Chainsaw
Loud, awkward, and heavy, chainsaws are not meant to be melee weapons. That said, the whirring metal teeth of a chainsaw will chew through a body as if it were a rotten stump. Regardless of the tool’s size, a chainsaw does quite a number on flesh and bone. If an attack with a chainsaw is successful, the bodily destruction it causes is unparalleled. Chainsaws benefit from the 8 again rule, meaning all successes are re-rolled. However, dramatic failures made while wielding a chainsaw are likely to cause horrendous damage to the user. (Roll 3 dice, applying the 8 again rule; this is the damage the user takes as a result.)
Using a chainsaw in combat adds +1 to the wielder’s Defense score. A character attempting to make close-combat attacks against the chainsaw’s wielder have to first get past the spinning teeth.
Note that better chainsaws exist than the average one used to chop down errant branches. High-end pneumatic chainsaws (with diamond teeth) can cut through concrete. These chainsaws are Damage –1(L), Size 4, Cost ••••.
Using a chainsaw in combat adds +1 to the wielder’s Defense score. A character attempting to make close-combat attacks against the chainsaw’s wielder have to first get past the spinning teeth.
Note that better chainsaws exist than the average one used to chop down errant branches. High-end pneumatic chainsaws (with diamond teeth) can cut through concrete. These chainsaws are Damage –1(L), Size 4, Cost ••••.
Item type
Tool
Size: 3/N
Durability: 3
Cost: •
Notes: +1 Defense