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A '''short sword''' is a type of [[melee]] [[weapon]].
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Short swords seem to be popular weapons in the Dungeons of Doom, for all non-[[Human (starting race)|human]] starting [[race]]s except gnomes have their own [[racial equipment|racial]] versions: there are elven, orcish, and dwarvish short swords.  All [[Weight|weigh]] 30 units and have a base price of 10 [[zorkmid]]s.
 
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== Short sword skill ==
 
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{{short sword skill table}}
 
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The following weapons use the short sword skill:
 
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* short sword
 
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* dwarvish short sword
 
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* elven short sword
 
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* orcish short sword
 
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There are no [[artifact weapon|artifact]] short swords.
 
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== Types of short sword ==
 
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=== Short sword ===
 
 
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The ordinary short sword ('''wakizashi''' for [[Samurai]]) makes up about 0.8% of randomly generated weapons (on the floor, as [[death drop]]s, or in [[shop]]s). It does 1d6 damage to small monsters, and 1d8 to large monsters.  
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A '''short sword''' is a type of [[weapon]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is a one-handed [[melee]] weapon made of [[iron]]. [[Samurai]] know the short sword as a '''wakizashi'''.
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==Generation==
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[[Human (starting race)|Human]] [[Barbarian]]s have a {{frac|2}} chance of starting the game with a short sword as their one-handed weapon.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|43|nethack=3.6.7}} [[Rogue]]s start the game with a short sword as their primary weapon, and Samurai start the game with a short sword as their offhand weapon.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|124|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|135|nethack=3.6.7}}
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The short sword makes up about 0.8% of randomly generated weapons.
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Several monsters can [[Monster starting inventory|generate with]] short swords:
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* [[Watchmen]] and [[Yendorian army]] [[soldier]]s have an effective {{frac|3}} chance of generating with a short sword.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|197|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment={{frac|2|3}} chance of not getting a [[polearm]]}}
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* [[Ninja]] have a {{frac|3|4}} chance of generating with a short sword.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|268|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
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* [[Chieftain]]s, [[page]]s, [[roshi]], and [[warrior]]s have a {{frac|3}} chance of generating with a short sword.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|292|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} [[Hunter]]s have a {{frac|2|3}} chance of generating with a short sword.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|304|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
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* [[Skeleton]]s have an effective {{frac|12}} chance of generating with a short sword.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|480|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=Skeletons are the only [[Zombie (monster class)|zombie]] [[monster class]] member eligible to generate with weapons and armor}}
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* [[Player monster]]s, including those on the [[Astral Plane]], have a chance lower than 1% of generating with a short sword as their initial weapon before role-based replacements.{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|155|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment={{frac|2}} to get a random weapon - the designated range of objects covers weapons from the spear to the bullwhip inclusively in objects.c, and uses normal generation odds}} Player monster [[Rogue (player monster)|rogues]] have a {{frac|4}} chance of forcing a short sword as their primary weapon.{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|230|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
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==Short sword skill==
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{{short sword skill table}}
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The following weapons use the short sword skill:
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* short sword
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* [[dwarvish short sword]]
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* [[elven short sword]]
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* [[orcish short sword]]
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All short swords weigh 30 [[aum]] and have a base price of 10 [[zorkmid]]s. There are no [[artifact weapon|artifact]] short swords.
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==Strategy==
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The short sword can be decent as an offhand weapon for early [[twoweaponing]], but is generally outclassed by [[long sword]]s and similar weapons. A Samurai's [[katana]] in particular is typically used as an offhand weapon once they obtain an artifact weapon.
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==History==
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The short sword first appears in [[NetHack 1.3d]], which introduces the Samurai, [[Elf (role)|Elf]] and [[Ninja (role)|Ninja]] roles. From this version to [[NetHack 2.3e]], all Elves start the game with a short sword - from [[NetHack 3.0.0]] to [[NetHack 3.2.3]], the Elf instead starts with an elven short sword if the TOLKIEN [[compile-time option]] is enabled.
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The Samurai's starting short sword first appears in [[NetHack 2.2a]], while the Rogue's starting short sword is introduced in NetHack 3.0.0 (where it replaces the Ninja role).
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==Variants==
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===SLASH'EM===
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[[SLASH'EM]] adds the [[silver short sword]] and [[Dark elven short sword (SLASH'EM)|dark elven short sword]] as weapons that use the short sword skill.
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[[Upgrading]] a short sword will produce a dwarvish short sword, and upgrading an orcish short sword will produce a short sword.
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Four artifact weapons use the short sword skill:
  
