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Umbire the Phantom: /* Special rules */ cite GoP

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 The early game of SLASH'EM is overall more difficult, to the point that roles such as [[Barbarian/SLASH'EM|Barbarians]], [[Knight/SLASH'EM|Knights]] and [[Samurai/SLASH'EM|Samurai]] have an overall easier time in comparison. Engraving [[Elbereth]] more often and taking advantage of NetHack 3.4.3's speed system can also help against monsters such as [[scramper]]s and [[Dragon (SLASH'EM)|baby dragons]] that are slow but have decent [[AC]] high-damaging attacks for this stage of the game; baby dragons are also [[kebabable]], granting a +2 [[to-hit]] bonus when attacking them with spear weapons.
-The Valkyrie's +1 spear is notably weaker as a starting weapon, but can still be sufficient for early-game combat and is partly balanced out by the starting stack of daggers that can serve as ranged weapons. This also makes [[Excalibur]] access much less easy, though they can still find [[long sword]]s to train and eventually [[dip]]&mdash;even so, their combat prowess will be thoroughly put to the test on multiple fronts against against the tougher hostiles that appear, such as the much harder [[Werecreature (SLASH'EM)|werecreatures]]. Training daggers to Expert should be done as soon as possible for the [[multishot]] bonus, and can be made faster with the weapon practice technique; spears may also be worth training to Skilled if you are having a hard time finding a stronger weapon.
+The Valkyrie's +1 spear is notably weaker as a starting weapon, but can still be sufficient for early-game combat and is partly balanced out by the starting stack of daggers that can serve as ranged weapons. This also makes [[Excalibur]] access much less easy, though they can still find [[long sword]]s to train and eventually [[dip]]&mdash;even so, their combat prowess will be thoroughly put to the test on multiple fronts against tougher hostiles such as the enhanced [[Werecreature (SLASH'EM)|werecreatures]]. Training daggers to Expert should be done as soon as possible for the [[multishot]] bonus, and can be made faster with the weapon practice technique; spears may also be worth training to Skilled if you are having a hard time finding a stronger weapon.
-Mjollnir should be a high priority, especially since its base item of a [[heavy hammer]], flat +5 [[to-hit]] and +24 [[shock]] damage make it an even better weapon compared to ''NetHack'', and it is a worthy candidate for either hand in [[two-weapon combat]] (though this prevents Valkyries from utilizing their [[small shield]]). Throwing Mjollnir is a ''much'' more dangerous proposition as well: exploding wands in SLASH'EM are treated as though they were [[Breaking wands|broken]] by [[applying]] them, making any instance of Mjollnir hitting a Valkyrie as it returns [[YASD|potentially fatal]] if it occurs with several wands in the open inventory. Heroes who opt to throw Mjollnir regardless should stash all of their wands in a bag if possible, with the exception of [[wands of lightning]] (which are immune to destruction from shock damage) and an emergency wand or two such as the [[wand of digging]]. This also makes it very risky to use in melee against monsters that might be carrying wands of their own, since you will be caught in the wand's explosion.
+Mjollnir should be a high priority, especially since its [[heavy hammer]] [[base item]], flat +5 [[to-hit]] and +24 [[shock]] damage make it an even better weapon compared to ''NetHack'', and it is a worthy candidate for either hand in [[two-weapon combat]] (though this prevents Valkyries from utilizing their [[small shield]]). Throwing Mjollnir is a ''much'' more dangerous proposition as well: exploding wands in SLASH'EM are treated as though they were [[Breaking wands|broken]] by [[applying]] them, making any instance of Mjollnir hitting a Valkyrie as it returns [[YASD|potentially fatal]] if it occurs with several wands in the open inventory. Heroes who opt to throw Mjollnir regardless should stash all of their wands in a bag if possible, with the exception of [[wands of lightning]] (which are immune to destruction from shock damage) and an emergency wand or two such as the [[wand of digging]]. This also makes it very risky to use in melee against monsters that might be carrying wands of their own, since you will be caught in the wand's explosion.
 [[The Orb of Fate]] is no longer the sole source of the [[half physical damage]] property, due to [[The Hand of Vecna (SLASH'EM)|The Hand of Vecna]], though it can still be worth carrying in open inventory for [[half spell damage]], and its [[warning]] is more useful due to the presence of much stronger [[mindless]] monsters such as [[Golem (SLASH'EM)|gemstone golems]] and [[giant shoggoth]]s.

