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AETHERI: /* Alternate Names */

2024-10-14T18:51:55Z

Alternate Names

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	*'''forked dagger'''		*'''forked dagger'''
	*'''gimlet knife'''		*'''gimlet knife'''
	*'''hunting knife'''
	*'''kaiken''' - from Japanese. Historically carried by men and women of the samurai class.		*'''kaiken''' - from Japanese. Historically carried by men and women of the samurai class.
	*'''kidney dagger'''		*'''kidney dagger'''
			*'''knife''' - includes hunting knives, rigging knives, and long knives.
	*'''knife'''
	*'''kozuka''' - from Japanese. A dagger carried in a sheath on the reverse of a katana scabbard.		*'''kozuka''' - from Japanese. A dagger carried in a sheath on the reverse of a katana scabbard.
	*'''krizta''' - a type of krolvin dagger.		*'''krizta''' - a type of krolvin dagger.

ZHOUY1: Condense article slightly and remove links to some highly specialized items that are not relevant to most visitors.

2023-02-14T00:11:23Z

Condense article slightly and remove links to some highly specialized items that are not relevant to most visitors.

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	[[File:~~Hibben1~~.jpg~~\|170px~~\|thumb\|right\|Dagger]]~~{{TOCright}}~~		[[File:Dagger.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Dagger]]
			[[File:Hibben1.jpg\|170px\|thumb\|right]]
	A '''dagger''' is one of the most commonly used weapons in history. It is a short-bladed weapon used primarily for stabbing or thrusting. It evolved from prehistoric tools and initially were made of basic materials, such as stone or bone. In [[GemStone]], they are a very fast weapon. Daggers are one of the fastest weapons, having only a one second [[roundtime]] and a three second minimum roundtime. The only weapon faster is the bare fist.
			The [[dagger]] is the simplest stabbing weapon. It is composed of a small blade, usually around six inches, and is lightweight. The abilities of a dagger may vary depending on its blade size.

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	== Construction ==		== Construction ==
	Like most bladed weapons, daggers consist of primarily two parts: the blade and hilt.		The dagger is one of the most commonly used weapons in history. It evolved from prehistoric tools and initially were made of basic materials, such as stone or bone. Like most bladed weapons, daggers consist of primarily two parts: the blade and hilt.

	=== Blade ===
	The blade of a dagger is exceedingly short, approximately 6 inches long. The dagger blade is usually narrow and pointed, designed for thrusting and stabbing. The use of a [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fuller fuller] is not uncommon, but is usually only for aesthetic purposes. The only thing common between all daggers is that the blade is designed for stabbing.		The blade of a dagger is exceedingly short, approximately six inches long. The dagger blade is usually narrow and pointed, designed for thrusting and stabbing. The use of a [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fuller fuller] is not uncommon, but is usually only for aesthetic purposes. The only thing common between all daggers is that the blade is designed for stabbing.

	=== Hilt ===
	The hilt of a dagger usually consists of the crossguard, handle, and pommel. As compared to the [[longsword]], the pommels of daggers were significantly smaller, as they do not have to act as a counterweight to the blade. In the case of a handle that is bolted to the tang, pommels were not even used. With the wide variety of daggers, there is no real standard to their construction.		The hilt of a dagger usually consists of the crossguard, handle, and pommel. As compared to the [[longsword]], the pommels of daggers were significantly smaller, as they do not have to act as a counterweight to the blade. In the case of a handle that is bolted to the tang, pommels were not even used. With the wide variety of daggers, there is no real standard to their construction.

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	*'''trailknife'''		*'''trailknife'''
	*'''zirah bouk''' - a type of krolvin dagger.		*'''zirah bouk''' - a type of krolvin dagger.

	== Legendary Daggers ==

	*[[Shadowdeath weapons saved post\|ShadowDeath Daggers]] - Most ShadowDeath weapons are daggers. There are a few weapons of other types, such as the [[handaxe]].

