Wooden stake - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: /* Description */ use this for strategy section

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‎Description: use this for strategy section

Ion frigate: lack of accuracy bonus

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lack of accuracy bonus

Umbire the Phantom: /* Origin */ I like this first sentence better actually

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‎Origin: I like this first sentence better actually

Umbire the Phantom: rest of the messages, do the origin some justice

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rest of the messages, do the origin some justice

MrSurvivor1997: Added origin.

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Added origin.

Umbire the Phantom: var template

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var template

Umbire the Phantom: couple messages here...

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couple messages here...

Umbire the Phantom: /* Description */ word choice

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‎Description: word choice

Umbire the Phantom: specify thrown

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specify thrown

Umbire the Phantom: /* SlashTHEM */ shops

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‎SlashTHEM: shops

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 A wooden stake deals +1d6 bonus damage to all [[Vampire (monster attribute)|vampires]], with an extra +2 damage and a {{frac|10}} chance of inflicting [[instant death]] if the [[hero]] [[wielding]] or [[throwing]] it is an Undead Slayer, has Expert skill in daggers or is specifically wielding The Stake of Van Helsing.{{refsrc|uhitm.c|1428|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} Other monsters attacking a vampire (or a hero in the form of a vampire) with The Stake of Van Helsing have the same {{frac|10}} chance of an instant kill.{{refsrc|mhitm.c|1170|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1148|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} Monsters and heroes instantly killed by wooden stakes do not leave behind [[corpse]]s.
-Unlike other weapons that use the dagger skill (including [[great dagger]]s), the wooden stake lacks a +2 accuracy bonus.  While irrelevant in the long run, this makes the weapon noticeably more difficult to use for early and/or unskilled characters.
+==Strategy==
 ==Origin==

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 ===SLASH'EM===
-In SLASH'EM, the wooden stake is not randomly generated, though it can be [[wish]]ed for or found in [[bones]].
+In SLASH'EM, the wooden stake is not randomly generated, though it can be [[wish]]ed for or found in [[bones]]s.
 ===SlashTHEM===
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 ==Description==
 A wooden stake deals +1d6 bonus damage to all [[Vampire (monster attribute)|vampires]], with an extra +2 damage and a {{frac|10}} chance of inflicting [[instant death]] if the [[hero]] [[wielding]] or [[throwing]] it is an Undead Slayer, has Expert skill in daggers or is specifically wielding The Stake of Van Helsing.{{refsrc|uhitm.c|1428|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} Other monsters attacking a vampire (or a hero in the form of a vampire) with The Stake of Van Helsing have the same {{frac|10}} chance of an instant kill.{{refsrc|mhitm.c|1170|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1148|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} Monsters and heroes instantly killed by wooden stakes do not leave behind [[corpse]]s.
 ==Origin==

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 ==Origin==
 {{wikipedia|Vampire hunter}}
-The wooden stake is a trademark weapon of one [[wikipedia:Abraham Van Helsing|Professor Abraham Van Helsing]], a fictional character from Bram Stoker's 1897 gothic horror novel ''[[wikipedia:Dracula|Dracula]]''. Commonly referred to as simply "Van Helsing", he is best known through many adaptations of the story as a vampire slayer, monster hunter and the arch-nemesis of Count Dracula. Van Helsing is derived from the image of the folkloric professional vampire hunter, and in turn became the prototypical and archetypal parapsychologist for subsequent works of paranormal fiction.
+The wooden stake is a trademark weapon of many vampire hunters in fiction, including [[wikipedia:Abraham Van Helsing|Professor Abraham Van Helsing]] from Bram Stoker's 1897 gothic horror novel ''[[wikipedia:Dracula|Dracula]]''. Commonly referred to as simply "Van Helsing", he is best known through many adaptations of the story as a vampire slayer, monster hunter and the arch-nemesis of Count Dracula. Van Helsing is derived from the image of the folkloric professional vampire hunter, and in turn became the prototypical and archetypal parapsychologist for subsequent works of paranormal fiction.
 Vampire hunters in fiction, folklore and history alike often carry a kit of tools on hand that traditionally included s mallet and a wooden "stake", which is a pole of very short length that is made of [[Wikipedia:Common hawthorn|hawthorn]] and sharpened at one end akin to a [[Wikipedia:Tent peg|tent peg]], and is used alongside the mallet in the staking of corpses. "Staking" refers to piercing the heart of a suspected vampire by stabbing the stake over its heart and driving it in using the mallet&mdash;one of the most popular depictions of a vampire being staked is the demise of Dracula at the hands of Van Helsing, which does not happen in the actual ''Dracula'' novel: though several vampires are indeed killed with a stake to the heart, Dracula himself is instead decapitated by a kukri while his heart is simultaneously pierced by a Bowie knife, destroying the Count and reducing him to dust.

