Sling
Version 0.29: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
Name | Sling |
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Skill | Ranged Weapons |
Damage | 7 |
Accuracy | +0 |
Base delay (%) | 14 |
Min delay | 7 at skill 14 |
Hands | 1H |
Size | Little |
Ranged? | Yes |
A piece of cloth and leather for launching stones, 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 'Ranged Weapons' category. It is a one-handed weapon.
Slings are one-handed Ranged Weapons. They are the lighest ranged weapon, and much more common than the other ranged one-hander, hand crossbows.
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History
- In 0.29, hunting slings were renamed back into slings, with the removal of the Slings skill and fustibali. They now use Ranged Weapons skill. Also, prior to this version:
- Hunting slings required use of stones or sling bullets, which added 2 or 4 damage.
- They had an accuracy of +2 and a base delay of 12 (mindelay of 6).
- They did not scale with DEX or were effected by armour encumbrance, like all ranged weapons.
- In 0.15, slings were renamed into hunting slings, with the addition of greatslings (fustibali).
Weapons | |
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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 |