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  |name      = Crossbow
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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    = 16
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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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  |hands    = 2H
 
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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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{{crawlquote|This weapon falls into the '[[Ranged Weapons]]' category. It is a two-handed weapon.}}
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'''Arbalests''' are moderately powerful [[ranged weapon]]s. They have a high damage per hit, but fire slowly, with a [[mindelay]] of 1.0 turn (rather than 0.7 turn of most weapons).
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==Strategy==
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Arbalests are a mid-game ranged weapon. They are occasionally found on [[list of orcs|orcs]] and [[naga sharpshooter]]s, and often found on [[yaktaur]]s inside [[the Vaults]].
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[[Longbow]]s, due to their faster fire rate, will generally beat arbalests for damage per turn. If you want to go heavier, [[triple crossbow]]s are your end goal. If you want more defenses, [[hand cannon]]s are just as strong, but allow the use of a [[shield]].
  
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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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| '''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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*Prior to [[0.30]], arbalests had 17 damage.
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*In [[0.29]], arbalests' stats were nerfed (previously: 18 damage, +2 accuracy) 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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[[Category:Crossbows]]
 
[[Category:Crossbows]]

Latest revision as of 01:26, 11 February 2024

Version 0.31: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
Name Arbalest
Skill Crossbows
Damage 16
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 moderately powerful ranged weapons. They have a high damage per hit, but fire slowly, with a mindelay of 1.0 turn (rather than 0.7 turn of most weapons).

Strategy

Arbalests are a mid-game ranged weapon. They are occasionally found on orcs and naga sharpshooters, and often found on yaktaurs inside the Vaults.

Longbows, due to their faster fire rate, will generally beat arbalests for damage per turn. If you want to go heavier, triple crossbows are your end goal. If you want more defenses, hand cannons are just as strong, but allow the use of a shield.


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) • 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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