Plank with Nails
| Plank with Nails | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Improvised Weapon |
| Skill | Long Blunt |
| Damage | 0.6-1.1 |
| Range | 0.61-1.32 |
| Crit | 25% x5 |
| Condition | 10 |
| Weight | 3 |
| Hands | Two-handed |
| Crafting Skill | Carpentry: 1 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Crafted only |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Plank_Nails
|
| Crafting XP | 10 XP (Carpentry) |
The Plank with Nails is a Plank with five nails hammered through one end. It is a two-handed improvised club that trains the Long Blunt skill. The nails nearly double the damage of a plain Plank and give it a crit that multiplies the damage five times.
It is one of the easiest crafted weapons to make. A hammer, a Plank and five Nails are all it takes, at Carpentry 1. The price is fragile wood, since the plank still wears down quickly in a fight. The Plank with Nails is crafted only and is never found as loot.
Combat
The Plank with Nails swings a little slower than normal and reaches about 1.3 tiles. Each hit deals between 0.6 and 1.1 damage, enough to drop an ordinary zombie in a few blows. The critical chance starts at 25 percent, and a crit deals five times the damage, so a lucky swing often kills outright.
The weapon is two-handed and weighs 3. Each swing costs a fair amount of endurance, so long fights tire a survivor quickly. The Long Blunt skill raises damage, attack speed and crit chance with each level, and it lowers wear.
Each hit has a 1 in 2 chance of taking a point of condition off. The plank wears out after a short fight, so a stack of spares or repair tape helps. The Plank with Nails suits the early days, when a proper bat or axe is not yet found. Compared with the plain Plank, it hits much harder at the same weight. The Baseball Bat with Nails is the sturdier choice once a bat turns up.
How to Craft Plank with Nails
Each recipe that makes Plank with Nails is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Make Nail-Spiked Weapon
The Make Nail-Spiked Weapon recipe makes Plank with Nails. It needs Carpentry level 1.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claw Hammer | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Hammer
|
| Plank | 
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1x | No | /additem Base.Plank
|
| Nails | 
|
5x | No | /additem Base.Nails
|
Repair
The Plank with Nails has 10 condition, and each hit has a 1 in 2 chance of taking a point off. The Long Blunt and Maintenance skills lower that chance. Duct Tape, Adhesive Tape and Glue repair it with no skill needed. Zip Ties need Maintenance 1, Wood Glue needs Carpentry 2 and Epoxy needs Maintenance 3. Every repair restores less condition than the one before it.
Notes
- The Make Nail-Spiked Weapon recipe needs a hammer, five Nails and Carpentry 1, and the hammer is kept.
- The same recipe also spikes a Baseball Bat, a Field Hockey Stick, a Large Branch, a Large Handle or an Antique Table Leg.
- Breaking it in a fight leaves a Broken Plank with Nails in hand.
- Researching it can teach the Make Nail-Spiked Weapon, Forge Nails and heading tool recipes.
- It still burns as fuel once it is worn out.
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