Asking for help: Bloodslayer morphing to Stonecleaver in Single Player Diablo

[Drumar]

Experiencing a bug here -- would appreciate some input.

I found a Bloodslayer (unique axe) in single player Diablo (using GOG Galaxy to play the game full screen), and have saved the game I'm in (with Bloodslayer present and ID'ed).  Every
time I reload this game, the Bloodslayer appears and is stable and can be used.

Yet whenever I try to create a new game with this character, the Bloodslayer morphs into a Stonecleaver (both in attributes and appearance)!

I had hoped to run some particular tests with the Bloodslayer, but cannot in the game I'm presently in (long story).  But every time I try to create/start a new game . . . Stonecleaver!

Is there some workaround that I can use that allow this character to start a new game and NOT "lose" this particular inventory item?

[Rudra]

I don't think there is anything you can do, except trying to import your GOG single player char to devilutionx and run it there.
It might be that this kind of bugs are eliminated in devilutionx: https://github.com/diasurgical/devilutionX