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	Medium
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 cannot riposte like a triple sword, reach like a bardiche, or cleave like an executioner's axe, it can still deal heavy damage and reaches its minimum delay at a lower skill level. Furthermore, it is more commonly generated than the largest weapons of other types. 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
Dark maul

History

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