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The staff sling has a similar range to the shepherd's sling, and can be as accurate in practiced hands. It is generally suited for heavier missiles and siege situations as staff slings can achieve very steep trajectories for slinging over obstacles such as castle walls. The staff itself can become a close combat weapon in a melee.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sling_(weapon)#Staff_sling</ref> |
The staff sling has a similar range to the shepherd's sling, and can be as accurate in practiced hands. It is generally suited for heavier missiles and siege situations as staff slings can achieve very steep trajectories for slinging over obstacles such as castle walls. The staff itself can become a close combat weapon in a melee.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sling_(weapon)#Staff_sling</ref> |
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Unlike the sling, a staff sling can be used to parry. |
Unlike the sling, a staff sling can be used to parry. |
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Note: In Dragonrealms, currently, Staff Slings are used as Ranged weapon substitutes for Slings, you are able to parry but not melee damage with one. |
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==Variations== |
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Latest revision as of 08:27, 7 September 2020
The staff sling, also known as the stave sling, consists of a staff (a length of wood) with a short sling at one end. One cord of the sling is firmly attached to the stave and the other end has a loop that can slide off and release the projectile. Staff slings are extremely powerful because the stave can be made as long as two meters, creating a powerful lever. Ancient art shows slingers holding staff slings by one end, with the pocket behind them, and using both hands to throw the staves forward over their heads.
The staff sling has a similar range to the shepherd's sling, and can be as accurate in practiced hands. It is generally suited for heavier missiles and siege situations as staff slings can achieve very steep trajectories for slinging over obstacles such as castle walls. The staff itself can become a close combat weapon in a melee.[1]
Unlike the sling, a staff sling can be used to parry.
Note: In Dragonrealms, currently, Staff Slings are used as Ranged weapon substitutes for Slings, you are able to parry but not melee damage with one.
Variations
| Item | Source is | Rare item | Is incomplete |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloodwood staff sling with spidersilk whipcords | Slings and Things (3), Slings and Things (2), Slings and Things (1) | ||
| Bocote-handled staff sling with a mammoth-hide leather pocket | Squat Bungalow (2) | ||
| Bone staff sling capped with a black shadowling | Slings and Things (3), Slings and Things (2), Slings and Things (1) | true | |
| Fel-hafted staff sling | Slings and Arrows of Outrageous Fortune | ||
| Flexible bamboo staff sling | Slings and Arrows of Outrageous Fortune | ||
| Gold-banded staff sling etched with the silhouette of a howling wolf | Slings and Things (3), Slings and Things (2), Slings and Things (1) | ||
| Lunat-handled staff sling | Squat Bungalow, Squat Bungalow (1) | true | |
| Mistwood staff sling inlaid with a ruby scorpion | Slings and Things (3), Slings and Things (2), Slings and Things (1) | ||
| Patterned bamboo staff sling | Basimah's (3), Basimah's (1) | ||
| Polished ebonwood staff sling | Wise Weapons (2), Wise Weapons (1) | true | |
| ... further results | |||
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