Pen - Red
| Pen - Red | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Improvised Weapon |
| Skill | - |
| Damage | 0.1 |
| Range | 0.61-0.8 |
| Crit | 0% |
| Condition | 2 |
| Weight | 0.1 |
| Hands | One-handed |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.RedPen
|
The Pen - Red is an ordinary pen with red ink. It is a household writing item that doubles as an improvised stabbing weapon. It weighs almost nothing.
As a weapon it attacks like a short blade, including the stealth execution move. Its damage is tiny and its reach is very short. It breaks after one or two stabs. Pens are very common, so a fresh one is never far away. The red pen turns up on counters and side tables in almost any building, and zombies dressed as honor students and teachers often carry one.
Combat
The pen stabs like a knife. A pen strike from behind can trigger the execution move on an unaware zombie. That makes it a throwaway stealth tool rather than a real weapon. Pick one up, use it for one quiet kill, then drop it.
The reach is very short, so the survivor has to stand right next to the zombie. That is a real risk if the stab fails or another zombie is close. Normal stabs deal almost no damage. Any knife or short blade does the same job far better and lasts much longer.
Uses
The pen writes. It fills journals, empty notebooks and sheets of paper with notes. Those notes can be left in the world for other players to read on multiplayer servers. It also marks the in-game map and found maps with red symbols and text.
Repair
The Pen - Red has only 2 condition, and every hit takes a point off. Two stabs use it up. Hits with it give no Maintenance experience. A worn pen is best replaced with another one.
Locations
The Pen - Red is a very common find. Zombies in honor student outfits carry one about a quarter of the time, and teachers often do too. Counters and side tables in almost any building hold one about a fifth of the time. Post office counters and desks are good spots. Daycares, offices, police offices and mechanic shelves hold them as well. Change room, comic store and movie rental lockers hold them too. Army storage, control rooms, lobbies and kids' bedrooms round out the list.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Art store | Other | 35.6% |
| Art store | Shelves | 35.6% |
| Plazastore1 | Other | 12.8% |
| General store | Shelves | 5.5% |
| Gigamart | Shelves | 2.7% |
| Book store | Counter | 2.6% |
| Burger joint dining | Counter | 2.4% |
| Dining crepe | Counter | 2.4% |
| Restaurant dining | Counter | 2.4% |
| Any building | Small box | <0.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Any building | Zombie wearing a honor student outfit | 23.3% |
| Any building | Zombie wearing a teacher outfit | 17% |
| Inside a bag or case | Pencil case | 10.4% |
| Any building | Zombie wearing a office worker outfit | 10.4% |
| Any building | Zombie wearing a office worker skirt outfit | 10.4% |
| Inside a bag or case | Schoolbag | 7.8% |
| Any building | Zombie wearing a trader outfit | 1.5% |
| Any building | Zombie | 1.1% |
| Any building | Zombie | 1.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Any building | Counter | 21.5% |
| Any building | Side table | 18.4% |
| Bedroom | Side table | 18% |
| Kid's bedroom | Counter | 12.4% |
| Kid's bedroom | Shelves | 12.4% |
| Kid's bedroom | Side table | 12.4% |
| Any building | Office drawers | 11.4% |
| Any building | Shelves | 7.9% |
| Living room | Wardrobe | 6.6% |
| Kitchen | Other | 5.3% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Post office | Counter | 20.1% |
| Post office | Desk | 20.1% |
| Post office storage | Counter | 20.1% |
| Changing room | Locker | 16.7% |
| Comic storage | Locker | 16.7% |
| Movie rental | Locker | 16.7% |
| Daycare | Counter | 16.2% |
| Daycare | Metal shelves | 15.9% |
| Daycare | Shelves | 15.9% |
| Mechanic | Metal shelves | 15.4% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor cache (large building) | Counter | 2.1% |
Notes
- The pen counts as a short blade for the stealth execution, which makes it a disposable silent kill.
- Two stabs break it, so grab a couple if no blade is at hand.
- Red ink stands out on the map, which suits warnings about hordes or danger zones.
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