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'''Puddingbane''' is a nickname for a [[erosion|thoroughly corroded]] -7 orcish dagger or some similar weapon which can be used to split [[pudding]]s for [[pudding farming]] without killing them, even with high [[strength]]. A puddingbane can be created by dipping a weapon a few times into [[water]] and [[engrave|engraving]] with it to reduce enchantment.
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'''Puddingbane''' is a nickname for a -3 small weapon (normally a dagger, orcish dagger, or knife). Any damage roll of 1 after [[Enchantment|enchantment]] will not add [[strength]], so with a -3 (or more) dagger or knife, it doesn't matter how high strength is, the damage will still always be 1. [[erosion|Corroding]] is optional. It is used to split [[pudding]]s for [[pudding farming]] while doing the minimum possible damage, it can kill them, just will split them a lot first. Another use is to help maintain [[Pacifist|pacifist]] conduct.
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A puddingbane can be created by [[engrave|engraving]] with it to reduce enchantment to -3. An enchantment of less than -3 is not needed for a dagger or knife, but a bigger weapon will need some cursed scrolls of enchant weapon.
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
 
*[[The Banes]], a group of artifact weapons
 
*[[The Banes]], a group of artifact weapons
 
 
[[Category:Strategy]]
 
[[Category:Strategy]]

Revision as of 02:56, 13 November 2009

Puddingbane is a nickname for a -3 small weapon (normally a dagger, orcish dagger, or knife). Any damage roll of 1 after enchantment will not add strength, so with a -3 (or more) dagger or knife, it doesn't matter how high strength is, the damage will still always be 1. Corroding is optional. It is used to split puddings for pudding farming while doing the minimum possible damage, it can kill them, just will split them a lot first. Another use is to help maintain pacifist conduct.

A puddingbane can be created by engraving with it to reduce enchantment to -3. An enchantment of less than -3 is not needed for a dagger or knife, but a bigger weapon will need some cursed scrolls of enchant weapon.

See also