Pencil
| Pencil | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Improvised Weapon |
| Skill | - |
| Damage | 0.1 |
| Range | 0.61-0.8 |
| Crit | 0% |
| Condition | 1 |
| Weight | 0.1 |
| Hands | One-handed |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Pencil
|
The Pencil is an ordinary wooden pencil. 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 a single stab. The Pencil is one of the most common items in the game. It turns up on counters in almost any building, in pencil cases, in post offices, and in the pockets of many working zombies.
Combat
The pencil stabs like a knife. A strike from behind can trigger the execution move on an unaware zombie. That makes it a one-use stealth tool rather than a real weapon. Pick one up, use it for one quiet kill, then move on.
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 pencil 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 grey symbols and text. It also counts as an eraser.The pencil also burns as fuel and works as tinder for starting a fire.
Repair
The Pencil has only 1 condition, and the first hit takes it. Hits with it give no Maintenance experience.
Locations
The Pencil is a very common find. Counters in almost any building hold one about half the time. Pencil cases and post office counters and desks hold one about half the time too. Nurse dressers and mechanic lockers are good spots. Zombies dressed as waiters, cooks, golfers, students and teachers carry one about a fifth of the time. Side tables, daycare desks and change room, comic store and movie rental lockers hold them as well.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Any building | Counter | 53.8% |
| Any building | Side table | 23% |
| Bedroom | Side table | 22.5% |
| Kid's bedroom | Counter | 15.5% |
| Kid's bedroom | Shelves | 15.5% |
| Kid's bedroom | Side table | 15.5% |
| Any building | Office drawers | 14.3% |
| Kitchen | Other | 10.6% |
| Kitchen | Shelves | 10.6% |
| Living room | Overhead cupboard | 10.6% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Inside a bag or case | Pencil case | 51.9% |
| Any building | Zombie wearing a waiter diner outfit | 24.4% |
| Any building | Zombie wearing a waiter market outfit | 24.4% |
| Any building | Zombie wearing a waiter pile ocrepe outfit | 24.4% |
| Any building | Zombie wearing a waiter pizza whirled outfit | 24.4% |
| Any building | Zombie wearing a waiter spiffo outfit | 24.4% |
| Any building | Zombie wearing a waiter taco del pancho outfit | 24.4% |
| Any building | Zombie wearing a cook generic outfit | 22.2% |
| Any building | Zombie wearing a cook spiffos outfit | 22.2% |
| Any building | Zombie wearing a golfer outfit | 21.7% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Post office | Counter | 50.1% |
| Post office | Desk | 50.1% |
| Post office storage | Counter | 50.1% |
| Nurse | Dresser | 34.9% |
| Break room | Other | 30.6% |
| Cardealership office | Other | 30.6% |
| Office | Other | 30.6% |
| Office storage | Other | 30.6% |
| Recreation | Other | 30.6% |
| Mechanic | Locker | 28.3% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Art store | Other | 35.6% |
| Art store | Shelves | 35.6% |
| Carpenter workshop | Small box | 16.2% |
| Plazastore1 | Other | 16% |
| Nurse | Small box | 15.8% |
| Electronics store | Metal shelves | 12.7% |
| General store | Shelves | 11% |
| Burger joint dining | Counter | 9.7% |
| Dining crepe | Counter | 9.7% |
| Restaurant dining | Counter | 9.7% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor cache (large building) | Counter | 3.2% |
Notes
- One stab breaks it, so it is strictly a single silent kill.
- A pencil makes handy tinder when no paper is around.
- Grey map marks from a pencil look different from pen ink.
