Sledgehammer

Sledgehammer
Location	Engine 3, Engine 3 Maintenance Passage, Airship
Chapter	Rag Princess Sews
Strength	Medium-high
Range	High

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One swing will break most objects.

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The Sledgehammer is a two-handed melee weapon in Rule of Rose. A tool featuring a large metal head attached to a wooden handle, the Sledgehammer has a number of applications ranging from farmwork to demolitions.

Background

During the search for Joshua the Bear in "Rag Princess Sews," Diana assigned Jennifer to search for Amanda after noticing the latter's absence inside the Working Class Luggage compartment area of Sector 8 Cargo Bay. After Brown trailed Amanda to the Lift at Sector 6 Maintenance Passageway, Amanda took the Lift to the Middeck, and the entire Airship lost electrical power. Since the Lift could not be operated from Sector 6 without any backup power from the generators inside the Sector 11 Maintenance Passage, Jennifer was forced to restart the generators. The sudden appearance of a Pig Imp plunges the Airship into mayhem as the Airship grew infested withImps.

Characteristics

The Sledgehammer is superior to the Shovel in terms of damage capability, even though it is somewhat slower than the Shovel. Due to its slow speed, the player might find its usefulness to be quite limited later in "Rag Princess Sews" and in the next two chapters as the Sledgehammer can be quickly replaced by the Lumberjack Axe and the Rusty Sword/Knight Rapier. Until the player finds those weapons, the Sledgehammer should more than suffice when combating Pig Imps, as four strikes from it is enough to eliminate one.

The Sledgehammer can be found inside Engine 3, which is accessible by ladder from the Engine 3 Maintenance Passage. The Maintenance Passage can be reached from the port side connecting corridor between the Cargo Bays of Sector 7 and Sector 8. Upon entering Engine 3, a lone Horrible Imp carrying the Sledgehammer will be encountered banging the engine with it. This Imp will become startled upon spotting Jennifer, tossing the weapon aside before crawling to the other side of Engine 3. From here, the player can pick it up and either kill or avoid the unarmed Imp before returning to Brown at the Engine 3 Maintenance Passage.

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