Knife

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Name knife
Appearance knife
Damage vs. small 1d3
Damage vs. large 1d2
To-hit bonus +0
Weapon skill knife
Size one-handed
Base price 4 zm
(+10/positive
enchant)
Weight 5
Material iron

A knife is a kind of weapon. Samurai will know it as a shito. It can be used in melee, or thrown.

Knife skill

Knife
Max Role
Basic
Skilled
Expert

The following weapons use knife skill:

There are no artifact knives.

Encyclopedia entries

Knife:

Possibly perceiving an expression of dubiosity on their
faces, the globetrotter went on adhering to his adventures.

-- And I seen a man killed in Trieste by an Italian chap.
Knife in his back.  Knife like that.

Whilst speaking he produced a dangerous looking clasp knife,
quite in keeping with his character, and held it in the
striking position.

-- In a knockingshop it was count of a tryon between two
smugglers.  Fellow hid behind a door, come up behind him.
Like that.  Prepare to meet your God, says he.  Chuck!  It
went into his back up to the butt.
        [ Ulysses, by James Joyce ]

Shito:

A Japanese stabbing knife.
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