Sword of Balance (SLASH'EM) - Revision history

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 The Sword of Balance is relatively weak, with only modest to-hit and damage bonuses that does not apply against various always-[[hostile]] neutral monsters&mdash;despite this, it can be a passable weapon in the early stages of the game and can prove especially handy against [[Werecreature (SLASH'EM)|werecreatures]], which are always chaotic and are much tougher and more varied than in ''NetHack''. Other valuable targets include the chaotic [[mumakil]], whose 9 [[speed]] can be exploited to land consistent hits without being pulped by its powerful [[headbutt]].
-As a hero approaches the mid-game, they will want a better long-term weapon in light of the aforementioned monsters such as [[leocrotta]]s and [[energy vortices]], and neutral hostiles only become even more threatening in the late game (e.g. [[minotaur]]s and [[mastodon]]s). While the Sword of Balance also becomes somewhat weaker in [[Gehennom (SLASH'EM)|Gehennom]] due to the lack of lawful monsters outside of certain [[M2_DEMON|demons]], including [[demon lords and princes]], the presence of chaotic [[M2_DEMON|demons]], [[Vampire (monster attribute)|vampires]] and silver-hating [[shade]]s prevent the artifact from falling off as harshly as the similar [[The Sceptre of Might (SLASH'EM)|Sceptre of Might]]; it also remains viable for performing [[two weapon combat]] with the artifact in the offhand, where it outperforms ordinary [[silver saber]]s, though heroes that have access to artifacts like [[Skullcrusher]] or [[Doomblade]] will prefer them in the offhand.
+As a hero approaches the mid-game, they will want a better long-term weapon in light of the aforementioned monsters such as [[leocrotta]]s and [[energy vortices]], and neutral hostiles only become even more threatening in the late game (e.g. [[minotaur]]s and [[mastodon]]s). While the Sword of Balance also becomes somewhat weaker in [[Gehennom]] due to the lack of lawful monsters outside of certain [[M2_DEMON|demons]] (including [[demon lords and princes]]), the majority of demons being chaotic, along with the presence of silver-hating [[Vampire (monster attribute)|vampires]] and [[shade]]s, prevent the artifact from falling off as harshly as the similar [[The Sceptre of Might (SLASH'EM)|Sceptre of Might]]; the artifact also remains viable as an offhand option for performing [[two weapon combat]], where it outperforms ordinary [[silver saber]]s, though heroes that have access to artifacts like [[Skullcrusher]] or [[Doomblade]] will prefer them as the offhand option.
 ==History==

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 ==Strategy==
-The Sword of Balance is relatively weak, with only a modest to-hit and damage bonus that does not apply against various always-[[hostile]] neutral monsters&mdash;despite this, it can be a passable weapon in the early stages of the game and can prove handy against [[Werecreature (SLASH'EM)|werecreatures]], which are always chaotic and are much tougher and more varied than in ''NetHack''.
+The Sword of Balance is relatively weak, with only modest to-hit and damage bonuses that does not apply against various always-[[hostile]] neutral monsters&mdash;despite this, it can be a passable weapon in the early stages of the game and can prove especially handy against [[Werecreature (SLASH'EM)|werecreatures]], which are always chaotic and are much tougher and more varied than in ''NetHack''. Other valuable targets include the chaotic [[mumakil]], whose 9 [[speed]] can be exploited to land consistent hits without being pulped by its powerful [[headbutt]].
-As a hero approaches the mid-game, they will want a better long-term weapon in light of the aforementioned monsters such as [[leocrotta]]s, [[mumakil]] and [[energy vortices]], and neutral hostiles only become even more threatening in the late game (e.g. [[minotaur]]s and [[mastodon]]s). While the Sword of Balance also becomes somewhat weaker in [[Gehennom (SLASH'EM)|Gehennom]] due to the lack of lawful monsters outside of certain [[M2_DEMON|demons]], including [[demon lords and princes]], the presence of chaotic [[M2_DEMON|demons]], [[Vampire (monster attribute)|vampires]] and silver-hating [[shade]]s prevent the artifact from falling off as harshly as the similar [[The Sceptre of Might (SLASH'EM)|Sceptre of Might]]; it also remains viable for performing [[two weapon combat]] with the artifact in the offhand, where it outperforms ordinary [[silver saber]]s, though heroes that have access to artifacts like [[Skullcrusher]] or [[Doomblade]] will prefer them in the offhand.
+As a hero approaches the mid-game, they will want a better long-term weapon in light of the aforementioned monsters such as [[leocrotta]]s and [[energy vortices]], and neutral hostiles only become even more threatening in the late game (e.g. [[minotaur]]s and [[mastodon]]s). While the Sword of Balance also becomes somewhat weaker in [[Gehennom (SLASH'EM)|Gehennom]] due to the lack of lawful monsters outside of certain [[M2_DEMON|demons]], including [[demon lords and princes]], the presence of chaotic [[M2_DEMON|demons]], [[Vampire (monster attribute)|vampires]] and silver-hating [[shade]]s prevent the artifact from falling off as harshly as the similar [[The Sceptre of Might (SLASH'EM)|Sceptre of Might]]; it also remains viable for performing [[two weapon combat]] with the artifact in the offhand, where it outperforms ordinary [[silver saber]]s, though heroes that have access to artifacts like [[Skullcrusher]] or [[Doomblade]] will prefer them in the offhand.
 ==History==

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 {{artifact weapon
    |color=white
    |name=Sword of Balance
    |base=silver short sword

