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Originally posted by Russ:
Halberd +2: "Pikeman's Friend."
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A nice idea, but unfortunately the Shield spell won't provide much benefit to someone who's probably already wearing Plate or better. I would simply have the weapon confer a -2 AC bonus, with an additional -4 against Missiles.
Unfortunately, the game can't recognize Critical Hits or Misses and use them to implement things like the firepot blowing up in your face.
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Dagger +1: "Pest-begone."
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Neato! But what was Zsheortj's mother thinking when she named him, and what did he do to get even?
Here's my submission for an item collection: (Have you noticed how popular
weapons are, as compared with other types of items? Only Olorin has dared to be different.)
War Pick+3: "Gravedigger"
Dwarves have always been fascinated with mined jewels and precious metals, and as a consequence, other races have always been fascinated with trying to obtain the fruits of the Dwarves' efforts. As these interactions can (frequently) turn hostile, some Dwarves have often felt that by digging valuable minerals from the earth, they are indirectly digging their own graves. One such Dwarf was Perreck Stonecleaver, who suffered the fate of being the only Dwarf in an isolated community of Humans. Not only did they jump his claims and rush in to do their own digging whenever Perreck struck a good vein, but they also boycotted him, forcing him to sell his gold and silver at far below market value, if he wanted to sell at all. Fed up with this treatment, one night Perreck left his mine, did away with many of his enemies using their own mining tools, and vanished.
It is presumed that he never came into contact with Humans again, but he must have met some highly skilled Dwarven or Deep-Gnomish weaponsmiths before he died, as Perreck was reported as being no smith, but yet this weapon bears his mark. Some have suggested that his name adorns the weapon because his very soul is within--at the very least, he seems to have channeled into it his rage against all those who would rob miners of the fruits of their labor. The first mention of its use above ground places it in the hands of the Dwarven warrior, Liorek Berradun, who was reputed to be able to command the earth to open into a firey trench, into which his enemies would fall and be buried--thus earning Liorek (and, by extension, his weapon) the moniker "Gravedigger."
Liorek's adventuring career, like so many others, came to an untimely end, but his at least makes a good tale: While leading a skirmish against a party of Hill Giants, a powerful earth-tremor shook the area, and a crevasse opened up beneath his own feet. In his desperate scramble to safety, Liorek dropped his War Pick into the abyss, and before he could even catch his breath, he found himself confronted by two Earth Elementals, who made short work of the weaponless Liorek and then jumped down the chasm after him.
2D4+3 Piercing damage
Proficiency: Warhammer
Each hit has a 10% chance of casting "Perreck's Curse," which does the following:
1-65: Nothing happens
66-90: Casts Implosion on the victim
91-95: Creates a random Gem in the user's Inventory
96-100: Casts Earthquake and Implosion on the user, summons 1D4 Greater Earth Elementals (always hostile).
Only Usable by: Dwarven or Gnomish Fighters of non-Lawful Alignment
Location: On Vithal, after returning from the Earth Elemental Plane
[ 04-24-2003, 07:02 PM: Message edited by: SixOfSpades ]