Tomahawk - Revision history

Spudwalt: /* Strategy */

2020-05-16T18:45:45Z

‎Strategy

2019-11-21T04:56:11Z

2019-09-14T15:30:04Z

crystal ballin'

2018-07-01T04:31:50Z

Use the new throwingmissile template

2018-07-01T04:12:32Z

Add tomahawk's min and base delay and a history note about the previous min delay, based off of the ranged weapons page.

2016-03-21T22:03:24Z

update to 0.17 and add more info about mulching

2015-09-01T23:35:26Z

2015-08-26T18:33:48Z

+Crystal Ball Articles cat

2015-02-11T14:49:29Z

Updated for 0.15

2014-09-05T06:51:49Z

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 ==Strategy==
-*Characters should pick these up without fail on the first few floors. Having a source of ranged damage output, even an unreliable one, can make a big difference. Softening up inescapable [[adder]]s before engaging them in melee can greatly improve a level 1 or 2 characters' chance of survival. That being said, [[ogre (monster)|ogres]] and [[gnoll]]s may still be worth running from - your tomahawks might soften them up first, but it doesn't take many hits from a [[halberd]] or [[giant spiked club]] to take out weak adventurers.
+*Characters should pick these up without fail on the first few floors. Having a source of ranged damage output, even an unreliable one, can make a big difference. Softening up inescapable [[adder]]s before engaging them in melee can greatly improve a level 1 or 2 characters' chance of survival. That being said, [[ogre (monster)|ogres]] and [[gnoll (monster)|gnolls]] may still be worth running from - your tomahawks might soften them up first, but it doesn't take many hits from a [[halberd]] or [[giant spiked club]] to take out weak adventurers.
 *Dispersal tomahawks can be very handy for situations where you need an opponent to back off, but remember that you need to deal damage for the brand to trigger. Characters with no Throwing skill may have trouble doing so against enemies with decent [[AC]].

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 {{ThrowingMissile
   |name = Tomahawk
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 {{Flavour|A small axe, designed for throwing.}}
-'''Tomahawks''' are a form of [[Throwing]] weapon, directly between [[stone]]s and [[javelin]]s in terms of power. Although somewhat less powerful than javelins, they can be thrown by all characters regardless of size, and are still capable of inflicting decent damage.
+'''Tomahawks''' were a form of [[Throwing]] weapon directly between [[stone]]s and [[javelin]]s in terms of power. Although somewhat less powerful than javelins, they could be thrown by all characters regardless of size and were still capable of inflicting decent damage.
 Tomahawks can have the following brands:
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 ==History==
-*In [[0.24]], tomahawks will be replaced by [[boomerang]]s, which will innately have the [[returning]] property.
+*In [[0.24]], tomahawks were replaced by [[boomerang]]s, which innately have the [[returning]] property.
 *Prior to [[0.18]], you needed 27 [[Throwing]] skill to reach min delay.
 *In [[0.17]], [[exploding]] tomahawks were introduced.
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 [[Category:Throwing]]

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 {{ThrowingMissile
   |name = Tomahawk
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   |mindelay = 7 at skill 12
 }}
-{{Flavour|An axe-like item designed for throwing. While some larger tomahawk types would be fit for melee, this one sacrifices melee ability to make it smaller, handier and to optimize its ballistic properties.}}
+{{Flavour|A small axe, designed for throwing.}}
 '''Tomahawks''' are a form of [[Throwing]] weapon, directly between [[stone]]s and [[javelin]]s in terms of power. Although somewhat less powerful than javelins, they can be thrown by all characters regardless of size, and are still capable of inflicting decent damage.
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 ==History==
-Prior to [[0.18]], you needed 27 [[Throwing]] skill to reach min delay.
+*In [[0.24]], tomahawks will be replaced by [[boomerang]]s, which will innately have the [[returning]] property.
+*Prior to [[0.18]], you needed 27 [[Throwing]] skill to reach min delay.
-In [[0.17]], [[exploding]] tomahawks were introduced.
+*In [[0.17]], [[exploding]] tomahawks were introduced.
+*Tomahawks were added in [[0.14]], compensating for the fact that smaller melee weapons (such as [[hand axe]]s and [[spear]]s) were no longer throwable. Smaller species whose backgrounds would normally start with [[javelin]]s (such as [[Hunter]]s) were instead given the option of starting with tomahawks.
 {{weapons}}
 [[Category:Throwing]]

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-{{missile
+{{ThrowingMissile
   |name = Tomahawk
   |weight = 3.0

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 {{missile
   |name = Tomahawk
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   |launcher = Throwing
   |damage = 6
 }}
 {{Flavour|An axe-like item designed for throwing. While some larger tomahawk types would be fit for melee, this one sacrifices melee ability to make it smaller, handier and to optimize its ballistic properties.}}
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 ==History==
 In [[0.17]], [[exploding]] tomahawks were introduced.

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 {{missile
   |name = Tomahawk
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 Tomahawks can have the following brands:
-*[[Dispersal]]
+*[[Dispersal (brand)|Dispersal]]
 *[[Poisoned]]
 *[[Silver]]
 *[[Steel]]
 *[[Returning]]
-Mulch rate: 5%
+Tomahawks have a mulch rate of 5%, meaning there is a 1-in-20 chance that they will be destroyed each time the player throws them. Tomahawks branded with exploding or dispersal will always be destroyed on hit.
 ==Strategy==
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 ==History==
-In [[0.17]], [[exploding]] tomahawks will be introduced.
+In [[0.17]], [[exploding]] tomahawks were introduced.
 Tomahawks were added in [[0.14]], compensating for the fact that smaller melee weapons (such as [[hand axe]]s and [[spear]]s) were no longer throwable. Smaller species whose backgrounds would normally start with [[javelin]]s (such as [[Hunter]]s) were instead given the option of starting with tomahawks.
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 [[Category:Throwing]]