Jawbone
| Jawbone | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Short Blunt Weapon |
| Skill | Short Blunt |
| Damage | 0.5-1.1 |
| Range | 0.61-1.1 |
| Crit | 25% x2 |
| Condition | 5 |
| Weight | 1.5 |
| Hands | One-handed |
| Crafting Skill | Strength: 3 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.JawboneBovide
|
The Jawbone is the lower jaw of a cow or bull. It is an animal part and a crafting material. It can also be swung as a one-handed blunt weapon that trains the Short Blunt skill.
As a weapon it swings quickly and hits fairly hard for a bone. It wears out fast, though. Its best use is as the base for stronger bone weapons. A Cow Skull or Bull Skull smashed with a hammer yields two jawbones. The Construction Worker is the best occupation for short blunt. It starts with the most Short Blunt skill. The Blacksmith and the Carpenter also start with some Short Blunt skill.
Combat
The Jawbone swings a little faster than base speed and reaches about 1.1 tiles. Each hit deals between 0.5 and 1.1 damage, so an ordinary zombie takes a few blows. The crit chance starts at 25 percent, and a crit doubles the damage.
The jawbone keeps one hand free. The Short Blunt skill raises damage, crit chance and swing speed as it levels. Fitted to a Medium Handle, it becomes the Jawbone Club, which reaches further, crits harder and lasts twice as long. The bare jawbone is a stop-gap until that club can be made.
Uses
The Jawbone is a key part in bone crafting. With a Medium Handle and two Leather Strips, it makes a Jawbone Club. With a Tree Branch, two Leather Strips and a sharp knife, it makes a Jawbone War Axe. A blacksmith fits it to a Large Handle with iron bands and metal pieces for a Jawbone Morningstar. Carving turns it into a Bone War Hatchet Head, a Long Sharp Bone or four Large Bone Beads. Smashing it with a hammer gives Bone Pieces and Animal Teeth.
How to Craft Jawbone
Each recipe that makes the Jawbone is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Smash Cow Skull
The Smash Cow Skull recipe makes the Jawbone. It needs Strength level 3.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claw Hammer | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Hammer
|
| Bull Skull | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.Bull_Skull
|
Used in Crafting
These recipes take the Jawbone as an ingredient or a part.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carve 4 Large Bone Beads | Large Bone Bead | 
|
- | Carving: 1 | /additem Base.BoneBead_Large
|
| Carve Bone War Hatchet Head | Bone War Hatchet Head | 
|
- | Carving: 3 | /additem Base.HatchetHead_Bone
|
| Make Jawbone Axe | Jawbone War Axe | 
|
- | Maintenance: 3 | /additem Base.JawboneBovide_Axe
|
| Make Jawbone Club | Jawbone Club | 
|
- | Maintenance: 2 | /additem Base.JawboneBovide_Club
|
| Make Jawbone Morningstar | Jawbone Morningstar | 
|
Simple Forge | Blacksmithing: 7 | /additem Base.JawboneBovide_Morningstar
|
| Sharpen Jawbone | Long Sharp Bone | 
|
- | Carving: 2 | /additem Base.SharpBone_Long
|
| Smash Jawbone | Bone Pieces | 
|
- | Strength: 4 | /additem Base.SmallAnimalBone
|
Repair
The Jawbone has 5 condition. Each hit has a 1 in 5 chance of taking a point off, so it wears down quickly. The Short 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 Jawbone is an uncommon find. University storage rooms give the best odds. Fireplaces in late game survivor safehouses hold one now and then. Pawnshop display cases hold one at a low rate. Attics, closets, halls and living rooms hold one only rarely. Butchering cattle and smashing the skull is the reliable way to get one.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| University storage | Other | 3.7% |
| Storage unit | Other | <0.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Fireplace | 1.4% |
| Survivor safehouse | Cardboard box | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse | Crate | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse | Small box | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Cardboard box | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Crate | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Small box | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Cardboard box | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Crate | 0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Small box | 0.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Pawn shop | Display case | 0.9% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| Closet | Other | 0.1% |
| Garage storage | Other | 0.1% |
| Living room | Wardrobe | <0.1% |
Notes
- Smashing a Cow Skull or Bull Skull needs a hammer and Strength 3, and gives two jawbones.
- The Jawbone War Axe needs Maintenance 3, the Jawbone Club needs Maintenance 2, and the Jawbone Morningstar needs Blacksmithing 7.
- Save jawbones for crafting, since the Jawbone Club is a far better weapon.
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