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  |name      = Arbalest
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|cost      = ?
 
 
  |weight    = 15.0
 
  |weight    = 15.0
 
  |skill    = Crossbows
 
  |skill    = Crossbows
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  |damage    = 17
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  |accuracy  = +4
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  |accuracy  = -2
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  |basedelay = 15 (150%)
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  |basedelay = 19 (190%)
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  |mindelay  = 7, [[Ranged_combat#Costs|skill req. varies]]
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  |mindelay  = 10 at 18 skill
 
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{{flavour|A large piece of machinery used for firing bolts, braced with steel and cranked with a windlass. It takes some time to load and fire.
  
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{{flavour|A piece of machinery used for firing bolts, which takes some time to load and fire. It does very good damage in combat.}}
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{{crawlquote|This weapon falls into the '[[Crossbows]]' category. It uses [[bolt]]s as ammunition. Note that while the base damage is 5, the base damage of a bolt is added to give an overall base damage of 14.}}
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"(TELL enters with his crossbow)<br>
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W. TELL:<br>
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My precious jewel now, -my chiefest treasure-<br>
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A mark I'll set thee, which the cry of grief<br>
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Could never penetrate,-but thou shalt pierce it-<br>
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And thou, my trusty bowstring, that so oft<br>
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For sport hath served me faithfully and well<br>
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Desert me not in this dread hour of need,-<br>
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Only be true this once, my own good cord,<br>
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That hast so often wing'd the biting shaft:-<br>
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For shouldst thou fly successless from my hand,<br>
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I have no second to send after thee."
  
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'''Crossbows''' are powerful ranged weapons, capable of launching [[bolt]]s for high damage and with excellent accuracy. However, the complexity of their design gives them a significantly lower rate of fire than [[bow]]s, but sufficient skill, [[strength]], and [[dexterity]] will nearly make up for this. Be aware that crossbows and bolts are fairly uncommon early on, making ammo conservation a legitimate issue.   They become common in [[the Vaults]] and the later portions of [[the Dungeon]] once [[yaktaur]]s start appearing. Note that using [[shield]]s will conisderably slow your attack speed.
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-Friedrich Schiller, _Wilhelm Tell_, IV, iii. 1804.<br>
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trans. Sir Theodore Martin, 1898.}}
  
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Crossbow users benefit more from a high strength score than bow-users, but benefit less from high skill levels. Because of this, while crossbows are more powerful than longbows in the early game, they become less effective in the late. However, crossbow-users have access to bolts of [[penetration]], which are significantly more powerful than the bow-user's unique [[arrow]] of [[dispersal]].
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{{crawlquote|This weapon falls into the '[[Ranged Weapons]]' category. It is a two-handed weapon.}}
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'''Arbalests''' are powerful [[ranged weapon]]s, though the complexity of their design gives them a significantly lower rate of fire than [[bow]]s: it takes nearly two normal-speed turns to fire them without training, and even with sufficient skill, they'll never achieve a mindelay better than 1.0. They are commonly found on [[yaktaur]]s around the [[Vaults]], and occassionally by [[list of orcs|orcs]] or [[naga sharpshooter]]s.
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[[Hand crossbow]]s are a flat upgrade, while requiring only one hand to wield. If you want to go heavier, a [[triple crossbow]] fires even slower but deals more damage. [[Longbow]]s fire faster, so typically deal more damage at minimum delay.
  
 
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| '''Mundane''' || [[File:Crossbow 1.png]] || [[File:Dwarven crossbow 1.png]] || [[File:Orcish crossbow 1.png]]
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| '''Mundane''' || [[File:arbalest1.png]]
 
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| '''Magical''' || [[File:Crossbow 2.png]] || [[File:Dwarven crossbow 2.png]] || [[File:Orcish crossbow 2.png]]
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| '''Magical''' || [[File:arbalest2.png]]
 
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| '''Artifact''' || [[File:Crossbow 3.png]] || N/A || N/A
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| '''Artifact''' || [[File:arbalest3.png]]
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! || [[Unrandart]]<br>crossbows
 
 
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| '''[[Hellfire (unrand)|Hellfire]]''' || [[File:Crossbow hellfire.png]]
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! || [[Unrandart]]<br>arbalest
 
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| '''[[Sniper]]''' || [[File:Crossbow sniper.png]]
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| '''[[Damnation (unrand)|Damnation]]''' || [[File:Urand damnation.png]]
 
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==History==
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*In [[0.29]], arbalests' stats were nerfed (damage from 18 to 17, accuracy from +2 to -2) and they were affected by the [[Ranged Weapons#History|ranged weapons rework]] that applied to all launchers, including the removal of the dedicated [[Crossbows (skill)|crossbows skill]] and physical [[bolt]]s necessary to fire.
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*Prior to [[0.15]], [[Crossbows]] only contained one type of weapon called the [[Crossbow (item)|crossbow]]. They were split into arbalests, [[hand crossbow]]s, and [[triple crossbow]]s.
  
 
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==History==
 
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The unrand crossbow Sniper will be removed in [[0.14]], while Hellfire will be revamped to fire bolts that will actually explode in [[hellfire]].
 
  
 
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Revision as of 02:45, 24 August 2022

Version 0.29: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
Name Arbalest
Skill Crossbows
Damage 17
Accuracy -2
Base delay (%) 19 (190%)
Min delay 10 at 18 skill
Hands 2H
Size Medium
Ranged? Yes
A large piece of machinery used for firing bolts, braced with steel and cranked with a windlass. It takes some time to load and fire.

"(TELL enters with his crossbow)
W. TELL:
My precious jewel now, -my chiefest treasure-
A mark I'll set thee, which the cry of grief
Could never penetrate,-but thou shalt pierce it-
And thou, my trusty bowstring, that so oft
For sport hath served me faithfully and well
Desert me not in this dread hour of need,-
Only be true this once, my own good cord,
That hast so often wing'd the biting shaft:-
For shouldst thou fly successless from my hand,
I have no second to send after thee."

-Friedrich Schiller, _Wilhelm Tell_, IV, iii. 1804.
trans. Sir Theodore Martin, 1898.

This weapon falls into the 'Ranged Weapons' category. It is a two-handed weapon.

Arbalests are powerful ranged weapons, though the complexity of their design gives them a significantly lower rate of fire than bows: it takes nearly two normal-speed turns to fire them without training, and even with sufficient skill, they'll never achieve a mindelay better than 1.0. They are commonly found on yaktaurs around the Vaults, and occassionally by orcs or naga sharpshooters.

Hand crossbows are a flat upgrade, while requiring only one hand to wield. If you want to go heavier, a triple crossbow fires even slower but deals more damage. Longbows fire faster, so typically deal more damage at minimum delay.

Image
Mundane Arbalest1.png
Magical Arbalest2.png
Artifact Arbalest3.png
Unrandart
arbalest
Damnation Urand damnation.png

History

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) • Partisan • 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
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