Fustibalus

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Name	Greatsling
Skill	Slings
Damage	8
Accuracy	-1
Base delay (%)	14 (140%)
Min delay	7 at skill 14
Hands	1H
Size	Little
Ranged?	Yes

A large piece of cloth and leather, reinforced with a rigid frame for extra rock-lobbing power. Does more damage when launching purpose-made projectiles, rather than stones found on the floor.

The greatsling is a significantly more powerful option than a hunting sling, requiring slightly more skill and time per shot, but dealing much more damage per hit. Although less devastating than its two-handed bow and crossbow counterparts, they require much less skill to reach min-delay, and a well-enchanted greatsling can still be an effective and deadly end-game weapon. Even so, be aware that it may still have some difficulty taking down hell sentinels and other late-game high-AC opponents.

Unfortunately, a spriggan's unusually small stature forces it to use a greatsling as a two-handed weapon.

History

Greatslings were added in 0.15.