Heavy flails, otherwise known as a footman's flail,[4] was a larger version of the standard flail.[5]
Description[]
Heavy flails typically had longer shafts, about 4 feet (1.2 meters) long[6], with a hinged[7] or chained heavier spiked ball or rod on the end. Some had an elongated top spike to give them even greater reach..[5]
Weaponology[]
Heavy flails were typically used as two-handed weapons. They could be used to trip an opponent and their flexible chains increased the chance of entangling an enemy weapons, thereby disarming them.[8]
History[]
Heavy flails derived from an agricultural tool known as a threshing flail.[7][9]
Notable heavy flails[]
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Notable Users[]
- Fugitive slaves that had escaped from farms were liable to wield a footman's flail as a weapon, due to having experience with threshing flails.[10]
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rob Heinsoo, Andy Collins, James Wyatt (June 2008). Player's Handbook 4th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 218. ISBN 0-7869-4867-1.
- ↑ Gary Gygax (1978). Players Handbook 1st edition. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 35, 37. ISBN 0-9356-9601-6.
- ↑ Grant Boucher, Troy Christensen, Jon Pickens, John Terra and Scott Davis (1991). Arms and Equipment Guide. (TSR, Inc.), p. 108. ISBN 1-56076-109-1.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 David "Zeb" Cook (August 1989). Player's Handbook (2nd edition). (TSR, Inc.), p. 68. ISBN 0-88038-716-5.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams (July 2003). Player's Handbook v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 117, 120. ISBN 0-7869-2886-7.
- ↑ Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams (July 2003). Player's Handbook v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 38. ISBN 0-7869-2886-7.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Richard Baker, Skip Williams (1995). Player's Option: Combat & Tactics. (TSR, Inc), p. 137. ISBN 0-7869-0096-2.
- ↑ Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams (July 2003). Player's Handbook v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 117. ISBN 0-7869-2886-7.
- ↑ Gary Gygax (August, 1985). Unearthed Arcana (1st edition). (TSR, Inc.), p. 127. ISBN 0880380845.
- ↑ Roger E. Moore (January 1999). Demihumans of the Realms. (TSR, Inc.), p. 86. ISBN 0-7869-1316-9.