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The '''Short Blades''' skill denotes how adept your character is at using daggers and short swords. Although these weapons have the lowest base damage in the game, you can attack especially fast with them, and they do obscene amounts of damage when used for [[stabbing]]. This skill [[crosstrain]]s with the [[Long Blades]] skill.  
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The '''Short Blades''' skill denotes how adept your character is at using short bladed weapons. Although these weapons have the lowest base damage in the game, you can attack fast with them, and they do obscene amounts of damage when used for [[stabbing]]. This skill [[crosstrain]]s with the [[Long Blades]] skill.  
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{{skill aptitudes}}
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==List of Short Blades==
  
 
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! Name || Dam || Hit || Speed || Str weight || Skill || Hands || Size || Missile || Throw || Dam Type || Prob
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! Name || Dam || Hit || Speed || Hands || Size || Missile || Throw || Dam Type || Prob
 
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| [[Dagger]] || 4 || +6 || 10 || 10% || Short Blades || One || Little || None || No || Piercing || 10
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| [[Dagger]] || 4 || +6 || 10 || One || Little || None || No || Piercing || 10
 
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| [[Quick blade]] || 5 || +6 || 7 || 0% || Short Blades || One || Little || None || No || Piercing || 2
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| [[Quick blade]] || 5 || +6 || 7 || One || Little || None || No || Piercing || 2
 
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| [[Short sword]] || 6 || +4 || 11 || 20% || Short Blades || One || Small || None || No || Piercing || 10
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| [[Short sword]] || 6 || +4 || 11 || One || Small || None || No || Piercing || 10
 
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| [[Rapier]] || 7 || +4 || 12 || 20% || Short Blades || One || Small || None || No || Piercing || 10
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| [[Rapier]] || 8 || +4 || 12 || One || Small || None || No || Piercing || 10
 
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The [[Captain's Cutlass]] is a unique short blade that deals slicing damage.
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==History==
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*Prior to [[0.20]], the [[Captain's Cutlass]] still dealt slicing damage despite all other short blades dealing piercing damage.
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*In [[0.16]], [[cutlass]]es were renamed to rapiers. Short swords and rapiers were changed from slicing to piercing damage.
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*In [[0.14]], [[sabre]]s were renamed to cutlasses.
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*In [[0.9]], [[knives]] were removed.
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
*[[weapon#Short Blades|List of short blades]]
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*[[Melee weapon#Short Blades|List of short blades]]
 
*[[Species#Melee_.26_Ranged_Combat|Table of species aptitudes]]
 
*[[Species#Melee_.26_Ranged_Combat|Table of species aptitudes]]
 
*[[Weapon_selection#Short_Blades|Short blades selection strategy]]
 
*[[Weapon_selection#Short_Blades|Short blades selection strategy]]

Revision as of 07:58, 24 June 2020

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The Short Blades skill denotes how adept your character is at using short bladed weapons. Although these weapons have the lowest base damage in the game, you can attack fast with them, and they do obscene amounts of damage when used for stabbing. This skill crosstrains with the Long Blades skill.

Aptitudes

At Ba DE Dg Ds Dj Dr Fe Fo Gr Gh Gn HO Hu Ko Mf Mi Mu Na Op On Sp Te Tr Vp VS
-1 1 0 -1 -1 -1 0 N/A 0 -1 -1 8 0 0 3 2 1 -2 0 0 -1 1 1 -2 1 -1

List of Short Blades

Name Dam Hit Speed Hands Size Missile Throw Dam Type Prob
Dagger 4 +6 10 One Little None No Piercing 10
Quick blade 5 +6 7 One Little None No Piercing 2
Short sword 6 +4 11 One Small None No Piercing 10
Rapier 8 +4 12 One Small None No Piercing 10

History

  • Prior to 0.20, the Captain's Cutlass still dealt slicing damage despite all other short blades dealing piercing damage.
  • In 0.16, cutlasses were renamed to rapiers. Short swords and rapiers were changed from slicing to piercing damage.
  • In 0.14, sabres were renamed to cutlasses.
  • In 0.9, knives were removed.

See Also

Skills
Weapons Short BladesLong BladesRanged Weapons

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