Flails

A weapon with a length of chain
between the handle and the head is a
“flail.” Because of the chain, a flail can
wrap around a foe’s weapon or shield
when he tries to defend against it. Any
attempt to parry a flail is at -4; fencing
weapons, with their light blades, can-
not parry flails at all! Even a shield is
less useful against a flail: all blocks are
at -2.