Equipment Rules

Melee Weapons

Weapon	TL	Swing Damage	Thrust Damage	Reach	Parry	Cost	Weight	ST	Skill	Ref	Notes
Axe	0	sw+2 cut	–	1	0U	5 sp	4	11	Axe/Mace	B271
Axe, Great	1	sw+3 cut	–	1, 2*	0U	10 sp	8	12‡	Two-Handed Axe/Mace	B274
Axe, Long	2	sw+3 cut	–	1, 2*	0U	7.5 sp	6	11‡	Two-Handed Axe/Mace	LT58
Axe, Small	0	sw+1 cut	–	1	0U	4.5 sp	3	10	Axe/Mace	LT54
Axe, Throwing	0	sw+2 cut	–	1	0U	6 sp	4	11	Axe/Mace	B271	Can be thrown, see Muscle- Powered Ranged Weapon Table (p. B275).
Axe, Throwing, Small	0	sw+1 cut	–	1	0U	5 sp	3	10	Axe/Mace	LT64	Can be thrown, see Muscle-Powered Ranged Weapon Table (p. B275).
Baton	0	sw cr	thr cr	1	0	2 sp	1	6	Shortsword	B273
Baton, Short	0	sw-1 cr	thr cr	C, 1 / C	-1	3 sp	0.5	5	Knife	LT54
Beak, Sharp	–	–	thr-1 pi+	C	No	–	–	–	Brawling or DX	B271	Brawling (p. 182) improves damage
Bill	3	sw+3 cut	thr+3 imp / thr-1 cut	2,3*/1-3*/1-3*	0U	12.5 sp	8	11‡ / 11† / 11†	Polearm	LT55
Bill, Dueling	3	sw+2 cut	thr+3 imp / thr-1 cut	1,2*	0U / 0 / 0U	10 sp	6	9†	Polearm	LT55
Blackjack or Sap	1	–	thr cr	C	0	2 sp	1	7	Brawling or DX	B271	Brawling (p. 182) improves damage
Bola Perdida	0	sw cr	–	1	-2U	1 sp	1	6	Flail	LT55	Can be thrown, see Muscle- Powered Ranged Weapon Table (p. B275); Attempts to parry bolas are at -2, and fencing weapons (“F” parry) cannot parry at all!  Attempts to block flails are at -1.
Bolas	0	sw+1 cr	–	1	-2U	2 sp	2	7	Flail	LT55	Can be thrown, see Muscle- Powered Ranged Weapon Table (p. B275); Attempts to parry bolas are at -2, and fencing weapons (“F” parry) cannot parry at all!  Attempts to block flails are at -1.
Cestus	2	–	thr cr	C	0	5 sp	1	–	Boxing, Brawling, Karate, or DX	B271	Gives the hand (only) DR 4 and is mutually exclusive with other gloves; Boxing (p. 182), Brawling (p. 182) and Karate (p. 203) improve damage.
Club, Light	0	sw+1 cr	thr+1 cr	1	0	0.5 sp	3	10	Broadsword	B271
Cutlass	4	sw cut	thr+1 imp	1	0	50 sp	2	8	Shortsword	LT56	Has a metal hilt that provides DR 4, cumulative with glove DR – although the hilt is too cramped to accommodate metal gauntlets.
Dagger	1	–	thr-1 imp	C	-1	2 sp	0.25	5	Knife	B272	Can be thrown, see Muscle- Powered Ranged Weapon Table (p. B275).
Estoc	3	thr+2 imp	sw+1 cr	1	0	50 sp	3	10	Broadsword	LT56	Reduce penalty for targeting chinks in armor (p. B400) by -2
Flail	2	sw+4 cr	–	1, 2*	0U	10 sp	8	13†	Two-Handed Flail	B274	Attempts to parry flails are at -4, and fencing weapons (“F” parry) cannot parry at all! Attempts to block flails are at -2.
Garrote	0	spec.	spec.	C	No	0.2 sp	neg.	–	Garrote	B272	A piece of rope used to strangle; see Garrotes (p. 405).
