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(make shattering blow the main subject of the page again, so we can link to it from two-handed and katana.)
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'''Shatter''' or '''shattering''' can refer to the following messages:
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A shattering blow is an effect that happens roughly 2.5% of the time when you are wielding a [[two-handed weapon]], or are a [[samurai]] wielding a [[katana]], and your [[skill]] in that weapon is Skilled or better. The message is:
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{{message|The <monster>'s <weapon> shatters from the force of your blow!|}}
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The [[monster]]'s wielded weapon is destroyed, and the monster will turn to flee 75% of the time.{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|794|version=NetHack 3.6.6}}
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Shattering can also refer to the following messages:
  
{{message|The <monster>'s <weapon> shatters from the force of your blow!|You performed a shattering blow, an effect that happens roughly 2.5% of the time when you are wielding a [[two-handed weapon]], or are a [[samurai]] wielding a [[katana]], and your [[skill]] in that weapon is Skilled or better. The [[monster]]'s wielded weapon is destroyed, and the monster will turn to flee 75% of the time.}}{{refsrc|src/uhitm.c|794|version=NetHack 3.6.6}}
 
 
{{message|A <object> shatters into a thousand pieces!|You destroyed a [[fragile]] item by impact, e.g. by [[kick]]ing it.}}
 
{{message|A <object> shatters into a thousand pieces!|You destroyed a [[fragile]] item by impact, e.g. by [[kick]]ing it.}}
 
{{message|You hear a muffled shatter.|You kicked a [[chest]] or [[large box]], and some fragile items inside it were destroyed.}}
 
{{message|You hear a muffled shatter.|You kicked a [[chest]] or [[large box]], and some fragile items inside it were destroyed.}}

Revision as of 18:31, 10 January 2021

A shattering blow is an effect that happens roughly 2.5% of the time when you are wielding a two-handed weapon, or are a samurai wielding a katana, and your skill in that weapon is Skilled or better. The message is:

The <monster>'s <weapon> shatters from the force of your blow!

The monster's wielded weapon is destroyed, and the monster will turn to flee 75% of the time.[1]

Shattering can also refer to the following messages:

A <object> shatters into a thousand pieces!
You destroyed a fragile item by impact, e.g. by kicking it.
You hear a muffled shatter.
You kicked a chest or large box, and some fragile items inside it were destroyed.
The statue shatters.
You destroyed a statue and turned it into a pile of rocks, e.g. with a pick-axe.
Instead of shattering, the statue of a <monster> suddenly comes to life!
You tried to destroy a statue, but it was actually a statue trap.
A <color> potion shatters!
You threw a potion, but it didn't hit any monsters and struck the ground instead.
[Your|The <monster>'s] <color> potion freezes and shatters!
A potion in your or a monster's inventory was destroyed with a bolt of cold.
The chain shatters!
You were punished, but an explosion (e.g. from a land mine) destroyed the iron chain and ended your punishment.
The door freezes and shatters!
You destroyed a door with a bolt of cold.
As you kick the door, it shatters to pieces!
You destroyed a door by kicking it down.
The trapdoor beneath you shatters.
You destroyed a trapdoor with a wand of striking, turning it into a hole.
There's a trapdoor beneath you; it shatters.
As above, but you discovered the trapdoor in the process.
Your lance shatters on impact!
You were jousting, but your lance broke.

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