nethack spoiler site http://www.nethack.de/ Maintainer: Sascha Wostmann (sascha@nethack.de) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Filename : 32weap.txt Author : Sascha Wostmann (sascha@nethack.de) Content : Table showing Damages of the different weapons against small and large monsters according to current skill level. Size : 92 columns width and about 210 lines long Resources: File "WEAPONS" by Robert DeLoura (deloura@noaapmel.govr) and Boudewijn Wayers (kroisos@win.tue.nl) Table "weapon skills" by David Robertson (djr98665@egr.uh.edu) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Columns: "Weapon" : the real name of the weapon when identified "Appearance" : the name of the weapon when not identified "Class" : the class to which the weapon belongs "R/U avg" : the average damage when restricted / unskilled in that class "B avg" : the average damage when basic skilled in that class "S avg" : the average damage when skilled in that class "E avg" : the average damage when Expert in that class "small" : against small monsters "large" : against large monsters (larger than humans) Plusses or minuses in parantheses are inherent to-hit bonuses for that weapon. So a tsurugi has automatically a +2 to-hit and a dwarvish mattock a -1 to-hit ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- small | large R/U B S E | R/U B S E Weapon Appearance Class avg avg avg avg | avg avg avg avg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SWORDS | broadsword -- Broadsword 3,0 5,0 6,0 7,0 | 2,5 4,5 5,5 6,5 dwarvish short sword broad shrt swd Short Sword 2,0 4,0 5,0 6,0 | 2,5 4,5 5,5 6,5 elven broadsword runed broadswd Broadsword 4,0 6,0 7,0 8,0 | 2,5 4,5 5,5 6,5 elven short sword runed shrt swd Short Sword 2,5 4,5 5,5 6,5 | 2,5 4,5 5,5 6,5 katana (+) samurai sword Long Sword 3,5 5,5 6,5 7,5 | 4,5 6,5 7,5 8,5 long sword -- Long Sword 2,5 4,5 5,5 6,5 | 4,5 6,5 7,5 8,5 ninja-to -- Broadsword 3,0 5,0 6,0 7,0 | 2,5 4,5 5,5 6,5 orcish short sword crude shrt swd Short Sword 1,0 3,0 4,0 5,0 | 2,5 4,5 5,5 6,5 runesword runed broadswd Broadsword 0,5 2,5 3,5 4,5 | 1,5 3,5 4,5 5,5 scimitar curved sword Scimitar 2,5 4,5 5,5 6,5 | 2,5 4,5 5,5 6,5 short sword -- Short Sword 1,5 3,5 4,5 5,5 | 2,5 4,5 5,5 6,5 silver saber -- Saber 2,5 4,5 5,5 6,5 | 2,5 4,5 5,5 6,5 tsurugi (++) lng sam. swd 2-handed Sword 6,5 8,5 9,5 10,5 | 9,5 11,5 12,5 13,5 two-handed sword -- 2-handed Sword 4,5 6,5 7,5 8,5 | 8,5 10,5 11,5 12,5 wakizashi -- Short Sword 1,5 3,5 4,5 5,5 | 2,5 4,5 5,5 6,5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLEARMS | bardiche long poleaxe Polearm 3,0 5,0 6,0 7,0 | 5,5 7,5 8,5 9,5 bec de corbin beaked polearm Polearm 2,5 4,5 5,5 6,5 | 1,5 3,5 4,5 5,5 bill-guisarme hooked polearm Polearm 3,0 5,0 6,0 7,0 | 3,5 5,5 6,5 7,5 fauchard pole sickle Polearm 1,5 3,5 4,5 5,5 | 2,5 4,5 5,5 6,5 glaive sngl-edge pole Polearm 1,5 3,5 4,5 5,5 | 3,5 5,5 6,5 7,5 guisarme pruning hook Polearm 3,0 5,0 6,0 7,0 | 2,5 4,5 5,5 6,5 halberd angled poleaxe Polearm 3,5 5,5 6,5 7,5 | 5,0 7,0 8,0 9,0 lucern hammer pronged pole Polearm 3,0 5,0 6,0 7,0 | 4,5 6,5 7,5 8,5 naginata sngl-edge pole Polearm 1,5 3,5 4,5 5,5 | 3,5 5,5 6,5 7,5 partisan vulgar polearm Polearm 1,5 3,5 4,5 5,5 | 2,5 4,5 5,5 6,5 ranseur hilted