Canoe Paddle
| Canoe Paddle | |
|---|---|
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| Class | Improvised Weapon |
| Skill | Long Blunt |
| Damage | 0.5-1.3 |
| Range | 0.61-1.6 |
| Crit | 40% x2 |
| Condition | 10 |
| Weight | 2 |
| Hands | Two-handed |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.CanoePadel
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The Canoe Paddle is a long wooden paddle that works as an improvised two-handed club. It trains the Long Blunt skill. Its long shaft gives it more reach than most melee weapons, and one swing can hit up to three zombies. It swings slowly and wears down quickly.
It is found as loot in closets, pawn shops and survivor safehouses. The Canoe Paddle - Double-bladed is a stronger version found in the same places.
Combat
The Canoe Paddle swings slower than most weapons. Its reach is long, so it lands before a zombie can grab. Each hit deals moderate damage for an improvised weapon. The critical chance is 40 percent, and a crit doubles the damage. Hitting up to three zombies at once makes it useful against a small group at a fence or a doorway.
It is two-handed, so the second hand stays on the shaft. Every swing costs endurance, and a tired survivor swings slower still. Higher Long Blunt skill raises speed, damage and critical chance. The Canoe Paddle - Double-bladed hits harder and crits more often but swings even slower. A Baseball Bat swings faster and lasts longer between repairs. The paddle suits keeping zombies at a distance early in a run.
Repair
The Canoe Paddle has 10 condition. At low skill it loses a point on about 1 hit in 10. 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.
Locations
The Canoe Paddle is an uncommon find. The best odds are in closets and pawn shops. Survivor safehouses and survivor caches hold one at a lower rate, in boxes, crates, counters and metal shelves. Pawn shop shelves, closet metal shelves and storage units can also hide one. It shows up in ordinary houses only very rarely.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Gym storage | Cardboard box | 8.9% |
| Gym storage | Metal shelves | 8.9% |
| Sports storage | Other | 8.9% |
| Storage unit | Other | 0.3% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Closet | Other | 5.7% |
| Closet | Metal shelves | 0.3% |
| Any building | Cardboard box | <0.1% |
| Bedroom | Cardboard box | <0.1% |
| Bedroom | Crate | <0.1% |
| Garage storage | Crate | <0.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Pawn shop | Other | 5.7% |
| Pawn shop | Metal shelves | 1.1% |
| Pawn shop | Shelves | 1.1% |
| Any building | Small box | <0.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse | Cardboard box | 1.5% |
| Survivor safehouse | Crate | 1.5% |
| Survivor safehouse | Small box | 1.5% |
| Survivor cache | Counter | 1.5% |
| Survivor cache | Counter | 1.5% |
| Survivor safehouse | Metal shelves | 1.2% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Cardboard box | 1.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Counter | 1.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Crate | 1.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Metal shelves | 1.1% |
Notes
- Hitting three zombies in one swing makes it a decent crowd tool for its class.
- The long reach keeps zombies out of grabbing range.
- It burns as fuel once it is worn out.
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