Long Sharp Bone
| Long Sharp Bone | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Short Blade |
| Skill | Short Blade |
| Damage | 0.6-1 |
| Range | 0.61-0.85 |
| Crit | 20% x2 |
| Condition | 5 |
| Weight | 1 |
| Hands | One-handed |
| Crafting Skill | Carving: 2 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.SharpBone_Long
|
| Crafting XP | 20 XP (Carving) |
The Long Sharp Bone is an animal bone ground to a point, used as a one-handed stabbing weapon. It trains the Short Blade skill. It weighs 1.
It hits about as hard as a Large Knife, but its crit is weak and it breaks quickly. It is an early weapon and a handy spear head. A whetstone or file and a cutting tool sharpen it from an Animal Bone, a Large Animal Bone or a Jawbone at Carving 2. The best occupations for short blades are the Burger Flipper, the Chef and the Doctor. Each starts with the same Short Blade skill.
Combat
The Long Sharp Bone is a stabbing weapon with a short reach of 0.85 tiles. Each hit deals between 0.6 and 1 damage. The crit chance starts at 20 percent, and a crit doubles the damage.
The bone strikes one zombie per attack. Its short reach means each fight happens up close. It suits a single zombie, and a group calls for a longer weapon.
The weapon is light, so its endurance cost stays low. The Short Blade skill raises its speed, damage and crit chance as it levels. Bound to a Long Stick as a spear head, it reaches much further and keeps the wielder at a safer distance.
Uses
The Long Sharp Bone counts as a dull knife in crafting. It slices bread, cakes and pies, and it slices an animal head to free the skull. It scutches flax and hemp at a Scutching Board. It serves as the tool for making jars of preserved food. Two of them, with two Sharp Bone Fragments, make a Cudgel or Tree Branch with Bone Spikes. It can be ground down into a Sharp Bone Fragment. It also binds onto a Long Stick or Sapling to make the Spear with Long Bone Head.
How to Craft Long Sharp Bone
Each recipe that makes the Long Sharp Bone is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Sharpen Long Bone
The Sharpen Long Bone recipe makes the Long Sharp Bone. It needs Carving level 2. The recipe has to be learned first.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whetstone | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Whetstone
|
| Hacksaw | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Saw
|
| Animal Bone | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.AnimalBone
|
Sharpen Jawbone
The Sharpen Jawbone recipe makes the Long Sharp Bone. It needs Carving level 2. The recipe has to be learned first.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whetstone |
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Whetstone
|
| Hacksaw |
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Saw
|
| Jawbone | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.JawboneBovide
|
Used in Crafting
These recipes take the Long Sharp Bone as an ingredient or a part.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bind Spear Head | Spear with Long Bone Head | 
|
- | Maintenance: 1 | /additem Base.Spear_BoneLong
|
| Bind Spear Head With Duct Tape | Spear with Long Bone Head |
|
- | Maintenance: 0 | /additem Base.Spear_BoneLong
|
| Bind Spear Head With Wire | Spear with Long Bone Head |
|
- | Maintenance: 1 | /additem Base.Spear_BoneLong
|
| Bone Spike Weapon | Cudgel with Bone Spikes | 
|
- | Carving: 3 | /additem Base.Cudgel_Bone
|
| Carve Knitting Needles | Knitting Needles - Bone | 
|
- | Carving: 3 | /additem Base.KnittingNeedles_Bone
|
| Carve Large Bone Bead | Large Bone Bead | 
|
- | Carving: 1 | /additem Base.BoneBead_Large
|
| Sharpen Bone | Sharp Bone Fragment | 
|
- | Carving: 1 | /additem Base.SharpBoneFragment
|
Any recipe that asks for a dull knife accepts it as the tool, such as Scutch Fibre, Slice Animal Head and Slice Bread.
Repair
The Long Sharp Bone has only 5 condition. Each hit has a 1 in 5 chance of taking a point off, so it wears out after a few fights. The Short Blade and Maintenance skills both lower that chance.
Locations
The Long Sharp Bone is an uncommon find. University storage rooms give the best odds. Late game survivor safehouses hold one at a fair rate in boxes, counters, crates, shelves and even fireplaces. Mid game safehouses hold one less often. Pawn shop display cases, attics, closets, halls and living rooms hold one only rarely.
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) | Cardboard box | 3.4% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Counter | 3.4% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Crate | 3.4% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Metal shelves | 3.4% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Small box | 3.4% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Fireplace | 2.9% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Wardrobe | 1.7% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Cardboard box | 1.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Counter | 1.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Crate | 1.1% |
| 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
- Sharpening a Jawbone gives a Long Sharp Bone and Animal Teeth.
- Dismantling a Spear with Long Bone Head returns the Long Sharp Bone.
- Researching it can teach the Sharpen Long Bone, Sharpen Jawbone, Sharpen Bone and Carve Fleshing Tool recipes.
- A spare bone or two is worth carrying, since each one breaks fast.
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