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Short swords of this kind are made of [[iron]] and susceptible to [[erosion|corrosion]] from [[acid]]ic monsters and [[erosion|rusting]] from [[rust monster]]s and [[water]].
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* [[Quick Blade]] (elven short sword)
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* [[Luckblade]] (short sword)
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* [[The Sword of Balance]] (silver short sword)
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* [[Doomblade]] (orcish short sword)
  
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===SporkHack===
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=== Dwarvish short sword ===
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[[SporkHack]] adds the silver short sword as a weapon that uses the short sword skill.
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===dNetHack===
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[[dNetHack]] and [[notdNetHack]] add the [[droven short sword]] and [[mirrorblade]] as weapons that use the short sword skill, and the [[Wakizashi (dNetHack)|wakizashi]] is made into a separate weapon from the standard short sword. All short sword weapons can be [[poison]]ed.
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[[Spirits (dNetHack)#Enki, God of the First City|Enki]] is a spirit that grants skill in short swords while bound.
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There are a few artifacts that use the short sword skill:
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* [[Luck Blade]] is a chaotic [[Convict]]-favoring short sword that acts as the role's first sacrifice gift. It has +1d7 to-hit and deals +1d7 damage versus all monsters, uses [[luck]]-based damage dice, and acts as a [[luckstone]] while carried.
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* [[Spineseeker (dNetHack)|Spineseeker]] is a chaotic short sword that has +1 to-hit and deals +1d6 damage versus all monsters. It grants [[stealth]] while wielded and adds extra damage dice for sneak attacks and [[backstab]]s, making sneak attacks available to non-[[Rogue]] roles.
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* [[dNetHack#Lolth's Fang|Lolth's Fang]] is an intelligent [[Drow (starting race)|drow-favoring]] [[silver]]ed droven short sword that acts as the [[crowning]] gift for chaotic and neutral drow. It has +1d5 to-hit and deals +1d10 [[acid]] damage against non-resistant monsters, is permanently poisoned, and adds extra damage dice for sneak attacks. Lolth's Fang also grants [[drain resistance]] while wielded.
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* [[dNetHack#Avarice|Avarice]] is an intelligent lawful large-sized short sword wielded by [[Mammon]]. It has +1d10 to-hit and deals +1 damage, stealing items from targets that it hits.
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The '''dwarvish short sword''', which appears as a '''broad short sword''' when unidentified, can do a little more damage against small monsters than the ordinary short sword, though not as much as the elven short sword. [[Dwarf|Dwarves]] are sometimes generated with one.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|239|version=NetHack 3.6.0|comment=dwarvish short swords}}  In addition, dwarvish short swords make up about 0.2% of randomly generated weapons.
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* [[Sunsword]] is a [[silver]]ed long sword made of [[gold]] that uses (and trains) the higher of the two between the character's short sword and long sword skills.
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* [[Fire and Frost Brand]] can generate or be [[wish]]ed for in short sword forms.
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===The November NetHack Tournament===
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In [[The November NetHack Tournament]], the [[deathmatch]] opponent is generated with a +5 to +7 short sword if they represent a [[Ranger (player monster)|ranger]] or rogue character that does not have a primary weapon.
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In [[xNetHack]], Fire and Frost Brand use the short sword as their [[base item]] instead of [[long sword]]s.
  
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Roles that normally start with a short sword would receive a dwarvish short sword when playing as a [[dwarf (starting race)|dwarf]].  However, dwarves cannot be [[Barbarian]]s, [[Rogue]]s, or [[Samurai]], the three roles that can start with short swords, so this substitution never occurs in vanilla NetHack.
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===SpliceHack===
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{{clear}}
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[[SpliceHack]] adds the [[gladius]] as a weapon that uses the short sword skill.
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=== Elven short sword ===
 
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{{weapon
 
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The '''elven short sword''', which appears as a '''runed short sword''', does the most damage of all short swords to both [[Physical size|small and large]] targets (1d8/1d8, as much as a [[scimitar]] or a [[silver saber]] not dealing [[Silver#Silver damage|silver damage]]).  Elven short swords are also made of [[wood]], and therefore naturally immune to [[Erosion|corrosion and rusting]].  [[Elf (monster attribute)|Elves]] are often generated with one.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|239|version=NetHack 3.6.0|comment=elven short swords}}  In addition, elven short swords make up about 0.2% of randomly generated weapons.
 
