Trident

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Name	trident
Appearance	trident
Damage vs. small	1d6+1
Damage vs. large	3d4
To-hit bonus	+0
Weapon skill	trident
Size	one-handed
Base price	5 zm (+10/positive enchant)
Weight	25
Material	iron

A trident is a kind of weapon. It has a special +4 to-hit bonus against swimming monsters that are in water. If the monster is not in water, there is still a +2 to-hit bonus if it is one of the snakes or the sea monsters.^[1]

The trident averages 7.5 damage versus large monsters, one point more than a katana, making it the most damaging one-handed non-artifact weapon versus large monsters. Along with the silver saber, crysknife and katana, the trident is one of the best choices for twoweaponing.

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Average damage calculation

We assume the player has expert skill in long sword, which gives a +2 damage bonus. This is assumed despite the fact that no class can actually have expert skill (so as to be on a level playing field with other weapon tables). A blessed weapon deals 1d4 extra damage against demons and undead. The worst case scenario is against a small, non-undead, non-demon. The best case scenario is against a large undead/demon monster.

Weapon	Against regular small monsters	Against regular large monsters	Worst case scenario	Best case scenario
Blessed trident +0	$\frac{1+6}{2}+1+2=\bold{6.5}$	$\frac{3+12}{2}+2=\bold{9.5}$	$\frac{1+6}{2}+1+2=\bold{6.5}$	$\frac{3+12}{2}+\frac{1+4}{2}+2=\bold{12}$
Blessed trident +7	$\frac{1+6}{2}+1+2+7=\bold{13.5}$	$\frac{3+12}{2}+2+7=\bold{16.5}$	$\frac{1+6}{2}+1+2+7=\bold{13.5}$	$\frac{3+12}{2}+\frac{1+4}{2}+2+7=\bold{19}$
Blessed trident +9	$\frac{1+6}{2}+1+2+9=\bold{15.5}$	$\frac{3+12}{2}+2+9=\bold{18.5}$	$\frac{1+6}{2}+1+2+9=\bold{15.5}$	$\frac{3+12}{2}+\frac{1+4}{2}+2+9=\bold{21}$