Field Hockey Stick
| Field Hockey Stick | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Improvised Weapon |
| Skill | Long Blunt |
| Damage | 0.3-0.7 |
| Range | 0.61-1.6 |
| Crit | 30% x2 |
| Condition | 7 |
| Weight | 1.5 |
| Hands | Two-handed |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.FieldHockeyStick
|
The Field Hockey Stick is a piece of sports gear that doubles as an improvised two-handed weapon. It trains the Long Blunt skill. Its standout trait is reach, since it strikes from 1.6 tiles away.
Each hit is light, so it takes many swings to drop a zombie. The stick is also fragile and wears down fast. Its real value is as a base for better weapons, with nails or a sawblade. When it breaks it leaves a Broken Field Hockey Stick, which still works as a club. The Field Hockey Stick is a common find in school gym storage rooms.
Combat
The Field Hockey Stick swings a little slower than the base speed and reaches 1.6 tiles. That reach is longer than most blunt weapons. Each hit deals between 0.3 and 0.7 damage. The crit chance starts at 30 percent, and a crit doubles the damage.
Both hands stay on the stick while it is equipped. The light weight keeps the endurance cost of each swing low. The long reach lets it hit a zombie before the zombie can grab. It suits a single slow zombie far better than a group.
The Long Blunt skill raises damage, crit chance and swing speed as it levels. The Field Hockey Stick with Nails keeps the same reach and adds damage and a much harder crit. A Baseball Bat hits harder but reaches a shorter distance. The plain stick is an early stopgap until nails are at hand.
Uses
Five Nails and a hammer turn it into a Field Hockey Stick with Nails at Carpentry 1. A Circular Sawblade turns it into a Field Hockey Stick with Sawblade at Carpentry 5. The stick also burns as fuel once it is no longer needed.
Used in Crafting
These recipes take the Field Hockey Stick as an ingredient or a part.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Make Nail-Spiked Weapon | Field Hockey Stick with Nails | 
|
- | Carpentry: 1 | /additem Base.FieldHockeyStick_Nails
|
| Make Sawblade Wooden Bat | Field Hockey Stick with Sawblade | 
|
- | Carpentry: 5 | /additem Base.FieldHockeyStick_Sawblade
|
Repair
The Field Hockey Stick has 7 condition, and each hit has a 1 in 5 chance of taking a point off. The Long Blunt and Maintenance skills both lower that chance. Duct Tape, Adhesive Tape and Glue repair it with no skill. Wood Glue needs Carpentry 2. Zip Ties need Maintenance 1, Epoxy needs Maintenance 3, and Epoxy with Rags needs Maintenance 4. Every repair restores less condition than the one before it.
Locations
The Field Hockey Stick is a common find in school gym storage rooms, on the metal shelves and loose among the gear. Closets in homes and pawnshops hold one now and then. Survivor safehouses and survivor caches keep one in boxes, crates and counters at a small chance. Pawnshop shelves and display cases, storage units and attics turn one up only 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 | 45.7% |
| Gym storage | Metal shelves | 45.7% |
| Sports storage | Other | 45.7% |
| Schoolgym storage | Metal shelves | 23% |
| Schoolgym storage | Other | 23% |
| Storage unit | Other | 0.3% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Closet | Other | 5.7% |
| Closet | Metal shelves | 0.3% |
| Attic | Cardboard box | 0.2% |
| Attic | Crate | 0.2% |
| Attic | Other | 0.2% |
| Closet | Locker | 0.2% |
| Hall | Other | 0.2% |
| Living room | Locker | 0.2% |
| Living room | Other | 0.2% |
| Bedroom | Cardboard box | 0.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Pawn shop | Other | 5.7% |
| Pawn shop | Metal shelves | 1.1% |
| Pawn shop | Shelves | 1.1% |
| Pawn shop | Display case | 0.9% |
| 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
- The reach is the best reason to use it, since it strikes before most weapons can.
- A broken stick leaves a Broken Field Hockey Stick, which fights on as a short blunt club.
- Nails are the cheapest upgrade and raise the crit to five times the damage.
- Reading the stick in the crafting menu can teach the sawblade weapon recipe.
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