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| + | {{flavour|A war axe improved with langets, spikes, a lengthened haft and a single-bladed crescent head. It can inflict grievous wounds, but is cumbersome to manoeuvre with just one hand due to its length and weight. | ||
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| + | "Weapon, shapely, naked, wan!<br> | ||
| + | Head from the mother's bowels drawn!<br> | ||
| + | Wooded flesh and metal bone! limb only one, and lip only one!<br> | ||
| + | Gray-blue leaf by red-heat grown! helve produced from a little seed sown!<br> | ||
| + | Resting the grass amid and upon<br> | ||
| + | To be lean'd, and to lean on." | ||
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| + | -Walt Whitman, _Song of the Broad-Axe_, l. 1-6. 1867}} | ||
{{crawlquote|This weapon falls into the [[Axes]] category. It can be used with one hand, or more effectively with two (i.e. when not using a shield), and it is better for the strong.}} | {{crawlquote|This weapon falls into the [[Axes]] category. It can be used with one hand, or more effectively with two (i.e. when not using a shield), and it is better for the strong.}} | ||
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'''Broad axes''' are the most powerful axes you can wield that allow [[shields]], but since many axe-wielders prefer to use two-handed weapons and the [[double sword]] [[long blade]] outperforms it, they aren't terribly popular. | '''Broad axes''' are the most powerful axes you can wield that allow [[shields]], but since many axe-wielders prefer to use two-handed weapons and the [[double sword]] [[long blade]] outperforms it, they aren't terribly popular. | ||
| − | Like all the axes, this weapon allows the player to [[cleave]]. | + | Like all the axes, this weapon allows the player to [[cleave]], which can help compensate somewhat for its relative mediocrity. |
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Revision as of 20:34, 7 July 2013
Version 0.12: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
| Name | Broad axe |
|---|---|
| Skill | Axes |
| Damage | 12 |
| Accuracy | -2 |
| Base delay (%) | 160% "%" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 160.
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| Min delay | {{{mindelay}}} "{{{mindelay}}}" is not a number.
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| Hands | 1H |
| Size | Medium |
| Ranged? | No |
| A war axe improved with langets, spikes, a lengthened haft and a single-bladed crescent head. It can inflict grievous wounds, but is cumbersome to manoeuvre with just one hand due to its length and weight.
"Weapon, shapely, naked, wan! -Walt Whitman, _Song of the Broad-Axe_, l. 1-6. 1867 |
This weapon falls into the Axes category. It can be used with one hand, or more effectively with two (i.e. when not using a shield), and it is better for the strong.
Broad axes are the most powerful axes you can wield that allow shields, but since many axe-wielders prefer to use two-handed weapons and the double sword long blade outperforms it, they aren't terribly popular.
Like all the axes, this weapon allows the player to cleave, which can help compensate somewhat for its relative mediocrity.
| Common | Dwarven | Orcish | |
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| Artifact |  |
N/A | N/A |
| Unrandart Broad Axes | |
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| Obsidian Axe | 
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History
Prior to 0.12, broad axes had 13 base damage and no cleaving.
| 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 |
