Large rock

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Name Large rock
Launcher throwing
Base damage 20
A very large and very heavy stone. Exceptional strength is needed even to carry one, and only large creatures are capable of throwing it.

"Well, I run to the rock and I hide my face
The rock cried out, No hiding place
There's no hiding place down here."

-Negro spiritual. 19th cent.

Large rocks are massive throwing weapons. Only trolls, ogres, and giants have the sheer size necessary to throw these effectively. For those who can throw them, they have the best damage and lowest base mulching rate of any thrown projectile. Their weight prohibits you from carrying more than a few, but a few is generally all you will need, even to take out tough monsters such as hydras.

While improving your Throwing skill will improve both damage and accuracy, strength is the greatest contributor to their effectiveness. Considering that this also allows you to carry more than a few of them, large rock users benefit greatly from improving their strength whenever possible.

You can occasionally find them on the floor, but they are most often seen in the inventories of cyclopes and stone giants, who enjoy throwing them at you. They are always generated unbranded... unless, that is, you find a branded ammunition shop, which may offer you large rocks with the following brands:


Large Rock
Large rock.png

History

Prior to 0.11, mulching a large rock would create a stack of stones.

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