Editing 40d:Weapon

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'''Weapons''' are items that increase the [[damage]] dealt by [[creatures]] in combat.  In fortress mode, after accessing the [[military]] screen with {{K|m}}, pressing {{K|w}} gives a list of which weapons you desire your [[dwarves]] to use. Dwarves only carry a weapon if their profession requires one: that is, if they are a [[miner]], [[woodcutter]], [[hunter]], or soldier. Dwarves working in other trades will only collect a weapon upon being drafted, which may cause a long walk to '''collect equipment''' depending on weapon availability and settings.

Some types of weapons cannot be used by dwarves in Fortress mode, such as [[bow]]s, and only 7 can be manufactured. Some can however be used if recovered from enemies or gained by trade, and all can be used in [[weapon trap]]s just fine.  

In Adventure mode, all weapons are usable; an adventurer can become a bowdwarf, or use a [[human]] great axe or longsword in one hand despite the fact that he is smaller than the minimum size required to use the axe at all, with both hands or one. It is not clear if there are any penalties associated with using oversized weapons.

Dwarves with relevant [[skill]]s can create weapons using an appropriate [[workshop]] and [[material|raw material]].  [[Wood|Wooden]] and [[bone]] crossbow bolts and [[Obsidian]] short swords can be created at the [[craftsdwarf's workshop]].  (Metal) bolts and melee weapons can be created at a [[metalsmith's forge]] (or the [[magma forge|magma equivalent]]).  Crossbows can be made at a [[bowyer's workshop]].  Dwarves can only create weapons they themselves can wield, with the occasional exception of [[legendary artifact|artifacts]].

Most weapons can be made of a single bar of [[iron]], [[silver]], [[copper]], [[bronze]], [[steel]], [[bismuth bronze]], or [[adamantine]].  (Short swords can also be made from obsidian, with a [[wood]]en handle.)  The rare exception is a [[strange mood]], which can produce a weapon from almost anything.

There are a few enormous weapons that no race can wield, these are only usable when mounted into weapon [[trap]]s.  These are the [[spike|menacing spike]], the [[large, serrated disc]], the [[Trap component#spiked ball|spiked ball]], [[enormous corkscrew]], and the [[Trap component#Giant axe blade|giant axe blade]].

*A [[woodcutter]] carries a [[battle axe]] even as a civilian. If a woodcutter is assigned to use an axe as a weapon he or she will only need get the assigned [[armor]]. The caveat is that woodcutters need to be cross-trained as axedwarfs (as wielding an axe requires the axe skill) and if you designate a section of trees for wood-cutting, all your dwarves will rush out to cut them down.

*A [[miner]] carries a [[pick]] at all times. The drawback is that picks are mediocre weapons (see [[Weapon#Weapon_statistics|below]]) and a miner will still need to equip the desired armor. Because wielding the pick is based on the civilian "mining" skill, miners don't have to train as soldiers to be semi-effective fighters. Picks will only be used as weapons by miners who are holding picks and instructed to fight unarmed.

*A [[hunter]] will equip the armor and weapon assigned to hunt with (Note: this needn't be a crossbow with leather armor).  Military dwarves that are deactivated while fully equipped with a weapon and armor '''and''' have the hunting labor enabled will keep their weapon and armor equipped. This case is only practical when the surrounding wild animals have been depleted and armor and weapons are plentiful.

Weapons vary in the amount and type of damage inflicted, according to raw/objects/item_weapon.txt. Blunt weapons like hammers and [[mace]]s tend to deal large amounts of damage to external body parts, and never get stuck in targets. Slashing or cutting weapons such as [[axe]]s or swords have a tendency to sever limbs on good hits, but sometimes get stuck in their victims.  Piercing weapons such as [[spear]]s or crossbow bolts have a high chance to deal damage to internal organs, possibly resulting in instant kills, but have the highest chance to get stuck in victims.  Weapons that get stuck in their victims cannot be reused until pulled free, which can leave the attacker vulnerable.  While stuck, the weapon can be twisted in the wound, possibly causing the victim to pass out from pain.

High "Crit. Boost" is a better chance of causing internal injuries, rather than simply wounding body parts. This is useful against big, hard-to-damage enemies -- piercing weapons like [[spear]]s will tend to damage their organs, which is usually a faster way to take them out.

:(Main article: '''[[Dwarf weapon]]''')

| [[Battle axe]] || 110 || Slash || Axe || None

| [[Crossbow]](melee only)† || 70 || Bludgeon || Hammer || None

| [[Mace]] || 120 || Bludgeon || Mace || None

| [[Pick]]† || 70 || Pierce || Mining || 2

| [[Short sword]] || 100 || Slash || Sword || 1

| [[Spear]] || 100 || Pierce || Spear || 2

| [[War hammer]] || 120 || Bludgeon || Hammer || None

:(Main article: '''[[Other weapon]]''')