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 ==Generation==
 A silver short sword generated on the ground has a base {{frac|20}} chance of being turned into an artifact, which will always be the Sword of Balance, if no other artifacts have yet been generated. Neutral [[hero]]es can be given the Sword of Balance as a [[sacrifice gift]].
 ==Description==
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 ==Strategy==
-The Sword of Balance is relatively weak with only a modest to-hit and damage bonus that does not apply against various always-[[hostile]] neutral monsters&mdash;despite this, it can be a passable weapon in the early stages of the game and can prove handy against [[Werecreature (SLASH'EM)|werecreatures]], which are always chaotic and are much tougher and more varied than in ''NetHack''.
+The Sword of Balance is relatively weak, with only a modest to-hit and damage bonus that does not apply against various always-[[hostile]] neutral monsters&mdash;despite this, it can be a passable weapon in the early stages of the game and can prove handy against [[Werecreature (SLASH'EM)|werecreatures]], which are always chaotic and are much tougher and more varied than in ''NetHack''.
 As a hero approaches the mid-game, they will want a better long-term weapon in light of the aforementioned monsters such as [[leocrotta]]s, [[mumakil]] and [[energy vortices]], and neutral hostiles only become even more threatening in the late game (e.g. [[minotaur]]s and [[mastodon]]s). While the Sword of Balance also becomes somewhat weaker in [[Gehennom (SLASH'EM)|Gehennom]] due to the lack of lawful monsters outside of certain [[M2_DEMON|demons]], including [[demon lords and princes]], the presence of chaotic [[M2_DEMON|demons]], [[Vampire (monster attribute)|vampires]] and silver-hating [[shade]]s prevent the artifact from falling off as harshly as the similar [[The Sceptre of Might (SLASH'EM)|Sceptre of Might]]; it also remains viable for performing [[two weapon combat]] with the artifact in the offhand, where it outperforms ordinary [[silver saber]]s, though heroes that have access to artifacts like [[Skullcrusher]] or [[Doomblade]] will prefer them in the offhand.

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 The Sword of Balance is relatively weak with only a modest to-hit and damage bonus that does not apply against various always-[[hostile]] neutral monsters&mdash;despite this, it can be a passable weapon in the early stages of the game and can prove handy against [[Werecreature (SLASH'EM)|werecreatures]], which are always chaotic and are much tougher and more varied than in ''NetHack''.
-As a hero approaches the mid-game, they will want a better long-term weapon in light of the aforementioned monsters such as [[leocrotta]]s, [[mumakil]] and [[energy vortices]], and neutral hostiles only become even more threatening in the late game (e.g. [[minotaur]]s and [[mastodon]]s). While the Sword of Balance also becomes somewhat weaker in [[Gehennom (SLASH'EM)|Gehennom]] due to the lack of lawful monsters outside of certain [[M2_DEMON|demons]], including [[demon lords and princes]], the presence of chaotic [[M2_DEMON|demons]], [[Vampire (monster attribute)|vampires]] and silver-hating [[shade]]s prevent the artifact from falling off as harshly as the similar [[The Sceptre of Might (SLASh'EM)|Sceptre of Might]]; it also remains viable for performing [[two weapon combat]] with the artifact in the offhand, where it outperforms ordinary [[silver saber]]s, though heroes that have access to artifacts like [[Skullcrusher]] or [[Doomblade]] will prefer them in the offhand.
+As a hero approaches the mid-game, they will want a better long-term weapon in light of the aforementioned monsters such as [[leocrotta]]s, [[mumakil]] and [[energy vortices]], and neutral hostiles only become even more threatening in the late game (e.g. [[minotaur]]s and [[mastodon]]s). While the Sword of Balance also becomes somewhat weaker in [[Gehennom (SLASH'EM)|Gehennom]] due to the lack of lawful monsters outside of certain [[M2_DEMON|demons]], including [[demon lords and princes]], the presence of chaotic [[M2_DEMON|demons]], [[Vampire (monster attribute)|vampires]] and silver-hating [[shade]]s prevent the artifact from falling off as harshly as the similar [[The Sceptre of Might (SLASH'EM)|Sceptre of Might]]; it also remains viable for performing [[two weapon combat]] with the artifact in the offhand, where it outperforms ordinary [[silver saber]]s, though heroes that have access to artifacts like [[Skullcrusher]] or [[Doomblade]] will prefer them in the offhand.
 ==History==

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	==History==		==History==
		+	The Sword of Balance first appears in [[NetHack Plus]], and also appears in [[SLASH 6]].
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	In previous versions of SLASH'EM, the Sword of Balance could be [[named]] in the manner of [[Sting]] or [[Orcrist]]. This was changed to no longer be possible in the latest stable release.<ref>http://slashem.sourceforge.net/stable.html</ref>		In previous versions of SLASH'EM, the Sword of Balance could be [[named]] in the manner of [[Sting]] or [[Orcrist]]. This was changed to no longer be possible in the latest stable release.<ref>http://slashem.sourceforge.net/stable.html</ref>

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 ==Description==
-While [[wielded]], the Sword of Balance has +2 [[to-hit]] and +5 damage bonuses against [[cross-aligned]] monsters, i.e. those that are not neutral.
+While [[wielded]], the Sword of Balance has +2 [[to-hit]] and +5 damage bonuses against [[cross-aligned]] monsters, i.e. those that are not neutral, in addition to dealing extra damage against [[silver]]-hating monsters.
 ==Strategy==