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 In [[SLASH'EM]], the '''Valkyrie''', abbreviated as '''Val''', is one of the [[role]]s from ''[[NetHack]]'' that is available to the [[hero]].
-Valkyries can be [[Human (starting race)|humans]], [[Dwarf (starting race)|dwarves]] or [[Doppelganger (starting race)|doppelgangers]], and can be [[lawful]] or [[neutral]]. Unlike other roles, they always start the game as female.
+Valkyries can be [[Human (starting race)|humans]], [[Dwarf (starting race)|dwarves]] or [[Doppelganger (starting race)|doppelgangers]], and can start as [[lawful]] or [[neutral]]. Unlike other roles, they always start the game as female.
 ==Starting equipment==

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 * a {{frac|6}} chance of either of the following:{{refsrc|u_init.c|1251|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
 ** an uncursed [[oil lamp]] ({{frac|51|100}} chance)
-** an uncursed [[torch]] ({{frac|49|100}} chance)
+** an uncursed [[Torch (SLASH'EM)|torch]] ({{frac|49|100}} chance)
 Dwarven Valkyries start with a [[dwarvish spear]] in place of the standard spear.{{refsrc|u_init.c|343|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}

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 Valkyries have a +2 bonus to casting [[emergency spells]].<ref name="valcast"/>
-Valkyries can safely [[Scroll of enchant armor|enchant]] [[gauntlets of power]] from as high as +5.
+Valkyries can safely [[Scroll of enchant armor|enchant]] [[gauntlets of power]] from up to +5.{{refsrc|read.c|913|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
 If the [[wield]]ed [[Mjollnir]] is thrown by a Valkyrie with 25 strength, it will return to their hand {{frac|99|100}} of the time, and the Valkyrie will catch it {{frac|99|100}} of the time unless they are [[impaired]]:{{refsrc|dothrow.c|1222|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|dothrow.c|1227|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} if a Valkyrie fails to catch the returning Mjollnir, it has an equal chance of either landing at their feet or hitting them in the arm.{{refsrc|dothrow.c|1236|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|dothrow.c|1244|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}

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 ** an uncursed [[torch]] ({{frac|49|100}} chance)
-Valkyrie start with knowledge of all non-[[Magical item|magical]] weapons and armor, along with any applicable racial equipment.{{refsrc|u_init.c|1253|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
+Dwarven Valkyries start with a [[dwarvish spear]] in place of the standard spear.{{refsrc|u_init.c|343|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
 The Valkyrie's default starting [[pet]] is a [[little dog]] or [[kitten]] with equal probability.
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 Valkyries have a +2 bonus to casting [[emergency spells]].<ref name="valcast"/>
 If the [[wield]]ed [[Mjollnir]] is thrown by a Valkyrie with 25 strength, it will return to their hand {{frac|99|100}} of the time, and the Valkyrie will catch it {{frac|99|100}} of the time unless they are [[impaired]]:{{refsrc|dothrow.c|1222|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|dothrow.c|1227|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} if a Valkyrie fails to catch the returning Mjollnir, it has an equal chance of either landing at their feet or hitting them in the arm.{{refsrc|dothrow.c|1236|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|dothrow.c|1244|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
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 ==Strategy==
 {{todo|Structure and fill out similar to other SLASH'EM role strategy sections, and differentiate accordingly.}}
-*While Valkyries are arguably the strongest class in Vanilla NetHack, in SLASH'EM the early game is noticeably more difficult; Knights, Samurai, and even Barbarians are probably easier classes for the early game.
+The early game of SLASH'EM is overall more difficult, to the point that roles such as [[Barbarian/SLASH'EM|Barbarians]], [[Knight/SLASH'EM|Knights]] and [[Samurai/SLASH'EM|Samurai]] have an overall easier time in comparison. Engraving [[Elbereth]] more often and taking advantage of NetHack 3.4.3's speed system can also help against monsters such as [[scramper]]s and [[Dragon (SLASH'EM)|baby dragons]] that are slow but have decent [[AC]] high-damaging attacks for this stage of the game; baby dragons are also [[kebabable]], granting a +2 [[to-hit]] bonus when attacking them with spear weapons.
-If lawful and can two-weapon:
+The Valkyrie's +1 spear is notably weaker as a starting weapon, but can still be sufficient for early-game combat and is partly balanced out by the starting stack of daggers that can serve as ranged weapons. This also makes [[Excalibur]] access much less easy, though they can still find [[long sword]]s to train and eventually [[dip]]&mdash;even so, their combat prowess will be thoroughly put to the test on multiple fronts against against the tougher hostiles that appear, such as the much harder [[Werecreature (SLASH'EM)|werecreatures]]. Training daggers to Expert should be done as soon as possible for the [[multishot]] bonus, and can be made faster with the weapon practice technique; spears may also be worth training to Skilled if you are having a hard time finding a stronger weapon.
-If neutral and can two-weapon:
+Mjollnir should be a high priority, especially since its base item of a [[heavy hammer]], flat +5 [[to-hit]] and +24 [[shock]] damage make it an even better weapon compared to ''NetHack'', and it is a worthy candidate for either hand in [[two-weapon combat]] (though this prevents Valkyries from utilizing their [[small shield]]). Throwing Mjollnir is a ''much'' more dangerous proposition as well: exploding wands in SLASH'EM are treated as though they were [[Breaking wands|broken]] by [[applying]] them, making any instance of Mjollnir hitting a Valkyrie as it returns [[YASD|potentially fatal]] if it occurs with several wands in the open inventory. Heroes who opt to throw Mjollnir regardless should stash all of their wands in a bag if possible, with the exception of [[wands of lightning]] (which are immune to destruction from shock damage) and an emergency wand or two such as the [[wand of digging]]. This also makes it very risky to use in melee against monsters that might be carrying wands of their own, since you will be caught in the wand's explosion.
-If you cannot two-weapon:
+[[The Orb of Fate]] is no longer the sole source of the [[half physical damage]] property, due to [[The Hand of Vecna (SLASH'EM)|The Hand of Vecna]], though it can still be worth carrying in open inventory for [[half spell damage]], and its [[warning]] is more useful due to the presence of much stronger [[mindless]] monsters such as [[Golem (SLASH'EM)|gemstone golems]] and [[giant shoggoth]]s.
-All other standard SLASH'EM ascension kit items still apply.
+===Ascension kits===
 ==References==