Glaive	1	sw+3 cut	thr+3 imp	2, 3* / 1-3*	0U	10 sp	8	11‡ / 11†	Polearm	B272
Glaive, Dueling	3	sw+2 cut	thr + 3 imp	1,2*	0U/ 0	8 sp	6	9†	Polearm	LT56
Halberd	3	sw+5 cut / sw+4 imp	thr+3 imp	2, 3* / 1-3*	0U	15 sp	12	13‡ / 12†	Polearm	B272	When impaling May get stuck; see Picks (p. B405).
Halberd, Dueling	3	sw+4 cut / sw+3 imp	thr+3 imp	1,2*	0U / 0U / 0	12 sp	10	12† / 12† / 11†	Polearm	LT56	When impaling May get stuck; see Picks (p. B405).
Hatchet	0	sw cut	–	1	0	4 sp	2	8	Axe/Mace	B271	Can be thrown, see Muscle- Powered Ranged Weapon Table (p. B275).
Javelin	1	–	thr+1 imp	1	0	3 sp	2	6	Spear	B273	Can be thrown, see Muscle- Powered Ranged Weapon Table (p. B275).
Kick	–	–	thr cr	C, 1	No	–	–	–	Brawling-2, Karate-2, or DX-2	B271	Brawling (p. 182), Claws (p. 42) and Karate (p. 203) improve damage; if you miss, roll vs. DX to avoid falling.
Kick w. Boots	–	–	thr+1 cr	C, 1	No	–	–	–	Brawling-2, Karate-2, or DX-2	B271	Brawling (p. 182), and Karate (p. 203) improve damage; if you miss, roll vs. DX to avoid falling.
Knife, Large	0	sw-2 cut	thr imp	C, 1 / C	-1	4 sp	1	6	Knife	B272	Can be thrown, see Muscle- Powered Ranged Weapon Table (p. B275).
Knife, Long	1	sw-1 cut	thr imp	C, 1	0	12 sp	1.5	7	Knife	LT56
Knife, Small	0	sw-3 cut	thr-1 imp	C, 1 / C	-1	3 sp	0.5	5	Knife	B272	Can be thrown, see Muscle- Powered Ranged Weapon Table (p. B275).
Knobbed Club	0	sw+1 cr	–	1	0	2 sp	2	8	Axe/Mace	LT58
Knuckles, Bare	–	–	thr-1 cr	C	0	–	–	–	Boxing, Brawling, Karate, or DX	B271	Boxing (p. 182), Brawling (p. 182), Claws (p. 42) and Karate (p. 203) improve damage
Knuckles, Brass	1	–	thr cr	C	0	1 sp	0.25	–	Boxing, Brawling, Karate, or DX	B271	Boxing (p. 182), Brawling (p. 182) and Karate (p. 203) improve damage.
Lance	2	–	thr+3 imp	4	No	6 sp	6	12	Lance	B272	Damage increases in a mounted charge; see Cavalry Weapons (p. 397).
Mace	2	sw+3 cr	–	1	0U	5 sp	5	12	Axe/Mace	B271	Can be thrown, see Muscle- Powered Ranged Weapon Table (p. B275).
Mace, Small	2	sw+2 cr	–	1	0U	3.5 sp	3	10	Axe/Mace	B271	Can be thrown, see Muscle- Powered Ranged Weapon Table (p. B275).
Maul	0	sw+4 cr	–	1, 2*	0U	8 sp	12	13‡	Two-Handed Axe/Mace	B274
Morningstar	3	sw+3 cr	–	1	0U	8 sp	6	12	Flail	B272	Attempts to parry flails are at -4, and fencing weapons (“F” parry) cannot parry at all! Attempts to block flails are at -2.
Myrmex	1	–	thr cr	C	0	2 sp	0.25	–	Boxing, Brawling, Karate, or DX	B271	Gives the hand (only) DR 1 and is mutually exclusive with other gloves; Boxing (p. 182), Brawling (p. 182) and Karate (p. 203) improve damage.
