Nunchaku (pronounced: /ˈnʌntʃɑːkuː/ Nun-chah-koo[6]) were a type of exotic melee weapon typically used by monks.[3]
Description[]
The nunchaku was made of two hardwood wands or dowels, 12 to 14 inches (0.3 to 0.36 meters) long and 1 in (0.025 m) in diameter, connected at one end by a stout leather cord or a metal chain.[7]
Weaponology[]
It took special training, such as monks received, to use this exotic weapon effectively in melee combat.[3]
Nunchaku could be used to disarm an opponent much like the flail. Monks could take full advantage of this quick, bludgeoning weapon.[3]
Notable Wielders of Nunchaku[]
Groups[]
- Nunchaku were a favored weapon of the clerics of Waukeen. The goddess herself wielded a nunchaku in the form of a cloud of coins.[8]
- Nunchaku were one of the few weapons the monks of the Disciples of the White Rod order were known to fight with. The ones they fought with had leather wrappings on their hilts that were bleached white.[9]
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- ↑ Rory Bowman (May 1982). “Or with a weird one”. In Kim Mohan ed. Dragon #61 (TSR, Inc.), p. 18.
- ↑ Gary Gygax, David Cook, and François Marcela-Froideval (1985). Oriental Adventures. (TSR, Inc), pp. 39, 41. ISBN 0-8803-8099-3.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams (July 2003). Player's Handbook v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 115, 117, 120. ISBN 0-7869-2886-7.
- ↑ Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford, Christopher Perkins, James Wyatt (2014). Dungeon Master's Guide 5th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 41. ISBN 978-0786965622.
- ↑ Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford (2014). Player's Handbook 5th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 149. ISBN 978-0-7869-6560-1.
- ↑ James Wyatt (October 2001). Oriental Adventures (3rd edition). (Wizards of the Coast), p. 251. ISBN 0-7869-2015-7.
- ↑ Rory Bowman (May 1982). “Or with a weird one”. In Kim Mohan ed. Dragon #61 (TSR, Inc.), p. 22.
- ↑ Eric L. Boyd, Erik Mona (May 2002). Faiths and Pantheons. Edited by Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 87, 88. ISBN 0-7869-2759-3.
- ↑ Sean K. Reynolds (2002-05-04). Deity Do's and Don'ts (Zipped PDF). Web Enhancement for Faiths and Pantheons. Wizards of the Coast. p. 7. Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved on 2018-09-08.