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'''Silver''' is a material composing a few [[item]]s in the [[Dungeons of Doom]]. Silver cannot [[erosion|corrode or rust]] and hinders spellcasting. Weapons made of silver carry [[Silver damage]].
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'''Silver''' is a material composing a few [[item]]s in the [[Dungeons of Doom]]. Silver cannot [[erosion|corrode or rust]] and hinders [[spellcasting]] when worn as armor. Striking with a silver object will deal '''silver damage''' against certain monster types. Any item made of silver is eligible for dealing damage to [[shade]]s.
  
Items made of silver include:
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== List of silver items ==
* [[silver saber]]s (notably [[Grayswandir]])
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* silver [[arrow]]s
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The following items are made of silver:
* silver [[dagger]]s
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* [[silver saber]]s (including [[Grayswandir]] and [[Werebane]])
* silver [[spear]]s
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* [[silver arrow]]s
* silver [[wand]]s
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* [[silver dagger]]s
* silver [[ring]]s
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* [[silver spear]]s
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* [[wand]]s with the [[randomized appearance]] “silver wand”
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* [[ring]]s with the  randomized appearance  “silver ring”
 
* [[shield of reflection|shields of reflection]]
 
* [[shield of reflection|shields of reflection]]
 
* [[The Bell of Opening]] (a silver [[bell]])
 
* [[The Bell of Opening]] (a silver [[bell]])
  
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=== Notable non-silver items ===
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Some items have silver in their name but this refers to their color, not their composition. These items (which do not deal silver damage) include:
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* [[silver dragon scales]] and [[silver dragon scale mail]] (both are made of [[dragon hide]])
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* [[spellbook]]s with the randomized appearance “silver spellbook” (all spellbooks are made of [[paper]])
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== Silver damage ==
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The following creatures are vulnerable to silver:<ref>{{function|mondata.c|hates_silver}}</ref>
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* all {{white|V}} [[vampire]]s
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* {{monsymlink|shade}}s
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* all proper {{white|&}} [[major demon]]s (i.e. excluding [[rider]]s, [[mail daemon]]s, [[djinn]] and [[sandestin]]s)
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* all {{white|i}} [[imp or minor demon|minor demon]]s, except [[tengu]]
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* all [[lycanthrope]]s
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When one of these creatures is struck by a silver item, it will suffer an extra ''d20'' damage.<ref>{{sourcecode|uhitm.c|558}}</ref><ref>{{sourcecode|uhitm.c|877}}</ref> Unlike other damage bonuses, this extra damage will not be doubled by artifacts such as Grayswandir or Werebane.
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== References ==
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<references/>
  
 
[[Category:Materials]]
 
[[Category:Materials]]
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[[Category:Weapons]]

Revision as of 15:27, 20 July 2008

Silver is a material composing a few items in the Dungeons of Doom. Silver cannot corrode or rust and hinders spellcasting when worn as armor. Striking with a silver object will deal silver damage against certain monster types. Any item made of silver is eligible for dealing damage to shades.

List of silver items

The following items are made of silver:

Notable non-silver items

Some items have silver in their name but this refers to their color, not their composition. These items (which do not deal silver damage) include:

Silver damage

The following creatures are vulnerable to silver:[1]

When one of these creatures is struck by a silver item, it will suffer an extra d20 damage.[2][3] Unlike other damage bonuses, this extra damage will not be doubled by artifacts such as Grayswandir or Werebane.

References