Atlatl (EvilHack)

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Name atlatl
Appearance
Damage vs. small 1d8
Damage vs. large 1d12
To-hit bonus +2
Weapon skill spear
Size one-handed
Base price 10 zm
(+10/positive
enchant)
Weight 30
Material wood

An atlatl is a type of weapon that appears in EvilHack. It is a one-handed weapon that uses the spear skill, and can be thrown and used in melee. It has a base object material of wood.

The atlatl is the base item for Xiuhcoatl.

Generation

The atlatl is not randomly generated, although it can be wished for or found in bones.

Encyclopedia entry

Among the arsenal of Aztec weapons were obsidian-bladed swords
and an array of clubs, bows and arrows and spears. Perhaps the
most prestigious was the spear thrower known by its Nahuatl name
atlatl and used to hurl lethal darts.

[ Ancient American Art in Detail, by Colin McEwan ]
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