MA: Two-Handed Punch with a bladed hands.

Manul · 07-15-2009, 07:33 AM

Hi!
In MA i met interestig technique named Two-Handed Punch. And i have a question: can i use it with a pair of bladed hands and what damage will it deal?
IMHO it's possible and will deal thr +2 imp dmg (basic punch is thr-1 and Two-Handed Punch is thr +1 so it's a +2 damage).
I'm interested in your ideas.
Thanks in advance!

Peter V. Dell'Orto · 07-15-2009, 08:37 AM

I can't visualize a way to combine bladed hands and a two-handed punch.

Bladed hands put forward-facing blades, usually sharpened on the side facing down (toward the palm) and tips, so you can slash and rake with the hands as if you had claws.

The two-handed punch clenches the hands together or holds them tightly together so you can bring the two hands down in a single strike. The hands are palm-to-palm in every version of this I can do without bladed hands on; with any sort of object on the back of the hand they can't do anything but palm-to-palm. The striking surface is either the back of a hand or the side of the fists; no bladed hand I know of is designed to aid this kind of strike. If you're striking with the back of the hand and your bladed hand is sharpened on the back, it might be possible...but I don't think the second hand would add enough oomph to help. That would take specialized bladed hands (designed for backhand strikes) and probably need extra practice with two-handed strike. I think it's fundamentally a modified weapon plus a new technique.

So I'd say no, you cannot combine these as they exist now. You could use the technique design system in GURPS Martial Arts to make a new, high-damage double-bladed slash. But the vanilla "two-handed punch" will not work well with bladed hands.

The Colonel · 07-15-2009, 09:05 AM

you could do a punch and rend combination (insert both blades together and then move them apart), but someone else is free to stat that...

aesir23 · 07-15-2009, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by The Colonel

you could do a punch and rend combination (insert both blades together and then move them apart), but someone else is free to stat that...

Dual Weapon Attack + Rapid Strike. The box on MA 127 establishes stab and twist type attacks as being resolved as rapid strikes.

The Colonel · 07-15-2009, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by aesir23

Dual Weapon Attack + Rapid Strike. The box on MA 127 establishes stab and twist type attacks as being resolved as rapid strikes.

Well that's the only way I can see the double punch effect working...

Anaraxes · 07-15-2009, 04:32 PM

Now I have to play an arena combat featuring Wolverine versus Captain Kirk.

07-15-2009, 07:33 AM	#1
Manul Join Date: Jun 2008	MA: Two-Handed Punch with a bladed hands. Hi! In MA i met interestig technique named Two-Handed Punch. And i have a question: can i use it with a pair of bladed hands and what damage will it deal? IMHO it's possible and will deal thr +2 imp dmg (basic punch is thr-1 and Two-Handed Punch is thr +1 so it's a +2 damage). I'm interested in your ideas. Thanks in advance!

07-15-2009, 08:37 AM	#2
Peter V. Dell'Orto Fightin' Round the World Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New Jersey	Re: MA: Two-Handed Punch with a bladed hands. I can't visualize a way to combine bladed hands and a two-handed punch. Bladed hands put forward-facing blades, usually sharpened on the side facing down (toward the palm) and tips, so you can slash and rake with the hands as if you had claws. The two-handed punch clenches the hands together or holds them tightly together so you can bring the two hands down in a single strike. The hands are palm-to-palm in every version of this I can do without bladed hands on; with any sort of object on the back of the hand they can't do anything but palm-to-palm. The striking surface is either the back of a hand or the side of the fists; no bladed hand I know of is designed to aid this kind of strike. If you're striking with the back of the hand and your bladed hand is sharpened on the back, it might be possible...but I don't think the second hand would add enough oomph to help. That would take specialized bladed hands (designed for backhand strikes) and probably need extra practice with two-handed strike. I think it's fundamentally a modified weapon plus a new technique. So I'd say no, you cannot combine these as they exist now. You could use the technique design system in GURPS Martial Arts to make a new, high-damage double-bladed slash. But the vanilla "two-handed punch" will not work well with bladed hands. __________________ Peter V. Dell'Orto aka Toadkiller_Dog or TKD My Author Page My S&C Blog My Dungeon Fantasy Game Blog "You fall onto five death checks." - Andy Dokachev

07-15-2009, 09:05 AM	#3
The Colonel Join Date: Jul 2006	Re: MA: Two-Handed Punch with a bladed hands. you could do a punch and rend combination (insert both blades together and then move them apart), but someone else is free to stat that...

07-15-2009, 04:32 PM	#6
Anaraxes Join Date: Sep 2007	Re: MA: Two-Handed Punch with a bladed hands. Now I have to play an arena combat featuring Wolverine versus Captain Kirk.