| [[Other weapon#Blowgun|Blowgun]]† (melee) || 20 || Bludgeon || Sword || None

| [[Bow]]† (melee) || 40 || Bludgeon || Sword || None

| [[Other weapon#Large dagger|Large dagger]] || 70 || Slash || Dagger || 1

| [[Flail]] || 130 || Bludgeon || Mace || None

| [[Other weapon#Great axe|Great axe]]‡ || 150 || Slash || Axe || None

| [[Other weapon#Halberd|Halberd]]‡ || 140 || Slash || Axe || None

| [[Long sword]]* † || 120 || Slash || Sword || 1

| [[Other weapon#Maul|Maul]]‡ || 160 || Bludgeon || Hammer || None

| [[Morningstar]]* || 120 || Bludgeon || Mace || None

| [[Other weapon#Pike|Pike]]‡ || 120 || Pierce || Pike || 2

| [[Other weapon#Scimitar|Scimitar]]* || 100 || Slash || Sword || 1

| [[Scourge]] || 30 || Gore || Whip/Lasher || None

| Two-handed sword‡ || 140 || Slash || Sword || 1

| [[Whip]]† || 20 || Gore || Whip/Lasher || None

† ''Dwarves wield weapon two-handed (set number of weapons to 2 in fort mode ({{k|v}}-{{k|p}}-{{k|s}}-{{k|m}}))'' <br> ‡ ''Dwarves cannot wield weapon (too large)''<br> * ''Can be worn in fortress mode''

| [[Arrow]] || 100 || Pierce || Invaders' weapon

| [[Other weapon#Blowgun|Blowdart]] || 10 || Pierce || Invaders' weapon

| [[Bolt]] || 100 || Pierce || Dwarf & Invaders' weapon

(See [[Trap component|Trap Weapon]] for more information.)

| [[Trap component#Giant axe blade|Giant axe blade]] || 220 || Slash || 1 || None || No

| [[Enormous corkscrew]]† || 150 || Pierce || 1 || 2 || Yes

| [[Trap component#Spiked ball|Spiked ball]] || 100 || Pierce || 3 || 1 || Yes

| [[Large, serrated disc]] || 120 || Slash || 3 || None || No

| [[Menacing spike]]‡ || 150 || Pierce || 1 || 2 || Yes

| colspan=6 | † ''This trap component is a screw and can also be used in [[screw pump]]s.'' <br> ‡ ''This trap component is a spike and can also be used in [[Trap#Upright_Spear/Spike|upright spike traps]].''

Weapons and [[trap]]s do one of four types of damage, the type of damage influences what type of critical hits it can inflict.

Damage is reduced by the target's [[armor]] and [[toughness]].

|[[axe]], [[sword]], [[dagger]], [[Trap component#Giant axe blade|giant axe blade]], [[large, serrated disc|serrated disc]]

|[[Other weapon#Pike|pike]], [[pick]], [[spear]], [[bolt]], [[arrow]], [[Other weapon#Blowgun|blowdart]], [[enormous corkscrew]], [[menacing spike]], [[Trap component#spiked ball|spiked ball]]

|[[war hammer]], [[mace]], unloaded [[crossbow]] or [[bow]] or [[Other weapon#Blowgun|blowdart]], [[Other weapon#Maul|maul]], [[flail]], [[morningstar]], [[fist]], stone-fall [[trap]]

|[[whip]], [[Scourge]]

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Dwarves can only make metal weapons out of [[copper]], [[iron]], [[bronze]], [[bismuth bronze]], [[steel]], [[silver]] or [[adamantine]], the only so-called "'''weapons-grade'''" metals in the game. ''(Short swords can also be made from one [[obsidian]] plus one [[log]] for a [[wood]]en handle.)''  The exceptions are from elves, who commonly trade wooden weapons, and a [[strange mood]] from a [[weaponsmith]], which can produce a weapon from almost anything (which would then fall into the "other" category*).

|  [[Adamantine]] || 500

|  [[Steel]] and [[Obsidian]]† || 133

|  [[Iron]] || 100

|  [[Bronze]] and [[Bismuth bronze]] || 75

|  [[Copper]] || 66

| All other materials† ([[wood]], [[silver]], [[glass]], etc.) || 50

| colspan=2 | † ''This value could not be verified from the raws. It is believed to still be accurate but use at your own risk.''

[[Main:Toady|Toady]] has [http://www.bay12games.com/cgi-local/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=12&t=000013 stated] that [[quality]] increases an item's damage (in the case of weapons, or protection in the case of armour), namely,  

! [[Copper]]

! [[Bronze]]²

! [[Iron]]

! [[Steel]]³

::2) ''includes [[bismuth bronze]]''

::3) [[Obsidian]] has the same modifiers as steel.

So at a glance we can see that even a no-quality steel item is the equivalent to the best copper item possible, and that no copper item will ever be as good as a +fine iron+ one. (It is not known whether [[artifact]] quality items have ''additional'' modifiers above and beyond "masterpiece" level.)

[[Adamantine]] items start at a multiplier of 5.00 for no-quality items, and sky-rocket from there, adding another 1x per level (5.0, -6.0-, +7.0+, *8.0*, ≡9.0≡, ☼10.0☼).

''(Note that for crossbows and bows, the quality and material of the [[ammo]] affect ranged damage. As with any melee weapon, both quality and material combined affect melee combat and melee damage with these weapons.)''

:* [[Soldier]]