Oar	0	sw+3 cr	–	1,2*	0U	4 sp	8	12‡	Polearm	LT60
Pick	3	sw+1 imp	–	1	0U	7 sp	3	10	Axe/Mace	B271	May get stuck; see Picks (p. B405).
Pike	2	–	thr+3 imp	4, 5*	0U / 0	8 sp	13	12†	Spear	LT60
Poleaxe	3	sw+4 cut / sw+4 cr	–	2, 3*	0U	12 sp	10	12‡	Polearm	B272
Rondel Dagger	3	–	thr imp	C	-1	4 sp	1	6	Knife/Main-Gauche	LT56	Reduce penalty for targeting chinks in armor (p. B400) by -2.
Round Mace	0	sw+2 cr	–	1	0U	3.5 sp	5	12	Axe/Mace	LT58	Can be thrown, see Muscle- Powered Ranged Weapon Table (p. B275).
Round Mace, Small	0	sw+1 cr	–	1	0U	2.5 sp	3	10	Axe/Mace	LT58	Can be thrown, see Muscle- Powered Ranged Weapon Table (p. B275).
Scythe	1	sw+2 cut / sw imp	–	1	0U	1.5 sp	5	11‡	Two-Handed Axe/Mace	B274	If using tip (impaling damage), May get stuck; see Picks (p. B405).
Shield Bash	0	–	thr cr	1	No	var	var.	–	Shield	B273
Shield Bash w. Spike	1	–	thr+1 cr	1	No	2 sp	5	–	Shield	B273
Sickle	1	sw cut/sw imp	thr-2 cut	1	0 / 0U / 0U	4 sp	2	8	Axe/Mace	LT62	When used to impale, may get stuck; see Picks (p. B405); When used to thrust, hook enables the rules under Hook (p. LT54), and may also damage the victim.
Spear	0	–	thr+2 imp / thr+3 imp	1* / 1, 2*	0	4 sp	4	9 / 9†	Spear	B273	Can be used one handed or two handed; can be thrown, see Muscle- Powered Ranged Weapon Table (p. 275)
Spear, Heavy	1	–	thr+4 imp / thr+3 cut	2,3* / 3	0U	9 sp	6	11†	Spear	LT62	Cutting damage is tip slash
Spear, Long	2	–	thr+2 imp / thr+3 imp	2, 3*	0U / 0	6 sp	5	10 / 10†	Spear	LT62	Can be used one handed or two handed; can be thrown, see Muscle- Powered Ranged Weapon Table (p. 275)
Spear, Short	1	–	thr+1 imp/thr cut	1	0	3 sp	2	6	Spear	LT62	Cutting damage is tip slash
Staff, Long	0	sw+2 cr	thr+2 cr	2,3	2	1.5 sp	5	10†	Spear	LT61
Staff, Quarterstaff	0	–	thr+2 cr	1, 2	2	1 sp	4	7†	Staff	B273
Staff, Quarterstaff	0	sw+2 cr	thr+1 cr	1, 2 / 2	0	1 sp	4	9†	Two-Handed Sword	B274
Staff, Short	0	sw cr	thr cr	1	0F	2 sp	1	6	Smallsword	B273
Stake, Wooden	0	–	thr(0.5) imp	C	-1	0.4 sp	0.5	5	Knife	B272	Can be thrown, see Muscle- Powered Ranged Weapon Table (p. B275).
Stiletto	3	–	thr-1 imp	C	1	2 sp	0.25	5	Knife/Main-Gauche	LT56	Reduce penalty for targeting chinks in armor (p. B400) by -2.
Striker	–	var.	var.	var.	var.	–	–	–	Brawling or DX	B271	See p. 88.
Sword, Bastard	3	sw+1 cut / sw+2 cut	thr+1 cr / thr+2 cr	1, 2 / 2	0U/ 0	65 sp	5	11 / 10†	Broadsword / Two-Handed Sword	B271	Can be used one handed or two handed.
