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| − | The '''Sword of Balance''' is a neutrally aligned silver short sword added in [[SLASH'EM]]. | + | The '''Sword of Balance''' is a neutrally aligned silver short sword added in [[SLASH'EM]]. It has +2 to hit and +5 to damage against non-neutral monsters. |
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| − | Up until the latest version of SLASH'EM, this weapon could be #[[name]]d in the manner of [[Sting]] or [[Orcrist]]. This was changed in the latest stable release, however, to be no longer possible. | + | Up until the latest version of SLASH'EM, this weapon could be #[[name]]d in the manner of [[Sting]] or [[Orcrist]]. This was changed in the latest stable release<ref>http://slashem.sourceforge.net/stable.html</ref>, however, to be no longer possible. |
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 11:53, 6 June 2011
) Sword of Balance 
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| Base item | silver short sword |
| Damage vs. small | 1d6 +5 |
| Damage vs. large | 1d8 +5 |
| To-hit bonus | +2 |
| Bonus versus | non-neutral |
| Weapon skill | short sword |
| Size | one-handed |
| Affiliation | |
| When carried |
(none) |
| When wielded |
(none) |
| When invoked |
(none) |
| Base price | 5000 zm |
| Weight | 30 |
| Material | silver |
The Sword of Balance is a neutrally aligned silver short sword added in SLASH'EM. It has +2 to hit and +5 to damage against non-neutral monsters.
Strategy
This artifact is relatively weak, and mostly serves to make it more difficult for neutral characters in SLASH'EM to get a decent artifact weapon. It only gets a modest damage bonus against non-neutrals, and is quite weak against the numerous always-hostile neutrals. One possible use for it is for #twoweaponing, which is allowed for artifacts in SLASH'EM. Its silver damage is quite useful in Gehennom, and its damage bonus makes it preferable to an ordinary silver saber. A weapon such as Skullcrusher or Doomblade is still preferable as a secondary, however.
Naming
Up until the latest version of SLASH'EM, this weapon could be #named in the manner of Sting or Orcrist. This was changed in the latest stable release[1], however, to be no longer possible.
