FR: Duplicating Stick

[Lasty]

+3 Duplicating Stick
base type: quarterstaff

On hitting a hostile monster, (always|sometimes) creates an illusion duplicate of that monster that is (friendly|sometimes friendly|always hostile).

[Aule]

Unless its result chances can be influenced by some controllable means, you'd have to be crazy to use it. Evo or Invo modifier? I'd guess evo.

[Sandman25]

Are you sure you want to attack Sigmund with duplicating stick while confused? Y
You awkwardly attack Sigmund and hit yourself instead. Hostile Sandman25 comes into view.

[Aule]

That'd be pretty cool if friendly, tho. I'd want to deliberately confuse just to try generating a clone. Does it persist until killed? Heheh

[magicpoints]

Are you sure you want to attack Sigmund with duplicating stick while confused? Y
You awkwardly attack Sigmund and hit yourself instead. Hostile Sandman25 comes into view.

Your hostile clone needs to come confused itself and wielding its own duplicating stick

2...4...8...16...32...

[Lyrick]

Your hostile clone needs to come confused itself and wielding its own duplicating stick

That would change things up a bit. For one thing we'd probably have to drop the "the" from artifact names, given that...

  Code:

Your 325th clone awkwardly hits the 48th Maurice with a Duplicating Stick.
The 48th Maurice is duplicated!
The 77th Maurice steals a Ring of Robustness from your 1099th clone!
The iron shot hits the 77th Maurice.
You kill the 77th Maurice!
C - a +3 Duplicating Stick {duplic}
e - a Ring of Robustness {AC+8}
Inventory:
Weapons
A - a +3 Duplicating Stick {duplic}
B - a +3 Duplicating Stick {duplic}
C - a +3 Duplicating Stick {duplic}
Rings
a - a Ring of Robustness {AC+8} (worn)
b - a Ring of Robustness {AC+8} (worn)
c - a Ring of Robustness {AC+8}
d - a Ring of Robustness {AC+8}
e - a Ring of Robustness {AC+8}