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  Alderac Entertainment Group -- Stargate SG-1 RPG
Mechanics: A staff weapon is a Large-sized two-handed weapon.
For purposes of ranged combat, a staff weapon is considered a hurled weapon (in the same sense that a bow is) for all purposes except the application of damage effects and damage reduction, for which it is considered an energy weapon.
Staff weapons are one of the primary symbols of Goa’uld dominance and their subjects and enemies alike are frequently cowed by the display of raw power that a staff weapon master can present.
www.stargatesg1rpg.com /resources/goauld_equipment.html   (1296 words)

  
 Science Fair Projects - Staff weapon
The staff weapon is a fictional weapon in the Stargate universe.
The staff weapon is a common weapon for Jaffa in the armies of the Goa'uld.
In the fifth-season episode "The Warrior", the staff weapon was demonstrated to be significantly less accurate at long range than the FN P90, even in the hands of an exceptionally skilled Jaffa warrior.
www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Staff_weapon   (439 words)

  
 Other Medieval Weapons Terminology - Spears, Axes, Lances, Maces, Halberds
Longbows were the preferred weapon of the English after the middle 14th century, Edward III recognizing the power of massed artillery (archers) used in combination with dismounted cavalry and infantry.
The quarter staff was so called because, when being used, the first hand gripped the staff a quarter of the way from the bottom, and the second hand gripped it at the mid-point.
Although a simple, “commoner” weapon, the staff was truly fearsome in the hands of a master, so much so, that Silver felt it was superior to any form of sword, used alone, or with a buckler or dagger.
www.historicalweapons.com /otherweapons.html   (1468 words)

  
 Technology - staff weapon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
It is generally considered to be a weapon of terror, since its ability to accurately target a moving object, let alone a motionless one, is less reliable than some human weapons that have pin-point accuracy.
The staff weapon is, before the zat gun, the weapon of choice for Jaffa, who train to be proficient with both aiming and firing the weapon, and with using it in hand-to-hand combat.
Young warriors are taught personal combat techniques with a wooden training staff, shaped to resemble a staff weapon.
www.gateworld.net /omnipedia/technology/s/staffweapon.shtml   (205 words)

  
 Staff
The staff is a primitive and very simple weapon to manufacture, because of its efficiency, it has a long history of use, and a wide cultural dispersion.
In French savate, the staff and the techniques of using it is known as the grand canne.
The weapon's name comes from the way it is commonly held: one hand at the center of the staff, and one hand halfway between the center and one end.
www.warriors-wizards.com /staff.htm   (291 words)

  
 Weapon - GuildWiki
A primary weapon is an equipment for the main purpose of dealing damage.
Because equipped weapons do not take up space in the inventory, it is still recommended to equip a secondary weapon while wielding a two-handed primary weapon.
unique weapon, then the stat used is the one for a starter weapon of the same type.
gw.gamewikis.org /wiki/Weapon   (554 words)

  
 Sticks and Stones Will Break Your Bones: A Look at Jo and Bo
Bo means "staff" and generally refers to a weapon about six shaku in length, or six feet, or thereabouts, and one sun in diameter.
The waza for the short staff (stick) seem to concentrate on defenses against an unarmed attack, though they are equally effective against weapons such as the sword or dagger; long staff techniques generally face a sword.
Because these are "real" weapons and very dangerous if used improperly, neither the staff nor the stick have a training method or competitive aspect where one uses protective equipment and engages in freestyle sparring with a mock weapon as in kendo and naginata.
www.koryubooks.com /library/mskoss7.html   (2428 words)

  
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A weapon approximatly seven feet in length used by the Jaffa soliders of the Goa'uld.
It is, before the zat'ni'katel, the weapon of choice of the Jaffa, and are proficiently trained in it's use as a firing weapon and a hand to hand combat weapon.
It is more of a weapon of terror as it is unreliable at targeting a motionless target, let alone a moving one.
www.angelfire.com /ult/stargatecommand/staff.html   (98 words)

  
 Sentinel Weapon Masteries
Weapon Masteries provide a series of bonuses as the Sentinel increases his mastery of a particular weapon type, allowing the Sentinel to hit harder and more accurately and providing several special abilities that are unique to a Sentinel of the Dark.
The first table is used for weapon masteries in axes, blunt weapons, polearms, staves, and swords, the second is used for knives, and the third is used for bows and crossbows.
Finally, the weapon is encased in ice as well, which causes all future attacks to inflict an additional 2D6 points of cold damage until the end of the duration of the attack.
homepage.mac.com /cheethorne/Palladium/sentinelweaponmasteries.htm   (3668 words)

