Sap

A sap, also called a blackjack, was a type of light, nonlethal melee weapon used for knocking people unconscious.
==Description==
A sap was filled with lead shot (small pellets), sand, or a similar material.
They weighed about .
==Weaponology==
Saps were designed to deliver non-killing blows, usually to knock someone unconscious. The act of trying to knock someone out with a sap was referred to as "sapping".
==Varieties==
* Truncheon: A heavier version of the standard sap.
==Notable Users==
Rogues and bards were often proficient with saps.
===Groups===
* The City Watch of Waterdeep typically carried around long truncheons.
* All members of the Guild of Chandlers and Lamplighters were trained in the use of improvised saps, which consisted of a fistful of coins wrapped in a shirt or other cloth.
* The security at Nurneene's Marvelous Masks often wielded saps.
===Individuals===
* Alak Abaeir
* Lepidius Tragemandes
* Yalister Ikhusaru was proficient in the use of saps.
===Races & Intelligent Creatures===
* Kenku were often known to wield saps.
===Regions & Settlements===
* In the land of Sembia, saps were a signature weapon of thieves in the city of Daerlun.
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Category:Weapons
Category:Martial weapons
Category:Light weapons
Category:Bludgeoning weapons
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Category:Melee weapons
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Category:Leather items
Category:Items from Toril
Category:Items from Faerûn
Category:Items from the Vilhon Reach
Category:Items from Arrabar
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Category:Items from Waterdeep
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