Quarterstaff (base item)

Quarterstaff ((/()
Item Type	Melee weapon
Sprite
Weight	40s		80s		64s
Danger Level	1		3		6
Material	Wood		Iron		Mithril
Sprite
Weight				57s		40s		16s
Danger Level				10		16		?
Material				Adamantium		Eternium		Truesilver

Quarterstaves are one of the basic types of two-handed melee weapons in ADOM. They belong to the Staves weapon group, and benefit from and train the corresponding weapon skill.

Quarterstaff is also the unidentified form of magic staves, which have a wider range of weights (the majority, however, are 40s).

Desirability

Great defensive bonuses from the Staves weapon skill are typically reached only late in the game if the PC focuses on improving this weapon group. In the early game the one-handed melee weapon & shield combination is typically better straight away. However, quarterstaves feature slightly higher damage than most one-handed weapons and can greatly benefit from powerful suffixes and/or prefixes — especially when they are magical.

Guaranteed/Common Sources

Quarterstaves can be obtained in the same manner as all generic loot. Non-trollish Wizards and Elementalists may start with the basic wooden variation, while non-trollish Mindcrafters and Monks always start with a wooden quarterstaff.

Greater Identify information

------------------------ blessed quarterstaff (+0, 1d10)-----------------------

When used in melee combat it grants a +0 bonus to hit and causes 1d10 points of
damage. When used as a missile it grants a +0 bonus to hit and causes 1d4
points of damage.

------------------ blessed iron-shod quarterstaff (+1, 1d10+5)-----------------

When used in melee combat it grants a +1 bonus to hit and causes 1d10+5 points
of damage. When used as a missile it grants a +0 bonus to hit and causes 1d4+2
points of damage.

---------------- blessed mithril-shod quarterstaff (+0, 1d10+6)----------------

When used in melee combat it grants a +0 bonus to hit and causes 1d10+6 points
of damage. When used as a missile it grants a +0 bonus to hit and causes 1d4+6
points of damage.

--------------- blessed adamantium-shod quarterstaff (+0, 1d10+8)--------------

When used in melee combat it grants a +0 bonus to hit and causes 1d10+8 points
of damage. When used as a missile it grants a +0 bonus to hit and causes 1d4+8
points of damage.

---------------- blessed eternium-shod quarterstaff (+0, 2d10+10)---------------

When used in melee combat it grants a +0 bonus to hit and causes 2d10+10 points
of damage. When used as a missile it grants a +0 bonus to hit and causes 2d4+10
points of damage.

--------------- blessed truesilver-shod quarterstaff (+3, 1d10+6)--------------

When used in melee combat it grants a +3 bonus to hit and causes 1d10+6 points
of damage. When used as a missile it grants a +3 bonus to hit and causes 1d4+6
points of damage.

Stat Table

Material	Danger Level	Weight	Typical stats	Notes
Wood	1	40	(+1, 1d10)	Not smithable
Iron	3	80	(+1, 1d10+5)	Can be rusted
Mithril	6	64	(+0, 1d10+6)
Adamantium	10	57	(+0, 1d10+8)
Eternium	16	40	(+0, 2d10+10)	Immune to corrosion
Truesilver	?	16	(+3, 1d10+6)	Not smithable

Some item DLs and/or stat modifier distribution taken from Anilatx's research.