  
 Ninja Weapons
This weapon is a 2 foot long straight stick, with a 2-1/2 chain attached to the top with a ball with spikes.
The weapon is strong iron fingernails that were fastened into leather bands fitted on the fingers, and resembled claws (not like that of of the shuko, ashiko) and were also dipped in poisons.
The Ono, or battle axe, was a very powerful weapon used to smash through castle gates, knock opponents off their horses or totally destroy anyone attempting to fight with a lesser weapon.
www.entertheninja.com /ninja_fact/weapons.shtml   (2161 words)

  
 Staff Information
Staff (stick), a stick or pole to assist with walking, or sometimes used as a weapon.
Staff of office, a stick or pole used for ceremony or designating official status.
Staff is also used to refer collectively to a set of people, such as the employees or volunteers, within an organization.
www.bookrags.com /wiki/Staff   (180 words)

  
 Staff - GuildWiki
The discussion whether a staff or a wand/focus combo is superior is as old as the game itself.
This disparity is somewhat offset by the fact that one need not meet the attribute requirement of a staff in order to get the full +10 energy from it whereas with a focus not meeting the requirement will drop the energy down to +3 or +6.
Furthermore, a staff may come with a number of non-salvagable magical modifiers (with the coming of Nightfall all modifiers are able to be salvaged except 'Halves Spell recharge' which is sometimes a part of staff itself), just like any other weapon, focus, or shield.
gw.gamewikis.org /wiki/Staff   (326 words)

  
 Weapon Choices
All students are required to study a weapon of their choosing, Below is a list of the weapons Some of these weapons I have available for you to try.
The longer handle Doa's can be compared to the Japanese Nagenata, a weapon used by the samari worriers wife to protect the home in the absentsce of the her husband.
It used to be the weapon of warrior-monks to defend the wealth and property of Buddhisst temples and also the weapon o ladies of samurai families in olden days.
www.loyola.edu /maru/weapons.html   (1319 words)

  
 Bojutsu - Japanese Martial Art - Staff Weapon
Bojutsu is the art of using a staff weapon called bo (abbreviation of ruku-shaku-bo (six-shaku-staff), a shaku being close to one foot long).
Staffs are perhaps one of the earliest weapons used by man. They have been in use thousands of years in Eastern Asia.
In the Okinawan context, the weapon is frequently referred to as the kon.
www.japan-101.com /culture/bojutsu_martial_art.htm   (195 words)

  
 DO 510 - Firearms Qualification/Firearms Instructor Certification
Employees who have obtained a Carry Concealed Weapon (CCW) permit pursuant to A.R.S. 13-3112, authorizing the carrying of a concealed weapon and who desire to have the weapon temporarily secured on prison property while the owner is in a duty status.
Staff with a current CCW permit is exempt from this provision except when the weapon is brought onto prison property.
Staff members shall enter their full name, the time and date their weapon is stored, and the locker number.
www.adc.state.az.us /Policies/510.htm   (6287 words)

  
 Staff Weapon Ability   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Staff damage is enhanced by a high dexterity.
Friars can put skill points into Staves and receive the styles associated with it and an increase in minimum damage.
It's been said that weapon damage variance follows the same progression as spell variance: When fighting a monster of equal level, 1 skill point(starting) = 25-125% damage, 2/3 of max skill points = 75%-125% damage; max skill points = 100%-125% damage.
daoc.catacombs.com /skill.cfm?classid=36&abilityid=83   (82 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The staff weapon is the standard armament of Jaffa and Goa'ulds.
A zat gun is an excellent bolt weapon, that is significantly different from the staff weapon.
Zat guns, like staff weapons, have to be opened up by pressing them before they can be fired, by squeezing the handle.
www.angelfire.com /scifi2/stargatesg4/goauldtech.html   (360 words)

  
 Heaven and Earth Blade By MoonHunter
This staff was initially designed for philosophical reasons, but has become a very effective weapon in which several martial techniques have been built around.
This weapon consists of a metal bar (which is a flat oviod, rather than a round pole), with two nine inch curved blades jutting from either end.
The weapon is used as a two handed quarterstaff, with hands held underguards.
www.strolen.com /content.php?node=1651   (399 words)

  
 Di Grasse - His True Art of Defense (Rapier Combat) - XVI Staff Weapons, Bill, Partisan, Halbred   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The weapon should be borne in the middle of the shaft, with the heel of the shaft low and the point at face level.
Against another staff weapon, the thrust is much preferred to the cut.
The use of this ward is to anticipate the enemy's attack, ward with the heel or middle of the shaft, and finish by lunging and delivering an edgeblow.
www.kismeta.com /diGrasse/XVIStaff.htm   (623 words)

  
 Weapons, Redux and Stance in GS4
Even within a basic weapon type, different weapons inflict different types of damage and have different bonuses against different types of armor.
Unlike most weapon types, a rune staff is utilized more for defense than for offense.
In order to benefit defensively using a rune staff, it is best to have at least eight magical ranks per level.
www.nilandia.com /combat/weaponsreduxstance.htm   (713 words)

