Combat

Swordsmanship

Swordsmanship covers every bladed weapon and carries Execute, a chance on a landed hit against an already-wounded monster to simply finish it. It is the most straightforward of the weapon skills: hit things, hit them harder, occasionally skip the last quarter of the fight entirely.

How you train it Swing a bladed weapon in combat. Weapon skills gain fastest in their first stretch and slow considerably near mastery.

What you need A bladed weapon equipped.

Weapons

Damage shown is the base before material tier, Tactics and any magic property.

Weapon	Damage	Speed	Hands
Broadsword	13–17	2.5s	One
Cutlass	11–15	2s	One
Katana	10–14	2s	One
Longsword	13–17	2.5s	One
Scimitar	13–17	2.5s	One
Viking Sword	13–17	2.5s	One
Axe	13–17	2.5s	One
Battle Axe	19–23	3s	Two
Double Axe	15–19	2.8s	One
Executioner's Axe	21–25	3.3s	Two
Large Battle Axe	22–26	3.5s	Two
Two-Handed Axe	21–25	3.3s	Two
Bardiche	22–26	3.5s	Two
Halberd	23–27	3.8s	Two

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Execute — A finishing blow. On a landed hit that leaves a monster on a sliver of health, a chance to drop it straight to zero — an ordinary kill with full loot, gold and XP, just sooner.

Execute, in numbers

Chance on a landed hit: 1.75% at 0 skill, rising to 7% at 100
Only fires when the monster is at or below: 25% of its maximum health
Never fires on: A monster already at 0, or a training dummy

Magic properties you may find

Monster-dropped weapons arrive unidentified — Item Identification reads them.

Property	Damage bonus
Ruin	+3
Might	+6
Force	+9
Power	+12
Vanquishing	+15

Other Combat skills

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