The Sword of Kas - Revision history

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 Kas and the Sword share the same encyclopedia entry:
 {{encyclopedia|
-	Kas the Bloody-Handed was the most trusted lieutenant of the
+Kas the Bloody-Handed was the most trusted lieutenant of the despotic lich Vecna, and wielder of the Sword of Kas.
-	After many years of loyal service to Vecna, Kas eventually
+After many years of loyal service to Vecna, Kas eventually betrayed his master.  It is said that the sword itself whispered to Kas, convincing him to slay his master and usurp his power.
 }}

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 ==Strategy==
-The Sword of Kas is often a vital part of most players' kits for dealing with Vecna - keep in mind that [[lawful]] characters take alignment penalties for using poisoned weapons, while [[Priest]]s of any kind suffer a -30 to-hit penalty from trying to use it on top of potentially [[anger]]ing their [[god]].
+The Sword of Kas is often a vital part of most players' kits for dealing with Vecna - keep in mind that [[lawful]] characters take alignment penalties for using poisoned weapons, while [[Priest]]s of any kind suffer a -30 to-hit penalty from trying to use it, in addition to the risk of [[anger]]ing their [[god]].
-A character capable of defeating Kas is one that has ''usually'' completed their quest - in the event you are lawful and have not yet done so, it is usually best to refrain from wielding the Sword on anything more than a very-sparingly basis.
+A character capable of defeating Kas is ''usually'' one that has completed their quest - in the event you are lawful and have not yet done so, it is usually best to refrain from wielding the Sword more than very sparingly.
 ==History==

