Great sword

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Name	Great sword
Skill	Long Blades
Damage	17
Accuracy	-3
Base delay (%)	17 (170%)
Min delay	7 at skill 20
Hands	2H
Size	Large
Ranged?	No

A sword with a very long, heavy blade and a long handle. "Quemadmodum gladius neminem occidit: occidentis telum est." ("A sword by itself does not slay: it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.") -Lucius Annaeus Seneca, _Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium_, Letter LXXXVII: Some arguments in favor of the simple life, 1. 30. ca. 65 A.D. trans. Richard Mott Gummere, 1917.

This weapon falls into the 'Long Blades' category. It is a two handed weapon.

Great swords are large, two-handed Long Blades that deal heavy damage, though they require a significant amount of Long Blades skill to reach min delay. Characters with experience to spare may eventually wish to upgrade to a triple sword. Alternatively, wielding a demon blade/eudemon blade/double sword instead will allow you to use a shield in exchange for slightly lower damage.

Great swords are uncommon items to find lying around the Dungeon, but occasionally generate on enemy wights and orc warriors early on.

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	Unrandart Great Swords
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History

• In 0.28, Long Blades lost riposte. Damage was increased back to pre-riposte levels.
• In 0.19, Long Blades gained riposte. All Long Blades were reduced by 1 base damage to compensate.
• In very early versions of Crawl, these (and triple swords) were governed by their own skill.