Hellstaff

The Hellstaff is a weapon in Heretic. It appears to be made out of a demon's skull and spinal column. The Hellstaff is powered by runes and rapidly fires red energy projectiles similar to Doom's plasma gun. When a Tome of Power is active, the Hellstaff's firing rate slows down, and it launches powerful projectiles that rain a fiery substance on the area of impact at the cost of 5 runes per shot. The powered-up shots will also home in on enemies provided they are centered in the player's aim when the weapon is fired. This weapon is always effective on ghosts.