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Each weapon has a particular '''handedness''', which determines how well you can wield it based on your [[size]], and whether or not you can use a [[shield]].
  
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Each weapon has a particular '''handedness''', which determines how well you can wield it based on your [[size]] and whether or not you are using a [[shield]].
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==Weapon Handedness==
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Weapon Type
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!One handed weapons
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!One handed weapons<br>(Two handed for small [[species]])
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!Two handed weapons
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!Large [[species]] only
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|-
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|[[Short Blades]]
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|[[Dagger]]<br>[[Quick blade]]<br>[[Short sword]]<br>[[Rapier]]
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|[[Long blades]]
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|[[Falchion]]<br>[[Long sword]]<br>[[Scimitar]]<br>[[Demon blade]]<br>[[Eudemon blade]]
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|[[Double sword]]
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|[[Great sword]]<br>[[Triple sword]]
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|-
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|[[Axes]]
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|[[Hand axe]]<br>[[War axe]]
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|[[Broad axe]]
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|[[Battleaxe]]<br>[[Executioner's axe]]
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|-
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|[[Maces and Flails]]
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|[[Club]]<br>[[Mace]]<br>[[Flail]]<br>[[Morningstar]]<br>[[Demon whip]]<br>[[Sacred scourge]]<br>[[Eveningstar]]
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|
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|[[Dire flail]]<br>[[Great mace]]
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|[[Giant club]]<br>[[Giant spiked club]]
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|-
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|[[Polearms]]
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|[[Spear]]
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|[[Trident]]<br>[[Demon trident]]<br>[[Trishula]]
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|[[Halberd]]<br>[[Scythe]]<br>[[Glaive]]<br>[[Bardiche]]
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|-
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|[[Staff|Staves]]
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|[[Magical staves]]
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|[[Quarterstaff]]*<br>[[Lajatang]]*
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|[[Throwing]]
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|[[Dart]]<br>[[Throwing net]]<br>[[Stone]]<br>[[Boomerang]]
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|[[Javelin]]
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|[[Large rock]]
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|[[Slings]]
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|[[Hunting sling]]<br>[[Fustibalus]]
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|[[Bows]]
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|[[Shortbow]]*<br>[[Longbow]]
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|[[Crossbows]]
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|[[Hand crossbow]]
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|[[Arbalest]]*<br>[[Triple crossbow]]**
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!colspan="5"|Entries with ''*'' can be wielded as two handed weapons by [[Spriggan]]s and [[Kobold]]s.<br>Entries with ''**'' can be wielded as two handed weapons by only [[Kobold]]s.
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|}
  
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==ASEVP==
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*[[Felid]]s lack opposable thumbs and cannot wield weapons, throw items, or evoke [[magical staves]].
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*[[Spriggan]]s are little and [[Kobold]]s are small; their weapon restrictions are listed in the table above.
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*[[Ogre]]s and [[Troll]]s are large species.
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*All other races are medium species.
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**[[Naga]]s and [[Palentonga]]s have large bodies but with medium torsos, so don't get any special access to weapons.
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**[[Formicid]]s are medium, though they can wield [[giant club]]s and [[giant spiked club]]s, but not [[large rock]]s.
  
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Penalties incurred when wielding a weapon with a shield are almost all based on your adjusted shield evasion penalty. This is found by:
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==Shields==
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[[Shields]] can be worn while wielding one handed weapons. Shields provide [[SH]], in exchange for a penalty to EV, attack speed, and spellcasting. They also disable the offhand punch [[auxiliary attack]]. [[Octopode]]s have an offhand slap that can be done even if holding a shield.
  
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    ASEVP = Base_penalty - (Shields_skill/(5 + Size_factor)
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With the exception of [[Felid]], anyone can wear a shield, though with varying extents. [[Formicid]]s have four strong arms, so (except for both [[giant club]]s) can wield a two-handed weapon and a shield. Everyone else, including the 8-tentacled [[Octopode]], are limited to one-handers.
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*[[Spriggan]]s and [[Kobold]]s are more encumbered by a shield, and can not wear [[tower shield]]s. Spriggans can't use [[kite shield]]s, either.
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*[[Ogre]]s and [[Troll]]s find bucklers too small for them, though have reduced shield penalties.
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*[[Naga]]s, [[Palentonga]]s, and [[Formicid]]s have no shield restrictions, but also find shields easier to wield.
  
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The base penalty is 1 for [[buckler]]s, 3 for [[shield]]s, and 5 for [[large shield]]s. Size factor is zero for most races, -2 for large races ([[troll]]s, [[ogre]]s, [[centaur]]s, and [[naga]]s) and [[formicid]]s, 2 for small races ([[kobold]]s and [[halfling]]s), and 4 for little races ([[spriggan]]s and [[felid]]s, although the latter can't use shields at all).
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==Rings==
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[[Ru]]'s Sacrifice Hand disables a [[ring]] slot, in addition to the loss of two-handed weapons, shields, and the offhand punch.
  
