Rules
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_Weapons_with_wc_<=_17_
There are no limitations of the number of weapons you might create with
a weapon class of 17 or lower. They still have to fulfill some requirements
on weight and value (listed below), but thats all.

_High_class_weapons_
"High class" is defined as "above 17". You should keep the number of those
low in your area; especially should there be very few of those compared to
the number of weapons with wc less or equal to 17. Weapons like this could
be rewards for quests etc.
Also, for weapons with wc > 17, there should be a check so that players with
low level (level<8 or con/int/dex/str <10, xp < 200 000, or any other suitable 
check) can't use it properly. Really low-class weapons can have the opposite 
checks, to prevent higher levels from snatching the newbie weapons (optional).

_Very_good_weapons_
These are the weapons that have a wc of 20 to 24: You must have permission
by the admin to introduce those into the game. If they have a wc higher than
20, they must have drawbacks, and be very hard to get. Players gang up on tough
monsters, so something special is needed here.

_Weapons_with_extreme_wc_
"Extreme wc" is 25 and above, or that the effective wc including results from
hit_functions can be 30 or larger. Those weapons do not only need approval
and heavy drawbacks; they must also be unique. This means that there must
never be more than one such weapon in the game at a given time.

_Named_weapons_
Named weapons must be unique. It stands to reason that there is only one
Excalibur, Stormbringer, Mjolnir etc.

_Spikes_in_wc_
It is not a good idea to make a weapon with a hit function that returns 100 in
20% of the cases, and "miss" the other 80. The average is then 20, but the peaks
have a bad impact on the game. Do not use peaks higher than 40.

_Other_hit_messages_
It is possible to  change the hit message written when the weapon hits. This
must be approved by the admin.

_More_to_read_
In the file /doc/std/simple_weapon are some hints on how to make a weapon etc.

_Class,_value_and_weight_
There are certain limits on class, value and weight for weapons. The list below
holds the figures. The weight is a lower minimum, while the value is a middle
value; actual figures are allowed to be plus or minus 30%. Weapons with class 
1 - 10 can cost anything below and up to 100 gold coins.

 Class Value   Weight  Class Value   Weight  Class Value Weight  
+-----+-------+-------+-----+-------+-------+-----+-----+-------+
!  1   <= 100    1    !  8   <= 100    1    ! 15    700    2    !
!  2   <= 100    1    !  9   <= 100    1    ! 16    800    2    !
!  3   <= 100    1    ! 10   <= 100    2    ! 17    900    3    !
!  4   <= 100    1    ! 11      175    2    ! 18   1000    3    !
!  5   <= 100    1    ! 12      250    2    ! 19   1000    4    !
!  6   <= 100    1    ! 13      320    2    ! 20   2000    4    !
!  7   <= 100    1    ! 14      400    2    !                   !
+-----+-------+-------+-----+-------+-------+-----+-----+-------+


Guide lines
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_Improvised_weapons_
Common items can be coded as weapons, like chairs, shovels, hat pins etc. They
are allowed a maximum wc of 7. Make sure that the items can be used in other
ways; the hat pin should be possible to use - if you have a hat.

_Example_of_drawbacks_
Here is a short list of drawbacks. Use your imagination and come up with other
drawbacks.
* The weapon has a weight of 7.
* Only players with an alignment of 500 or better can use it.
* The weapon will not fight evil opponents.
* The weapon talks with a loud voice, and much.
* The weapon will suddenly self-destruct after some time.
* The wc is dependent on what area the weapon is used in.
* The user can't wear any armour.
* The wielder must not be wimpy in fights.

_Code_example_for_unique_weapons_
This shows how to keep track of a unique weapon. The code assumes that the
weapon is defined in a separate file and loads without error. If you have
trouble understanding this code, you are suggested to try something less
complicated first

void make_spear()
{
  object the_spear;

  /* Let's see if we can find it. If so, it's already in the game. */
  the_spear = find_object("/players/me/weapons/sun-spear");
  if (!the_spear)
  {
    /* Ok, not found. Let us load it and move it to where it should be. */
    the_spear = load_object("players/me/weapons/sun-spear")
    move_object(the_spear, super_duper_mega_monster);
  }
}

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