Template:ProjectZomboidWeaponTiles
All Improvised Weapons
| Name | Image | Skill | Damage | Range | Crit Chance | Condition | Weight | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firewood | 
|
None | 0.4-0.7 | 1.1 | 5 | 1 | 1.5 | /additem Base.Firewood
|
| Fishing Rod | 
|
None | 0.2-0.3 | 1.55 | 5 | 3 | 1 | /additem Base.FishingRod
|
| Long Stick | 
|
Carving: 0 | 0.3-0.6 | 1.6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | /additem Base.LongStick
|
| Makeshift Fishing Rod | 
|
Carving: 0 | 0.2-0.3 | 1.55 | 5 | 3 | 1 | /additem Base.CraftedFishingRod
|
| Plank | 
|
Carpentry: 0 | 0.4-0.6 | 1.3 | 30 | 10 | 3 | /additem Base.Plank
|
| Stone | 
|
Masonry: 0 | 0.4-0.7 | 0.8 | 20 | 4 | 1 | /additem Base.Stone2
|
| Twig Broom | 
|
None | 0.2-0.5 | 1.6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | /additem Base.Broom_Twig
|
| Wooden Spear | 
|
Carving: 0 | 1-1.4 | 1.4 | 20 | 5 | 2 | /additem Base.SpearCrafted
|
| Wooden Spear (Fire Hardened) | 
|
Carving: 0 | 1-1.5 | 1.4 | 30 | 7 | 2 | /additem Base.SpearCraftedFireHardened
|
| Improvised Screwdriver | 
|
Maintenance: 1 | 0.3-0.7 | 0.85 | 10 | 3 | 0.5 | /additem Base.Screwdriver_Improvised
|
| Medium Handle - Can-Reinforced | 
|
Carpentry: 1 | 0.4-0.6 | 1.1 | 10 | 15 | 1.25 | /additem Base.Handle_Can
|
| Metalworking Punch | 
|
Blacksmithing: 1 | 0.4-0.8 | 1.2 | 30 | 8 | 1 | /additem Base.MetalworkingPunch
|
| Wooden Rod | 
|
Carving: 1 | 0.4-0.8 | 1.3 | 25 | 5 | 2 | /additem Base.WoodenStick2
|
| Frying Pan | 
|
Blacksmithing: 2 | 0.3-0.5 | 1.1 | 30 | 10 | 1.5 | /additem Base.Pan
|
| Medium Handle | 
|
Carving: 2 | 0.3-0.5 | 1.1 | 5 | 10 | 1 | /additem Base.Handle
|
| Copper Saucepan | 
|
Blacksmithing: 3 | 0.2-0.7 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 0.7 | /additem Base.SaucepanCopper
|
| Large Handle | 
|
Carving: 3 | 0.5-0.9 | 1.25 | 25 | 10 | 2 | /additem Base.LongHandle
|
| Large Handle with Railspike | 
|
Maintenance: 3 | 0.7-1.5 | 1.25 | 10 | 10 | 2 | /additem Base.LongHandle_Railspike
|
| Mason's Chisel | 
|
Blacksmithing: 3 | 0.4-0.8 | 1.2 | 30 | 8 | 1 | /additem Base.MasonsChisel
|
| Plank with Saw | 
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Carpentry: 3 | 0.5-0.8 | 1.32 | 25 | 10 | 3 | /additem Base.Plank_Saw
|
| Carpentry Chisel | 
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Blacksmithing: 4 | 0.4-0.8 | 1.2 | 30 | 8 | 1 | /additem Base.CarpentryChisel
|
| File | 
|
Blacksmithing: 4 | 0.4-0.8 | 1.2 | 30 | 8 | 1 | /additem Base.File
|
| Fireplace Poker | 
|
Blacksmithing: 4 | 0.7-1.1 | 1.2 | 35 | 8 | 1.5 | /additem Base.FireplacePoker
|
| Metalworking Chisel |
|
Blacksmithing: 4 | 0.4-0.8 | 1.2 | 30 | 8 | 1 | /additem Base.MetalworkingChisel
|
| Antique Table Leg with Sawblade | 
|
Carpentry: 5 | 0.9-1.7 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 2 | /additem Base.TableLeg_Sawblade
|
| Name | Image | Damage | Range | Crit Chance | Condition | Weight | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antique Table Leg | 
|
0.5-0.9 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | /additem Base.TableLeg
|
| Antique Table Leg - Chained | 
|