Sword, Broad	2	sw+1 cut	thr+1 cr	1	0	50 sp	3	10	Broadsword	B271
Sword, Cutlass	4	sw cut	thr imp	1	0	30 sp	2	8	Shortsword	B273	Hilt counts as brass knuckles in close combat.
Sword, Great	3	sw+3 cut	thr+2 cr	1, 2 / 2	0	80 sp	7	12†	Two-Handed Sword	B274
Sword, Rapier	4	–	thr+1 imp	1, 2	0F	50 sp	2.75	9	Rapier	B273
Sword, Rapier, Edged	4	sw cut	thr+1 imp	1,2	0F	100 sp	3	10	Rapier	LT61
Sword, Rapier, Edged, Light	4	sw-1 cut	thr+1 imp	1	0F	70 sp	2.25	8	Rapier	LT61
Sword, Rapier, Light	4	–	thr+1 imp	1	0F	40 sp	2	8	Rapier	LT61
Sword, Saber	4	sw-1 cut	thr+1 imp	1	0F	70 sp	2	8	Saber	LT61
Sword, Short	2	sw cut	thr imp	1	0	40 sp	2	8	Shortsword	B273
Sword, Small	4	–	thr+1 imp	1	0F	40 sp	1.5	5	Smallsword	B273
Sword, Thrusting Bastard	3	sw+1 cut / sw+2 cut	thr+2 imp / thr+3 imp	1, 2 / 2	0U / 0	75 sp	5	11 / 10†	Broadsword / Two-Handed Sword	B271	Can be used one handed or two handed.
Sword, Thrusting Broadsword	2	sw+1 cut	thr+2 imp	1	0	60 sp	3	10	Broadsword	B271
Sword, Thrusting Greatsword	3	sw+3 cut	thr+3 imp	1, 2 / 2	0	90 sp	7	12†	Two-Handed Sword	B274
Teeth, Blunt	–	–	thr-1 cr	C	No	–	–	–	Brawling or DX	B271	Brawling (p. 182) improves damage
Teeth, Fangs	–	–	thr-1 imp	C	No	–	–	–	Brawling or DX	B271	Brawling (p. 182) improves damage
Teeth, Sharp	–	–	thr-1 cut	C	No	–	–	–	Brawling or DX	B271	Brawling (p. 182) improves damage
Trident	2	–	thr + 3(0.5) imp / thr + 4 (0.5) imp	1* / 1, 2*	0U / 0	8 sp	5	11 / 10†	Spear	LT64	-2 to hit; Can be used one or two handed; can strike to disarm (p. B401) without -2 to hit for using a non-fencing weapon; Target at -1 to Dodge, +1 to Block or Parry.
Warhammer	3	sw+3 imp	–	1, 2*	0U	10 sp	7	12‡	Two-Handed Axe/Mace	B274	May get stuck; see Picks (p. B405).
Whip	1	sw-2(0.5) cr	–	1-7*	-2U	2 sp	2	var.	Whip	B274	Specify maximum reach (up to 7 yards) when bought. Cost and weight are per yard. ST is 5, +1 per yard. Many special rules apply; be sure to see Whips (p. 406).
Whip, Light	1	sw-5(0.5) cr	–	1-7*	-2U	2 sp	0.5	var.	Whip	LT64	Specify maximum reach (up to 7 yards) when bought. Cost and weight are per yard. ST is 5, +1 per yard. Many special rules apply; be sure to see Whips (p. 406).

Missile Weapons

Weapon	TL	Damage	Acc	Range	Weight	RoF	Shots	Ready	Ammo	Cost	ST	Bulk	Skill	Ref	Notes
“Goat’s Foot”	3	–	–	–	2	–	–	-20	–	5 sp	7†	–	Crossbow	B276	Cocking lever to reload a high-ST crossbow or prodd. You can reload a weapon up to 4 ST over your own with 20 one-second Ready maneuvers.
Atlatl with Dart	0	sw-1 imp	1	x3/x4	1	1	1	1	Dart	2 sp	5	-3	Spear Thrower	B276	Requires two hands to ready, but only one hand to attack.
