Boomerang (skill)

The boomerang is a weapon skill that appears in NetHack.

Available roles

The following roles can reach the listed skill levels in boomerang:

Boomerang
Max	Role
Basic	Priest, Tourist
Expert	Archeologist, Caveman, Ranger

List of weapons

Boomerangs are the only weapons to use this skill. There are no artifacts that use the boomerang skill.

History

The boomerang skill is introduced with many other weapon skills in NetHack 3.2.0.

Variants

SLASH'EM

In SLASH'EM, Undead Slayers can reach basic in boomerangs.

dNetHack

dNetHack adds the chakram as a weapon that uses the boomerang skill.

The skill distribution among roles for boomerangs is changed significantly from NetHack:

Boomerang
Max	Role
Basic	Priest, Drow Priest (male only), Undead Hunter
Skilled	Android, Monk
Expert	Archeologist, Anachrononaut, Caveperson, Ranger, Tourist

Two artifacts use the boomerang skill:

• Windrider (boomerang)
• The Annulus (in chakram form)

NetHack Fourk

In NetHack Fourk, Tourists can reach Skilled in boomerangs.

notdNetHack

In notdNetHack and notnotdNetHack, in addition to dNetHack details, Illithanachronounbinders can reach Basic skill in boomerangs.

SlashTHEM

In addition to SLASH'EM details, some of the new roles for SlashTHEM can train skill in boomerangs:

Boomerang
Max	Role
Basic	Geek, Hacker
Skilled	Zookeeper
Expert	Lunatic

Hack'EM

Hack'EM adds the chakram from dNetHack as a weapon that uses the boomerang skill. Hack'EM also adds the artifact Windrider from dNetHack.

The skill distribution among roles for boomerangs is changed from SLASH'EM:

Boomerang
Max	Role
Basic	Priest, Undead Slayer
Expert	Archeologist, Caveperson, Ranger, Tourist

Weapons that use the boomerang skill will stop upon hitting a monster, but have a chance of "slicing" through enemies in their path that is rolled per monster and increases with the thrower's skill level:

• At Unskilled, the projectile will always stop on the first monster it hits.
• At Basic, there is a ¹⁰¹⁄₁₅₀ chance of the projectile stopping upon hitting a monster.
• At Skilled, there is a ²⁶⁄₇₅ chance of the projectile stopping upon hitting a monster.
• At Expert, there is a ¹⁄₅₀ chance of the projectile stopping upon hitting a monster.