Tsurugi
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| Name | tsurugi |
| Appearance | long samurai sword |
| Damage vs. small | 1d16 |
| Damage vs. large | 1d8+2d6 (3-20) |
| To-hit bonus | +2 |
| Weapon skill | two-handed sword |
| Size | two-handed |
| Base price | 500 zm (+10/positive enchant) |
| Weight | 60 |
| Material | metal |
A tsurugi is a type of weapon that appears in NetHack. It is a two-handed weapon that uses the two-handed sword skill, and appears as a long samurai sword when unidentified. It is made of metal.
The tsurugi is the base item for the Tsurugi of Muramasa, which the former's encyclopedia entry alludes to.
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Generation
Tsurugi are not randomly generated, though they can be wished for and appear in bones. The Tsurugi of Muramasa will revert to a plain tsurugi if found in a bones file by a Samurai character.
Strategy
Though tsurugi do even more damage than ordinary two-handed swords, they are subject to the same disadvantages. Any role that is unrestricted in two-handed swords can also twoweapon, and there are weapon combinations that can do more damage than an ordinary tsurugi.
The following information pertains to an upcoming version (3.7.0). If this version is now released, please verify that the information below is still accurate, then update the page to incorporate it.
Per commit 60c19568, two-handed weapons gain a 1⁄2 strength bonus when used in melee.History
The tsurugi first appears in NetHack 3.1.0.
Origin
A tsurugi is a Japanese straight-bladed, double-edged sword, making it easy to distinguish from the curved katana.
Kusanagi, one of the three Imperial Regalia of Japan, is said to be a tsurugi.
Variants
dNetHack
In dNetHack, monsters that are huge or bigger in size can wield a tsurugi in one hand.
The ogre emperor always generates with a tsurugi that will be at least +1.
SpliceHack
In SpliceHack, a tsurugi can be created by combining a katana and a two-handed sword at a furnace.
EvilHack
In EvilHack, tsurugi are popular two-weapon candidates for giant characters, who can wield two-handed weapons in one hand and even twoweapon with them.
A tsurugi can be created at a forge by combining a katana and a two-handed sword.
Encyclopedia entry
The tsurugi, also known as the long samurai sword, is an
extremely sharp, two-handed blade favored by the samurai.
It is made of hardened steel, and is manufactured using a
special process, causing it to never rust. The tsurugi is
rumored to be so sharp that it can occasionally cut
opponents in half!
