Snake Sneak
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Joined: Monday, 14th March 2011, 11:14
Help me find a niche for Slings!
If you're without a shield, either a bow or crossbow will deal more damage. If you're with a shield, throwing is a very solid choice, with a variety of options:
- stones for early game
- poisoned darts against orc warriors, yaks, ogres, insects
- boomerangs as an all-around best choice
- large rocks if you play a large race
- silver to kill mutators FAST
- javelins for rows of enemies
- throwing nets
And you can use whatever the situation requires.
Slings have quite low base damage and staff sling (fustibalus) is very rare. The best chance to get one is likely acquirement or Okawaru. The main advantage of Slings over throwing weapons is you can use an enchanted launcher. But to do that, you're sacrificing a good melee weapon, which throwers don't have to do. Also, you will likely use most or all scrolls on a single sling, which means you're inflexible unless you get vorpal. Frost brand can be good against cold-blooded, electricity - if it can appear on slings - would be a good fit for the simplest sling.
Am I missing something or slings don't really have a good niche?