Hunting sling
| Name | Hunting sling |
|---|---|
| Skill | Slings |
| Damage | 7 |
| Accuracy | +2 |
| Base delay (%) | 12 (120%) |
| Min delay | 6 at skill 14 |
| Hands | 1H |
| Size | Little |
| Ranged? | Yes |
| A piece of cloth and leather for launching stones. Does more damage when launching purpose-made projectiles, rather than rocks found on the floor. Adequate for hunting small game, like rabbits or goblins.
"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 sank into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth." -KJV Bible, 1 Samuel 17:49. |
This weapon falls into the 'Slings' category. It is a one-handed weapon.
Hunting slings are one-handed ranged weapons. They accept both stones and sling bullets as ammunition. While both ammunitions have the same damage, using sling bullets will increase the base damage from the sling itself to 9. They are weaker than bows or crossbows, but only require one hand and are stronger than most throwing weapons. This makes them a better secondary weapon for characters using shields. Most characters using slings will want to upgrade to greatslings at some point for superior damage while remaining one-handed.
