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A '''pick''' is a [[equipment|digging implement]] / [[weapon]] that can be [[Metalsmith's forge|forged]] (using the [[Weaponsmithing]] labour) from most weapon-grade [[metal]]s, such as [[copper]], [[iron]], [[bronze]], [[bismuth bronze]], [[steel]], and [[adamantine]], but not [[silver]], (although other [[weapon]]s can be forged from silver). Picks are essential for a properly-functioning fortress: [[miner]]s require picks to strike the earth, dig tunnels, carve staircases and everything else related to the removal of rock and soil tiles. You will need to purchase or create picks on embark, as miners won't bring their own. Without picks, your dwarves will be stranded on the surface, forced to live like [[elf|elves]]. The [[quality]] and [[material]] of a pick have no effect on its speed when digging through rock; that depends solely on the user's [[Mining]] skill level. | A '''pick''' is a [[equipment|digging implement]] / [[weapon]] that can be [[Metalsmith's forge|forged]] (using the [[Weaponsmithing]] labour) from most weapon-grade [[metal]]s, such as [[copper]], [[iron]], [[bronze]], [[bismuth bronze]], [[steel]], and [[adamantine]], but not [[silver]], (although other [[weapon]]s can be forged from silver). Picks are essential for a properly-functioning fortress: [[miner]]s require picks to strike the earth, dig tunnels, carve staircases and everything else related to the removal of rock and soil tiles. You will need to purchase or create picks on embark, as miners won't bring their own. Without picks, your dwarves will be stranded on the surface, forced to live like [[elf|elves]]. The [[quality]] and [[material]] of a pick have no effect on its speed when digging through rock; that depends solely on the user's [[Mining]] skill level. | ||
| − | Picks can also be used as weapons. They inflict [[attack types|EDGE type]] damage, tend to impale or dismember enemies, and gain damage bonuses dependent on the user's Mining skill level. Picks are brutally effective, combining slashing and impaling with velocity of blunt weapons and generally far better than anything that isn't a [[whip]] or [[scourge]] (and will be better | + | Picks can also be used as weapons. They inflict [[attack types|EDGE type]] damage, tend to impale or dismember enemies, and gain damage bonuses dependent on the user's Mining skill level. Picks are brutally effective, combining slashing and impaling with velocity of blunt weapons and generally far better than anything that isn't a [[whip]] or [[scourge]] (and will be better then them if it's made from good materials and with good quality). Unlike when digging through rock, [[quality]] and [[material]] are both important when using a pick as a weapon. Since a [[steel]] pick can penetrate most armor, picks are effective weapons against any foe, armored, [[Forgotten beast|forgotten]], [[Bronze colossus|bronze]], or otherwise. Almost all dwarves can equip picks; [[Weapon#Size|some must use two hands]] (what makes them more similar to real-life ice axes then actual R-L heavy, two-handed human pickaxes). |
Note that military dwarves will never select a pick as a weapon if allowed "individual choice". They must be specifically assigned picks as part of their uniform or on their equip screen. | Note that military dwarves will never select a pick as a weapon if allowed "individual choice". They must be specifically assigned picks as part of their uniform or on their equip screen. | ||