The Forge

This article is about the special level. For the dungeon fixture that appears in EvilHack, see forge (dungeon feature).

The Forge is a special level that appears in NetHack: The Next Generation and SlashTHEM. It is the home of the blacksmith Duri, a unique monster who can forge selected artifact weapons for you, though the prices are suitably hefty depending on the chosen artifact.

While the artifacts that can be made at The Forge are all capable of generating in normal play, requesting an artifact from Duri is not subject to artifact generation rules, and uses different prices compared to the artifacts' typical base prices. All of the artifacts listed can also be obtained by normal methods, unless otherwise specified.

NetHack: The Next Generation

In NetHack: The Next Generation, the Forge has an 80% chance of being generated, and may appear anywhere from levels 15 to 19 within the Dungeons of Doom.

Artifacts

The following artifacts can be crafted by Duri; their base prices are listed below.

Artifact name	Base item type	Alignment	Base price	Special properties			Other ways to obtain
				Carried	Used (worn, wielded, applied, or read)	Invoked
Sting	elven dagger (runed dagger)	chaotic	500		+d5 to-hit and double damage to orcs. Warning of orcs and allows one-move escape from webs while wielded.		Naming any elven dagger "Sting"
Orcrist	elven broadsword (runed broadsword)	chaotic	600		+d5 to-hit and double damage to orcs		Naming any elven broadsword "Orcrist"; first sacrifice gift for Elves
Mumakbane	long sword	neutral	1000		+d5 to-hit and +d60 fire damage to mumakil
Shocker	electric sword	neutral	2000		+d3 to-hit and double shock damage
Grimtooth	orcish dagger (crude dagger)	chaotic	2500		+d2 to-hit and +d6 damage
Cleaver	battle-axe	neutral	3000		+d3 to-hit and +d6 damage		First sacrifice gift for Barbarians
Ogresmasher	war hammer	unaligned	3500		+d5 to-hit and double damage against ogres
Trollsbane	morning star	unaligned	4000		+d5 to-hit and double damage against trolls
Wormbiter	crysknife	neutral	4500		+d5 to-hit and double damage against worms
Dragonbane	broadsword	unaligned	5000		+d5 to-hit and double damage against dragons
Werebane	silver saber	unaligned	5200		+d5 to-hit and double damage against werecreatures
Fire Brand	long sword	unaligned	6500		+d5 to-hit and double fire damage against monsters without fire resistance; grants fire resistance while wielded
Frost Brand	long sword	unaligned	6750		+d5 to-hit and double cold damage against monsters without cold resistance; grants cold resistance while wielded
Sunsword	long sword	lawful	7000		+d5 to hit and double damage against undead
Magicbane	athame	neutral	8000		+d3 to-hit and 40% of +d4 damage and additional magic effects; grants magic resistance and absorbs curses while wielded		First sacrifice gift for Wizards
Giantslayer	long sword	neutral	8500		+d5 to-hit and double damage against giants
Demonbane	long sword	lawful	9000		+d5 to-hit and double damage against demons
Snickersnee	katana	lawful	9500		+d8 damage		First sacrifice gift for Samurai
Excalibur	long sword	lawful	10000		+d5 to-hit and +d10 damage; grants drain resistance, automatic searching and enchantment bonus to manual searching while wielded; wielding also allows monsters to track you		Does not randomly generate - can be obtained by crowning, dipping a long sword in a fountain, wishing, or bones
Mjollnir	war hammer	neutral	11000		+d5 to-hit and +d24 damage against monsters without shock resistance; can be thrown at 25 strength, and returns 99% of the time for Valkyries		First sacrifice gift for Valkyries
Stormbringer	runesword	chaotic	12000		+d5 to-hit, +d2 damage and drains level for additional +1d8 damage against monsters without drain resistance; grants drain resistance while wielded; bloodthirsty
Vorpal Blade	long sword	neutral	15000		+d5 to-hit and +d1 damage; 5% chance of beheading any monster it hits (misses if the target is unsolid or headless), always beheads jabberwocks
Grayswandir	silver saber	lawful	17500		+d5 to-hit and double damage; grants hallucination resistance while wielded

SlashTHEM

In SlashTHEM, the Forge is located on level 20, and has a 50% chance of being generated.

Artifacts

The following artifacts can be crafted by Duri, with the exact prices dependent on modifications to the base price made by your requested customizations and your current charisma score - with high enough charisma, you may even specify the artifact weapon that you desire.

