Champion's Trident

[Arryn]

I just observed an AI pretender (Vampire Queen), equipped with the Champion's Trident from the deathmatch arena, cast 2 spells on the very first turn of a battle. She has no other items, nor any water magic. The Trident says it gives 2 attacks per round, but my understanding was that this was only when using the weapon in melee, not granted by merely holding it. So my question is this: does this special weapon indeed confer the eqivalent of the Quickness spell, or is this a bug? Also, if the weapon does provide Quickness, do other weapons that provide multiple attacks also confer those extra attacks when casting magic, as this weapon appears to do?

[Norfleet]

I believe that the Trident does, indeed, grant quickness. Something to offset its otherwise lack of appeal combined with cursed status, I suppose.

Other weapons, such as the Sword of Swiftness, do not: I'd know, the SoS is one of the standard items I often use.

[Norfleet]

Additional note: I do believe that the inherent quickness of the trident means the Tridenteer will actually attack *4* times per round: The Trident grants 2x attack, IIRC, in addition to Quickness.

[Saber Cherry]

Trident gives quickness and attacks 2*2x, so it is quite potent... though it is best on spellcasters, being 2-H.

[Arryn]

Thanks, Norfleet & Cherry. I can only hope that one of the other AIs in my AAR permanently offs this undead b**** before I have to deal with her. Yeah, right, like that's likely given she's immortal, and AIs aren't exactly swift at handling such critters.

[Norfleet]

Fortunately for you, AIs aren't exactly adept at USING such critters, either.

I, on the other hand, use them ruthlessly.

Last game, Navrunner, after discovering that they simply would not DIE, finally threw in the towel after more of them started appearing.

Yeah, they're real nasty. That's why I like 'em.