polearm Polearm 3,0 5,0 6,0 7,0 | 3,0 5,0 6,0 7,0 spetum forked polearm Polearm 2,5 4,5 5,5 6,5 | 5,0 7,0 8,0 9,0 voulge pole cleaver Polearm 3,0 5,0 6,0 7,0 | 3,0 5,0 6,0 7,0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPEARS | dwarvish spear stout spear Spear 2,5 4,5 5,5 6,5 | 2,5 4,5 5,5 6,5 elven spear runed spear Spear 2,0 4,0 5,0 6,0 | 2,5 4,5 5,5 6,5 javelin throwing spear Javelin 1,5 3,5 4,5 5,5 | 1,5 3,5 4,5 5,5 lance -- Lance 1,5 3,5 4,5 5,5 | 2,5 4,5 5,5 6,5 orcish spear crude spear Spear 1,0 3,0 4,0 5,0 | 2,5 4,5 5,5 6,5 spear -- Spear 1,5 3,5 4,5 5,5 | 2,5 4,5 5,5 6,5 trident -- Trident 2,5 4,5 5,5 6,5 | 5,5 7,5 8,5 9,5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BLUNT WEAPONS | aklys thonged club Club 1,5 3,5 4,5 5,5 | 0,0 2,0 3,0 4,0 bullwhip -- Whip -0,5 1,5 2,5 3,5 | -1,0 1,0 2,0 3,0 club -- Club 1,5 3,5 4,5 5,5 | 0,0 2,0 3,0 4,0 flail -- Flail 2,5 4,5 5,5 6,5 | 3,0 5,0 6,0 7,0 mace -- Mace 2,5 4,5 5,5 6,5 | 1,5 3,5 4,5 5,5 morning star -- Morning Star 3,0 5,0 6,0 7,0 | 2,5 4,5 5,5 6,5 nunchaku -- Flail 2,5 4,5 5,5 6,5 | 3,0 5,0 6,0 7,0 quarterstaff staff Quarterstaff 1,5 3,5 4,5 5,5 | 1,5 3,5 4,5 5,5 rubber hose -- Whip 0,5 2,5 3,5 4,5 | 0,0 2,0 3,0 4,0 war hammer -- Hammer 1,5 3,5 4,5 5,5 | 0,5 2,5 3,5 4,5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER HAND WEAPONS | athame (++) -- Dagger 0,5 2,5 3,5 4,5 | 0,0 2,0 3,0 4,0 axe -- Axe 1,5 3,5 4,5 5,5 | 0,5 2,5 3,5 4,5 battle-axe dbl-headed axe Axe 5,0 7,0 8,0 9,0 | 6,5 8,5 9,5 10,5 crysknife (+++) -- Knife 3,5 5,5 6,5 7,5 | 3,5 5,5 6,5 7,5 dagger (++) -- Dagger 0,5 2,5 3,5 4,5 | 0,0 2,0 3,0 4,0 dwarvish mattock (-) heavy pick Pick-axe 4,5 6,5 7,5 8,5 | 9,5 11,5 12,5 13,5 elven dagger (++) runed dagger Dagger 1,0 3,0 4,0 5,0 | 0,0 2,0 3,0 4,0 knife -- Knife 0,0 2,0 3,0 4,0 | -0,5 1,5 2,5 3,5 orcish dagger (++) crude dagger Dagger 0,0 2,0 3,0 4,0 | 0,0 2,0 3,0 4,0 scalpel (++) -- Knife 0,0 2,0 3,0 4,0 | 0,0 2,0 3,0 4,0 shito -- Knife 0,0 2,0 3,0 4,0 | -0,5 1,5 2,5 3,5 stiletto -- Knife 0,0 2,0 3,0 4,0 | -0,5 1,5 2,5 3,5 worm tooth -- Knife -0,5 1,5 2,5 3,5 | -0,5 1,5 2,5 3,5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOWS | bow -- Bow 1,5 3,5 4,5 5,5 | -2,0 0,0 1,0 2,0 crossbow -- Crossbow 1,5 3,5 4,5 5,5 | -2,0 0,0 1,0 2,0 elven bow runed bow Bow 1,5 3,5 4,5 5,5 | -2,0 0,0 1,0 2,0 orcish bow crude bow Bow 1,5 3,5 4,5 5,5 | -2,0 0,0 1,0 2,0 sling -- Sling 1,5 3,5 4,5 5,5 | -2,0 0,0 1,0 2,0 yumi long bow Bow 1,5 3,5 4,5 5,5 | -2,0 0,0 1,0 2,0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MISSILE WEAPONS | arrow -- 1,5 3,5 4,5 5,5 | 1,5 3,5 4,5 5,5 crossbow bolt -- 1,5 3,5 4,5 5,5 | 2,5 4,5 5,5 6,5 elven arrow runed arrow 2,0 4,0 5,0 6,0 | 1,5 3,5 4,5 5,5 orcish arrow crude arrow 1,0 3,0 4,0 5,0 | 1,5 3,5 4,5 5,5 silver arrow -- 1,5 3,5 4,5 5,5 | 1,5 3,5 4,5 5,5 ya (+) bamboo arrow 2,0 4,0 5,0 6,0 | 2,0 4,0 5,0 6,0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THROWING WEAPONS | boomerang -- Boomerang 3,0 5,0 6,0 7,0 | 3,0 5,0 6,0 7,0 dart -- Dart 0,0 2,0 3,0 4,0 | -0,5 1,5 2,5 3,5 shuriken (++) throwing star Shuriken 2,5 4,5 5,5 6,5 | 1,5 3,5 4,5 5,5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOOLS | pick-axe -- Pick-axe 1,5 3,5 4,5 5,5 | 0,0 2,0 3,0 4,0 unicorn horn -- Unicorn