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== [[Tabletop Games]] ==

* ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]''. Adventure A4 ''In The Dungeons of The Slave Lords'' starts with the [[PC]]s in the title location, stripped of all weapons and equipment. If they search carefully they can find a human skull (usable as a thrown weapon) and a human thigh bone (usable as a club).

** The ''[[Dark Sun]]'' settings is a world that lacks ([[Crapsack World|amongst other things]]) metals, and the majority of ~~equipments~~ are made of bone, carapace, etc. These are understandably inferior to the rare metal gears. Pre 4th Edition it was even more merciless, with those bone equipments have atrociously low durability.

** The ''[[Dark Sun]]'' settings is a world that lacks ([[Crapsack World|amongst other things]]) metals, and the majority of equipment are made of bone, carapace, etc. These are understandably inferior to the rare metal gears. Pre 4th Edition it was even more merciless, with those bone equipments have atrociously low durability.

** Pushing [[~~Theres~~ No Such Thing As Notability]] to the limit, there was also an obscure Osteomancer prestige class which focused on exactly this subject.

** Pushing [[All The Tropes:There Is No Such Thing as Notability|There Is No Such Thing as Notability]] to the limit, there was also an obscure Osteomancer prestige class which focused on exactly this subject.

** Archer skeletons from ''[[Ravenloft]]'' use bone arrows, which can grow into additional skeletal attackers if they miss their targets. Giant skeletons from the same setting (not skeletons ''of'' giants, but human ones enlarged before animation) use bone-tipped spears or scythes in combat.

* ''[[Warhammer Fantasy Battle]]'' has a number of primitive creatures that use bone weapons, most notably ghouls and savage orcs.

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