When I first came across a weapon cord, I loved the idea of them and their ability to help prevent me from losing a weapon. Ever since then I have been attaching them to any weapon which I solely use.
Weapon cords are 2-foot-long leather straps that attach your weapon to your wrist. If you drop your weapon or are disarmed, you can recover it as a move action*, and it never moves any further away from you than an adjacent square. However, you cannot switch to a different weapon without first untying the cord (a full-round action) or cutting it (a move action or an attack, hardness 0, 0 hp). Unlike a locked gauntlet, you can still use a hand with a weapon cord, though a dangling weapon may interfere with finer actions.
What I hate to admit is that I am a bit foggy in how it works in game. I get that the weapon is attached to your wrist by an idiot string.
- But when did you attach it? Do you walk around all day with a strap between your wrist and weapon so its always in the way?
- How long does it take to attach to your wrist? If you haven't done it before combat is it part of drawing the weapon?
- I assume enemies are free to sunder the weapon cord much the same way as any other item you are carrying in battle so that you can fully drop the weapon (and with no hardness or HP this should be an easy task provided they beat your CMD).