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    |name=The Sword of Kas
    |base=two-handed sword
-   |bonusversus=<ul><li>[[cross-aligned]]</li><li>not [[poison resistance|poison-resistant]]</li><li>[[lich]]es</li><li>[[Vecna]]</li></ul>
+   |bonusversus=<ul><li>[[cross-aligned]]</li><li>non-[[poison resistance|poison resistant]]</li><li>[[lich]]es</li><li>[[Vecna]]</li></ul>
-   |smalldmg=1d12 (1-12)
+   |smalldmg=1d12+3 (from material) '''x2/x3'''
-   |largedmg=3d6 (3-18)
+   |largedmg=3d6+3 (from material) '''x2/x3'''
    |tohit='''+1d10'''
    |skill=two-handed sword
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 ==Description==
-The Sword of Kas has a +10 [[to-hit]] bonus and is permanently coated in [[poison]], dealing extra poison damage against monsters without [[poison resistance]]; it also deals double damage versus [[cross-aligned]] monsters and [[Lich (monster class)|liches]], and will deal three times the damage when used specifically against [[Vecna]]. While wielded, it grants [[stoning resistance]] and sets the wielder's [[strength]] to 25 - it is additionally [[bloodthirsty]] similar to [[Stormbringer]], meaning that you will attack any monster you walk into while wielding it.
+The Sword of Kas has +1d10 [[to-hit]] and is permanently coated in [[poison]], dealing extra poison damage against monsters without [[poison resistance]]; it also deals double damage versus [[cross-aligned]] monsters and [[Lich (monster class)|liches]], and will deal three times the damage when used specifically against [[Vecna]]. While wielded, it grants [[stoning resistance]] and sets the wielder's [[strength]] to 25 - it is additionally [[bloodthirsty]] similar to [[Stormbringer]], meaning that you will attack any monster you walk into while wielding it.
 ==Strategy==
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 ==History==
-The Sword of Kas was first introduced to EvilHack in version 0.7.0, added alongside Kas as part of the second of three commits related to Vecna's Domain.<ref>[https://github.com/k21971/EvilHack/commit/59f3575fb1130f3cf051663f81bc851106f4a928 EvilHack commit 59f3575 - "New branch: Vecna's domain (part one)."]</ref><ref>[https://github.com/k21971/EvilHack/commit/f0d135255a6060adbe82a095efdcfc402218866e EvilHack commit f0d1352 - "New branch: Vecna's domain (part two) - artifacts, Kas (unique monster)."]</ref><ref>[https://github.com/k21971/EvilHack/commit/919cd959f737dd6791411dfda7e93c0ddb1c6756 EvilHack commit 919cd95 - "New branch: Vecna's domain (part three) - levels, minor tweaks."]</ref>
+The Sword of Kas first appears in EvilHack 0.7.0, where it is added alongside Kas as part of the second of three commits related to Vecna's Domain.<ref>[https://github.com/k21971/EvilHack/commit/59f3575fb1130f3cf051663f81bc851106f4a928 EvilHack commit 59f3575 - "New branch: Vecna's domain (part one)."]</ref><ref>[https://github.com/k21971/EvilHack/commit/f0d135255a6060adbe82a095efdcfc402218866e EvilHack commit f0d1352 - "New branch: Vecna's domain (part two) - artifacts, Kas (unique monster)."]</ref><ref>[https://github.com/k21971/EvilHack/commit/919cd959f737dd6791411dfda7e93c0ddb1c6756 EvilHack commit 919cd95 - "New branch: Vecna's domain (part three) - levels, minor tweaks."]</ref>
 ==Origin==
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 In the Greyhawk setting of ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'', the Sword of Kas was given by Vecna to his then-right-hand-man and most trusted lieutenant, Kas the Bloody-Handed; Kas would later turn against Vecna and (temporarily) destroy him using the sword. As details of Kas's service and subsequent betrayal vary with the edition, so too do the origins of the sword: In the 1st edition's ''Dungeon Master's Guide'', Vecna only procured the sword for his chief lieutenant; one telling in much later editions has Vecna creating the Sword of Kas himself and imbuing it with a "portion of his consciousness". As alluded to by the [[encyclopedia]] entry, some sources indicate that Kas may have been goaded into betrayal by the whispers of the Sword itself.
-Regardless, the Sword is is consistently tied to Vecna and his other relics, specifically Vecna's [[The Hand of Vecna|hand]] [[The Eye of Vecna|and eye]]. Both relics and the Sword were the only remaining objects in the area after their fight, with Vecna destroyed for the time being and Kas being flung across many Planes by the resulting destruction. Its appearance, properties and hit dice have also varied between editions - the Sword as it appears in EvilHack is something of an amalgamation (e.g., the 25 strength comes from the +10 strength bonus it granted to the wielder in 3rd Edition).<ref>[https://github.com/k21971/EvilHack/blob/0.7.1/include/artilist.h#L206 include/artilist in EvilHack 0.7.1, line 206]</ref><ref>[https://screenrant.com/dungeons-and-dragons-powerful-items-where-to-find/ ScreenRant - Dungeons & Dragons: 20 Powerful Items That Are Impossible To Find (And Where To Find Them)]</ref>
+Regardless, the Sword is is consistently tied to Vecna and his other relics, specifically [[The Hand of Vecna (EvilHack)|Vecna's hand]] [[The Eye of Vecna|and his eye]]. Both relics and the Sword were the only remaining objects in the area after their fight, with Vecna destroyed for the time being and Kas being flung across many Planes by the resulting destruction. Its appearance, properties and hit dice have also varied between editions - the Sword as it appears in EvilHack is something of an amalgamation (e.g., the 25 strength comes from the +10 strength bonus it granted to the wielder in 3rd Edition).<ref>[https://github.com/k21971/EvilHack/blob/0.7.1/include/artilist.h#L206 include/artilist in EvilHack 0.7.1, line 206]</ref><ref>[https://screenrant.com/dungeons-and-dragons-powerful-items-where-to-find/ ScreenRant - Dungeons & Dragons: 20 Powerful Items That Are Impossible To Find (And Where To Find Them)]</ref>
 ==Encyclopedia entry==
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 ==References==
 <references/>
-<!--{{variant-36x}]-->
+<!--{{variant-36x}}-->
-[[Category:EvilHack monsters]]
+[[Category:EvilHack artifacts|Sword of Kas]]

