Fireplace Poker
| Fireplace Poker | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Improvised Weapon |
| Skill | Short Blunt |
| Damage | 0.7-1.1 |
| Range | 0.61-1.2 |
| Crit | 35% x3 |
| Condition | 8 |
| Weight | 1.5 |
| Hands | One-handed |
| Crafting Skill | Blacksmithing: 4 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.FireplacePoker
|
| Crafting XP | 45 XP (Blacksmithing) |
The Fireplace Poker is an iron fireplace tool that doubles as a one-handed weapon. It trains the Short Blunt skill. It is light, fairly sturdy and has a good crit for an improvised weapon.
As a weapon it sits in the middle of the short blunt class. It suits early fights and a survivor who wants a free hand. Many fireplaces and wood stoves hold one, which makes it an easy weapon to find in a home. A forge can also make one at Blacksmithing 4.
Combat
The Fireplace Poker swings a little slower than the base speed and reaches 1.2 tiles. Each hit deals between 0.7 and 1.1 damage. The crit chance starts at 35 percent, and a crit triples the damage.
The weapon is one-handed, which leaves the other hand free. Its low weight keeps the endurance cost of each swing low. It suits a fight against one or two zombies inside a house.
The Short Blunt skill raises damage, crit chance and swing speed as it levels. The poker hits harder than the File and crits for more damage. It makes a solid stopgap until a purpose-built short blunt weapon turns up.
Uses
The poker holds a small piece of iron. A Primitive Furnace or better smelts it into an Iron Chunk. An Advanced Furnace turns it into a Steel Chunk. A Simple Furnace or better can melt it into a crucible of iron for casting.
How to Craft Fireplace Poker
Each recipe that makes the Fireplace Poker is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Forge Fireplace Poker
The Forge Fireplace Poker recipe makes the Fireplace Poker. It needs Blacksmithing level 4. It is made at a Primitive Forge. The recipe has to be learned first.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charcoal | 
|
5x | No | /additem Base.Charcoal
|
| Iron Bar | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.IronBar
|
| Smithing Hammer | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.SmithingHammer
|
| Tongs | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Tongs
|
Used in Crafting
Any recipe that asks for a smeltableironsmall accepts it as the tool, such as Smelt Iron From Small Item, Smelt Steel From Small Iron Item and Smelt Small Iron Item.
Repair
The Fireplace Poker has 8 condition, and each hit has a 1 in 15 chance of taking a point off. The Short Blunt and Maintenance skills both lower that chance. A forge can turn out a fresh one from a bar of iron when it wears out.
Locations
The Fireplace Poker is a very common find wherever there is a fireplace. A fireplace in any building holds one about a third of the time. Wood stoves hold one in about one case in five. Some living rooms always keep one in the fireplace, with more on the shelves and side tables. Survivor caches and survivor safehouses keep one in their boxes and crates at a small chance.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Wild West living room | Fireplace | 100% |
| Wild West living room | Shelves | 40.8% |
| Wild West living room | Side table | 40.8% |
| Any building | Fireplace | 33.3% |
| Wild West kitchen | Woodstove | 20% |
| Wild West living room | Woodstove | 20% |
| Any building | Woodstove | 18.5% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Wild West bar | Woodstove | 20% |
| Wild West general store | Woodstove | 20% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Wild West sherrif | Woodstove | 20% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor cache | Survivor crate | 1.8% |
| 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% |
Notes
- Check every fireplace and wood stove for a poker.
- The forge recipe takes a bar of iron and five charcoal at a Primitive Forge or better.
- A worn poker is still worth a chunk of iron in a furnace.
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