Draft:War-hammer
| ) | |
| Base damage rating | 14 |
|---|---|
| Base hit bonus | +6 |
| Normal attack type | Striking |
| Hands | 1 |
| Weight | 50 |
A war-hammer is a one-handed striking weapon. It buys more damage than a mace at the cost of accuracy, and its striking type makes it useful for tunneling without that action's cutting or thrusting weapon-damage check.[1]
Generation
Julie's sells a fully identified, uncursed +0 war-hammer for 120 Au. Ordinary random treasure, pawn-shop stock and acquirement can also supply it. Random copies roll their own blessing and enchantment, with item level 2 affecting ordinary generation.[2]
Description
Its normal selected strike adds the Strength damage bonus. A lunge is also available. The hammer has no built-in stunning attack or automatic advantage against armored opponents; its contribution enters the ordinary hit and physical damage rules.[3]
For tunneling, the war-hammer contributes its base damage rating, 14, before the random roll. Enchantment does not increase that particular contribution. The target must still be a suitable wall: the hammer cannot universally destroy permanent or concealed barriers. Striking avoids this action's weapon-damage attempt, not every form of equipment damage elsewhere.[4]
Throwing follows the ordinary thrown-weapon rules, with no automatic return or special hammer effect. A spare hammer's base damage is not independently added to the throw; a cursed copy in use cannot be discarded this way.[5]
Strategy
The closest shop alternative is a mace: for 20 Au more and the same weight, the war-hammer trades two points of accuracy for two damage points. Choose that trade when attacks already connect reliably. If misses are common, the mace can be the better practical weapon despite its lower damage rating.[6]
A morning-star improves both ratings over the plain hammer but is heavier and costs 300 Au. A found enchanted hammer can remain preferable. For a dedicated digging tool, a club is cheaper and lighter, while a mace has the same weight as the hammer and a lower price. Both contribute less to tunneling than the hammer; carrying a second weapon has its own burden cost.[7]
References
- ↑ iinit.h in Omega 0.90.4, lines 200–202; command3.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 865–933.
- ↑ site1.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 164–231; aux2.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 522–535; item.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 7–41; item.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 188–204; site1.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 1022–1053; effect1.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 647–728.
- ↑ aux2.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 636–725; itemf2.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 359–365; aux1.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 315–328.
- ↑ command3.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 865–933; aux1.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 397–488.
- ↑ command3.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 223–310.
- ↑ iinit.h in Omega 0.90.4, lines 200–202; aux2.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 522–535.
- ↑ iinit.h in Omega 0.90.4, lines 200–208; aux2.c in Omega 0.90.4, lines 522–535.