Boot knife

[FinH]

This seems like a bit of a glaring omission so forgive me someone's already covered it in a previous topic...

Does it not seem faintly ludicrous to people that, in the Mongoose Dredd RPG, at no point does the skill Melee (blade) get doled out to Judges?
Seeing as how the boot knife's standard issue for all Judges, you'd think that it would be covered in basic training at the Academy Of Law.
Personally, I give every character a level of Melee (blade) in Term 1 of training (at the same time as they get their level in unarmed combat) so as to save the Judge PCs fumbling around with it like rank amateurs with an unskilled penalty should they ever have to use the thing.
Just seems like a strange oversight in such an awesome game.
Do other refs do this too?

 

[havercake lad]

Given their Unarmed Combat Skills, stun settings on the Lawgiver Mk II, general fitness and a daystick, knives are merely a back up tool or weapon. GM might decide to let a Street Judge who gains a bonus Skills roll on the Term Three and Four Event table pick Blade as a skill instead ?

 

[AndrewW]

Not exactly. As long as you have skill with any melee speciality you have the others at level 0, so Melee (unarmed) - 1 for example would also give you Melee (blade) - 0. While they don't get a bonus to the check, they don't take the -3 unskilled penalty either.

 

[FinH]

Not exactly. As long as you have skill with any melee speciality you have the others at level 0, so Melee (unarmed) - 1 for example would also give you Melee (blade) - 0. While they don't get a bonus to the check, they don't take the -3 unskilled penalty either.

This is indeed true - thanks for pointing that out

 

[princeron]

Not exactly. As long as you have skill with any melee speciality you have the others at level 0, so Melee (unarmed) - 1 for example would also give you Melee (blade) - 0. While they don't get a bonus to the check, they don't take the -3 unskilled penalty either.

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