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| − | A [[Blade]] is a hybrid knife weapon | + | {{InfoboxWeapon |
| + | |name = Generic Blade | ||
| + | |ammo = None | ||
| + | |caption = Generic Blade | ||
| + | |cost = Cr50 | ||
| + | |footnote= Generic Blade | ||
| + | |group = Melee Weapon | ||
| + | |image = [[File: Imperial Sunburst-Sun-IISS-Traveller.gif]] | ||
| + | |size = 300.0 mm length | ||
| + | |TL = 3 | ||
| + | |volume = 300.0 mm length | ||
| + | |weight = 350.0 grams | ||
| + | |manufacturer= Various | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | A [[Blade]] (350 grams; Cr50; [[TL-3]]) is a hybrid knife [[Melee Weapon|weapon]]. | ||
| + | * It is an edged and/or piercing melee weapon. | ||
| + | * This [[melee weapon]] may be employed as a [[thrown weapon]]. | ||
| + | [[File: The-Traveller-Book-pg-38-1982-K-Siembieda 11-June-2018a.jpg|left]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Description (Specifications) == | ||
| + | It has a heavy, flat two-edged blade nearly 300mm in length, and a semi-basket handguard. Because of the bulk of the hand guard, it is generally carried in a belt [[scabbard]]. {{Page cite|name= Characters and Combat|page=37|version=Classic Traveller}} | ||
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| + | A blade can be a variety of smaller, edged weapons including the ubiquitous kitchen knife. {{Unpublished cite|author=Maksim-Smelchak}} | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Weapon Characteristics === | ||
| + | Length: 300mm. Weight: 350.0 grams. Base Price: Cr50. | ||
| + | |||
| + | == History & Background (Dossier) == | ||
| + | The earliest knives tend to fashioned from animal horns or bones should a [[world]] possess both a [[sophont]] and sophisticated animal life or equivalent [[creature]]s. Other [[sophont]]s 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. {{Unpublished cite|author=Maksim-Smelchak}} | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Weapon Manufacture === | ||
| + | The [[TL-3]] blade represented in this [[AAB]] article is a relatively sophisticated knife forged by a blacksmith in a smithy of hard iron and perhaps even sophisticated alloys such as hardened steel. The [[TL-3]] blade is not yet a factory manufactured item in the industrial sense. It is still hand forged. {{Unpublished cite|author=Maksim-Smelchak}} | ||
| + | === Selected Blade Types === | ||
| + | # [[TL-3 Blade]] | ||
| + | # [[TL-4 Kitchen Knife]] | ||
| + | # [[Survival Knife|TL-7 Survival Knife]] | ||
| − | + | == References & contributors (Sources) == | |
| − | {{ | + | {{Intermediate}} |
{{Sources | {{Sources | ||
| − | | | + | | {{Ludography cite|name=Characters and Combat|page=42-43}} |
| − | | | + | | {{Ludography cite|name=The Traveller Book|page=TBD}} (Text & illustrations) |
| + | | [[Imperial Encyclopedia]] | ||
| + | | {{Ludography cite|name=Core Rule Book | version=Mongoose 2nd|page=117}} | ||
| + | | [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]] | ||
| + | | Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | {{LE | + | [[Category: Edged Weapon]] |
| + | [[Category: Melee Weapon]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Thrown Weapon]] | ||
| + | {{LE|Weapon}} | ||
Latest revision as of 00:17, 15 November 2021
| Generic Blade | |
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 Generic Blade | |
| Group: | Melee Weapon |
| Tech Level | TL–3 |
| Size | 300.0 mm length |
| Weight | 350.0 grams |
| Cost | Cr50 |
| Ammo | None |
| Manufacturer | Various |
| Generic Blade | |
A Blade (350 grams; Cr50; TL-3) is a hybrid knife weapon.
- It is an edged and/or piercing melee weapon.
- This melee weapon may be employed as a thrown weapon.
Description (Specifications)[edit]
It has a heavy, flat two-edged blade nearly 300mm in length, and a semi-basket handguard. Because of the bulk of the hand guard, it is generally carried in a belt scabbard. [1]
A blade can be a variety of smaller, edged weapons including the ubiquitous kitchen knife. [2]
Weapon Characteristics[edit]
Length: 300mm. Weight: 350.0 grams. Base Price: Cr50.
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-3 blade represented in this AAB article is a relatively sophisticated knife forged by a blacksmith in a smithy of hard iron and perhaps even sophisticated alloys such as hardened steel. The TL-3 blade is not yet a factory manufactured item in the industrial sense. It is still hand forged. [4]
Selected Blade Types[edit]
References & contributors (Sources)[edit]
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 Far Future Enterprises 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.
- Marc Miller. The Traveller Book (Game Designers Workshop, 1982), TBD. (Text & illustrations)
- 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.
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak