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| + | {{weapon | ||
| + | |name = Sling | ||
| + | |weight = 2.0 | ||
| + | |skill = Ranged Weapons | ||
| + | |damage = 7 | ||
| + | |accuracy = +0 | ||
| + | |basedelay = 14 | ||
| + | |mindelay = 7 at skill 14 | ||
| + | |hands = 1H | ||
| + | |size = Little | ||
| + | |ranged = Yes | ||
| + | |acquirement = 10 | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{flavour|A piece of cloth and leather for launching stones, adequate for hunting small game like rabbits or goblins. | ||
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| + | ---- | ||
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| + | "And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sank into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth." | ||
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| + | -KJV Bible, 1 Samuel 17:49.}} | ||
| + | {{crawlquote|This weapon falls into the 'Ranged Weapons' category. It is a one-handed weapon.}} | ||
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| + | '''Slings''' are one-handed [[Ranged Weapons]]. They are the lighest ranged weapon, and much more common than the other one-hander, [[hand crossbow]]s. | ||
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| + | {| class="prettytable" style="border:none; margin:auto; padding:0; text-align: center" | ||
| + | ! || Image | ||
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| + | | '''Mundane''' || [[File:Sling 1.png]] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | '''Magical''' || [[File:Sling 2.png]] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | '''Artifact''' || [[File:Sling 3.png]] | ||
| + | |} | ||
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| + | ==History== | ||
| + | *In [[0.29]], hunting slings were renamed back into slings, with the removal of the [[Slings (skill)]]. They now use Ranged Weapons skill. Also, prior to this version: | ||
| + | **Hunting slings required use of [[stone]]s or [[sling bullet]]s, which added 2 or 4 damage. | ||
| + | **They had an accuracy of +2 and a base delay of 12 (mindelay of 6). | ||
| + | **They did not scale with [[DEX]] or were effected by armour encumbrance, like all ranged weapons. | ||
| + | *In [[0.15]], slings were renamed into [[hunting sling]]s, with the addition of [[greatsling]]s. | ||
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| + | {{weapons}} | ||
| + | [[Category:Slings]] | ||
Revision as of 16:51, 23 August 2022
Version 0.29: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
| Name | Sling |
|---|---|
| Skill | Ranged Weapons |
| Damage | 7 |
| Accuracy | +0 |
| Base delay (%) | 14 |
| Min delay | 7 at skill 14 |
| Hands | 1H |
| Size | Little |
| Ranged? | Yes |
| A piece of cloth and leather for launching stones, adequate for hunting small game like rabbits or goblins.
"And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sank into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth." -KJV Bible, 1 Samuel 17:49. |
This weapon falls into the 'Ranged Weapons' category. It is a one-handed weapon.
Slings are one-handed Ranged Weapons. They are the lighest ranged weapon, and much more common than the other one-hander, hand crossbows.
| Image | |
|---|---|
| Mundane | 
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| Magical | 
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| Artifact | 
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History
- In 0.29, hunting slings were renamed back into slings, with the removal of the Slings (skill). They now use Ranged Weapons skill. Also, prior to this version:
- Hunting slings required use of stones or sling bullets, which added 2 or 4 damage.
- They had an accuracy of +2 and a base delay of 12 (mindelay of 6).
- They did not scale with DEX or were effected by armour encumbrance, like all ranged weapons.
- In 0.15, slings were renamed into hunting slings, with the addition of greatslings.
| Weapons | |
|---|---|
| Axes | Battleaxe • Broad axe • Executioner's axe • Hand axe • War axe |
| Maces & Flails | Club • Demon whip • Dire flail • Eveningstar • Flail • Giant club • Giant spiked club • Great mace • Mace (Hammer) • Morningstar • Sacred scourge • Whip |
| Long Blades | Demon blade • Double sword • Eudemon blade • Falchion • Great sword • Long sword • Scimitar • Triple sword |
| Polearms | Bardiche • Demon trident • Glaive • Halberd (Scythe) • Spear • Trident • Trishula |
| Ranged Weapons | Arbalest • Hand cannon • Longbow • Orcbow • Shortbow • Sling • Triple crossbow |
| Short Blades | Dagger • Quick blade • Rapier • Short sword |
| Staves | Lajatang • Magical staff • Quarterstaff |
| Throwing | Boomerang • Dart • Javelin • Large rock • Stone • Throwing net |
