Weapons

Weapons are items that characters can 'wield' to change how they attack enemies. Their use is governed by Weapon Skills, which you choose during character creation.

Usage

When a character attacks, the amount and type of damage depend on the wielded weapon. Unarmed characters use a simplified 'Punch' attack which deals a low amount of bashing damage, dependent on level. Lobstermen, however, use a medium-damage 'Claw' attack, also based on character level.

If a character has any Damroll, a percentage of it, the same as their skill in that weapon type, will then be added to the damage calculations, before armor and resistances/vulnerabilities.

Weapons only function when they are in a character or mobile's "Wield" wear slot. This slot is similar to the "Held" and "Shield" slots, but two-handed weapons don't allow the use of Held or Shield items unless the character is a Giganto.

Weapon-type items can be equipped in other locations, and other types of items can be equipped in the Wield slot, but in neither of these cases will a character's attacks change! Builders must ensure that weapons are built correctly, or they will be useless.

Weapons can also be given a proc chance (Programed Random OCcurrence) by setting v6 to a number above zero. A spell will be cast, or a mobprog will execute, at the end of each round of autoattacks by the wielder.

Mobiles

Mobiles can either wield weapons like players, in which case they function identically, or have their damage types and amounts built into their template. Innate weapons cannot have weapon flags, but builders can have mobiles load and unload temporary weapons, even invisible ones, before or during combat, so *you never know*.

Like most skills, a mobile's effective weapon skill is usually 75%, unless flagged as Adept or Inept (+/- 25%). Exotic weapons are treated as if the wielder has 100% skill.

Item Values

• [v0] Weapon Class: The Weapon Skill associated with this weapon's use.
• [v1] Number of Dice: The number of virtual dice used to determine weapon damage.
• [v2] Type of Dice: The size of the virtual dice used to determine weapon damage.
• [v3] Type: Sets the verb the weapon uses for combat messages and, by extension, what type of damage the weapon deals. There is a list of verbs, selectable by the builder, and it is large.
• [v4] Special Type: Also known as Weapon Flags
• [v5] Proc spell: If the proc chance succeeds, and extra3 eventitem is not set, this spell will be cast. When using set or mob oset, use the spell's sn (from the slook command) and not the spell's name.
• [v6] Proc chance: If this is above zero, the weapon will attempt to execute a spell or prog at the end of each round of attacks from the wielder.
• [v7] Proc level, OR mobprog vnum if extra3 eventitem is set

Weapon Classes

Weapon classes have no attached properties, and only serve to determine which Weapon Skill is used to determine hit chance and percentage of damroll bonus. They are chosen at character creation, with the number determined by the character's chosen class.

• 0: Exotic - always treated as if the wielder has 100% skill.
• 1: Shortslashing - Swords and sabres. Vzzt!
• 2: Shortpiercing - Daggers and knives. Snik!
• 4: Shortbashing - Maces and hammers. Tonk!
• 6: Longbashing - Rods and staves. Whump!
• 7: Longslashing - Whips and chains. Ching!
• 8: Longpiercing - Spears and pikes. Thuk!
• 9: Projectile - Bows and slingshots. Zing!
• 10: Melee - Gloves and claws. Biff!

Weapon class 3 is the now-defunct stock 'spear' type, which was distinct from polearm. Weapon class 5 is the mostly-defunct 'axe' type, called 'outdated' in oedit.

Although some skills care what weapon type a character is wielding, weapon types do not have any inherent attributes. The fact that different weapon types tend to have different properties (such as being two-handed or having low weight) is merely collusion by the game's builders.

The Reploid race's Armcannon ability uses its own weapon skill, for the armcannon weapon only.

Weapon Types

Weapon types can be set on mobs directly by builders. Player characters use 'punch' (bashing), except Lobstermen, which use 'claw' (slashing).

