War mattock
The war mattock is one of many large Two-Handed Weapons that is effective against players and creatures in all armor types. It evolved from tools used to dig trenches. Much like the military pick, the mattock bears a spike which is attached at a right angle to the haft. However, on the other side the war mattock bears a flat edge which was once used for digging. Since the war mattock does only crushing damage, it is possible to guarantee, with a high enough endroll, a fatal result with aimed attacks to the target's head. This is due to the combination of game mechanics involving critical randomization and the instant death result from a rank 5 crush critical to the target's head.
Maul used to be an alternate verb for a War mattock. Some old mauls are still mattock base, and can be converted to the maul base at a portal in the local weapons shop. The two bases are still extremely similar.
Alternate Names
- mattock
- oncin
- pickaxe
- sabar
Game Mechanics
Use: Two-handed
Weapon | AG | Cloth | Leather | Scale | Chain | Plate | RT | Min RT | Damage Type | STR/DU | ||||||||||||
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AsG | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | |||||
War mattock | DF | .550 | .450 | .425 | .375 | .275 | 7 | 4 | Crush | 60/145 | ||||||||||||
AvD | 32 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 48 | 44 | 40 | 36 | 53 | 47 | 41 | 35 |
The standard weight of the war mattock is 8 lbs.
Note: To edit this table go to Template:Weapon table war mattock