{upcoming|3.7.0|Trolls killed by Trollsbane are marked as non-reviving, no longer requiring it to be wielded by the hero (or by any other monster, as made possible via {{commit|3cd45b7c44c86570be7e8f17b304c2ccd65cc0af}}). This is implemented via {{commit|328dc5bdfa70765b698fa3ba50325b659bfef561}} and further refined in {{commit|dd6ed5026bf3465a8b6427913b6dea35008672e2}}.
 ==Strategy==

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-'''Trollsbane''' is an [[artifact weapon]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is unaligned, and its [[base item]] is a [[morning star]].
+'''Trollsbane''' is an [[artifact]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is unaligned, and its [[base item]] is a [[morning star]].
 ==Generation==
-A randomly generated morning star has a base {{frac|20}} chance of being made into an [[artifact]], which will always be Trollsbane if no artifacts have already been generated. Trollsbane can be given as a [[sacrifice gift]] to characters of any role, though it will never be the first one given.
+A morning star randomly generated on the ground or as a [[death drop]] has a base {{frac|20}} chance of being made into an artifact, which will always be Cleaver if it has not yet been generated. Trollsbane can be given to any [[hero]] as a [[sacrifice gift]], though it will never be the first one given.
 [[Player monster]]s on the [[Astral Plane]] that generate with a morning star have a {{frac|2}} chance of it being made into Trollsbane if it has not been generated.{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|270|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=Artifact generation for Astral Plane player monsters}}
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 {{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|d87cadaf}} and {{commit|c2c797fa357bef663fa3d962850196350a9cdb3b}}, artifact balance is substantially reworked: artifacts have 2 additional internal stats&mdash;the minimum [[sacrifice]] value required to obtain them by sacrificing (which is usually just the [[difficulty]] rating of the monster sacrificed), and a flat number added to the weapon's [[enchantment]] when it is either randomly generated or gifted.
-Trollsbane requires a sacrifice of any positive non-zero value, and will always have +2 added to its enchantment when randomly generated or given as a sacrifice gift.}}
+The aforementioned changes also mean that unaligned artifacts such as Trollsbane can be given as first gifts, though they are less likely to be given than a co-aligned artifact in this case. Trollsbane requires a sacrifice of any positive non-zero value, and will always have +2 added to its enchantment when randomly generated or given as a sacrifice gift.}}
 ==Description==
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 ==Variants==
 ===NetHack: The Next Generation===
-In [[NetHack: The Next Generation]], Trollsbane is one of the many artifacts that can be requested at [[The Forge]].
+In [[NetHack: The Next Generation]], Trollsbane is one of the many artifacts that can be requested at [[The Forge]], for a base price of 4000[[zm]].
 ===SLASH'EM===
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 In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], Trollsbane is made of [[silver]], and [[Morning star#dNetHack|morning stars]] are somewhat buffed.
-Trollsbane has +1d10 to-hit and +1d20 damage against trolls and monsters with enhanced regeneration, with a {{frac|10}} chance of [[canceling]] one that it hits. It also has a secondary damage bonus of 2d20 + 2x enchantment against [[covetous]] monsters, which can stack with the primary damage bonus. It does not resist being held second to other weapons when [[twoweapon]]ing, but is too heavy to use it in the off-hand by almost all characters without a −20 to-hit penalty. Trollsbane is also a sunlight-emitting artifact: [[gremlin]]s and [[hunting horror]]s are reduced to dust, and [[Troll (monster class)|trolls]] without [[stoning resistance]] are [[petrified]].
+Trollsbane has +1d10 to-hit and +1d20 damage against trolls and monsters with enhanced regeneration, with a {{frac|10}} chance of [[canceling]] one that it hits. It also has a secondary damage bonus of 2d20 + 2x enchantment against [[covetous]] monsters, which can stack with the primary damage bonus.<!--they "troll" the hero with their constant warping--> It does not resist being held second to other weapons when performing [[two weapon combat]], but is too heavy to use it in the off-hand by almost all characters without a −20 to-hit penalty. Trollsbane is also a sunlight-emitting artifact: [[gremlin]]s and [[hunting horror]]s are reduced to dust, and [[Troll (monster class)|trolls]] without [[stoning resistance]] are [[petrified]].
 ===FIQHack===
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 ===SlashTHEM===
-In addition to SLASH'EM details, [[SlashTHEM]] includes The Forge from NetHack: The Next Generation, and Trollsbane is one of the many artifacts that can be requested.
+In addition to SLASH'EM details, [[SlashTHEM]] includes The Forge from NetHack: The Next Generation, and Trollsbane is one of the many artifacts that can be requested there, with the same base price as before.
 ==References==

