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Name	Flail
Skill	Maces & Flails
Damage	10
Accuracy	0
Base delay (%)	14
Min delay	7 at skill 14
Hands	1H
Size	Little
Ranged?	No

A mace with a short chain connecting the head to the haft.

“Even after forcing their way, with great effort and loss, through this double
defence, [the Germans] still found themselves at a disadvantage; for their
armour scarce enabled them to contend on equal terms with the uncouth but
formidable weapons of their adversaries. The Bohemians were armed with long
iron flails, which they swung with prodigious force. They seldom failed to
hit, and when they did so, the flail crashed through brazen helmet, skull and
all.”

-James A. Wylie, _The History of Protestantism_, vol. I, book 3, ch. 15
“John Huss and the Hussite Wars”. 1878.

This weapon falls into the Maces & Flails category. It is a one handed weapon.

The flail is a common, moderately powerful one-handed weapon, a step up from a mace. Although it's a little less powerful than a morningstar, it's faster and more accurate, making it a fair choice for the early game. Still, upgrading it as soon as possible is advisable.

	Image
Mundane
Magical
Artifact

History

Prior to 0.12, flails had only 9 base damage.

Weapons
Axes	Battleaxe • Broad axe • Executioner's axe • Hand axe • War axe
Maces & Flails	Club • Demon whip • Dire flail • Eveningstar • Flail • Giant club • Giant spiked club • Great mace • Mace (Hammer) • Morningstar • Sacred scourge • Whip
Long Blades	Demon blade • Double sword • Eudemon blade • Falchion • Great sword • Long sword • Scimitar • Triple sword
Polearms	Bardiche • Demon trident • Glaive • Halberd (Scythe) • Partisan • Spear • Trident • Trishula
Ranged Weapons	Arbalest • Hand cannon • Longbow • Orcbow • Shortbow • Sling • Triple crossbow
Short Blades	Dagger • Quick blade • Rapier • Short sword
Staves	Lajatang • Magical staff • Quarterstaff
Throwing	Boomerang • Dart • Javelin • Large rock • Stone • Throwing net

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-{{version011}}
+{{version031}}
 {{weapon
   |name        = Flail
- |cost        = ?
   |weight      = 13.0
   |skill       = Maces & Flails
-  |damage      = 9
+  |damage      = 10
-  |accuracy    = +2
+  |accuracy    = 0
-  |basedelay   = 150%
+  |basedelay   = 14
+ |mindelay    = 7 at skill 14
   |hands       = 1H
-  |size        = Medium
+  |size        = Little
   |ranged      = No
   |damtype     = Crushing
   |acquirement = ?
 }}
+{{flavour|A mace with a short chain connecting the head to the haft.
-{{flavour|A mace with a short chain connecting the head to the haft. This adds slightly more force to the blow at the cost of complicating use.}}
+----
-{{crawlquote|This weapon falls into the '[[Maces & Flails]]' category. It is a one handed weapon, and it is better for the strong.}}
+“Even after forcing their way, with great effort and loss, through this double<br>
+defence, [the Germans] still found themselves at a disadvantage; for their<br>
+armour scarce enabled them to contend on equal terms with the uncouth but<br>
+formidable weapons of their adversaries. The Bohemians were armed with long<br>
+iron flails, which they swung with prodigious force. They seldom failed to<br>
+hit, and when they did so, the flail crashed through brazen helmet, skull and<br>
+all.”
-The '''flail''' is a moderately powerful common one-handed weapon. Although it's a little less powerful than a [[morningstar]], it's significantly more accurate, making it a fair choice for the early game.
+-James A. Wylie, _The History of Protestantism_, vol. I, book 3, ch. 15<br>
+“John Huss and the Hussite Wars”. 1878.}}
+{{crawlquote|This weapon falls into the [[Maces & Flails]] category. It is a one handed weapon.}}
+The '''flail''' is a common, moderately powerful one-handed weapon, a step up from a [[mace]]. Although it's a little less powerful than a [[morningstar]], it's faster and more accurate, making it a fair choice for the early game.  Still, upgrading it as soon as possible is advisable.
 {| class="prettytable" style="border:none; margin:auto; padding:0; text-align: center"
-! || Common || Dwarven || Orcish
+! || Image
 |-
-| '''Mundane''' || [[File:Flail 1.png]] || [[File:Dwarven flail 1.png]] || [[File:Orcish flail 1.png]]
+| '''Mundane''' || [[File:Flail1.png]]
 |-
-| '''Magical/Artifact''' || [[File:Flail 2.png]] || [[File:Dwarven flail 2.png]] || [[File:Orcish flail 2.png]]
+| '''Magical''' || [[File:Flail2.png]]
+|-
+| '''Artifact''' || [[File:Flail3.png]]
 |}
+==History==
+*Prior to [[0.12]], flails had only 9 base damage.
 {{weapons}}
 [[Category:Maces & Flails]]