Silly thing to build

[JmOz]

So how would you build an umbrella?

 

I want it to be a combat piece, with a hooked handle to use for help with grabs...

[Old Man]

Multipower combining the stats for a small shield and a jitte or whip.

[Michael Hopcroft]

I presume you're making it resistant (there's little point in a non-resistant shield). The material would have to be significantly lighter than a normal shield of that size, so it folds. And when folded it's effectively disguised as an innocuous object -- a considerable advantage in many situations where more obvious weapons would be confiscated.

 

For that reason, in the real world many covert operators have disguised weapons as umbrellas. The KGB was notorious for using them in assassinations.

[Greywind]

...and then there's John Steed.

[Escafarc]

and Mary Poppins,

 

 

I think I remember a umbrella based martial art I just don't remember which game system it was.

[Beast]

Multipower

CE dry underneath area 1m

1m stretching +1 w/ grabs,throws and blocks

6/6 armor only 180 degree coverage and only vs percieved threats

1 ranged attack 1 charge(KGB,John Steed and Penguin for ideas

Blade HKA

[bigbywolfe]

http://real-self-defense.com/unbreakable-umbrella/

 

The Self-Defense Umbrella is a real thing apparently...

[TheQuestionMan]

Staff/Stick Fighting

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stick_Fighting

 

Baritsu

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baritsu

 

Umbrella Self-Defense (Academie Duello)

http://www.academieduello.com/school...-self-defense/

 

Jackie Chan Umbrella Fight

https://www.google.ca/#q=Jackie+Chan+Umbrella+Fight&safe=off

 

 

Cheers

 

 

QM

[Lucius]

A shield is usually built as a multipower, a small Hand to Hand attack matched to a bonus to DCV. The bonus to DCV is generally considered a bonus to OCV when Blocking.

 

Add perhaps 1 meter reach (Stretching) and the rest is not the object but the training - a Martial Art including Grab, Disarm, Block, Jab, Trip, etc.

 

Lucius Alexander

 

The palindromedary asks if you can shoot a bumber with it.

[TheQuestionMan]

Flash, Sight Group - Thrusting Open Umbrella Into Targets Face.

 

 

Cheers

 

 

QM

[Ninja-Bear]

As for martial art look to Hapkido. Basically you can interchange cane techniques with umbrella techniques. Dont forget hand attack too.

[phoenix240]

Multipower

CE dry underneath area 1m

1m stretching +1 w/ grabs,throws and blocks

6/6 armor only 180 degree coverage and only vs percieved threats

1 ranged attack 1 charge(KGB,John Steed and Penguin for ideas

Blade HKA

 

Penguin salutes you.

[steriaca]

Have people forgotten about early Ranma 1/2 episodes with Ryouga Hibiki?

[bigbywolfe]

Have people forgotten about early Ranma 1/2 episodes with Ryouga Hibiki?

In this community I think it's more a case of "people haven't watched" than "people forgotten". What are you talking about?

[steriaca]

Have people forgotten about early Ranma 1/2 episodes with Ryouga Hibiki?

Humm... *blink* I guess Ranma is 'to old of an anime/manga series' for many of the newcomers here.

 

And, I was talking about Ryouga Hibiki's bamboo umbrella from his first appearance. It was rather heavy, he used it as a weapon, and rather well. He created a crator by jumping from a hight with his umbrella closed and thrusting down with it. He spun it like a top. He thrusted with it. And, once disarmed, some normal tried to pick it up and found it extremely heavy.