Blasphemous Polyhedral Weapons Table

[tbeard1999]

Originally Posted by Jim Kane

Right, I get that; however, I shall beg the question nonetheless for the purposes of discussion:

"Shouldn't a 16 ST Fighter use a "ST-Appropriate" set of Nunchaku; which would be different than the ST-Minimum example Nunchaku presented on the table which a Halfling might use?" After all, Giants use giant-sized clubs for ST-Appropiate damage - and conceptually, what is a set of Nunchuka after all, other than a flail combined with (albeit) a small club(s)?

Well, as someone who spent an inordinate amount of time twirling nunchucks in the 80s, I don’t think they’re all that useful. Personally, I’d rather have a club. But, the cinematic nunchucks are something else entirely. That’s why I think that Advanced Melee should identify certain peculiar weapons as “cinematic” - unrealistic, unless your game is set in an appropriate genre. I kinda like the idea of giants with nunchucks though...

I’d add that I’ve allowed a modest damage bonus for having a ST higher than the weapon minimum - +1 per 2 points of ST (or fraction thereof), with a maximum of +2. I also deduct damage if your ST is too low - minus 1 point for each point of ST you lack. You can’t use a weapon if you lack more than 3 points of ST. This is slightly different from AM.