This article is about the weapon. For the spell, see Sap (spell).
A sap, also called a blackjack,[2] was a type of light, nonlethal melee weapon used for knocking people unconscious.[4]
Description[]
A sap was filled with lead shot (small pellets), sand, or a similar material.[1]
They weighed about 2 pounds (910 grams).[4]
Weaponology[]
Saps were designed to deliver non-killing blows, usually to knock someone unconscious.[4] The act of trying to knock someone out with a sap was referred to as "sapping".[6]
Varieties[]
- Truncheon: A heavier version of the standard sap.[5]
Notable Users[]
Rogues[2] and bards were often proficient with saps.[7]
Groups[]
- The City Watch of Waterdeep typically carried around long truncheons.[8]
- All members of the Guild of Chandlers and Lamplighters were trained in the use of improvised saps, which consisted of a fistful of coins wrapped in a shirt or other cloth.[9]
- The security at Nurneene's Marvelous Masks often wielded saps.[10]
Individuals[]
- Alak Abaeir
- Lepidius Tragemandes
- Yalister Ikhusaru was proficient in the use of saps.[11]
Races & Intelligent Creatures[]
Regions & Settlements[]
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Referenced only
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External Links[]
Baton (law enforcement)#Blackjacks and saps article at Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gary Gygax (August, 1985). Unearthed Arcana (1st edition). (TSR, Inc.), p. 78. ISBN 0880380845.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams (July 2003). Player's Handbook v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 50. ISBN 0-7869-2886-7.
- ↑ Grant Boucher, Troy Christensen, Jon Pickens, John Terra and Scott Davis (1991). Arms and Equipment Guide. (TSR, Inc.), p. 109. ISBN 1-56076-109-1.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams (July 2003). Player's Handbook v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 116–117, 118, 120. ISBN 0-7869-2886-7.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 James Wyatt, Darrin Drader, Christopher Perkins (October 2003). Book of Exalted Deeds. (TSR, Inc), p. 34. ISBN 0-7869-3136-1.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 William W. Connors (November 1995). Wizards and Rogues of the Realms. Edited by Anne Gray McCready. (TSR, Inc), p. 94. ISBN 0-7869-0190-X.
- ↑ Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams (July 2003). Player's Handbook v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 28. ISBN 0-7869-2886-7.
- ↑ Christopher Perkins, James Haeck, James Introcaso, Adam Lee, Matthew Sernett (September 2018). Waterdeep: Dragon Heist. Edited by Jeremy Crawford. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 168. ISBN 978-0-7869-6625-7.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (1987). Waterdeep and the North. (TSR, Inc), p. 40. ISBN 0-88038-490-5.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (July 2004). “Elminster's Guide to the Realms: Nurneene's Marvelous Masks”. In Matthew Sernett ed. Dragon #321 (Paizo Publishing, LLC), p. 81.
- ↑ Tim Beach, Tom Prusa and Steve Kurtz (1993). “Golden Huzuz”. City of Delights (TSR, Inc), p. 58. ISBN 1-56076-589-5.
- ↑ Andrew Finch, Gwendolyn Kestrel, Chris Perkins (August 2004). Monster Manual III. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 86–87. ISBN 0-7869-3430-1.