Weapons

Weapons

While some adventurers rely more heavily on their weapons than others, virtually every hero will need some form of weapon at their side.

Making Attacks

To attack with a weapon, you have to spend a certain amount of AP. Weapons have unique APC (Action Point Costs) listed in the weapons tables below. Some weapons have a set APC: a Dagger always costs 2 AP, and a Crossbow always costs 3 AP. Some weapons have APC formulas; these are a little more complex. For example, a longsword has an APC of 5-STR, min 2. This means that using a Longsword has an APC of 5, but you subtract your STR attribute from the APC, to a minimum of 2. When you spend AP to make an attack, roll 1d20 and add your relevant attribute. The attribute you use for a weapon is dependent upon that weapon and is specified in the Attribute column on the weapons tables below. This will usually be STR or DEX. If your roll equals or exceeds your target’s defense (usually AR, but some attacks will target other defenses), then you hit your target. Roll for damage.

Dealing Damage

When you hit with a weapon attack, you deal damage. Roll the amount of damage specified in the Damage column on the weapons tables below and add the attribute specified in the Attr. column. The creature takes that much damage, subtracting it from their current HP. If a weapon says that it deals “Physical” damage, that means you can choose whether you deal blunt or sharp damage each time you use it. Polearms often have this property, given that you can often attack with either the bladed end or the butt of the weapon.

Weapon Range

You can only make an attack against a creature when that creature is within your weapon’s range. Each weapon specifies its range on the weapons tables below.

Melee

If a weapon has the Melee property, then you can attack any creature within 5 ft of you. Any abilities you have that increase your reach can enhance this.

Range

If a weapon has the Ranged property, you cannot use it as a melee weapon, but you can attack creatures within your weapon’s specified range.

Reach

If a weapon has the Reach property, then it functions as a melee weapon, but the distance that you can attack with that weapon is greater than 5 ft. The weapon’s base reach is specified after the Reach tag.

Thrown

If a weapon has the Thrown property, you can use it as a melee weapon or you can throw it up to the specified thrown distance. Once you throw a weapon, you no longer have it in hand.

Weapon tags

Weapons will have one or more tags that give the weapon unique properties.

Ammunition

If a weapon has the Ammunition tag, you must have ammunition in order to make attacks with that weapon. Ammunition might be arrows, crossbow bolts, sling pellets, and the like.

Concealed

If a weapon has the Concealed tag, then when it is sheathed it can be tucked within folds of your clothing, inside a boot, and the like. Concealed weapons are not readily visible to observers, but a pat-down will reveal these weapons, and if a creature succeeds on an AWR check against an INT check that you make when you hide the weapon, then they can spot it without needing to pat you down.

Hand-and-a-Half

Weapons with the Hand-and-a-Half tag can be wielded with one or two hands. After the Hand-and-a-Half tag, there will be a brief phrase in parentheses explaining what benefit you gain from wielding the weapon with two hands, such as dealing more damage or using fewer AP to make the attack.

Light

A weapon with the Light tag does not count against your encumbrance (see p. 319). Furthermore, light weapons can be dual wielded, using one light weapon in each hand.

One-Handed

A weapon with the One-Handed tag can only be wielded with one hand.

Special

If a weapon has the Special tag, then its special properties are explained in detail below the table that lists that weapon.

Two-Handed

A weapon with the Two-Handed tag can only be wielded with two hands.

Unwieldy

The Unwieldy tag interacts with your Encumbrance It takes 1 AP to draw or sheathe an Unwieldy weapon.

Weapon List

Below is a list of many weapons you might want to use on your quests. All weapon costs are in silver coins (sc).

Axe List

Weapon	Damage	Attr.	APC	Range	Tags	cost
Battle Axe	1d8 sharp	STR	5-STR, min 3	Melee	Hand-and-a-Half (1d10)	35
Greataxe	2d8 sharp	STR	8-STR, min 4	Melee	Two-Handed, Unwieldy	60
Handaxe	1d6 sharp	STR	3-STR, min 2	Melee	One-Handed, Light	20
Hatchet	1d4 sharp	STR	2	Thrown 20 ft	One-Handed	15
Poleaxe	1d6 sharp	STR	4-STR, min 3	Reach 10 ft	Two-Handed	45
Throwing Axe	1d4 sharp	STR	2	Thrown 30 ft	One-Handed, Light	20
War Axe	1d8 sharp	STR	5-STR, min 3	Melee	Hand-and-a-Half (reduce APCby 1, min 2)	40
Wood Splitter	1d8 sharp	STR	3	Melee	Two-Handed	10

