Geometry Compass
| Geometry Compass | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Improvised Weapon |
| Skill | - |
| Damage | 0.1-0.2 |
| Range | 0.61-0.8 |
| Crit | 10% x5 |
| Condition | 2 |
| Weight | 0.2 |
| Hands | One-handed |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.CompassGeometry
|
The Geometry Compass is a school drawing tool with a sharp metal point. It can be used as an improvised one-handed stabbing weapon. It trains no weapon skill when used in a fight.
Its damage is tiny, its reach is very short, and it breaks after a hit or two. Its real value is as a scrap of iron for a furnace. It is a common find in classrooms and in the pockets of zombies dressed as honor students.
Combat
The Geometry Compass stabs at very close range. Each hit deals between 0.1 and 0.2 damage, so a zombie takes many stabs. The crit chance is 10 percent, and a crit multiplies the damage five times. Even a crit rarely kills.
The survivor has to stand right next to the zombie to land a stab. That is risky against more than one. The compass breaks almost at once. It is a last resort when no other weapon is in reach.
Uses
The Geometry Compass is a small iron item for metalworking. A Primitive Furnace or better smelts it into an Iron Chunk. A Simple Furnace or better melts it into a crucible of iron. An Advanced Furnace turns it into a Steel Chunk.
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 Geometry Compass has only 2 condition. Each hit has a 1 in 2 chance of taking a point off, so it breaks after very few stabs. The Maintenance skill lowers that chance. A broken compass is best sent to the furnace.
Locations
The Geometry Compass is a common find at schools. Classroom counters, shelves and metal shelves hold one at a fair rate, in elementary and secondary schools alike. School desks and pencil cases hold one too. Zombies dressed as honor students carry one fairly often. Attics, closets, halls, garage storage and university storage hold one now and then.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Any building | Zombie wearing a honor student outfit | 9.3% |
| Inside a bag or case | Pencil case | 5.2% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Classroom | Counter | 7.1% |
| Elementary classroom | Counter | 7.1% |
| Secondary classroom | Metal shelves | 6.6% |
| Secondary classroom | Shelves | 6.6% |
| Classroom | Metal shelves | 6.5% |
| Classroom | Shelves | 6.5% |
| Elementary classroom | Metal shelves | 6.5% |
| Elementary classroom | Shelves | 6.5% |
| Elementary classroom | Wardrobe | 6.5% |
| Secondary classroom | Counter | 6.3% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Art store | Counter | 5.4% |
| Art store | Other | 5.4% |
| Art store | Shelves | 5.4% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Attic | Cardboard box | 3.8% |
| Attic | Crate | 3.8% |
| Attic | Other | 3.8% |
| Closet | Locker | 3.8% |
| Closet | Other | 3.8% |
| Garage storage | Other | 3.8% |
| Hall | Other | 3.8% |
| Living room | Locker | 3.8% |
| Living room | Other | 3.8% |
| Kitchen | Other | 1.9% |
Notes
- Collect compasses from schools as an easy supply of small iron for smelting.
- A stab or two breaks it, so it is no substitute for a real knife.
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