Simple Shortsword
| Simple Shortsword | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Long Blade |
| Skill | Long Blade |
| Damage | 1-2 |
| Range | 0.61-1.23 |
| Crit | 20% x3 |
| Condition | 10 |
| Weight | 1.5 |
| Hands | One-handed |
| Crafting Skill | Maintenance: 1 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Crafted only |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.CrudeShortSword
|
| Crafting XP | 1 XP (Maintenance) |
The Simple Shortsword is a plain forged blade fixed to a Small Handle. It is a one-handed sword that trains the Long Blade skill.
It hits well for its weight of 1.5 and leaves a hand free. It sits below the finished Shortsword in damage and lasts a little less. It is never found as loot. It is put together from a Simple Shortsword Blade and a Small Handle.
Combat
The Simple Shortsword swings at base speed and reaches about 1.2 tiles. Each hit deals between 1.0 and 2.0 damage. An ordinary zombie usually takes one to three swings to drop. The crit chance starts at 20 percent, and a crit triples the damage.
One hand stays free while it is equipped. Its light weight keeps each swing cheap in endurance, so it holds up in longer fights. It suits clearing single zombies one after another. The Long Blade skill raises damage, crit chance and swing speed as it levels.
Compared with the Shortsword, it has the same top damage but a lower minimum and a weaker crit. Compared with the Scrap Metal Shortsword, it hits a little harder and weighs less. The two-handed Simple Sword reaches farther and hits harder.
How to Craft Simple Shortsword
Each recipe that makes the Simple Shortsword is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Assemble Bladed Item
The Assemble Bladed Item recipe makes the Simple Shortsword. It needs Maintenance level 1.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claw Hammer | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Hammer
|
| Simple Shortsword Blade | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.CrudeShortSwordBlade
|
| Small Handle | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.SmallHandle
|
Used in Crafting
These recipes take the Simple Shortsword as an ingredient or a part.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dismantle Bladed Item | Simple Shortsword Blade |
|
- | None | /additem Base.CrudeShortSwordBlade
|
Repair
The Simple Shortsword has 10 condition. Each hit has a 1 in 15 chance of taking a point off. The Long Blade and Maintenance skills both lower that chance. A dull blade can be sharpened with a whetstone, on a Grindstone, or poorly with a file. Taking it apart returns the Simple Shortsword Blade, which can be fitted to a fresh handle.
Notes
- The Assemble Bladed Item recipe joins a Simple Shortsword Blade to a Small Handle with Maintenance 1.
- The recipe keeps a hammer, a club hammer or a mallet as the tool.
- The Dismantle Bladed Item recipe takes the blade back off with the same tools.
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