Armoury

So weapons lovers, what do we have in our arsenal?

Light crossbow

Frequency uncommon
Price (buy/sell) 525 / 175 cpr
Weight 3.2 kg (7.1 lbs)

Used as weapon in ranged combat
Used skill crossbow
Range 5
Handling -10 (poor)
Attacks 1
Damage 1 to 6 hit points
Damage type piercing

A crossbow is a bow mounted crosswise on a wooden or metal shaft, the latter called a tiller. The bow is usually made of ash or yew. The crossbow fires a quarrel (also called a bolt). Light crossbows not only weigh less than their heavy counterparts, they fire faster as well.

Dagger

Frequency common
Price (buy/sell) 30 / 10 cpr
Weight 400 g (0.88 lbs)

Used as weapon in melee
Used skill dagger
Range 0
Handling 10 (good)
Attacks 1
Damage 1 to 4 hit points
Damage type piercing

Used as weapon in ranged combat
Used skill throwing
Range 5
Handling -20 (very poor)
Attacks 1
Damage 1 to 4 hit points
Damage type piercing

The typical dagger has a pointed, usually double-edged blade, as opposed to a knife, which has a single edge and is a bit shorter than the dagger.

Javelin

Frequency very rare
Price (buy/sell) 7 / 3 cpr
Weight 1 kg (2.2 lbs)

Used as weapon in melee
Used skill polearm
Range 1
Handling -10 (poor)
Attacks 1
Damage 1 to 7 hit points
Damage type piercing

Used as weapon in ranged combat
Used skill throwing
Range 5
Handling -10 (poor)
Attacks 1
Damage 1 to 7 hit points
Damage type piercing

Javelins are light spears, suitable for melee and missile combat, either on horseback or on foot. The weapon has been around since man's earliest days. The javelin head is not very large, and is usually leaf- or lancet-shaped. Javelin heads may have barbs.

Flail

Frequency rare
Price (buy/sell) 225 / 75 cpr
Weight 6.6 kg (15 lbs)

Used as weapon in melee
Used skill cudgel
Range 1
Handling -5 (normal)
Attacks 1
Damage 1 to 9 hit points
Damage type bludgeoning

The flail is a sturdy wooden handle attached to an iron rod, a wooden rod with spikes, or a spiked iron ball. Between the handle and its implement is either a hinge or chain link. The weapon was originally used as a tool for threshing grain.

Long sword

Frequency common
Price (buy/sell) 225 / 75 cpr
Weight 1.8 kg (4 lbs)

Used as weapon in melee
Used skill sword
Range 1
Handling 0 (normal)
Attacks 1
Damage 1 to 11 hit points
Damage type slashing

These swords are usually referred to as doubled-edged swords, war swords, or military swords. In many cases, the long sword has a single-edged blade. There is no single version of the long sword; the design and length vary from culture to culture, and may vary within the same culture depending on the era. Among the most common characteristics of all long swords is their length, which ranges from 35 inches to 47 inches. In the latter case, the blade is known to take up 40 inches of the total length. Most long swords have a double-edged blade and a sharp point at the tip. Despite the tip, the long sword is designed for slashing, not thrusting.

Practice sword

Frequency very rare
Price (buy/sell) 6 / 2 cpr
Weight 400 g (0.88 lbs)

Used as weapon in melee
Used skill sword
Range 1
Handling 0 (normal)
Attacks 1
Damage 1 to 3 hit points
Damage type bludgeoning

Nobody learns his swordmanship with a real sword. Any teacher will tell you that. Or, at least the ones without the scars. Carrying a wooden sword is nothing to be ashamed of. All the great sword masters started out this way. If you want to fend of bad guys, however, you better get a real sword.

Morning star

Frequency uncommon
Price (buy/sell) 150 / 50 cpr
Weight 5.4 kg (12 lbs)

Used as weapon in melee
Used skill cudgel
Range 1
Handling 5 (normal)
Attacks 1
Damage 1 to 9 hit points
Damage type bludgeoning

The morning star is a wooden shaft topped with a metal head made up of a spiked iron sheath. Morning stars have an overall length of about four feet. Some such weapons have a round, oval, or cylindrical shaped head studded with spikes. Extending from most morning star heads, regardless of design, is a long point for thrusting.

War hammer

Frequency uncommon
Price (buy/sell) 30 / 10 cpr
Weight 2.7 kg (6 lbs)

Used as weapon in melee
Used skill cudgel
Range 1
Handling 0 (normal)
Attacks 1
Damage 1 to 6 hit points
Damage type bludgeoning

Used as weapon in ranged combat
Used skill throwing
Range 4
Handling -30 (extremely poor)
Attacks 1
Damage 1 to 6 hit points
Damage type bludgeoning

Mounted knights cannot effectively use long pole weapons while on horseback, and as a result, many weapons have been fitted with shorter shafts so they may be wielded with just one hand. Maces and flails are two previous examples of this - the war hammer is another. The horseman's war hammer is a descendant of the Lucerne hammer. It is made entirely of steel, with rondels protecting and strengthening the grip. Rondels are small disks of metal, often shaped into decorative designs. The shaft is about 18 inches long.

