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<blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 6967718" data-attributes="member: 57383"><p>Updating the <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?p=6908201#post6908201" target="_blank"><strong>Paper Warrior Working Draft</strong></a>.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>That's OK by me. We might as well sort out all the fighting-related stuff while we're at it, like Martial Artistry and Unholy Toughness.</p><p></p><p>As for the "lead quarterstaff" idea I'm afraid you're way off the mark.</p><p></p><p>A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiseru" target="_blank">kiseru</a> is a tobacco pipe. As in you can smoke tobacco in it. Normally the ends are made out of metal and the middle is wood, but a "melee weapon version" like the one under discussion could be all-metal and one or two feet long. It'd most likely be made out of iron. The 1E AD&D Oriental Adventures gave it the following writeup:</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><em>From Oriental Adventures (1E)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><strong>Basic Equipment and Supplies Cost</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff">Kiseru (iron pipe) 50 yuan [</span><span style="color: #ff0000">see note</span><span style="color: #00ffff">]</span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff">Weight and Damage</span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"></span>[TABLE="width: 400"]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]<span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px"><strong></strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px"><strong>Weapon Type</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px"><strong></strong></span></span>[/TD]</p><p>[TD]<span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px"><strong>Approximate</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px"><strong>Weight</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px"><strong></strong></span></span>[/TD]</p><p>[TD]<span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px"><strong>Damage</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px"><strong>vs. S or M</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px"><strong></strong></span></span>[/TD]</p><p>[TD]<span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px"><strong>Damage</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px"><strong>vs. L</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px"><strong></strong></span></span>[/TD]</p><p>[TD]<span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span>[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]<span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px">Kiseru</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span>[/TD]</p><p>[TD]<span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px">5</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span>[/TD]</p><p>[TD]<span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px">1-4</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span>[/TD]</p><p>[TD]<span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px">1-2</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span>[/TD]</p><p>[TD]<span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px">f</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span>[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[/TABLE]</p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px">f These weapons can be used to perform the martial arts weapon style maneuvers.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><strong>Hand Held Weapons, General Data</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"></span>[TABLE="width: 420"]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]<span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px">Weapon</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px">Type</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></strong></span>[/TD]</p><p>[TD]<span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px">Length</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></strong></span>[/TD]</p><p>[TD="align: center"]<span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px">Space</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px">Req.</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></strong></span>[/TD]</p><p>[TD="align: center"]<span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px">Speed</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px">Fac.