PRIMARY WEAPONS

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Simple yet effective, these basic primary weapons serve as a shinobi's means of offense, and can be aesthetically modified to their liking. Primary weapons can be purchased at a weapon shop at any time, although it is also possible to acquire them through other means, such as ordering one from a craftsman, or looting one off a fallen enemy. Standard generic primary weapons are equipped in a character's main hand slot and are divided into seven categories: bow & ranged, fist, knife, sword, flail, blunt and polearm.

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Knuckle Duster
Rank: C
Type: Melee. Impact damage.
Description: Knuckle dusters are a typical civilian weapon that are easy to hide and very effective in close quarters. Placed over the fingers, these steel-based heavy connected rings fit just under the knuckles and allow regular punches to be a force to reckon with.
Cost: 5,000 Ryo



Fighting Gloves
Rank: C
Type: Melee. Impact damage.
Description: A pair of standard, professional grade fighting gloves. Can be colored to the user's liking, and can take the form of whatever type of fighting style the user desires.
Cost: 5,000 Ryo



Claws
Rank: C
Type: Melee. Slash damage.
Description: Claws are simple bladed sets intertwined at the user's hand, where a small glove-like apparatus holds them together above the back of the user's hand. Excellent for close quarter combat, where short and quick strikes are needed.
Cost: 5,000 Ryo

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Bowie Knife
Rank: C
Type: Melee. Stab damage.
Description: A long knife, at least six inches long, with a clip point at the top of the blade which brings the tip lower than the spine for better control. Where the guard and sharp edge of the blade meet, a small curvature inward towards the metal makes the end thinner than the top. The handle itself is big enough to suit a single hand comfortably.
Cost: 5,000 Ryo



Butterfly Knife
Rank: C
Type: Melee. Stab damage.
Description: A butterfly knife a essentially a folding pocket knife with two handles counter-rotating around the tang such that, when closed, the blade is concealed within grooves in the handles. With a single flick of the wrist, the user can bring the blade out in a flipping or fanning motion.
Cost: 5,000 Ryo



Dagger
Rank: C
Type: Melee. Stab damage.
Description: A dagger is a double-edged blade used for hitting, stabbing or thrusting. Short and small, it is wielded easily in one hand, and is perfect when wishing to perform quick stabbings.
Cost: 5,000 Ryo



Katara
Rank: C
Type: Melee. Stab damage.
Description: Considered a dagger in function, this version of the weapon is considered a push-dagger, and is characterized by its H-shaped horizontal hand grip, which results in the blade of the sword sitting above the user's knuckles.
Cost: 5,000 Ryo



Dagger
Rank: C
Type: Melee. Stab damage.
Description: A dagger is a double-edged blade used for hitting, stabbing or thrusting. Short and small, it is wielded easily in one hand, and is perfect when wishing to perform quick stabbings.
Cost: 5,000 Ryo



Kris
Rank: C
Type: Melee. Stab damage.
Description: A kris is an asymmetrical dagger famous for its distinctive wavy blade. Also known as a 'snake blade', it curves constantly from the tip to the hilt, crating extra edges ideal for slashing and slicing, but even better when stabbing an opponent's innards.
Cost: 5,000 Ryo



Fist Knife
Rank: C
Type: Melee. Stab damage.
Description: A fist knife is, as its name implies, a small dagger with T-shaped handle. The user grips the handle so that the blade protrudes at the knuckles, allowing for the use of full force behind a close-fisted thrust.
Cost: 5,000 Ryo



Machete
Rank: C
Type: Melee. Stab damage.
Description: The machete is a large clever-like cutting tool no more than twenty inches long. Sharp only on one side with a steep tip, it is used primarily for chopping.
Cost: 5,000 Ryo



Tanto
Rank: C
Type: Melee. Stab damage.
Description: The tanto is a single or double-edged straight knife no longer than fifteen inches. The tano was designed primarily as a stabbing weapon, but the edge can be used for slashing as well.
Cost: 5,000 Ryo



Main Gauche
Rank: C
Type: Melee. Slash damage.
Description: The Main Gauche is an off-handed, triple-pronged dagger used primarily for parrying and trapping opponent's blades. With its wide guard and inner-trappings, those of great force have been said to 'strip' their opponent's sword, leading to the coining of the misconception, 'Sword-breaker'.
Cost: 5,000 Ryo



Deer Horn Knife
Rank: C
Type: Melee. Slash damage.
Description: Deer Horn Knives, also known as crescent moon knives, are specialized bladed weapons consisting of two steel crescents crossing. This crossing produces four curved, claw-like points, one of which is extended as the "main" blade. The practitioner grips the wrapped middle of the lengthened crescent with the other acting as a hand guard. Relatively short weapons that are easily concealable in clothing.
Cost: 5,000 Ryo