	== Game Mechanics ==		== Game Mechanics ==

	The dagger is a low damage, high speed [[one-handed edge]] weapon. Although it can be used against any opponent, it is best suited vs unarmored or lightly armored targets. Even with its low [[damage factor]]s its effectiveness can be enhanced when used in conjunction with [[ambush]]ing because [[critical weighting]], based on the ambush skill, is applied to the attack; thus, the dagger is able to overcome its low damage as long as the initial damage is sufficient to inflict a minimum rank 1 [[critical]]. An especially effective tactic for ambushers is to [[aim]] the dagger at the eyes of the target. The eyes have a low instant death critical rank threshold from [[puncture critical table\|puncture]] and [[slash critical table\|slash]] [[critical table\|damage]].		The dagger is a low damage, high speed [[one-handed edge]] weapon. At 2 seconds of minimum roundtime, it is the fastest among all edged weapons. Although it can be used against any opponent, it is best suited for unarmored or lightly armored targets. Even with its low [[damage factor]]s its effectiveness can be enhanced when used in conjunction with [[ambush]]ing because [[critical weighting]], based on the ambush skill, is applied to the attack; thus, the dagger is able to overcome its low damage as long as the initial damage is sufficient to inflict a minimum rank 1 [[critical]]. An especially effective tactic for ambushers is to [[aim]] the dagger at the eyes of the target. The eyes have a low instant death critical rank threshold from [[puncture critical table\|puncture]] and [[slash critical table\|slash]] [[critical table\|damage]].

	{{Weapon table start}}		{{Weapon table start}}
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	Note: To edit this table go to [[Template:Weapon table dagger]]		Note: To edit this table go to [[Template:Weapon table dagger]]

	==See Also==
	* [[Dagger harnesses (saved post)]]

	== Related Articles ==		== Related Articles ==
	*[[Edged Weapons]] - The skill required to use a dagger effectively.		*[[Edged Weapons]] - The skill required to use a dagger effectively.
	*[[Forging]] - Player-forged weapons can have up to a 6% bonus to the weapon's [[AvD]] and [[DF]].		*[[Forging]] - Player-forged weapons can have up to a 6% bonus to the weapon's [[AvD]] and [[DF]].
	*[[Legendary daggers]]

	== References ==		== References ==

ZHOUY1: Added some alternative name explanations.

2022-01-31T01:39:51Z

Added some alternative name explanations.

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	One of the oldest and most widely used weapons in existence, the dagger has been called many names. This is a list of currently acceptable alternate names for dagger based weapons.		One of the oldest and most widely used weapons in existence, the dagger has been called many names. This is a list of currently acceptable alternate names for dagger based weapons.

			*'''alfange''' - from Hispanic Arabic, meaning 'the dagger'. Historically this was used to refer to various short sabers; in Elanthia the term is reserved for daggers.
	*'''alfange'''
			*'''basilard''' - from French, usually referring to a type of historical 14th-century dagger with an I-shaped handle.
	*'''basilard'''
	*'''bodice dagger'''		*'''bodice dagger''' - a small dagger that can be concealed in a bodice.
	*'''bodkin'''		*'''bodkin''' - from Middle English, possibly Celtic origins.
	*'''boot dagger'''		*'''boot dagger'''
	*'''bracelet dagger'''		*'''bracelet dagger'''
	*'''butcher knife'''		*'''butcher knife'''
			*'''cinquedea''' - from Italian, meaning 'five fingers'. Historically a long dagger popular during the Renaissance of the 15th and early 16th centuries.
	*'''cinquedea'''
	*'''crescent dagger'''		*'''crescent dagger'''
	*'''dirk'''		*'''dirk'''
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	*'''gimlet knife'''		*'''gimlet knife'''
	*'''hunting knife'''		*'''hunting knife'''
			*'''kaiken''' - from Japanese. Historically carried by men and women of the samurai class.
	*'''kaiken'''
	*'''kidney dagger'''		*'''kidney dagger'''
	*'''knife'''		*'''knife'''
			*'''kozuka''' - from Japanese. A dagger carried in a sheath on the reverse of a katana scabbard.
	*'''kozuka'''
	*'''krizta'''		*'''krizta''' - a type of krolvin dagger.
	*'''kubikiri'''		*'''kubikiri''' - a type of krolvin dagger. Historically from Japanese.
			*'''misericord''' - from French, meaning 'mercy'. Historically a long knife used to deliver the death stroke to a mortally wounded knight.
	*'''misericord'''
			*'''parazonium''' - from Latin. A long triangular dagger, wide at the hilt end and coming to a point.
	*'''parazonium'''
	*'''pavade'''		*'''pavade''' - from Middle English.
			*'''poignard''' - from French. A long, lightweight thrusting knife with a continuously tapering, acutely pointed blade and crossguard.
	*'''poignard'''
	*'''pugio'''		*'''pugio''' - from Latin.
	*'''push dagger'''		*'''push dagger'''
	*'''scramasax'''		*'''scramasax''' - from Frankish and Saxon. A single-edged hunting knife.
	*'''sgian achlais'''		*'''sgian achlais''' - from Scottish.
	*'''sgian dubh''' ~~(an~~ uncommonly small knife)		*'''sgian dubh''' - from Scottish, meaning 'hidden knife'. An uncommonly small knife.
	*'''sidearm-of-Onar'''		*'''sidearm-of-Onar'''
	*'''spike'''		*'''spike'''
	*'''stiletto'''		*'''stiletto''' - from Italian.
	*'''tanto'''		*'''tanto''' - from Japanese.
	*'''trail knife'''		*'''trail knife'''
	*'''trailknife'''		*'''trailknife'''
	*'''zirah bouk'''		*'''zirah bouk''' - a type of krolvin dagger.

