The Forge
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- This article is about the special level. For the dungeon fixture that appears in EvilHack, see forge (dungeon feature).
The Forge is a special level that appears in NetHack: The Next Generation and SlashTHEM. It is the home of the blacksmith Duri, a unique monster who can forge selected artifact weapons for you, though the prices are suitably hefty depending on the chosen artifact.
While the artifacts that can be made at The Forge are all capable of generating in normal play, requesting an artifact from Duri is not subject to artifact generation rules, and uses different prices compared to the artifacts' typical base prices. All of the artifacts listed can also be obtained by normal methods, unless otherwise specified.
NetHack: The Next Generation
In NetHack: The Next Generation, the Forge has an 80% chance of being generated, and may appear anywhere from levels 15 to 19 within the Dungeons of Doom.
Artifacts
The following artifacts can be crafted by Duri; their base prices are listed below.
| Artifact name | Base item type | Alignment | Base price | Special properties | Other ways to obtain | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carried | Used (worn, wielded, applied, or read) | Invoked | |||||
| Sting | elven dagger (runed dagger) | chaotic | 500 | +d5 to-hit and double damage to orcs. Warning of orcs and allows one-move escape from webs while wielded. | Naming any elven dagger "Sting" | ||
| Orcrist | elven broadsword (runed broadsword) | chaotic | 600 | +d5 to-hit and double damage to orcs | Naming any elven broadsword "Orcrist"; first sacrifice gift for Elves | ||
| Mumakbane | long sword | neutral | 1000 | +d5 to-hit and +d60 fire damage to mumakil | |||
| Shocker | electric sword | neutral | 2000 | +d3 to-hit and double shock damage | |||
| Grimtooth | orcish dagger (crude dagger) | chaotic | 2500 | +d2 to-hit and +d6 damage | |||
| Cleaver | battle-axe | neutral | 3000 | +d3 to-hit and +d6 damage | First sacrifice gift for Barbarians | ||
| Ogresmasher | war hammer | unaligned | 3500 | +d5 to-hit and double damage against ogres | |||
| Trollsbane | morning star | unaligned | 4000 | +d5 to-hit and double damage against trolls | |||
| Wormbiter | crysknife | neutral | 4500 | +d5 to-hit and double damage against worms | |||
| Dragonbane | broadsword | unaligned | 5000 | +d5 to-hit and double damage against dragons | |||
| Werebane | silver saber | unaligned | 5200 | +d5 to-hit and double damage against werecreatures | |||
| Fire Brand | long sword | unaligned | 6500 | +d5 to-hit and double fire damage against monsters without fire resistance; grants fire resistance while wielded | |||
| Frost Brand | long sword | unaligned | 6750 | +d5 to-hit and double cold damage against monsters without cold resistance; grants cold resistance while wielded | |||
| Sunsword | long sword | lawful | 7000 | +d5 to hit and double damage against undead | |||
| Magicbane | athame | neutral | 8000 | +d3 to-hit and 40% of +d4 damage and additional magic effects; grants magic resistance and absorbs curses while wielded | First sacrifice gift for Wizards | ||
| Giantslayer | long sword | neutral | 8500 | +d5 to-hit and double damage against giants | |||
| Demonbane | long sword | lawful | 9000 | +d5 to-hit and double damage against demons | |||
| Snickersnee | katana | lawful | 9500 | +d8 damage | First sacrifice gift for Samurai | ||
| Excalibur | long sword | lawful | 10000 | +d5 to-hit and +d10 damage; grants drain resistance, automatic searching and enchantment bonus to manual searching while wielded; wielding also allows monsters to track you | Does not randomly generate - can be obtained by crowning, dipping a long sword in a fountain, wishing, or bones | ||
| Mjollnir | war hammer | neutral | 11000 | +d5 to-hit and +d24 damage against monsters without shock resistance; can be thrown at 25 strength, and returns 99% of the time for Valkyries | First sacrifice gift for Valkyries | ||
| Stormbringer | runesword | chaotic | 12000 | +d5 to-hit, +d2 damage and drains level for additional +1d8 damage against monsters without drain resistance; grants drain resistance while wielded; bloodthirsty | |||
| Vorpal Blade | long sword | neutral | 15000 | +d5 to-hit and +d1 damage; 5% chance of beheading any monster it hits (misses if the target is unsolid or headless), always beheads jabberwocks | |||
| Grayswandir | silver saber | lawful | 17500 | +d5 to-hit and double damage; grants hallucination resistance while wielded | |||
SlashTHEM
In SlashTHEM, the Forge is located on level 20, and has a 50% chance of being generated.
