Talk:Staff of Striking/@comment-67.183.86.95-20191011224155

I've found this, but haven't used it yet. The description says "each attack made with the staff uses a charge." This seems to mean every swing of the staff uses a charge, whether or not it hits. If that's the case it seems like you're going to get relatively little bang for the buck, since using it against the big baddies will probably have a pretty poor attack-to-hit ratio, and the staff could disappear very quickly. As I said, I've found it yet, but haven't used it yet. It should be pretty easy to tell after a fight, by looking at the number of hits vs. the number of charges used.

It could be a very nice auxiliary weapon for Jaheira. She's been using the Staff Mace, giving her (THAC0 11, 6-12 damage), but switching to the Staff of Striking gives her (THAC0 10 and 12-17 damage), which puts her on a par with my two main fighters for damage (although not for ability to hit). The downsides are that she can't use a shield with this staff, which she can use with the Staff Mace, costing her two points of AC. And of course the charges -- the Staff of Striking was found with 20 charges, so she only gets 19 swings, before having to pocket the weapon and wait to recharge it.