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| − | From TweakingPowerCombatWeapons, houseruled versions of many hand-to-hand weapons. These are the cutting- and smashing-oriented weapons.
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| − | <pre>
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| − | SWORDS
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| − | Name Spd Acc Dam Def Rate Other
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| − | Short Sword +2 +1 +3L +1 3
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| − | Straight Sword +4 +3 +3L +1 3
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| − | Slashing Sword +6 +1 +4L +0 2
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| − | Chopping Sword +3 +2 +4L -1 3
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| − | Great Sword +7 +2 +6L -1 2
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| − | Hook Sword +3 +0 +3L +3 3 Bonus to Disarm attempts (see Sai)
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| − | Swordbreaker +4 +0 +2L +3 3 Bonus to Disarm attempts (see Sai)
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| − | Rapier +4 +3 +1L +0 4 Bonus to Marking attempts (see Corebook, pg. 238)
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| − | I don't feel particularly strongly about any of these. Input is welcome; I'm basically assuming the [[PG]]'s versions of Straight, Chopping, and Slashing were an accurate comparison of the three represented sword types. Rapier, based on feedback, has had Def tuned down, on the assumption that a fencer's defensive efforts are better spent on dodging.<br>
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| − | A swordbreaker is a sword with a series of notches along its length, designed to catch an opponent's weapon and... break it, I guess.
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| − | AXES
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| − | Name Spd Acc Dam Def Rate Other
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| − | Throwing Axe +1 +1 +2L -1 3 can be thrown; see ThrownWeapons for stats
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| − | Woodsman's Axe/Hatchet +3 +1 +4L -1 3
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| − | Battle Axe +4 +2 +7L -2 2
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| − | Great Axe +6 +2 +9L -3 1
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| − | The Acc bonuses for the two two-handed axes come from the relative difficulty of deflecting a mighty axe-swing, and not so much from any particular precision associated with said attacks.<br>
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| − | The Def penalties are a reflection not only of the weapons' relative cumbersomeness, but also the lack of any surfaces well-suited to weapon-deflection.<br>
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| − | I think these came out rather nicely, differentiating themselves from the swords while still remaining useful and whatnot.
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| − | KNIVES, ETC.
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| − | Name Spd Acc Dam Def Rate Other
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| − | Knife +1 +1 +2L +1 5 Can be thrown; see ThrownWeapons for stats (under Hvy. Throwing Knife)
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| − | Khatar +3 +0 +3L +1 3 Useable with Brawl
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| − | Sai +2 +0 +1L +3 5 Useable with MA, bonus to Disarm attempts (see CB:N, pg. 76)
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| − | Wind Fire Wheel +2 +1 +1L +2 5 Useable with MA
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| − | Knives have a higher Rate than Fists. Yes. This is because, as I reason, it is easier to slash back and forth across someone's soft parts than it is to properly recoil and strike out with repeated punches. (So why do Sai have Rate 5? I'm not sure. Because they're wielded in pairs. Because they have so -many- striking/defensive surfaces. Because Raphael made them so freaking badass in my generation's mind. Whatever.)
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| − | Khatars: slightly longer-reaching versions of knives. See no reason why they should have such a @$*%ing huge Defense bonus as the [[PG]] gives them, though. In fact, it should be worse than knives, because of method of utilization, except that they have those two bars that extend back on either side of the user's forearm - so, benefit of the doubt.
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| − | Wind-Fire Wheels: this is the best I could do without making them mechanically identical to sai, except without the Disarm bonus.
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| − | BLUDGEONS
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| − | Name Spd Acc Dam Def Rate Other
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| − | Club +4 +0 +5B +0 3
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| − | Mace/Shillelagh +4 +1 +7B -1 2 P
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| − | Hammer +3 +1 +9B -2 2 P
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| − | Sledge/Tetsubo +7 +2 +11B -2 1 P
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| − | 2-Handed Hammer +6 +2 +13B -3 1 P
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| − | Damage for the Club was hard, because there aren't a lot of Bashing-damage weapons to compare it to. I decided on a compromise between [[Jaelra]]'s and the [[PG]]'s, which feels okay compared to fist and foot damage.<br>
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| − | The Acc bonuses for the big hammmer and sledge derive from the same logic as the battleaxe's: these weapons menace a large area, and if you're in that area, there's not a lot you can do to divert their attacks. Also, they don't require the precision of other weapons to do their damage. Consider it a small benefit to compensate for the hideous Rate. <br>
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| − | Hammers, I rationalize, are poorer at defense than maces and tetsubo. This is partly because I reason that a hammer will do more damage by virtue of focusing the impact into a smaller area, and tetsubo need some advantage to counteract this. But my rationalization is that a mace/tetsubo, being essentially a very heavy stick or a very heavy cylinder on a stick, can be used to parry more or less just like swords, whereas a hammer's head makes efficient parrying very difficult.
