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{{ThrowingMissile
|name = Stone
|cost = 1
|weight = 0.6
|launcher = Throwing
|damage = 2
|basedelay = 11 (110%)
|mindelay = 7 (at [[Throwing]] skill 8)
}}
{{flavour|A small chunk of dense but otherwise unremarkable natural mineral. It can be thrown to cause minor damage.

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"How happy is the little Stone That rambles in the Road alone, And doesn't care about Careers And Exigencies never fears - Whose Coat of elemental Brown A passing Universe put on, And independent as the Sun Associates or glows alone, Fulfilling absolute Decree In casual simplicity -"

-Emily Dickinson, "How happy is the little Stone". ca. 1865.}}

'''Stones''' are a somewhat common form of ammo which can [[throwing|thrown]] by hand for minimal damage. While unimpressive, they let early characters deal some extra damage at a distance. Stones get half the damage bonus from [[Throwing]] skill that other weapons do.

Stones are always [[mulch]]ed (destroyed) after being thrown.

==Strategy==
Stones are useful for a couple of reasons:
* If you can't attack from range, you might as well throw a stone. Stones let you deal some extra damage against [[adder]]s and other melee enemies.
* Stones create a soft [[noise]] where they land. If you throw a stone at the edge of [[line of sight]], you can quietly attract enemies that were just out of sight.
** This can be used to split up packs. Many monsters will [[shout]] after hearing a noise, waking up the whole pack. However, when a monster shouts, the [[noise]] is projected on ''their'' tile, not yours. Because some monsters only hear that shout, they won't know your actual location. Some monsters will wander towards the shout (then a random direction), others towards the direction of the stone. Therefore, some monsters will be split from the pack. This doesn't work on [[:Category:Herd flag|herd]] animals like [[yak]]s.
* If you hit an enemy, it will always notice you. If you want a monster to notice you, it's better to throw a stone than to wait around or shout yourself.
* Even stones can deal very respectable damage in the early game if you happen to find some slaying bonuses.

You can largely disregard stones the moment you find a better ranged option.

Note that stones used by monsters will use the monster's base damage. For example, an [[orc warlord]] will deal up to 29 damage with a stone.

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==History==
*Prior to [[0.29]], stones could be used for [[hunting sling]]s, [[fustibali]], and [[Sandblast]]. They were more common, and only [[mulch]]ed 12.5% of the time.
*Prior to [[0.20]], Sandblast did not require stones to function.
*Prior to [[0.17]], stones were particularly useful as an anti-[[jelly]] weapon, as jellies would eat most other projectiles and heal by doing so.
*Prior to [[0.11]], [[mulch]]ing a [[large rock]] would create a stack of stones.

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[[Category:Slings]][[Category:Throwing]]

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