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 ==Description==
-The Sword of Kas has a +10 [[to-hit]] bonus and is permanently coated in [[poison]], dealing extra poison damage against monsters without [[poison resistance]]; it also deals double damage versus [[cross-aligned]] monsters and [[lich]]es, and will deal three times the damage when used specifically against [[Vecna]]. While wielded, it grants [[stoning resistance]] and sets the wielder's [[strength]] to 25 - it is additionally [[bloodthirsty]] similar to [[Stormbringer]], meaning that you will attack any monster you walk into while wielding it.
+The Sword of Kas has a +10 [[to-hit]] bonus and is permanently coated in [[poison]], dealing extra poison damage against monsters without [[poison resistance]]; it also deals double damage versus [[cross-aligned]] monsters and [[Lich (monster class)|liches]], and will deal three times the damage when used specifically against [[Vecna]]. While wielded, it grants [[stoning resistance]] and sets the wielder's [[strength]] to 25 - it is additionally [[bloodthirsty]] similar to [[Stormbringer]], meaning that you will attack any monster you walk into while wielding it.
 ==Strategy==

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 In the Greyhawk setting of ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'', the Sword of Kas was given by Vecna to his then-right-hand-man and most trusted lieutenant, Kas the Bloody-Handed; Kas would later turn against Vecna and (temporarily) destroy him using the sword. As details of Kas's service and subsequent betrayal vary with the edition, so too do the origins of the sword: In the 1st edition's ''Dungeon Master's Guide'', Vecna only procured the sword for his chief lieutenant; one telling in much later editions has Vecna creating the Sword of Kas himself and imbuing it with a "portion of his consciousness". As alluded to by the [[encyclopedia]] entry, some sources indicate that Kas may have been goaded into betrayal by the whispers of the Sword itself.
-Regardless, the Sword is is consistently tied to Vecna and his other relics, specifically Vecna's [[The Hand of Vecna|hand]] [[The Eye of Vecna|and eye]]. Both relics and the Sword were the only remaining objects in the area after their fight, with Vecna destroyed for the time being and Kas being flung elsewhere by the resulting destruction. Its appearance, properties and hit dice have also varied between editions - the Sword as it appears in EvilHack is something of an amalgamation (e.g., the 25 strength comes from the +10 strength bonus it granted to the wielder in 3rd Edition).<ref>[https://github.com/k21971/EvilHack/blob/0.7.1/include/artilist.h#L206 include/artilist in EvilHack 0.7.1, line 206]</ref><ref>[https://screenrant.com/dungeons-and-dragons-powerful-items-where-to-find/ ScreenRant - Dungeons & Dragons: 20 Powerful Items That Are Impossible To Find (And Where To Find Them)]</ref>
+Regardless, the Sword is is consistently tied to Vecna and his other relics, specifically Vecna's [[The Hand of Vecna|hand]] [[The Eye of Vecna|and eye]]. Both relics and the Sword were the only remaining objects in the area after their fight, with Vecna destroyed for the time being and Kas being flung across many Planes by the resulting destruction. Its appearance, properties and hit dice have also varied between editions - the Sword as it appears in EvilHack is something of an amalgamation (e.g., the 25 strength comes from the +10 strength bonus it granted to the wielder in 3rd Edition).<ref>[https://github.com/k21971/EvilHack/blob/0.7.1/include/artilist.h#L206 include/artilist in EvilHack 0.7.1, line 206]</ref><ref>[https://screenrant.com/dungeons-and-dragons-powerful-items-where-to-find/ ScreenRant - Dungeons & Dragons: 20 Powerful Items That Are Impossible To Find (And Where To Find Them)]</ref>
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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 The Sword of Kas [[Monster starting inventory|is always generated]] in the possession of [[Kas]] within [[Vecna's Domain]]. It cannot be [[wish]]ed for; if left in bones, it will revert to a 'mundane' gemstone two-handed sword.
-Due to its generation method, it does not increase the [[artifact]] count for purposes of wishing.
+Due to its generation method, it does not increase the [[artifact]] count for purposes of [[wish]]ing.
 ==Description==

