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Originally posted by Lord Delarue:
ok read the title, for all of the trouble you have to do to get this item, i think blackrazor is much better, the equalizer is only +3 when determined what it can hit, so that sucks in TOB and you can not even hit kangaxx with it, so basically it would have been a good sword if you could aquire it in a much earlier stage of the game, but that's just my opinion 
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That's partially true.
The Equalizer is only +3 against anyone of True Neutral Alignment.
Here's the exact stats of the Equalizer:
THACO & Damage:
vs True Neutral +0 to hit, +0 to damage
vs Chaotic Neutral, Lawful Neutral +1 to hit, +2 damage
vs Neutral Good, Neutral Evil +2 to hit, +4 damage
vs other alignments +3 to hit, +6 damage
I've used this sword, it does a lot of damage when in the proper hand, it depends on the Alignment of the character you're killing. Granted, it especially comes in handy at the beggining. (I got bored of waiting for it one day) However, it's still a useful sword.
Basically when fighting someone of Chaotic Neutral or Lawful Neutral alignment, the sword acts like a +4 longsword
For Neutral Good or Neutral Evil alignments, it's a +5 sword.
For Chaotic Good, Lawful Good, Chaotic Evil, and Lawful Evil, it's a +6 longsword.
This is where the Sword of Neutrality's power comes in handy. If you did have this sword at the begginning of the came, you'd barely lose.
However, I really can't understand why it doesn't work against Kangaxx...(Maybe Kangaxx's alignment is True Neutral, and only +4 weapons or better can kill a Demi-Lich)
So for pure power in a weapon, The Equalizer is pretty decent, especially with Immunity to Charm and Confusion. At one point in the game, I did 45 damage with this Longsword. (Edit, I can't remember what damage I did do with the sword when I had the Girdle of Fire Giant Strength)
[ 04-05-2002, 04:43 PM: Message edited by: Jerr Conner ]