Short Sword Skill

Description: This skill allows a character to use an ULTRA approved Short Sword as a weapon. A character may call a called shot by 5th level by saying “Call Strike before the swing is attempted. If that appendage is struck, it is useless until the next game day or until healed, if any other body part is struck the target still takes damage but is not done any further damage. A death fury will allow the character to swing an attack that will reduce an effected opponent to –1 body for as long as the count. Stopping the death fury will result from killing blows, casting or using any other skill. A disarm will not end the death fury but will reduce the duration. A shatter stops it immediately. Arcane damage may only be accounted for by body points (magical or non-magical).

Visual Effects: Ability to use a short sword

Out of Game Calls:Normal Weapon Damage “x Normal”; Called Shot ; Death Fury 1… Death Fury 2… Death Fury 3… etc.

Examples: Sluggo has level five short sword. Sluggo calls six (6) when trying to deliver a blow. Sluggo wants to perform a called strike. If Sluggo said “called strike ankle” and if he would hi This target in the shoulder, the target still takes damage but there is no further effect, had Sluggo hit the targets ankle the ankle would have been unusable until healed or the next game day. If Sluggo calls Death Fury (15) all creatures are reduced to –1 body from any legal strike for the duration of the fury

Notes: A character without this skill must carry the weapon by the blade and account for any damage done to that weapon through the ordinary means of accounting damage. There are no pre-requisites for this skill.