Hand

The hands are the base tools of most, if not all, tasks. Some injuries prevent the use of your hands, seriously imparing production and even survival. See survival tips at the bottom of the page.

Hands as a weapon

Undoubtedly, hands are one of the worst weapons in the game, but with the single perk that you can never drop them. It is generally still better expose yousrself to the enemy by stooping down in front of him, picking up your dropped weapon, and re-equiping it. Definitely don't block or counterstrike unarmed.

Hands as a tool

Crafts that accept your hands as their minimum tool requirement.

• Javelin
• Arrow
• Blunt arrow
• Loop snare
• Cord
• Bandage
• Torch
• Ski stick
• Collecting Branches or Spruce twigs

Survival Tips

If the PC is injured he may lose the use of his hands. He can still eat, but he can't light a fire so be sure to take him to a village and make use of theirs. At the village be sure to talk to the village wiseguy sage daily and utilize his healing powers and he should put all your wounds into the green. It might be possible to use your physician skill afterwards on top of that but this needs to be verified.^Verify Just rest for a few days by their fire. Eventually you will heal enough to make some torches (about 9) to trade for a fishing rod. From there you should be able to procure some food on your own and begin rebuilding.

Another thing you can exploit utilize is the local tool shop. Just bring your raw materials there and without picking up the tool do any crafting that needs to be done.