Spineseeker

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)   Spineseeker   Stiletto.png
Base item stiletto
Damage vs. small 1d3 +5 +1d5 (20% chance)
Damage vs. large 1d2 +5 +1d5 (20% chance)
To-hit bonus +5
Bonus versus (any)
Weapon skill knife
Size one-handed
Affiliation
When carried

(none)

When wielded

(none)

When invoked

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Base price 1500 zm
Weight 5
Material iron

Spineseeker is an artifact weapon that appears in SlashTHEM. It is chaotic-aligned, and its base item is a stiletto. It deals a flat extra 5 damage against all monsters, with a 15 chance of dealing an extra 1d5 damage and stunning the target for 1d5 rounds.

Strategy

While the overall damage of Spineseeker is fairly low, the 15 chance of stunning a target can enable stunlocks that allow a character to topple much strone opponents, making it an attractive off-hand option for twoweaponing.

Average damage calculation

The average damage calculations in the following table do not include bonuses from weapon skills, strength, or from using a blessed weapon against undead or demons.

Weapon Small monsters Large monsters
+0 Spineseeker \frac{1+3}{2}+5+\frac{1+5}{2}*20%=\bold{7.6} \frac{1+2}{2}+5+\frac{1+5}{2}*20%=\bold{7.1}
+7 Spineseeker \frac{1+3}{2}+5+\frac{1+5}{2}*20%+7=\bold{14.6} \frac{1+2}{2}+5+\frac{1+5}{2}*20%+7=\bold{14.1}

Messages

The gleaming blade cuts into <monster>'s <spine>!
Spineseeker's stunning effect triggered.