POWDER/Weapons

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Held Weapons

Damage is given first as the damage generator format, then translated into a damage range. Other factors can influence the damage amounts, as well. Most items can give 1d2 (1-2) damage when wielded. In addition to differences in damage, weapons can have a bonus or malus to their chance to hit, show in square brackets (e.g. [+1]). This makes a rapier an excellent weapon for an unskilled character; the bonus to hit allows you to be fairly effective even with no weapon skill. Included in {curly brackets} is the size of the weapon, important principally because one of your three possible weapon skill stars comes from skill with weapons of a given size.

Edged Weapons

• Knife - 1d3+0 (1-3) [+1] {Tiny; Small for skill purposes}
• Short Sword - 1d6+0 (1-6) [0] {Small}
• Long Sword - 1d8+0 (1-8) {Medium}
• Silver Sword - 1d8+0 (1-8) [0] {Medium}
  • Bonus damage to silver-sensitive monsters
• Flaming Sword - 1d8 (1-8) [0] physical damage + 1d3 (1-3) fire damage {Medium}
  • Grants light radius 2
  • Created by dipping a Long Sword into a potion of Greek Fire or in lava

Pointed Weapons

• Dagger - 1d4+0 (1-4) [+1] {Small}
• Silver Dagger - 1d4+0 (1-4) [+1] {Small}
  • Bonus damage to silver-sensitive monsters
• Rapier - 1d7+0 (1-7) [+2] {Medium}
• Lightning Rapier - 1d12 (1-12) [+4] {Medium} - note awesome "to hit" bonus
  • Damage is type "shock" rather than type "physical"
  • A lightning rapier has a number of charges, when they are exhausted it becomes a rapier
  • Created by exposure to electricity (spells or dragon breath)
  • Maximum charge is 99
    • The number of charges depends on how many times it is hit by the electrical blast. Once gives the rapier 20 charges, twice gives the rapier 70 charges, etc.
• Spear - 1d9+1 (2-10) [0] {Large}
• Silver Spear - 1d9+1 (2-10) [0] {Large}
  • Bonus damage to silver-sensitive monsters

Blunt Weapons

• Club - 1d4+1 (2-5) [0] {Small}
• Torch - 1d5 (1-5) [-1] {Small}
  • Damage is type "fire" rather than type "physical"
  • Grants light radius 3
  • May be created by dipping a club into Greek Fire, but can be found in dungeon
• Mace - 1d6+1 (2-7) [0] {Medium}
• Ice Mace - Unknown
  • Created by freezing water containing a submerged mace, then extracting mace after melting the ice
• Warhammer - 2d4+3 (5-11) [0] {Large}
• Staff 2d2+0 (2-4)
• Crook 2d2+0 (2-4) [0] {Large} (likely considered part of the staff category, not confirmed)

Ranged Weapons

Most items in the game can be thrown 2 spaces, and do 1d2+0 damage. Tiny items, such as rings, only do 1 damage, and some items when thrown (such as staffs) do no damage at all. Those that do special damage when thrown or fired are listed below.

(# - Distance item can be thrown):Thrown damage generator (translated damage) [to-hit modifier]

• Rock - (4):1d2+2 (3-4)
• Knife - (6):1d3+2 (3-5) [+3]
• Dagger - (5):1d4+2 [+2] (3-6)
• Silver Dagger - (5):1d4+2 [+2] (3-6)
  • Bonus damage to silver-sensitive monsters
• Spear - (4):1d8+2 (3-10) [+1]
• Silver Spear - (4):1d8+2 (3-10) [+1]
  • Bonus damage to silver-sensitive monsters
• Torch - (5):1d5+2 (3-7) [-2]
  • Damage is type "fire" rather than type "physical"
  • While not ineffective as a weapon primary reason for throwing torches is illumination
• Arrow (shot from a bow) - (6):2d4+0 [0] (2-8)
• Flaming Arrow (shot from a bow) - Unknown
  • Created by dipping arrows into Greek Fire (or lava?)
• Bottles (empty bottle, potion) - (4):1d2 (1-2) [0]
  • Note damage is no better than other items, but better range and accuracy for throwing potions.
• Ring - (7): 1 (1) [0]
  • Note that while all but useless for damage (except silver ring on silverphobes), rings throw rather well - is there some usefulness to this yet to be discovered?
• Weapons confirmed to be standard (2):1d2 (1-2) [-2]:
  • Rapier, Silver Sword, Warhammer, Mace, Lightning Rapier, Crook, Short Sword, Bow, Flaming Sword, Club