Whetstone - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: some copyedit

2025-02-10T00:34:17Z

some copyedit

2023-12-21T01:38:14Z

Update link to patch

2023-02-14T08:26:31Z

in fifteen years of playing this game, i have never found these useful

2023-01-15T12:58:03Z

Time to sharpen

2021-11-28T03:39:37Z

cannot be enchanted

2012-06-05T15:59:34Z

2012-05-31T01:21:24Z

Expand with table of chance of success, link to patch.

2011-04-20T00:15:31Z

corrosion, bottled water

2009-02-16T14:11:40Z

2007-05-04T03:48:17Z

spelling

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 Note that a whetstone cannot remove [[corrosion]].
-If you try to use a whetsone with no water other than [[potion of water | potions]] ([[BUC]] status does not matter), you get the message, ''"Better not waste bottled water on that."''
+If you try to use a whetsone with [[potions of water]] of any [[beatitude]], you get the message, ''"Better not waste bottled water on that."''
 If your gray stone is not a whetstone, then you will try to sharpen the edge, but your attempt will always fail.

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 {{patch
   |author=Pasi Kallinen
-  |download=http://bilious.alt.org/~paxed/nethack/nh340-whetstone.diff
+  |download=http://nhpatchdb.alt.org/~paxed/nethack/nh340-whetstone.diff
   |bilious=34
 }}

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	On each turn while occupied by sharpening, there are checks to see if you are blind, fumbling, confused, stunned, or hallucinating. If you are free of any of these afflictions, your time remaining is decreased by 2 turns. For each affliction, you get a penalty of 1 turn. As example, if you are confused, your time remaining is reduced by only 1 turn, and if confused and stunned, it is not reduced at all.		On each turn while occupied by sharpening, there are checks to see if you are blind, fumbling, confused, stunned, or hallucinating. If you are free of any of these afflictions, your time remaining is decreased by 2 turns. For each affliction, you get a penalty of 1 turn. As example, if you are confused, your time remaining is reduced by only 1 turn, and if confused and stunned, it is not reduced at all.
		+
		+	== Strategy ==
		+
		+	These stones are rarely useful. There are many ways to obtain an erodeproof weapon, and most players will have access to one of those long before they find and identify a whetstone. Even for players who luck out and manage to find a whetstone early, they only repair one kind of damage (rust) for one kind of weapon (edged weapons). Furthermore, they require many turns to use, meaning players will likely consume a fair amount of food in using them (especially since their use is easily interrupted by passing monsters).

	== History ==		== History ==

← Older revision		Revision as of 12:58, 15 January 2023
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	If your gray stone is not a whetstone, then you will try to sharpen the edge, but your attempt will always fail.		If your gray stone is not a whetstone, then you will try to sharpen the edge, but your attempt will always fail.
		+
		+	== Time ==
		+
		+	The number of turns is initially calculated as: 130 + (rnl(13) * 5)
		+
		+	If cursed, the time is doubled.
		+
		+	On each turn while occupied by sharpening, there are checks to see if you are blind, fumbling, confused, stunned, or hallucinating. If you are free of any of these afflictions, your time remaining is decreased by 2 turns. For each affliction, you get a penalty of 1 turn. As example, if you are confused, your time remaining is reduced by only 1 turn, and if confused and stunned, it is not reduced at all.

	== History ==		== History ==

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    |skill=sling
    |cost=45
    |weight=10
    |material=mineral

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 <references />
 [[Category:Gems]]
 [[Category:SLASH'EM items]]

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    |color=gray
    |glyph=*
-   |tile=??
+   |tile=[[File:Gray stone.png]]
    |name=whetstone
    |appearance=[[gray stone]]
-   |smalldmg=??
+   |smalldmg=1d3
-   |largedmg=??
+   |largedmg=1d3
    |skill=sling
    |cost=45
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    |material=mineral
 }}
 If you try to use a whetsone with no water other than [[potion of water | potions]] ([[BUC]] status does not matter), you get the message, ''"Better not waste bottled water on that."''
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+If your gray stone is not a whetstone, then you will try to sharpen the edge, but your attempt will always fail.
 [[Category:Gems]]
 [[Category:SLASH'EM items]]

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	In [[SLASH'EM]], a '''whetstone''' in combination with a source of water ([[fountain]], [[sink]], [[toilet]] or [[pool]]) can be used to to remove rust and negative enchantments (up to +0). This has a 33% chance of succeeding.		In [[SLASH'EM]], a '''whetstone''' in combination with a source of water ([[fountain]], [[sink]], [[toilet]] or [[pool]]) can be used to to remove rust and negative enchantments (up to +0). This has a 33% chance of succeeding.
		+	Note that this cannot be used to remove [[corrosion]].
		+	If you try to use a whetsone with no water other than [[potion of water \| potions]] ([[BUC]] status does not matter), you get the message, ''"Better not waste bottled water on that."''

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−	In [[SLASH'EM]], a '''whetstone''' in combination with a source of water ([[fountain]], [[sink]], [[toilet]] or [[pool]]) can be used to to remove rust and negative enchantments (up to +0). This has a 33% chance of ~~succeding~~.	+	In [[SLASH'EM]], a '''whetstone''' in combination with a source of water ([[fountain]], [[sink]], [[toilet]] or [[pool]]) can be used to to remove rust and negative enchantments (up to +0). This has a 33% chance of succeeding.

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