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A '''loadstone''' is not a desirable [[gem]] to have on your person. It is extremely heavy and becomes cursed upon picking it up, meaning you cannot drop it. The only way to get rid of it is to remove its curse somehow, by [[scroll of remove curse|scroll]] or [[spell]], or holy water; or possibly to have it stolen by a [[nymph]].
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A '''loadstone''' is not a desirable [[gem]] to have on your person. It is extremely heavy and normally generated cursed, meaning you cannot drop it. The only way to get rid of it is to remove its curse somehow - by [[scroll of remove curse|scroll]], [[spell]], holy water, or possibly to have it stolen by a [[nymph]].  Loadstones [[autocurse]] when they are dropped.
  
 
To test to see if a stone is a loadstone, kick it ''before'' you pick it up. Loadstones cannot be kicked under normal circumstances (unenhanced strength, not on [[ice]], not with [[kicking boots]]).
 
To test to see if a stone is a loadstone, kick it ''before'' you pick it up. Loadstones cannot be kicked under normal circumstances (unenhanced strength, not on [[ice]], not with [[kicking boots]]).

Revision as of 15:10, 20 October 2006

* Gray stone.png
Name loadstone
Appearance gray stone
Damage vs. small 1d3
Damage vs. large 1d3
To-hit bonus +0
Weapon skill sling
Size one-handed
Base price 1 zm
(+10/positive
enchant)
Weight 500
Material mineral

A loadstone is not a desirable gem to have on your person. It is extremely heavy and normally generated cursed, meaning you cannot drop it. The only way to get rid of it is to remove its curse somehow - by scroll, spell, holy water, or possibly to have it stolen by a nymph. Loadstones autocurse when they are dropped.

To test to see if a stone is a loadstone, kick it before you pick it up. Loadstones cannot be kicked under normal circumstances (unenhanced strength, not on ice, not with kicking boots).

The name loadstone is a pun on the word lodestone, a naturally magnetic mineral.