Obsolete:Draft:Rapier

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 Historical archive of a previously unpublished local draft, retired on 2026-09-09.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:Rapier. The original local text is preserved in repository commit 7a6345d.

Omega 0.90.4

Rapier)Base damage rating8Base hit bonus+13Normal attack typeThrustingHands1Weight20

The rapier is a light, accurate thrusting weapon in Omega 0.90.4. Its base damage 8 and +13 hit make it a middle ground between the epee and estoc.

Generation and appearance

It is a common level-3 random weapon and can also appear in pawn-shop stock or from weapon acquirement. The name rapier is used in all identification and BUC states.

Data and mechanics

A rapier weighs 20, has base damage 8, grants +13 hit, and has a base value of 250 Au. It has fragility 15 and uses only the weapon hand. Random BUC determines whether its starting plus is positive, nonnegative, or negative.

Effects and interactions

The standard thrust adds Dexterity-based accuracy and allows riposte. The rapier can lunge, be thrown, and use doubled base damage for tunneling progress, though point-first digging exposes it to a damage attempt on a tunneling mishap.

Strategy

The rapier is a strong default for players who want ripostes without accepting the epee's low damage. Compared with an epee it gains 2 damage for 2 less hit and 5 more weight; compared with an estoc it gives up 3 damage but gains 1 hit, saves 5 weight, and appears at a lower item level.

See also

• Draft:Weapon