Type:
Melee
Size:
2 Handed
Availability:
Standard Issue (Klingon Defence Force)
1
3
Damage effects
Intense
The attack is designed to inflict massive harm on a target, incapacitating them far more swiftly. The Cost to Avoid an Injury caused by an Intense weapon increases by one for each Effect rolled.
Qualities
Charge
If a character performs a Prepare Minor Action before attacking, they may add one of the following to the attack: Area, Intense, Piercing 2 or Vicious 1
Non-lethal
The weapon is debilitating rather than deadly. Attempts to make lethal attacks with this weapon have the Difficulty increased by 1.
Notes
The painstik (or pain stick) was a Klingon electronic baton used to inflict pain for both ritualistic and disciplinary purposes.