Pen - Black is a household weapon item in Project Zomboid. As a weapon it hits for 0.1 damage with 0.8 reach and a maximum condition of 2. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Household Weapon Melee weapons
As a weapon it hits for 0.1 damage with 0.8 reach and a maximum condition of 2. It weighs 0.1.
Melee weapons use one of the weapon skills. Condition drops as you fight, a broken weapon is useless until repaired, and heavy two-handed weapons drain endurance faster.
More: Melee weapon stats · Weapons and ammo.
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.Pen | Household Weapon |
Pen - Black is on 36 loot tables in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.
| Loot table | Where that table is used | Share | Rolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Post Office Supplies | Post Office (cupboard, desk, box); Post storage (cupboard, box) | 19% | 4 |
| Art Store Pen | Art Store (shelves) | 17% | 4 |
| Ranger Outfit | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 5.3% | 3 |
| Police Outfit | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 5.0% | 3 |
| Police State Outfit | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 4.8% | 3 |
| Art Supplies | Attic (box, crate); Closet (box); Garage storage (box); and 4 more places | 4.7% | 4 |
| Bedroom Sidetable Redneck | Bedroom (drawer) | 4.5% | 4 |
| Daycare Desk | Daycare (desk) | 4.2% | 4 |
It is on 28 more tables with smaller shares.
On zombies: zombies in these outfits can carry it: Office Worker, Office Worker Skirt, Prison Guard, Police, Police State, Airport Security Tarmac, Agent, Ranger and 1 more.
Inside bags and cases: Pencil Case, Duffel Bag, Small Backpack, Handbag and more.
Town by town: loot locations.
Needed as a tool in 1 recipe (it is not used up): Make Blank ID.
It weighs 0.1 in Build 42.
Base.Pen.
0.1 per hit, with 0.8 reach.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.