Iron Hand

Playtest 3.2 / 4th Ed

Build Cost: 10 (Off-List: 20)

Purchase: Once

Tagged: No

Duration: Constant

Skill Type: Martial

Prerequisites: Warrior Basic Career, Rogue Basic Career Skill List, 1 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 the following skills with their hands (talons): Stun, Critical Attack, Disarm, Cheap Trick, Throat Punch, Master Parry, Shatter Weapon, Speed, Slay, Weapon Accuracy, Waylay, Critical Backstab, Missile Defection, Agony Strike, Assassinate, and Assassin Strike, skills.

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.

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Prerequisite & Progression Tree: Iron Hand

Current Skill Skill Node General Requirement

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