Large hammer (base item)

Large hammer (()
Item Type	Melee weapon
Sprite
Weight	120s		96s		89s
Danger Level	1		3		6
Material	Iron		Mithril		Adamantium
Sprite
Weight				55s		24s
Danger Level				18		?
Material				Eternium		Truesilver

Large hammers are a basic type of one-handed weapon belonging to the Clubs and Hammers weapon group.

Large hammers made of iron have typical melee stats of (-1, 1d10+2), while large eternium hammers have typical melee stats of (-1, 2d10+10). Large hammers are never generated with prefixes or suffixes.

Desirability

Large hammers are more powerful than other types of generic one-handed weapons; large hammers made of iron are thus quite useful in the early game, and large eternium hammers can be useful later in the game (if better artifact or special weapons can't be found). Compared to less powerful weapons, the only downsides of using large hammers is that they are somewhat heavy, and that they give little bonuses to hit chance through the weapon class and the direct penalty.

Large hammers can be also be useful for smithing. If the PC is carrying a large hammer solely for this purpose and is unconcerned with its performance as a weapon, an equivalent warhammer may be preferred since those are lighter to carry.

Guaranteed/Common Sources

They can be obtained in the same manner as all generic loot. Human and trollish Weaponsmiths start out with a large hammer made of iron.

Greater Identify information

----------------------- blessed large hammer (-1, 1d10+2)----------------------


When used in melee combat it grants a -1 bonus to hit and causes 1d10+2 points
of damage. When used as a missile it grants a -6 bonus to hit and causes 1d6
points of damage.

------------------- blessed large mithril hammer (-1, 1d10+5)------------------


When used in melee combat it grants a -1 bonus to hit and causes 1d10+5 points
of damage. When used as a missile it grants a -6 bonus to hit and causes 1d6+3
points of damage.

----------------- blessed large adamantium hammer (-1, 1d10+8)----------------


When used in melee combat it grants a -1 bonus to hit and causes 1d10+8 points
of damage. When used as a missile it grants a -6 bonus to hit and causes 1d6+6
points of damage.

----------------- blessed large eternium hammer (-1, 2d10+10)----------------


When used in melee combat it grants a -1 bonus to hit and causes 2d10+10 points
of damage. When used as a missile it grants a -4 bonus to hit and causes 1d6+8
points of damage.

----------------- blessed large truesilver hammer (+2, 1d10+5)----------------


When used in melee combat it grants a +2 bonus to hit and causes 1d10+5 points
of damage. When used as a missile it grants a -3 bonus to hit and causes 1d6+3
points of damage.

Stat Table

Material	Danger Level	Weight	Typical stats	Notes
Iron	1	120	(-1, 1d10+2)	Can be rusted
Mithril	3	96	(-1, 1d10+5)
Adamantium	6	89	(-1, 1d10+8)
Eternium	18	55	(-1, 2d10+10)	Immune to corrosion
Truesilver	?	24	(+2, 1d10+5)	Not smithable

Some item DLs and/or stat modifier distribution taken from Anilatx's research.