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− | A bone-carved staff is a Staff of Necromancy and gives a 50% boost to casting any [[necromancy]] spell when wielded. This staff does not appear in SporkHack or Evilhack. In [[Hack'EM]] the Staff of Holiness was instead replaced with the Staff of Necromancy because the [[clerical]] school of magic was removed | + | A bone-carved staff is a Staff of Necromancy and gives a 50% boost to casting any [[necromancy]] spell when wielded. This staff does not appear in SporkHack or Evilhack. In [[Hack'EM]] the Staff of Holiness was instead replaced with the Staff of Necromancy because the [[clerical]] school of magic was removed. |
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+ | ==[[EvilHack]]== | ||
+ | When sacrificing corpses at altars, spellcasters have a chance to get a spell staff as a sacrifice gift. | ||
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+ | ==[[Hack'EM]]== | ||
+ | Hack'EM has some artifact weapon that have been converted to spell staves. | ||
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+ | * [[The Staff of Rot]] is a Staff of Necromancy that deals withering damage actively and passively. | ||
+ | * [[Firewall]] is a Staff of Divination that the Flame Mage gets as their first sacrifice gift. It grants fire resistance and deals fire damage. | ||
+ | * [[Circe's Witchstaff]] is a Staff of Matter that can turn enemies into pigs. | ||
+ | * [[Drowsing Rod]] is a Staff of Healing that the Healer gets as their first sacrifice gift that can put enemies to sleep with it's sleeping gas attack. | ||
+ | * [[Origin]] is a Staff of Escape that confers teleport control and spellcasting bonuses. | ||
==References== | ==References== |
Revision as of 18:55, 29 July 2023
The spell staves are a group of magical quarterstaffs introduced in SporkHack that grant the wielder a spellcasting bonus. Wielding the staff appropriate to a particular school of magic gives you a large bonus to success when casting spells from that school. These staves can help non-casters attempt to cast certain spells that normally would have been either extremely difficult or impossible to cast otherwise.
All spell staves are magical two-handed weapons, that have slight differences depending on the variant. In SporkHack, they were all wooden and appeared as "staff" when unidentified. In EvilHack and Hack'EM, different materials and appearances were added as detailed below.
Contents
Types of spell staves
Staff of Divination
) File:Staff of divination.png | |
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Name | staff of divination |
Appearance | wormwood staff |
Damage vs. small | 1d6 |
Damage vs. large | 1d6 |
To-hit bonus | +0 |
Weapon skill | quarterstaff |
Size | two-handed |
Base price | 400 zm (+10/positive enchant) |
Weight | 40 |
Material | wood |
A wormwood staff is a Staff of Divination and gives a 50% boost to casting any divination spell when wielded.
Staff of Healing
) File:Staff of healing.png | |
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Name | staff of healing |
Appearance | twisted staff |
Damage vs. small | 1d6 |
Damage vs. large | 1d6 |
To-hit bonus | +0 |
Weapon skill | quarterstaff |
Size | two-handed |
Base price | 400 zm (+10/positive enchant) |
Weight | 40 |
Material | wood |
A twisted staff is a Staff of Healing and gives a 50% boost to casting any healing spell when wielded.
Staff of Holiness
) File:Staff of holiness.png | |
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Name | staff of holiness |
Appearance | bone-carved staff |
Damage vs. small | 1d6 |
Damage vs. large | 1d6 |
To-hit bonus | +0 |
Weapon skill | quarterstaff |
Size | two-handed |
Base price | 400 zm (+10/positive enchant) |
Weight | 40 |
Material | bone |
A bone-carved staff is a Staff of Holiness and gives a 50% boost to casting any clerical spell when wielded. This staff does not appear in Hack'EM.
Staff of Matter
) File:Staff of matter.png | |
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Name | staff of matter |
Appearance | etched staff |
Damage vs. small | 1d6 |
Damage vs. large | 1d6 |
To-hit bonus | +0 |
Weapon skill | quarterstaff |
Size | two-handed |
Base price | 400 zm (+10/positive enchant) |
Weight | 40 |
Material | wood |
An etched staff is a Staff of Matter and gives a 50% boost to casting any matter spell when wielded. It is also slightly lighter than its counterparts. In EvilHack, this staff is made of adamantine. In Hack'EM it's made of mithril.
Staff of Escape
) File:Staff of escape.png | |
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Name | staff of escape |
Appearance | darkwood staff |
Damage vs. small | 1d6 |
Damage vs. large | 1d6 |
To-hit bonus | +0 |
Weapon skill | quarterstaff |
Size | two-handed |
Base price | 400 zm (+10/positive enchant) |
Weight | 40 |
Material | wood |
A darkwood staff is a Staff of Escape and gives a 50% boost to casting any escape spell when wielded.
Staff of War
) File:Staff of war.png | |
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Name | staff of war |
Appearance | ironshod staff |
Damage vs. small | 1d6 |
Damage vs. large | 1d6 |
To-hit bonus | +2 |
Weapon skill | quarterstaff |
Size | two-handed |
Base price | 425 zm (+10/positive enchant) |
Weight | 50 |
Material | bone |
An ironshod staff is a Staff of War and gives a 50% boost to casting any attack spell when wielded. It is heavier than its counterparts, but also has an extra d2 to-hit bonus. In SporkHack this staff is known as a "staff of battle".
Staff of Necromancy
) File:Staff of necromancy.png | |
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Name | staff of necromancy |
Appearance | bone-carved staff |
Damage vs. small | 1d6 |
Damage vs. large | 1d6 |
To-hit bonus | +0 |
Weapon skill | quarterstaff |
Size | two-handed |
Base price | 400 zm (+10/positive enchant) |
Weight | 40 |
Material | bone |
A bone-carved staff is a Staff of Necromancy and gives a 50% boost to casting any necromancy spell when wielded. This staff does not appear in SporkHack or Evilhack. In Hack'EM the Staff of Holiness was instead replaced with the Staff of Necromancy because the clerical school of magic was removed.
EvilHack
When sacrificing corpses at altars, spellcasters have a chance to get a spell staff as a sacrifice gift.
Hack'EM
Hack'EM has some artifact weapon that have been converted to spell staves.
- The Staff of Rot is a Staff of Necromancy that deals withering damage actively and passively.
- Firewall is a Staff of Divination that the Flame Mage gets as their first sacrifice gift. It grants fire resistance and deals fire damage.
- Circe's Witchstaff is a Staff of Matter that can turn enemies into pigs.
- Drowsing Rod is a Staff of Healing that the Healer gets as their first sacrifice gift that can put enemies to sleep with it's sleeping gas attack.
- Origin is a Staff of Escape that confers teleport control and spellcasting bonuses.