Artifacts
The following artifacts can be crafted by Duri; their base prices are listed below, with the exact prices dependent on your customizations and charisma score; with high enough charisma, you may even specify the artifact weapon that you desire.
| Artifact name | Base item type | Alignment | Base price | Special properties | Other ways to obtain | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Favored race/role | Carried | Used (worn, wielded,[1] applied, or read) | Invoked | |||||
| Sting | elven dagger (runed dagger) | lawful | 500 | Elves | +5 to-hit and double damage to orcs. Warning of orcs and allows one-move escape from webs while wielded. | Naming any elven dagger "Sting" | ||
| Orcrist | elven broadsword (runed broadsword) | lawful | 600 | Elves | +5 to-hit and double damage to orcs; 15% chance to cancel any orc it hits, subject to resistance | Naming any elven broadsword "Orcrist" | ||
| Slow Blade | orcish short sword (crude short sword) | chaotic | 700 | +2 to-hit and +9 damage | ||||
| Quick Blade | elven short sword (runed short sword) | lawful | 750 | +9 to-hit and +2 damage | ||||
| Elfrist | orcish spear (crude spear) | chaotic | 800 | Orcs, lycanthropes | +5 to-hit, +15 damage to elves (including drow); 15% chance to cancel any elf it hits, subject to resistance | Naming any orcish spear "Elfrist" | ||
| Fungisword | long sword | lawful | 900 | +10 to-hit and double damage to fungi; hallucination resistance when wielded | ||||
| Mumakbane | long sword | neutral | 950 | +5 to-hit and +60 fire damage to mumakil | ||||
| Silvershard | silver dagger | unaligned | 1000 | +2 to-hit and double damage | ||||
| Luckblade | short sword | neutral | 1200 | Gnomes | Acts as luckstone | +5 to-hit and +5 damage | ||
| Sword of Balance | silver short sword | neutral | 1500 | +2 to-hit and +5 damage to cross-aligned monsters | ||||
| Petslayer | club | chaotic | 2000 | +5 to-hit and +10 damage to domestic animals | ||||
| Grimtooth | orcish dagger (crude dagger) | chaotic | 2500 | Orcs | +2 to-hit and +6 damage | |||
| Yoichi no yumi | yumi (long bow) | lawful | 3000 | +20 to-hit, double damage on ya fired from it | Create ammo | |||
| Ogresmasher | war hammer | unaligned | 3500 | +5 to-hit, double damage against ogres; 15% chance to cancel any ogre it hits, subject to resistance | ||||
| Trollsbane | morning star | unaligned | 4000 | +5 to-hit, double damage against trolls; 15% chance to cancel any troll it hits, subject to resistance | ||||
| Wormbiter | crysknife | neutral | 4500 | +5 to-hit and double damage against worms | ||||
| Dragonbane | broadsword | unaligned | 5000 | +5 to-hit and double damage against dragons; 15% chance to cancel any dragon it hits, subject to resistance | ||||
| Werebane | silver saber | unaligned | 5200 | +5 to-hit and double damage against werecreatures; 15% chance to cancel any werecreature it hits, subject to resistance | ||||
| Spineseeker | stiletto | chaotic | 6000 | +5 to-hit and +5 damage | ||||
| Fire Brand | long sword | unaligned | 6500 | +5 to-hit and double fire damage against monsters without fire resistance; grants fire resistance while wielded | ||||
| Frost Brand | long sword | unaligned | 6750 | +5 to-hit and double cold damage against monsters without cold resistance; grants cold resistance while wielded | ||||
| Sunsword | long sword | lawful | 7000 | +5 to hit and double damage against undead; prevents blinding while wielded | ||||
| Shock Brand | long sword | unaligned | 7250 | +5 to-hit and double shock damage against monsters without shock resistance; grants shock resistance while wielded | ||||
| Acid Brand | long sword | unaligned | 7500 | +5 to-hit and double acid damage against monsters without acid resistance; grants acid resistance while wielded | ||||
| Diplomat | ornate mace | neutral | 8000 | +10 to-hit and +25 damage against monsters with proper names[2] | ||||
| Mirror Brand | long sword | neutral | 8250 | +5 to-hit and double damage against cross-aligned monsters, stuns any target; grants reflection while wielded | ||||
| Giantkiller | axe | neutral | 8500 | +5 to-hit and double damage against giants; 15% chance to cancel any giant it hits, subject to resistance | ||||
| Demonbane | long sword | lawful | 9000 | +5 to-hit and double damage against demons; 15% chance to cancel any demon it hits, subject to resistance | ||||
| Snickersnee | katana | lawful | 9500 | +8 damage | ||||
| Plague | dark elven bow | chaotic | 10000 | Drow | +5 to-hit, +7 damage and auto-poisoning for arrows fired from it; grants poison resistance while wielded | |||
| Hellfire | crossbow | chaotic | 11000 | +5 to-hit, +7 damage and fiery explosions for bolts fired from it; grants fire resistance while wielded | ||||
| Stormbringer | runesword | chaotic | 12000 | +5 to-hit, +2 damage and drains level for additional +1d8 damage against monsters without drain resistance; grants drain resistance while wielded; bloodthirsty | ||||
| Vorpal Blade | long sword | neutral | 15000 | +5 to-hit and +1 damage, 5% chance of beheading any monster it hits (misses if the target is unsolid or headless), always beheads jabberwocks | ||||
| Grayswandir | silver saber | lawful | 17500 | +5 to-hit and double damage; grants hallucination resistance while wielded | ||||
| Houchou | spoon | chaotic | 50000 | Instakills any monster it hits when thrown, destroying itself in the process | ||||
References
- ↑ SlashTHEM allows artifact weapons to be in the off-hand when twoweaponing; resistances granted by artifact weapons only apply when wielded as the primary weapon.
- ↑ Specifically, monsters that have the
M2_PNAMEtag in their monst.c entry. This typically covers most unique monsters - but see Issue #56 on SlashTHEM's github (currently open).
