Axe

From Desolation

The axe (or ax) is one of the oldest devices used by man, primarily as a tool to harvest timber or as a weapon. Axes for specialized uses are also available, such as a firefighter's axe or climbing axe. It generally consists of an axe head and a handle or haft.

Axe heads can be made with a large variety of matierials, including stone, copper, brone, iron and steel. Modern axes tend to have wooden handles (typically hickory in the United States), however plastic or fiberglass handles are also common.

The Axe skill grants proficiency in combat with axes both one-handed and two-handed, but does not apply to any thrown axe - that is covered by Thrown Weapons. Raising the Axe skill increases the chance to hit enemies when you are wielding an axe-type weapon. At an early level, it also grants the use of a special move, cleave.

An axe can also be used as a tool to chop wood. For gathering resources with an axe, see Woodcrafting.

[edit] Special Moves

• At 35% rating, this skill allows for the use of the special move cleave with two-handed axes.

[edit] Training Caps

• Soldier: 10% per rank
• Thief: 5% per rank
• Engineer: 5% per rank
• Medic: 1% per rank

[edit] For Creators

An axe comes under the category of melee_axe