Item (SpliceHack)

SpliceHack contains many new items in comparison to vanilla NetHack; the probabilities of vanilla items have been adjusted to make room for them, but efforts have been made to maintain proper balance, particularly in regards to item identification.

Weapons

Item	Symbol	Appearance	Notes
dark elven arrow	)	black runed arrow	Originally from SLASH'EM.
light arrow	)		Found only in archery shops or the inventory of an avenger archon.
chakram		circular blade
dark elven dagger	)	black runed dagger	Originally from SLASH'EM.
sacrificial knife	)		Sacrificing on an altar while wielding a sacrificial knife increases the potency of the sacrifice; if it is cursed, the sacrifice will count as same-race.
parazonium		triangular dagger
throwing axe	)		Does 1 less damage than a regular axe, but counts as a throwing weapon.
dark elven short sword	)	black runed short sword	Originally from SLASH'EM.
gladius
falchion		heavy sword
nasty pike		vulgar polearm	Similar to the partisan in vanilla NetHack, which has been removed.
scythe	)	curved polearm	Polearm. Death is generated with one.
executioner's mace
ornate mace	)		Base item type for Sharur. Normally made of gold.
baseball bat	)		Originally from SLASH'EM. Only found in junk shops.
triple flail	)		Wielded by Yeenoghu.
spiked chain	)		Can be used in melee and applied like a polearm with equal effectiveness. Arguably the most useful non-artifact weapon in SpliceHack.
flaming lash	)		Similar to a bullwhip, but with greater damage and to-hit.
dark elven bow	)	black runed bow	Originally from SLASH'EM.
footbow		warped bow
pistol			Originally from SLASH'EM.
submachine gun			Originally from SLASH'EM.
rifle			Originally from SLASH'EM.
sniper rifle			Originally from SLASH'EM.
shotgun			Originally from SLASH'EM. Generated on shopkeepers.
auto shotgun			Originally from SLASH'EM.
bullet			Originally from SLASH'EM.
shotgun shell			Originally from SLASH'EM. Generated on shopkeepers.
frag grenade	)		Originally from SLASH'EM. Generated on certain monsters, including soldiers.
gas grenade	)		Originally from SLASH'EM. Generated on certain monsters, including soldiers.

Armor

Item	Symbol	Appearance	Notes
tinfoil hat	[	randomized (fearsome helmet)	Provides psychic resistance.
shimmering dragon scale mail	[		Provides displacement.
violet dragon scale mail	[		Provides sonic resistance.
gold dragon scale mail	[		Sheds light.
ooze dragon scale mail	[		Provides acid resistance.
razor dragon scale mail	[		Provides speed.
filth dragon scale mail	[		Provides sickness resistance.
hex dragon scale mail	[		Provides magic resistance.
void dragon scale mail	[		Provides disintegration resistance.
shimmering dragon scales	[		Provides displacement.
violet dragon scales	[		Provides sonic resistance.
gold dragon scales	[		Sheds light.
ooze dragon scales	[		Provides acid resistance.
razor dragon scales	[		Provides speed.
filth dragon scales	[		Provides sickness resistance.
hex dragon scales	[		Provides magic resistance.
void dragon scales	[		Provides disintegration resistance.
dwarvish ring mail			Replaces the dwarvish mithril-coat as part of the object materials system.
elven ring mail			Replaces the elven mithril-coat as part of the object materials system.
studded armor			Replaces the studded leather armor as part of the object materials system
dark elven ring mail	[
light armor			Replaces the leather armor as part of the object materials system
striped shirt	[		The starting "armor" for Convicts.
dress	[		Fits in the shirt slot.
gown	[		Fits in the shirt slot.
tuxedo	[		Fits in the shirt slot.
plain cloak	[		Replaces the leather cloak as part of the object materials system.
cloak of flight	[	randomized (feathery cloak)	Provides flight.
cloak of reflection		randomized (ostentatious cape)	Provides reflection.
tower shield	[		Provides 3 AC. Heavy.
hide shield	[
resonant shield	[	humming shield	Provides sonic resistance.
rogues gloves	[	randomized (fingerless gloves)	Provides automatic searching.
boxing gloves	[	randomized (boiled gloves)	Increase the chance of stunning a creature with a bare-handed attack.
dwarvish boots		hard shoes	Replaces iron shoes as part of the object materials system.
stomping boots		randomized (steel-toed boots)

Amulets

Item	Appearance	Notes
amulet of drain resistance	randomized (convex)	Provides drain resistance.
amulet of nausea	randomized (pentagonal)	Causes the wearer to become sick and vomit occasionally. Usually cursed.
amulet of danger	randomized (skull-shaped)	Provides infravision, greatly increases dungeon difficulty. Usually cursed.
amulet of reincarnation	randomized (bejeweled)	Functions similar to an amulet of life saving, but the wearer returns to life permanently polymorphed into a random form.