Atlatl with Javelin	0	sw+1 imp	3	x2/x3	2	1	1	1	Bullet	3 sp	6	-4	Spear Thrower	B276	Requires two hands to ready, but only one hand to attack.
Axe, Throwing	0	sw+2 cut	2	x1/x1.5	4	1	Thr	1	Thrown	6 sp	11	-3	Thrown Weapon (Axe/Mace)	B276
Blowpipe	0	1d-3 pi-	1	x4	1	1	1	2	Dart	3 sp	2	-6	Blowpipe	B275	Requires two hands to ready, but only one hand to attack
Bola Perdida	0	sw cr	0	x6/x10	1	1	Thr	1	Thrown	1 sp	6	-2	Bolas	LT72
Bola Perdida	0	sw cr	0	x6/x10	1	1	Thr	1	Thrown	1 sp	6	-2	Sling	LT72
Bolas	0	thr-1 cr	0	x3	2	1	Thr	1	Thrown	2 sp	7	-2	Bolas	B275	May entangle or ensnare the target; see Special Ranged Weapons (p. B411).
Bow, Composite	1	thr+3 imp	3	x20/x25	4	1	1	2	Arrow	90 sp	10†	-7	Bow	B275
Bow, Long	0	thr+2 imp	3	x15/x20	3	1	1	2	Arrow	20 sp	11†	-8	Bow	B275
Bow, Regular	0	thr+1 imp	2	x15/x20	2	1	1	2	Arrow	10 sp	10†	-7	Bow	B275
Bow, Short	0	thr imp	1	x10/x15	2	1	1	2	Arrow	5 sp	7†	-6	Bow	B275
Cloak, Heavy	1	spec.	1	2	5	1	Thr	1	Thrown	5 sp	8	-6	Cloak	B275	May entangle or ensnare the target; see Special Ranged Weapons (p. B411).
Cloak, Light	1	spec.	1	2	2	1	Thr	1	Thrown	2 sp	5	-4	Cloak	B275	May entangle or ensnare the target; see Special Ranged Weapons (p. B411).
Crossbow	2	thr+4 imp	4	x20x25	6	1	1	4	Bolt	15 sp	7†	-6	Crossbow	B276
Crossbow, Fowling	4	thr+5 imp	4	x25/x30	9	1	1	8	Bolt	45 sp	8†	-6	Crossbow	LT74	When cocked with a cranequin (p. LT79), user's ST x 1.5; fowling crossbow is usually ST 15; use half rated ST to determine range and damage.
Crossbow, Hunting	4	thr+5 imp	4	x25/x30	12	1	1	13	Bolt	60 sp	10†	-7	Crossbow	LT74	When cocked with a cranequin (p. LT79), user's ST x 2; hunting crossbow is usually ST 20; use half rated ST to determine range and damage.
Crossbow, Military	4	thr+5 imp	4	x25/x30	15	1	1	50	Bolt	75 sp	12†	-8	Crossbow	LT74	When cocked with a cranequin (p. LT79), user's ST x 3; military crossbow is usually ST 30; use half rated ST to determine range and damage.
Crossbow, Pistol	3	thr+2 imp	1	x15/x20	4	1	1	4	Dart	15 sp	7	-4	Crossbow	B276	Requires two hands to ready, but only one hand to attack
Crossbow, Prodd	3	thr+4 pi	2	x20/x25	6	1	1	4	Pellet	15 sp	7†	-6	Crossbow	B276
Dagger	1	thr-1 imp	0	x0.5/x1	0.25	1	Thr	1	Thrown	2 sp	5	-1	Thrown Weapon (Knife)	B276
Dart, Throwing	2	thr imp	1	x1/x1.5	1	1	Thr	1	Thrown	2 sp	6	-2	Thrown Weapon (Dart)	LT74
Discus	1	thr+2 cr	2	x4/x6	2	1	Thr	1	Thrown	4 sp	6	-3	Thrown Weapon (Disc)	LT72
Harpoon	2	thr+5 imp	2	x1/x1.5	6	1	Thr	1	Thrown	6 sp	11	-6	Thrown Weapon (Harpoon)	B276	Tethered. Requires a Ready maneuver and a successful ST roll to pull out (if you fail, you may try again next turn). Does half the damage coming out that it did going in.
