Bill-guisarme
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| Name | bill-guisarme |
| Appearance | hooked polearm |
| Damage vs. small | 2d4 |
| Damage vs. large | d10 |
| To-hit bonus | +0 |
| Weapon skill | polearm |
| Size | two-handed |
| Base price | 7 zm (+10/positive enchant) |
| Weight | 120 |
| Material | iron |
A bill-guisarme is a type of weapon that appears in NetHack. It is a two-handed polearm that is made of iron, and appears as a hooked polearm when unidentified.
Contents
Generation
In addition to random generation, general shops and antique weapons outlets can sell bill-guisarmes.
Watchmen and soldiers may be generated with a bill-guisarme.[1]
Strategy
The bill-guisarme is tied for the third-heaviest polearm with the bardiche, and among polearms it has relatively high damage against small monsters and decent average damage against large monsters. While this makes it a good polearm option, the ranseur also offers comparable damage for nearly 2⁄5 of the bill-guisarme's weight.
History
The bill-guisarme is introduced with all other polearms in NetHack 1.3d.
Origin
A bill is a class of agricultural implement used for trimming tree limbs that was often repurposed for use as an infantry polearm in medieval Europe - this was done through the addition of various projecting blades, with the bill-guisarme being one such variant. As a weapon, the bill is similar in size, function and appearance to the halberd, and may represent convergent evolution in polearm weapon design due to its thrusting point, hook and spike/axe. The English distinguished among several varieties of bill, including the black, brown and forest bills, but the differences between them are currently not fully understood; some bill-guisarmes are also known simply as guisarmes.
Variants
dNetHack
In dNetHack and notdNetHack, the bill-guisarme has its weight reduced to 80 aum, the same as the guisarme.
NetHack Fourk
NetHack Fourk removes the bill-guisarme and many other polearms.
xNetHack
xNetHack removes the bill-guisarme and many other polearms.
EvilHack
In EvilHack, a bill-guisarme can be created at a forge by combining a guisarme and a spear. This also applies to Hack'EM.
Encyclopedia entry
- See the encyclopedia entry for polearm.
