Blades, Long Blades, Axes, Unarmed Combat, etc. These skills affect 
damage, accuracy, and speed.

Blades, Long Blades, Axes, etc. These skills affect damage, accuracy, 
and speed. (The same goes for Unarmed Combat.)

them first, and consume less food. You must wield a rod like a weapon in
order to gain from its power. Rods can be invoked with the 'v' command
while you are wielding them. They have a pool of magical energy which
regenerates rather quickly when you are wielding it (drawing from your
own Magic), or at a much slower rate when it just sits in your 
backpack. Unlike other staves, rods are unsuited for physical combat.

them first. You must wield a rod like a weapon in order to gain from its
power. Rods can be invoked with the 'v' command when wielded. They have 
a pool of magical energy which regenerates rather quickly when you are 
wielding it (drawing from your own Magic), or at a much slower rate when
it just sits in your backpack. Unlike other staves, rods are unsuited 
for physical combat.