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 ==Description==
-A wooden stake deals +1d6 bonus damage to all [[Vampire (monster attribute)|vampires]], with an extra +2 damage and a {{frac|10}} chance of inflicting [[instant death]] if the [[hero]] [[wielding]] or [[throwing]] it is an Undead Slayer, has Expert skill in daggers or is specifically wielding The Stake of Van Helsing.{{refsrc|uhitm.c|1428|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} This also applies to other monsters attacking a vampire or a hero in the form of one with The Stake of Van Helsing.{{refsrc|mhitm.c|1170|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1148|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
+A wooden stake deals +1d6 bonus damage to all [[Vampire (monster attribute)|vampires]], with an extra +2 damage and a {{frac|10}} chance of inflicting [[instant death]] if the [[hero]] [[wielding]] or [[throwing]] it is an Undead Slayer, has Expert skill in daggers or is specifically wielding The Stake of Van Helsing.{{refsrc|uhitm.c|1428|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} Other monsters attacking a vampire (or a hero in the form of a vampire) with The Stake of Van Helsing have the same {{frac|10}} chance of an instant kill.{{refsrc|mhitm.c|1170|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1148|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} Monsters and heroes instantly killed by wooden stakes do not leave behind [[corpse]]s.
 ==Messages==
-{{message|You drive your <stake> into <the monster>.|A wielded stake dealt bonus damage against a vampire.}}
+{{message|You drive your <stake> into <the monster>.|Your wooden stake dealt bonus damage against a vampire.}}
-{{message|You plunge your <stake> into the heart of <the monster>.|A vampire was instantly killed by a wielded stake.}}
+{{message|You plunge your <stake> into the heart of <the monster>.}}
-==Origin==
+{{message|<The attacker> drives the stake into <the monster>.|A monster hit a vampire with a wooden stake.}}
-A wooden stake generally refers to a piece of wood sharpened to a point so that they can be easily dug into the ground, in folklore, wooden stakes are usually employed as a means of killing vampires by driving wooden stakes into their hearts, hence the vampires weakness to them in SLASH’EM and SlashTHEM.
+{{message|<The monster> drives the stake into you.|A monster hit you with a stake while you were a vampire.}}
 ==References==

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 {{message|You drive your <stake> into <the monster>.|A wielded stake dealt bonus damage against a vampire.}}
 {{message|You plunge your <stake> into the heart of <the monster>.|A vampire was instantly killed by a wielded stake.}}
 ==References==

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 <references/>
 {{slashem-7E7|offset=1}}
-{{variant-noversion}}
+{{variant-343}}
 [[Category:SLASH'EM weapons]]
 [[Category:SlashTHEM weapons]]

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 ===SlashTHEM===
-In SlashTHEM, the wooden stake is very rare and makes up {{frac|500}} (0.2%) of all randomly-generated weapons.
+In SlashTHEM, the wooden stake is very rare and makes up {{frac|500}} (0.2%) of all randomly-generated weapons. General [[store]]s, used armor dealerships and antique weapons outlets can sell wooden stakes.
 ==Description==