Turn your blade

Turn your blade is a combat option in 3e's basic set mentioned on page 122.
==3e==
The rule is same basic damage without any bonus.
Despite the term blade, it doesn't just apply to cutting weapons like sword/axe but also impaling weapons like spears, in which case it refers to turning the weapon around and hitting with the blunt end, not hitting with the flat.
One thing that this doesn't seem to take into account is that this should probably be either harder to deliver (a last-minute twist of a weapon) or easier to defend against (swinging a flat has greater air resistance so it moves slower, and it is easier to see coming)
==4e==
Subduing a Foe on B401 includes it, but rephrases it for swing/cut and thrust/impale weapons.
This implies it is not an option for thrust/cut or swing/impale weapons.
==Alternatives==
4E's martial arts has Pummeling for inflicting crushing damage, only usable at close range though.
==See also==
*Bladeturning spell/sorcery where it's done involuntarily
Category:Combat options