Weapon:Dao (crafted)

A dao is a melee-range Light Edged metal weaponsmithing template.

It is a 04- Simple template, uses 5 volumes of metal, and is covered by the Proficient Bladed Weapon Design technique.

It is 8 by 2 by 1 spans.

This metal weapon has the standard construction values for its type.

In the books: Book of master weaponsmithing instructions, chapter 1 · lowest book: Apprentice (book page).

The crafted falcatas, koummyas, kythes, and obens are also identical in performance to this template.

Standard

Used unweighted tempered low carbon steel for reference.

Hard	Dur	Mod	Pierce	Slice	Impact	FOI	Balance	Suit	Construction	WT
80	80		02- poor	06- s.mod	05- fair	03- poor	04- inad	07- reasonably	17- n.impervious	25

Use this location to list all important versions. All should be tempered.

Hard	Mod	Pierce	Slice	Impact	FOI	Balance	Suit	WT
80		02- poor	06- s.mod	05- fair	03- poorly	04- inadequately	07- reasonably	25
85		02- poor	07- mod	05- fair	03- poorly	04- inadequately	08- soundly	25

Hard	Pierce	Slice	Impact	FOI	Balance	Suit	WT
90	02- poor	06- s.mod	05- fair	03- poorly	05- fairly	08- soundly	18
90	02- poor	06- s.mod	05- fair	03- poorly	05- fairly	08- soundly	19
90	02- poor	07- mod	05- fair	03- poorly	05- fairly	08- soundly	20-21
90	02- poor	07- mod	05- fair	03- poorly	04- inadequately	08- soundly	22-24
90	02- poor	07- mod	05- fair	03- poorly	04- inadequately	08- soundly	25
90	02- poor	07- mod	05- fair	03- poorly	04- inadequately	08- soundly	26-27
90	02- poor	07- mod	05- fair	03- poorly	04- inadequately	09- well	28
90	02- poor	07- mod	05- fair	03- poorly	04- inadequately	09- well	29
90	02- poor	07- mod	06- s.mod	03- poorly	04- inadequately	09- well	30-31

Hard	Pierce	Slice	Impact	FOI	Balance	Suit	WT
95	02- poor	06- s.mod	04- s.fair	02- dismally	05- fairly	08- soundly	16
95	02- poor	08- s.heavy	05- fair	03- poorly	04- inadequately	09- well	28
95	02- poor	08- s.heavy	06- s.mod	03- poorly	04- inadequately	09- well	30
95	02- poor	08- s.heavy	06- s.mod	03- poorly	04- inadequately	09- well	30
95	02- poor	08- s.heavy	06- s.mod	03- poorly	03- poorly	10- v.well	35
95	02- poor	08- s.heavy	06- s.mod	03- poorly	03- poorly	10- v.well	37

Hard	Mod	Pierce	Slice	Impact	FOI	Balance	Suit	WT
99		03- low	08- s.heavy	06- s.mod	03- poorly	04- inadequately	10- v.well	33
99		03- low	08- s.heavy	07- mod	04- inadequately	04- inadequately	10- v.well	34