  
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Roles that normally start with a short sword would receive an elven short sword when playing as an [[elf (starting race)|elf]].  However, elves cannot be Barbarians, Rogues, or Samurai, the three roles that can start with short swords, so this substitution never occurs in vanilla NetHack.
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Two short swords can be combined at a [[furnace]] to create a long sword.
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{{clear}}
 
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=== Orcish short sword ===
 
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{{weapon
 
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  |appearance=crude short sword
 
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The '''orcish short sword''', which appears as a '''crude short sword''' when unidentified, does the least damage versus [[Physical size|small]] monsters of any of the short swords, one point less than even the ordinary short sword.  It can be generated on [[Uruk-hai]]{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|367|version=NetHack 3.6.0|comment=Uruk-hai with short swords}} and [[orc-captain]]s{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|352|version=NetHack 3.6.0|comment=orc-captains can have Uruk-hai equipment}}.  In addition, orcish short swords make up about 0.3% of randomly generated weapons.
 
  
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[[Orc (starting race)|Orcish]] Rogues and some orcish Barbarians start with a +0 orcish short sword.
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===EvilHack===
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{{clear}}
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[[EvilHack]] adds the [[Dark elven short sword (EvilHack)|dark elven short sword]] as a weapon that uses the short sword skill, which is significantly different from its implementation in SLASH'EM.
  
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== Generation ==
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Soldiers and watchmen that do not have a race-specific short sword may generate with a short sword. [[Agent]]s of the [[god]]s have a {{frac|3|4}} chance of generating with a short sword. Player monster [[Barbarian (player monster)|barbarians]] and giant and tortle player [[Samurai (player monster)|samurai]] generate with short swords.
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Short swords of all kinds make up 1.5% of randomly generated weapons in the dungeon. As noted above, [[racial equipment|racial]] short swords are commonly found on their respective racial monsters.
 
  
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In addition, the following monsters may get short swords:
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A short sword can be created at a [[Forge (dungeon feature)|forge]] by combining a [[dagger]] and 2 [[crossbow bolt]]s. Short swords can be used to create several items:
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* [[Watchmen]] and [[soldier]]s in the [[Yendorian army]]{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|199|version=NetHack 3.6.0|comment=short swords on watchmen and soldiers}} and [[skeleton]]s{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|431|version=NetHack 3.6.0|comment=short swords on skeletons}} may be generated with a short sword.
 
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* [[Ninja]] (on the [[Samurai quest]]) have a chance of getting a ''wakizashi''.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|272|version=NetHack 3.6.0|comment=Ninja wakizashi}}
 
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* [[Player monster]] [[rogue]]s, such as Pug on the [[Wizard quest]], may be generated with a short sword.{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|229|version=NetHack 3.6.0|comment=player monster short swords}}
 
  
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[[Rogue]]s{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|123|version=NetHack 3.6.0|comment=Rogue short sword}} and [[Samurai]]{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|134|version=NetHack 3.6.0|comment=Samurai wakizashi}} start with a [[Enchantment|+0]] short sword (''wakizashi'' for the latter). A +0 short sword is also part of one of two starting packages for [[Barbarian]]s.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|676|version=NetHack 3.6.0|comment=Barbarian short sword}}
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* A short sword can be combined with a [[dwarvish spear]] to create a dwarvish short sword.
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* A short sword can be combined with a [[knife]] to create a [[scimitar]].
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* A short sword can be combined with a scimitar to create a [[broadsword]].
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* Two short sword can be combined to create a long sword.
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* A short sword can be combined with a [[spear]] to create a [[glaive]].
  
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== Strategy ==
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As in xNetHack, Fire Brand and Frost Brand are changed to short swords.
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Among the weakest of the [[sword]]s, the short sword lacks the damage potential of stronger weapons, as well as an [[artifact weapon|artifact]] version. However, 10 of the 12 roles are capable of obtaining skill in it, 4 at expert, and short swords are normally plentiful even in the early game. One may be of some lasting value [[twoweapon|#twoweaponed]] with a stronger weapon or perhaps even with a second short sword.
 
