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'''Snickersnee''' is an [[Artifact_weapon|artifact]] [[katana]], that simply does +''1d8'' damage. It is the first sacrifice gift for a [[Samurai]].
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'''Snickersnee''' is an [[artifact weapon]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is [[lawful]], and its [[base item]] is a [[katana]].
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==Generation==
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Snickersnee is the first guaranteed [[sacrifice gift]] for a [[Samurai]].
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==Description==
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Snickersnee has +1 to-hit and deals an extra +''1d8'' damage to monsters.
  
 
==Strategy==
 
==Strategy==
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The main good thing about Snickersnee is that it uses the [[long sword]] skill, so you can build up skill quickly.
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Snickersnee's simple damage bonus makes it at least moderately useful in the early game, especially for Samurai, [[Valkyrie]]s and [[Knight]]s (who start the game with training in the [[long sword]] skill); it is also a decent weapon for other roles to unlock and train the skill with. Its damage against small monsters is on the same level as [[Excalibur]] without allowing hostiles to track you, but it is weaker against large monsters and lacks the latter's [[drain resistance]] and [[automatic searching]], and gets only +1 to-hit versus Excalibur's +1d5.
  
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It is moderately useful in the early game, especially for Samurai, [[Valkyrie]]s and [[Knight]]s (or other long sword wielders), but is usually not worth burning a [[wish]] for. It is interesting to note, however, that [[Excalibur]] is only slightly better than Snickersnee—they inflict the same amount of damage versus small monsters (1d8+1d10 for Excalibur versus 1d10+1d8 for Snickersnee), and Snickersnee does not anger demons or reveal your presence to monsters. However, neither does it confer [[level-drain resistance]] or [[automatic searching]], and it gets only +1 to hit (versus Excalibur's +1d5), though the attack bonus is irrelevant at high levels or with high [[luck]]. Excalibur also inflicts slightly more damage to large monsters. As Excalibur may be made from an existing long sword, it is also practical to create one overenchanted at +9, while this would most likely destroy Snickersnee.
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==Origin==
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Snickersnee is a reference to ''[[wikipedia:The Mikado|The Mikado]]'', a popular 19th century comic opera set in Japan. Its name is actually an old English word for "large knife".
  
 
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Additionally, since artifacts can be [[Twoweapon|#two-weaponed]], a [[Samurai]] who finds a longsword can get easy access to both [[Excalibur]] and Snickersnee, which makes for a formidable combination even into the late game.
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Additionally, since artifacts can be #[[twoweapon]]ed, a [[Samurai]] who finds a long sword can get easy access to both Excalibur and Snickersnee, which makes for a formidable combination even into the late game.
  
 
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[[Kiku-ichimonji]] also replaces Snickersnee as the Samurai's first gift in dNetHack.  Snickersnee is now an intelligent artifact [[knife]] with +1d3 to-hit, +1d10 to damage, and a chance of beheading similar to [[Vorpal Blade]]. It cannot be gifted, but is nameable by mid-game [[Tourist]]s. Both Tourists and Samurai can wield it in the [[twoweapon|off-hand]].
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In [[dNetHack]], Snickersnee is an intelligent artifact [[knife]] with +1d3 to-hit, +1d10 to damage, and a chance of beheading similar to [[Vorpal Blade]]. It cannot be gifted, but is nameable by mid-game [[Tourist]]s; as with SlashTHEM, Kiku-ichimonji also replaces Snickersnee as the Samurai's first gift. Both Tourists and Samurai can wield it in the [[twoweapon|off-hand]].
  
 
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In [[SporkHack]], Snickersnee gains +1d5 to hit (in addition to the +1 for being a [[katana]]), but is otherwise unchanged. This is more significant than it might initially seem because of the to-hit calculation changes in SporkHack.
 
In [[SporkHack]], Snickersnee gains +1d5 to hit (in addition to the +1 for being a [[katana]]), but is otherwise unchanged. This is more significant than it might initially seem because of the to-hit calculation changes in SporkHack.
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Per the encyclopedia entry. Snickersnee is a reference to a popular 19th century comic opera set in Japan.
 
