# Spineseeker

)   Spineseeker   

Base item

stiletto

Damage vs. small

1d3 +5 +1d5 (20% chance)

Damage vs. large

1d2 +5 +1d5 (20% chance)

To-hit bonus

+5

Bonus versus

(any)

Weapon skill

knife

Size

one-handed

Affiliation

chaotic

When carried

(none)

When wielded

(none)

When invoked

(none)

Base price

1500 zm

Weight

5

Material

iron

Spineseeker is an artifact weapon that appears in SlashTHEM. It is chaotic-aligned, and its base item is a stiletto. It deals a flat extra 5 damage against all monsters, with a 20% chance of dealing an extra 1d5 damage and stunning the target for 1d5 rounds. A successful proc is indicated by the message "The gleaming blade cuts into 

<monster>'s <spine>".

Strategy
While the overall damage of Spineseeker is fairly low, the 20% chance of stunning the target is pretty high which means there is a chance you can permanently freeze an enemy while you pummel it to death. This all makes it a pretty attractive off-hand weapon for #two-weaponing.

Average damage calculation
The average damage calculations in the following table do not include bonuses from weapon skills, strength, or from using a blessed weapon against undead or demons.

Weapon

Small monsters

Large monsters

+0 Spineseeker

+7 Spineseeker

</spine></monster>