Ball 'n Chain

Link 86 · Dec 24, 2006

Has it been done? If so... what book?

Darklone · Dec 24, 2006

Uhm... morning stars or heavy flail

?

Link 86 · Dec 24, 2006

Heavy flail I guess... So I take it there are no spiked balls on a chain in any rule book?

Tetsubo · Dec 24, 2006

Use the Heavy Flail stats but add the Bludgeoning/Piercing damage type found on the Morningstar.

Link 86 · Dec 24, 2006

<clasps hands together> Thanx very much.

Felix · Dec 26, 2006

Depends upon the ball and chain you're thinking of.

Masterwork manacles welded to a 50lb iron ball.

Heavy Flail.

Wife.

McDungeon · Dec 26, 2006

Watch out when you call your wife that... she may suddenly gain levels in frenzied berserker and use said "ball 'n chain."

frankthedm · Dec 26, 2006

Felix said:
Depends upon the ball and chain you're thinking of.

Masterwork manacles welded to a 50lb iron ball.

Heavy Flail.

Heavy flail is nice, A reach version would be nice

Either Martial and 2d4 [19-20 crit] with reach and all flail options

or

Exotic and 1d10 [19-20 crit] with reach and all flail options.

drdevoid · Dec 26, 2006

Are you referring to a meteor hammer?

I know Dragon had a write up for it, but I can't remember which issue. You could use the spiked chain stats for that and add bludgeoning to the damage type I suppose.

Felix · Dec 27, 2006

McDungeon said:
Watch out when you call your wife that... she may suddenly gain levels in frenzied berserker and use said "ball 'n chain."

A friend of mine had a bachelor's weekend at the beach; I attended and showed up in time to watch 10 guys mob the groom and masterlock a 10-lb chain cemented to a 16lb bowling ball. Everywhere we went he had to carry it, and as we passed women would ask, "What's he doing?" while guys would laugh and say, "HA! He's getting married!"

He even went golfing with the damn thing.