Normally it should all be solved in <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/riftrunner.gif" alt="" />.
I think that in <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/riftrunner.gif" alt="" /> the special weapons/items are all static stats and just the normal weapons are a little variable ,so that you do not have to save and load until the special weapon is finally the way you like it.
So some normal axes that you find do 6-8 damage but an other normal axe that you find can do 7-10, but the really special weapons/items like for example the
axe of the light does always do 12-18 damage and 5 lightning damage and has 1 place for a charm or so.