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{{crawlquote|This weapon falls into the '[[Short Blades]]' category. It is a one handed weapon.}}
 
{{crawlquote|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. As a starting weapon, it'll be weaker than a [[falchion]] or [[mace]] in "raw" combat, but is better at [[stab]]bing.
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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.
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==Strategy==
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As a starting weapon, a short sword is weaker than a [[falchion]] or [[mace]] in "raw" combat, but is better at [[stab]]bing.
  
 
At 0 skill, a short sword is better than nothing. It's also better than a [[dagger]] (if you aren't [[stab]]bing things), [[club]], or [[whip]] of the same [[brand]]. So if you started without a weapon, you might as well pick one of these up.
 
At 0 skill, a short sword is better than nothing. It's also better than a [[dagger]] (if you aren't [[stab]]bing things), [[club]], or [[whip]] of the same [[brand]]. So if you started without a weapon, you might as well pick one of these up.

Revision as of 19:32, 15 June 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 5
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.

Strategy

As a starting weapon, a short sword is weaker than a falchion or mace in "raw" combat, but is better at stabbing.

At 0 skill, a short sword is better than nothing. It's also better than a dagger (if you aren't stabbing things), club, or whip of the same brand. So if you started without a weapon, you might as well pick one of these 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).
  • Prior to 0.29, short swords had 6 base damage, and scaled with strength rather than dexterity.
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