The Reliques of Tolti-Aph
An interactive fiction by Graham Nelson (2005) - the Inform 7 source text
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A weapon is a kind of thing. A weapon has a die roll called hit dice. Definition: A weapon is savage if its hit dice are 3d6 or more. A weapon has a text called technique. The technique of a weapon is usually "swinging". Some kinds of weapon are defined by the Table of Weaponry.[1] Weapons are usually metal. A spear is wood. A quarterstaff is wood. A lance is wood.
After printing the name of a weapon while taking inventory: say " ([hit dice] attack)". Instead of examining a weapon, say "[The noun] is a weapon with a [hit dice of the noun] attack."
A weapon has a number called the to-hit bonus.
Table of Weaponry
| name | hit dice | technique |
| dagger | 1d3 | "stabbing" |
| quarterstaff | 1d6 | "swinging" |
| battle axe | 1d8 | "hewing" |
| short sword | 1d6 | "swinging" |
| broad sword | 2d4 | "swinging" |
| spear | 1d6 | "lunging with" |
| lance | 1d8+1 | "lunging with" |