Wizardry: The Five Ordeals

Wizardry: The Five Ordeals

Isalon Sep 19, 2022 @ 4:19pm
Item list?
Hey all, loving that English finally hit for this game. It's not perfect but it's great, I'm eating it up!
So I got two items. One is the runed flail, which I learned the hard way was cursed. Thankfully CTRL+F1 saved me from that before it was permanent.
I also have Shiny Chain. Looks like a chain but -4 AC instead of -3. I'm wary, though. Would rather not equip a cursed item again.
Is there an item list anywhere?
Can anyone confirm if Shiny Chain is cursed or not?
Many thanks!
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Dr. Granola Sep 19, 2022 @ 5:37pm 
There's no item list, just gotta deal
Here's a hint tho, cursed equipment tends to have garbage stats on them, or can be equipped by literally everyone. Armor with positive AC, weapons that deal less than a D6 of damage, and so on.
Those are the usual trends at least, haven't seen anything break that pattern yet though.
ultimatecalibur Sep 19, 2022 @ 6:39pm 
An important thing to remember is that this game uses the older descending AC system of pre-3rd edition Dungeons and Dragons; so "Lower AC is Better."

Originally posted by Dr. Granola:
There's no item list, just gotta deal
Here's a hint tho, cursed equipment tends to have garbage stats on them, or can be equipped by literally everyone. Armor with positive AC, weapons that deal less than a D6 of damage, and so on.
Those are the usual trends at least, haven't seen anything break that pattern yet though.

Not necessarily. The Runed Flail in Traveler's Property is actually a good example of an alright item that happens to be cursed. It's 2d3+3 average damage is greater than a Flail, it does double damage to and prevents the user from being targeted by Lycanthropes/Beastmen, and the +2 AC and -2 STR are relatively minor penalties for a Priest or Bishop in the rearguard. Still costs to remove when you find a better weapon such as a Sacred Basher.

The rare Fanatic Mask in Children of King Selene is another example of a good item that is cursed. Equipable by all with AC -2 with Fire and Critical resistance.
nftyw Sep 19, 2022 @ 10:54pm 
Shiny Chain is basically a slightly better Chain Mail, there are also variations of Plate Mail that are slightly better (and more expensive). These variants are pretty consistent throughout scenarios. Usually if a piece of equipment is cursed, they have a high value, making them very profitable to sell if you have a Bishop to do identification.

For the base Five Ordeal scenarios, equipment won't explicitly list off their bonuses and abilities besides basic attack data and AC, or show whether they are cursed or not post-identify.
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dinksinct Sep 20, 2022 @ 6:47am 
You have to hit the translate button at the top right. Not 100% but it's pretty good. https://w-atwiki-jp.translate.goog/wiz-fo/pages/161.html?_x_tr_sl=ja&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc
Isalon Sep 20, 2022 @ 1:58pm 
Originally posted by dinksinct:
You have to hit the translate button at the top right. Not 100% but it's pretty good. https://w-atwiki-jp.translate.goog/wiz-fo/pages/161.html?_x_tr_sl=ja&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc
This is what I was looking for, thanks so much!
Isalon Sep 20, 2022 @ 1:59pm 
Originally posted by ultimatecalibur:
An important thing to remember is that this game uses the older descending AC system of pre-3rd edition Dungeons and Dragons; so "Lower AC is Better."

Originally posted by Dr. Granola:
There's no item list, just gotta deal
Here's a hint tho, cursed equipment tends to have garbage stats on them, or can be equipped by literally everyone. Armor with positive AC, weapons that deal less than a D6 of damage, and so on.
Those are the usual trends at least, haven't seen anything break that pattern yet though.

Not necessarily. The Runed Flail in Traveler's Property is actually a good example of an alright item that happens to be cursed. It's 2d3+3 average damage is greater than a Flail, it does double damage to and prevents the user from being targeted by Lycanthropes/Beastmen, and the +2 AC and -2 STR are relatively minor penalties for a Priest or Bishop in the rearguard. Still costs to remove when you find a better weapon such as a Sacred Basher.

The rare Fanatic Mask in Children of King Selene is another example of a good item that is cursed. Equipable by all with AC -2 with Fire and Critical resistance.

It's funny you say that because after realizing the "bonuses" (penalties), that's exactly what I did. For now, my rearguard Priest hits like a mac truck. It was a no brainer.

Thanks for everyones input! So far, very much enjoying this game and the community!
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