Iron Hand
List: Monk
Cost: 10
Prereqs: Warrior Basic Career Skill List, Rogue Basic Career Skill List, 1 Weapon Skill, and either: 2 Sidesteps ~or~ 2 Critical Attacks ~or~ 1 Sidestep and 1 Critical Attack
Skill Type: Martial
Tagged: No
Purchase: Once
Duration: Constant
Description:

This skill allows the character to use Talons, with a base damage of 4 points, to represent their hands in combat. All the standard rules for claw combat apply, i.e. the character may not touch cast, etc. However, they gain the ability to use the following skills with their hands (talons): Stun, Critical Attack, Disarm, Cheap Trick, Throat Punch, Master Parry, Shatter Weapon, Speed, Slay, Weapon Accuracy, Waylay, Critical Backstab, Missile Defection, Agony Strike, Assassinate, and Assassin Strike, skills.

When a character purchases this skill they gain the ability to use: Small Weapon, Thrown Weapon, and Quarterstaff. Additionally, any Build Points the character may have spent on these weapon skills are refunded when this skill is learned. So, if a character has Thrown Weapon and Quarterstaff they would get back a total of 4 Build Points.

NOTE: Backstabs, Master Proficiencies and Assassin Proficiencies will work with Talons from the Iron Hand skill.