Iron Hand

Playtest 3.2 / 4th Ed

Build Cost: 10

Purchase: Once

Tagged: No

Duration: Constant

Skill Type: Martial

Prerequisites: Warrior BCSL, Rogue BCSL, Weapon Skill, either: 2 Sidesteps or 2 Critical Attacks or 1 Sidestep, 1 Critical Attack

Skill List: Monk

Skill Rules & Full Description

This skill allows the character to use Talons, with a base damage of 4 points, to represent their hands in combat. All the standard rules for claw combat apply, i.e. the character may not touch cast, etc. However, they gain the ability to use any Attack or Parry skill usable through a melee weapon with their talons, except those skills unique to the Mystic Warrior and Arcane Grifter lists.

When a character purchases this skill they gain the ability to use: Small Weapon, Thrown Weapon, and Quarterstaff. Additionally, any Build Points the character may have spent on these weapon skills are refunded when this skill is learned. So, if a character has Thrown Weapon and Quarterstaff they would get back a total of 4 Build Points.

NOTE: Backstabs, Master Proficiencies and Assassin Proficiencies will work with Talons from the Iron Hand skill.

Canonical Source: Playtest 3.2 (Page 46)

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Prerequisite & Progression Tree: Iron Hand

Current Skill Skill Node General Requirement

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