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{{weapon|name=pick-axe|glyph=(|tile=[[image:pick-axe.png]]|smalldmg=1d6|largedmg=1d3|skill=pick-axe|cost=50|weight=100|material=iron}}
  
A '''pick-axe''' is a [[tool]] that is also a [[weapon]].  It can be (a)pplied to dig into [[wall]]s, through the [[floor]], or to smash [[boulder]]s and [[statue]]s.  Ifyou apply it upward, a [[rock]] will fall from the ceiling and bonk you on the head.  For those aiming for the [[weaponless]] [[conduct]], a common accident is to break the conduct by hitting a [[monster]] immediately after digging with a pick-axe.
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A '''pick-axe''' is a [[tool]] that is also a [[weapon]].  It can be (a)pplied for [[digging]] into [[wall]]s, through the [[floor]], or to smash [[boulder]]s and [[statue]]s.  Ifyou apply it upward, a [[rock]] will fall from the ceiling and bonk you on the head.  For those aiming for the [[weaponless]] [[conduct]], a common accident is to break the conduct by hitting a [[monster]] immediately after digging with a pick-axe.
  
 
[[Archeologists]] start with a pick-axe, and many can be found on the bodies of recently deceased [[dwarf|dwarves]].
 
[[Archeologists]] start with a pick-axe, and many can be found on the bodies of recently deceased [[dwarf|dwarves]].

Revision as of 06:11, 16 February 2007

( Pick-axe.png
Name pick-axe
Appearance pick-axe
Damage vs. small 1d6
Damage vs. large 1d3
To-hit bonus +0
Weapon skill pick-axe
Size one-handed
Base price 50 zm
(+10/positive
enchant)
Weight 100
Material iron

A pick-axe is a tool that is also a weapon. It can be (a)pplied for digging into walls, through the floor, or to smash boulders and statues. Ifyou apply it upward, a rock will fall from the ceiling and bonk you on the head. For those aiming for the weaponless conduct, a common accident is to break the conduct by hitting a monster immediately after digging with a pick-axe.

Archeologists start with a pick-axe, and many can be found on the bodies of recently deceased dwarves.

To prevent theft, shopkeepers will not let you into shops with a pick-axe or mattock in your main inventory. It must be held in a container or left behind.

Pick-axe skill

Pick-axe
Max Role
Basic
Skilled
Expert

In the #enhance screen, the pick-axe skill applies to both the pick-axe and the two-handed dwarvish mattock (unidentified appearance of which is "broad pick"). There are no artifact pick-axes.