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{{flavour|A simple survival knife. Designed more for utility than combat, it looks quite capable of butchering a corpse.}}
 
{{flavour|A simple survival knife. Designed more for utility than combat, it looks quite capable of butchering a corpse.}}
  
The simple '''knife''' is the worst weapon in Crawl: its damage is even lower than a [[dagger]]'s, and unlike the latter it does not get stabbing bonuses. On the other hand, the knife weighs a mere 1 aum and is much less likely to be cursed than other random short blades found on the floor, as each of the first five dungeon floors has a 50% chance of receiving an uncursed +0,+0 knife.
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The simple '''knife''' is the worst weapon in Crawl: its damage is even lower than a [[dagger]]'s, and unlike the latter it does not get explict stabbing bonuses. On the other hand, the knife weighs a mere 1 aum and is much less likely to be cursed than other random short blades found on the floor, as each of the first five dungeon floors has a 50% chance of receiving an uncursed +0,+0 knife.
  
Although most pure casters started with these in version [[0.4]] of [[Stone Soup]] (probably as a measure intended to dissuade them from melee), [[0.5]] saw knives removed from starting equipment lists, and they were finally removed in [[0.9]].
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==History==
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*Knives were removed in [[0.9]]. Characters now carry a "bootknife" to butcher [[corpse]]s without wielding a sharp implement.
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*Knives were removed from caster [[background]]s in [[0.5]].
  
 
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{{weapons}}
 
[[Category:Short blades]]
 
[[Category:Short blades]]
 
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[[Category:Obsolete items]]

Latest revision as of 15:08, 25 July 2022

Obsolete: This article refers to an aspect of the game which has been removed. It is retained for historical reference only.
Name Knife
Skill Short Blades
Damage 3
Accuracy +5
Base delay (%) 10
Min delay 5 at skill 10
Hands One
Size Little
Ranged? No


A simple survival knife. Designed more for utility than combat, it looks quite capable of butchering a corpse.

The simple knife is the worst weapon in Crawl: its damage is even lower than a dagger's, and unlike the latter it does not get explict stabbing bonuses. On the other hand, the knife weighs a mere 1 aum and is much less likely to be cursed than other random short blades found on the floor, as each of the first five dungeon floors has a 50% chance of receiving an uncursed +0,+0 knife.

History

  • Knives were removed in 0.9. Characters now carry a "bootknife" to butcher corpses without wielding a sharp implement.
  • Knives were removed from caster backgrounds in 0.5.
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