Cyber Age - High Skill Melee Weapons
Contains a sample of High Skill Melee Weapons available in the Cyber Age.
Altered Realms classifies a "High Skill" weapon as any weapon that requires a higher than average amount of talent, skill or training in order to learn an become proficient with said weapon.
Table of High Skill Melee Weapons
| Weapon Type / Weapon Name | Description | Hands | Damage Die / Dice | Damage Type(s) | Range | Materials | Item Traits | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rope Dart | A small bladed dart on the end of a flexible rope. | 2 | 1d4 | Puncture | 3 M | Rope, Metal | Collectors Item, Forged, Crafted, Combustible, Long, High Skill, Grapple Weapon, Tangling | 500 Dollars |
| Bullwhip | A long section of braided leather that tapers down its nearly four meter length. | 1 | 1d4 | Slash | 3 M | Leather | Crafted, High Skill, Useful, Grapple Weapon, Tangling | 250 Dollars |
| Flail | A spiked mace ball on the end of a length of heavy chain secured to a sturdy handle. | 1-2 | 2d4 | Blunt | 1 M | Metal | Collectors Item, Forged, High Skill, Block Breaker, Brutal I, Grapple Weapon, Tangling | 1,000 Dollars |
| Nunchucks | Two sturdy handles secured together by a length of short chain. | 2 | 1d4 | Blunt | 1 M | Wood or Metal | Collectors Item, Forged, Crafted, High Skill, Concealable, Quick Strike, Grapple Weapon | 200 Dollars |
| Lasso | A length of flexible sturdy rope fashioned into a lasso. | 2 | 1d4 | Blunt | 5 M | Rope | Crafted, Long, High Skill, Combustible, Critacular II, Grapple Weapon, Tangling | 100 Dollars |
| Bo Staff | A long but flexible wooden staff that stores kinetic energy as it swings. | 1-2 | 1d8 | Blunt | 1 M | Wood | Collectors Item, Crafted, Long, High Skill, Quick Strike, Variable | 400 Dollars |
| Chains | A length of chain utilized as a weapon. | 1-2 | 1d6 | Blunt | 1 M | Metal | Forged, High Skill, Tangling, Grapple Weapon, Variable | 100 Dollars |
