Umbrella
| Umbrella | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Household |
| Weight | 1.5 |
| Condition | 7 |
| Sprinting | Blocked while equipped |
| Rain Cover | Yes |
| Metal Value | 9 |
| Crafting Skill | None |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Crafted |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.UmbrellaBlackand 4 more, see Variations |
The Umbrella is an open household umbrella that keeps rain off the survivor holding it. Rain soaks clothing and chills the body, so staying dry matters in wet and windy weather. The open umbrella is a simple answer for a walk through a storm.
Its main strength is shelter from the rain while the hands are still partly free. Its main cost is speed, because sprinting is blocked while it is held open. It also takes up a hand that a weapon or a light could use.
The open Umbrella is made from a closed umbrella with the Open Umbrella recipe. It comes in several colours, including black, blue, red and white.
Using
The umbrella works only while it is held in the hands. Held open, it covers the survivor from falling rain. That slows the soaking of clothes and the loss of body heat that wet clothes bring.
Opening and closing are simple recipes with no tools or skills. Close Umbrella folds it back into the closed version. The closed umbrella is easier to carry and counts as an improvised spear. Open Umbrella opens it again when the rain starts.
Since sprinting is blocked while it is open, it suits slow travel through quiet streets. In a fight or a chase, closing it or dropping it frees the survivor to run.
Upkeep
The umbrella is a fragile item with only a few points of condition. As a closed spear it wears quickly with each hit. Higher Maintenance and Spear skill slow that wear. A broken umbrella still holds some metal for scrap.
How to Craft Umbrella
Each recipe that makes the Umbrella is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Open Umbrella
The Open Umbrella recipe makes the Umbrella. It needs no skill level.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umbrella (Closed) | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.ClosedUmbrellaBlack
|
Used in Crafting
These recipes take the Umbrella as an ingredient or a part.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close Umbrella | Umbrella (Closed) |
|
- | None | /additem Base.ClosedUmbrellaBlack
|
Variations
The Umbrella comes in 5 versions with the same stats. Only the look changes.
| Name | Image | Look | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Umbrella |
|
Black | /additem Base.UmbrellaBlack
|
| Umbrella | 
|
Blue | /additem Base.UmbrellaBlue
|
| Umbrella | 
|
Red | /additem Base.UmbrellaRed
|
| Umbrella | 
|
TINTED | /additem Base.UmbrellaTINTED
|
| Umbrella |
|
White | /additem Base.UmbrellaWhite
|
Notes
- Close the umbrella before a fight, since sprinting is blocked while it is open.
- The closed umbrella is the lightest improvised spear and can perform a spear charge.
- The umbrella helps most on rainy, windy days when a wet survivor chills fast.
- Every colour works the same way.
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