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    |base=two-handed sword
    |bonusversus=<ul><li>[[cross-aligned]]</li><li>not [[poison resistance|poison-resistant]]</li><li>[[lich]]es</li><li>[[Vecna]]</li></ul>
-   |smalldmg=1d12 '''+3 +d6'''<ul><li>'''x2 (versus liches and cross-aligned)'''</li><li>'''x3 (versus Vecna)'''</li></ul>
+   |smalldmg=1d12 (1-12)
-   |largedmg=3d6 '''+3 +d6'''<ul><li>'''x2 (versus liches and cross-aligned)'''</li><li>'''x3 (versus Vecna)'''</li></ul>
+   |largedmg=3d6 (3-18)
    |tohit='''+1d10'''
    |skill=two-handed sword
    |size=two-handed
-   |affiliation=<ul><li>[[chaotic]]</li><li>[[Kas]]</li><li>[[intelligent]]</li></ul>
+   |affiliation=<ul><li>[[chaotic]]</li><li>[[intelligent]]</li></ul>
    |whencarried=none
    |whenwielded=<ul><li>[[stoning resistance]]</li><li>sets [[strength]] to 25</li><li>[[bloodthirsty]]</li></ul>

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	Regardless, the Sword is is consistently tied to Vecna and his other relics, specifically Vecna's [[The Hand of Vecna\|hand]] [[The Eye of Vecna\|and eye]]. Both relics and the Sword were the only remaining objects in the area after their fight, with Vecna destroyed for the time being and Kas being flun elsewhere by the resulting destruction. Its appearance, properties and hit dice have also varied between editions - the Sword as it appears in EvilHack is something of an amalgamation (e.g., the 25 strength comes from the +10 strength bonus it granted to the wielder in 3rd Edition).<ref>[https://github.com/k21971/EvilHack/blob/0.7.1/include/artilist.h#L206 include/artilist in EvilHack 0.7.1, line 206]</ref><ref>[https://screenrant.com/dungeons-and-dragons-powerful-items-where-to-find/ ScreenRant - Dungeons & Dragons: 20 Powerful Items That Are Impossible To Find (And Where To Find Them)]</ref>		Regardless, the Sword is is consistently tied to Vecna and his other relics, specifically Vecna's [[The Hand of Vecna\|hand]] [[The Eye of Vecna\|and eye]]. Both relics and the Sword were the only remaining objects in the area after their fight, with Vecna destroyed for the time being and Kas being flun elsewhere by the resulting destruction. Its appearance, properties and hit dice have also varied between editions - the Sword as it appears in EvilHack is something of an amalgamation (e.g., the 25 strength comes from the +10 strength bonus it granted to the wielder in 3rd Edition).<ref>[https://github.com/k21971/EvilHack/blob/0.7.1/include/artilist.h#L206 include/artilist in EvilHack 0.7.1, line 206]</ref><ref>[https://screenrant.com/dungeons-and-dragons-powerful-items-where-to-find/ ScreenRant - Dungeons & Dragons: 20 Powerful Items That Are Impossible To Find (And Where To Find Them)]</ref>
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		+	==Encyclopedia entry==
		+	Kas and the Sword share the same encyclopedia entry:
		+	{{encyclopedia\|
		+	Kas the Bloody-Handed was the most trusted lieutenant of the
		+	despotic lich Vecna, and wielder of the Sword of Kas.
		+
		+	After many years of loyal service to Vecna, Kas eventually
		+	betrayed his master. It is said that the sword itself whispered
		+	to Kas, convincing him to slay his master and usurp his power.
		+	}}

	==References==		==References==