Heavy crossbow

Frequency very rare
Price (buy/sell) 675 / 225 cpr
Weight 6.3 kg (14 lbs)

Requires strength 10

Used as weapon in ranged combat
Used skill crossbow
Range 7
Handling -15 (poor)
Attacks 1
Damage 1 to 8 hit points
Damage type piercing

The heavy crossbow is a fearsome weapon, capable of dealing out great damages at very long ranges. The spring steel bow is too stiff to be drawn by hand and requires a cranequin (a simple winch) that is built into the butt of the weapon to draw back the bowstring. A stirrup is often fitted at the front end of the crossbow for balance while the cranequin is worked.

Long bow

Frequency common
Price (buy/sell) 900 / 300 cpr
Weight 1.4 kg (3.1 lbs)

Used as weapon in ranged combat
Used skill bow
Range 8
Handling -13 (poor)
Attacks 1
Damage 1 to 7 hit points
Damage type piercing

The long bow is similar to the short bow, except that the staff is about as high as the archer is, usually 6 to 6.5 feet. It has two advantages over the short bow: better range and hence, it is much more accurate.

Short bow

Frequency common
Price (buy/sell) 450 / 150 cpr
Weight 800 g (1.8 lbs)

Used as weapon in ranged combat
Used skill bow
Range 6
Handling -13 (poor)
Attacks 1
Damage 1 to 5 hit points
Damage type piercing

Short bows were the first to be developed, although they were not called such. This is more of a default term that refers to anything which is not a long bow. Short bow staves are about 5 feet long on the average. As the years passed, attempts were made to increase bow ranges. Bows were either given longer staves or flexibility was increased with no change to the length. The former resulted in what is now called the long bow.

Battle axe

Frequency uncommon
Price (buy/sell) 75 / 25 cpr
Weight 3.1 kg (6.8 lbs)

Requires strength 10

Used as weapon in melee
Used skill axe
Range 1
Handling -10 (poor)
Attacks 1
Damage 1 to 12 hit points
Damage type slashing

Used as weapon in ranged combat
Used skill throwing
Range 4
Handling -30 (extremely poor)
Attacks 1
Damage 1 to 5 hit points
Damage type slashing

The most common version of the battle axe is a stout pole about four feet in length with a single-edged, trumpet-shaped blade mounted on one end. Battle axes are also called broad axes.

Double axe

Frequency rare
Price (buy/sell) 225 / 75 cpr
Weight 3 kg (6.6 lbs)

Requires strength 12

Used as weapon in melee
Used skill axe
Range 1
Handling -8 (normal)
Attacks 1
Damage 1 to 12 hit points
Damage type slashing

Of all the sorts of axes used, the most impressive is no doubt the double-bladed version. They are quite beautiful, too, having ridges and designs on the great winglike blades and undoubtedly striking terror into the hearts of foes.

Hand axe

Frequency common
Price (buy/sell) 15 / 5 cpr
Weight 2.3 kg (5.1 lbs)

Used as weapon in melee
Used skill axe
Range 1
Handling -10 (poor)
Attacks 1
Damage 1 to 6 hit points
Damage type slashing

Used as weapon in ranged combat
Used skill throwing
Range 4
Handling -25 (very poor)
Attacks 1
Damage 1 to 6 hit points
Damage type slashing

The hand axe or throwing axe is also known as a hatchet. The axe blade has a sharp steel tip, counterbalanced by a pointed fluke. The short handle has a point of the bottom and the head may have a spike on the top.

Military pick

Frequency rare
Price (buy/sell) 120 / 40 cpr
Weight 2.7 kg (6 lbs)

Used as weapon in melee
Used skill axe
Range 1
Handling -10 (poor)
Attacks 1
Damage 1 to 9 hit points
Damage type piercing

The military pick generally consists of a heavy piercing fluke mounted on a shaft. The weapon might have either one or two flukes, and the shaft might be spiked. The weapon is popular with knights and the heavy foot soldiers of certain mercenary companies. Dwarves and gnomes are also fond of the weapon.

Obsidian axe

Frequency very rare
Price (buy/sell) 120 / 40 cpr
Weight 3 kg (6.6 lbs)

Used as weapon in melee
Used skill axe
Range 1
Handling 0 (normal)
Attacks 1
Damage 1 to 10 hit points
Damage type slashing

Obsidian axes are like ordinary axes, but with the blade made of obsidian, rather than steel or iron. These axes are more vulnerable to chipping, but also a lot sharper.

