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 maintain proper balance, particularly in regards to item identification.

Weapons

Item	Symbol	Appearance	Notes
dark elven arrow	)	black runed arrow	Originally from SLASH'EM.
light arrow	)		Damaging arrows found only in archery shops or the inventories of an avenger archon.
chakram		circular blade
dark elven dagger	)	black runed dagger	Originally from SLASH'EM.
sacrificial knife	)		Sacrificing on an altar while wielding a sacrificial knife increases the potency of the sacrifice, but if it is cursed then the sacrifice will count as same race.
parazonium		triangular dagger
throwing axe	)		Does 1 less damage than a regular axe, but counts as a throwing weapon.
dark elven short sword	)	black runed short sword	Originally from SLASH'EM.
gladius
falchion		heavy sword
nasty pike		vulgar polearm	Similar to the partisan in vanilla NetHack, which has been removed.
scythe	)	curved polearm	Polearm. Death is generated with one.
executioner's mace
ornate mace	)		Base item type for Sharur. Normally made of gold.
baseball bat	)		Originally from SLASH'EM. Only found in junk shops.
triple flail	)		Wielded by Yeenoghu.
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.
flaming lash	)		Similar to a bullwhip, with greater damage and to-hit.
dark elven bow	)	black runed bow	Originally from SLASH'EM.
footbow		warped bow
pistol			Originally from SLASH'EM.
submachine gun			Originally from SLASH'EM.
rifle			Originally from SLASH'EM.
sniper rifle			Originally from SLASH'EM.
shotgun			Originally from SLASH'EM. Generated on shopkeepers.
auto shotgun			Originally from SLASH'EM.
bullet			Originally from SLASH'EM.
shotgun shell			Originally from SLASH'EM. Generated on shopkeepers.
frag grenade	)		Originally from SLASH'EM. Generated on certain monsters, including soldiers.
gas grenade	)		Originally from SLASH'EM. Generated on certain monsters, including soldiers.

Armor

Item	Symbol	Appearance	Notes
helm of opaque thoughts	[	randomized (fearsome)	Provides psychic resistance.
purple dragon scales	[		Provides sonic resistance.
purple dragon scale mail	[		Provides sonic resistance.
gold dragon scales	[		Sheds light.
gold dragon scale mail	[		Sheds light.
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.
robe of the blood magus	[	randomized (starry robe)	Grants the power of blood magic. When the player is reduced to very low health, the robe autocurses and creates a tame blood pudding.
robe of stasis	[	randomized (bleached robe)	Provides unchanging. Cannot be polymorphed, and is erodeproof.
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 (feathery cloak)	Provides flying. Auto-identifies when worn.
cloak of reflection	[	randomized (ostentatious cape)	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 (fingerless gloves)	Provide searching.
boxing gloves	[	randomized (boiled gloves)	Increase the chance of stunning a creature with a bare-handed attack.

Amulets

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

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.
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.
bag of rats	(	bag	Similar to a bag of tricks, but produces large amounts of rats instead.
coffin	(		Replaces the chests in Vlad's tower.
pair of earmuffs	(		Causes deafness, a crucial intrinsic in SpliceHack.
keg	(		Contains a very large number of potions of booze. Quaffing from the keg will drink a potion, but applying the keg will consume all the potions, potentially killing the player via alcohol poisoning.

Comestibles

Item	Symbol	Notes
pinch of catnip	%	Using this on a feline will tame it, but also confuse it.
pill	%	Originally from SLASH'EM. Pills cannot grant wishes in SpliceHack.
cheese	%	Originally from SLASH'EM.
slice of cake	%	Very filling. Cursed cake abuses dexterity, otherwise eating it functions as a blessed potion of restore ability.
pineapple	%	Gains bonuses when used as a thrown weapon.
pumpkin	%	Can be worn as a helmet, and enchanted.

Potions

Item	Appearance	Base price	Notes
potion of reflection	randomized (metallic)	300	Grants temporary reflection. Monsters are occasionally generated with these and will drink them.
potion of regeneration	randomized (soupy)	150	Grants temporary regeneration. If cursed, inflicts withering.
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.

Rings

Item	Appearance	Base price	Notes
ring of blood magic	randomized (bloodstone)	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 (crystal)	150	Provides psychic resistance.
ring of sonic resistance	randomized (glass)	150	Provides sonic resistance.
ring of memory	randomized (petrified wood)	200	Provides protection against all types of amnesia.

Scrolls

Item	Appearance	Base price	Notes
scroll of warding words	randomized (DO NOT READ ME)	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 (TEMP USF UGIT)	100	Grants you a large number of movement points. Cursed scrolls paralyze you for a few turns.
scroll of web	randomized (OCTAHEXAOCTA)	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 (TOIL AND TROUBLE)	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 (POTESTAS)	20	Allows for identification of any named item.
scroll of air	randomized (TRATS ARL)	200	Creates a blast of wind to blow monsters and items away.
scroll of warp armor	randomized (TWAS BRILLIG)	200	Randomly changes the material of the user's armor.
scroll of warp weapon	randomized (TLON UQBAR)	200	Randomly changes the material of the user's weapon.

The following randomized scroll labels have been added: ABAJ, CONGLATURATION, DESUM TETRAL, ELPHE MONATER, ISAY INAY, NHINRL, NYEHEHE, REDEM SHIN.

Spellbooks

Item	Appearance	School	Level	Notes
spellbook of lightning	randomized (rainbow)	matter	1	Ported from SLASH'EM.
spellbook of poison blast	randomized (tattered)	matter	1	Ported from SLASH'EM.
spellbook of acid stream	randomized (colorful)	matter	1	Ported from SLASH'EM.
spellbook of sonicboom	randomized (ghostly)	matter	1	Similar to a cone of cold, but inflicts sonic damage.
spellbook of psystrike	randomized (worn out)	matter	1	Similar to a cone of cold, but inflicts psychic damage.
spellbook of web	randomized (moldy)	matter	1	Similar to the scroll of web.
spellbook of flame sphere	randomized (canvas)	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 (hardcover)	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.

Wands

Item	Appearance	Base price	Notes
wand of wonder	randomized (plastic)	100	Chooses a random effect from the list of all wands every time it is used.
wand of healing	randomized (willow)	175
wand of create horde	randomized (black)	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 (octagonal)	175	Creates a cloud of poison gas when engraving.
wand of acid	randomized (twisted)	175	Can burn text into the floor.
wand of sonics	randomized (titanium)	175
wand of psionics	randomized (mithril)	175	Cannot be reflected.

The following randomized appearances have been added for wands: black, dragon-bone, golden, holly, pliable, thin.

Stones

Item	Appearance	Base price	Notes
moonstone	gray stone	85	Found in the Dark Forest. When rubbed, it sheds light. The amount of light is dependent on the phase of the moon. The fuller the moon, the larger the light radius.

See also

• Artifact (SpliceHack)

External links

• SpliceHack 1.1.0 objects.c