Worm tooth - Revision history

JASON10668: Add languages template.

2024-02-19T07:50:23Z

Add languages template.

Umbire the Phantom: expansion, refsrc, etc.

2023-07-29T18:11:19Z

expansion, refsrc, etc.

Umbire the Phantom: bleagh, editing half-cooked. need a break before I resume

2023-07-29T16:25:39Z

bleagh, editing half-cooked. need a break before I resume

Umbire the Phantom: some formatting

2023-07-29T16:22:33Z

some formatting

Netzhack: /* Encyclopedia entry */

2022-05-02T09:49:45Z

‎Encyclopedia entry

Andrio Celos: Link to NetHack 3.7.0 specifically.

2021-02-16T03:04:11Z

Link to NetHack 3.7.0 specifically.

Umbire the Phantom at 07:55, 19 January 2021

2021-01-19T07:55:23Z

Luxidream: don't wish for enchant weapon or crysknives

2021-01-19T07:23:50Z

don't wish for enchant weapon or crysknives

Andrio Celos: NetHack 3.7: worm teeth are now made of bone.

2020-04-09T03:13:46Z

NetHack 3.7: worm teeth are now made of bone.

Pinkbeast: /* Strategy */ Shorten, assume the player can do mental arithmetic (removed the maximum MONSTR condition altogether since very unlikely and "this means" wrong, remove digression about multiples.

2019-12-12T04:58:51Z

‎Strategy: Shorten, assume the player can do mental arithmetic (removed the maximum MONSTR condition altogether since very unlikely and "this means" wrong, remove digression about multiples.

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-A '''worm tooth''' is a type of [[weapon]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is made of an undefined [[material]], and uses the [[knife]] [[skill]]. A worm tooth or stack of worm teeth can be turned into a powerful [[crysknife]] by reading a non-cursed [[scroll of enchant weapon]] while wielding it.
+A '''worm tooth''' is a type of [[weapon]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is made of an undefined [[material]], and uses the [[knife]] [[skill]]. A worm tooth or [[stack]] of worm teeth can be turned into a powerful [[crysknife]] by reading a non-cursed [[scroll of enchant weapon]] while wielding it.
 {{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Worm teeth are now made of [[bone]].}}
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 ==Strategy==
-In its natural state, a worm tooth does little damage; while it is possible to [[multishot]] them with sufficient skill in knives, the low damage severely limits their usefulness.  Players planning to make extensive use of crysknives will naturally seek out a means of obtaining worm teeth; while a crysknife is inferior to many artifact weapons and generally considered not worth a [[wish]], it still has some solid use as a secondary weapon when #[[twoweaponing]], as well as a primary weapon for roles such as [[Healer]]s and conducts that can prevent artifact weapon use.
+In its natural state, a worm tooth does little damage, and is even more useless against [[thick-skinned]] monsters - while it is possible to [[multishot]] them with sufficient skill in knives, the low base damage severely limits their usefulness. Players planning to make extensive use of crysknives will naturally seek out a means of obtaining worm teeth. While a crysknife is inferior to many artifact weapons and generally not worth [[wishing]] for, it still has some solid use as a secondary weapon when #[[twoweaponing]], and it can serve as a primary weapon for roles such as [[Healer]]s; certain conducts can also complicate or prevent artifact weapon use.
 It is possible to farm worm teeth by splitting larger worms in half, though sometimes this may result in the worm "shrinking" from losing its tail segments. While using a means of [[create monster]] or waiting for them to spawn could work, long worms are [[Monster frequency|quite rare]] and generally only spawn if the average of the player's level and the dungeon level is 10 or higher. The most consistent means of generating long worms is [[reverse genocide]], which yields an average of 5 worm teeth per scroll.
 ==History==
-In [[NetHack 3.4.3]] and earlier versions, worm teeth did not [[stackable|stack]].{{refsrc|src/objects.c|140|version=NetHack 3.4.3}}  As of [[NetHack 3.6.0]], worm teeth stack and qualify for [[multishot]].{{refsrc|src/dothrow.c|113|version=NetHack 3.6.0}}
+The worm tooth first appears in [[Hack 1.0]].
 ==Origin==
-The worm tooth represents the tooth of a dead [[wikipedia:sandworm (dune)|sandworm]] from [[wikipedia:Frank Herbert|Frank Herbert]]'s [[wikipedia:Dune (novel)|Dune]] series of novels.
+{{wikipedia|Sandworm (Dune)}}
 ==Variants==
 ===SLASH'EM===
-In [[SLASH'EM]], the [[Wyrm Caves]] [[branch]] contains four random [[worm]]s, any one of which may be a long worm that can provide a source of worm teeth.
+In [[SLASH'EM]], a cursed -4 worm tooth named Storm Brand can be found in the Chamber of Junk within the [[Lawful Quest]]. The [[Wyrm Caves]] [[branch]] also contains four random [[worm]]s, which can include long worms that can provide a source of worm teeth.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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 A '''worm tooth''' is a type of [[weapon]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is made of an undefined [[material]], and uses the [[knife]] [[skill]]. A worm tooth or stack of worm teeth can be turned into a powerful [[crysknife]] by reading a non-cursed [[scroll of enchant weapon]] while wielding it.
 ==Generation==
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 ==Strategy==
-In its natural state, a worm tooth does little damage; while it is possible to [[multishot]] them with sufficient skill in knives, the low damage severely limits their usefulness. However,
+In its natural state, a worm tooth does little damage; while it is possible to [[multishot]] them with sufficient skill in knives, the low damage severely limits their usefulness.  Players planning to make extensive use of crysknives will naturally seek out a means of obtaining worm teeth; while a crysknife is inferior to many artifact weapons and generally considered not worth a [[wish]], it still has some solid use as a secondary weapon when #[[twoweaponing]], as well as a primary weapon for roles such as [[Healer]]s and conducts that can prevent artifact weapon use.
 It is possible to farm worm teeth by splitting larger worms in half, though sometimes this may result in the worm "shrinking" from losing its tail segments. While using a means of [[create monster]] or waiting for them to spawn could work, long worms are [[Monster frequency|quite rare]] and generally only spawn if the average of the player's level and the dungeon level is 10 or higher. The most consistent means of generating long worms is [[reverse genocide]], which yields an average of 5 worm teeth per scroll.