0.9-1.7 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | /additem Base.TableLeg_Chain
|
| Antique Table Leg with Nails | 
|
0.7-1.3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | /additem Base.TableLeg_Nails
|
| Badminton Racket | 
|
0.1-0.2 | 1.25 | 0 | 4 | 1 | /additem Base.BadmintonRacket
|
| Bare Hands | 
|
0.2-0.4 | 1.1 | - | - | 1 | /additem Base.BareHands
|
| Bowling Pin | 
|
0.3-0.5 | 0.9 | 5 | 10 | 1 | /additem Base.BowlingPin
|
| Bowling Pin with Nails | 
|
0.5-0.7 | 0.9 | 5 | 10 | 1 | /additem Base.BowlingPin_Nails
|
| Broken Branch | 
|
0.4-0.8 | 1.1 | 5 | 5 | 1.5 | /additem Base.Branch_Broken
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| Broken Branch with Nails | 
|
0.5-1 | 1.1 | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | /additem Base.Branch_Broken_Nails
|
| Broken Canoe Paddle | 
|
0.5-1.3 | 1.6 | 40 | 10 | 2 | /additem Base.CanoePadelX2_Broken
|
| Broken Field Hockey Stick | 
|
0.3-0.7 | 1.22 | 25 | 10 | 2 | /additem Base.FieldHockeyStick_Broken
|
| Broken Field Hockey Stick with Nails | 
|
0.5-1 | 1.25 | 30 | 10 | 2 | /additem Base.FieldHockeyStick_Broken_Nails
|
| Broken Iron Pipe | 
|
0.5-0.9 | 1.1 | 20 | 6 | 1 | /additem Base.MetalPipe_Broken
|
| Broken Large Handle | 
|
0.4-0.8 | 1.1 | 5 | 10 | 1 | /additem Base.LongHandle_Broken
|
| Broken Large Handle with Nails | 
|
0.6-1.1 | 1.1 | 5 | 10 | 1 | /additem Base.LongHandle_Broken_Nails
|
| Broken Long Stick | 
|
0.2-0.5 | 1.3 | 20 | 4 | 1.5 | /additem Base.LongStick_Broken
|
| Broken Plank | 
|
0.4-0.7 | 1.1 | 5 | 10 | 1 | /additem Base.Plank_Broken
|
| Broken Plank with Nails | 
|
0.5-0.9 | 1.1 | 5 | 10 | 1 | /additem Base.Plank_Broken_Nails
|
| Broken Stick | 
|
0.3-0.5 | 1.1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | /additem Base.WoodenStick_Broken
|
| Broken Stick with Nails | 
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0.4-0.7 | 1.13 | 5 | 10 | 1 | /additem Base.WoodenStick_Broken_Nails
|
| Broken Table Leg | 
|
0.4-0.8 | 1.1 | 5 | 10 | 1.5 | /additem Base.TableLeg_Broken
|
| Broken Table Leg with Nails |
|
0.6-1.2 | 1.1 | 5 | 10 | 1.5 | /additem Base.TableLeg_Broken_Nails
|
| Broom | 
|
0.2-0.5 | 1.6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | /additem Base.Broom
|
| Broom with Barbed-Wire | 
|
0.3-0.75 | 1.6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | /additem Base.Broom_BarbedWire
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| Canoe Paddle | 
|
0.5-1.3 | 1.6 | 40 | 10 | 2 | /additem Base.CanoePadel
|
| Canoe Paddle - Double-bladed | 
|
0.8-1.9 | 1.6 | 50 | 10 | 2.2 | /additem Base.CanoePadelX2
|
| Chair Leg | 
|
0.4-0.8 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | /additem Base.ChairLeg
|
| Chair Leg with Nails | 
|
0.5-1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | /additem Base.ChairLeg_Nails
|
| Drumstick | 
|
0.1-0.2 | 0.9 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | /additem Base.Drumstick
|
| Field Hockey Stick | 
|
0.3-0.7 | 1.6 | 30 | 7 | 1.5 | /additem Base.FieldHockeyStick
|
| Field Hockey Stick with Nails | 
|
0.5-1.1 | 1.63 | 30 | 7 | 1.5 | /additem Base.FieldHockeyStick_Nails
|
