Wooden harp - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: word choice

2026-03-24T17:56:05Z

word choice

JASON10668: Add languages template.

2026-03-24T11:28:24Z

Add languages template.

Umbire the Phantom: potholes, etc.

2026-03-24T06:42:00Z

potholes, etc.

Umbire the Phantom: /* Description */ tweaks

2025-11-07T06:42:49Z

‎Description: tweaks

Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ beatitude

2025-11-06T17:36:55Z

‎Generation: beatitude

Umbire the Phantom: big all-at-once pass

2025-11-06T16:52:32Z

big all-at-once pass

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2025-01-16T16:59:49Z

pothole

Umbire the Phantom: /* Variants */ tweak

2024-01-01T23:41:18Z

‎Variants: tweak

Umbire the Phantom: chance to:opportunity::chance of:probability

2023-10-29T08:07:03Z

chance to:opportunity::chance of:probability

Umbire the Phantom: variants (word choice + potholes + etc.)

2023-06-16T10:59:17Z

variants (word choice + potholes + etc.)

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-A '''wooden harp''' is a type of [[tool]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is a [[tonal]] [[musical instrument]] that is made of [[wood]], and appears as a [[harp]] when unidentified.
+A '''wooden harp''' is a type of [[tool]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is a [[tonal]] [[musical instrument]] that is naturally made of [[wood]], and appears as a [[harp]] when unidentified.
 [[Samurai]] know the wooden harp as a '''koto'''.

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 The hardware store on the [[Troubadour quest]] home level has a pair of harps generated inside at level creation.
-[[Player monster]] [[Troubadour (dNetHack monster)|troubadours]] have a {{frac|6}} chance of being generated with a harp as their instrument.
+[[Player monster]] [[Bard (dNetHack monster)|bards]] have a {{frac|6}} chance of being generated with a harp as their instrument.
 Dipping a magic harp into a potion of amnesia will use up the potion and "downgrade" the item to a harp, as in SLASH'EM.

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 ==Description==
-A [[hero]] [[applying]] a wooden harp that chooses to improvise with it [[exercise]]s [[dexterity]], and if they are not [[confused]] they will produce a sound that has a chance of pacifying nearby [[Nymph (monster class)|nymphs]] if the sum of the hero's experience level and the roll of a dexterity-sized die is greater than 25:{{refsrc|src/apply.c|3728|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|630|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=wooden harp effects}}{{refsrc|src/music.c|637|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=calls <tt>calm_nymphs()</tt>}}{{refsrc|src/music.c|639|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} the range of this pacifying effect is also based on the hero's experience level, covering a roughly-circular area with a radius less than the square root of (3*XL).{{refsrc|src/music.c|148|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=<tt>calm_nymphs()</tt> function}}{{refsrc|src/music.c|156|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} A hero that applies a wooden harp while [[stunned]], [[confused]] or [[hallucinating]] will automatically improvise with it.{{refsrc|src/music.c|701|nethack=3.6.7}}
+A [[hero]] [[applying]] a wooden harp that chooses to improvise with it [[exercise]]s [[dexterity]], and if they are not [[confused]] they will produce a sound that has a chance of pacifying nearby [[Nymph (monster class)|nymphs]] if the sum of the hero's experience level and the roll of a dexterity-sized die is greater than 25:{{refsrc|src/apply.c|3728|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|630|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=wooden harp effects}}{{refsrc|src/music.c|637|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=calls <tt>calm_nymphs()</tt>}}{{refsrc|src/music.c|639|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} the range of this pacifying effect is also based on the hero's experience level, covering a roughly-circular area with a radius less than the square root of (3*XL).{{refsrc|src/music.c|148|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=<tt>calm_nymphs()</tt> function}}{{refsrc|src/music.c|156|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} A hero that applies a wooden harp while [[stunned]], [[confused]] or [[hallucinating]] will automatically improvise with it.{{refsrc|src/music.c|701|nethack=3.6.7}} A [[magic harp]] with no charges behaves the same as a wooden harp when applied.
-A hero that chooses to play specific notes on a wooden flute 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 that chooses to play specific notes on a wooden harp 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 will be prevented from applying a wooden harp while underwater.{{refsrc|src/music.c|690|nethack=3.6.7}}
-A [[magic harp]] with no charges behaves the same as a wooden harp. [[Beatitude]] has no effect on the outcome of playing a wooden harp. [[Monster]]s will not use this item.
+[[Beatitude]] has no effect on the outcome of playing a wooden harp. [[Monster]]s will not use this item.
 ==Strategy==

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	Wooden harps make up {{frac\|250}} (0.4%) of all tools randomly generated on the ground, in general [[shop]]s or as [[death drop]]s. Hardware stores can also stock wooden harps.		Wooden harps make up {{frac\|250}} (0.4%) of all tools randomly generated on the ground, in general [[shop]]s or as [[death drop]]s. Hardware stores can also stock wooden harps.
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		+	Wooden harps are normally generated uncursed, with the exception of some found in [[bones]] levels and on [[trap]] "bones".