</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></strong></span>[/TD]</p><p>[TD="align: center"]<span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px">0</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></strong></span>[/TD]</p><p>[TD="align: center"]<span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px">1</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></strong></span>[/TD]</p><p>[TD="align: center"]<span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px">2</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></strong></span>[/TD]</p><p>[TD="align: center"]<span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px">3</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></strong></span>[/TD]</p><p>[TD="align: center"]<span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px">4</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></strong></span>[/TD]</p><p>[TD="align: center"]<span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px">5</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></strong></span>[/TD]</p><p>[TD="align: center"]<span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px">6</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></strong></span>[/TD]</p><p>[TD="align: center"]<span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px">7</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></strong></span>[/TD]</p><p>[TD="align: center"]<span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px">8</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></strong></span>[/TD]</p><p>[TD="align: center"]<span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px">9</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></strong></span>[/TD]</p><p>[TD="align: center"]<span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px">10</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></strong></span>[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]<span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px">Kiseru</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span>[/TD]</p><p>[TD]<span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px">2'</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span>[/TD]</p><p>[TD="align: center"]<span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px">1'</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span>[/TD]</p><p>[TD="align: center"]<span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px">3</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span>[/TD]</p><p>[TD="align: center"]<span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px">-7</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span>[/TD]</p><p>[TD="align: center"]<span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px">-6</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span>[/TD]</p><p>[TD="align: center"]<span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px">-5</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span>[/TD]</p><p>[TD="align: center"]<span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px">-4</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span>[/TD]</p><p>[TD="align: center"]<span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px">-3</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span>[/TD]</p><p>[TD="align: center"]<span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px">-2</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span>[/TD]</p><p>[TD="align: center"]<span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px">-1</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span>[/TD]</p><p>[TD="align: center"]<span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px">-1</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span>[/TD]</p><p>[TD="align: center"]<span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px">0</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span>[/TD]</p><p>[TD="align: center"]<span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px">0</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span>[/TD]</p><p>[TD="align: center"]<span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px">+1</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span>[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[/TABLE]</p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><strong>Kiseru:</strong> The kiseru is a tobacco pipe made of metal. Its innocent appearance disguises its use as a clubbing weapon. It is popular with peasants and monks, because it is cheap and easy to make and does not appear as a dangerous weapon. It can also be used for smoking.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff">[</span><span style="color: #ff0000">Note</span><span style="color: #00ffff">] According to the original <em>Oriental Adventures</em>, 50 yuan has a "real value" of 250 copper pieces but an "exchange value" of only 50 copper pieces. In standard 1E AD&D currency terms that real value equals 25 sp or 1.25 gp and the exchange value equals 5 sp or 0.25 gp.</span></p><p></p><p>It doesn't have any exact equivalents among the SRD weapons. I guess a light mace is closest, but that is a LOT heavier and does more damage.