Difference between revisions of "Weapon skill"
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Ranks in a weapon skill represent intense training your character has devoted to a particular category of weapon. | Ranks in a weapon skill represent intense training your character has devoted to a particular category of weapon. | ||
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* Hand-to-hand (e.g. unarmed combat, brass knuckles) | * Hand-to-hand (e.g. unarmed combat, brass knuckles) | ||
* Daggers (e.g. knife, stiletto, sai) | * Daggers (e.g. knife, stiletto, sai) | ||
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* Two-handed Bludgeons (e.g. maul, flail, morningstar) | * Two-handed Bludgeons (e.g. maul, flail, morningstar) | ||
* One-handed Axes (e.g. tomahawk, hatchet, kama) | * One-handed Axes (e.g. tomahawk, hatchet, kama) | ||
| − | * Two-handed Axes (e.g. pickaxe, executioner) | + | * Two-handed Axes (e.g. pickaxe, executioner) |
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* Polearms (e.g. staff, scythe, glaive) | * Polearms (e.g. staff, scythe, glaive) | ||
* Spears (e.g. javelin, trident, pitchfork) | * Spears (e.g. javelin, trident, pitchfork) | ||
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* Firearms | * Firearms | ||
* Shields | * Shields | ||
| + | * Magic (e.g. attack spells) | ||
* Specialized / Unique (each weapon would have its own skill) | * Specialized / Unique (each weapon would have its own skill) | ||
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| − | + | A character's ranks in the weapon figure into combat maneuvers, such as attacking, parrying, disarming, and the like. See the [[Book:Combat|Combat]] chapter for more details on the use of Weapon skill in combative rolls. | |
| − | + | It is important to note that a character does not need to have ranks in a weapon to use it in combat, nor does the character take minuses for trying to use an unfamiliar weapon. Obviously, Attack Rolls with a weapon in which the character has no ranks will be fairly low. | |
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| + | If a character is unarmed and in danger, it makes perfect sense to pick up and wield whatever is nearby that could be considered painful to an attacker. Improvised weaponry uses the weapon skill that is closest to the object. The leg of a bar stool is similar to a club. A broken bottle is similar to a dagger. A wet towel is similar to a whip. | ||
<noinclude>[[Category:Skills]]</noinclude> | <noinclude>[[Category:Skills]]</noinclude> | ||
Latest revision as of 18:02, 28 July 2019
Ranks in a weapon skill represent intense training your character has devoted to a particular category of weapon.
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A character's ranks in the weapon figure into combat maneuvers, such as attacking, parrying, disarming, and the like. See the Combat chapter for more details on the use of Weapon skill in combative rolls.
It is important to note that a character does not need to have ranks in a weapon to use it in combat, nor does the character take minuses for trying to use an unfamiliar weapon. Obviously, Attack Rolls with a weapon in which the character has no ranks will be fairly low.
If a character is unarmed and in danger, it makes perfect sense to pick up and wield whatever is nearby that could be considered painful to an attacker. Improvised weaponry uses the weapon skill that is closest to the object. The leg of a bar stool is similar to a club. A broken bottle is similar to a dagger. A wet towel is similar to a whip.
