Spiked chain

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Name spiked chain
Appearance spiked chain
Damage vs. small 1d6+1
Damage vs. large 1d4+2d4
To-hit bonus +1
Weapon skill flail
Size one-handed
Base price 80 zm
(+10/positive
enchant)
Weight 50
Material iron

A spiked chain is a type of two-handed weapon that appears in SpliceHack and Hack'EM.

These variants also add an artifact spiked chain, the Chains of Malcanthet. It is unaligned, confers warning when wielded, targets angels, and can paralyze it's targets.

Generation

Spiked chains are rare.

Strategy

Can be used in melee and applied like a polearm with equal effectiveness. Arguably the most useful non-artifact weapon in SpliceHack or Hack'EM.

In SpliceHack it is possible to forge a spiked chain by one of these recipes:

  • IRON_CHAIN + DAGGER
  • IRON_CHAIN + KNIFE

In Hack'EM it is possible to create one by #crafting an iron chain and a shuriken together.

History

The spiked chain first appears in SpliceHack.