Snickersnee
) Snickersnee 
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|---|---|
| Base item | katana |
| Damage vs. small | 1d10 +1d8 |
| Damage vs. large | 1d12 +1d8 |
| To-hit bonus | +1 |
| Bonus versus | (any) |
| Weapon skill | long sword |
| Size | one-handed |
| Affiliation | |
| When carried |
(none) |
| When wielded |
(none) |
| When invoked |
(none) |
| Base price | 1200 zm |
| Weight | 40 |
| Material | iron |
Snickersnee is an artifact katana, that simply does +1d8 damage; the only good thing about it is that it uses the long sword skill, so you can build up skill quickly. It is the first sacrifice gift for a samurai.
It is moderately useful in the early game, especially for Samurai, Valkyries and Knights (or other long sword wielders), but is probably never worth burning a wish for. It is interesting to note, however, that Excalibur is only slightly better than Snickersnee - they inflict the same amount of damage (1d8 or 1d12+1d10 for Excalibur versus 1d10 or 1d12+1d8 for Snickersnee), and Snickersnee does not anger demons or reveal your presence to monsters. However, neither does it confer level-drain resistance or searching, and it gets only +1 to hit (versus Excalibur's +1d5), though the attack bonus is much less significant at high levels or with high luck.
