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''This article is about the Ninja role that appears in SLASHTHEM. "Ninja" is also one of the NetHack [[Samurai#Rank titles|Samurai rank titles]]. For the monster in NetHack 3.6.0, see [[Ninja]].'' | ''This article is about the Ninja role that appears in SLASHTHEM. "Ninja" is also one of the NetHack [[Samurai#Rank titles|Samurai rank titles]]. For the monster in NetHack 3.6.0, see [[Ninja]].'' | ||
| − | The '''Ninja''' is a [[role]] in | + | The '''Ninja''' is a [[role]] that appears in [[SlashTHEM]]. The role draws on two earlier Ninja roles - one is a [[Defunct features|defunct feature]] in ''[[NetHack]]'' which was eventually replaced by the [[Rogue]], and the other originated from [[NetHack-- 3.0.10]], an ancestor of [[SLASH'EM]]. Female Ninja are referred to as '''[[wikipedia:Kunoichi|Kunoichi]]''' by the game. |
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In NetHack, "Ninja" and "Kunoichi" are the male and female rank titles of a Samurai from [[experience level]]s 6 to 9. In SlashTHEM, the equivalent rank title is "Kumigashira" (which translates roughly to "squad leader"). | In NetHack, "Ninja" and "Kunoichi" are the male and female rank titles of a Samurai from [[experience level]]s 6 to 9. In SlashTHEM, the equivalent rank title is "Kumigashira" (which translates roughly to "squad leader"). | ||
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The Ninja starts with a [[pet]] [[little dog]]. | The Ninja starts with a [[pet]] [[little dog]]. | ||
| − | The SlashTHEM Ninja will know the starting shuriken as "hira-shuriken" (flat shuriken), as part of an expanded list of [[Samurai#Japanese names for items|Japanese item names]]. | + | The SlashTHEM Ninja will know the starting shuriken as "hira-shuriken" (flat shuriken), as part of an expanded list of [[Samurai#Japanese names for items|Japanese item names]]. This reflects the fact that the term "[[wikipedia:Shuriken|shuriken]]" was historically also used to refer to other thrown (and sometimes wielded) weapons, not only the star-shaped projectiles associated with the term in Western culture. [[Dart]]s are known as "bo-shuriken" (stick shuriken). |
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==Gods== | ==Gods== | ||
| − | The SlashTHEM pantheon is taken from the tale of [ | + | The SlashTHEM pantheon is taken from the tale of ''[[wikipedia:Jiraiya|Jiraiya Goketsu Monogatari]]'': |
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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | + | The Ninja of vanilla ''NetHack'' was a role that existed from [[NetHack 1.3d]] to [[NetHack 2.3e]], and was replaced in [[NetHack 3.0.0]] by the [[Rogue]], making it a [[defunct feature]]; this Ninja had a much simpler inventory than the current role, consisting of a [[katana]], +1 [[leather armor]], and up to 25 [[shuriken]].{{refsrc|u_init.c|181|version=Nethack 2.3e}}. [[NetHack-- 3.0.10]], a variant of [[NetHack 3.0.10]] and precursor of [[SLASH'EM]], included a revived Ninja role alongside the Rogue as one of nine new roles - the discussion thread in which the authors first announced the variant suggests that some of the new roles were taken from a list proposing a role for every letter of the alphabet.<ref>[https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.hack/jg8YtQX1M3Y/tbBlteXdYY8J rec.games.hack discussion on NetHack-- roles]</ref> | |
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| − | After the release of [[NetHack 3.1.3]] in 1993, NetHack-- was updated to [[NetHack-- 3.1.3]] by porting some of the changes from NetHack-- 3.0.10 into a patch for the newest version. Due to some changes in the vanilla code, however, some content was removed to improve compatibility with NetHack. Most significantly, NetHack 3.1 had seen the addition of the [[Quest]] branch. | + | After the release of [[NetHack 3.1.3]] in 1993, NetHack-- was updated to [[NetHack-- 3.1.3]] by porting some of the changes from NetHack-- 3.0.10 into a patch for the newest version. Due to some changes in the vanilla code, however, some content was removed to improve compatibility with NetHack. Most significantly, NetHack 3.1 had seen the addition of the [[Quest]] branch. To avoid the challenge of fitting full-length quests for the roles that had been added in NetHack-- 3.0.10 into the patch code, those roles were simply left out of the patch. |
| − | The Ninja role, along with the other eight | + | The Ninja role, along with the other eight roles from NetHack-- 3.0.10, appeared in [[Slash'EM Extended]] and then in SlashTHEM, which adjusted the overall role and their quest and tailored them to be closer to their NetHack-- incarnation, with a [[wakizashi]], potions of sickness and invisibility, a lock pick, and intrinsic stealth. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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This article is about the Ninja role that appears in SLASHTHEM. "Ninja" is also one of the NetHack Samurai rank titles. For the monster in NetHack 3.6.0, see Ninja.