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Katana
Rank: C
Type: Melee. Slash damage.
Description: Commonly refereed to as a 'Samurai sword', the katana is characterized by its distinctive appearance: a curved, slender, single edged blade up to three feet in length, circular or squared guard, and long grip to accommodate two hands. As such, it has become renowned for its sharpness and cutting ability.
Cost: 5,000 Ryo



Bokuto
Rank: C
Type: Melee. Slash damage.
Description: Also common referred to as "bokken," this weapon is a sword made of wood whose primary purpose is for training. It is usually shaped to look like a katana, but can also be shaped like other swords, such as the wakizashi and tanto. Although normally very basic, they also come in more ornamental designs, boasting elaborate carvings and jewels.
Cost: 5,000 Ryo



Nodachi
Rank: C
Type: Melee. Slash damage.
Description: Known as a 'Field sword', the Nodachi is a large two-handed weapon, retaining the shape of the traditional katana, but boasting a much longer blade - sometimes up to five feet in length.
Cost: 5,000 Ryo



Kodachi
Rank: C
Type: Melee. Slash damage.
Description: If a Nodachi is an oversized version of the Katana, then the Kodachi is the opposite. Just a bit larger than a Wakizachi, the sixty inch blade nonetheless retains its brethren's cutting ability, and with its compact size, makes it ideal for travel and rough terrain.
Cost: 5,000 Ryo



Ninjato
Rank: C
Type: Melee. Slash damage.
Description: Short and straight, this blade takes a similar form of a katana, but without the curvature in the blade. With the blade measuring no more than three feet, and a square guard on top, this weapon has been popularized by many ninja, hence the name.
Cost: 5,000 Ryo



Wakisashi
Rank: C
Type: Melee. Slash damage.
Description: A wakizashi is similar to but shorter than a katana in shape, and usually shorter than the kodachi, with the blade no longer than twenty inches. Regardless, it retains its sharpness, and is ideal as a backup sword should the main one fail.
Cost: 5,000 Ryo



Broadsword/Longsword
Rank: C
Type: Melee. Slash damage.
Description: A broadsword is a sword with a blade that is heavy, straight, and usually double-edged. With a blade as long as four feet, it is used primarily for slashing and thrusting.
Cost: 5,000 Ryo



Claymore
Rank: C
Type: Melee. Slash damage.
Description: The claymore is a two-handed, double-edged sword with a cross hilt, of which the guards were usually turned down. Heavy and long, the blade can surpass five feet, and requires great strength to wield.
Cost: 5,000 Ryo



Gladius
Rank: C
Type: Melee. Slash damage.
Description: The Gladius is a double-edged straight shortsword, use for cutting as well as stabbing and thrusting due to the tapered point. A solid grip one handed grip is provided by a knobbed hilt added on with ridges for the fingers. Blade strength is achieved by welding together strips, in which case the sword had a channel down the center, or by fashioning a single piece of high-carbon steel, rhomboidal in cross-section. The guard, small, barely shoots out on the sides.
Cost: 5,000 Ryo



Falcata/Kopesh
Rank: C
Type: Melee. Slash damage.
Description: The falcata has a one edged blade that pitches forward towards the point, the edge being concave on the lower part of the sword, but convex on top. This shape distributes the weight in such a way that it is capable of delivering a blow with the momentum of an axe, while maintaining the cutting edge of a sword. Finally, the hilt is typically hook-shaped.
Cost: 5,000 Ryo



Gou
Rank: C
Type: Melee. Slash damage.
Description: Commonly referred to as 'hook swords', they are usually used in pairs for full effectiveness. The blade of the weapon is straight about about two to three feet before a sharp, square hook ends at the tip. This can be used for slashing, hooking an weapon from an enemy, or even their appendage.
Cost: 5,000 Ryo



Rapier
Rank: C
Type: Melee. Slash damage.
Description: A rapier is a slender, sharply pointed sword, ideally used for thrusting attacks. The long-bladed sword, three to four feet at the blade, is characterized by a complex hilt which is constructed to provide protection for the hand wielding it. While the blade might be broad enough to cut to some degree, the long thin blade lends itself to thrusting as the preferred means of attack.
Cost: 5,000 Ryo



Scimitar/Saber
Rank: C
Type: Melee. Slash damage.
Description: A scimitar or saber is a backsword with a long curved blade, up to four feet in length, and is often thought of as having a ridge near the end. Due to its curved design and light weight, it is ideal for slashing and thrusting.
Cost: 5,000 Ryo



