January 8, 2004, 00:53
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King
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ADOM (D&D??) for dummies
below is the info it gives on equipment and thier modifiers, but I cant find what a DV and PV modifiers are. is it Defense Value and Pickles Value? 
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January 8, 2004, 01:03
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arg. now with the weapons.
I have two swords, a longsword 1d8 and a broadsword 1d7+1. what is the d for? is it the same thing as saying 1-8 and 1-7+1?
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January 8, 2004, 02:55
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DV is Defense Value (dodging), PV is Protection Value (basicly armor).
The 'd' in weapons stands for dice, so the 1d7 + 1 sword can do 2 to 8 damage while the other would be 1 to 8
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January 8, 2004, 03:54
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Deity
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ADOM != D&D
d6 = a normal six-sided dice (1-6)
2d6 = 2 six-sided dice rolled together and added (2-12)
d12 = a twelve-sided dice (1-12)
The thing to bear in mind is not mimimul and maximum, but average damage. You'll be swinging that sword a lot.
d8 (1-8) has an average of 4.5
d7+1 (2-8) has an average of 5
2d4 (2-8) has an average of 5 too, but has a lower chance of doing maximum damage than d7+1
Really its a matter of taste and statistics.
-Jam
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January 8, 2004, 04:06
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King
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 thank you both, it makes sense now.
well, except one thing. if its a 1d6+1 is the 1 added to the result? i.e. if it rolls 2 I actually do 3 damage?
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January 8, 2004, 04:15
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Yes. 
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January 8, 2004, 04:19
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so that means my orc that just died who had a cursed hammer of (-1, 1d10+9) would have been a bad ass if he didnt die? For future refrence should I avoid the random encouters?
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January 8, 2004, 04:23
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1D10+9! Nasty weapon!
You get XP from random encounters, but be careful of out-of-depth critters though.
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January 8, 2004, 04:28
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nasty good or nasty bad?
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January 8, 2004, 04:37
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It does loads of damage, so it's good.
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January 8, 2004, 06:50
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But it has a -1 to hit as well, so its bad too. And if its cursed... well, try and drop it 
-Jam
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January 8, 2004, 19:20
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Speaking of ADOM, does anyone know what wands of wonder do?
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January 9, 2004, 00:22
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Originally posted by Jamski
But it has a -1 to hit as well, so its bad too. And if its cursed... well, try and drop it
-Jam
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There are ways to remove the thing  and the -1 is no biggie.
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January 9, 2004, 04:02
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Would they work ?
-Jam
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January 10, 2004, 15:00
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This
works, but you need to figure out how.
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