Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Even More Ways to Kill and Be Killed in Classic D&D

I find myself coming back time and time again to mucking around with the weapons chart. Usually it is attached to some inexplicable tinkering urge, this time it's a product of the extensive equipment lists I have been putting together for the Domain Game (which will be presented sometime this week).

Notes on the chart:
Urban cost is within 30 miles of a city or town. Rural is outside that range. All prices are in gold unless otherwise noted.

All weight is in pounds.

Str/Dex is the minimum Strength and Dexterity to wield the weapon. If these requirements are not met -2 to hit (fighters -1).

For tech levels see the Rules Guidelines for the Domain Game.

Weapon
Damage
Urban Cost
Rural Cost
Weight
Str/Dex
Tech Level
Arbalest*
1d10
60
90
8
12/8
5
Axe, battle
1d8
6
9
6
11/8
2
Axe, battle (2H)
2d4
6
9
6
9/7
2
Axe, great (2H)
1d10
12
18
14
13/8
3
Axe, hand
1d6
3
3
3
7/7
1
Club
1d4
5sp
5sp
3
-/-
1
Crossbow, heavy
1d8
25
40
8
8/8
4
Crossbow, light
1d6
16
24
4
7/7
3
Dagger
1d4
3
3
1
-/7
2
Dagger, silver
1d4
30
45
1
-/7
3
Dart
1d4
5sp
7sp
.5
-/9
2
Flail
1d6
3
3
5
8/6
4
Flail, heavy (2H)
1d8
8
12
10
12/8
5
Hammer, light
1d4
2
2
2
6/6
2
Hammer, war (2H)
1d6+1
7
10
5
11/8
5
Javelin
1d6
1
1
2
7/10
1
Lance, light
1d6
7
10
10
9/9
3
Lance, heavy
1d8
10
15
14
12/10
5
Longbow
1d8
40
50
3
12/11
5
Mace
1d6
5
7
3
7/7
2
Morningstar
1d6
5
7
6
7/7
4
Pick, heavy (2H)
1d8
8
12
6
12/8
5
Pick, light
1d6
5
8
3
8/8
4
Pike**
1d6
4
6
8
7/7
3
Pole Arm (2H)
1d10
7
12
15
12/8
5
Quarterstaff (2H)
1d6
2
2
4
6/6
1
Scimitar
1d8
15
22
4


3
Shortbow
1d6
25
25
3
7/9
2
Sling
1d4
2
2
5
-/9
2
Spear
1d6
3
3
6
6/6
1
Spear (2H)
1d6+1
3
3
6
5/5
1
Sword, long
1d8
10
15
4
11/9
3
Sword, bastard
1d8
20
30
6
12/10
5
Sword, bastard (2H)
1d8+1
20
30
8
11/10
5
Sword, short
1d6
7
10
2
7/7
2
Sword, rapier
1d6+1
12
18
3
9/11
6
Sword, two-handed
1d10
15
25
15
12/10
5
Trident (2H)
1d6
4
6
4
6/6
3

* A powerful, steel-bowed crossbow. Fires every third round.
** Can be used from the second rank.  

4 comments:

  1. That is a very fancy little chart you have there.

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  2. I am all about fancy little charts these days it seems. Sigh.

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  3. I will always feel a little wrong about using charts that set swords as so heavy. A two-hand sword is not going to weigh 15 pounds. Eight pounds would be a very heavy one. Six is more in the normal range of the largest swords intended for use (as opposed to parade pieces which are designed to be seen by a crowd).

    I know, I know, nerd rage. I love swords, though, and hate to see them misrepresented.

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  4. @faoladh
    No not nerd rage,verisimilitude is important to me. I was being lazy and working off the weights in the book.

    What do you reckon would be more accurate weights for the various sword categories presented?

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