Item (SpliceHack)

For other uses, see Item.

SpliceHack contains many new items. The probabilities of vanilla items have been adjusted to make room for them, but efforts have been made to keep things balanced. For example, the probability of identify scrolls is unchanged. Note that the artifact wishing success chance in SpliceHack has been changed from the number of artifacts previously generated to the number of artifacts previously wished for.

Artifacts

As in vanilla NetHack, artifacts in SpliceHack cannot be dual-wielded with another artifact. The only exception to this is wielding Gae Dearg and Gae Buidhe at the same time. In order to account for the large number of artifacts, artifact generation is based on the number of artifacts given to or wished for by the player, and does not include randomly generated artifacts.

Item	Symbol	Base type	Alignment	To-hit bonus	Damage bonus	Notes
Reaver	)	scimitar	chaotic	1d5	1d8	Does additional bonus damage. From the pirate patch.
Thiefbane	)	two-handed sword	chaotic	1d5	1	Wielded by One-Eyed Sam, can decapitate and drain life.
The Marauder's Map	?	scroll of magic mapping	chaotic			Can be read repeatedly, or invoked to find artifacts. From the pirate patch.
The Treasury of Proteus	(	chest	chaotic			Absorbs curses, and periodically polymorphs contents. From the pirate patch.
Gungnir	)	dwarvish spear	neutral	1d7	1d20 electriciy	Can be thrown like Mjollnir, but doing so does not require gauntlets of power.
Gae Bulg	)	javelin	chaotic	1d2	1d4 drain level	When thrown, can instantly kill a creature upon hit. If it hits, there is a 2⁄3 chance that it vanishes permanently.
Gae Dearg	)	elven spear	chaotic	1d2	1d2 cancel	1⁄3 chance of canceling a creature on hit.
Gae Buidhe	)	elven spear	chaotic	1d3	1d3 drain level	Gae Dearg and Gae Buidhe are the only two artifacts in SpliceHack which can be dual-wielded. This is in reference to the legend of Diarmuid Ua Duibhne.
Carnwennan	)	knife	lawful	1d3	1d3	Grants searching and stealth.
Seafoam	)	trident	none	1d3	1d7	Grants water breathing, generated rustproof.
Sharur	)	ornate mace	lawful	1d5	1d5	Dragonmaster quest artifact. Provides magic resistance and warning. Can speak. #Invoke turns it into a tame lamassu named Sharur.
Unlimited Moon	)	flail	none	1d2	1d2	Grants cold resistance. Becomes more powerful depending on the moon phase. Distinct from its incarnation in other variants.
Gleipnir	(	grappling hook	lawful	1d5	1d8	Has a much larger range than a regular grappling hook, and can pull in anything regardless of size.
Luckless Folly	)	short sword	none	1d5	1d5	Acts as a cursed luckstone. Gains a flat bonus to attack and damage for every point of luck below zero. Must be wished for.
Final Death	)	bullwhip	lawful	1d5	0	Undead bane.
Dismounter	)	lance	neutral	1d5	1d5	Automatically unseats and stuns any monster riding another monster. This makes Dismounter extremely effective on the Astral Plane.
Reaper	)	grain scythe	none	1d3	1d20 cold	Grants drain resistance, distinct from SLASH'EM's Reaper. The Grim Reaper is generated with this.
War's Sword	)	two-handed sword	none	1d3	1d3	Causes conflict when wielded.
Acidfall	)	long sword	none	1d5	Acid	Like Fire and Frost Brand, but deals acid damage and provides acid resistance.
Sonicboom	)	morning star	none	1d5	Sonic	Like Fire and Frost Brand, but deals sonic damage and provides sonic resistance.
Sunspot	)	mace	none	1d5	1d5	Has a chance of blinding creatures on hit.
Pridwen	)	large shield	lawful	0	0	Provides half physical damage.
Balance	)	quarterstaff	none	1d2	1d6	Provides teleport control.
Vladsbane	%	food ration	none	1d5 penalty	1d5 penalty	Joke artifact, not randomly generated. Must be wished for. Glows purple in the presence of undead.
The King in Yellow	+	spellbook of finger of death	none	0	0	Not randomly generated, can be obtained by naming a spellbook of finger of death. Reading it grants a number of intrinsics but summons the King in Yellow bonus boss on a random floor. Invoking it directly summons the King in Yellow. Based on The King in Yellow, by Robert W. Chambers.
The Holographic Void Lily	)	credit card	chaotic	0	0	Cartomancer quest artifact, not randomly generated. Provides half spell damage, reflection, and energy regeneration when carried. Invoking it summons monsters.