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 [[Player monster]]s on the [[Astral Plane]] that generate with a morning star have a {{frac|2}} chance of it being made into Trollsbane if it has not been generated.{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|270|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=Artifact generation for Astral Plane player monsters}}
 ==Description==
 Trollsane has +1d5 [[to-hit]] and deals double damage against [[Troll (monster class)|trolls]]. While wielded, Trollsbane prevents troll [[corpse]]s from [[reviving]].
 ==Strategy==
-Like most of the [[Banes]], Trollsbane is of limited use - though trolls are often troublesome, they make up a very small portion of the total monsters a character encounters. Trollsbane is also further hampered by its [[base item]]&mdash;morning stars are heavy and very rarely used, and lack any incentive to train the skill over using a more accessible artifact weapon. [[Excalibur]] in particular also exemplary of Trollsbane's limited damage against its target monsters: at +0, and accounting for doubled damage, Excalibur deals 14 damage on average versus Trollsbane's 9.
+Like most of the [[Banes]], Trollsbane is of limited use: though trolls are often troublesome, they make up a very small portion of the total monsters a hero normally encounters. Trollsbane is also further hampered by its [[base item]], as morning stars are heavy and are very rarely used by most players, despite their decent base damage early on&mdash;there is also little incentive to train the morning star [[skill]] over using a more accessible artifact weapon, such as [[Excalibur]]. At +0, and accounting for doubled damage against target monsters, Excalibur deals 14 damage on average versus Trollsbane's 9.
-One potential use case for Trollsbane is the [[Barbarian quest]], which pits [[Barbarian]]s against trolls of all types.
+{{upcoming|3.7.0|Trollsbane has some more use as a general backup weapon against trolls, since it only needs to kill the offending troll to stop them from reviving&mdash;it is still limited by the small amount of roles that are capable of training morning stars beyond Basic skill, though it also becomes much more useful for those roles. Its likelihood of being enchanted when gifted or generated also gives it more viability as an early game gift.}}
 ==History==
-Trollsbane first appears in [[NetHack 3.0.0]]. From [[NetHack 3.0.3]] to [[NetHack 3.1.2]], Trollsbane is a lawful artifact, while from [[NetHack 3.1.3]] to [[NetHack 3.2.3]], Trollsbane is chaotic - it is made unaligned in [[NetHack 3.3.0]].
+Trollsbane first appears in [[NetHack 3.0.0]]. From [[NetHack 3.0.3]] to [[NetHack 3.1.2]], Trollsbane is a lawful artifact, while from [[NetHack 3.1.3]] to [[NetHack 3.2.3]], Trollsbane is chaotic&mdash;it is made unaligned in [[NetHack 3.3.0]].
-The ability to prevent troll corpses from reviving was added in [[NetHack 3.6.1]].
+The ability to prevent troll corpses from reviving is added in [[NetHack 3.6.1]] via {{commit|14bd550481506798ebf7388f94e960069abfa8af}}.
 ==Variants==
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 ===SporkHack===
-In [[SporkHack]], Trollsbane grants hungerless [[regeneration]] while wielded; it deals +d4 bonus damage to all monsters and has a 50% chance of instantly destroying trolls on a successful hit.
+In [[SporkHack]], Trollsbane grants hungerless [[regeneration]] while wielded, deals +d4 damage to all monsters and has a {{frac|2}} chance of instantly destroying trolls on a successful hit.
 ===UnNetHack===
-In [[UnNetHack]], Trollsbane grants hungerless regeneration while wielded, [[Warned of monster type|warns of trolls]] and prevents them from leaving corpses - it also has a {{frac|5}} chance of instantly killing any trolls it hits.
+In [[UnNetHack]], Trollsbane grants hungerless regeneration while wielded, [[Warned of monster type|warns of trolls]] and prevents them from leaving corpses&mdash;it also has a {{frac|5}} chance of instantly killing any trolls it hits.
 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]] and [[notdNetHack]], Trollsbane is made of [[silver]], and [[Morning star#dNetHack|morning stars]] are somewhat buffed.
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], Trollsbane is made of [[silver]], and [[Morning star#dNetHack|morning stars]] are somewhat buffed.
 Trollsbane has +1d10 to-hit and +1d20 damage against trolls and monsters with enhanced regeneration, with a {{frac|10}} chance of [[canceling]] one that it hits. It also has a secondary damage bonus of 2d20 + 2x enchantment against [[covetous]] monsters, which can stack with the primary damage bonus. It does not resist being held second to other weapons when [[twoweapon]]ing, but is too heavy to use it in the off-hand by almost all characters without a −20 to-hit penalty. Trollsbane is also a sunlight-emitting artifact: [[gremlin]]s and [[hunting horror]]s are reduced to dust, and [[Troll (monster class)|trolls]] without [[stoning resistance]] are [[petrified]].
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 ===EvilHack===
-In [[EvilHack]], Trollsbane warns of trolls and has a chance of instakilling any troll it hits, and wielding the artifact will make trolls that see it hostile. Trolls that are killed directly by Trollsbane, or else die while in proximity of the wielded artifact will not leave corpses.
+In [[EvilHack]], Trollsbane warns of trolls and has a chance of instakilling any troll it hits, and wielding the artifact will make trolls that see it hostile. Trolls that are killed directly by Trollsbane, or else die while in proximity of the wielded artifact, will not leave corpses.
 Trollsbane can be combined with [[Ogresmasher]] at a [[Forge (dungeon feature)|forge]] to create [[Ashmar]], an artifact [[dwarvish roundshield]].
 ===SlashTHEM===
-In addition to SLASH'EM details, [[SlashTHEM]] reinstates The Forge from NetHack: The Next Generation, and Trollsbane is one of the many artifacts that can be requested.
+In addition to SLASH'EM details, [[SlashTHEM]] includes The Forge from NetHack: The Next Generation, and Trollsbane is one of the many artifacts that can be requested.
 ==References==

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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]] and [[notdNetHack]], Trollsbane is made of [[silver]]ed iron, and morning stars are slightly buffed. Trollsbane has +1d10 to-hit and +1d20 damage bonuses against trolls and monsters with enhanced regeneration, with a {{frac|10}} chance of [[canceling]] one that it hits, and has a second damage bonus of 2d20 + 2x enchantment against [[covetous]] monsters. It does not resist being held second to other weapons when [[twoweapon]]ing, but is too heavy to use it in the off-hand without a −20 to-hit penalty. Trollsbane is also a sunlight-emitting artifact: [[gremlin]]s are reduced to dust, and [[Troll (monster class)|trolls]] without [[stoning resistance]] are [[petrified]].
+In [[dNetHack]] and [[notdNetHack]], Trollsbane is made of [[silver]], and morning stars are somewhat buffed.
 ===FIQHack===