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'''[[Brawling]]''' is the skill related to the use of one's open hands or small weapons used in a similar manner to one's open hands.  The skill is useful for characters who wish to maintain the [[defensive strength]] offered by parrying while leaving the character's hands empty.  This is useful for open-handed casting or [[bard]] instruments.

== Maximum Ranks and Training Point Costs ==
{{skill|
  | Bardranks     = 2 || Bardcost     = 3/1
  | Clericranks   = 1 || Clericcost   = 6/1
  | Empathranks   = 1 || Empathcost   = 10/2
  | Monkranks     = 2 || Monkcost     = 2/1
  | Rangerranks   = 2 || Rangercost   = 4/1
  | Rogueranks    = 2 || Roguecost    = 3/1
  | Sorcererranks = 1 || Sorcerercost = 10/2
  | Warriorranks  = 2 || Warriorcost  = 2/1
  | Paladinranks  = 2 || Paladincost  = 4/1
  | Wizardranks   = 1 || Wizardcost   = 10/2
|}}

==Brawling Weapon DFs and AvDs==
{{Weapon table start}}
<!-- CLOSED FIST -->
{{Weapon table closed fist}}
{{Weapon table razorpaw}}
{{Weapon table paingrip}}
{{Weapon table cestus}}
{{Weapon table knuckle-duster}}
{{Weapon table hook-knife}}
{{Weapon table tiger-claw}}
{{weapon table knuckle-blade}}
{{Weapon table yierka-spur}}
{{Weapon table blackjack}}
{{Weapon table jackblade}}
{{Weapon table troll-claw}}
{{Weapon table sai}}
{{Weapon table fist-scythe}}
{{Weapon table katar}}
{{Weapon table end}}

==Brawling Weapons and Unarmed Combat==

The following brawling weapons are suitable for use with the [[unarmed combat system]] (UCS) as wearable items. They DO NOT function as ordinary melee weapons when used with [[jab]], [[punch]], [[kick]], and [[GRAPPLE (verb)|grapple]] attacks. Their damage factors, AvDs and damage types ([[slash]], [[puncture]], [[crush]]) do not apply. They primarily serve as an equipment platform for [[enchant]] bonus, [[flare]]s and [[weighting]] etc. However, their use does add a bonus to the attack's [[damage factor]] and a penalty to the [[multiplier modifier]].

*[[Cestus]]
*[[Knuckle-blade]]
*[[Knuckle-duster]]
*[[Paingrip]]
*[[Razorpaw]]
*[[Tiger-claw]]
*[[Yierka-spur]]

==Weapon Damage Type Ratios==

This table contains the brawling weapon [[critical]] [[#category:damage types|damage type]] percentages for successful attacks (based on player research). As an example, the closed fist will result in 100% [[crush critical table|crush critical damage]] for all attacks. The closed fist does not do [[slash critical table|slash critical damage]] or [[puncture critical table|puncture critical damage]].

Note: Because of smallish sample sizes for determining some of these percentages, they may not be precise in all cases, but should be close enough to give a decent representation of the damage ratios. 

{|class="wikitable sortable" {{prettytable}}
|- style = "background: #DDD;"
![[Weapon]]
![[Slash critical table|Slash]] %
![[Crush critical table|Crush]] %
![[Puncture critical table|Puncture]] %
|- align=center
|[[Closed fist]]
|0
|100
|0
|- align=center
|[[Razorpaw]]
|100
|0
|0
|- align=center
|[[Paingrip]]
|?
|?
|?
|- align=center
|[[Cestus]]
|0
|100
|0
|- align=center
|[[Knuckle-duster]]
|0
|100
|0
|- align=center
|[[Hook-knife]]
|?
|0
|?
|- align=center
|[[Tiger-claw]]
|?
|?
|0
|- align=center
|[[Knuckle-blade]]
|66.7
|33.3
|0
|- align=center
|[[Yierka-spur]]
|?
|?
|?
|- align=center
|[[Blackjack]]
|0
|100
|0
|- align=center
|[[Jackblade]]
|?
|?
|0
|- align=center
|[[Troll-claw]]
|?
|?
|0
|- align=center
|[[Sai]]
|0
|0
|100
|- align=center
|[[Fist-scythe]]
|66.7
|16.7
|16.6
|- align=center
|[[Katar]]
|33.3
|0
|66.7
|- align=center
|}

== Resources ==
*[[Forging]]
*[[Damage Factor]]
*[[/saved posts|Saved posts]]
*[[Unarmed combat]]
*http://www.play.net/gs4/info/skills.asp#brawling
*http://www.play.net/gs4/info/armory/brawling.asp
*[http://forums.play.net/forums/GemStone%20IV/Hunting%20and%20Combat/Brawling%20Combat/view Brawling Combat Officials folder]

[[Category:Weapons| ]]
[[Category:Weapon Skills]]