Chokuto
Rank: C
Type: Melee. Slash damage.
Description: Chokutō were straight and single-edged (sometimes partially double) hacking swords spanning no more than 40 inches in blade length. Variations of this include the Aikuchi, which always has a hilt that matches the scabbard exactly, in color, mass and shape.
Cost: 5,000 Ryo



Shotel
Rank: C
Type: Melee. Slash damage.
Description: A shotel is a curved sword. It looks very much like a scimitar. The curve on the shotel's blade varies from a curve similar to the shamshir, to almost a half circle. The blade is flat and double-edged with a diamond cross-section. The blade is about 40 inches in total length and the hilt is a simple wooden piece with no guard. The shotel is carried in a close fitting leather scabbard.
Cost: 5,000 Ryo



Jian
Rank: C
Type: Melee. Slash damage.
Description: The jian is a double-edged straight sword, with one-handed versions having blades varying from 45 to 80 centimeters (17.7 to 31.5 inches) in length. The weight of an average sword of 70-centimeter (28-inch) blade-length would be in a range of approximately 700 to 900 grams (1.5 to 2 pounds). There are also larger two-handed versions used for training by many styles of Kenjutsu.
Cost: 5,000 Ryo



Kukri
Rank: C
Type: Melee. Slash damage.
Description: Like its cousin the machete, the kukri is a more durable and heavier weapon used to cut through thick wood. At twenty one inches long it is also sharp on only one side and is slightly curved comparable to a boomerang but on a smaller scale. It has a wrapped handle to reduce shock and stress on the hand.
Cost: 5,000 Ryo

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Chain Whip
Rank: C
Type: Close-range Melee. Slash & Pierce damage.
Description: A chain whip consists of several metal rods, which are joined end-to-end by rings to form a flexible chain. Generally, the whip has a handle at one end and a metal dart, used for slashing or piercing an opponent, at the other. A cloth flag is often attached at or near the dart end of the whip, and a second flag may cover the whip's handle, helping it stabilize.
Cost: 5,000 Ryo



Bull Whip
Rank: C
Type: Close-range Melee. Impact damage.
Description: A bullwhip is a long tapered flexible length of single-strand or plated material, usually leather in the form of braids, with a stiff handle. The handle is swung with force, thus allowing for the whip to be used for flogging.
Cost: 5,000 Ryo



Lariat
Rank: C
Type: Close-range Melee. Impact damage.
Description: A lariat is a loop of long, specialized rope hardened and designed to be thrown around a target. Once secured, the thick measures quickly constrict, tightening when pulled.
Cost: 5,000 Ryo



Nunchaku
Rank: C
Type: Close-range Melee. Impact damage.
Description: The nunchaku consists of two sticks attached together by a sturdy rope or chain. Nunchaku are usually wielded singly but they can also be paired. It can be whirled around, using its hardened handles for blunt force as well as wrapping its chain around an attacking weapon to immobilize or disarm the opponent.
Cost: 5,000 Ryo



Meteor Hammer
Rank: C
Type: Close-range Melee. Impact damage.
Description: Of all the flail weapons, perhaps the most flashy and equally brutal is the meteor hammer. Like the rope dart it is often a staple in most monks' martial arts regiments that involve weapons. The meteor hammer consists of a lengthy hardened rope or chain that holds at its end a steel ball the size of a cantaloupe. For more experienced practitioners the meteor hammer can have both ends attached to a steel ball.
Cost: 5,000 Ryo



Kusarigama
Rank: C
Type: Close-range Melee. Slashing damage.
Description: A kusarigama consists of a kama (sickle) on a metal chain (kusari) with a heavy iron weight (fundo) attached to the end. The weight is for utility, allowing the chain to aid in a ranged attack or tossed to entangle the enemy.
Cost: 5,000 Ryo

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Hammer
Rank: C
Type: Melee. Blunt damage.
Description: This giant hammer comes in many variations, and although each owner is different in terms of how they treat their hammer, one thing is certain - it takes monstrous strength to wield such a thing! With a handle roughly four feet long and a head the same length in diameter, these types of weapons are not to be taken lightly.
Cost: 5,000 Ryo



Tonfa
Rank: C
Type: Melee. Blunt damage.
Description: Traditionally made from red oak and wielded in pairs, the tonfa can be gripped by the short perpendicular handle or by the longer main shaft. In defense, if the handle is grasped then the shaft protects the forearm and hand while the knob protects the thumb. If both ends of the shaft are held, the shaft can be used to ward off blows and the handle can be used as a hook to catch the opponent's weapons. One can also swing the shaft to strike the target, as large amounts of momentum can be imparted to the shaft by twirling the tonfa by the handle. Finally, by holding the shaft and the handle of the tonfa together, one can use it for holding or breaking techniques.
Cost: 5,000 Ryo