	== Legendary Daggers ==		== Legendary Daggers ==

ARMYJEN: Updated skinning to go to the correct page instead of going to the disambiguity page.

2020-04-19T15:44:20Z

Updated skinning to go to the correct page instead of going to the disambiguity page.

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	== Uses ==		== Uses ==
	Daggers have many uses aside from being merely weapons. They're used in [[fletching]] for paring arrows, cutting the shafts to length, nocking them, and for cutting the tip. They're also used in the [[Rogue Guild]] skill, [[Rogue Gambits]] and for cutting the cord when disarming a scales [[trap]]. They also serve as excellent tools for [[skinning]] critters.		Daggers have many uses aside from being merely weapons. They're used in [[fletching]] for paring arrows, cutting the shafts to length, nocking them, and for cutting the tip. They're also used in the [[Rogue Guild]] skill, [[Rogue Gambits]] and for cutting the cord when disarming a scales [[trap]]. They also serve as excellent tools for [[SKIN (verb)\|skinning]] critters.

	==Alternate Names==		==Alternate Names==

GS4-KAIKALA: Added push dagger & gimlet knife to the Alternate Names list

2020-03-19T00:11:38Z

Added push dagger & gimlet knife to the Alternate Names list

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	*'''fantail dagger'''		*'''fantail dagger'''
	*'''forked dagger'''		*'''forked dagger'''
			*'''gimlet knife'''
	*'''hunting knife'''		*'''hunting knife'''
	*'''kaiken'''		*'''kaiken'''
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	*'''poignard'''		*'''poignard'''
	*'''pugio'''		*'''pugio'''
			*'''push dagger'''
	*'''scramasax'''		*'''scramasax'''
	*'''sgian achlais'''		*'''sgian achlais'''

OM1E5GA: /* Related Articles */

2018-09-15T00:56:51Z

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	*[[Edged Weapons]] - The skill required to use a dagger effectively.		*[[Edged Weapons]] - The skill required to use a dagger effectively.
	*[[Forging]] - Player-forged weapons can have up to a 6% bonus to the weapon's [[AvD]] and [[DF]].		*[[Forging]] - Player-forged weapons can have up to a 6% bonus to the weapon's [[AvD]] and [[DF]].
			*[[Legendary daggers]]

	== References ==		== References ==

GS4-KAIKALA: Updated alternate names list (and all of these are generally available now; none are currently 'alteration only')

2017-03-18T09:28:37Z

Updated alternate names list (and all of these are generally available now; none are currently 'alteration only')

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	One of the oldest and most widely used weapons in existence, the dagger has been called many names. This is a list of currently acceptable alternate names for dagger based weapons.		One of the oldest and most widely used weapons in existence, the dagger has been called many names. This is a list of currently acceptable alternate names for dagger based weapons.

