Orcish short sword
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| Name | orcish short sword |
| Appearance | crude short sword |
| Damage vs. small | 1d5 |
| Damage vs. large | 1d8 |
| To-hit bonus | +0 |
| Weapon skill | short sword |
| Size | one-handed |
| Base price | 10 zm (+10/positive enchant) |
| Weight | 30 |
| Material | iron |
An orcish short sword is a type of weapon that appears in NetHack. It is made of iron, and appears as a crude short sword when unidentified.
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Generation
Orcish characters in a role that starts the game with a short sword will start the game with an orcish short sword instead.
Orcish short swords make up about 0.3% of randomly generated weapons.
Uruk-hai have a 1⁄3 chance of being generated with an orcish short sword, and orc-captains have an effective 1⁄6 chance of generating with an orcish short sword if they are given Uruk-hai equipment.[1][2]
Strategy
The orcish short sword is the weakest of the short swords against small monsters.
History
The orcish short sword first appears in NetHack 3.0.0.
References
- This page is a stub. Should you wish to do so, you can contribute by expanding this page.
- ↑ src/makemon.c in NetHack 3.6.7, line 416: armor and weapons for Uruk-Hai
- ↑ src/makemon.c in NetHack 3.6.7, line 400: switch for orc-captains
