Fist

Generic Fist
Generic Fist
Group:	Melee Weapon
Tech Level	TL–0
Size	150.0 mm length
Weight	1,500.0 grams
Cost	0 (free)
Ammo	None
Manufacturer	(Evolution)
Generic Fist

A Fist and other limbs are used in Martial Arts as dangerous weapons.

• This melee weapon inflicts blunt trauma.

Description (Specifications)

While many humanoid sophonts possess a body plan very similar to human beings, others are radically different, and very non-humanoid in form and orientation. Regardless, nearly all sophonts have developed multiple forms of armed and unarmed Martial Arts.

Most of these Martial Arts emphasize unarmed combat using manipulators, peds, and other bodily limbs and extensions.

Weapon Characteristics

Length: 150mm. Weight: 1,500 grams. Base Price: (Free).

History & Background (Dossier)

Creatures, or animals, are often born with a powerful set of naturally evolved weapons such as claws, horns, teeth, tails, etc. But sophonts often evolve to emphasize greater intelligence to the minimalization or exclusion of natural weapons and armor.

However, even an unarmed and unarmored sophont like a human being, still possesses a considerable number of basic weapons in the form of fists, feet, and martial arts. A melee combat involving brawling weapons can be dangerous with improvised weapons or even unarmed combat.

References & contributors (Sources)

This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• Marc Miller. Characters and Combat (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 42-43.Marc Miller, Robert Eaglestone, Don McKinney. Characters and Combat (Far Future Enterprises, 2019), 42-43.
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science, Emeritus