Silver saber

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Saber

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Name	silver saber
Appearance	silver saber
Damage vs. small	1d8+(1d20)
Damage vs. large	1d8+(1d20)
To-hit bonus	+0
Weapon skill	saber
Size	one-handed
Base price	75 zm (+10/positive enchant)
Weight	40
Material	silver

The silver saber is a silver sword, commonly used as a secondary weapon in #twoweaponing, as it gives silver damage against lycanthropes, demons, vampires, minor demons (except tengu), and shades, in addition to being a respectable weapon in its own right.

Generation

They are randomly generated like any other weapon, but the watch captain in Minetown has a 50% chance of being generated with one, as does any Captain. If Fort Ludios exists, you are extremely likely to find a saber there.

Average damage calculation

We assume the player has expert skill in saber, which gives a +2 damage bonus. A blessed weapon deals 1d4 extra damage against demons and undead, and being of silver, an added 1d20 to silver-hating monsters. The worst case scenario is against a non-undead, non-demon, non-silver-hating monster. The best case scenario is against a undead/demon silver-hating monster.

Weapon	Against regular small monsters	Against regular large monsters	Worst case scenario	Best case scenario
Blessed silver saber+0	$\frac{1+8}{2}+2=\bold{6.5}$	$\frac{1+8}{2}+2=\bold{6.5}$	$\frac{1+8}{2}+2=\bold{6.5}$	$\frac{1+8}{2}+\frac{1+20}{2}+\frac{1+4}{2}+2=\bold{19.5}$
Blessed silver saber +7	$\frac{1+8}{2}+2+7=\bold{13.5}$	$\frac{1+8}{2}+2+7=\bold{13.5}$	$\frac{1+8}{2}+2+7=\bold{13.5}$	$\frac{1+8}{2}+\frac{1+20}{2}+\frac{1+4}{2}+2+7=\bold{26.5}$
Blessed silver saber +9	$\frac{1+8}{2}+2+9=\bold{15.5}$	$\frac{1+8}{2}+2+9=\bold{15.5}$	$\frac{1+8}{2}+2+9=\bold{15.5}$	$\frac{1+8}{2}+\frac{1+20}{2}+\frac{1+4}{2}+2+9=\bold{28.5}$