The Ninja is a role that appears in SlashTHEM. The role draws on two earlier Ninja roles - one is a defunct feature in NetHack which was eventually replaced by the Rogue, and the other originated from NetHack-- 3.0.10, an ancestor of SLASH'EM. Female Ninja are referred to as Kunoichi by the game.
In NetHack, "Ninja" and "Kunoichi" are the male and female rank titles of a Samurai from experience levels 6 to 9. In SlashTHEM, the equivalent rank title is "Kumigashira" (which translates roughly to "squad leader").
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Skills
NetHack-- 3.0.10 was based on NetHack 3.0.10, which predated the skill system, so Ninja could use any weapons.
SLASHTHEM gives the Ninja a skill set reminiscent of both the Rogue and Samurai:
| Ninja skills | |
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| Max | Skills |
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| Skilled | |
| Expert |
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| Master |
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The Ninja's special spell is enchant weapon. Spell success is determined by intelligence.
- SLASHTHEM u_init.c line 2081 in v. 0.8
Techniques
Ninja gain these techniques in SLASHTHEM:
- XL 1: Vanish
- XL 1: Critical strike
- XL 10: Cutthroat
SLASHTHEM tech.c 152
Intrinsics
- XL 1: Stealth
- XL 3: Invisibility
In SLASHTHEM, Ninja gain searching instead of invisibility at XL 3. They continue to gain additional abilities:
SLASHTHEM attrib.c line 71
Starting equipment
- A blessed +0 wakizashi (short sword)
- 9 shuriken
- An uncursed potion of sickness
- A blessed potion of invisibility
- An osaku (lock pick)
- +1 leather cloak (SlashTHEM)
- +1 low boots (SlashTHEM)
- A +0 kaginawa (grappling hook) (SlashTHEM)
The Ninja starts with a pet little dog.
The SlashTHEM Ninja will know the starting shuriken as "hira-shuriken" (flat shuriken), as part of an expanded list of Japanese item names. This reflects the fact that the term "shuriken" was historically also used to refer to other thrown (and sometimes wielded) weapons, not only the star-shaped projectiles associated with the term in Western culture. Darts are known as "bo-shuriken" (stick shuriken).
Item names
Like the Samurai, the Ninja has alternate names for items that follow a Japanese theme.
Rank titles
SLASHTHEM has a different set of rank titles:
- XL 1-2: Kukkyu
- XL 3-5: Hakkyu
- XL 6-9: Nanakyu
- XL 10-13: Rokkyu
- XL 14-17: Gokyu
- XL 18-21: Yonkyu
- XL 22-25: Sankyu
- XL 26-29: Nikyu
- XL 30: Ikkyu
SlashTHEM role.c line 1005
Quest
The quest sees the Ninja fighting Jaquio for the Dragonclan Sword, a lawful katana which has a chance of beheading enemies, like the Vorpal Blade.
SLASHTHEM gives the Ninja a new quest artifact, Fuma-itto no Ken, a chaotic ninja-to (broadsword) which adds +8 to-hit and +8 to damage, grants drain resistance while carried, and can be invoked to create a stack of hira-shuriken. This weapon was adapted from an artifact of the same name from dNetHack.
- SLASHTHEM artilist.h line
Gods
The SlashTHEM pantheon is taken from the tale of Jiraiya Goketsu Monogatari:
- Lawful: Jiraiya
- Neutral: Tsunade
- Chaotic: Orochimaru
History
The Ninja of vanilla NetHack was a role that existed from NetHack 1.3d to NetHack 2.3e, and was replaced in NetHack 3.0.0 by the Rogue, making it a defunct feature; this Ninja had a much simpler inventory than the current role, consisting of a katana, +1 leather armor, and up to 25 shuriken.[1]. NetHack-- 3.0.10, a variant of NetHack 3.0.10 and precursor of SLASH'EM, included a revived Ninja role alongside the Rogue as one of nine new roles - the discussion thread in which the authors first announced the variant suggests that some of the new roles were taken from a list proposing a role for every letter of the alphabet.[2]
After the release of NetHack 3.1.3 in 1993, NetHack-- was updated to NetHack-- 3.1.3 by porting some of the changes from NetHack-- 3.0.10 into a patch for the newest version. Due to some changes in the vanilla code, however, some content was removed to improve compatibility with NetHack. Most significantly, NetHack 3.1 had seen the addition of the Quest branch. To avoid the challenge of fitting full-length quests for the roles that had been added in NetHack-- 3.0.10 into the patch code, those roles were simply left out of the patch.
The Ninja role, along with the other eight roles from NetHack-- 3.0.10, appeared in Slash'EM Extended and then in SlashTHEM, which adjusted the overall role and their quest and tailored them to be closer to their NetHack-- incarnation, with a wakizashi, potions of sickness and invisibility, a lock pick, and intrinsic stealth.
References
- NetHack-- 3.0.10 attrib.c line 80
- NetHack-- 3.0.10 u_init.c line 257