</p><p></p><p>Maybe modify the jitte from the 3E version of <em>Oriental Adventures</em>? That's sort-of-similar in its stats, although we likely would want to remove or alter the jitte's disarm ability:</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><em>From Oriental Adventures (3E)</em></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"></span><span style="color: #00ffff"><strong>Exotic Weapons—Melee</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"></span><span style="color: #00ffff">Small</span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"></span>[TABLE="width: 400"]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]<span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px">Weapon</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></strong></span>[/TD]</p><p>[TD="align: center"]<span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px">Cost</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></strong></span>[/TD]</p><p>[TD="align: center"]<span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px">Damage</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></strong></span>[/TD]</p><p>[TD="align: center"]<span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px">Crit</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></strong></span>[/TD]</p><p>[TD="align: center"]<span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px">Range Inc.</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></strong></span>[/TD]</p><p>[TD="align: center"]<span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px">Weight</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></strong></span>[/TD]</p><p>[TD]<span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px">Type</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></strong></span>[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]<span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px">Jitte*</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span>[/TD]</p><p>[TD="align: center"]<span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px">5 sp</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span>[/TD]</p><p>[TD="align: center"]<span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px">1d4</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span>[/TD]</p><p>[TD="align: center"]<span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px">x2</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span>[/TD]</p><p>[TD="align: center"]<span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px">—</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span>[/TD]</p><p>[TD="align: center"]<span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px">2 lb.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span>[/TD]</p><p>[TD]<span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px">Bludgeoning</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span>[/TD]</p><p>[/TR]</p><p>[/TABLE]</p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"><strong>Jitte:</strong> With a jitte, you get a +2 bonus on your opposed attack roll when attempting to disarm an enemy (including the opposed attack roll to avoid being disarmed if you fail to disarm your enemy).</span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff"></span></p><p><span style="color: #00ffff">A monk using a jitte can strike with her unarmed base attack bonus, including her more favorable number of attacks per round, along with other applicable modifiers.</span></p><p></p><p>That ought to work with a bit of tweaking. I'd keep the monk weapon bit and drop the +2 on disarm checks.</p><p></p><p>Additionally, I'd be inclined to downstep it to a martial or simple weapon. It's hardly a complicated weapon that requires complex techniques. it's a metal-tipped or all-metal rod you wack your enemy with.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cleon, post: 6967718, member: 57383"] Updating the [URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?p=6908201#post6908201"][B]Paper Warrior Working Draft[/B][/URL]. That's OK by me. We might as well sort out all the fighting-related stuff while we're at it, like Martial Artistry and Unholy Toughness. As for the "lead quarterstaff" idea I'm afraid you're way off the mark. A [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiseru"]kiseru[/URL] is a tobacco pipe. As in you can smoke tobacco in it. Normally the ends are made out of metal and the middle is wood, but a "melee weapon version" like the one under discussion could be all-metal and one or two feet long. It'd most likely be made out of iron. The 1E AD&D Oriental Adventures gave it the following writeup: [COLOR=#00ffff][I]From Oriental Adventures (1E)[/I] [B]Basic Equipment and Supplies Cost[/B] Kiseru (iron pipe) 50 yuan [[/COLOR][COLOR=#ff0000]see note[/COLOR][COLOR=#00ffff]] Weight and Damage [/COLOR][TABLE="width: 400"] [TR] [TD][COLOR=#00ffff][SIZE=2][B] Weapon Type [/B][/SIZE][/COLOR][/TD] [TD][COLOR=#00ffff][SIZE=2][B]Approximate Weight [/B][/SIZE][/COLOR][/TD] [TD][COLOR=#00ffff][SIZE=2][B]Damage vs. S or M [/B][/SIZE][/COLOR][/TD] [TD][COLOR=#00ffff][SIZE=2][B]Damage vs. L [/B][/SIZE][/COLOR][/TD] [TD][COLOR=#00ffff][SIZE=2] [/SIZE][/COLOR][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][COLOR=#00ffff][SIZE=2]Kiseru [/SIZE][/COLOR][/TD] [TD][COLOR=#00ffff][SIZE=2]5 [/SIZE][/COLOR][/TD] [TD][COLOR=#00ffff][SIZE=2]1-4 [/SIZE][/COLOR][/TD] [TD][COLOR=#00ffff][SIZE=2]1-2 [/SIZE][/COLOR][/TD] [TD][COLOR=#00ffff][SIZE=2]f [/SIZE][/COLOR][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [COLOR=#00ffff][SIZE=2]f These weapons can be used to perform the martial arts weapon style maneuvers.