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-A '''worm tooth''' is an item in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is considered a [[weapon]] that uses the [[knife]] [[skill]].
+A '''worm tooth''' is a type of [[weapon]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is made of an undefined [[material]], and uses the [[knife]] [[skill]]. A worm tooth or stack of worm teeth can be turned into a powerful [[crysknife]] by reading a non-cursed [[scroll of enchant weapon]] while wielding it.
 ==Generation==
-Killing a long worm usually [[Death drop|leaves one tooth behind]] along with its corpse.
+Worm teeth are not randomly generated. Killing a [[long worm]] in a manner that leaves a [[corpse]] will also [[Death drop|generate a worm tooth]] on the same square.
 ==Strategy==
-In its natural state, a worm tooth does little damage; while it is possible to [[multishot]] them with sufficient skill in knives, the low damage severely limits their usefulness. However, it can be turned into a powerful [[crysknife]] by [[scroll of enchant weapon|enchant]]ing it. Be careful to keep the crysknife in your possession; if dropped, it will revert to a +0 worm tooth (with a chance of resisting if [[fixed]]).
+In its natural state, a worm tooth does little damage; while it is possible to [[multishot]] them with sufficient skill in knives, the low damage severely limits their usefulness. However,
 {{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Worm teeth are now made of [[bone]].}}
 ==Strategy==
-Players planning to make extensive use of crysknives will naturally seek out a means of obtaining worm teeth; while a crysknife is inferior to many artifact weapons and generally considered not worth a [[wish]], it still has some solid use as a secondary weapon when #[[twoweaponing]], as well as a primary weapon for [[Healer]]s. The crysknife is also an ideal weapon choice for conducts that prevent access to more powerful weapons.
+Players planning to make extensive use of crysknives will naturally seek out a means of obtaining worm teeth; while a crysknife is inferior to many artifact weapons and generally considered not worth a [[wish]], it still has some solid use as a secondary weapon when #[[twoweaponing]], as well as a primary weapon for roles such as [[Healer]]s and conducts that can prevent artifact weapon use.
-It is possible to farm worm teeth by splitting larger worms in half, though sometimes this may just result in the worm "shrinking" from losing its tail segments. Using a means of [[create monster|creating monsters]] (or waiting for them to spawn) could work as well, but long worms are [[Monster frequency|quite rare]], and only spawn if the average of the player's level and the dungeon level is higher than 9. The most consistent means of generating long worms is [[reverse genocide]], which yields an average of 5 worm teeth per scroll.
+It is possible to farm worm teeth by splitting larger worms in half, though sometimes this may result in the worm "shrinking" from losing its tail segments. While using a means of [[create monster]] or waiting for them to spawn could work, long worms are [[Monster frequency|quite rare]] and generally only spawn if the average of the player's level and the dungeon level is 10 or higher. The most consistent means of generating long worms is [[reverse genocide]], which yields an average of 5 worm teeth per scroll.
 ==History==
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 ==Origin==
 The worm tooth represents the tooth of a dead [[wikipedia:sandworm (dune)|sandworm]] from [[wikipedia:Frank Herbert|Frank Herbert]]'s [[wikipedia:Dune (novel)|Dune]] series of novels.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==
 {{encyclopedia|
 [The crysknife] is manufactured in two forms from teeth taken from dead sandworms.  The two forms are "fixed" and "unfixed". An unfixed knife requires proximity to a human body's electrical field to prevent disintegration.  Fixed knives are treated for storage.  All are about 20 centimeters long.
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 ==References==
 <references/>
+{{nethack-367}}
 [[Category:Weapons]]