Quarterstaff
Rank: C
Type: Melee. Blunt damage.
Description: A quarterstaff is a long staff, about five to seven feet long used primarily for stick fighting. Held with the back hand at the butt end of the staff and the other hand about a foot above it, as a two-handed sword would be held, it can be used either as a defensive measure against blows, or as a bashing instrument.
Cost: 5,000 Ryo



Kobotan
Rank: C
Type: Melee. Blunt damage.
Description: The kobotan is a small, rod like weapon to be used in one hand for quick, precise strikes, either to fleshy, nerve-ridden areas of the body which are soft, or for creating pressure points when wishing to restrain someone or put them in submission.
Cost: 5,000 Ryo



Telescopic Baton
Rank: C
Type: Melee. Blunt damage.
Description: A heavy steel bar with many separate chambers that initially starts out at a size where an adult male can wrap his palm around it comfortable. Upon extending the many chambers the baton extends out to make a six inch weapon of steel to whack at the intended target. Though it does not carry the same weight as a fully steel weapon it does cause excruciating pain with a solid hit and is quite easy to conceal.
Cost: 5,000 Ryo



Cudgel
Rank: C
Type: Melee. Blunt damage.
Description: A brutish and simple weapon the Cudgel is a steel apparatus about a few inches shorter than an adults middle finger to his shoulder. The apparatus of the cudgel is a grip for the hand which is usually padded or wrapped to ensure comfort and a bit of shock reduction, the rest of it is a gradually fatter steel club shape much like a baseball bat but thicker. Whether the opponent has armor or by some chance thick enough skin to ignore a blade, the weight of a well swung Cudgel will threaten to bruise, break, and shatter.
Cost: 5,000 Ryo

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Spear
Rank: C
Type: Melee. Pierce & Slash damage.
Description: A spear is a pole weapon consisting of a shaft, usually of wood, with a pointed head. The head may be simply the sharpened end of the shaft itself, as is the case with bamboo spears, or it may be made of a more durable material fastened to the shaft
Cost: 5,000 Ryo



Kanabo
Rank: C
Type: Melee. Blunt damage.
Description: A kanabo is an iron staff constructed with iron spikes or studs on one end. One or both ends of the wooden types are sheathed in iron, and on occasion, spikes. Kanabo-type weapons came in all sizes and shapes, with the largest ones being as tall as a man and a two-handed weapon while the smaller lighter ones were primarily one-handed and the length of a forearm.
Cost: 5,000 Ryo



Naginata
Rank: C
Type: Melee. Blunt damage.
Description: A naginata consists of a wooden shaft three feet or so in length, with a curved blade on the end, and finally, a sword-like guard between the blade and shaft.
Cost: 5,000 Ryo



Halberd
Rank: C
Type: Melee. Slash damage.
Description: The halberd is a two-handed pole weapon. The five to six foot long weapon consists of an axe blade topped with a spike mounted on a long shaft. Finally, a hook or thorn can be found on the back side of the axe blade for grappling,
Cost: 5,000 Ryo



Suppressor
Rank: C
Type: Melee. Blunt damage.
Description: The most common weapon among bodyguards of royalty is the suppressor. Fashioned to be a non lethal yet effective weapon against assassins, the Suppressor consists of a long staff adorned with a welded metal set of prongs to pin the enemy by the neck with both cylinder shaped prongs. Lethal versions however can be made by converting the prongs into a "U" shaped almost sickle head to pin the opponent by the neck and at the same time, behead them.
Cost: 5,000 Ryo



Axe
Rank: C
Type: Melee. Slash damage.
Description: The axe has survived through time and rightfully so, as its basic design makes it deadly in the hands of any properly trained soldier. With two half-moon curved blades at either side of the pole-arm, the user can penetrate defenses and cut anything down that gets in his way. The axe handle usually spans four feet, and each blade extends no more than half a foot to a foot, either on both sides or in one direction.
Cost: 5,000 Ryo



Scythe
Rank: C
Type: Melee. Slash damage.
Description: A ghastly weapon commonly associated with the grim reaper, the scythe is a long pole-arm with a curved blade at the end, perpendicularly existing next to its handle. The curved blade usually extends a few feet, while the scythe's handle is roughly five to six feet in length. Due to this, it requires a proper stance and grip for proper usage.
Cost: 5,000 Ryo