Description

These are sharp-pointed, four-prong spikes scattered to impede passage through an area, and designed to land so that one prong is always pointed upwards.  The caltrops should be applied at 20 per square meter for maximum effect.  A character has an 85 percent chance (1D20, 1-17) of stepping on a caltrop, repeating the roll for each square meter scattered with caltrops the character passes through.  If a caltrop is stepped on, the target takes 2D6 damage to a leg location (determine which leg by rolling a die, counting an odd number as the left leg and an even number as a right leg).

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Weapon Statistics

Name:  Caltrop
TL:  1
Year:  —
Nation:  Generic
Mass:  0.2 kg per caltrop
Price:  §5 per caltrop