Dark elven hand crossbow
- For the weapon in dNetHack and notdNetHack, see droven crossbow.
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| Name | dark elven hand crossbow |
| Appearance | etched crossbow |
| Damage vs. small | 1d2 |
| Damage vs. large | 1d2 |
| To-hit bonus | +0 |
| Weapon skill | crossbow |
| Size | one-handed |
| Base price | 80 zm (+10/positive enchant) |
| Weight | 25 |
| Material | adamantine |
A dark elven hand crossbow is a type of weapon that appears in EvilHack. It is a one-handed launcher that is designed for use with dark elven crossbow bolts and uses the crossbow skill. It is made of adamantine, and appears as an etched crossbow when unidentified.
Generation
Drow and centaur characters start the game with knowledge of the dark elven crossbow. Drow Rogues start the game with a dark elven hand crossbow and a stack of dark elven crossbow bolts in place of the role's standard daggers.
Drow soldiers and watchmen have a 1⁄3 chance of generating with a dark elven hand crossbow and dark elven crossbow bolts to go along with a dark elven dagger, while drow sergeants generated at the Castle on level creation are always given a dark elven hand crossbow and dark elven crossbow bolts.
Driders have a 1⁄3 chance of generating with a dark elven hand crossbow and dark elven crossbow bolts, and other non-undead drow have a 1⁄4 chance of generating with a dark elven hand crossbow and dark elven crossbow bolts, with the exception of drow mages and drow clerics.
Description
Drow firing any type of bolts from dark elven hand crossbows gain +1 to-hit, and gain +1 multishot bonus when firing dark elven crossbow bolts from one. The maximum range of bolts fired from the dark elven hand crossbow is 8 squares, compared to 10 for normal crossbows in EvilHack.
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