Tuesday, 17th July 2012, 09:48 by smock
Sadly, there's not enough good sling ammo in the game to easily support a slings-only strategy unless you follow Trog or Oka. I've actually had more success with slings than with crossbows.
With slings you need dex to get to min delay and str for a skill-associated damage bonus to kick it. (It used to be an ammo enchantment-associated bonus.) Basically, if you have high skill, an enchanted launcher and decent str (18 or 20 should be enough, I think, for slings), you get a significant bonus to sling base damage. The amount of str needed for slings is much larger than that needed for bows. The details depend the launcher enchantment, the type of launcher, the ammo, skill, and strength. Silly complex! So if you're playing a weakling Spriggan or something, your sling damage will be lower. This is all assuming that Henzell is current enough.