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| − | POLEARMS
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| − | Name Spd Acc Dam Def Rate Other
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| − | MA Spear +10 +2 +3L +1 4
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| − | Footman's Spear +8 +1 +5L +0 2
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| − | Naginata +? +? +?L +? 2
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| − | Poleaxe/Halberd +8 +1 +7L -1 1
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| − | Trident/Tiger Fork +8 +0 +5L +1 2 Bonus to Disarm attempts (see sai)
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| − | Lance (on foot) +7 -1 +3L -3 2
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| − | Lance (charging) +12 +2 +10L -3 1
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| − | Short Spear +4 +1 +4L +1 3
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| − | By MA spear, I mean something more like the flexible spear utilized in Chinese martial arts. It's a powerful weapon in the right hands, but it's not really rigid enough to plant one end in the ground and the other in the heart of a charging cavalry-horse. That's the "footman's spear," for lack of a better term. Spears actually used by cavalry, on the other hand, are still probably more likely to be lances.<br>
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| − | The naginata is a Japanese weapon that basically boils down to a slashing blade on the end of a pole. The Chinese have a similar weapon, and I'm not sure what the closest Western analogue would be.<br>
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| − | I'll be the first to admit I have no idea how a poleaxe is typically used. I'm basing these stats off of the assumption that they are, as the name implies, an axe on a pole. As such, they seem as though they would be rather unwieldy, but capable of impressive damage. Insight on this matter is welcome.
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| − | STAVES AND VARIATIONS
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| − | Name Spd Acc Dam Def Rate Other
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| − | Quarterstaff/Bo +9 +1 +8B +1 2 Useable with MA
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| − | MA Staff +7 +2 +6B +2 3 Useable with MA
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| − | Short Staff/Jo +5 +1 +4B +2 3 Useable with MA
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| − | Fighting Sticks +3 +1 +3B +3 4 Useable with MA and Brawl
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| − | Nunchaku +3 +1 +3B +1 5 Useable with MA
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| − | Seven-Section Staff +6 +1 +6B +0 3 Useable with MA
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| − | A quarterstaff is longer and much more rigid than an "MA staff." A quarterstaff might be made out of oak or maple, where a MA staff would be made out of bamboo or variations thereon. <br>
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| − | Fighting sticks in this case refers to tonfa/billyclubs/nightsticks: martial arts weapons that have been adopted by modern-day law-enforcement officials. They offer a surprising number of defensive and offensive options, considering they're basically just sticks with a handle sticking out on the side.<br>
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| − | Nunchaku - I'm surprised the corebook/[[PG]] didn't have them, actually. They wound up looking a lot like wooden knives, stat-wise, which works for me.<br>
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| − | Now, I'm basing the seven-section staff stats on my own experience with flexible weapons (three-section staff, technically), and comparing them to the fighting chain (stats below) and the staff. Speed, I think, deserves to be higher than the [[PG]] stats - the weapon can threaten a surprisingly large area. Accuracy shouldn't be penalized, in my mind - the seven-section staff is probably quite adept at circumventing most defenses an opponent could throw up, and as to the difficulty of actually getting the weapon where you want it to go - well, it's more like the weapon is in so many places that one of them is bound to be the one you want. Damage was simple, balanced against the staff (and memories of whacking myself in the head with the three-section). Defense was a little trickier - there are some fancy ways to defend yourself with the staff-parts of the weapon, but they usually involve halting the spinning motions you use for attack. So, I tried to take that into account with Rate.<br>
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| − | 'NUFF SAID!
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| − | OTHER
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| − | Name Spd Acc Dam Def Rate Other
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| − | Whip +10 +0 +0L -3 2 Bonus to Disarm attempts (see Sai); stunts look cool
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| − | Fighting Chain +6 +1 +2L -1 4 Useable with Brawl or MA; Clinch enhancer
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| − | Fighting Shield +1 +1 +3B +3 2 Useable with Brawl
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| − | === Thoughts ===
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| − | While considering the rapier, and then the knife, I wondered whether these weapons (and perhaps others) should be less Strength-dependent. In particular, I'm wondering if making their damage equal to (Str/2) + (Dam) would be too much. Or even (Str+Dex)/2 + (Dam). And by "too much" I mean "too much of a pain in the goddamn ass to keep track of."
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| − | === Problems? Concerns? Hate what I've done? ===
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| − | Take it to TweakingPowerCombatWeapons/ThisIsAllWrong
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