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Subject: Re: Proposal: Hack release 1.0.4
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Date: Mon, 20-Apr-87 12:23:20 EST
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Posted: Mon Apr 20 12:23:20 1987
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	Reading these suggestions for rivers and elevators made me think of
a magic item I would like to see in Hack.

	In the "Elric" series by Michael Moorcock, the lead character is a 
weak, anaemic wimp, but he has a demonic sword which "drinks" the souls of his
enemies and adds their strength to him (temporarily).  There were two such
swords named "Storm Bringer" and "Mourn Blade".  So, here's the suggestion:

	A new weapon, demon sword, which adds to the wielder's strength some
number when used to kill something (1 for a kobold, up to N for a dragon)
for about 20 moves.  This would be really deadly in a situation where the player
is surrounded, but only slightly effective where there is a dearth of monsters.
This should also have a disadvantage.  In the books, the sword would often cause
him to kill when he didn't want to (when it was hungry).  In the game, it could 
cause you to attack anything you're adjacent to, regardless of what you want, 
and perhaps not let you unwield it in battle or retreat until the monster 
is dead.

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