The Ruinous Descent of Stars
| ) The Ruinous Descent of Stars (No tile) | |
|---|---|
| Base item | morning star |
| Damage vs. small | 2d6 +1d12 |
| Damage vs. large | 1d8+1 +1d12 |
| To-hit bonus | +1d8 |
| Bonus versus | all monsters |
| Weapon skill | morning star |
| Size | one-handed |
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| When carried | |
| When wielded | |
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| Base price | 8000 zm |
| Weight | 80 |
| Material | metal |
The Ruinous Descent of Stars is an artifact that appears in dNetHack, notdNetHack and notnotdNetHack. It is an intelligent artifact that is chaotic and drow-favoring, and its base item is a morning star made of silvered metal.
Generation
The Ruinous Descent of Stars is the chaotic crowning gift for hedrow Nobles and drow Healers.
Description
The Ruinous Descent of Stars has +1 to-hit and deals double damage, and always gains double the strength bonus for damage as if it were a two-handed weapon (e.g., up to +16 at 25 strength, instead of +8). While carried, The Ruinous Descent of Stars grants magic resistance.
The Ruinous Descent of Stars has several effects related to sanity and insight:
- At less than 100 sanity, The Ruinous Descent of Stars deals extra acid damage equal to 2d(sanity lost / 4), with a cap of 2d12 at 52 sanity or less; with clear thoughts, this is reduced to +1d12.
- At 6+ insight, The Ruinous Descent of Stars deals +1d6 fire damage for every 6 insight, up to +6d6 fire damage at 36+ insight.
- At 42+ insight, The Ruinous Descent of Stars may summon falling stars on a hit that are centered on a singular random point somewhere on the level - the falling stars cause up to 6 physical-damage explosions & 6 fiery explosions that deal 6d6 damage each. The odds and maximum number of explosions rises with insight, always triggering and causing up to 7 explosions at 72+ insight 72+.
Invoking The Ruinous Descent of Stars causes up to 1d4 (1d(XL⁄10 + 1)) clusters of fiery explosions and earthquakes at random places on the current level.
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