Artifact name	Base item type	Alignment	Base price	Special properties				Other ways to obtain
				Favored race/role	Carried	Used (worn, wielded, applied, or read)	Invoked
Sting	elven dagger (runed dagger)	lawful	500	Elves		+5 to-hit and double damage to orcs. Warning of orcs and allows one-move escape from webs while wielded.		Naming any elven dagger "Sting"
Orcrist	elven broadsword (runed broadsword)	lawful	600	Elves		+5 to-hit and double damage to orcs; 15% chance of cancelling any orc it hits, subject to resistance		Naming any elven broadsword "Orcrist"
Slow Blade	orcish short sword (crude short sword)	chaotic	700			+2 to-hit and +9 damage
Quick Blade	elven short sword (runed short sword)	lawful	750			+9 to-hit and +2 damage
Elfrist	orcish spear (crude spear)	chaotic	800	Orcs, lycanthropes		+5 to-hit, +15 damage to elves (including drow); 15% chance of cancelling any elf it hits, subject to resistance		Naming any orcish spear "Elfrist"
Fungisword	long sword	lawful	900			+10 to-hit and double damage to fungi; hallucination resistance when wielded
Mumakbane	long sword	neutral	950			+5 to-hit and +60 fire damage to mumakil
Silvershard	silver dagger	unaligned	1000			+2 to-hit and double damage
Luckblade	short sword	neutral	1200	Gnomes	Acts as luckstone	+5 to-hit and +5 damage
Sword of Balance	silver short sword	neutral	1500			+2 to-hit and +5 damage to cross-aligned monsters
Petslayer	club	chaotic	2000			+5 to-hit and +10 damage to domestic animals
Grimtooth	orcish dagger (crude dagger)	chaotic	2500	Orcs		+2 to-hit and +6 damage
Yoichi no yumi	yumi (long bow)	lawful	3000			+20 to-hit, double damage on ya fired from it	Create ammo
Ogresmasher	war hammer	unaligned	3500			+5 to-hit, double damage against ogres; 15% chance of cancelling any ogre it hits, subject to resistance
Trollsbane	morning star	unaligned	4000			+5 to-hit, double damage against trolls; 15% chance of cancelling any troll it hits, subject to resistance
Wormbiter	crysknife	neutral	4500			+5 to-hit and double damage against worms
Dragonbane	broadsword	unaligned	5000			+5 to-hit and double damage against dragons; 15% chance of cancelling any dragon it hits, subject to resistance
Werebane	silver saber	unaligned	5200			+5 to-hit and double damage against werecreatures; 15% chance of cancelling any werecreature it hits, subject to resistance
Spineseeker	stiletto	chaotic	6000			+5 to-hit and +5 damage
Fire Brand	long sword	unaligned	6500			+5 to-hit and double fire damage against monsters without fire resistance; grants fire resistance while wielded
Frost Brand	long sword	unaligned	6750			+5 to-hit and double cold damage against monsters without cold resistance; grants cold resistance while wielded
Sunsword	long sword	lawful	7000			+5 to hit and double damage against undead; prevents blinding while wielded
Shock Brand	long sword	unaligned	7250			+5 to-hit and double shock damage against monsters without shock resistance; grants shock resistance while wielded
Acid Brand	long sword	unaligned	7500			+5 to-hit and double acid damage against monsters without acid resistance; grants acid resistance while wielded
Diplomat	ornate mace	neutral	8000			+10 to-hit and +25 damage against monsters with proper names
Mirror Brand	long sword	neutral	8250			+5 to-hit and double damage against cross-aligned monsters, stuns any target; grants reflection while wielded
Giantkiller	axe	neutral	8500			+5 to-hit and double damage against giants; 15% chance of cancelling any giant it hits, subject to resistance
Demonbane	long sword	lawful	9000			+5 to-hit and double damage against demons; 15% chance of cancelling any demon it hits, subject to resistance
Snickersnee	katana	lawful	9500			+8 damage
Plague	dark elven bow	chaotic	10000	Drow		+5 to-hit, +7 damage and auto-poisoning for arrows fired from it; grants poison resistance while wielded
Hellfire	crossbow	chaotic	11000			+5 to-hit, +7 damage and fiery explosions for bolts fired from it; grants fire resistance while wielded
Stormbringer	runesword	chaotic	12000			+5 to-hit, +2 damage and drains level for additional +1d8 damage against monsters without drain resistance; grants drain resistance while wielded; bloodthirsty
Vorpal Blade	long sword	neutral	15000			+5 to-hit and +1 damage, 5% chance of beheading any monster it hits (misses if the target is unsolid or headless), always beheads jabberwocks
Grayswandir	silver saber	lawful	17500			+5 to-hit and double damage; grants hallucination resistance while wielded
Houchou	spoon	chaotic	50000			Instakills any monster it hits when thrown, destroying itself in the process