From the NannyMUD documentation

LAST CHANGE

 2000-12-11 

TOPIC

 
NAME
          damage types - damage types and hit messages


DESCRIPTION
          There is a daemon that handles all official damage types and
        the corresponding hit messages available.
        Due to security the code of the daemon itself (/obj/daemon/messd) 
        is not available to wizards, but in this help file you can see
        what types are supported by the lib and the corresponding messages
        for different degrees of damage.

        default: ({"missed", "",
	          "tickled", " in the stomach",
         	  "grazed", "",
        	  "hit", "",
        	  "hit", " hard",
	          "hit", " very hard",
	          "smashed", " with a bonecrushing sound",
	          "massacred", " into small fragments",})

        crush: ({"missed", "",
	         "patted", " on the stomach",
		 "bruised", "",
		 "hit", "",
		 "hit", " hard",
		 "dealt"," a crushing blow",
		 "smashed", " with a bonecrushing sound",
		 "demolished", " into a bloody pulp"})

        slash: ({"missed", "",
		"nicked", " in the stomach",
		"cut", " lightly",
		"slashed", "",
		"slashed", " in the chest",
		"slashed", " across the face",
		"cut a deep bleeding wound in","",
		"gutted", " with a mighty slash making blood gush all over"})

        pierce: ({"missed", "",
	          "poked", " in the stomach",
		  "pricked a small hole in", "",
		  "pierced", "",
		  "pierced", " badly",
		  "punctured", " very badly",
		  "dealt", " a deep piercing blow",
		  "impaled", " mere inches from the heart"})

        chop: ({"missed", "",
		"scratched", " in the stomach",
		"grazed", "",
		"hacked a wound in", "",
		"hacked a deep wound in", "",
		"chopped a very deep wound in", "",
		"opened a wide bleeding gash in", "",
		"nearly decapitated", " with an incredible swing"})

        lash: ({"missed", "",
	        "stung", " lightly",
	       	"whipped", " leaving a red mark",
		"whipped", " mercilessly",
		"lashed out at", " drawing blood",
		"lashed out at", " shredding skin",
		"scourged", " with great fury",
		"thrashed", " into a bloody mess",})

        hand-to-hand: ({"missed", "",
		        "jabbed", " lightly",
			"punched", "",
			"punched", " hard",
			"hit", " with a "+(random(2)?"right":"left")+" cross",
			"hit", " with a nasty uppercut",
			"struck", " with a vicious blow",
			"knocked", " out, making teeth fly all over",})

        fire: ({"missed","",
		"warmed", " slightly",
		"singed", "",
		"burned", "",
		"burned", " badly",
		"scorched", " severely",
		"enveloped", " in roaring flames",
		"immolated", " leaving little but ashes",})

        electricity: ({"missed", "",
		       "jolted", " slightly",
		       "shocked", "",
		       "shocked", " badly",
		       "made", " jerk convulsively",
		       "shocked", " causing horrible spasms",
		       "engulfed", " in a huge ball of lightning",
		       "electrocuted", " in a torrent of violent lightning",})

         cold: ({"missed", "",
	 	 "chilled", " slightly",
		 "numbed", "",
		 "dealt", " serious frostbites",
		 "drained all warmth from", "",
		 "coated", " with ice",
		 "assaulted", " with unearthly cold",
		 "froze", " into a solid block of ice",})

         drain: ({"missed", "",
	 	  "weakened", " slightly",
		  "drained", "",
		  "drained", " of energy",
		  "made", " shudder with loss of life",
		  "withered", "",
		  "sucked the soul from", "",
		  "disintegrated", " to ashes",})

         acid: ({"missed", "",
		 "sprinkled drops of acid on", "",
		 "scarred", "",
		 "burned", " with acid",
		 "covered", " with burning acid",
		 "burned", " horribly with acid",
		 "corroded", " melting flesh and bone",
		 "dissolved", " completely",})

         bite: ({"missed", "",
	 	 "nibbled on", "",
		 "bit", " lightly",
		 "gnawed on", "",
		 "bit", " hard",
		 "bit a large wound in", "",
		 "tore a large chunk of flesh from", "",
		 "nearly ripped", " in half with a fierce bite",})

         claw: ({"missed", "",
	 	 "scratched", " lightly",
		 "scratched", "",
		 "clawed a wound in", "",
		 "clawed", " viciously",
		 "raked a bleeding gash in", "",
		 "ripped into", ", tearing muscle and sinew",
		 "gutted", " spilling bowels all over the place",})

         magic: ({"missed", "",
	 	  "touched", " ethereally",
		  "made", " glow with magic",
		  "stunned", " with a surge of magic",
		  "seared", " with magical energy",
		  "scourged", " with arcane energy",
		  "blasted", " into oblivion",
		  "annihilated", " in a furious prismatic storm",})