Vorpal Sword

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Vorpal Sword
General Information
Appears in	Hexen II Hexen II Mission Pack: Portal of Praevus
Character	Paladin
Weapon Statistics
Damage	30-50 20-30 (Without Mana) 10-25 (Adjacent Targets) +13%-23% Strength (Unpowered) 50-87.5 (Powered) 30-60 (Powered Shockwave) 5 * 10 (Shockwave Aftereffect)
Ammunition	Blue Mana (2-4 per Shot)

The Vorpal Sword is a weapon used by the Paladin in Hexen II.

Overview

The sword allows the Paladin's close combat attacks to be enhanced by using Blue Mana. The weapon is still effective when mana runs out, but will provide no benefit beyond the basic damage.

When it strikes an enemy, the vorpal sword will also hit other nearby creatures and inflict minor damage.

When combined with the Tome of Power, not only does the potential damage increase, but it sends out a shockwave giving the Paladin a ranged weapon. However, it will not injure adjacent targets, and instead inflict damage through the shock effect.

Death Messages

• "Player" lost his/her head over "Attacker"!
• "Player" took a shock to the system from "Attacker"'s vorpal shockwave!

Notes & Trivia

• The Vorpal Sword is based on Lewis Carroll's poem Jabberwocky.
• The sword was intended to be able to deflect projectiles, although this was commented out.
• The tome of power will not create a shockwave if the Paladin has less than 4 mana. Despite this, there's checks in the code to perform a half-damage shockwave if the Paladin had less than 4 mana.

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