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"And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth." | "And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth." | ||
| − | -KJV Bible, Sam 17:49.}} | + | -KJV Bible, Sam 17:49.}}{{crawlquote|This weapon falls into the '[[Slings]]' category. It uses [[stone]]s and [[sling bullet]]s as ammunition. Note that while the base damage is 0, the base damage of stones and sling bullets are added to give overall base damages of 4 and 6, respectively.}} |
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| − | {{crawlquote|This weapon falls into the '[[Slings]]' category. It uses [[stone]]s and [[sling bullet]]s as ammunition. Note that while the base damage is 0, the base damage of stones and sling bullets are added to give overall base damages of 4 and 6, respectively.}} | ||
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The '''sling''' is the weakest of the ranged launchers. They can use either [[sling bullet]]s or [[stone]]s for ammo, with sling bullets doing significantly more damage. While slings lack the stopping power of [[longbow]]s and [[crossbow]]s, they can be fired quickly even at low skill levels, suffer no penalty when used with [[shields]], benefit significantly from both [[strength]] and [[dexterity]], and can be used with stones to take out annoying early [[jellies]] from a safe distance. | The '''sling''' is the weakest of the ranged launchers. They can use either [[sling bullet]]s or [[stone]]s for ammo, with sling bullets doing significantly more damage. While slings lack the stopping power of [[longbow]]s and [[crossbow]]s, they can be fired quickly even at low skill levels, suffer no penalty when used with [[shields]], benefit significantly from both [[strength]] and [[dexterity]], and can be used with stones to take out annoying early [[jellies]] from a safe distance. | ||
Revision as of 21:55, 27 June 2022
Obsolete: This article refers to an aspect of the game which has been removed. It is retained for historical reference only.
| Name | Sling |
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| Skill | Slings |
| Damage | 0 |
| Accuracy | +2 |
| Base delay (%) | 11 (110%) |
| Min delay | 7, skill req. varies |
| Hands | 1H |
| Size | Little |
| Ranged? | Yes |
| A piece of cloth and leather for launching stones, which do a small amount of damage on impact. Unlike with other launchers, wearing a shield does not slow down its rate of fire.
"And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth." -KJV Bible, Sam 17:49. |
This weapon falls into the 'Slings' category. It uses stones and sling bullets as ammunition. Note that while the base damage is 0, the base damage of stones and sling bullets are added to give overall base damages of 4 and 6, respectively.
The sling is the weakest of the ranged launchers. They can use either sling bullets or stones for ammo, with sling bullets doing significantly more damage. While slings lack the stopping power of longbows and crossbows, they can be fired quickly even at low skill levels, suffer no penalty when used with shields, benefit significantly from both strength and dexterity, and can be used with stones to take out annoying early jellies from a safe distance.
History
In 0.15, slings were split into hunting slings and greatslings.
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| Weapons | |
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| 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 |
