Deathsword (Hack'EM)

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Base item two-handed sword
Damage vs. small 1d12 +1d14 (2-26)
Damage vs. large 3d6 +1d14 (4-32)
To-hit bonus +1d5
Bonus versus
Weapon skill two-handed sword
Size two-handed
Affiliation
When carried

(none)

When wielded
When invoked

(none)

Base price 5000 zm
Weight 150
Material iron
For the artifact in SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM, see Deathsword (SLASH'EM).

Deathsword is an artifact that appears in Hack'EM. Its default alignment is chaotic, and its base item is a two-handed sword made of the default iron.

Generation

A two-handed sword generated on the ground, in shops or as a death drop has a base 1⁄20 chance of being made into Deathsword assuming no artifacts have been generated.

Chaotic heroes can receive Deathsword as a sacrifice gift from their deity.

Description

Deathsword has +1d5 to-hit and +1d14 damage bonuses against cross-aligned monsters, with a 1⁄4 chance of inflicting paralysis against the target on each hit if they are not mindless.

History

Deathsword first appears in NetHack-- 3.1.3, where it is an artifact long sword—SLASH 6 changes its base item to a two-handed sword.

Messages

The heavy blade knocks <the monster> unconscious!
A monster was hit by Deathsword and paralyzed.
The heavy blade hurts <it> even more!
As above, while they were already paralyzed.
The heavy blade strikes you and you give in to pain!
You were hit by Deathsword and paralyzed.
The heavy blade hurts you even more!
As above, while you were already paralyzed.
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