Bonus melee damage

Bonus melee damage is applied to attacks made with Melee Weapons.

Source	Source type	Increase	Duration	Requirements	Notes
Maul of the Cave Bear	Naturalist Combat Skill	300%	one attack	Level 16	+300% Ranged damage +20% to hit
Trample of the Rhino	Naturalist Combat Skill	200%	one attack	Level 10	+200% Ranged damage +40 to hit
Charge of the Bovine	Naturalist Combat Skill	100%	one attack	Level 2	+100% Ranged damage +20 to hit
Torch of Nug	Melee weapon	50%	Always	Level 70	+50 fire damage +10% of weapon damage returned as HP
Shark's Tooth Necklace	Talisman	.5 x your level	Always		-1 Intellect
Scourge of Souls	Melee weapon	50	Always	Level 55	5% chance to stun opponents -10 foe toughness +10% of weapon damage returned as HP
saw glove	Melee weapon	15	Always	Level 12
special wooden cup	Talisman	15	Always		+10% to hit +3 XP per combat -15% dodging ability
Seeing Red	Item	12	180 minutes		Obtained from ruby treacle +12 Ranged damage
Fighting Club	Melee weapon	10	Always		+X offense +20% Strength +5% of weapon damage returned as HP You do know Jack. Specifically, Jack's physiology.
ham banner	Melee weapon	10	Always	Level 6
lamp post	Melee weapon	10	Always	Level 8	-8 to hit
quill blade	Melee weapon	10	Always	Level 12	+5% to hit
Sockin' it to 'Em	Item	10	60 minutes		Obtained from lost sock
Treader of the Dust's Sandals	Boots	10	Always	Level 55	+10 PP per turn Increased chance of combat adventures +10 Ranged damage -5 seconds to the duration of each turn
bun's blade	Melee weapon	9	Always	Level 17	+20 Reflexes Grants wearer the ability for super jumps
jack boots	Boots	8	Always	level 7
poly stilettos	Boots	8	Always	Level 13	+5% Reflexes +8 Ranged damage
The Tenderizer's hammer	Melee weapon	8	Always	Level 13	+15% Strength
astral spline	Melee weapon	7	Always	Level 9	+10 to hit
unbalanced club	Melee weapon	6	Always	Level 9	+3 foe toughness
Ace Up Your Sleeve	Item	5	60 minutes		Sometimes obtained from playing card
Hobbes' nail boots	Boots	5	Always		Occasionally grants a bonus tiger pounce attack if you win initiative +5% item drops Increased chance of combat adventures
Thirsty	Item	5	120 minutes		Obtained from dehydrated water +5 Ranged damage -2 PP regen/turn
truepenny blade	Melee weapon	5	Always	Level 7	+5 to hit
Bass-O-Matic 77	Melee weapon	4	Always	Level 4
cat o' five tails	Melee weapon	4	Always	Level 2	+5 foe toughness
warmaking baton	Melee weapon	4	Always	Level 7
Circle A	Accessory	3	Always	Level 5	+3 Ranged damage
Doctor Worm's surgical gloves	Gloves	3	Always	level 12	No weapon fumbles, ever +3 Ranged damage
hammer time	Melee weapon	3	Always	Level 6	-5 seconds to the duration of each turn
roller blades	Boots	3	Always	level 5
spiked gloves	Gloves	3	Always	level 3
Thewsday	day of the week	3	Always
paper machete	Melee weapon	2	Always
peacekeeping baton	Melee weapon	2	Always
pirate hook	Offhand item	1	Always
plastic fangs	Accessory	1	Always
Dangerously Dour	Item	scales with level	90 minutes		Obtained from grim pill Ranged damage
Smoldering with Fury	Item	scales with level	90 minutes		Obtained from rusty brick Ranged damage Spell damage
Talons of the Raptor	Naturalist Skill	scales with level	45 minutes	Level 9
Thunder in a Bottle	Talisman	-3	Always		Using skills costs -2 PP +10% to your maximum PP

Notes

• Discovering the bonus on Thewsday was part of the March 2009 spading bounty.