Paring Knife
| Paring Knife | |
|---|---|
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| Class | Short Blade |
| Skill | Short Blade |
| Damage | 0.3-0.4 |
| Range | 0.61-0.8 |
| Crit | 10% x3 |
| Condition | 10 |
| Weight | 0.3 |
| Hands | One-handed |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.KnifeParing
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The Paring Knife is a small kitchen knife for peeling and trimming food. It is a cooking tool that doubles as a one-handed stabbing weapon. As a weapon it trains the Short Blade skill.
It weighs only 0.3, so it costs almost nothing to carry. As a weapon it is weak, with low damage and a very short reach, and it dulls after only a few hits. Its real value is in the kitchen and in crafting, where it counts as a sharp knife. The Paring Knife is a common find in kitchens, and zombie chefs often carry one. The best occupations for short blades are the Burger Flipper, the Chef and the Doctor. Each starts with the same Short Blade skill.
Combat
Each hit deals between 0.3 and 0.4 damage. The reach is 0.8 tiles, so the survivor has to stand right next to the zombie. The crit chance starts at 10 percent, and a crit triples the damage.
As a short blade it stabs rather than swings. A stab from behind can trigger the execution move on an unaware zombie. That makes it usable for a quiet kill in an emergency. The Short Blade skill raises its speed, damage and crit chance as it levels. It wears out so fast in a fight that it is best kept for cooking and crafting.
Uses
The Paring Knife counts as a sharp knife in crafting. It cuts plants and butchers animals. It slices food and works in the many cooking recipes that need a knife. It cuts leather, rags and other cloth, and it carves small wooden items. A worn knife can be smelted down at a furnace for iron or steel.
Used in Crafting
Any recipe that asks for a sharp knife or smeltableironsmall accepts it as the tool, such as Cut Up Large Leather, Cut Up Medium Leather and Cut Up Small Leather.
Repair
The Paring Knife has 10 condition. Each hit has a 1 in 2 chance of taking a point off, so it dulls quickly in a fight. The Short Blade and Maintenance skills both lower that chance. A dull blade is sharpened with a whetstone, a grindstone or, poorly, with a file.
Locations
The Paring Knife is a common find. Zombies dressed as chefs carry one about half the time. Chef rooms hold one in nearly half of their boxes, counters, crates and shelves. Kitchens are the everyday spot, in overhead cupboards, on counters and on shelves. Arena kitchens and diner back rooms hold one often too. Restaurant, diner, cafeteria and fast food kitchen counters carry a small chance.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Chef | Body | 51.6% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Knife store | Display case | 48.8% |
| Knife store | Other | 48.8% |
| Chef | Small box | 44.4% |
| Cafeteria kitchen | Counter | 24.2% |
| Jayschicken kitchen | Counter | 24.2% |
| Kitchen crepe | Counter | 24.2% |
| Seafood kitchen | Counter | 24.2% |
| Restaurant kitchen | Counter | 14.5% |
| Fancy restaurant kitchen | Counter | 14.5% |
| Houseware store | Shelves | 11.4% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Chef | Cardboard box | 44.4% |
| Chef | Counter | 44.4% |
| Chef | Crate | 44.4% |
| Chef | Metal shelves | 44.4% |
| Hotdog stand | Counter | 19.2% |
| Department storage | Metal shelves | 6.9% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Fishchips kitchen | Counter | 24.2% |
| Western kitchen | Counter | 24.2% |
| Kitchen | Overhead cupboard | 12.7% |
| Living room | Counter | 12.7% |
| Living room | Overhead cupboard | 12.7% |
| Arena kitchen | Counter | 12.2% |
| Arenakitchen storage | Counter | 12.2% |
| Kitchenware shop | Other | 11.4% |
| Kitchenware shop | Shelves | 11.4% |
| Kitchen | Counter | 10.2% |
Notes
- Its light weight makes it an easy spare sharp knife for crafting.
- Every hit risks a point of condition, so fighting with it wears it out fast.
- Researching it can teach the Forge Small Knife recipe.
- A worn knife can go into the furnace as scrap iron.
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