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From: hobbit@sunybcs.UUCP (Thomas Pellitieri)
Newsgroups: net.games.rogue
Subject: Re: selective weapon enchantment
Message-ID: <796@sunybcs.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 4-Nov-84 21:55:37 EST
Article-I.D.: sunybcs.796
Posted: Sun Nov  4 21:55:37 1984
Date-Received: Tue, 6-Nov-84 03:56:45 EST
References: <560@burl.UUCP>
Reply-To: hobbit@gort.UUCP (Thomas Pellitieri)
Organization: State University of New York @ Buffalo,NY
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Summary: 

In article <560@burl.UUCP> wjb@burl.UUCP (Neutron Dog) writes:

>Most netters seem to realize that the two-handed sword is the most
>formidable unenchanted weapon in the dungeon.  From reading
>net.games.rogue, I get the impression that most people also seem to
>think that the two-handed sword is therefore the best target for
>enchantment.  This article will show that this is not necessarily true.
>...
>Now suppose I enchant a weapon.  If I enchant a long sword, and
>discover that it is now a +0,+1 long sword, that means that instead
>of having a weapon that causes 1d10 (or 5.5 expected damage) I now
>have a weapon that causes 1d11 (expected damage 6.0).  If I enchant
>it a number of times, eventually it will be something like a +3,+7
>long sword.
>...
>you will enchant it a few times before you get
>another increase in dice thrown, but assume that you will eventually
>hit +2,+something status.  A +2,+something pike is MORE DEADLY than
>a +2,+something two-hander.  That's because of the "12" in "1d12". 
>Any increase in the number of times you roll that 12-sided die is
>going to have a dramatic increase in the amount of damage you do
>when you hit.

Whoa!!  What do you mean "Any increase in the number of times you roll"??
The pluses on a weapon (like a +X,+Y whatever) do not affect the dice
which are rolled.  The first plus is added to the probability that you will
hit the monster (+1 = 5%).  The second is ADDED TO THE DIE ROLL, so you
would get a 1d10 + 1, not a 1d11.  You only roll one die for the damage
and add the damage bonus, you don't roll more dice!
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