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23a:Item designations
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Some items have characters surrounding the name, which is a way to determine certain properties at a glance.
Quality[edit]
Sword Ordinary
-Sword- Well-crafted
+Sword+ Finely-crafted
*Sword* Superior quality
≡Sword≡ Exceptional
☼Sword☼ A masterpiece
See Item quality for a full explanation of how better qualities improve value and combat modifiers.
Improvement / Decoration[edit]
«Sword» Improved or decorated
Decorations can have a quality modifier themselves, though in this version it is not displayed separately - instead, the quality shown is either that of the base item or the best decoration, whichever is higher.
Thus, a "«*Sword*»" could be a superior quality sword with fine decorations or an ordinary sword with superior quality decorations - the only way to figure out is to view the item's description.
Wear[edit]
xSwordx Showing some wear - worth 3⁄4
XSwordX Heavily worn or threadbare - worth 1⁄2
XXSwordXX In tatters or mangled - worth 1⁄4
Provenance / Ownership[edit]
(Sword) Not produced on-site (imported by traders or looted from raiders), does not count towards Created Wealth
{Sword} Unclaimed/Forbidden
$Sword$ Owned by someone else. Only appears in adventure mode.
Other[edit]
‼Sword‼ On fire
◄Sword► Magical (not actually implemented)
The longest possible item designation is ‼XX({«+Sword+»})XX‼, which designates (reading from the front) that it's on fire ( ‼ ), in tatters ( XX ), imported ( ( ), forbidden ( { ), decorated ( « ), and of fine quality ( + ).