Attack Table

ID	Key	Display Name	Verb	3rd Person	Past	Present Participle	Damage Type
0	none	hit	hit	hits	hit	hitting	-1
1	slice	slice	slice	slices	sliced	slicing	DAM_SLASH
2	stab	stab	stab	stabs	stabbed	stabbing	DAM_PIERCE
3	slash	slash	slash	slashes	slashed	slashing	DAM_SLASH
4	whip	whip	whip	whips	whipped	whipping	DAM_SLASH
5	claw	claw	claw	claws	clawed	clawing	DAM_SLASH
6	blast	blast	blast	blasts	blasted	blasting	DAM_BASH
7	pound	pound	pound	pounds	pounded	pounding	DAM_BASH
8	crush	crush	crush	crushes	crushed	crushing	DAM_BASH
9	grep	grep	grep	greps	grepped	grepping	DAM_SLASH
10	bite	bite	bite	bites	bitten	biting	DAM_PIERCE
11	pierce	pierce	pierce	pierces	pierced	piercing	DAM_PIERCE
12	suction	suction	pull on	pulls on	pulled on	pulling on	DAM_BASH
13	beating	beating	beat	beats	beaten	beating	DAM_BASH
14	digestion	digestion	digest	digests	digested	digesting	DAM_ACID
15	charge	charge	charge	charges	charged	charging	DAM_BASH
16	slap	slap	slap	slaps	slapped	slapping	DAM_BASH
17	punch	punch	punch	punches	punched	punching	DAM_BASH
18	wrath	wrath	devastate	devastates	devastated	devastating	DAM_HARM
19	magic	magic	hex	hexes	hexed	hexing	DAM_HARM
20	divine	divine power	prostrate	prostrates	prostrated	prostrating	DAM_HOLY
21	cleave	cleave	cleave	cleaves	cleaved	cleaving	DAM_SLASH
22	scratch	scratch	scratch	scratches	scratched	scratching	DAM_PIERCE
23	peck	peck	peck	pecks	pecked	pecking	DAM_PIERCE
24	peckb	peck	peck	pecks	pecked	pecking	DAM_BASH
25	chop	chop	chop	chops	chopped	chopping	DAM_SLASH
26	sting	sting	sting	stings	stung	stinging	DAM_PIERCE
27	smash	smash	smash	smashes	smashed	smashing	DAM_BASH
28	shbite	shocking bite	{ybite{x	{ybites{x	{ybitten{x	{ybiting{x	DAM_ELECTRICITY
29	flbite	flaming bite	{rbite{x	{rbites{x	{rbitten{x	{rbiting{x	DAM_FIRE
30	frbite	freezing bite	{bbite{x	{bbites{x	{bbitten{x	{bbiting{x	DAM_COLD
31	acbite	acidic bite	{Gbite{x	{gbites{x	{gbitten{x	{gbiting{x	DAM_ACID
32	chomp	chomp	chomp	chomps	chomped	chomping	DAM_PIERCE
33	drain	life drain	drain	drains	drained	draining	DAM_DRAINING
34	thrust	thrust at	thrust at	thrusts at	thrust at	thrusting at	DAM_PIERCE
35	slime	slime	slime	slimes	slimed	sliming	DAM_ACID
36	shock	shock	shock	shocks	shocked	shocking	DAM_ELECTRICITY
37	thwack	thwack	thwack	thwacks	thwacked	thwacking	DAM_BASH
38	flame	flame	burn	burns	burned	burning	DAM_FIRE
39	chill	chill	chill	chills	chilled	chilling	DAM_COLD
40	psychic	psychic power	confound	confounds	confounded	confounding	DAM_MENTAL
41	shot	shot	shoot	shoots	shot	shooting	DAM_PIERCE
42	arrow	arrow	fire at	fires at	fired upon	firing at	DAM_PIERCE
43	farrow	flaming arrow	{rshoot{x	{rshoots{x	{rshot{x	{rshooting{x	DAM_FIRE
44	iarrow	icy arrow	{bshoot{x	{bshoots{x	{bshot{x	{bshooting{x	DAM_COLD
45	parrow	poison arrow	{gshoot{x	{gshoots{x	{gshot{x	{gshooting{x	DAM_POISON
46	scream	scream	scream at	screams at	screamed at	screaming at	DAM_SOUND
47	laser	laser	lase	lases	lased	lasing	DAM_LIGHT
48	dust	dust	dust	dusts	dusted	dusting	DAM_EARTH
49	vines	vines	ensnare	ensnares	ensnared	ensnaring	DAM_WOOD
50	enrgyshot	shot	fire at	fires at	fired upon	firing at	DAM_ENERGY
51	gust	gust	buffet	buffets	buffeted	buffeting	DAM_WIND
52	darkness	darkness	blacken	blackens	blackened	blackening	DAM_DARK
53	splash	splash	splash	splashes	splashed	splashing	DAM_DROWNING
54	wblast	water blast	inundate	inundates	inundated	inundating	DAM_DROWNING
55	lash	lash	lash	lashes	lashed	lashing	DAM_SLASH
56	rtouch	rotting touch	rot	rots	rotted	rotting	DAM_POISON
57	gaze	gaze	gaze at	gazes at	gazed upon	gazing upon	DAM_MENTAL
58	music	music	blare music at	blares music at	blared music at	blaring music at	DAM_SOUND
59	wail	wail	wail at	wails at	wailed at	wailing at	DAM_SOUND
60	kick	kick	kick	kicks	kicked	kicking	DAM_BASH
61	shuriken	shuriken	shoot shurikens at	shoot shurikens at	shot shuriken at	shooting shuriken at	DAM_PIERCE
62	dart	dart	shoot a dart at	shoots a dart at	shot a dart at	shooting a dart at	DAM_PIERCE
63	negatouch	touch	{Dtouch{x	{Dtouches{x	{Dtouched{x	{Dtouching{x	DAM_NEGATIVE
64	holytouch	touch	{Wtouch{x	{Wtouches{x	{Wtouched{x	{Wtouching{x	DAM_HOLY
65	sshot	silver shot	fire at	fires at	fired upon	firing at	DAM_SILVER
66	shine	shine	shine at	shines at	shined upon	shining at	DAM_LIGHT
67	fascinate	fascination	fascinate	fascinates	fascinated	fascinating	DAM_MENTAL
68	beauty	beauty	excite	excites	excited	exciting	DAM_MENTAL
69	magnetism	magnetism	magnetize	magnetizes	magnetized	magnetizing	DAM_IRON
70	ironsmash	smash	smash	smashes	smashed	smashing	DAM_IRON
71	boulder	boulder	lob a boulder at	lobs a boulder at	lobbed a boulder at	lobbing a boulder at	DAM_EARTH
72	charm	charm	charm	charms	charmed	charming	DAM_CHARM
73	venombite	venomous bite	{gbite{x	{gbites{x	{gbit{x	{gbiting{x	DAM_POISON
74	silvflash	silver flash	illuminate	illuminates	illuminated	illuminating	DAM_SILVER
75	flash	flash	illuminate	illuminates	illuminated	illuminating	DAM_LIGHT
76	silvslice	slice	slice	slices	sliced	slicing	DAM_SILVER
77	woodthwak	thwack	thwack	thwacks	thwacked	thwacking	DAM_WOOD
78	attack	attack	attack	attacks	attacked	attacking	DAM_NONE
79	mud	mud	muddy	muddies	muddied	muddying	DAM_EARTH
80	windslash	slash	slash	slashes	slashed	slashing	DAM_WIND
81	quake	quake	rock	rocks	rocked	rocking	DAM_EARTH
82	vacuum	vacuum	asphyxiate	asphyxiates	asphyxiated	asphyxiating	DAM_EARTH
83	ringlaser	ring laser	fire ring lasers at	fires ring lasers at	fired upon with ring lasers	firing ring lasers at	DAM_LIGHT
84	plasma	plasma	fire plasma at	fires plasma at	fired upon with plasma	firing plasma at	DAM_ENERGY
85	ovalbeam	oval beam	fire an oval beam at	fires an oval beam at	fired upon with an oval beam	firing an oval beam at	DAM_ELECTRICITY

