Lathe-pattern Power Maul

lathe-pattern power maul A light, slender, and elegant model of power maul, this unusual weapon (crafted only on demand in the Calixis Sector) has a spiked handguard and a long, straight, un-weighted haft􀀎 It must be handled more like a sword than a club, which some users fi nd frustrating, and critics have labelled the weapon fussy and diffi cult to master􀀎 However, the Arbitrators manning the Precinct Fortresses of the Lathe Worlds fi nd that the slender profi le is highly effective in the dense manufactorum corridors􀀎 Those who take the time to familiarise themselves with the pattern’s idiosyncrasies declare it one of the fi nest examples of a power maul􀀎 The apparent fragility of the design is misleading, and the versatile power fi eld is more than capable of infl icting the same damage against opponents as models with a more brutal heft􀀎 The user may switch settings once per turn as a Free Action􀀎 This weapon is so well made and fi nely balanced that it adds +5 to the user’s Weapon Skill when attempting to Parry􀀎