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 * +5 silver dragon scale mail or deep dragon scale mail
 * amulet of lifesaving or amulet of reflection or amulet of drain resistance
-* Wield the [[Hand of Vecna]] for drain resistance if necessary
+* Wield [[The Hand of Vecna (SLASH'EM)|The Hand of Vecna]] for drain resistance if necessary
 If you cannot two-weapon:
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 All other standard SLASH'EM ascension kit items still apply.
+{{slashem-7E7}}
-[[Category:SLASH'EM]]
+[[Category:SLASH'EM roles]]

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 A good ascension kit for a Valkyrie is:
- * +7 cloak of magic resistance (enchant an elven cloak to +7 and upgrade it)
+* +7 cloak of magic resistance (enchant an elven cloak to +7 and upgrade it)
- * +7 gauntlets of power (only Valkyries can safely enchant gauntlets of power this high)
+* +7 gauntlets of power (only Valkyries can safely enchant gauntlets of power this high)
- * +5 fireproof speed boots for the extra attacks, jumping boots for the extra movement, water walking boots to be safe from create pool, or +7 elven boots for the extra AC and stealth
+* +5 fireproof speed boots for the extra attacks, jumping boots for the extra movement, water walking boots to be safe from create pool, or +7 elven boots for the extra AC and stealth
- * +5 shirt
+* +5 shirt
- * greased +5 helm of telepathy or +7 elven leather helm
+* greased +5 helm of telepathy or +7 elven leather helm
 If lawful and can two-weapon:
- * +7 Excalibur two-weaponed with +7 Mjollnir
+* +7 Excalibur two-weaponed with +7 Mjollnir
- * +5 silver dragon scale mail
+* +5 silver dragon scale mail
- * amulet of life saving or amulet of flying
+* amulet of life saving or amulet of flying
 If neutral and can two-weapon:
- * +7 Fire Brand, Frost Brand, or Vorpal Blade two-weaponed with +7 Mjollnir
+* +7 Fire Brand, Frost Brand, or Vorpal Blade two-weaponed with +7 Mjollnir
- * +5 silver dragon scale mail or deep dragon scale mail
+* +5 silver dragon scale mail or deep dragon scale mail
- * amulet of lifesaving or amulet of reflection or amulet of drain resistance
+* amulet of lifesaving or amulet of reflection or amulet of drain resistance
- * Wield the [[Hand of Vecna]] for drain resistance if necessary
+* Wield the [[Hand of Vecna]] for drain resistance if necessary
 If you cannot two-weapon:
- * +7 Mjollnir with another powerful artifact or silver weapon
+* +7 Mjollnir with another powerful artifact or silver weapon
- * +5 deep dragon scale mail
+* +5 deep dragon scale mail
- * +5 shield of reflection
+* +5 shield of reflection
- * amulet of life saving or amulet of flying
+* amulet of life saving or amulet of flying
 All other standard SLASH'EM ascension kit items still apply.
 [[Category:SLASH'EM]]

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