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  |name      = Arbalest
 
  |name      = Arbalest
|cost      = ?
 
 
  |weight    = 15.0
 
  |weight    = 15.0
 
  |skill    = Crossbows
 
  |skill    = Crossbows
  |damage    = 18
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  |damage    = 17
  |accuracy  = +2
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  |accuracy  = -2
  |basedelay = 1.9
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  |basedelay = 19 (190%)
  |mindelay  = 1.0 at skill 18
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  |mindelay  = 10 at 18 skill
 
  |hands    = 2H
 
  |hands    = 2H
 
  |size      = Medium
 
  |size      = Medium
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trans. Sir Theodore Martin, 1898.}}
 
trans. Sir Theodore Martin, 1898.}}
  
{{crawlquote|This weapon falls into the '[[Crossbows]]' category. It uses [[bolt]]s as ammunition.}}
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{{crawlquote|This weapon falls into the '[[Ranged Weapons]]' category. It is a two-handed weapon.}}
  
'''Arbalests''' are powerful ranged weapons, capable of launching [[bolt]]s for high damage and with excellent accuracy. However, the complexity of their design gives them a significantly lower rate of fire than [[bow]]s: it takes nearly two normal-speed turns to fire them without training, and even with sufficient skill, they'll never achieve a mindelay better than 1.0.
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'''Arbalests''' are powerful [[ranged weapon]]s, though the complexity of their design gives them a significantly lower rate of fire than [[bow]]s: it takes nearly two normal-speed turns to fire them without training, and even with sufficient skill, they'll never achieve a mindelay better than 1.0. They are commonly found on [[yaktaur]]s around the [[Vaults]], and occassionally by [[list of orcs|orcs]] or [[naga sharpshooter]]s.
  
Unless you happen to find a very nice [[shield]] for your offhand, wielders of a [[hand crossbow]] should eventually upgrade to one of these once they get near 18 Crossbows skill, as the jump in damage output is very significant. Later switching to a [[triple crossbow]] may be worthwhile if you're willing to put a lot of experience into the skill, but is by no means necessary; an well-enchanted, well-branded arbalest is a very capable ranged weapon.
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[[Hand crossbow]]s are a flat upgrade, while requiring only one hand to wield. If you want to go heavier, a [[triple crossbow]] fires even slower but deals more damage. [[Longbow]]s fire faster, so typically deal more damage at minimum delay.
  
 
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! || Image
 
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| '''Mundane''' || [[File:Crossbow 1.png]]
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| '''Mundane''' || [[File:arbalest1.png]]
 
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| '''Magical''' || [[File:Crossbow 2.png]]
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| '''Magical''' || [[File:arbalest2.png]]
 
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| '''Artifact''' || [[File:Crossbow 3.png]]
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| '''Artifact''' || [[File:arbalest3.png]]
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! || [[Unrandart]]<br>arbalest
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! || [[Unrandart]]<br>arbalests
 
 
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| '''[[Damnation (unrand)]]''' || [[File:Crossbow hellfire.png]]
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| '''[[Damnation (unrand)|Damnation]]''' || [[File:Urand damnation.png]]
 
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==History==
 
==History==
Prior to [[0.18]], the Damnation unrand arbalest was called Hellfire.
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*In [[0.29]], arbalests' stats were nerfed (damage from 18 to 17, accuracy from +2 to -2) and they were affected by the [[Ranged Weapons#History|ranged weapons rework]] that applied to all launchers, including the removal of the dedicated [[Crossbows (skill)|crossbows skill]] and physical [[bolt]]s necessary to fire.
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*Prior to [[0.15]], [[Crossbows]] only contained one type of weapon called the [[Crossbow (item)|crossbow]]. They were split into arbalests, [[hand crossbow]]s, and [[triple crossbow]]s.
  
Arbalests were introduced in [[0.15]] (along with [[hand crossbow]]s and [[triple crossbow]]s), replacing standard [[crossbow]]s.
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In [[0.14]] [[Hellfire (unrand)|Hellfire]] was revamped to fire bolts that actually explode in [[hellfire]].
 
  
 
[[Category:Crossbows]]
 
[[Category:Crossbows]]

Revision as of 02:45, 24 August 2022

Version 0.29: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
Name Arbalest
Skill Crossbows
Damage 17
Accuracy -2
Base delay (%) 19 (190%)
Min delay 10 at 18 skill
Hands 2H
Size Medium
Ranged? Yes
A large piece of machinery used for firing bolts, braced with steel and cranked with a windlass. It takes some time to load and fire.

"(TELL enters with his crossbow)
W. TELL:
My precious jewel now, -my chiefest treasure-
A mark I'll set thee, which the cry of grief
Could never penetrate,-but thou shalt pierce it-
And thou, my trusty bowstring, that so oft
For sport hath served me faithfully and well
Desert me not in this dread hour of need,-
Only be true this once, my own good cord,
That hast so often wing'd the biting shaft:-
For shouldst thou fly successless from my hand,
I have no second to send after thee."

-Friedrich Schiller, _Wilhelm Tell_, IV, iii. 1804.
trans. Sir Theodore Martin, 1898.

This weapon falls into the 'Ranged Weapons' category. It is a two-handed weapon.

Arbalests are powerful ranged weapons, though the complexity of their design gives them a significantly lower rate of fire than bows: it takes nearly two normal-speed turns to fire them without training, and even with sufficient skill, they'll never achieve a mindelay better than 1.0. They are commonly found on yaktaurs around the Vaults, and occassionally by orcs or naga sharpshooters.

Hand crossbows are a flat upgrade, while requiring only one hand to wield. If you want to go heavier, a triple crossbow fires even slower but deals more damage. Longbows fire faster, so typically deal more damage at minimum delay.

Image
Mundane Arbalest1.png
Magical Arbalest2.png
Artifact Arbalest3.png
Unrandart
arbalest
Damnation Urand damnation.png

History

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