| Field Hockey Stick with Sawblade | 
|
0.7-1.5 | 1.63 | 10 | 7 | 1.5 | /additem Base.FieldHockeyStick_Sawblade
|
| Firewood with Nails | 
|
0.6-1.1 | 1.1 | 5 | 1 | 1.5 | /additem Base.Firewood_Nails
|
| Fishing Rod without Line | 
|
0.2-0.3 | 1.55 | 5 | 3 | 1 | /additem Base.FishingRodBreak
|
| Flint Nodule | 
|
0.4-0.7 | 0.8 | 20 | 4 | 1 | /additem Base.FlintNodule
|
| Flute | 
|
0.1-0.2 | 0.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | /additem Base.Flute
|
| Fountain Pen | 
|
0.1-0.1 | 0.8 | 0 | 3 | 0.2 | /additem Base.PenFancy
|
| Gaff Hook | 
|
0.2-0.4 | 1.6 | 5 | 4 | 1.5 | /additem Base.Gaffhook
|
| Garden Fork | 
|
1-1.5 | 1.37 | 30 | 10 | 2 | /additem Base.GardenFork
|
| Gavel | 
|
0.1-0.2 | 0.9 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | /additem Base.Gavel
|
| Geometry Compass | 
|
0.1-0.2 | 0.8 | 10 | 2 | 0.2 | /additem Base.CompassGeometry
|
| Griddle Pan | 
|
0.25-0.45 | 1.1 | 30 | 10 | 1.5 | /additem Base.GridlePan
|
| Hobby Horse | 
|
0.4-0.8 | 1.25 | 5 | 5 | 2 | /additem Base.HobbyHorse
|
| Ice Hockey Stick | 
|
0.3-0.7 | 1.6 | 30 | 7 | 1.5 | /additem Base.IceHockeyStick
|
| Ice Hockey Stick with Barbed Wire | 
|
0.3-0.7 | 1.6 | 30 | 10 | 1.5 | /additem Base.IceHockeyStick_BarbedWire
|
| Iron Pipe | 
|
0.6-1 | 1.2 | 30 | 8 | 1.5 | /additem Base.MetalPipe
|
| Lacrosse Stick | 
|
0.3-0.7 | 1.6 | 30 | 10 | 0.4 | /additem Base.LaCrosseStick
|
| Large Handle - Can-Reinforced | 
|
0.6-1 | 1.28 | 30 | 15 | 2.5 | /additem Base.LongHandle_Can
|
| Large Handle with Brake Disc | 
|
0.8-1.7 | 1.25 | 20 | 10 | 4 | /additem Base.LongHandle_Brake
|
| Large Handle with Nails | 
|
0.7-1.4 | 1.28 | 30 | 10 | 2 | /additem Base.LongHandle_Nails
|
| Large Handle with Rake Spikes | 
|
0.7-1.5 | 1.25 | 10 | 10 | 2 | /additem Base.LongHandle_RakeHead
|
| Lead Pipe | 
|
0.7-1.2 | 1.15 | 30 | 15 | 1.5 | /additem Base.LeadPipe
|
| Leaf Rake | 
|
0.2-0.4 | 1.6 | 5 | 4 | 1.5 | /additem Base.LeafRake
|
| Long Mace | 
|
1-2 | 1.25 | 40 | 15 | 2.5 | /additem Base.LongMace
|
| Long Spiked Club | 
|
0.9-1.5 | 0.9 | 10 | 10 | 2 | /additem Base.LongSpikedClub
|
| Long Stone Mace | 
|
1-1.6 | 1.25 | 40 | 15 | 2.5 | /additem Base.LongMace_Stone
|
| Medium Handle with Nails | 
|
0.4-0.7 | 1.13 | 5 | 10 | 1 | /additem Base.Handle_Nails
|
| Mop | 
|
0.2-0.5 | 1.6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | /additem Base.Mop
|
| Multi-Color Pen | 
|
0.1-0.1 | 0.8 | 0 | 3 | 0.2 | /additem Base.PenMultiColor
|
| Pen - Black | 
|
0.1-0.1 | 0.8 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 | /additem Base.Pen
|
| Pen - Blue |
|
0.1-0.1 | 0.8 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 | /additem Base.BluePen
|
| Pen - Green |
|
0.1-0.1 | 0.8 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 | /additem Base.GreenPen
|
| Pen - Red |
|
0.1-0.1 | 0.8 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 | /additem Base.RedPen
|
| Pen - Spiffo | 
|
0.1-0.1 | 0.8 | 0 | 2 | 0.2 | /additem Base.PenSpiffo
|
| Pencil | 
|
0.1-0.1 | 0.8 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | /additem Base.Pencil
|
| Pencil - Spiffo | 
|
0.1-0.1 | 0.8 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | /additem Base.PencilSpiffo
