Chelonian Morningstar
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 Chelonian Morningstar
This elaborately-engraved flail is heavy, serious, and stoic -- perfect for beating the hell out of arrogant rabbits, and any others who might underestimate you.
Type: weapon (1-handed flail)
Power: 90
Muscle Required: 15
Cannot be traded
Cannot be discarded
Quest Item
Enchantment: Muscle +11 Never Fumble
( In-game plural not known; currently impossible to determine)
Recipe
Messages
You bring the morningstar down hard on <it>, terra-pinning <it> beneath it for X damage. BOINK! WHACK! SOCKO!
You whirl the morningstar around your head like some kind of turtle ninja, bashing <it> for X damage. POW! BONK! BARF!
You snap the chain of the mace like a snapping turtle, bashing <it> for X damage. BARF! SMACK! SPLAT!
You shell out X damage with your Chelonian Morningstar. BOOF! BIFF! BARF!
You give <it> several hard turtle whacks, doing X damage. Get it? BOINK! SPLAT! WHAMMO!
You slowly and steadily bash <it> with your Chelonian Morningstar, doing a tenacious X damage. BARF! KAPOW! BAM!
Notes
References
- The description of this item -- along with the statement about beating arrogant rabbits -- is a reference to the Aesop fable "The Tortoise and the Hare," where an overconfident hare challenges the slow, but steady-paced tortoise to a race.
- Chelonian means "belonging to the order of Chelonia," which basically includes all turtles.
- The word "terra-pinning" is a portmanteau of the words "terrapin" (any freshwater turtle) and "pinning" (a wrestling move).
- The "turtle ninja" hit message is a reference to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
- "Turtle whacks" is a play on Turtle Wax, a brand of car wax.
See Also
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