Carving Fork
| Carving Fork | |
|---|---|
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| Class | Short Blade |
| Skill | Short Blade |
| Damage | 0.2-0.4 |
| Range | 0.61-0.9 |
| Crit | 10% x10 |
| Condition | 6 |
| Weight | 0.5 |
| Hands | One-handed |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.CarvingFork2
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The Carving Fork is a long two-pronged kitchen fork used to hold a roast while it is carved. It can be used as a one-handed stabbing weapon that trains the Short Blade skill. Its damage is very low and its reach is short. A lucky crit is the only thing that makes it dangerous.
It is found as loot in sheds, garages, kitchens and living rooms. It is a common find in houses. The best occupations for short blades are the Burger Flipper, the Chef and the Doctor. Each starts with the same Short Blade skill.
Combat
The Carving Fork stabs at very close range. A normal hit deals very little damage, so even a single zombie takes many stabs. The critical chance is 10 percent. A crit multiplies the damage ten times, which can suddenly finish a zombie.
It is light and easy to carry as a spare. Higher Short Blade skill raises damage and crit chance. Compared with the Butter Knife it hits a little harder, crits more often and lasts longer. A real knife such as the Butterfly Knife is still the better choice. The Carving Fork suits a last-resort weapon in a kitchen with nothing else at hand.
Repair
The Carving Fork has 6 condition. At low skill it loses a point on about 1 hit in 9. The Short Blade skill and the Maintenance skill both lower that chance. When it breaks, another one is usually easy to find in a kitchen.
Locations
The Carving Fork is a common find. The best odds by far are in sheds. Garage storage crates and the counters of diner back rooms also hold one often. In houses it turns up in kitchen cupboards, counters and shelves, and on the counters and overhead shelves of living rooms.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Barbecue store | Other | 45.2% |
| Barbecue store | Shelves | 45.2% |
| Butcher | Shelves | 45.2% |
| Butcher | Counter | 21.5% |
| Butcher | Metal shelves | 21.5% |
| Butcher | Other | 21.5% |
| Houseware store | Shelves | 19% |
| General store | Shelves | 11.4% |
| Dinerback room | Counter | 10.6% |
| Barbecue store | Counter | 9% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Shed | Other | 21.9% |
| Kitchenware shop | Other | 19% |
| Kitchenware shop | Shelves | 19% |
| Garage storage | Crate | 11% |
| Kitchen | Overhead cupboard | 8.5% |
| Living room | Counter | 8.5% |
| Living room | Overhead cupboard | 8.5% |
| Kitchen | Counter | 6.8% |
| Kitchen | Shelves | 6.8% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Department storage | Metal shelves | 11.4% |
Notes
- Sheds are the most reliable place to find a Carving Fork.
- A crit is the only real chance of a quick kill with it.
- It is light enough to carry as a spare stabbing weapon.
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