|
| Plank with Nails | 
|
0.6-1.1 | 1.32 | 25 | 10 | 3 | /additem Base.Plank_Nails
|
| Plunger | 
|
0.3-0.5 | 1.1 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | /additem Base.Plunger
|
| Plunger with Barbed Wire | 
|
0.45-0.75 | 1.1 | 5 | 6 | 0.5 | /additem Base.Plunger_BarbedWire
|
| Pool Cue | 
|
0.2-0.4 | 1.6 | 0 | 10 | 1 | /additem Base.Poolcue
|
| Rake | 
|
0.2-0.5 | 1.6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | /additem Base.Rake
|
| Sapling | 
|
0.3-0.6 | 1.6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | /additem Base.Sapling
|
| Saucepan | 
|
0.2-0.7 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 0.7 | /additem Base.Saucepan
|
| Screwdriver | 
|
0.3-0.7 | 0.85 | 10 | 10 | 0.5 | /additem Base.Screwdriver
|
| Sheet Metal Snips | 
|
0.4-0.8 | 1.2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | /additem Base.SheetMetalSnips
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| Spear with Fighting Knife | 
|
1.2-1.7 | 1.48 | 20 | 9 | 3 | /additem Base.SpearFightingKnife
|
| Spear with Hand Fork | 
|
1.1-1.6 | 1.45 | 20 | 7 | 3 | /additem Base.SpearHandFork
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| Spear with Hunting Knife | 
|
1.2-1.7 | 1.48 | 20 | 9 | 3 | /additem Base.SpearHuntingKnife
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| Spear with Kitchen Knife | 
|
1-1.6 | 1.45 | 20 | 7 | 2.7 | /additem Base.SpearKnife
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| Spear with Large Knife |
|
1.2-1.7 | 1.48 | 20 | 9 | 3 | /additem Base.SpearLargeKnife
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| Spear with Plunger | 
|
0.3-0.6 | 1.55 | 0 | 6 | 2.5 | /additem Base.Spear_Plunger
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| Spear with Scissors | 
|
1-1.6 | 1.42 | 20 | 6 | 2.5 | /additem Base.SpearScissors
|
| Spear with Scrap Knife |
|
1.2-1.7 | 1.48 | 20 | 9 | 3 | /additem Base.SpearScrapKnife
|
| Spear with Screwdriver | 
|
1.2-1.6 | 1.45 | 20 | 7 | 2.5 | /additem Base.SpearScrewdriver
|
| Spear with Small Knife | 
|
1-1.6 | 1.45 | 20 | 7 | 2.7 | /additem Base.SpearKnifeSmall
|
| Spear with Steak Knife | 
|
1-1.6 | 1.45 | 20 | 7 | 2.5 | /additem Base.SpearSteakKnife
|
| Steel Rod | 
|
0.7-1.1 | 1.2 | 30 | 8 | 1.5 | /additem Base.MetalBar
|
| Tennis Racket | 
|
0.3-0.5 | 1.25 | 5 | 4 | 1 | /additem Base.TennisRacket
|
| Tire Iron | 
|
0.5-1 | 1.2 | 30 | 10 | 1.5 | /additem Base.TireIron
|
| Tree Branch | 
|
0.5-1 | 1.1 | 25 | 5 | 2 | /additem Base.TreeBranch2
|
| Tree Branch - Can-Reinforced | 
|
0.6-1.1 | 1.13 | 30 | 8 | 2.5 | /additem Base.TreeBranch_Can
|
| Tree Branch with Nails | 
|
0.7-1.2 | 1.1 | 25 | 5 | 2 | /additem Base.TreeBranch_Nails
|
| Tree Branch with Railspike | 
|
0.5-1 | 1.1 | 25 | 5 | 2 | /additem Base.TreeBranch_Railspike
|
| Umbrella (Closed) | 
|
0.5-0.7 | 1.1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | /additem Base.ClosedUmbrellaBlack
|
| Wooden Rod - Can-Reinforced | 
|
0.5-0.9 | 1.3 | 30 | 8 | 2.5 | /additem Base.WoodenStick_Can
|
| Wooden Rod with Nails | 
|
0.5-1 | 1.33 | 25 | 5 | 2 | /additem Base.WoodenStick_Nails
|