Dwarven battle axe

Frequency uncommon
Price (buy/sell) 300 / 100 cpr
Weight 3.5 kg (7.7 lbs)

Requires strength 12

Used as weapon in melee
Used skill axe
Range 1
Handling -5 (normal)
Attacks 1
Damage 1 to 14 hit points
Damage type slashing

Used as weapon in ranged combat
Used skill throwing
Range 4
Handling -30 (extremely poor)
Attacks 1
Damage 1 to 5 hit points
Damage type slashing

The dwarven version of the common battle axe is slightly heavier and slower, but its more accurate and has a higher damage potential

Halberd

Frequency very rare
Price (buy/sell) 150 / 50 cpr
Weight 6.8 kg (15 lbs)

Requires strength 12

Used as weapon in melee
Used skill polearm
Range 2
Handling -20 (very poor)
Attacks 1
Damage 1 to 12 hit points
Damage type piercing

By far the oldest and most often used pole-arm, the halberd consists of a cleaver-like axe blade mounted on a staff averaging six feet in length. The axe blade is balanced at the rear with a fluke, and surmounted by a sharp spike, usually of quadrangular design. The fluke is sometimes replaced by a hook used to dismount cavalry. A halberd can be best described as a cross between a spear and an axe.

Light horse lance

Frequency very rare
Price (buy/sell) 90 / 30 cpr
Weight 2.3 kg (5.1 lbs)

Used as weapon in melee
Used skill polearm
Range 2
Handling -15 (poor)
Attacks 1
Damage 1 to 8 hit points
Damage type piercing

Lance design varies between cultures and eras. Generally, the lance is a long shaft of tough wood, usually ash, with an iron head in the shape of a laurel or willow leaf, with cutting edges and a sharp point meant to penetrate armor.

Lucern hammer

Frequency very rare
Price (buy/sell) 105 / 35 cpr
Weight 6.8 kg (15 lbs)

Requires strength 13

Used as weapon in melee
Used skill polearm
Range 2
Handling -15 (poor)
Attacks 1
Damage 1 to 8 hit points
Damage type piercing

The lucern hammer is a hammerhead with a spike at its rear, mounted on a long pole, reaching as much as ten feet in length. In some cases, the end is fitted with a spike to keep enemy soldiers at bay. It is one if the heavier pole weapons and it is rather slow.

This is strange... it looks to me a light horse lance which can also be used in ranged combat, but its value is much less.

Spear

Frequency common
Price (buy/sell) 12 / 4 cpr
Weight 2.2 kg (5 lbs)


Used as weapon in melee
Used skill polearm
Range 2
Handling -15 (poor)
Attacks 1
Damage 1 to 8 hit points
Damage type piercing


Used as weapon in ranged combat
Used skill throwing
Range 4
Handling -15 (poor)
Attacks 1
Damage 1 to 8 hit points
Damage type piercing

One of man's earliest weapons, dating back to the most primitive of times, the first spears were simply wooden poles or sticks sharpened at one end. When man mastered metals, spearheads were made from iron and steel. Having reached this end, weaponers began experimenting with different types of spear heads, thus leading to the development of certain polearm types.

Cutlass

Frequency rare
Price (buy/sell) 180 / 60 cpr
Weight 1.8 kg (4 lbs)

Used as weapon in melee
Used skill sword
Range 1
Handling 0 (normal)
Attacks 1
Damage 1 to 8 hit points
Damage type slashing

The cutlass is a sword with a single-edged, curved, broad blade attached to a basket hilt. The blade is short and heavy. The sword is favored among pirate crews.

Stiletto

Frequency very rare
Price (buy/sell) 7 / 3 cpr
Weight 200 g (0.44 lbs)

Used as weapon in melee
Used skill dagger
Range 0
Handling 5 (normal)
Attacks 1
Damage 1 to 3 hit points
Damage type piercing

Used as weapon in ranged combat
Used skill throwing
Range 5
Handling -30 (extremely poor)
Attacks 1
Damage 1 to 3 hit points
Damage type piercing

Also known as a stylet, the stiletto is a short dagger with a strong, triangular or square-sectioned blade that tapers to a sharp point at the tip. Stillettos are designed for thrusting and usually made entirely of steel.

Set of brass knuckles

Frequency very rare
Price (buy/sell) 12 / 4 cpr
Weight 20 g (0.044 lbs)

Used as weapon in melee
Used skill bare hands
Range 0
Handling 0 (normal)
Attacks 1
Damage 1 to 3 hit points
Damage type bludgeoning

Brass knuckles (sometimes called knucks or knuckle dusters) are weapons used in hand-to-hand combat. Basically, brass knuckles are pieces of brass, steel or other metal shaped to fit around the knuckles. A hit from someone wearing these is extremely painful, and sometimes fatal.