What about weaponized furniture? If I had to choose between a knife and a bar stool in a fight Iâd go with the bar stool nine times out of ten.
And thatâs before you sharpen the feet into spikesâŠ
Not sure how youâd do this without crafting menu overload, but:
In general, [hard heavy object] + [relatively durable, soft, flexible object] is a lethal weapon (albeit a poor one) that you can make in ten seconds out of damn near everything. Padlock on a shoelace, rock in a rag-rope, can of soup in a knotted off shirtsleeve, hard drive in a couple layers of grocery bag⊠the weapon itself could be called âCrude Flailâ or something of that sort. As a weapon it would be about as damaging as a Heavy Stick, but lighter and smaller, and with a bad to-hit (-2?)
Which brings us to:
Crude Flail on a Stick
You take your Crude Flail and attach it to the end of a stick, for more leverage, reach, and not having to worry so much about accidentally clubbing yourself with the backswing. Like a Heavy Stick, but with a worse to hit (+1?) and better damage. Youâd need nails or string to make this, plus something to carve your stick with.
One step up from this would be theâŠ
Enhanced Crude Flail
Now that you donât need to worry about hitting yourself, or cutting up your hand holding the flexible part, you can use more vicious implements. A rag-rope with scrap metal tied into it, or a few 2-3 ft lengths of bare metal cable* with a knot at one end, or some razor wire with a chunk of scrap metal or something at the far end. Crude Flail on a Stick with bonus cutting damage and the SWEEP technique.
*(youâd need bolt cutters, a hacksaw, or an axe to cut up cable, though, plus a source of cable, which I donât think exists in the game yet)
