Design documents
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Demon's Frenzy
This document seems to detail a horrific process of binding a maiden's soul to a demon blade and allowing the evil within to feed upon her for all eternity. This would require the soul gem of a maiden and a suitable demon blade. Something this complicated would need to be crafted by a master smith or mage.
Weapon | Type | Skill | Wt. | Str | Damage | Parry | Handed | Made With |
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Demon's Frenzy | longsword | 65-85 | 5 | 15 | Greater Than Average | Nearly Perfect | One Handed | Bloodred or Diablo, the devil sword |
Demon's Frenzy | two handed sword | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Two Handed | the Shadow Sword |
Chain Staff
This document describes an interesting conceptual weapon. It involves cutting a long, heavy, metallic staff into three parts, putting handholds onto each section with pelts, then linking them up again using the chain from a flail or morning star. It mentions that newly forged staves would shatter in the process as the metal will not have set properly. Something this complicated would need to be crafted by a master smith or mage.
This three part staff is an interesting weapon. It is three sections of heavy cylindrical metal connected by a heavy chain. Each section has a comfortable looking fur handhold. You imagine that this would be very good in the hands of someone ambidextrous. Two hands are needed to wield it. It looks heavy.
Weapon | Type | Skill | Wt. | Str | Damage | Parry | Handed | Made With |
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Chain Staff | staff | ?65-85? | 6 | ?12? | ?Greater Than Average? | Nearly Perfect | Two Handed | an iron-shod staff |
Chain Staff | staff | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Two Handed | a two handed staff-mace |
Chain Staff | staff | 65-85 | 6 | 14 | Average | Nearly Perfect | Two Handed | Tetsubo and morning star |
Elemental Crossbow
This document seems to detail the making of an elemental crossbow. The author suggests that five gems of magical and elemental power that he saw in his travels could have their power infused into a magical crossbow, which would then be reinforced with mithril. Something this complicated would need to be crafted by a master smith or mage.
This crossbow looks surreal. Its elegantly curved frame is covered with beautiful runes, giving off a lovely silver and mithril lustre. As you look at it, you notice that the colours on the crossbow shift and change between all the colours in the rainbow. Sometimes quick and violent, sometimes slow and ponderous, the changes leave you confused as to the true colour of this artifact. It looks somewhat heavy.
Weapon | Type | Skill | Wt. | Str | Damage | Parry | Handed | Made With |
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Elemental Crossbow | marksmanship | 85-100 | 3 | 14 | Average | Useless | One Handed | the crossbow |
The Staff of Fire and Ice
This document seems to detail the making of an elemental staff. The author of it suggests that an orb of fire and an orb of cold be bound by bands to a staff with existing elemental powers to make it more powerful. The author comments that it would require a very powerful elemental mage to succeed in this fusing. Something this complicated would need to be crafted by a master smith or mage.
Weapon | Type | Skill | Wt. | Str | Damage | Parry | Handed | Made With |
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The Staff of Fire and Ice | staff | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Two Handed | a rowan staff |
The Staff of Fire and Ice | staff | 55-65 | 5 | 13 | Greater Than Average | Fine | Two Handed | an oaken staff |
The Staff of Fire and Ice | staff | 65-85 | 6 | 14 | Greater Than Average | Fine | Two Handed | The Staff of Azakath |
King's blade
This document documents the writer's desire to impress a king with an exquisitely crafted, well balanced, jeweled blade. It suggests that there are two shards of a jewel that could be put back together to decorate a jeweled blade. The ornamentation could then be rounded out with an emerald and a ruby. Something this complicated would need to be crafted by a master smith or mage.
Weapon | Type | Skill | Wt. | Str | Damage | Parry | Handed | Made With |
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King's Blade | rapier | 65-85 | 2 | 14 | Average | Absolutely Perfect | One Handed | a jeweled dwarven rapier |
Spiked gauntlets
This document describes a fairly logical improvement to brawlers' gauntlets. It suggests that the spikes from flails or morning stars be fused onto metallic gauntlets to make them more deadly in combat. Something this complicated would need to be crafted by a master smith or mage.
Ring of restoration
This document seems to be the notes of a cleric. The writer suggests that some healing objects she has seen in her travels could be melted down together and remade into a new ring which combines all their healing properties. She suggests that this would require a ring of regeneration to start as the base, with a potion of healing, a wand of healing and also another strong source of healing energy. Something this complicated would need to be crafted by a master smith or mage.
Xenophobe
This document was clearly written by someone who hates the world. It details reinforcing a human slaying morning star with other weapons that are enchanted specifically to slay creatures of a specific race, creating a monster flail that would be extra effective against almost any race under the sun. Something this complicated would need to be crafted by a master smith or mage.
Weight/Str notes: Poldara made with morning star and an unusual sabre (not identified first). Resulting Xenophobe weighed 6 and required 15 strength to wield.
Blade of Righteousness
This document seems to be the musings of someone who was clearly a holy man. It details the improvements that could be made to a saintly blade he saw wielded by a prince through adding the forces of goodness of other holy items to it - namely a ring and another holy weapon. Something this complicated would need to be crafted by a master smith or mage.
Note: Damage varies based on own align and opponents align.
Gathering of the Spiders
This document details the bringing together of several Drowgar and manspider artifacts. It considers the insertion of a medallion into a relic of the god Losoth, bound by spider silk to seal the new weapon. Something this complicated would need to be crafted by a master smith or mage.
Weapon | Type | Skill | Wt. | Str | Damage | Parry | Handed | Made With |
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Gathering of the Spiders | shortsword | 45-55 | 2 | ? | Average | Nearly Perfect | One Handed | the Blade of Losoth |
Note: Chance to excrete silk webbing, entangling the enemy and reducing dexterity by 1. An entangled enemy will drop 1-4 strands of spider silk when killed.
Shadow Blade
This document describes the possible forging of a shadow blade of evil from some items the writer has seen in his travels. It would involve a blade of evil, a dagger of evil and a dark medallion. Something this complicated would need to be crafted by a master smith or mage.
Note: This weapon can be made into a longsword or two handed sword. Performs better for evil wielders. "The blade seems to draw off your evil as it cuts and slashes into your opponent!"
Weapon | Type | Skill | Wt. | Str | Damage | Parry | Handed | Made With |
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Shadow Blade | longsword | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | One Handed | ? |
Shadow Blade | two handed sword | 85-100 | 7 | 16 | Greater Than Average | Fine | Two Handed | the Shadow Sword |
Design Document Holders
Design Documents have a chance to drop from specific NPCs. The NPCs will not have the document in their inventory and it will only spawn upon their death.
List of known document holders: (Incomplete)
- Evil Wizard (Burnham Castle)
- Oterim the Sage (Neville)
- Silversmith (Neville)
- Treasure Map Bosses (appear only to be high-level bosses)
- Hermit (Brigand Fortress)