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{{artifact weapon | {{artifact weapon | ||
| − | |name | + | |name=Trollsbane |
| − | |base | + | |base=Morning star |
| − | |smalldmg | + | |smalldmg=2d4 '''×2''' |
| − | |largedmg | + | |largedmg=1d6+1 '''×2''' |
| − | |tohit | + | |tohit= '''+1d5''' |
| − | |bonusversus = [[ | + | |bonusversus=[[Troll (monster class)|trolls]] |
| − | |affiliation = <ul><li>[[unaligned]]</li></ul> | + | |affiliation=<ul><li>[[unaligned]]</li></ul> |
| − | |cost | + | |cost=200 |
| − | |weight | + | |weight=120 |
| − | |material | + | |material=iron |
}} | }} | ||
'''Trollsbane''' is an [[artifact weapon]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is unaligned, and its [[base item]] is a [[morning star]]. | '''Trollsbane''' is an [[artifact weapon]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is unaligned, and its [[base item]] is a [[morning star]]. | ||
| − | + | ==Generation== | |
| + | A randomly generated morning star has a base {{frac|20}} chance of being made into an [[artifact]], which will always be Trollsbane if no artifacts have already been generated. Trollsbane can be given as a [[sacrifice gift]] to characters of any role, though it will never be the first one given. | ||
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| + | [[Player monster]]s on the [[Astral Plane]] that generate with a morning star have a {{frac|2}} chance of it being made into Trollsbane if it has not been generated.{{refsrc|src/mplayer.c|270|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=Artifact generation for Astral Plane player monsters}} | ||
| − | == | + | ==Description== |
| − | + | Trollsane has +1d5 [[to-hit]] and deals double damage against [[Troll (monster class)|trolls]]. While wielded, Trollsbane prevents troll [[corpse]]s from [[reviving]]. | |
==Strategy== | ==Strategy== | ||
| − | Like most [[Banes]], Trollsbane is | + | Like most of the [[Banes]], Trollsbane is of limited use - though trolls are often troublesome, they make up a very small portion of the total monsters a character encounters. Trollsbane is also further hampered by its [[base item]]—morning stars are heavy and very rarely used, and lack any incentive to train the skill over using a more accessible artifact weapon. [[Excalibur]] in particular also exemplary of Trollsbane's limited damage against its target monsters: at +0, and accounting for doubled damage, Excalibur deals 14 damage on average versus Trollsbane's 9. |
| − | + | One potential use case for Trollsbane is the [[Barbarian quest]], which pits [[Barbarian]]s against trolls of all types. | |
==History== | ==History== | ||
| + | Trollsbane first appears in [[NetHack 3.0.0]]. From [[NetHack 3.0.3]] to [[NetHack 3.1.2]], Trollsbane is a lawful artifact, while from [[NetHack 3.1.3]] to [[Nethack 3.2.3]], Trollsbane is chaotic - it is made unaligned in [[NetHack 3.3.0]]. | ||
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The ability to prevent troll corpses from reviving was added in [[NetHack 3.6.1]]. | The ability to prevent troll corpses from reviving was added in [[NetHack 3.6.1]]. | ||
==Variants== | ==Variants== | ||
| − | === | + | ===NetHack: The Next Generation=== |
| − | + | In [[NetHack: The Next Generation]], Trollsbane is one of the many artifacts that can be requested at [[The Forge]]. | |
| − | === | + | ===SLASH'EM=== |
| − | In [[ | + | In [[SLASH'EM]], Trollsbane has a flat +5 to-hit bonus and retains its double damage against trolls, with a {{frac|3|20}} chance of cancelling any troll it hits. |
===SporkHack=== | ===SporkHack=== | ||
| − | In [[SporkHack]], Trollsbane grants hungerless regeneration while wielded; it deals +d4 bonus damage to all monsters and has a 50% chance of instantly destroying trolls on a successful hit. | + | In [[SporkHack]], Trollsbane grants hungerless [[regeneration]] while wielded; it deals +d4 bonus damage to all monsters and has a 50% chance of instantly destroying trolls on a successful hit. |
===UnNetHack=== | ===UnNetHack=== | ||
| − | In [[UnNetHack]], Trollsbane | + | In [[UnNetHack]], Trollsbane grants hungerless regeneration while wielded, [[Warned of monster type|warns of trolls]] and prevents them from leaving corpses - it also has a {{frac|5}} chance of instantly killing any trolls it hits. |
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| + | ===dNetHack=== | ||
| + | In [[dNetHack]] and [[notdNetHack]], Trollsbane is made of [[silver]], and [[Morning star#dNetHack|morning stars]] are somewhat buffed. | ||
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| + | Trollsbane has +1d10 to-hit and +1d20 damage against trolls and monsters with enhanced regeneration, with a {{frac|10}} chance of [[canceling]] one that it hits. It also has a secondary damage bonus of 2d20 + 2x enchantment against [[covetous]] monsters, which can stack with the primary damage bonus. It does not resist being held second to other weapons when [[twoweapon]]ing, but is too heavy to use it in the off-hand by almost all characters without a −20 to-hit penalty. Trollsbane is also a sunlight-emitting artifact: [[gremlin]]s and [[hunting horror]]s are reduced to dust, and [[Troll (monster class)|trolls]] without [[stoning resistance]] are [[petrified]]. | ||
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| + | ===FIQHack=== | ||
| + | In [[FIQHack]], Trollsbane deals +1d20 damage against trolls and grants hungerless regeneration while wielded. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===SpliceHack=== | ||
