Sling bullet
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| Name | Sling bullet |
|---|---|
| Launcher | Sling / Greatsling |
| Base damage | 6 |
| A small, heavy projectile shaped specifically for use with slings. It is more effective as ammunition than simple stones.
"For when things are once come to the execution, there is no secrecy comparable to celerity; like the motion of a bullet in the air, which flieth so swift as it outruns the eye." -Francis Bacon, _Essays_, "Of Delays". 1625. |
Sling bullets are one of the two kinds of missiles fired from hunting slings or greatslings using the Slings skill (the other being stones). They deal more damage than stones and can carry brands, but cannot simply be thrown and will be eaten by jellies and other item-devouring enemies.
Sling bullets can have the following brands:
| Common | Silver | Steel | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mundane |  |
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| Magical |  |
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| Weapons | |
|---|---|
| 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
In 0.15, slings were renamed to hunting slings and greatslings were added as a new weapon.
