Kiku-ichimonji (dNetHack)

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Base item katana
Damage vs. small 1d10 +1d12
Damage vs. large 1d12 +1d12
To-hit bonus +1 +1d4
Bonus versus (any)
Weapon skill long sword
Size one-handed
Affiliation
When carried

(none)

When wielded
  • Samurai can twoweapon in offhand
  • (-20 to-hit penalty without Expert
    in two weapon combat skill)
When invoked

(none)

Base price 1200 zm
Weight 40
Material iron

Kiku-ichimonji is an artifact that appears in dNetHack, notdNetHack and notnotdNetHack. It is lawful-aligned and favors Samurai, and its base item type is a katana.

Generation

Any katana generated on the ground has a base 120 chance of being made into an artifact, and may be Kiku-ichimonji if it has not yet generated.

Kiku-ichimonji is the first sacrifice gift for male Samurai.

Description

Kiku-ichimonji has +1d4 to hit and +1d12 to damage versus all monsters, and Samurai can twoweapon Kiku-ichimonji in the off-hand, though they will suffer a -20 to-hit penalty unless they have Expert skill in two-weapon combat.

Origin

"Kiku-ichimonji" (菊一文字, lit. "chrysanthemum and ichi character") is a collective name given to the Japanese swords made by the thirteen swordsmiths who were in attendance to the emperor Go-Toba in 1208. The swordsmiths normally inscribed the character ichi (一, "one") as their signature, and were given further received permission to append the Imperial Chrysanthemum crest (菊, kiku). The artifact is also inspired by the portrayal of Kiku-ichimonji in the Final Fantasy series, where it appears as a katana of varying power levels.

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