Short sword

The short sword is a weapon in the Short Blades category. Many backgrounds have a short sword as a choice of weapon, and early monsters (such as kobolds, goblins and orcs) often wield them.

Strategy

As a starting weapon, a short sword is weaker than a falchion or mace in "raw" combat, but is better at stabbing.

At 0 skill, a short sword is better than nothing. It's also better than a dagger (if you aren't stabbing things) or club of the same brand. So if you started without a weapon, you might as well pick one of these up. Whips and spears are, in turn, better than the short sword.

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Mundane	File:Short sword1.png
Magical	File:Short sword2.png
Artifact	File:Short sword3.png

History

• Prior to 0.30, short swords had a base delay of 11 (1.1).
• Prior to 0.29, short swords had 6 base damage, and scaled with strength rather than dexterity.