[MA/HT] Innocuous Improvised Weapons

Polydamas · 03-22-2020, 09:59 AM

In short, I would go about this the other way around.

In general, objects which are long, strong, and heavy enough to be an effective lever and bludgeon are enough of a bother to carry that you need a plausible excuse and can't easily conceal it. People don't just walk around with big heavy steel flashlights unless they need them for the job they are doing right now.

Most experienced cops can see the affordances of anything that can be used as a weapon and are used to the obvious excuses for carrying a concealed weapon (a friend was once held up with a screwdriver because that is not a knife). So either you stick with things under 25 cm long that fit in a pants pocket, with stats similar to the Small Knife, or the tool should follow from your intended persona.

03-22-2020, 09:59 AM	#17
Polydamas Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Central Europe	Re: [MA/HT] Innocuous Improvised Weapons In short, I would go about this the other way around. In general, objects which are long, strong, and heavy enough to be an effective lever and bludgeon are enough of a bother to carry that you need a plausible excuse and can't easily conceal it. People don't just walk around with big heavy steel flashlights unless they need them for the job they are doing right now. Most experienced cops can see the affordances of anything that can be used as a weapon and are used to the obvious excuses for carrying a concealed weapon (a friend was once held up with a screwdriver because that is not a knife). So either you stick with things under 25 cm long that fit in a pants pocket, with stats similar to the Small Knife, or the tool should follow from your intended persona. __________________ "It is easier to banish a habit of thought than a piece of knowledge." H. Beam Piper This forum got less aggravating when I started using the ignore feature