Shovel

Shovel

The shovel is a common tool, normally used for digging, which can be bought at every well-stocked provisioner shop. It appears in Ultima VI, Martian Dreams, Ultima VII and Ultima VII Part Two. While shovels are often regarded as tools for gardening, farming or digging graves, they can also be used to unearth a great many novel items. They can also be weaponized.

Description

As already stated, the main use for this tool is digging holes into the dirt, which actually can happen more often than one might expect. Although not balanced for fighting, it can be fairly effective when used as a makeshift weapon – something the provisioner Greg in Britain even boasted about in a – most likely – false story. Typically found near farms, its construction requires the use of two hands.

Effectiveness as a Weapon

In Ultima VI, shovels have a damage of 4 and a reach of 0.

In Martian Dreams, shovels have a damage of 1 and a reach of 0.

In Ultima VII and Ultima VII Part Two, shovels have a damage of 6 and a reach of 4.

Trivia

• The shovel is also useful in dungeons in Ultima VI for digging up gold nuggets.
• In Ultima VI a shovel is needed on Spektran in order to reach the silver tablet.
• Shovels and similar tools usable as weapons could also be found on Mars in the 19th century – see Weapons in Martian Dreams. Indeed, a shovel is needed regularly there due to the many plant-based puzzles being encountered.

See Also

• Weapon values

References

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Weapons

Melee Weapons
Basic Melee Weapons	Axe ☥ Bladed staff ☥ Club ☥ Custom sword ☥ Cutlass ☥ Dagger ☥ Decorative sword ☥ Dum‑dum ☥ Halberd ☥ Hammer ☥ Jeweled weapons ☥ Knife ☥ Mace ☥ Main gauche ☥ Morning star ☥ Poison dagger ☥ Saber ☥ Scimitar ☥ Serpentine dagger ☥ Serpentine sword ☥ Silver sword ☥ Spear ☥ Spiked helm ☥ Spiked shield ☥ Staff ☥ Sword ☥ Two‑handed axe ☥ Two‑handed hammer ☥ Two‑handed sword
Enhanced Melee Weapons	Blackrock sword ☥ Exotic Weapons ☥ Fire sword ☥ Glass sword ☥ Great dagger ☥ Lightning sword ☥ Lightning whip ☥ Magic sword ☥ Mystic Weapons ☥ Sword of defense

Ranged Weapons
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Enhanced Ranged Weapons	Anachronistic weapons ☥ Fire wand ☥ Infinity bow ☥ Lightning wand ☥ Lightning whip ☥ Magic axe ☥ Magic boomerang ☥ Magic bow ☥ Magician’s wand ☥ Starbursts

Ammunition
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Enhanced Ammuntion	Burst arrows ☥ Fire arrows ☥ Love arrows ☥ Lucky arrows ☥ Magic arrows ☥ Magic bolts ☥ Mana arrows ☥ Serpent arrows ☥ Sleep arrows

Non-traditional Weapons
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Others
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