| + | In [[SpliceHack]], Trollsbane can be combined with [[Werebane]] at a [[furnace]] to create [[Mortality Dial]]. | ||
===EvilHack=== | ===EvilHack=== | ||
| − | In [[EvilHack]], Trollsbane warns of trolls. | + | In [[EvilHack]], Trollsbane warns of trolls and has a chance of instakilling any troll it hits, and wielding the artifact will make trolls that see it hostile. Trolls that are killed directly by Trollsbane, or else die while in proximity of the wielded artifact will not leave corpses. |
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| + | Trollsbane can be combined with [[Ogresmasher]] at a [[Forge (dungeon feature)|forge]] to create [[Ashmar]], an artifact [[dwarvish roundshield]]. | ||
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| + | ===SlashTHEM=== | ||
| + | In addition to SLASH'EM details, [[SlashTHEM]] reinstates The Forge from NetHack: The Next Generation, and Trollsbane is one of the many artifacts that can be requested. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | <references/> | ||
| + | {{nethack-367}} | ||
[[Category:Artifact weapons]] | [[Category:Artifact weapons]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:33, 17 April 2024
) Trollsbane 
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|---|---|
| Base item | Morning star |
| Damage vs. small | 2d4 ×2 |
| Damage vs. large | 1d6+1 ×2 |
| To-hit bonus | +1d5 |
| Bonus versus | trolls |
| Weapon skill | Morning star |
| Size | one-handed |
| Affiliation | |
| When carried |
(none) |
| When wielded |
(none) |
| When invoked |
(none) |
| Base price | 200 zm |
| Weight | 120 |
| Material | iron |
Trollsbane is an artifact weapon that appears in NetHack. It is unaligned, and its base item is a morning star.
Contents
Generation
A randomly generated morning star has a base 1⁄20 chance of being made into an artifact, which will always be Trollsbane if no artifacts have already been generated. Trollsbane can be given as a sacrifice gift to characters of any role, though it will never be the first one given.
Player monsters on the Astral Plane that generate with a morning star have a 1⁄2 chance of it being made into Trollsbane if it has not been generated.[1]
Description
Trollsane has +1d5 to-hit and deals double damage against trolls. While wielded, Trollsbane prevents troll corpses from reviving.
Strategy
Like most of the Banes, Trollsbane is of limited use - though trolls are often troublesome, they make up a very small portion of the total monsters a character encounters. Trollsbane is also further hampered by its base item—morning stars are heavy and very rarely used, and lack any incentive to train the skill over using a more accessible artifact weapon. Excalibur in particular also exemplary of Trollsbane's limited damage against its target monsters: at +0, and accounting for doubled damage, Excalibur deals 14 damage on average versus Trollsbane's 9.
One potential use case for Trollsbane is the Barbarian quest, which pits Barbarians against trolls of all types.
History
Trollsbane first appears in NetHack 3.0.0. From NetHack 3.0.3 to NetHack 3.1.2, Trollsbane is a lawful artifact, while from NetHack 3.1.3 to Nethack 3.2.3, Trollsbane is chaotic - it is made unaligned in NetHack 3.3.0.
The ability to prevent troll corpses from reviving was added in NetHack 3.6.1.
Variants
NetHack: The Next Generation
In NetHack: The Next Generation, Trollsbane is one of the many artifacts that can be requested at The Forge.
SLASH'EM
In SLASH'EM, Trollsbane has a flat +5 to-hit bonus and retains its double damage against trolls, with a 3⁄20 chance of cancelling any troll it hits.
SporkHack
In SporkHack, Trollsbane grants hungerless regeneration while wielded; it deals +d4 bonus damage to all monsters and has a 50% chance of instantly destroying trolls on a successful hit.
UnNetHack
In UnNetHack, Trollsbane grants hungerless regeneration while wielded, warns of trolls and prevents them from leaving corpses - it also has a 1⁄5 chance of instantly killing any trolls it hits.
dNetHack
In dNetHack and notdNetHack, Trollsbane is made of silver, and morning stars are somewhat buffed.
Trollsbane has +1d10 to-hit and +1d20 damage against trolls and monsters with enhanced regeneration, with a 1⁄10 chance of canceling one that it hits. It also has a secondary damage bonus of 2d20 + 2x enchantment against covetous monsters, which can stack with the primary damage bonus. It does not resist being held second to other weapons when twoweaponing, but is too heavy to use it in the off-hand by almost all characters without a −20 to-hit penalty. Trollsbane is also a sunlight-emitting artifact: gremlins and hunting horrors are reduced to dust, and trolls without stoning resistance are petrified.
FIQHack
In FIQHack, Trollsbane deals +1d20 damage against trolls and grants hungerless regeneration while wielded.
SpliceHack
In SpliceHack, Trollsbane can be combined with Werebane at a furnace to create Mortality Dial.
EvilHack
In EvilHack, Trollsbane warns of trolls and has a chance of instakilling any troll it hits, and wielding the artifact will make trolls that see it hostile. Trolls that are killed directly by Trollsbane, or else die while in proximity of the wielded artifact will not leave corpses.
Trollsbane can be combined with Ogresmasher at a forge to create Ashmar, an artifact dwarvish roundshield.
SlashTHEM
In addition to SLASH'EM details, SlashTHEM reinstates The Forge from NetHack: The Next Generation, and Trollsbane is one of the many artifacts that can be requested.
References
- ↑ src/mplayer.c in NetHack 3.6.7, line 270: Artifact generation for Astral Plane player monsters
