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  |name = Large rock
 
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  |launcher = throwing
 
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{{flavour|A very large and very heavy stone. Exceptional strength is needed even to carry one, and only large creatures are capable of throwing it.
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'''Large rocks''' are massive [[throwing]] weapons. Only [[troll]]s, [[ogre]]s, and [[list of giants|giants]] have the sheer size necessary to throw these effectively. For those who can throw them, they have the best damage and lowest base [[mulch]]ing 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 [[hydra]]s.
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'''Large rocks''' are massive [[throwing]] weapons. Only [[troll]]s, [[ogre]]s, and [[list of giants|giants]] have the sheer size necessary to throw these effectively. For those who can throw them, they have the best damage and lowest base [[mulch]]ing rate of any thrown projectile (4%). Unfortunately, they're also extremely slow; a character with no Throwing skill requires two turns to hurl one. Once you have the training to wield them effectively, however, large rocks offer gruesome amounts of ranged damage.
 
 
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 [[Cyclops|cyclopes]] and [[stone giant]]s, who enjoy throwing them at you. They are always generated unbranded... unless, that is, you find a [[shop|branded ammunition shop]], which may offer you large rocks with the following brands:
 
*[[Returning]]
 
*[[Poisoned]]
 
*[[Exploding]]
 
*[[Chaos]]
 
 
 
  
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You can occasionally find them on the floor, but they are most often seen in the inventories of [[Cyclops|cyclopes]] and [[stone giant]]s, who enjoy throwing them at you. They are always generated unbranded.
  
 
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{| class="prettytable" style="border:none; margin:auto; padding:0; text-align: center"
 
! Large Rock
 
! Large Rock
 
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| [[File:Large rock.png]]
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==History==
 
==History==
Prior to [[0.11]], [[mulch]]ing a large rock would create a stack of stones.
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*Prior to [[0.24]], [[Exploding (brand)|exploding]] large rocks could be found in a rare ammunition shop.
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*Prior to [[0.20]], large rocks could be used by ogres and trolls to vastly increase the power of their [[Sandblast]] spells.
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*Prior to [[0.18]], the attack speed of Throwing weapons did not rely on your Throwing skill, making large rocks much easier to utilize even without training.
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*Prior to [[0.16]], they had a mulch rate of 2%, and their range was somewhat randomized; attempting to throw them long distances with low [[strength]] would often result in a toss that comes short of its target.
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*Prior to [[0.15]], there was an ammunition shop that sold large rocks with the following brands: [[returning]], [[Exploding (brand)|exploding]], [[chaos]], [[poisoned]], [[Dispersal (brand)|dispersal]], [[flame]], and [[frost]].
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*Prior to [[0.13]], large rocks were inherently [[penetration|penetrating]].
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*Prior to [[0.11]], [[mulch]]ing a large rock would create a stack of stones.
  
 
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[[Category:Throwing]]
 
[[Category:Throwing]]

Revision as of 20:33, 25 February 2020

Version 0.24: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
Name Large rock
Launcher Throwing
Base damage 20
Base delay (%) 20 (200%)
Min delay 7 at skill 26
A very large and very heavy stone.

"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 (4%). Unfortunately, they're also extremely slow; a character with no Throwing skill requires two turns to hurl one. Once you have the training to wield them effectively, however, large rocks offer gruesome amounts of ranged damage.

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.

Large Rock
Rock.png

History

  • Prior to 0.24, exploding large rocks could be found in a rare ammunition shop.
  • Prior to 0.20, large rocks could be used by ogres and trolls to vastly increase the power of their Sandblast spells.
  • Prior to 0.18, the attack speed of Throwing weapons did not rely on your Throwing skill, making large rocks much easier to utilize even without training.
  • Prior to 0.16, they had a mulch rate of 2%, and their range was somewhat randomized; attempting to throw them long distances with low strength would often result in a toss that comes short of its target.
  • Prior to 0.15, there was an ammunition shop that sold large rocks with the following brands: returning, exploding, chaos, poisoned, dispersal, flame, and frost.
  • Prior to 0.13, large rocks were inherently penetrating.
  • Prior to 0.11, mulching a large rock would create a stack of stones.
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