From:	Matt Breton <mbreton@**.NETCOM.COM>
Subject:	Re: New Stuff
Date:	Tue, 18 Mar 1997 07:52:11 -0800

> Are there any good ninja weapons, say nunchukus, throwing stars (probably in a book),
grappling hooks, chains, and other assorted weapon that could be linked to the black arts?
I'm trying to make an immigrant character and this would help severely. Thanx

Gweed, shuriken *are* covered in the Basic Black. The rest is pretty up
in the air. You can hack numbers/damage pretty easily (using clubs for
nunchukus, polearms for tetsubo, ad naus) but the more interesting
properties - disarming with a chain, and so forth, get overlooked.
(But then again, take a look at the martial arts system...)

To be honest.. Unarmed Combat usually gets replaced with a specific
style of martial arts (ncluding boxing, wrestling, and Cybercombat) in
my campaigns. Otherwise, if you don't have an implant, you concentrate
and instant +2..

.. or maybe the thought is that 'natural' is better in this case?


-Matt