Weapons

Item	Symbol	Appearance	Notes
baseball bat	)		Originally from SLASH'EM. Only found in junk shops.
windmill blade	)	giant throwing star	Only found in junk shops.
dark elven arrow	)		Originally from SLASH'EM.
dark elven dagger	)		Originally from SLASH'EM.
dark elven short sword	)		Originally from SLASH'EM.
dark elven bow	)		Originally from SLASH'EM.
bone knife	)		Sacrificing on an altar while wielding a bone knife increases the potency of the sacrifice, but if it is cursed then the sacrifice will count as same race.
throwing axe	)		Does 1 less damage than a regular axe, but counts as a throwing weapon.
grain scythe	)	scythe	Polearm. Death is generated with one.
ornate mace	)		Base item type for Sharur. Normally made of gold.
razor whip	)		Metal version of a bullwhip, with greater damage and to-hit.
spiked chain	)		Can be used in melee as well as applied like a polearm with equal effectiveness. Arguably the most useful non-artifact weapon in SpliceHack.

Armor

Item	Symbol	Appearance	Notes
pair of earmuffs	[		Causes deafness, which is important in SpliceHack due to the presence of sonic monsters and banshees.
helm of opaque thoughts	[	randomized	Provides psychic resistance.
purple dragon scales	[		Provides sonic resistance.
purple dragon scale mail	[		Provides sonic resistance.
ooze dragon scales	[		Provides acid resistance.
ooze dragon scale mail	[		Provides acid resistance.
razor dragon scales	[		Provides speed.
razor dragon scale mail	[		Provides speed.
filth dragon scales	[		Provides sickness resistance.
filth dragon scale mail	[		Provides sickness resistance.
hex dragon scales	[		Provides magic resistance.
hex dragon scale mail	[		Provides magic resistance.
void dragon scales	[		Provides disintegration resistance.
void dragon scale mail	[		Provides disintegration resistance.
second skin	[	fleshy wrap	Cloak, provides regeneration and causes hunger.
flowing dress	[		Takes up the shirt slot.
green gown	[		Takes up the shirt slot. Rarely dropped by Baobhan-Sith.
snappy tuxedo	[		Takes up the shirt slot.
iron mantle	[		Cloak, provides 3 AC. Heavy.
cloak of flight	[	randomized	Provides flying. Auto-identifies when worn.
cloak of reflection	[	randomized	Provides reflection.
dark elven ring mail	[		Originally from SLASH'EM.
tower shield	[		Provides 3 AC. Heavy.
hide shield	[
shield of resonance	[	vibrating shield
rogues gloves	[	randomized	Provide searching.
boxing gloves	[	randomized	Increase the chance of stunning a creature with a bare-handed attack.

For armor with randomized appearances, the following new appearances are added:

• Helms: fearsome helmet
• Cloaks: feathery cloak, ostentatious cape
• Gloves: boiled gloves, fingerless gloves

Amulets

Item	Appearance	Notes
amulet of drain resistance	randomized	Provides drain resistance.
amulet of nausea	randomized	Causes the wearer to become sick and vomit occasionally. Usually cursed.
amulet of danger	randomized	Provides infravision, greatly increases dungeon difficulty. Usually cursed.
amulet of reincarnation	randomized	Functions as an amulet of life saving, but the wearer returns to life permanently polymorphed into a random form.

The following new randomized appearances are added for amulets: convex, pentagonal, skull-shaped, and bejeweled.

Tools

Item	Symbol	Appearance	Notes
playing card deck	(	playing cards	When applied, the hand you draw is indicative of your luck (or nonindicative, if it is cursed). If one is in your inventory when you talk to a demon lord, they may offer to play against you.
deck of fate	(	playing cards	Drawing from a deck of fate can grant one of 22 different effects, which range from a wish to deadly situations. Use in a serious run is not recommended.
mask	(		Can be worn on the face like a blindfold. When worn, you transform permanently into the type of creature the mask is of. A mask's BUC status degrades when taken off. Cursed masks will break and damage you when used. Due to their power, this can be a useful wish target.
medical kit	(	leather bag	Originally from SLASH'EM. In SpliceHack, wishing pills do not exist, so the bag cannot be used to gain wishes. Tipping it out will ruin the contents.
orb of permafrost	(	glass orb	This item is found in the Ice Wastes, and can only be thrown once. Hitting an enemy causes it to explode and deal massive cold damage.

