Obsolete:Draft:Quarterstaff

Obsolete draft. Historical archive of a previously unpublished local draft, retired on 2026-09-09. Its claims have not been accepted as current guidance. The independently rewritten replacement is Draft:Quarterstaff. The original local text is preserved in repository commit 7a6345d.

Omega 0.90.4

Quarterstaff)Base damage rating9Base hit bonus+12Normal attack typeStrikingHands2Weight80

The quarterstaff is an accurate two-handed striking weapon in Omega 0.90.4. It grants +12 hit and base damage 9, but weighs 80 and occupies both hands.

Generation and appearance

It is a common level-1 random weapon and may also appear in pawn-shop stock or through weapon acquirement. Its displayed name remains quarterstaff in every identification and BUC state.

Data and mechanics

A quarterstaff has a base value of 30 Au and fragility 15. It must occupy both the ready and weapon hands before its +12 hit and base damage 9 apply. Random BUC determines whether its initial plus is positive, nonnegative, or negative.

Effects and interactions

Its standard strike adds Strength-based damage and it can lunge. It cannot riposte. The quarterstaff may be thrown and avoids the special tunneling damage check because it is a striking weapon. A cursed readied copy locks both hands until uncursed.

Strategy

The quarterstaff's accuracy is good, but its hand and weight costs are severe for damage 9. A short sword is 55 lighter, one-handed, only 1 less accurate, and only 1 lower in damage; a hand-axe is similarly efficient. Use the quarterstaff when plus makes it clearly superior or when a highly accurate striking tool is specifically valuable.

See also

• Draft:Weapon