Scalpel

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Name scalpel
Appearance scalpel
Damage vs. small 1d3
Damage vs. large 1d3
To-hit bonus +2
Weapon skill knife
Size one-handed
Base price 6 zm
(+10/positive
enchant)
Weight 5
Material metal

A scalpel is a kind of melee weapon. It uses the knife skill, but unlike an actual knife, it is not suitable for throwing—doing so will attract a -2 to-hit penalty rather than a +2 bonus.[1] It does slightly more damage in melee as compared to a regular knife and does not rust.

Healers start with a scalpel.[2]

Strategy

The best strategy regarding the scalpel is to find something better as soon as possible, because it is a very poor weapon on par with an orcish dagger. It is worth keeping as a backup weapon against acid blobs and the like until you can rustproof your primary weapon.

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