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 {{encyclopedia|
-[The crysknife] is manufactured in two forms from teeth taken
+[The crysknife] is manufactured in two forms from teeth taken from dead sandworms.  The two forms are "fixed" and "unfixed". An unfixed knife requires proximity to a human body's electrical field to prevent disintegration.  Fixed knives are treated for storage.  All are about 20 centimeters long.
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 A crysknife is inferior to many artifact weapons, so not normally of use except as a secondary weapon when [[two-weapon]]ing or because of a conduct.
-Over the course of the game the player is likely to encounter several [[long worm]]s. [[Reverse genocide]] will yield an average of 5 worm teeth per scroll.
+Over the course of the game the player is likely to encounter several [[long worm]]s. [[Reverse genocide]] will yield an average of 5 worm teeth per scroll, and is far better than wishing for a crysknife.
 Using a means of [[create monster|creating monsters]] (or waiting for them to spawn) could work as well, but long worms are [[Monster frequency|quite rare]], so this may take considerable time. They will not spawn if the average of the player's level and the dungeon level is less than 9.
 ==History==

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 In its natural state, a worm tooth does little damage, but it can be turned into a powerful [[crysknife]] by [[scroll of enchant weapon|enchant]]ing it.  Be careful to keep the crysknife in your possession; if dropped, it will revert to a +0 worm tooth (with a chance of resisting if [[fixed]]).
 ==Generation==
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 ==References==
-<references>
+<references/>
 {{nethack-360}}
 [[Category:Weapons]]

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 ==Strategy==
-Over the course of the game the player is likely to encounter several [[long worm]]s. Should the player be unable to find one, it may be worthwhile to try [[reverse genocide]], which yields an average of 5 worm teeth per scroll.
+A crysknife is inferior to many artifact weapons, so not normally of use except as a secondary weapon when [[two-weapon]]ing or because of a conduct.
-Using a means of [[create monster|creating monsters]] (or waiting for them to spawn) can work as well. Long worms are [[Monster frequency|quite rare]], so this may take considerable time. They will not spawn if the average of the player's level and the dungeon level is less than 9; this means that for a level 14 player (such as post-quest) you must be on at least dungeon level 4, and at most 54.
+Over the course of the game the player is likely to encounter several [[long worm]]s. [[Reverse genocide]] will yield an average of 5 worm teeth per scroll.
-Even skipping a step straight to the crysknife, it is generally not worth burning a [[wish]] on a worm tooth. (A better choice would be a [[magic marker]] to write the scrolls, for instance.)
+Using a means of [[create monster|creating monsters]] (or waiting for them to spawn) could work as well, but long worms are [[Monster frequency|quite rare]], so this may take considerable time. They will not spawn if the average of the player's level and the dungeon level is less than 9.
-As long worms sometimes split when the tail is attacked, it may be worth [[farming]] should one, for some reason, be trying to get multiple teeth. Beware, the game will crash if you split worms when extinct, or when the new worm would have zero health points.<!-- What version? Has this been fixed? -->
+Even if you are willing to wish for a crysknife, if you have a worm tooth, it is better to wish for 2-3 scrolls of enchant weapon, perhaps generating some extra scrolls.
 ==History==