greathammer
English
editEtymology
editFrom great + hammer. Probably modeled on greatsword, greathelm, etc.
Noun
editgreathammer (plural greathammers)
- (fantasy and video games) A gigantic (combat) hammer; a particularly large or powerful hammer.
- 1993, David B. Pilurs, Sun and Storm: The Enchiridion, →ISBN, page 60:
- A knife may inflict 5 points on a hit, but a Greathammer would inflict 25 points of Damage, shatter bone, and severely dent a suit of armour. This reflects the differences in size, weight and design of various weapons.
- 2011, Christopher Rowe, Sandstorm: A Forgotten Realms Novel, Wizards of the Coast, →ISBN:
- […] some gigantic man spinning a polearm or greathammer—struck her sister a solid blow in the chest, knocking the woman to the floor. The hammer danced, and the woman holding it rushed to capitalize on the heavy strike she had just landed.
- 2015, GamerGuides.com, Lords of the Fallen - Strategy Guide, Gamer Guides, →ISBN:
- Just to the left of these is the final Rhogar Statue we can destroy with the Tor Greathammer for the final piece of the Armour Set (Chest - Last Traitor).
- 2019, Deng XiaWuYu, Supreme Emperor: Volume 8, Funstory, →ISBN:
- White Hair Ancestor looked carefully, only to see that in Qin Feng's hand, a pitch black octagonal greathammer had already appeared. "Hello..." "Then ..." Qin Feng bellowed, and threw the Sky-splitting Hammer over to the other party.
- 2021, Nicholas Stanosheck, Vhaidra & the DRAGON of Temple Mount, Notion Press, →ISBN:
- Ti'erra went to the middle of the tavern and placed the head of her greathammer on the floor, with the haft in the air. When it was set this way, at the top of the greathammer was a leather loop, […]