Dagger
Generic Dagger | |
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Generic Dagger | |
Group: | Melee Weapon |
Tech Level | TL–1 |
Size | 200.0 mm length |
Weight | 250.0 grams |
Cost | Cr10 |
Ammo | None |
Manufacturer | Various |
Generic Dagger |
A Dagger (250 grams; Cr10; TL-1) is a small knife weapon with a flat, two-edged blade approximately 200mm in length. [1]
- It is an edged and/or piercing melee weapon.
- This melee weapon may be employed as a thrown weapon.
Description (Specifications)[edit]
Daggers are usually carried in a Belt Sheath, and less frequently are concealed in a Boot Sheath or strapped to the forearm. Daggers are usually the last weapon of defense, and worn constantly. Each weighs 250 grams; that weight, however, does not count against the weight load of the character as the weapon is worn constantly and comfortably. [2]
Weapon Characteristics[edit]
Length: 200mm. Weight: 250.0 grams. Base Price: Cr10.
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
The earliest knives tend to fashioned from animal horns or bones should a world possess both a sophont and sophisticated animal life or equivalent creatures. Other sophonts construct knives from volcanic substances including obsidian. During the TL:1-3 epoch, sophonts generally transition from organic materials to various kinds of shaped and smelted metals. [3]
Weapon Manufacture[edit]
The TL-1 dagger represented in this AAB article is a relatively unsophisticated knife forged by a blacksmith in a smithy of softer metals although harder irons may be used and more sophisticated alloys are generally beyond the reach of the typical TL-1 society. [4]
Selected Dagger Types[edit]
References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]
- 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.
- Imperial Encyclopedia
- Matthew Sprange. Core Rule Book (Mongoose Publishing, 2016), 117.
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ Marc Miller. Characters and Combat (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 37.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Characters and Combat (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 37.
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak