Seldom seen among the ranks of most respectable bushi families, the practice of using staves (also known as bojutsu) is more common among monks and even some peasants, given that a walking stick cannot reasonably be assumed to be a weapon. Staves are excellent for delivering brute force to stun or incapacitate an opponent difficult and messy work without proper training. Also staves have tremendous trouble overcoming armor, which diffuses their impact very effectively. Armor bonuses to the Armor TN are doubled against attacks made with a staff.
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Rank 3 - Opponents' armor bonuses are no longer doubled against staff attacks.
Rank 5 - Use of a staff confers one Free Raise toward use of the Knockdown Maneuver
Rank 7 - Staves that are large may be readied as a Free Action instead of a Simple Action. Staves that are small gain a bonus to damage rolls equal to +1k0.
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Bo, Jo, Machi-kanshisha, Sang Kauw, Tonfa