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-A '''wooden harp''' is a type of [[musical instrument]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is [[tonal]] and made of [[wood]], and appears as just a [[harp]] when unidentified. For [[Samurai]], the wooden harp is called a '''koto'''.
+[[Samurai]] know the wooden harp as a '''koto'''.
 ==Generation==
-[[Elf (starting race)|Elven]] [[Priest]]s and [[Wizard]]s have a {{frac|6}} chance of starting the game with a wooden harp.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|814|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+[[Elf (starting race)|Elven]] [[Priest]]s and [[Wizard]]s have a {{frac|6}} chance of starting the game with a wooden harp as their tonal instrument.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|814|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 ==Description==
-[[Apply]]ing a wooden harp will let you play it, either through improvising or playing specific notes - this has no effect beyond exercising [[dexterity]].{{refsrc|src/music.c|630|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=<code>case WOODEN_HARP</code>}} If you are not [[confused]], there is a dexterity-based chance that you will instead play "a lilting melody" that pacifies any [[Nymph (monster class)|nymphs]] nearby.{{refsrc|src/music.c|148|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=<code>calm_nymphs(distance)</code>}}{{refsrc|src/music.c|631|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=The sum of your [[experience level]] and a randomly rolled number between 0 and your current dexterity stat must exceed 25}}
+A [[hero]] [[applying]] a wooden harp that chooses to improvise with it [[exercise]]s [[dexterity]], and if they are not [[confused]] they will produce a sound that has a chance of pacifying nearby [[Nymph (monster class)|nymphs]] if the sum of the hero's experience level and the roll of a dexterity-sized die is greater than 25:{{refsrc|src/apply.c|3728|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|630|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=wooden harp effects}}{{refsrc|src/music.c|637|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=calls <tt>calm_nymphs()</tt>}}{{refsrc|src/music.c|639|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} the range of this pacifying effect is also based on the hero's experience level, covering a roughly-circular area with a radius less than the square root of (3*XL).{{refsrc|src/music.c|148|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=<tt>calm_nymphs()</tt> function}}{{refsrc|src/music.c|156|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} A hero that applies a wooden harp while [[stunned]], [[confused]] or [[hallucinating]] will automatically improvise with it.{{refsrc|src/music.c|701|nethack=3.6.7}}
 ==Strategy==
-The wooden harp is relatively easy to distinguish from a [[magic harp]] by the messages produced when playing it, and can safely be played to do so - playing a magic harp with charges produces "very attractive music" and tames nearby monsters.
+The wooden harp is relatively easy to distinguish from a [[magic harp]] by the messages produced when playing it, and can safely be played to do so&mdash;playing a magic harp with charges produces "very attractive music" and tames nearby monsters.
 As a tonal instrument, a wooden harp can also be used to play the [[passtune]] to enter the [[Castle]]. Outside of this, they are mainly used as [[polyfodder]].
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 ==Messages==
 {{message|The harp twangs.|You applied a wooden harp and improvised with it.}}
 {{message|You extract a strange sound from the harp!|You applied a wooden harp and played a specific melody with it.}}
-{{message|The harp produces a lilting melody.|As above, but this also pacifies any nearby nymphs.}}
+{{message|You feel soothing vibrations.|You applied a wooden harp while [[deaf]].}}
 {{message|The <nymph> listens cheerfully to the music, then seems quieter.|A nymph in your range of vision was pacified by the wooden harp.}}
 ==Variants==
 ===SLASH'EM===
-In [[SLASH'EM]], a wooden harp can be [[upgraded]] into a magic harp.
+In [[SLASH'EM]], [[upgrading]] a wooden harp successfully will produce a magic harp and vice versa. [[Dipping]] a magic harp into a potion of amnesia will use up the potion and "downgrade" the item to a wooden flute.
 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], the [[Troubadour]] role starts with knowledge of the wooden harp and a {{frac|2}} chance of their starting tonal instrument being a wooden harp.
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], [[Troubadour]]s start the game with knowledge of the harp's appearance, and Troubadours that are not [[Orc (starting race)#dNetHack|orcish]] have a {{frac|2}} chance of starting with a wooden harp as their tonal instrument.
-The wooden harp is the preferred instrument for playing Lullaby, Meditative Healing, Lethargy, and Friendship via the Troubadour's musicalize spell [[skill]].
+The harp is the preferred instrument for playing Lullaby and Meditative Healing via the Troubadour's [[musicalize spell]] [[skill]], and is the alternative instrument for Lethargy and Friendship. Magic harps can be used in place of a normal flute for playing these songs. If a song is played on a wooden harp via the musicalize spell skill, [[Parrot (dNetHack)|parrots]], [[chaotic angels and minions]], and [[itinerant priestess]]es may harmonize with the song if they are tame. Harps cannot be played by a hero with a worn [[shield]], and significantly reduce the chance of a song succeeding should the hero manage to play one while wearing a shield.
 ===SpliceHack===
-In [[SpliceHack]] and [[SpliceHack-Rewrite]], a wooden harp can be combined with a [[scroll of taming]] at a [[furnace]] to create a magic harp.
+In [[SpliceHack]], elven [[Cartomancer]]s have a {{frac|6}} chance of starting the game with a harp as their instrument like [[Priest/SpliceHack|Priests]] and [[Wizard/SpliceHack|Wizards]].
 ===SlashTHEM===
-[[SlashTHEM]] retains the ability to upgrade wooden harps into magic ones. In addition, the Bard role starts with knowledge of the wooden harp and a {{frac|2}} chance of starting with one, as in dNetHack.
+In [[SlashTHEM]], upgrading functions as it does in SLASH'EM, as does dipping a magic harp into a potion of amnesia.
-The wooden harp is the preferred instrument for playing Lullaby via the musicalize spell skill, and is an alternate instrument for playing Drowsiness. In addition, the Bard [[quest artifact]] [[The Lyre of Orpheus]] is an [[artifact]] wooden harp (rather than a magic harp as in dNetHack).
+[[Upgrading]] a harp successfully will produce a magic harp and vice versa, as in Slash'EM.
 ==References==