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Although the weapon is a [[katana]] and the first sacrifice gift for [[Samurai]], its name is not Japanese, but is an old English word for "large knife".
 
  
 
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Revision as of 15:48, 19 April 2021

)   Snickersnee   Katana.png
Base item katana
Damage vs. small 1d10 +1d8 (2–18)
Damage vs. large 1d12 +1d8 (2–20)
To-hit bonus +1
Bonus versus (any)
Weapon skill long sword
Size one-handed
Affiliation
When carried

(none)

When wielded

(none)

When invoked

(none)

Base price 1200 zm
Weight 40
Material iron

Snickersnee is an artifact weapon that appears in NetHack. It is lawful, and its base item is a katana.

Generation

Snickersnee is the first guaranteed sacrifice gift for a Samurai.

Description

Snickersnee has +1 to-hit and deals an extra +1d8 damage to monsters.

Strategy

Snickersnee's simple damage bonus makes it at least moderately useful in the early game, especially for Samurai, Valkyries and Knights (who start the game with training in the long sword skill); it is also a decent weapon for other roles to unlock and train the skill with. Its damage against small monsters is on the same level as Excalibur without allowing hostiles to track you, but it is weaker against large monsters and lacks the latter's drain resistance and automatic searching, and gets only +1 to-hit versus Excalibur's +1d5.

Origin

Snickersnee is a reference to The Mikado, a popular 19th century comic opera set in Japan. Its name is actually an old English word for "large knife".

Average damage calculation

The average damage calculations in the following table do not include bonuses from weapon skills, strength, or from using a blessed weapon against undead or demons.

Weapon Small monster Large monster
+0 Snickersnee \frac{1+10}{2}+\frac{1+8}{2}=\bold{10} \frac{1+12}{2}+\frac{1+8}{2}=\bold{11}
+7 Snickersnee \frac{1+10}{2}+\frac{1+8}{2}+7=\bold{17} \frac{1+12}{2}+\frac{1+8}{2}+7=\bold{18}

Variants

SLASH'EM

In SLASH'EM, Snickersnee does its maximum damage bonus on each hit, thus 1d10+8 vs. small and 1d12+8 vs. large, making it significantly more powerful than in vanilla.

Weapon Small monster Large monster
+0 Snickersnee \frac{1+10}{2}+8=\bold{13.5} \frac{1+12}{2}+8=\bold{14.5}
+7 Snickersnee \frac{1+10}{2}+8+7=\bold{20.5} \frac{1+12}{2}+8+7=\bold{21.5}

Additionally, since artifacts can be #twoweaponed, a Samurai who finds a long sword can get easy access to both Excalibur and Snickersnee, which makes for a formidable combination even into the late game.

SlashTHEM

In SlashTHEM, like SLASH'EM, Snickersnee's damage bonus is +8 instead of +1d8. However, it is no longer associated with Samurai; Kiku-ichimonji replaces it as the first sacrifice gift for Samurai.

dNetHack

In dNetHack, Snickersnee is an intelligent artifact knife with +1d3 to-hit, +1d10 to damage, and a chance of beheading similar to Vorpal Blade. It cannot be gifted, but is nameable by mid-game Tourists; as with SlashTHEM, Kiku-ichimonji also replaces Snickersnee as the Samurai's first gift. Both Tourists and Samurai can wield it in the off-hand.

SporkHack

In SporkHack, Snickersnee gains +1d5 to hit (in addition to the +1 for being a katana), but is otherwise unchanged. This is more significant than it might initially seem because of the to-hit calculation changes in SporkHack.

Encyclopedia entry

Ah, never shall I forget the cry,
or the shriek that shrieked he,
As I gnashed my teeth, and from my sheath
I drew my Snickersnee!
--Koko, Lord high executioner of Titipu

[ The Mikado, by Sir W.S. Gilbert ]
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