Powerful Pick: Difference between revisions

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A [[Sub-Trope]] of [[Improvised Weapon]] and closely related to [[Shovel Strike]], pickaxes are commonly used to break up rocks and earth but also can immediately be used as a weapon. While usually not as sharp as a conventional melee weapon, the narrow spike and heavy head of the pick make it effective against armor. Because of their original purpose, they're also exceptionally sturdy and not as likely to break as other improvised weapons. Ice picks, used as a climbing aid in icy regions, are also covered by this trope. Though smaller than mining picks, their blades will tend to have a sharper edge and the weapon will be easier to both control and conceal.

 

== [[Tabletop Games]] ==

* In ''[[GURPS]]'', picks are very powerful because they have high basic damage and a high damage multiplier. Their major limitation is that they can get stuck in a target, but even then they automatically do damage when you pull them out.

* In the official board game of ''[[The Walking Dead]]'', picks are very powerful if you use nothing but picks in a single combat.

* ''[[Dwarf Fortress]]'': picks deal piercing damage, which is one of the best ways to damage internal organs (and thus, potentially kill a victim in a single blow depending on where you hit.) The skill that governs weapon use also governs one's skill at mining, and so your best weapon-wielding dwarfs often start off as pickaxe-wielding miners, and may never trade up the pick for a hammer or sword in their life. Try temporarily recruiting a legendary miner (so s/he doesn't run away from the enemy) and not assigning him/her a weapon (so they continue to use the pick.) Ass will be kicked.

* ''[[Warcraft]] 3'' has the Rusty Pick item, which adds a little damage and has a chance to stun an enemy. Peasants and Peons [[Percussive Maintenance|use them as tools]] and weapons, if you order them to attack.

* The Soldier class in ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' has a pick as his unlockable melee weapon called The Equalizer. It turns him into the ultimate [[Glass Cannon]] by raising in damage output and running speed based on how low his health level is. At 1 [[Hit Point]], he can hit with 113 points of damage and is almost as fast as the [[Fragile Speedster|Scout]].

* ''[[Modern Warfare]] 2'': one level has you using ice picks as melee weapons.

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