Guidebook work

[Andy Williams]

Sentence about inverse relation removed.

[Grey]

The willpower relation is worth noting, since abusing sword of nonnak etc or potions of boost willpower can help you clear certain areas pretty quickly. This is a well-placed tactic in the pyramid, dwarven graveyard and most of the temples (not fire of course). Even without a full set of the right equipment it can sometimes be worth taking a bit of damage and equipment destruction to get you out of a tight spot.

Also, I'm glad to see the change to the line about Metallurgy - gut's poem is now ruined, bwaha!

Minor thing about Pick Pockets - occasionally an outstanding item will be generated, yes, but what I and others find it most useful for is abundant amounts of holy water, identy scrolls, etc. The common things that sometimes aren't common enough.

[Andy Williams]

The willpower relation is worth noting, since abusing sword of nonnak etc or potions of boost willpower can help you clear certain areas pretty quickly.

"Abusing" the Sword of Nonnak?! Bite your tongue!

[Grey]

What's wrong with abusing Nonnak's big weapon? :P It gives you bigger balls!

[Andy Williams]

What's wrong with abusing Nonnak's big weapon?

It's impossible to abuse a clearly planned feature of the game, especially one that has been around as long as Nonnak's sword. Other artifacts have been toned down (Rolf's Companion springs to mind) but the SoN has not, indicating TB thinks it is where it should be in terms of power.

[Jack the Ripper]

Other artifacts have been toned down (Rolf's Companion springs to mind) but the SoN has not, indicating TB thinks it is where it should be in terms of power.

On a side note, how powerful did the dwarven axe use to be? The line referring to that in the GB always made me curious

[Harwin]

On a side note, how powerful did the dwarven axe use to be? The line referring to that in the GB always made me curious

On a related note - I remember hearing that if you have Rolf's Savior AND Rolf's Companion, there's a combined boost.

I don't remember seeing that in the GB though, nor did the poster provide specific info.

[Andy Williams]

On a side note, how powerful did the dwarven axe use to be?

I don't remember the to-hit and to-damage off hand, although I could test for it. The main thing that made it overpowered in Thomas's view was the fact that it granted {To+12}.

[Andy Williams]

On a related note - I remember hearing that if you have Rolf's Savior AND Rolf's Companion, there's a combined boost.

I don't remember seeing that in the GB though, nor did the poster provide specific info.

I've heard that as well, but have seen no quantitative info, so have not written anything about it.

[Grey]

I've heard that if you wear the weapon in your left hand and the shield in your right you get +10 to hit.