Dichotomy
| ) Dichotomy | |
|---|---|
| Base item | runesword |
| Damage vs. small | 2d4 +x1 fire and/or +1x cold |
| Damage vs. large | 1d6+1 +x1 fire and/or +1x cold |
| To-hit bonus | +1d8 |
| Bonus versus | monsters without fire resistance and/or cold resistance |
| Weapon skill | runesword |
| Size | one-handed |
| Affiliation | |
| When carried |
(none) |
| When wielded |
|
| When invoked |
(none) |
| Base price | 15000 zm |
| Weight | 27 |
| Material | gemstone |
Dichotomy is an artifact weapon that appears in EvilHack. It is unaligned, and its base item is a runesword made of gemstone.
Generation
Dichotomy can only be created by combining Fire Brand and Frost Brand at a forge—it cannot be wished for, and will revert to its base item if left in a bones file.
Description
While wielded, Dichotomy grants fire resistance and cold resistance, and protects open inventory from fire and cold damage. Dichotomy has +1d8 to-hit and deals additional fire and/or cold damage against monsters that do not have fire resistance or cold resistance respectively, potentially destroying items vulnerable to either element in their open inventory: against targets that lack both resistances, there is a 1⁄6 chance that Dichotomy will cause an additional 3x3 explosion of fire or cold centered on them.
Encyclopedia entry
A powerful runesword that is in perpetual conflict, a forced
mating of Fire and Ice.
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