  
 Staff Used As Kung Fu Weapon By Shaolin Warrior Monk
A Kung Fu weapon might be as simple as a stick or as lethal as a sword.
The positions using a staff as a Kung Fu weapon are named in Pinyin and English and demonstrated by Master Xing Du, who is a Shaolin Temple Warrior Monk.
It should be noted that a Kung Fu weapon has its use in various exercises, and not necessarily for mortal combat.
beifan.com /shaolin-monk/staff/page-s001.html   (286 words)

  
 AQ Weapon List
A strange weapon, the Abyss Blade is an energy weapon with a water special-- it hurts your enemy but may sometimes choose to heal them a bit if they are of the sea.
One of the most powerful weapons ever devised, the Defender Orb was made by the wizard Balzarus to avenge the death of his brother at Drakel hands.
A good energy weapon normally, the cleaver is a combo of Drakel magiscience and excellent flsmithing that is rumored to have a special effect against a certain enemy.
www.battleon.com /info/aq-weapon-list.asp   (9184 words)

  
 Thottbot World of Warcraft: Soul Harvester
Of course this weapon is not an equal to Staff of Dominance.
Of course maybe you could just ninja the staff and call the raid "a lot of dumbass's" but thats all up to you, lets try and keep these things civil, we're all learning unless you have solo'd AQ that is.
This staff comes with 16 stamina which is 3 more the the Rod of Ogre Magi, and 4 more dmg *only to shadow school and thats our primary*.
www.thottbot.com /?i=52032   (1937 words)

  
 XboxAddict | 360.Xboxaddict.com - Your home for all of your Xbox, Xbox 360 Games, Cheats, Review and Previews | Xbox, ...
SC2 is a deep, complex fighting title for all three next-gen consoles, but in my opinion, it runs the absolute best on the Xbox console and has the coolest extra/unique character out there, Spawn.
Weapons range from ones that regenerate your health, give you better “Soul”.
As I got towards the end of the “Weapon Master” mode, I found myself with nothing left to purchase and the AI really had me swearing at the television a couple of (ok, quite a few) times.
www.xboxaddict.com /products/staff_reviews/view.php?Product_ID=203   (1168 words)

  
 Secret Weapon Professional Staff
Secret Weapon Lures primary purpose is to honor God.
We do that by earning a reputation among our staff, vendors, and customers in the fishing tackle marketplace as a fair, honest, and profitable innovator of high-quality lures that deliver better performance, results, and value.
We will reward staff members in proportion to their contributions and performance that helps us meet our goals.
www.secretweaponlures.com /swlvision.htm   (355 words)

  
 Weapon kata Quarterstaff = Large weapon?
As such I would say that a staff is a medium weapon or as an alternative, it is a large weapon but cannot be used as such with any unusual attack.
I picture this like watching a hongkong movie where the combatants have weapons but are attacking just as often with feet and fists.
Looking at the other weapons, quarterstaff gets large crush since it is used primarily with two hands.
www.ironcrown.com /ICEforums/index.php?topic=786.0   (1028 words)

  
 Staff Weapons: Jo, Cane, Bo, Staff, Spear, Walking Stick, Short Staff.       .
Jo: The Combat Weapon of Japan and Okinawa.
This short staff form was created in 1994 by Xu Minshan, who was an indoor student of Yang Chengfu.
aiming and firing the weapon, and with using it in hand-to-hand combat.
www.egreenway.com /taichichuan/staff.htm   (5813 words)

  
 original Stargate staff gun weapon (a movie prop weapon)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
This is an original gun/staff from the motion picture Stargate.
This original movie prop weapon is made from foam over a metal rod.
This item is no longer part of our original movie props collection.
www.ketzer.com /movie_props/SG_staff.html   (53 words)

  
 MartialArtsMart.com - DVD/Video & Weapon - 3 Section Staff Weapon Master Kit
Three Section Staff is one of the unique weapons of China.
Three Section Staff master kit combines many different methods into one.
This Master's Kit will reveal to you the secrets of Three Section Staff, its spins, attacks and defenses.
www.martialartsmart.net /tckcs004.html   (80 words)

  
 everquest casters realm - news, spells, items, equipment, prices, maps, quests, factions (c) 1999-2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
This spell summons a 2 Hand Blunt Staff weapon for use in melee combat.
This helps in pulling as it doesnt do damage and it has a range which means you wont get summoned and smacked down when pulling.
This staff is pretty much the one of the best items we summon on pvp servers and even blue servers.
eq.crgaming.com /spells/spell.asp?Id=317   (309 words)

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