Arbalest
Name | Arbalest |
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Skill | Crossbows |
Damage | 18 |
Accuracy | +2 |
Base delay (%) | 19 (190%) |
Min delay | 10, skill req. varies |
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) -Friedrich Schiller, _Wilhelm Tell_, IV, iii. 1804. |
This weapon falls into the 'Crossbows' category. It uses bolts as ammunition.
Arbalests are powerful ranged weapons, capable of launching bolts for high damage and with excellent accuracy. However, the complexity of their design gives them a significantly lower rate of fire than bows, but sufficient skill, strength, and dexterity will nearly make up for this. Be aware that arbalests 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 yaktaurs start appearing. Note that using shields will considerably slow your attack speed.
Arbalest users benefit more from a high strength score than bow-users, but benefit less from high skill levels. Because of this, while arbalests are more powerful than longbows in the early game, they become less effective in the late. However, arbalest-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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Magical | |
Artifact |
Unrandart arbalests | |
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Hellfire |
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 |
History
Prior to 0.15, arbalests were known as crossbows.
In 0.14 Hellfire was revamped to fire bolts that actually explode in hellfire.