Hatchet	0	sw cut	1	x1.5/x2.5	2	1	Thr	1	Thrown	4 sp	8	-2	Thrown Weapon (Axe/Mace)	B276
Javelin	1	thr+1 imp	3	x1.5/x2.5	2	1	Thr	1	Thrown	3 sp	6	-4	Thrown Weapon (Spear)	B276
Knife, Large	0	thr imp	0	x0.8/x1.5	1	1	Thr	1	Thrown	4 sp	6	-2	Thrown Weapon (Knife)	B276
Knife, Small	0	thr-1 imp	0	x0.5/x1	0.5	1	Thr	1	Thrown	3 sp	5	-1	Thrown Weapon (Knife)	B276
Knife, Throwing, Large	2	thr imp	1	x1/x2	1	1	Thr	1	Thrown	4 sp	6	-1	Thrown Weapon (Knife)	LT75
Knife, Throwing, Small	2	thr-1 imp	1	x0.8/x1.5	0.5	1	Thr	1	Thrown	3 sp	5	0	Thrown Weapon (Knife)	LT75
Lariat	1	spec.	0	spec.	3	1	Thr	spec.	Thrown	4 sp	7†	-2	Lasso	B276	May entangle or ensnare the target; see Special Ranged Weapons (p. B411).
Mace	2	sw+3 cr	1	x0.5/x1	5	1	Thr	1	Thrown	5 sp	12	-4	Thrown Weapon (Axe/Mace)	B276
Mace, Round	0	sw+2 cr	1	x0.5/x1	5	1	Thr	1	Thrown	3.5 sp	12	-4	Thrown Weapon (Axe/Mace)	LT58
Mace, Small	2	sw+2 cr	1	x1/x1.5	3	1	Thr	1	Thrown	3.5 sp	10	-3	Thrown Weapon (Axe/Mace)	B276
Net, Large	0	spec.	1	spec.	20	1	Thr	1	Thrown	4 sp	11	-6	Net	B276	May entangle or ensnare the target; see Special Ranged Weapons (p. B411); a net has no 1/2D range, max range is (ST/2 + Skill/5) for a large net
Net, Melee	2	spec.	1	spec.	5	1	Thr	1	Thrown	2 sp	8	-4	Net	B276	May entangle or ensnare the target; see Special Ranged Weapons (p. B411); a net has no 1/2D range, max range is (ST + Skill/5) for a melee net.
Sling	0	sw pi	0	x6/x10	0.5	1	1	2	Bullet	2 sp	6	-4	Sling	B276	Requires two hands to ready, but only one hand to attack; can fire stones (TL0) or lead bullets (TL2). Lead bullets give +1 damage and double range
Sling, Dart	1	sw imp	1	x6/x10	0.5	1	1	2	Dart	2 sp	6	-4	Sling	LT74	Requires two hands to ready, but only one hand to attack
Sling, Heavy	0	sw+2 cr	1	x3/x6	1	1	1	2	Bullet	2 sp	8†	-5	Sling	LT74	Can fire stones (TL0) or lead bullets (TL2). Lead bullets give +1 damage and double range
Spear	0	thr+3 imp	2	x1/x1.5	4	1	Thr	1	Thrown	4 sp	9	-6	Thrown Weapon (Spear)	B276
Staff Sling	1	sw+1 pi	1	x10/x15	2	1	1	2	Bullet	2 sp	7†	-6	Sling	B276	Can fire stones (TL0) or lead bullets (TL2).
Stake, Wooden	0	thr(0.5) imp	0	x0.5/x1	0.5	1	Thr	1	Thrown	0.4 sp	5	-2	Thrown Weapon (Knife)	B276