Drumstick
| Drumstick | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Improvised Weapon |
| Skill | Short Blunt |
| Damage | 0.1-0.2 |
| Range | 0.61-0.9 |
| Crit | 0% |
| Condition | 1 |
| Weight | 0.5 |
| Hands | One-handed |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Drumstick
|
The Drumstick is a wooden drum stick that works as an improvised one-handed weapon. It trains the Short Blunt skill. It is light and swings fast, but its hits barely hurt a zombie.
It is a last-ditch weapon for a survivor with nothing else in reach. A single swing can strike up to two zombies at once. The Drumstick is a very common find in house closets and band practice rooms.
Combat
The Drumstick swings faster than the base speed and reaches 0.9 tiles. Each hit deals between 0.1 and 0.2 damage, so it does almost nothing to an ordinary zombie.
The weapon breaks almost at once. It has a single point of condition, and a hit is very likely to snap it. A light weapon like this suits only a moment of panic, such as clearing a path to a door.
The Short Blunt skill raises damage and swing speed as it levels, but the stick stays weak. Almost any other short blunt weapon does the job better. It is worth dropping as soon as a real club turns up.
Uses
The Drumstick burns as fuel in a fire or a stove once it is no longer needed.
Locations
The Drumstick is a very common find. Closets in homes almost always hold one among their loose loot. Band practice rooms keep them in boxes, crates and metal shelves at good odds. Bedroom boxes and crates and pawnshop storage rooms hold one often too. Attics, halls, garage storage, living room lockers, storage units and pawnshop display cases turn one up now and then. Survivor safehouses carry only a small chance.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Closet | Other | 100% |
| Bedroom | Cardboard box | 20% |
| Bedroom | Crate | 20% |
| Attic | Cardboard box | 10% |
| Attic | Crate | 10% |
| Closet | Locker | 10% |
| Garage storage | Other | 10% |
| Hall | Other | 10% |
| Living room | Locker | 10% |
| Closet | Metal shelves | 1.4% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Band practice | Cardboard box | 50% |
| Band practice | Crate | 50% |
| Band practice | Metal shelves | 50% |
| Storage unit | Other | 5% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Band practice | Small box | 50% |
| Music store | Shelves | 40% |
| Pawnshop storage | Other | 20% |
| Music store | Metal shelves | 10% |
| Music store | Other | 10% |
| Pawn shop | Display case | 3.6% |
| Any building | Small box | <0.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse | Cardboard box | 0.4% |
| Survivor safehouse | Crate | 0.4% |
| Survivor safehouse | Small box | 0.4% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Cardboard box | 0.4% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Crate | 0.4% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Small box | 0.4% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Cardboard box | 0.4% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Crate | 0.4% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Small box | 0.4% |
Notes
- One hit can break the Drumstick, so treat it as a single swing.
- The light weight costs almost nothing to carry as a backup.
- It makes a handy piece of kindling for a campfire.
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