Tools

Item	Symbol	Appearance	Notes
coffin			Unlocking a coffin may spawn an undead creature. Many chests in graveyards and Vlad's Tower have been replaced with coffins.
bag of rats	(	bag	Similar to a bag of tricks, but produces large amounts of rats instead.
playing card deck	(	pack of cards	When applied, the hand you draw is indicative of your luck (or non-indicative, if it is cursed). If one is in your inventory when you talk to a demon lord, they may offer to play against you.
deck of fate	(	pack of cards	Drawing from a deck of fate can grant one of 22 different effects, which range from a potential wish to something deadly... Use in a serious run is not recommended.
scabbard
keg	(		Contains a very large number of potions of booze. Quaffing from the keg will consume a single potion; applying the keg will consume all the potions, potentially killing the player via alcohol poisoning.
mask	(		Can be worn on the face like a blindfold. When worn, you turn into the type of creature the mask is of. A mask's BUC status degrades when taken off. Cursed masks will break and damage you when used.
pea whistle			Replaces the tin whistle as part of the object materials system.
horn of blasting		horn	Deals sonic damage when applied, similar to the Fire and frost horn.
lute			When played, has a small chance of ending confusion effects.
bagpipe	(		When played, will aggravate monsters unless you have high dexterity and experience level.

Comestibles

Item	Symbol	Notes
pinch of catnip	%	Using this on a feline will tame it, but also confuse it.
fruitcake	%	Provides high nutrition.
cheese	%	Originally from SLASH'EM.
slice of cake	%	Very filling. Cursed cake abuses dexterity; non-cursed cake functions as a blessed potion of restore ability.
pineapple	%	Gains bonuses when used as a thrown weapon.
pumpkin	%	Can be worn as a helmet, and enchanted.
apple pie	%
pumpkin pie	%

Potions

Item	Appearance	Base price	Notes
potion of reflection	randomized (metallic)	300	Grants temporary reflection. Monsters are occasionally generated with these and will drink them.
potion of regeneration	randomized (soupy)	150	Grants temporary regeneration. If cursed, it inflicts withering.
potion of filth	randomized (glowing)	50	Causes sickness when quaffed.
potion of blood	blood-red	50	Originally from SLASH'EM. Vampires occasionally consume them to heal themselves.
potion of vampire essence	blood-red	350	Originally from SLASH'EM, where it was called "vampire blood". Vampires occasionally consume them to heal themselves.

Rings

Item	Appearance	Base price	Notes
ring of psychic resistance	randomized (crystal)	150	Provides psychic resistance.
ring of sonic resistance	randomized (glass)	150	Provides sonic resistance.

Scrolls

Item	Appearance	Base price	Notes
scroll of annihilation	randomized (ELBIB YLOH)	300	Renamed scroll of genocide.
scroll of elementalism	randomized (4OFAE OF9 SCC9)	300	Creates elementals when read. If read while confused, it creates spheres instead.
scroll of time	randomized (TEMP USF UGIT)	100	Grants you a large number of movement points. Cursed scrolls paralyze you for a few turns.
scroll of knowledge	randomized (POTESTAS)	20	Allows for identification of any named item.
scroll of air	randomized (TRATS ARL)	200	Creates a blast of wind to blow monsters and items away.
scroll of change material	randomized (TLON UQBAR)	200	Changes the material of your wielded weapon or worn armor. See object materials.
scroll of cloning	randomized (TOYL ENT RUBLE)	300	Clones an item in your inventory.

The following randomized scroll labels have been added: ABAJ, CONGLATURATION, DESUM TETRAL, ELPHE MONATER, ISAY INAY, NHINRL, NYEHEHE, REDEM SHIN.

Spellbooks

Item	Appearance	School	Level	Notes
spellbook of lightning	randomized (rainbow)	matter	4	Ported from SLASH'EM.
spellbook of poison blast	randomized (tattered)	attack	4	Ported from SLASH'EM.
spellbook of acid stream	randomized (colorful)	matter	4	Ported from SLASH'EM.
spellbook of sonicboom	randomized (ghostly)	matter	4	Similar to a cone of cold, but inflicts sonic damage.
spellbook of psystrike	randomized (worn out)	attack	4	Similar to a cone of cold, but inflicts psychic damage.
spellbook of flame sphere	randomized (canvas)	matter	1	Ported from SLASH'EM. This spell creates a number of tame flaming spheres dependent on the skill of the caster.
spellbook of freeze sphere	randomized (hardcover)	matter	1	Ported from SLASH'EM. This spell creates a number of tame freezing spheres dependent on the skill of the caster.
encyclopedia	hardback spellbook			Identifies one or more random items from the game's item list when read. Appears as a hardback book with some sort of humorous title.

Wands

Item	Appearance	Base price	Notes
wand of create horde	randomized (black)	300	This wand has been significantly nerfed from its appearance in SLASH'EM. It spawns fewer monsters and is much rarer.
wand of wonder	randomized (plastic)	100	Chooses a random effect from the list of all wands every time it is used.
wand of windstorm	randomized (green)	300	Can blow monsters away, or blow a hole in a whirly monster engulfing you.
wand of water	randomized (driftwood)	175	Creates a geyser that deals damage to most monsters. Heals water elementals, and turns earth elementals into mud elementals.
wand of healing	randomized (willow)	175	Heals monsters in the path of the wand's beam.
wand of poison gas	randomized (octagonal)	175	Creates a cloud of poison gas when engraving.
wand of acid	randomized (twisted)	175	Fires a ray of acid. Can burn text into the floor when engraving.
wand of sonics	randomized (titanium)	175	Fires a sonic ray.
wand of psionics	randomized (mithril)	175	Fires a psionic blast that cannot be reflected.

The following randomized appearances have been added for wands: black, dragon-bone, golden, holly, pliable, thin.

Miscellaneous

Item	Notes
sconce
spike	Shot by manticores and other spiky monsters, similar to how cobras and nagas spit venom.

See also

• Artifact (SpliceHack)