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{{flavour|A bright ruby sceptre, carrying some of the powers of the arch-fiend Asmodeus. It may call forth fiery demons from their infernal home to do the wielder's bidding.}}
[[File:Sceptre of asmodeus.png]] '''''the +13 sceptre of Asmodeus'''''

+13 [[eveningstar]]

10% chance to summon a fire-themed [[demon]] on hit<br>
[[Evil]]

==Mechanics==
The sceptre of Asmodeus may summon the following demons:<ref>{{source ref|0.30.0|art-func.h|1806}}</ref>

*{{monsterlink|Balrug}}: 50%
*{{monsterlink|Hellion}}: 33.3%
*{{monsterlink|Brimstone fiend}}: 16.7%

Note that the demon-summoning melee effect works only for the player. Neither Asmodeus nor your [[Beogh|orc friends]] get the summons when attacking with this weapon.

==Desirability==
The '''sceptre of Asmodeus'''<ref>{{source ref|0.30.0|art-data.txt|361}}</ref> is a special eveningstar that can only be obtained by killing [[Asmodeus]], lord of [[Gehenna]]. As an evil item, the [[good god]]s frown its use.

It's a moderately good weapon, but there will be many alternate options by the time you kill Asmodeus. An eveningstar of [[holy wrath]] or a [[sacred scourge]] will be stronger (unless your character can't benefit from holy wrath).

[[Hellion]]s and [[Brimstone Fiend]]s will generally avoid hurting you, e.g. they won't fire [[damnation]] at an enemy in melee range, and the fiends won't cast [[torment]] on you. However, there's no guarantee, so this item can be risky.

==History==
*Prior to [[0.30]], the sceptre was a +7 [[staff]] that had an '''A'''bility to summon demons, with a chance to fail based on [[Evocations]]. The demons were [[durably summoned]], and would eventually become hostile.
*Prior to [[0.28]], the sceptre could be activated from the [[v|evoke]] menu instead of the [[a]]bilities menu. Also, the player needed slightly more Evocations to pass a skill check when summoning demons.
*Prior to [[0.27]], the sceptre could summon [[sun demon]]s and [[efreet]]s.
*Prior to [[0.10]], this sceptre would fire random [[Conjurations]] and summoned hostile demons when it failed to evoke properly.

==References==
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[[Category:Unrands]]

Sceptre of Asmodeus - Revision history

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