

Ninjas also used Nekode (Cat's Paw) for fighting and Tekagi-Shuko for utilitarian purposes, such as climbing trees.Īrtificial Limbs and Swiss Army Appendages may be modified to feature Wolverine Claws. The Bagh Nakh, or Tiger's Claw, was developed in India for self-defense and used by the first Maratha Emperor Shivaji. Weapons of these type were actually used in early civilizations. However, in fights involving larger weapons they would be less effective considering their limited reach compared to a sword or polearm. Weapons of these type are presumably easier to conceal and use in close quarters, depending on the size and nature of the blades. When these weapons are unsheathed, they often make a distinct "snikt!" noise or some variant. Any character sporting these will be improbably effective with them. Wolverine Claws on a good guy is used to demonstrate Exotic Weapon Supremacy on a bad guy they show that he or she is especially bloodthirsty and likely Ax Crazy. The blades can be a natural part of their body, artificial implants, stuck on a glove or gauntlet, or actually be a variation of bladed brass knuckles. ISBN 978-1560763581.Characters that fight with multiple blades attached to their hands or fingers to emulate gigantic metal claws. ↑ Jeff Grubb and Andria Hayday (April 1992).Al-Qadim: Ruined Kingdoms: Campaign Guide. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Eric Cagle, Jesse Decker, Jeff Quick, and James Wyatt (March 2003).↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Eric Cagle, Jesse Decker, Jeff Quick, and James Wyatt (March 2003).


Outside this region they were considered exotic and thus fetched a much higher price, going as high as 5 gold pieces. In the land of Zakhara a pair of tiger's claws generally sold for 6 silver pieces.

The claws were were situated in such a way that they emerged between a wearer's fingers whenever they made a fist, and were generally wielded like a pair of brass knuckles. This bar was connected along the wearer's palm and back of hand by a metal strip that was attached to another bracelet-type bar that went around the wearer’s wrist. Tiger's claws were straps or gloves fitted with spikes, around four to five attached to a metal crossbar, with a ring at each end.
