The ******* sword is easy to get your hands on as it is available for purchase in virtually any city. The delay is only 0.2 more than the Minotaur Battle axe. I used one constantly up to level 15 and found myself consistently hitting for 16 or 17 damage. By level 14 or 15 you probably want to look for a magical weapon so you can fight elementals, ghouls, will-o-wisps, and other magic-only mobs.
Edited, Thu Mar 28 09:48:52 2002