// Types of damage a weapon can do... currently assuming that anything
    // with BLUDGEON always does "AND" with any other specified types,
    // and and sets not including BLUDGEON are "OR".

    // These are the types of damage a weapon can do.  You can set more
    // than one of these.

    DAM_MAX_TYPE        = DAM_WHIP,

    // These are used for vorpal weapon desc (don't set more than one)

    // These are used for vorpal weapon descriptions.  You shouldn't set
    // more than one of these.

int get_vorpal_type( const item_def &item );
int get_damage_type( const item_def &item );
bool does_damage_type( const item_def &item, int dam_type );

int get_vorpal_type(const item_def &item);
int get_damage_type(const item_def &item);
bool does_damage_type(const item_def &item, int dam_type);
int single_damage_type(const item_def &item);

int get_vorpal_type( const item_def &item )

int get_vorpal_type(const item_def &item)

        ret = (Weapon_prop[ Weapon_index[item.sub_type] ].dam_type & DAMV_MASK);

        ret = (Weapon_prop[Weapon_index[item.sub_type]].dam_type & DAMV_MASK);

int get_damage_type( const item_def &item )

int get_damage_type(const item_def &item)

        ret = (Weapon_prop[ Weapon_index[item.sub_type] ].dam_type & DAM_MASK);

        ret = (Weapon_prop[Weapon_index[item.sub_type]].dam_type & DAM_MASK);

bool does_damage_type( const item_def &item, int dam_type )

bool does_damage_type(const item_def &item, int dam_type)

    return (get_damage_type( item ) & dam_type);

    return (get_damage_type(item) & dam_type);

int single_damage_type(const item_def &item)
{
    int ret = get_damage_type(item);
    if (ret > 0)
    {
        int count = 0;
        for (int i = 1; i <= DAM_MAX_TYPE; i <<= 1)
        {
            if (!does_damage_type(item, i))
                continue;
            if (one_chance_in(++count))
                ret = i;
        }
    }

    return (ret);
}

    else if (item_is_staff( *weapon ))

    else if (item_is_staff(*weapon))

    // has a non-weapon in hand.  -- bwr
    // Exception: vampire bats only _bite_ to allow for drawing blood

    // has a non-weapon in hand. - bwr
    // Exception: vampire bats only bite to allow for drawing blood.

    switch (weapon ? get_damage_type(*weapon) : -1)

    // Take normal hits into account.  If the hit is from a weapon with
    // more than one damage type, randomly choose one damage type from
    // it.
    switch (weapon ? single_damage_type(*weapon) : -1)

            attack_verb = one_chance_in(4)? "thump" : "sock";

            attack_verb = one_chance_in(4) ? "thump" : "sock";