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A [[Blade]] (350 grams; Cr50; [[TL-3]]) is a hybrid knife [[Melee Weapon|weapon]]. | 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) == | == 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}} | 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}} | ||
− | A blade can be a variety of smaller, edged weapons including the ubiquitous kitchen knife. | + | A blade can be a variety of smaller, edged weapons including the ubiquitous kitchen knife. {{Unpublished cite|author=Maksim-Smelchak}} |
=== Weapon Characteristics === | === Weapon Characteristics === | ||
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== History & Background (Dossier) == | == 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 | + | 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 {{Unpublished cite|author=Maksim-Smelchak}} |
− | 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. | + | === 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}} | ||
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+ | === Selected Blade Types === | ||
+ | # [[TL-3 Blade]] | ||
+ | # [[TL-4 Kitchen Knife]] | ||
+ | # [[Survival Knife|TL-7 Survival Knife]] | ||
== References & contributors (Sources) == | == References & contributors (Sources) == | ||
{{Intermediate}} | {{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]] | ||
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[[Category: Edged Weapon]] | [[Category: Edged Weapon]] | ||
[[Category: Melee Weapon]] | [[Category: Melee Weapon]] | ||
+ | [[Category: Thrown Weapon]] | ||
{{LE|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]
- 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