  
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== Variants ==
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===Hack'EM===
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[[Silver short sword]]s can be found in [[SLASH'EM]] and [[SporkHack]].
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Hack'EM adds the gladius from SpliceHack as a weapon that uses the short sword skill, and retains the artifacts from SLASH'EM that use the skill.
  
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SLASH'EM also adds a few artifact short swords:<ref>http://www.angelfire.com/trek/mazewest/spoilers/arti_007e6.txt</ref>
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Upgrading a short sword will produce an elven short sword, and upgrading an orcish short sword will produce a short sword.
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* [[Quick Blade]] ([[elven short sword|elven]])
 
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* [[Luckblade]]
 
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* [[The Sword of Balance]] ([[silver short sword|silver]])
 
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* [[Doomblade]] ([[orcish short sword|orcish]])
 
  
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In [[xNetHack]], [[Fire and Frost Brand]] are short swords instead of [[long sword]]s.
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In addition to forging recipes from EvilHack, a short sword can be combined with a broadsword to create a gladius.
  
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== References ==
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==Encyclopedia entry==
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<references />
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===Wazikashi===
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{{encyclopedia|
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A wakizashi was used as a samurai's weapon when the katana
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was unavailable.  When entering a building, a samurai would
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leave his katana on a rack near the entrance.  However, the
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wakizashi would be worn at all times, and therefore, it made
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a sidearm for the samurai (similar to a soldier's use of a
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pistol).  The samurai would have worn it from the time they
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awoke to the time they went to sleep.  In earlier periods,
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and especially during times of civil wars, a tanto was worn
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in place of a wakizashi.
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|[ Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ]
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}}
  
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 05:11, 30 April 2024

English

 • 中文（中国大陆）‎
) Short sword.png
Name short sword
Appearance short sword
Damage vs. small 1d6
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

A short sword is a type of weapon that appears in NetHack. It is a one-handed melee weapon made of iron. Samurai know the short sword as a wakizashi.

Generation

Human Barbarians have a 1⁄2 chance of starting the game with a short sword as their one-handed weapon.[1] Rogues start the game with a short sword as their primary weapon, and Samurai start the game with a short sword as their offhand weapon.[2][3]

The short sword makes up about 0.8% of randomly generated weapons.

Several monsters can generate with short swords:

  • Watchmen and Yendorian army soldiers have an effective 1⁄3 chance of generating with a short sword.[4]
  • Ninja have a 3⁄4 chance of generating with a short sword.[5]
  • Chieftains, pages, roshi, and warriors have a 1⁄3 chance of generating with a short sword.[6] Hunters have a 2⁄3 chance of generating with a short sword.[7]
  • Skeletons have an effective 1⁄12 chance of generating with a short sword.[8]
  • Player monsters, including those on the Astral Plane, have a chance lower than 1% of generating with a short sword as their initial weapon before role-based replacements.[9] Player monster rogues have a 1⁄4 chance of forcing a short sword as their primary weapon.[10]

Short sword skill

Short sword
Max Role
Basic
Skilled
Expert

The following weapons use the short sword skill:

All short swords weigh 30 aum and have a base price of 10 zorkmids. There are no artifact short swords.

Strategy

The short sword can be decent as an offhand weapon for early twoweaponing, but is generally outclassed by long swords and similar weapons. A Samurai's katana in particular is typically used as an offhand weapon once they obtain an artifact weapon.

History

The short sword first appears in NetHack 1.3d, which introduces the Samurai, Elf and Ninja roles. From this version to NetHack 2.3e, all Elves start the game with a short sword - from NetHack 3.0.0 to NetHack 3.2.3, the Elf instead starts with an elven short sword if the TOLKIEN compile-time option is enabled.

The Samurai's starting short sword first appears in NetHack 2.2a, while the Rogue's starting short sword is introduced in NetHack 3.0.0 (where it replaces the Ninja role).

Variants

SLASH'EM

SLASH'EM adds the silver short sword and dark elven short sword as weapons that use the short sword skill.

Upgrading a short sword will produce a dwarvish short sword, and upgrading an orcish short sword will produce a short sword.

Four artifact weapons use the short sword skill:

SporkHack

SporkHack adds the silver short sword as a weapon that uses the short sword skill.

dNetHack

dNetHack and notdNetHack add the droven short sword and mirrorblade as weapons that use the short sword skill, and the wakizashi is made into a separate weapon from the standard short sword. All short sword weapons can be poisoned.

Enki is a spirit that grants skill in short swords while bound.

There are a few artifacts that use the short sword skill:

  • Luck Blade is a chaotic Convict-favoring short sword that acts as the role's first sacrifice gift. It has +1d7 to-hit and deals +1d7 damage versus all monsters, uses luck-based damage dice, and acts as a luckstone while carried.
  • Spineseeker is a chaotic short sword that has +1 to-hit and deals +1d6 damage versus all monsters. It grants stealth while wielded and adds extra damage dice for sneak attacks and backstabs, making sneak attacks available to non-Rogue roles.
  • Lolth's Fang is an intelligent drow-favoring silvered droven short sword that acts as the crowning gift for chaotic and neutral drow. It has +1d5 to-hit and deals +1d10 acid damage against non-resistant monsters, is permanently poisoned, and adds extra damage dice for sneak attacks. Lolth's Fang also grants drain resistance while wielded.
  • Avarice is an intelligent lawful large-sized short sword wielded by Mammon. It has +1d10 to-hit and deals +1 damage, stealing items from targets that it hits.
  • Sunsword is a silvered long sword made of gold that uses (and trains) the higher of the two between the character's short sword and long sword skills.
  • Fire and Frost Brand can generate or be wished for in short sword forms.

The November NetHack Tournament

In The November NetHack Tournament, the deathmatch opponent is generated with a +5 to +7 short sword if they represent a ranger or rogue character that does not have a primary weapon.

xNetHack

In xNetHack, Fire and Frost Brand use the short sword as their base item instead of long swords.

SpliceHack

SpliceHack adds the gladius as a weapon that uses the short sword skill.

Two short swords can be combined at a furnace to create a long sword.

EvilHack

EvilHack adds the dark elven short sword as a weapon that uses the short sword skill, which is significantly different from its implementation in SLASH'EM.

Soldiers and watchmen that do not have a race-specific short sword may generate with a short sword. Agents of the gods have a 3⁄4 chance of generating with a short sword. Player monster barbarians and giant and tortle player samurai generate with short swords.

A short sword can be created at a forge by combining a dagger and 2 crossbow bolts. Short swords can be used to create several items:

  • A short sword can be combined with a dwarvish spear to create a dwarvish short sword.
  • A short sword can be combined with a knife to create a scimitar.
  • A short sword can be combined with a scimitar to create a broadsword.
  • Two short sword can be combined to create a long sword.
  • A short sword can be combined with a spear to create a glaive.

As in xNetHack, Fire Brand and Frost Brand are changed to short swords.

Hack'EM

Hack'EM adds the gladius from SpliceHack as a weapon that uses the short sword skill, and retains the artifacts from SLASH'EM that use the skill.

Upgrading a short sword will produce an elven short sword, and upgrading an orcish short sword will produce a short sword.

In addition to forging recipes from EvilHack, a short sword can be combined with a broadsword to create a gladius.

Encyclopedia entry

Wazikashi

A wakizashi was used as a samurai's weapon when the katana
was unavailable. When entering a building, a samurai would
leave his katana on a rack near the entrance. However, the
wakizashi would be worn at all times, and therefore, it made
a sidearm for the samurai (similar to a soldier's use of a
pistol). The samurai would have worn it from the time they
awoke to the time they went to sleep. In earlier periods,
and especially during times of civil wars, a tanto was worn
in place of a wakizashi.

[ Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ]

References

  1. ↑ src/u_init.c in NetHack 3.6.7, line 43
  2. ↑ src/u_init.c in NetHack 3.6.7, line 124
  3. ↑ src/u_init.c in NetHack 3.6.7, line 135
  4. ↑ src/makemon.c in NetHack 3.6.7, line 197: 2⁄3 chance of not getting a polearm
  5. ↑ src/makemon.c in NetHack 3.6.7, line 268
  6. ↑ src/makemon.c in NetHack 3.6.7, line 292
  7. ↑ src/makemon.c in NetHack 3.6.7, line 304
  8. ↑ src/makemon.c in NetHack 3.6.7, line 480: Skeletons are the only zombie monster class member eligible to generate with weapons and armor
  9. ↑ src/mplayer.c in NetHack 3.6.7, line 155: 1⁄2 to get a random weapon - the designated range of objects covers weapons from the spear to the bullwhip inclusively in objects.c, and uses normal generation odds
  10. ↑ src/mplayer.c in NetHack 3.6.7, line 230
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