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[scud]

Pretty hard to do better than that for artefact headgear.

Chuck in fire immunity, pConf, and pStun and you've got a deal!

[Nomad]

Same game, a little later:

the Golden Crown of Uronna [0,+12] <+3>
     Found lying on the floor in a vault at 2300 feet (level 46).
     
     +3 strength.
     Provides immunity to cold.
     Provides resistance to shards.
     Provides protection from blindness.
     Cannot be harmed by acid, electricity, fire, cold.
     Grants telepathy.

Pretty hard to do better than that for artefact headgear.

[Nomad]

Maybe not the greatest weapon overall, but I have to say I blinked a little bit at that damage bonus.

the Lucerne Hammer 'Mithlor' (2d5) (+9,+32) [+2] <+1>
     Found lying on the floor in a vault at 1850 feet (level 37).
     
     +1 constitution.
     Slays evil creatures, trolls.
     *Slays* demons.
     Provides resistance to cold.
     Cannot be harmed by acid, electricity, fire, cold.
     Grants the ability to see invisible things.  
     
     Combat info:
     3.5 blows/round.
     With +1 STR and +0 DEX you would get 3.8 blows
     With +0 STR and +2 DEX you would get 3.8 blows
     Average damage/round: 232.7 vs. evil creatures, 255.6 vs. trolls,
     301.3 vs. demons, and 209.9 vs. others.

[PowerWyrm]

It's not THAT stupid.

(But it is probably the best name ever for a heroic sword of yore.)

  
t) the Main Gauche 'Moron' (2d5) (+8,+5)
     Dropped by Lagduf, the Snaga at 1350 feet (level 27).
     
     Slays orcs.
     Cannot be harmed by acid, electricity, fire, cold.
     Grants the ability to see invisible things.  
     
     Combat info:
     1.1 blows/round.
     With +3 STR and +0 DEX you would get 1.3 blows
     With +0 STR and +2 DEX you would get 1.3 blows
     Average damage/round: 39.4 vs. orcs, and 24.9 vs. others.

I find the name appropriate! Lagduf is indeed a moron for carrying a blade that can slay him...

[MattB]

It's not THAT stupid.

(But it is probably the best name ever for a heroic sword of yore.)

  
t) the Main Gauche 'Moron' (2d5) (+8,+5)
     Dropped by Lagduf, the Snaga at 1350 feet (level 27).
     
     Slays orcs.
     Cannot be harmed by acid, electricity, fire, cold.
     Grants the ability to see invisible things.  
     
     Combat info:
     1.1 blows/round.
     With +3 STR and +0 DEX you would get 1.3 blows
     With +0 STR and +2 DEX you would get 1.3 blows
     Average damage/round: 39.4 vs. orcs, and 24.9 vs. others.

[MattB]

The damage is too low for my late-game warrior to get much use out of this now, but otherwise wow:

the Short Sword of Fearad (1d7) (+6,+16) <+4>
Found lying on the floor in a vault at 3800 feet (level 76).

+4 dexterity.
Slays giants, dragons.
Provides immunity to lightning, cold.
Provides resistance to disenchantment.
Provides protection from fear.
Cannot be harmed by acid, electricity, fire, cold.
Grants telepathy.

immelec, immcold AND ESP. Yes, wow!

[Nomad]

The damage is too low for my late-game warrior to get much use out of this now, but otherwise wow:

the Short Sword of Fearad (1d7) (+6,+16) <+4>
Found lying on the floor in a vault at 3800 feet (level 76).

+4 dexterity.
Slays giants, dragons.
Provides immunity to lightning, cold.
Provides resistance to disenchantment.
Provides protection from fear.
Cannot be harmed by acid, electricity, fire, cold.
Grants telepathy.

[Timo Pietilä]

I've never stuck around long enough to break a *heavy curse*. Do regular Enchants have any chance of breaking one? Is it currently a dice roll to break, or is it an incremental decursification process?

Every scroll has chance to break the curse. Even when actual enchantment failed. Also priest "dispel curse" breaks heavy curses (dungeon book spell, not the "remove curse" -version). Those spells have been removed from 3.4, but they are in 3.3 (I think).

[scud]

As I recall, it would have given my High Elf warrior something like 99.8 damage vs. demons.

...And 8 vs. everything else.

Heh. Be grateful it wasn't an orc slayer.

At least its a good sink for Enchant scrolls.

I've never stuck around long enough to break a *heavy curse*. Do regular Enchants have any chance of breaking one? Is it currently a dice roll to break, or is it an incremental decursification process?

[emulord]

At least its a good sink for Enchant scrolls.

[Nomad]

Slays multiply the dice damage, and have no effect on pluses. This weapon would deal 15d3 - 7 damage to demons, which honestly isn't too bad...

As I recall, it would have given my High Elf warrior something like 99.8 damage vs. demons.

...And 8 vs. everything else.

[Derakon]

Slays multiply the dice damage, and have no effect on pluses. This weapon would deal 15d3 - 7 damage to demons, which honestly isn't too bad...

[scud]

... but hey! It *slays* demons! That's gotta be worth something, right?

I've never considered how slays, *slays*, and elemental brand To Dam numbers are calculated. Would the *slay* on something that's at –7 increase or reduce damage?

[AnonymousHero]

... but hey! It *slays* demons! That's gotta be worth something, right?

[Nomad]

And you IDed it before use?!?

Well, fortunately the {cursed} status showed on pickup. (I'm playing 3.5 dev.) Though the character managed to die of stupidity a few levels later anyway.