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A '''chakram''' is a type of [[ranged weapon]] that appears in ''[[SpliceHack]]'' and ''[[Hack'EM]]''. It is made of [[iron]], and can be stacked and [[multishot]]. When unidentified, it appears as a '''circular blade'''.
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A '''chakram''' is a type of [[ranged weapon]] that appears in ''[[dNetHack]]'', ''[[SpliceHack]]'', and ''[[Hack'EM]]''. It is made of [[silver]]. They can be stacked, poisoned, and [[multishot]]. When unidentified, it appears as a '''circular blade'''.  
 
 
In [[SpliceHack]], the base material is silver.
 
  
 
== Boomerang skill ==
 
== Boomerang skill ==
{{boomerang skill table}}
 
 
 
Chakrams are a new weapon that uses '''boomerang skill'''.
 
Chakrams are a new weapon that uses '''boomerang skill'''.
  
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Like boomerangs, chakrams will not return if their path is blocked by a wall, or if they move over a [[sink]]. Chakrams also have the same flight patterns as boomerangs. When used as a melee weapon rather than thrown, damage output is reduced to 1-2 points.
 
Like boomerangs, chakrams will not return if their path is blocked by a wall, or if they move over a [[sink]]. Chakrams also have the same flight patterns as boomerangs. When used as a melee weapon rather than thrown, damage output is reduced to 1-2 points.
  
In Hack'EM, the mechanics of boomerangs have been updated so that they can slice *through* enemies in their path instead of always stopping at the first enemy hit. The higher your skill in boomerang, the more likely your chakram will continue through the enemies.
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==History==
  
Although chakram have a base material of iron, they can also appear in other shiny materials: silver, gold, mithril, copper, steel, and platinum.
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The chakram first appears in [[dNetHack]].
  
== Strategy ==
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==Variants==
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=== Hack'EM ===
  
In Hack'EM you can #craft new chakrams by forging boomerangs and shuriken together.
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{|class="prettytable"
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!Max
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!Role
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|Basic
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|[[Priest]], [[Undead Slayer]]
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|Expert
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|[[Archaeologist]], [[Caveman]], [[Ranger]], [[Tourist]]
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In Hack'EM, the mechanics of boomerangs have been updated so that they can slice ''*through*'' enemies in their path instead of always stopping at the first enemy hit. The higher your skill in boomerang, the more likely your chakram will continue through the enemies.
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Chakrams can be sharpened with [[whetstone]]s.
  
Chakrams can be poisoned and sharpened with [[whetstone]]s.
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Although chakram have a base material of iron, they can also appear in other materials: bone, wood, silver, copper, mithril, gold, glass, mineral, and platinum.
  
==History==
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In Hack'EM you can #craft new chakrams by forging boomerangs and shuriken together.
The chakram first appears in [[SpliceHack]].
 
  
 
== Encyclopedia entry ==
 
== Encyclopedia entry ==
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{{encyclopedia|
 
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The people of the kingdom ... are very good fighting men and good
 
The people of the kingdom ... are very good fighting men and good

Revision as of 18:20, 26 July 2023

Template:Iron color File:Chakram.png
Name chakram
Appearance circular blade
Damage vs. small 1d9
Damage vs. large 1d9
To-hit bonus +0
Weapon skill boomerang
Size one-handed
Base price 20 zm
(+10/positive
enchant)
Weight 5
Material silver

A chakram is a type of ranged weapon that appears in dNetHack, SpliceHack, and Hack'EM. It is made of silver. They can be stacked, poisoned, and multishot. When unidentified, it appears as a circular blade.

Boomerang skill

Chakrams are a new weapon that uses boomerang skill.

Description

Like boomerangs, chakrams will not return if their path is blocked by a wall, or if they move over a sink. Chakrams also have the same flight patterns as boomerangs. When used as a melee weapon rather than thrown, damage output is reduced to 1-2 points.

History

The chakram first appears in dNetHack.

Variants

Hack'EM

Max Role
Basic Priest, Undead Slayer
Expert Archaeologist, Caveman, Ranger, Tourist

In Hack'EM, the mechanics of boomerangs have been updated so that they can slice *through* enemies in their path instead of always stopping at the first enemy hit. The higher your skill in boomerang, the more likely your chakram will continue through the enemies.

Chakrams can be sharpened with whetstones.

Although chakram have a base material of iron, they can also appear in other materials: bone, wood, silver, copper, mithril, gold, glass, mineral, and platinum.

In Hack'EM you can #craft new chakrams by forging boomerangs and shuriken together.

Encyclopedia entry

The people of the kingdom ... are very good fighting men and good
knights, armed with many kinds of weapons; they are great bowmen,
and very strong men; they have very good lances, swords, daggers,
steel maces, and battle-axes, with which they fight; and they have
some steel wheels, which they call chakarani, two fingers broad,
sharp outside like knives, and without edge inside; and the
surface of these is of the size of a small plate. And they carry
seven or eight of these each, put on the left arm; and they take
one and put it on the finger of the right hand, and make it spin
round many times, and so they hurl it at their enemies, and if
they hit anyone on the arm or leg or neck, it cuts through all.
And with these they carry on much fighting, and are very
dexterous with them.
[ Duarte Barbosa (1970). A Description of the Coasts of East
Africa and Malabar. ]

References