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title: Kaaji-jukai, Nunchaku of Defense
description: A magical nunchaku capable of improving the defense of their wielder.
date_pub: 2025-01-04T10:17:26.000-04:00
section: magic items
content_type: feature
short_code: m1kj
---

A pair of black wooden cylinders, 12" long and 1" in diameter, joined together by a 1" length of chain and inlaid with golden arcane symbols.

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### Enchantments

-   +2 to attack and damage rolls (2d4+2).

### Defense

At the start of each combat round, wielder may choose to convert some or all of the enchantment bonus to an AC bonus against melee attacks until end of round.

### Nunchaku Properties

-   **Blunt**: Can be wielded by cleric.

> Kaaji-jukai comes from the ancient plane of Zynoshi, where it was used for a dozen generations by the clerical monks who patrolled the Lashto foothills of the vile Volo Peaks, defending the populace from the demonic spirits that would occasionally escape their dread imprisonment.
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> Each wooden cylinder is inlaid with its own name in gold: Kaaji (Virtue) and Jukai (Honor).
