The Sickle of Thunderblasts
| ) The Sickle of Thunderblasts (No tile) | |
|---|---|
| Base item | sickle |
| Damage vs. small | 1d4 +SAN (see article) |
| Damage vs. large | 1d1 +SAN (see article) |
| To-hit bonus | −2 +1d3 |
| Bonus versus | (any) |
| Weapon skill | farm implements |
| Size | one-handed |
| Affiliation | |
| When carried |
(none) |
| When wielded | |
| When invoked |
(none) |
| Base price | 4500 zm |
| Weight | 20 |
| Material | iron |
The Sickle of Thunderblasts is an artifact that appears in dNetHack, notdNetHack and notnotdNetHack. It is a lawful intelligent artifact that favors Madpeople, and its base item is a sickle.
Generation
The Sickle of Thunderblasts cannot be randomly generated or wished for, and is only given as a crowning gift to a hero that worships Zo-Kalar, the lawful Madperson god.
Description
While wielded, The Sickle of Thunderblasts has +1d3 to-hit and deals bonus damage against all monsters using a multiplier that scales with the hero's sanity: for example, it deals a minimum of 2 damage at 0 sanity, 1.5x damage at 50 sanity, and 3x damage at 100 sanity. The Sickle of Thunderblasts always returns when thrown unless the hero is impaired, can be multishot, and can be thrown from the main hand automatically by firing it.
On each hit, The Sickle of Thunderblasts creates a "blast" that deafens, stuns, awakens, and confuses the target monster for a number of turns equal to the hero's sanity divided by 5, and makes noise that wakes up other nearby monsters within a sanity-dependent range (base damage * sanity / 100). In addition, the "blast" also affects monsters adjacent to the target: this moves them up to SAN⁄20 squares (or up to 5 squares) away from the target, deals damage equal to SAN⁄100 (i.e. full base damage at 100 sanity, half base damage at 50 sanity, etc.), and inflicts the same status properties upon them as the target.
Strategy
The Sickle of Thunderblasts is designed for a hero with high and well-maintained sanity to get the most out of it.
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