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The '''short sword''' is a weapon in the [[Short Blades]] category. Many [[backgrounds]] have a short sword as a choice of weapon, and early monsters (such as kobolds, goblins and orcs) often wield them.
 
The '''short sword''' is a weapon in the [[Short Blades]] category. Many [[backgrounds]] have a short sword as a choice of weapon, and early monsters (such as kobolds, goblins and orcs) often wield them.
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Short swords are better than nothing, and are better than a comparable [[dagger]] (if you aren't [[stab]]bing things). If you started without a weapon, you might as well pick one up.
  
 
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==History==
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*Prior to [[0.30]], short swords had a base delay of 11 (1.1).
  
 
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[[Category:Short blades]]

Revision as of 23:59, 22 May 2023

Version 0.30: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
Name Short sword
Skill Short Blades
Damage 6
Accuracy +4
Base delay (%) 10 (100%)
Min delay 5 at skill 12
Hands 1H
Size Small
Ranged? No
A small, double-edged blade with a short grip.

"Who was the first that forged the deadly blade?
Of rugged steel his savage soul was made"

-Albius Tibullus, _Elegies_ I, xi. ca. 25 B.C.

trans. James Grainger, 1822.

This weapon falls into the 'Short Blades' category. It is a one handed weapon.

The short sword is a weapon in the Short Blades category. Many backgrounds have a short sword as a choice of weapon, and early monsters (such as kobolds, goblins and orcs) often wield them.

Short swords are better than nothing, and are better than a comparable dagger (if you aren't stabbing things). If you started without a weapon, you might as well pick one up.

Image
Mundane Short sword1.png
Magical Short sword2.png
Artifact Short sword3.png

History

  • Prior to 0.30, short swords had a base delay of 11 (1.1).
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