Firedoom staff

A Britannian firedoom staff as seen in Exult

The firedoom staff is a highly potent, magical projectile weapon that discharges slow-moving fireballs at a specified target. Although scarce, such staves are found in Ultima VII and Ultima VII Part Two.

Description

Firedoom staves are two-handed weapons that stand slightly shorter than an average adult human, and are recognized by their glow and the emission of orange or blue flames along their entire length. They do not require proficiency in magic, although unlike common staves they cannot be used in melee combat, and their capacity to project fireballs is limited to a finite number of charges; once exhausted, the firedoom staff is discarded. Although their projectiles will attempt to seek out a target, firedoom staves inherently carry a risk of collateral damage should others find themselves in the path of these devastating fireballs. Furthermore, the fireballs will begin to wander aimlessly and remain a danger should their intended victim perish before impact.

History

First produced at some point after the brokering of peace between humans and gargoyles, a scant handful of firedoom staves could be found scattered throughout Britannia by 361, the early Age of Armageddon. One notable owner at this time was the troubled alchemist Horance of Skara Brae, who would gift his staff to the Avatar in gratitude for the hero's righting of the dark ills he had inflicted upon the island.

Curiously, firedoom staves could also be found in the distant realm of Serpent Isle during the same period, albeit in even fewer numbers. In contrast with their orange Britannian counterparts, firedoom staves on Serpent Isle burned with a blue flame, although emitted the same orange fireball and were otherwise identical in nature.

Effectiveness of the Weapon

In Ultima VII, the firedoom staff inflicts 20 points of damage.

In Ultima VII Part Two, blue firedoom staves possess a damage score of "20" and a reach of "10".

Locations

Sub article: Locations

Lore

“	Lethality personified. This staff, which hurls exploding fireballs that actually seek out a target, is perhaps the most lethal of all magic weapons created in the era of human-gargoyle cooperation. But, as with most of the more powerful magic weapons, its limited life span means it may fail thee at the worst of times. – from Alagner's Book of Marvelous and Astonishing Things (Ultima VII)

Trivia

• While Ultima VII contains no paperdoll art of its own for firedoom staves, the fan-made Exult provides as such by including a recolored version of the art seen in Ultima VII Part Two.

Gallery

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  A blue firedoom staff, as found on Serpent Isle

See Also

• Weapon values

References

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