hande -
it was in ALL games for me, meaning, i could take a save from somewhere else in the dungeon and when i got to the end fight with the gargoyle he would always drop the spiked club. don't know for anyone else.
sun (and everyone) - i would suggest this: if you come across an item that has no statistics (see spiked club pic) i've found that it usually denotes something that has a 'special' purpose somewhere. some items like charms, crystal bag(s), battlefield keys have the 'no statistic' quality but are more mainstream items. items like coal, the iron bar and the spiked club(?) have a more singular specific use but also display no statistics. with these items (the latter) i would take the time to save prior to putting them anywhere and then dropping them into a barrel or box that is NOT occupied by anything you wish to keep. you can then see if the item causes a drop to desktop (by putting your cursor back over the barrel) and know if it's safe to proceed from there.
