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Message no. 1
From: Scott Wheelock iscottw@*****.nb.ca
Subject: Nun-Chucks, or "Throw it here, Sister!" (get it?)
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 02:53:00 -0300
"And now, a Channel 6 editorial reply to Sebastian Wiers."
] :1) What skill would they use? Clubs? Whips? A new Flails skill?
]
] They are flails. Whips / flails was one skill concentration in Sr2, so
] whip skill would likely cover using nunchucks in Sr3. Maybe they will cover
] this in "The Cannon Companion."

I think I'll go with this, just 'cause they ain't so much clubs, and
they ain't so much whips...besides, the upped damage code needs to be
balanced. Having it be a seperate skill might be that balance.

] :2) What would they do for damage?
]
] About the same as a club. Maybe str+2 m (stun) instead.

Three people said this, I'm gonna go with it.

Anyone think they should have a point of Reach?

-Murder of One
Message no. 2
From: Lloyd Vance ljvance@*******.edu
Subject: Nun-Chucks, or "Throw it here, Sister!" (get it?)
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 13:01:22
At 02:53 AM 7/15/99 -0300, you wrote:
>"And now, a Channel 6 editorial reply to Sebastian Wiers."
>] :1) What skill would they use? Clubs? Whips? A new Flails skill?
>]
>] They are flails. Whips / flails was one skill concentration in Sr2, so
>] whip skill would likely cover using nunchucks in Sr3. Maybe they will
cover
>] this in "The Cannon Companion."
>
> I think I'll go with this, just 'cause they ain't so much clubs, and
>they ain't so much whips...besides, the upped damage code needs to be
>balanced. Having it be a seperate skill might be that balance.
>
>] :2) What would they do for damage?
>]
>] About the same as a club. Maybe str+2 m (stun) instead.
>
> Three people said this, I'm gonna go with it.
>
> Anyone think they should have a point of Reach?
>
>-Murder of One

A point of reach makes sense, especially because of the ease at which one
can keep an opponent at bay with them. But I would say that they would
lose the reach if they were trying to grapple or disarm with them, because
that requires the use of the chain at the middle of the nunchaku.

Just my opinion.

The Hamm
aka Lloyd Vance

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