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War hammer

2016-11-16T16:26:26Z

G2knee: added steel as a preferred hammer material in addition to silver. (see weapon page under "combat testing")

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[[Image:War hammer IMG 3825.jpg|right|thumb|200px|''A '''war hammer''''']]
A '''war hammer''' is a [[attack types|blunt]] [[weapon]] that is essentially a hammer with a long handle. A war hammer is half the size of a [[mace]] with half the contact area as well, and less than 1/3 the size of a [[maul]]. Because blunt damage focused in a small contact area is mostly unaffected by [[armor]], war hammers are considered one of the best weapons for fighting humanoid opponents.

War hammers use and train the [[hammerdwarf]] skill. Dwarves can [[forge]] effective war hammers out of any weapons-grade [[metal]], though those with higher densities (like [[silver]]) or higher impact fracture/yields (like [[steel]]) tend to cause more damage. All dwarves can equip war hammers, though a tiny fraction must use two hands.

== Forging and Melting ==
* Metal war hammers cost '''one''' [[metal]] bar to [[forge]], or '''three''' [[adamantine]] wafers.
* When a non-adamantine metal war hammer is [[melt|melted down]], it will return '''0.9''' metal bars, for an '''efficiency of 90%'''.
* When an adamantine war hammer is melted down, it will produce '''0.9''' wafers, for an '''efficiency of 30%'''

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Mace

2016-11-16T16:05:44Z

G2knee: plural grammar

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:''For a comparison of different weapons, see [[Weapon]].''

[[File:Maza_de_armas.jpg|right|thumb|upright=0.5|''A '''mace''''']]
A '''mace''' is a [[attack types|blunt]] [[weapon]] that consists of a rounded or flanged weight mounted on the end of a handle. Despite similarities to a [[morningstar]] in appearance, a mace is 60% larger and has twice the contact area. Compared to the other native impact weapon, maces are twice the size of [[war hammer]]s, with twice the contact area. What this means in combat is, generally speaking, [[hammer]]s are better at punching through armor or damaging bones and organs, while maces do more tissue damage on unarmored opponents, leading to faster pulping of unprotected body parts.

Maces use and train the [[macedwarf]] skill. Dwarves can [[forge]] effective maces out of any weapons-grade [[metal]], though those with higher densities (like [[silver]]) or higher impact fracture/yields (like [[steel]]) tend to cause more damage. All dwarves can equip maces, though a tiny fraction must use two hands.

If dwarves have a word for Maces or similar weapons, it's not explicitly known; the most likely candidates however are "astesh" ''(or Cudgel,)'' and "og" ''(meaning Club,)'' though the term for hammers (Nil,) might also be used as a blanket term for any blunt instrument specifically meant for combat.

== Forging and Melting ==
* Maces cost '''one''' [[metal]] bar to [[forge]], or '''three''' [[adamantine]] wafers.
* When a non-adamantine mace is [[Melt_item|melted down]], it will return '''0.9''' metal bars, for an '''efficiency of 90%'''.
* When an adamantine mace is melted down, it will produce '''0.9''' wafers, for an '''efficiency of 30%'''

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Mace

2016-11-16T16:04:56Z

G2knee: added steel as a preferred mace material in addition to silver. (see weapon page under "combat testing")

{{Quality|Superior|17:49, 14 July 2015 (UTC)}}
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:''For a comparison of different weapons, see [[Weapon]].''

[[File:Maza_de_armas.jpg|right|thumb|upright=0.5|''A '''mace''''']]
A '''mace''' is a [[attack types|blunt]] [[weapon]] that consists of a rounded or flanged weight mounted on the end of a handle. Despite similarities to a [[morningstar]] in appearance, a mace is 60% larger and has twice the contact area. Compared to the other native impact weapon, maces are twice the size of [[war hammer]]s, with twice the contact area. What this means in combat is, generally speaking, [[hammer]]s are better at punching through armor or damaging bones and organs, while maces do more tissue damage on unarmored opponents, leading to faster pulping of unprotected body parts.

Maces use and train the [[macedwarf]] skill. Dwarves can [[forge]] effective maces out of any weapons-grade [[metal]], though those with higher densities (like [[silver]]) or higher impact fracture/yield (like [[steel]]) tend to cause more damage. All dwarves can equip maces, though a tiny fraction must use two hands.

If dwarves have a word for Maces or similar weapons, it's not explicitly known; the most likely candidates however are "astesh" ''(or Cudgel,)'' and "og" ''(meaning Club,)'' though the term for hammers (Nil,) might also be used as a blanket term for any blunt instrument specifically meant for combat.

== Forging and Melting ==
* Maces cost '''one''' [[metal]] bar to [[forge]], or '''three''' [[adamantine]] wafers.
* When a non-adamantine mace is [[Melt_item|melted down]], it will return '''0.9''' metal bars, for an '''efficiency of 90%'''.
* When an adamantine mace is melted down, it will produce '''0.9''' wafers, for an '''efficiency of 30%'''

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DF2014 Talk:Mace

2016-11-15T15:44:24Z

G2knee:

Suggestion to add the fact that Maces, because they will pulp parts faster, are considered slightly more effective at killing undead than war hammers.

I also recommend changing the mace picture. Though longstanding, it is a rather late medieval example that looks too ceremonial. I suggest the following mace taken from the Wikipedia page on Maces:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/08/Maza_de_armas.jpg

It is just as deadly-looking, but more straight-forward and dwarven. It appears I do not have permission to upload images myself.