	*'''alfange''' ~~Alterations Only~~		*'''alfange'''
	*'''basilard''' ~~Alterations Only~~		*'''basilard'''
	*'''~~bodkin~~''' ~~General Use~~		*'''bodice dagger'''
			*'''bodkin'''
⚫	*'''bracelet dagger''' ~~General Use~~
	*'''~~butcher~~ ~~knife~~''' ~~General Use~~		*'''boot dagger'''
		⚫	*'''bracelet dagger'''
	*'''cinquedea''' General Use
	*'''~~crescent~~ ~~dagger~~''' ~~General Use~~		*'''butcher knife'''
	*'''~~dirk~~''' ~~General Use~~		*'''cinquedea'''
	*'''~~fantail~~ dagger''' ~~General Use~~		*'''crescent dagger'''
	*'''~~forked dagger~~''' ~~General Use~~		*'''dirk'''
	*'''~~kidney~~ dagger''' ~~General Use~~		*'''fantail dagger'''
	*'''~~knife~~''' ~~General Use~~		*'''forked dagger'''
	*'''~~kozuka~~''' ~~General Use~~		*'''hunting knife'''
	*'''~~ice pick~~''' ~~General Use~~		*'''kaiken'''
	*'''~~misericord~~''' ~~General Use~~		*'''kidney dagger'''
			*'''knife'''
⚫	*'''parazonium''' ~~Alterations Only~~
	*'''~~pavade~~''' ~~Alterations Only~~		*'''kozuka'''
	*'''~~poignard~~''' ~~General Use~~		*'''krizta'''
	*'''~~pugio~~''' ~~Alterations Only~~		*'''kubikiri'''
	*'''~~scramasax~~''' ~~General Use~~		*'''misericord'''
		⚫	*'''parazonium'''
⚫	*'''sgian achlais''' ~~Alterations Only~~
	*'''~~spike~~''' ~~General Use~~		*'''pavade'''
	*'''~~stiletto~~''' ~~General Use~~		*'''poignard'''
	*'''~~tanto~~''' ~~General Use~~		*'''pugio'''
			*'''scramasax'''
		⚫	*'''sgian achlais'''
			*'''sgian dubh''' (an uncommonly small knife)
	*'''sidearm-of-Onar'''		*'''sidearm-of-Onar'''
			*'''spike'''
			*'''stiletto'''
			*'''tanto'''
			*'''trail knife'''
			*'''trailknife'''
			*'''zirah bouk'''

	== Legendary Daggers ==		== Legendary Daggers ==

VANKRASN39: /* Alternate Names */

2015-09-13T03:42:07Z

Alternate Names

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	*'''stiletto''' General Use		*'''stiletto''' General Use
	*'''tanto''' General Use		*'''tanto''' General Use
			*'''sidearm-of-Onar'''

	== Legendary Daggers ==		== Legendary Daggers ==

SPYRIDONM1: /* Alternate Names */ added ice pick

2015-05-08T17:27:01Z

Alternate Names: added ice pick

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	*'''kidney dagger''' General Use		*'''kidney dagger''' General Use
	*'''knife''' General Use		*'''knife''' General Use
	*'''kozuka''' General Use		*'''kozuka''' General Use
			*'''ice pick''' General Use
	*'''misericord''' General Use		*'''misericord''' General Use
	*'''parazonium''' Alterations Only		*'''parazonium''' Alterations Only
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	*'''spike''' General Use		*'''spike''' General Use
	*'''stiletto''' General Use		*'''stiletto''' General Use
	*'''tanto''' General Use		*'''tanto''' General Use

	== Legendary Daggers ==		== Legendary Daggers ==

VANKRASN39 at 15:26, 17 April 2015

2015-04-17T15:26:40Z

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		⚫	[[File:Hibben1.jpg\|170px\|thumb\|right\|Dagger]]{{TOCright}}
	A '''dagger''' is one of the most commonly used weapons in history. It is a short-bladed weapon used primarily for stabbing or thrusting. It evolved from prehistoric tools and initially were made of basic materials, such as stone or bone. In [[GemStone]], they are a very fast weapon. Daggers are one of the fastest weapons, having only a one second [[roundtime]] and a three second minimum roundtime. The only weapon faster is the bare fist.		A '''dagger''' is one of the most commonly used weapons in history. It is a short-bladed weapon used primarily for stabbing or thrusting. It evolved from prehistoric tools and initially were made of basic materials, such as stone or bone. In [[GemStone]], they are a very fast weapon. Daggers are one of the fastest weapons, having only a one second [[roundtime]] and a three second minimum roundtime. The only weapon faster is the bare fist.

⚫	[[File:Hibben1.jpg\|170px\|thumb\|right\|Dagger]]
	== Construction ==		== Construction ==
	Like most bladed weapons, daggers consist of primarily two parts: the blade and hilt.		Like most bladed weapons, daggers consist of primarily two parts: the blade and hilt.
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	*'''stiletto''' General Use		*'''stiletto''' General Use
	*'''tanto''' General Use		*'''tanto''' General Use


	== Legendary Daggers ==		== Legendary Daggers ==