Rough and Ready Trait and Non Improvised Weapons

[Velxir]

Hey All,

I was taking a look at traits and saw this nice little one:

Quote:

Rough and Ready:

Your intense familiarity with the tools of your trade allows you to use them in combat as if they were actual weapons and makes them more effective for that purpose than they would normally be. When you use a tool of your trade (requiring at least 1 rank in the appropriate Craft or Profession skill) as a weapon, you do not take the improvised weapon penalty and instead receive a +1 trait bonus on your attack. This trait is commonly used with shovels, picks, blacksmith hammers, and other sturdy tools—lutes and brooms make terribly fragile weapons.

So with this in mind, could you use a light pick,heavy pick, or pickaxe as your tool for Profession(Miner) and get a +1 to attack with it, or an axe with Profession(Woodcutter), or a War razor for Profession(Barber)?

[blackbloodtroll]

No.

You use the work version of a pick, not the weapon version.

Two similar items, but built with something different in mind.

[Velxir]

How about Harpoon for Profession(Whaler)?

[Velxir]

Now that I think about it even more, what could you use with Profession(Soldier). :P

[blackbloodtroll]

If using whatever tool, as a weapon, doesn't normally have an improvised weapon penalty, then it this trait will have no effect on it's use as a weapon.