Knuckle-duster
The knuckle-duster is a brawling weapon more commonly, but not officially, known as brass knuckles. It is designed to lend weight and a higher level of lethality to closed fist attacks. Although it has the advantage of light weight and speed, the knuckle-duster is better suited to bar room brawling than combat in the wilds.
The knuckle-duster is one of several Brawling weapons suitable for use with unarmed combat attacks. When used in conjunction with unarmed combat, its function changes from a weapon to an item of equipment. Held in the attacker's hand, it provides a .050 damage factor bonus and a -10 Multiplier Modifier penalty to all Jab, Punch and Grapple attacks. Holding a knuckle-duster in each hand will double the DF bonus and MM penalty.
Any additional properties, such as enchant bonus, flares or weighting, will be activated with these attacks.
Alternate Names
- knuckle-guard
- [metal] knuckles
Game Mechanics
| Weapon | AG | Cloth | Leather | Scale | Chain | Plate | RT | Min RT | Damage Type | STR/DU | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AsG | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | |||||
| Knuckle-duster | DF | .250 | .175 | .125 | .100 | .040 | 1 | 2 | Crush | 18/199 | ||||||||||||
| AvD | 35 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 0 | -6 | -12 | -18 | |||||
The standard knuckle-duster has a weight of 1 lb.
Note: To edit this table go to Template:Weapon table knuckle-duster