Horn 4,5 6,5 7,5 8,5 | 4,5 6,5 7,5 8,5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the Table by David about the maximum available skill levels. Weapon group maximum skill levels by character class ----------------------------------------------------- Legend ------- B - Basic S - Skilled E - Expert # - skill level for barehanded or martial arts - A blank indicates a restricted group. Classes /--------------------------------------------------------------\ |Weapon Group | A | B | C | E | H | K | P | R | S | T | V | W | |--------------------------------------------------------------- |Dagger | B | B | B | E | S | B | | E | B | E | E | E | |Knife | B | | S | S | E | B | | E | S | S | | S | |Axe | | E | S | | | S | | | | B | E | S | |Pick-axe | E | E | B | | | B | | | | B | S | | |Short Sword | B | B | | E | S | S | | E | E | E | S | B | |Broadsword | | S | | E | | S | | S | S | B | S | | |Long sword | | S | | S | | E | | S | E | B | E | | |2-handed sword| | E | | B | | S | | B | E | B | E | | |Scimitar | S | S | | S | B | B | | S | B | S | B | | |Saber | E | B | | S | B | S | | S | B | S | B | | |Club | S | S | E | | S | B | E | S | | | | S | |Mace | | S | E | | B | S | E | S | | B | | B | |Morning star | | S | B | | | S | E | B | | B | | | |Flail | | B | S | | | B | E | B | S | B | | | |Hammer | | E | S | | | B | E | B | | B | E | | |Quarterstaff | S | B | E | | E | | E | B | B | B | B | E | |Polearm | | | S | | B | S | S | | S | B | S | S | |Spear | | S | E | E | B | S | S | B | B | B | S | B | |Javelin | | | S | B | B | S | S | | B | B | B | B | |Trident | | S | S | | B | B | S | | | B | B | B | |Lance | | | | | | E | B | | S | B | S | | |Bow | | B | E | E | | B | B | | E | B | | | |Sling | S | | S | B | S | S | B | | | B | B | S | |Crossbow | | | | B | | | B | E | | B | | | |Dart | B | | | | E | | B | E | | E | | E | |Shuriken | | | | B | S | | B | S | E | B | | B | |Boomerang | E | | E | | | | B | | | B | | | |Whip | E | | | | | | | | | B | | | |Unicorn horn | S | | B | | E | | S | | | S | | | |Bare-handed | 4 | 6 | 6 | | 2 | 4 | | 2 | | 4 | 4 | 2 | |Martial Arts | | | | 2 | | | | | 6 | | | | \--------------------------------------------------------------/ Weapon group classification --------------------------- Weapon group | Weapons in that group ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dagger | [Elven/Orcish/ ] dagger, athame Knife | knife, stiletto, worm tooth, crysknife, scalpel Axe | axe, battle axe Pick-axe | pick-axe, Dwarvish mattock Short Sword | [Elven/Dwarvish/Orcish/ ] short sword Broadsword | [Elven/ ] broadsword, runesword Long sword | long sword, katana 2-handed sword | two handed sword, Tsurugi Scimitar | scimitar Saber | silver saber Club | club, aklys Mace | mace Morning star | morning star Flail | flail Hammer | war hammer Quarterstaff | quarterstaff Polearm | partisan, ranseur, glaive, spetum, halberd, | bardiche, voulge, fauchard, guisarme, | bill-guisarme, lucern hammer, bec-de-corbin Spear | [Elven/Orcish/Dwarvish/ ] spear Javelin | javelin Trident | trident Lance | lance Bow | [Elven/Orcish/ ] bow, yumi Sling | sling Crossbow | crossbow Dart | dart Shuriken | shuriken Boomerang | boomerang Whip | whip, rubber hose Unicorn horn | unicorn horn