[/SIZE] [B]Hand Held Weapons, General Data[/B] [/COLOR][TABLE="width: 420"] [TR] [TD][COLOR=#00ffff][B][SIZE=2]Weapon Type [/SIZE][/B][/COLOR][/TD] [TD][COLOR=#00ffff][B][SIZE=2] Length [/SIZE][/B][/COLOR][/TD] [TD="align: center"][COLOR=#00ffff][B][SIZE=2]Space Req. [/SIZE][/B][/COLOR][/TD] [TD="align: center"][COLOR=#00ffff][B][SIZE=2]Speed Fac. [/SIZE][/B][/COLOR][/TD] [TD="align: center"][COLOR=#00ffff][B][SIZE=2] 0 [/SIZE][/B][/COLOR][/TD] [TD="align: center"][COLOR=#00ffff][B][SIZE=2] 1 [/SIZE][/B][/COLOR][/TD] [TD="align: center"][COLOR=#00ffff][B][SIZE=2] 2 [/SIZE][/B][/COLOR][/TD] [TD="align: center"][COLOR=#00ffff][B][SIZE=2] 3 [/SIZE][/B][/COLOR][/TD] [TD="align: center"][COLOR=#00ffff][B][SIZE=2] 4 [/SIZE][/B][/COLOR][/TD] [TD="align: center"][COLOR=#00ffff][B][SIZE=2] 5 [/SIZE][/B][/COLOR][/TD] [TD="align: center"][COLOR=#00ffff][B][SIZE=2] 6 [/SIZE][/B][/COLOR][/TD] [TD="align: center"][COLOR=#00ffff][B][SIZE=2] 7 [/SIZE][/B][/COLOR][/TD] [TD="align: center"][COLOR=#00ffff][B][SIZE=2] 8 [/SIZE][/B][/COLOR][/TD] [TD="align: center"][COLOR=#00ffff][B][SIZE=2] 9 [/SIZE][/B][/COLOR][/TD] [TD="align: center"][COLOR=#00ffff][B][SIZE=2] 10 [/SIZE][/B][/COLOR][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][COLOR=#00ffff][SIZE=2]Kiseru [/SIZE][/COLOR][/TD] [TD][COLOR=#00ffff][SIZE=2]2' [/SIZE][/COLOR][/TD] [TD="align: center"][COLOR=#00ffff][SIZE=2]1' [/SIZE][/COLOR][/TD] [TD="align: center"][COLOR=#00ffff][SIZE=2]3 [/SIZE][/COLOR][/TD] [TD="align: center"][COLOR=#00ffff][SIZE=2]-7 [/SIZE][/COLOR][/TD] [TD="align: center"][COLOR=#00ffff][SIZE=2]-6 [/SIZE][/COLOR][/TD] [TD="align: center"][COLOR=#00ffff][SIZE=2]-5 [/SIZE][/COLOR][/TD] [TD="align: center"][COLOR=#00ffff][SIZE=2]-4 [/SIZE][/COLOR][/TD] [TD="align: center"][COLOR=#00ffff][SIZE=2]-3 [/SIZE][/COLOR][/TD] [TD="align: center"][COLOR=#00ffff][SIZE=2]-2 [/SIZE][/COLOR][/TD] [TD="align: center"][COLOR=#00ffff][SIZE=2]-1 [/SIZE][/COLOR][/TD] [TD="align: center"][COLOR=#00ffff][SIZE=2]-1 [/SIZE][/COLOR][/TD] [TD="align: center"][COLOR=#00ffff][SIZE=2]0 [/SIZE][/COLOR][/TD] [TD="align: center"][COLOR=#00ffff][SIZE=2]0 [/SIZE][/COLOR][/TD] [TD="align: center"][COLOR=#00ffff][SIZE=2]+1 [/SIZE][/COLOR][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [COLOR=#00ffff] [B]Kiseru:[/B] The kiseru is a tobacco pipe made of metal. Its innocent appearance disguises its use as a clubbing weapon. It is popular with peasants and monks, because it is cheap and easy to make and does not appear as a dangerous weapon. It can also be used for smoking.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#00ffff][[/COLOR][COLOR=#ff0000]Note[/COLOR][COLOR=#00ffff]] According to the original [I]Oriental Adventures[/I], 50 yuan has a "real value" of 250 copper pieces but an "exchange value" of only 50 copper pieces. In standard 1E AD&D currency terms that real value equals 25 sp or 1.25 gp and the exchange value equals 5 sp or 0.25 gp.[/COLOR] It doesn't have any exact equivalents among the SRD weapons. I guess a light mace is closest, but that is a LOT heavier and does more damage. Maybe modify the jitte from the 3E version of [I]Oriental Adventures[/I]? That's sort-of-similar in its stats, although we likely would want to remove or alter the jitte's disarm ability: [COLOR=#00ffff][I]From Oriental Adventures (3E)[/I] [/COLOR][COLOR=#00ffff][B]Exotic Weapons—Melee[/B] [/COLOR][COLOR=#00ffff]Small [/COLOR][TABLE="width: 400"] [TR] [TD][COLOR=#00ffff][B][SIZE=2]Weapon [/SIZE][/B][/COLOR][/TD] [TD="align: center"][COLOR=#00ffff][B][SIZE=2]Cost [/SIZE][/B][/COLOR][/TD] [TD="align: center"][COLOR=#00ffff][B][SIZE=2]Damage [/SIZE][/B][/COLOR][/TD] [TD="align: center"][COLOR=#00ffff][B][SIZE=2]Crit [/SIZE][/B][/COLOR][/TD] [TD="align: center"][COLOR=#00ffff][B][SIZE=2]Range Inc. [/SIZE][/B][/COLOR][/TD] [TD="align: center"][COLOR=#00ffff][B][SIZE=2]Weight [/SIZE][/B][/COLOR][/TD] [TD][COLOR=#00ffff][B][SIZE=2]Type [/SIZE][/B][/COLOR][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][COLOR=#00ffff][SIZE=2]Jitte* [/SIZE][/COLOR][/TD] [TD="align: center"][COLOR=#00ffff][SIZE=2]5 sp [/SIZE][/COLOR][/TD] [TD="align: center"][COLOR=#00ffff][SIZE=2]1d4 [/SIZE][/COLOR][/TD] [TD="align: center"][COLOR=#00ffff][SIZE=2]x2 [/SIZE][/COLOR][/TD] [TD="align: center"][COLOR=#00ffff][SIZE=2]— [/SIZE][/COLOR][/TD] [TD="align: center"][COLOR=#00ffff][SIZE=2]2 lb. [/SIZE][/COLOR][/TD] [TD][COLOR=#00ffff][SIZE=2]Bludgeoning [/SIZE][/COLOR][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [COLOR=#00ffff] [B]Jitte:[/B] With a jitte, you get a +2 bonus on your opposed attack roll when attempting to disarm an enemy (including the opposed attack roll to avoid being disarmed if you fail to disarm your enemy). A monk using a jitte can strike with her unarmed base attack bonus, including her more favorable number of attacks per round, along with other applicable modifiers.[/COLOR] That ought to work with a bit of tweaking. I'd keep the monk weapon bit and drop the +2 on disarm checks. Additionally, I'd be inclined to downstep it to a martial or simple weapon. It's hardly a complicated weapon that requires complex techniques. it's a metal-tipped or all-metal rod you wack your enemy with. [/QUOTE]
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