Broom
| Broom | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Improvised Weapon |
| Skill | Long Blunt |
| Damage | 0.2-0.5 |
| Range | 0.61-1.6 |
| Crit | 5% x1 |
| Condition | 3 |
| Weight | 2 |
| Hands | Two-handed |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Broom
|
The Broom is a household cleaning tool that doubles as a weak two-handed weapon. It trains the Long Blunt skill. Its long handle gives it more reach than most melee weapons, and one swing can hit two zombies. Its damage is very low, and it breaks after only a few hits.
The Broom earns its place as a cleaning tool and as raw material. It clears ashes, scrubs stains and removes graffiti. It can be carved into a Wooden Spear or wrapped in barbed wire. It is a common find in laundry rooms, janitor closets and storage rooms.
Combat
The Broom swings a little faster than most weapons. Its long reach keeps a zombie at a distance, and a swing can catch two zombies at once. Each hit deals very little damage, so killing even one zombie takes a long time.
It wears out fast. With 3 condition and a high chance to lose a point on each hit, it rarely survives a real fight. Higher Long Blunt skill raises speed and damage, but the Broom stays weak. Wrapping it in barbed wire makes the Broom with Barbed-Wire, which hits a little harder and crits for double damage. Carving it into a Wooden Spear gives a far better weapon. As a weapon it is best kept for pushing a zombie back in a pinch.
Uses
The Broom is a cleaning tool first. It clears piles of ashes. With 250 mL of bleach or cleaning liquid in a container, it cleans blood and grime stains from walls and floors. With 1250 mL of gasoline it removes graffiti from walls. With any amount of water it cleans a chicken hutch, which stops the chickens from dying. It can also be broken down into a Long Stick, carved into a Wooden Spear with a sharp knife, or wrapped in Barbed Wire with pliers and Maintenance 1. It burns as fuel.
Used in Crafting
These recipes take the Broom as an ingredient or a part.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbed-Wire Wrap Weapon | Broom with Barbed-Wire | 
|
- | Maintenance: 1 | /additem Base.Broom_BarbedWire
|
| Carve Spear | Wooden Spear | 
|
- | Carving: 0 | /additem Base.SpearCrafted
|
Any recipe that asks for a giveslongstick accepts it as the tool, such as Get Long Stick.
Repair
The Broom has 3 condition and loses a point on about 1 hit in 2. The Long Blunt skill and the Maintenance skill both lower that chance. Duct tape, adhesive tape and glue repair it with no skill needed. Zip ties need Maintenance 1, wood glue needs Carpentry 2, and epoxy needs Maintenance 3. Epoxy with rags needs Maintenance 4. Each repair restores less condition than the one before. A spare Broom is usually easier to find than a roll of tape.
Locations
The Broom is a common find. The best odds are in laundry rooms, prison laundries and prisoner belongings rooms, on counters and overhead shelves. Janitor closets, school storage rooms and gas station storage rooms also hold one often. Bathroom metal shelves and Zippee storage counters are worth a look as well.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Laundry | Counter | 37% |
| Laundry | Other | 37% |
| Prison laundry | Counter | 37% |
| Prison laundry | Overhead cupboard | 37% |
| Bathroom | Metal shelves | 23.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Prisoner belongings | Counter | 37% |
| Prisoner belongings | Overhead cupboard | 37% |
| Janitor's room | Counter | 23.1% |
| Janitor's room | Metal shelves | 23.1% |
| School storage | Counter | 23.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Gas storage | Counter | 23.1% |
| Zippee storage | Counter | 23.1% |
| Grocery store | Shelves | 17.4% |
| General store | Shelves | 7% |
| Pharmacy | Shelves | 7% |
| Fossoil | Shelves | 3.5% |
| Gas 2 Go | Shelves | 3.5% |
| Gas store | Shelves | 3.5% |
| Gigamart | Shelves | 3.5% |
| Zippee store | Shelves | 3.5% |
Notes
- Cleaning stains is cosmetic and has no effect on health.
- A clean chicken hutch keeps the chickens alive.
- Carve a Broom into a Wooden Spear for a much better early weapon.
- The Broom is a quick source of a Long Stick.
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