[MA] Weapon Question: Rope Kusari?

[DanHoward]

You are ignoring the weight. If you swing a knotted rope and a chain of the same weight then the chain definitely moves much faster through the air. If you reduce the weight like in your example then damage and HP is reduced.

[DemiBenson]

Originally Posted by DanHoward

You are ignoring the weight. If you swing a knotted rope and a chain of the same weight then the chain definitely moves much faster through the air. If you reduce the weight like in your example then damage and HP is reduced.

Ah... I will politely point out that the weighted rope I wrote up weighs far less per yard than the book's kusari chain - about 1/7th the weight when you discount the end-weights of both.

And I fully agree that a rope with the same weight per yard as a chain would have more drag, even though I am not yet convinced that it would be enough for a -1 to skill in GURPS.

[Kromm]

Note that kusari chains are remarkably fine. Their construction was a military secret of sorts at one point.

[DanHoward]

Originally Posted by ectropy

Ah... I will politely point out that the weighted rope I wrote up weighs far less per yard than the book's kusari chain - about 1/7th the weight when you discount the end-weights of both.

And I fully agree that a rope with the same weight per yard as a chain would have more drag, even though I am not yet convinced that it would be enough for a -1 to skill in GURPS.

Try it and see.

[DemiBenson]

Originally Posted by DanHoward

Try it and see.

While I haven't done so with the exact weights we're talking about, I have tried with both practice poi and fire-spinning poi (chain instead of string). I found the ones with chains to be more awkward.