Rules

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===== Weapon Guidelines	=====
**Thrown Weapons** can be of many different shapes and sizes. They must be constructed with no core and may not be internally weighted with hard materials. These Weapons can never be used as a melee Weapon in a fight; they must be thrown. Because they can be odd sizes and shapes, they must be approved on a case-by-case basis. At a minimum, they should be at least 2 inches long in one dimension.

Thrown Weapons with any single measurement over 24 in. / 61 cm. should be tagged as a “Heavy Thrown Weapon” and will have a base damage of 3 instead of 2.

Chapters may rule that some specific Thrown Weapons, called Boulders, may only be lifted by creatures with [[Superhuman Strength]] and the Skill Thrown Weapon. Boulders are usually represented by garbage bags full of wrinkled paper or open cell foam and will be tagged appropriately.

**Claws** must be primarily red. While small decorations of other colors are allowed, all Claws must be easily recognizable as red from a distance without asking whether the Weapon is a claw. Other Weapons may not use red as their predominant color and should leave no question that they are not Claws when seen from any range.

Claws usable by the PC Skill [[Claws|Claw]] must be of Short Weapon length. Some monsters may have Long Claws or even Two-Handed Claws but must follow the standard rules for fighting with two Weapons (including length restrictions) or a Two-Handed Weapon. Monsters might also use red Shields, to indicate particularly large Claws meant only for blocking.

**Blunt Weapons, Axes, One-Handed Spears and Polearms** must have a padded head that is shaped appropriate to the Weapon type. This padded head must be made from foam and it must be placed over the 5/8" pipe insulation that covers the core. The head must be noticeably thicker than the pipe insulation and should squash easily. Everything above the grip area must be padded—like all Weapons, any part that might come into contact with your opponents should have foam padding. Note that Blunt Weapons may never be used to thrust.

**One-Handed Spear** can only be used to perform thrusting attacks, and can never be thrown. A character hit by any part other than the thrusting tip takes no damage.

**Staffs** may only be handled in the middle 3 feet. This distance should be marked off so it is easily identifiable. You must have both hands on the [[Staff]] to attack, but you may block with only one hand on the Staff, or in conjunction with a Short Weapon for the purposes of the [[Two Weapons]] Skill. Note that for safety reasons, padding may be required on the grip section of the Staff depending on how it is designed.

**Two-Handed Weapons** must always be used with both hands. If you lose the use of one arm (such as from a [[Stun Limb]] spell), then you cannot wield the Weapon at all and will take any called damage if you accidentally block a blow while the Weapon is only held in one hand.

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