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Thus, ASEVP becomes zero at 5/15/25 skill for most races with bucklers/shields/large shields, but at 3/9/15 for large races (although some cannot wear bucklers), at 7/21/- for small races (neither can wear large shields), and at 9/-/- for Spriggans, who can only wear bucklers.
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While [[Formicid]]s have 4 arms, two of them are oddly shaped; they have two "hand-pairs", so have two ring slots. Under Sacrifice Hand, they lose the shield slot and offhand punch but can stil wield two-handed weapons.
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Note that in addition to its own penalties, the ASEVP is also part of your [[Armour#Evasion_Penalty|AEVP]] (adjusted EV penalty), a value which is used to calculate, among other things, accuracy and spellcasting penalties. However, this article concerns effects of shields other than those from their AEVP; for the effects of AEVP, see the above article.
 
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==One-Handed==
 
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One-handed (1H) weapons are the most convenient weapons to wield, regardless of size. Any [[species]] can use a one-handed weapon with a shield, and will only suffer the standard shield penalties to speed (which can be negated through the [[Shields skill]]). One-handed ranged weapons, like [[sling]]s, don't suffer any shield penalty at all.
 
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The specific penalty for one-handed weapons wielded with a shield at insufficient skill is an added delay of min(1dASEVP, 1dASEVP). This is not generally very noticeable, although a character wearing a large shield at zero skill will notice a difference.
 
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[[Magical staves]], [[broad axe]]s, [[double sword]]s, [[trident]]s, [[demon trident]]s and [[trishula]]s are considered two-handed for [[kobold]]s, [[halfling]]s and [[spriggan]]s.
 
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[[Morningstar]]s, [[Long sword]]s, [[scimitar]]s, [[demon blade]]s, [[war axe]]s, and [[spear]]s are considered two-handed for [[spriggan]]s.
 
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==Two-Handed==
 
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Two-handed (2H) melee weapons simply cannot be used along with a shield, unless you are a [[formicid]]. They usually deal extremely heavy damage to make up for this restriction. You may use two-handed ranged weapons with a shield, but you will suffer a severe penalty to the attack delay. [[Formicid]]s can use any two-handed weapon as if it were one-handed, and their shield penalties are calculated as if they were large.
 
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[[Kobold]]s, [[halfling]]s and [[spriggan]]s can't wield two-handed weapons except [[quarterstaves]], [[lajatang]]s, [[bow]]s and [[crossbow]]s.
 
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
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Prior to [[0.12]], there were two additional types of handedness: 1.5-handed (which could be used with a shield but suffered larger-than-normal penalties) and double-handed (which had even worse penalties, plus cut the weapon's base damage in half).
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*In [[0.18]] throwing delays followed the throwing skill dependency improvements like other weapons. Before this thrown missiles used the unarmed combat skill and were not impacted by wearing a shield.
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*In the [[0.14|0.14.2]] bug fix release transformations no longer allow the character to wield too-large weapons.
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*Prior to [[0.12]], there were two additional types of handedness: 1.5-handed (which could be used with a shield but suffered larger-than-normal penalties) and double-handed (which had even worse penalties, plus cut the weapon's base damage in half).
  
 
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Latest revision as of 13:21, 19 December 2022

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Each weapon has a particular handedness, which determines how well you can wield it based on your size, and whether or not you can use a shield.

Weapon Handedness

Weapon Type One handed weapons One handed weapons
(Two handed for small species) 		Two handed weapons Large species only
Short Blades Dagger
Quick blade
Short sword
Rapier
Long blades Falchion
Long sword
Scimitar
Demon blade
Eudemon blade 		Double sword Great sword
Triple sword
Axes Hand axe
War axe 		Broad axe Battleaxe
Executioner's axe
Maces and Flails Club
Mace
Flail
Morningstar
Demon whip
Sacred scourge
Eveningstar 		Dire flail
Great mace 		Giant club
Giant spiked club
Polearms Spear Trident
Demon trident
Trishula 		Halberd
Scythe
Glaive
Bardiche
Staves Magical staves Quarterstaff*
Lajatang*
Throwing Dart
Throwing net
Stone
Boomerang 		Javelin Large rock
Slings Hunting sling
Fustibalus
Bows Shortbow*
Longbow
Crossbows Hand crossbow Arbalest*
Triple crossbow**
Entries with * can be wielded as two handed weapons by Spriggans and Kobolds.
Entries with ** can be wielded as two handed weapons by only Kobolds.

Shields

Shields can be worn while wielding one handed weapons. Shields provide SH, in exchange for a penalty to EV, attack speed, and spellcasting. They also disable the offhand punch auxiliary attack. Octopodes have an offhand slap that can be done even if holding a shield.

With the exception of Felid, anyone can wear a shield, though with varying extents. Formicids have four strong arms, so (except for both giant clubs) can wield a two-handed weapon and a shield. Everyone else, including the 8-tentacled Octopode, are limited to one-handers.

Rings

Ru's Sacrifice Hand disables a ring slot, in addition to the loss of two-handed weapons, shields, and the offhand punch.

While Formicids have 4 arms, two of them are oddly shaped; they have two "hand-pairs", so have two ring slots. Under Sacrifice Hand, they lose the shield slot and offhand punch but can stil wield two-handed weapons.

History

  • In 0.18 throwing delays followed the throwing skill dependency improvements like other weapons. Before this thrown missiles used the unarmed combat skill and were not impacted by wearing a shield.
  • In the 0.14.2 bug fix release transformations no longer allow the character to wield too-large weapons.
  • Prior to 0.12, there were two additional types of handedness: 1.5-handed (which could be used with a shield but suffered larger-than-normal penalties) and double-handed (which had even worse penalties, plus cut the weapon's base damage in half).
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