Comestibles

Item	Symbol	Notes
pinch of catnip	%	Using this on a feline will tame it, but also confuse it for a few turns. Exercise caution.
pill	%	Originally from SLASH'EM. Pills cannot grant wishes in SpliceHack, however.

Potions

Item	Appearance	Base price	Notes
potion of reflection	randomized	300	Grants temporary reflection. Monsters are occasionally generated with these and will drink them.
potion of blood	blood-red	50	Originally from SLASH'EM. Vampires occasionally consume them to heal themselves.
potion of vampire blood	blood-red	350	Originally from SLASH'EM. Vampires occasionally consume them to heal themselves.

Potions with a randomized appearance may appear as a "metallic potion".

Rings

Item	Appearance	Base price	Notes
ring of blood magic	randomized	200	If you do not have enough energy to cast a spell, you cast it anyway, but lose hit points equal to the excess energy. Casting healing spells using blood magic will deal extra damage to you in order to prevent skill farming.
ring of psychic resistance	randomized	150	Provides psychic resistance.
ring of memory	randomized	200	Provides protection against all types of amnesia.

The following randomized appearances are added for rings: bloodstone, crystal, and petrified wood.

Scroll

Item	Appearance	Base price	Notes
scroll of warding words	randomized	50	Creates an engraving that will explode when read by you or another creature; this can anger peaceful monsters. This engraving is randomized each game, and will explode regardless of how it was created. Cursed scrolls will cause you to read the engraving.
scroll of time	randomized	100	Grants you a large number of movement points. Cursed scrolls paralyze you for a few turns.
scroll of web	randomized	50	Allows you to place a web in a location. Cursed scrolls cause you to web yourself. Reading while confused will summon some spiders.
scroll of cloning	randomized	300	Generates a loyal clone of you. Reading this while confused generates a doppelganger, and reading a cursed scroll creates a hostile clone.
scroll of knowledge	randomized	20	Allows for identification of any named item.
scroll of air	randomized	200	Creates a blast of wind to blow monsters and items away.
scroll of warp armor	randomized	200	Randomly changes the material of the user's armor.
scroll of warp weapon	randomized	200	Randomly changes the material of the user's weapon.

The following randomized scroll labels have been added: ABAJ, CONGLATURATION, DESUM TETRAL, DO NOT READ ME, ELPHE MONATER, ISAY INAY, NHINRL, NYEHEHE, OCTAHEXAOCTA, POTESTAS, REDEM SHIN, TEMP USF UFGIT, TLON UQBAR, TOIL AND TROUBLE, TRATS ARL, TWAS BRILLIG.

Spellbooks

Item	Appearance	School	Level	Notes
spellbook of web	randomized	matter	1	Similar to the scroll of web.
spellbook of flame sphere	randomized	matter	1	Ported from SLASH'EM. This spell creates a number of tame flaming spheres dependent on the skill of the caster.
spellbook of freeze sphere	randomized	matter	1	Ported from SLASH'EM. This spell creates a number of tame freezing spheres dependent on the skill of the caster.
encyclopedia	hardback spellbook			Identifies one or more random items from the game's item list when read. Appears as a hardback book with some sort of humorous title.

For spellbooks with randomized appearances, the following random appearances have been added: moldy spellbook, canvas spellbook, and hardcover spellbook.

Wands

Item	Appearance	Base price	Notes
wand of wonder	randomized	100	Chooses a random effect from the list of all wands every time it is used.
wand of healing	randomized	175
wand of create horde	randomized	300	This wand has been significantly nerfed from its appearance in SLASH'EM. It spawns fewer monsters and is much rarer.
wand of poison gas	randomized	175	Creates a cloud of poison gas when engraving.
wand of acid	randomized	175	Can burn text into the floor.
wand of sonics	randomized	175
wand of psionics	randomized	175	Cannot be reflected.

The following randomized appearances have been added for wands: black, bone, dragon-bone, golden, holly, mithril, octagonal, plastic, pliable, thin, titanium, twisted, and willow.