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Fantasy Hero: Fist Loads


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In the Hero system, is there any point to a character with a relatively high (with Normal Characteristic Maximas in play) STR to use a fist load / brass knuckles?  In the books, they are listed as a 2DC weapon, which would mean that they would cap out at 4DCs using CSLs or STR about the STR minimum.  A character with 20 STR (at the normal characteristic maxima) could do more damage without the fist load and using CSLs or combat maneuvers...Is there something I'm missing?

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Some forms of fist loads common in fantasy, like a metal gauntlet for example, could protect you from Damage Shield effects since the focus would take the damage instead of the character.  Also, brass knuckles can be spiked (Killing Damage or perhaps Penetrating or Armor Piercing vs leather/cloth armor).  

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