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Does anyone know how much dammage projectile weapons inflict?

If I shoot myself with a crossbow and slayer arrow using a teleporter I only get like five to ten hitpoints of dammage; that cant be accurate, or?

Not sure. Everything in the game does damage when you throw it, but arrows and rocks seem to do a lot more than leather jerkins. I killed a mummy with a copper coin one time.

Your character probably didn't take much damage from the arrow because he was wearing armor.

Here's a fun thing to do:

in arena level of original DM:

Wear boots of speed. Have your guy throw something. Run fast as you can into rock. Tadah! approximate damage

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The start of level 10 is perfect...you throw at the two teleporters there, and you can sidestep back to the stairs to get hit.

Armour seems to make a big difference to damage,
Well armoured parties take about 5-10 per item, while unarmoured can take between 5 - 30
Very heavy or large weapons do the most, of course : )

Best place to test missile damage is at the beginning of the rat´s level, where right after the initial illusionary wall a 180-degree-turning tile is situated - shoot and you´ll get what you deserve