Weapon Flags

Any number of these flags can be set on any weapon:

• flaming: Deals (1 to [weapon level/4]+2) extra fire damage per attack. May blind targets briefly.
• frost: Deals (1 to [weapon level/4]+2) extra cold damage per attack. May slow targets briefly.
• vampiric: Deals ([total damage/5]+1) extra draining damage per attack and restores half that to the attacker. Only works on opponents with blood.
• sharp: has a skill/8% chance to do extra damage up to double.
• vorpal Causes bleeding for two pulses. Can be resisted as the weapon's damage type. Only works on opponents with blood.
• twohands: Fills both hands when equipped. Giganto ignore this flag in the main hand but can't dual-wield twohanded weapons.
• shocking: Deals (1 to [weapon level/4]+2) extra electric damage per attack. May daze targets briefly.
• poison: Weapon tries to apply the poison affect for two pulses.
• leaf: Damages the opponent's mana per attack (([total damage/5]), and restores half that much mana to the attacker.
• holy: Procs ([victim alignment x -1] x [weapon level] / 2000) extra Holy damage - Does more vs foes of evil alignment, doesn't work vs foes of good alignment
• unholy: Procs ([victim alignment] x [weapon level] / 2000) extra Negative damage - Does more vs foes of good alignment, doesn't work vs foes of evil alignment
• barotraumatic: Damages the opponent's Movement points per attack (1 to [weapon level/12]+3). Has a small chance to drain movement completely (AKA Sprain).
• enfeebling: Temporarily lowers the foe's damroll with successive hits.
• empowering: Temporarily raises the attacker's damroll with successive hits.
• featherweight: The weapon's weight is halved for the purposes of whether you can wield it (but not for determining second attacks, etc). Applied by Espers' Ferre Potest spell.
• nervewracking: Does (1 to [weapon level/4]+2) extra mental damage per attack with a chance to confuse for 2 to 4 pulses, depending on weapon level.
• acidic: Deals (1 to [weapon level/4]+2) extra acid damage per attack. May osmose the target briefly.
• disrupting: Causes (1 to [weapon level/3]+2) extra non-elemental damage to mobs with the undead form flag or the Zombify affect.
• earthy: Deals (1 to [weapon level/3]+2) extra earth damage per attack.
• soulblade: Deals extra holy or dark damage (equivalent to a full extra attack without multi-hit penalties) depending on the wielder's alignment.
• tracer: Temporarily raises the attacker's hitroll with each attack, even misses.
• measuring: Altered damage output.
• squeaky: Makes noise on critical hits.
• loud: Combat occurs in UPPERCASE.
• mystery: No numerical damage display to player or victim.
• runic: Wielder takes no damage from magic spells -- only absorbs one spell when applied by the runic skill.
• mystic: Wielder's damage will use magroll (as a multiplicative bonus) instead of damroll.
• critical: has triple (i.e. 15% vs the usual 5%) chance to cause a critical hit.
• fastcast: applies trance affect toward weapon damage