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It's a moderately good weapon. But, by the time you kill Asmodeus, you'll usually have other options available. A +9 eveningstar of [[flaming]] / [[freezing]] will be more consistent against non-resistant enemies. An eveningstar of holy wrath (or [[sacred scourge]]) will almost certainly perform better - at least for those who ''can'' wield holy wrath. | It's a moderately good weapon. But, by the time you kill Asmodeus, you'll usually have other options available. A +9 eveningstar of [[flaming]] / [[freezing]] will be more consistent against non-resistant enemies. An eveningstar of holy wrath (or [[sacred scourge]]) will almost certainly perform better - at least for those who ''can'' wield holy wrath. | ||
| − | [[Hellion]]s and [[brimstone fiend]]s have | + | [[Hellion]]s and [[brimstone fiend]]s have [[damnation]], a strong 3x3 explosion, but they are summoned by melee strikes. As they'll often try to avoid hurting you with damnation, they won't fire at enemies in your melee range - a clear anti-synergy. Also, brimstone fiends have some chance to [[torment]] you, which can be very dangerous at the wrong time. |
==History== | ==History== | ||
Revision as of 23:27, 8 October 2023
| A bright ruby sceptre, carrying some of the powers of the arch-fiend Asmodeus. It may call forth fiery demons from their infernal home to do the wielder's bidding. |
the +13 sceptre of Asmodeus
+13 eveningstar
10% chance to summon a fire-themed demon on hit
Evil
Contents
Mechanics
The sceptre of Asmodeus may summon the following demons:[1]
- 2
Balrug: 50% - 2
Hellion: 33.3% - 1
Brimstone fiend: 16.7%
Note that the demon-summoning melee effect works only for the player. Neither Asmodeus nor your orc friends get the summons when attacking with this weapon.
Desirability
The sceptre of Asmodeus[2] is a special eveningstar that can only be obtained by killing Asmodeus, lord of Gehenna. As an evil item, the good gods frown its use.
It's a moderately good weapon. But, by the time you kill Asmodeus, you'll usually have other options available. A +9 eveningstar of flaming / freezing will be more consistent against non-resistant enemies. An eveningstar of holy wrath (or sacred scourge) will almost certainly perform better - at least for those who can wield holy wrath.
Hellions and brimstone fiends have damnation, a strong 3x3 explosion, but they are summoned by melee strikes. As they'll often try to avoid hurting you with damnation, they won't fire at enemies in your melee range - a clear anti-synergy. Also, brimstone fiends have some chance to torment you, which can be very dangerous at the wrong time.
History
- Prior to 0.30, the sceptre was a +7 staff that had an Ability to summon demons, with a chance to fail based on Evocations. The demons were durably summoned, and would eventually become hostile.
- Prior to 0.28, the sceptre could be activated from the evoke menu instead of the abilities menu. Also, the player needed slightly more Evocations to pass a skill check when summoning demons.
- Prior to 0.27, the sceptre could summon sun demons and efreets.
- Prior to 0.10, this sceptre would fire random Conjurations and summoned hostile demons when it failed to evoke properly.
References
- ↑ art-func.h:1806 (0.30.0)
- ↑ art-data.txt:361 (0.30.0)
