Great mace

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Name	Great mace
Skill	Maces & Flails
Damage	17
Accuracy	-4
Base delay (%)	17 (170%)
Min delay	7 at skill 20
Hands	2H
Size	?
Ranged?	No

An enormous metal war club, of great cumbrousness. "There will arise one named Feridoun, who shall inherit thy throne and reverse thy fortunes, and strike thee down with a cow-headed mace." -Firdausi, _Shahnameh_. ca. 1000 A.D. trans. Helen Zimmern, 1883.

This weapon falls into the 'Maces & Flails' category. It is a two handed weapon, and it is best used by the strong.

The great mace is the largest and heaviest weapon in the Maces & Flails category that most species can wield. While it's less powerful than a triple sword and cannot cleave like an executioner's axe, it can still deal heavy damage and reaches its minimum delay at a lower skill level. Ogres and trolls who plan to wield two-handed weapons will want a giant spiked club, but this is a good endgame weapon for more average-sized Maces & Flails users.

	Image
Mundane
Magical/Artifact
Artifact
	Unrandarts
"Undeadhunter"
Mace of Variability
Firestarter

History

Prior to 0.14, they had 18 base damage, and were much more common.