Blades (Small)

Weapon	Damage	Attr.	APC	Range	Tags	cost
Improvised Small Blade	1d4 sharp	DEX	3	Melee	One-Handed, Light, Concealed
Dagger	1d4 sharp	DEX	2	Thrown 20 ft	One-Handed, Light, Concealed	10
Dirk	1d4 sharp	STR	2	Melee	One-Handed, Light,Concealed	12
Kama	1d4 sharp	DEX	2	Melee	One-Handed, Light	20
Knife	1d4 sharp	INT	2	Thrown 20 ft	One-Handed, Light,Concealed	6
Kunai	1d2 sharp	DEX	2	Thrown 40	ft One-Handed, Light, Concealed, Special	18
Kusarigama	1d4 physical	DEX	6-DEX, min 2	Melee	Hand-and-a-Half (Special)	35
Scimitar	1d6 sharp	DEX	2	Melee	One-Handed, Light	30
Shortsword	1d6 sharp	STR	2	Melee	One-Handed, Light	30
Shuriken	1d2 sharp	DEX	2	Ranged 120 ft	One-Handed, Light,Concealed	5

Kunai

You can tie your kunai to a cord; if you do, it loses its Thrown property but gains base reach 15 ft.

Kusarigama

While you are wielding a kusarigama with two hands, you gain +1 AR. While wielding it one-handed, you gain base reach 10 ft.

Blades (Large)

Weapon	Damage	Attr.	APC	Range	Tags	cost
Improvised Large Blade	1d8 sharp	STR	4-STR, min 3	Melee	Two-Handed	-
Bastard Sword	1d8 sharp	STR	4-STR, min 3	Melee	Hand-and-a-Half (reduce APC by 1, min 2)	45
Broadsword	1d10 sharp	STR	5-STR, min 2	Melee	Two-Handed	40
Claymore	1d12 sharp	STR	6-STR, min 3	Melee	Two-Handed, Unwieldy	75
Falchion	1d6 sharp	DEX	2	Melee	One-Handed	55
Fire Blade	1d6 fire	INT	4-INT, min 2	Melee	One-Handed	150
Greatsword	2d6 sharp	STR	8-STR, min 3	Melee	Two-Handed, Unwieldy	80
Katana	1d8 sharp	DEX	5-DEX, min 3	Melee	Hand-and-a-Half (1d10)	120
Nodachi	2d6 sharp	DEX	8-STR, min 3	Reach 10 ft	Two-Handed, Unwieldy	140
Khopesh	1d6 sharp	STR	3-STR, min 2	Melee	One-Handed	65
Longsword	1d8 sharp	STR	5-STR, min 2	Melee	Hand-and-a-Half (1d10)	50
Rapier	1d8 sharp	DEX	5-DEX, min 2	Melee	One-Handed	55

Bludgeons

Weapon	Damage	Attr.	APC	Range	Tags	cost
Unarmed	1+STR blunt	STR	2	Melee	One-Handed, Light	-
Improvised Bludgeon	1d6 blunt	STR	5-STR, min 3	Melee	Hand-and-a-Half (1d8)	-
Baton	1d4 blunt	STR	2	Melee	One-Handed, Light	10
Brass Knuckles	-	-	-	Melee	One-Handed, Light, Concealed, Special	10
Cestus	1d4 blunt	STR	2	Melee	One-Handed, Light, Special	15
Club	1d6 blunt	STR	3	Melee	One-Handed	2
Flail	1d12 blunt	STR	6-STR, min 3	Melee	Two-Handed	35
Hammer	1d6 blunt	STR	4-STR, min 2	Melee	One-Handed	3
Mace	1d6 blunt	STR	4-STR, min 2	Melee	Hand-and-a-Half (1d8)	25
Maul	2d6 blunt	STR	6-STR, min 3	Melee	Two-Handed, Unwieldy	50
Morningstar	1d8 physical	STR	5-STR, min 3	Melee	Hand-and-a-Half (reduce APC by 1, min 2)	40
Nunchucks	1d4 blunt	COR	12-COR, min 2	Melee	One-Handed, Light	30
Quarterstaff	1d4 blunt	DEX	3	Melee	Hand-and-a-Half (reduce APC by 1, min 2)	5
Tetsubo	1d8 blunt	STR	4-STR, min 2	Melee	One-Handed	50
Tonfa	1d4 blunt	DEX	2	Melee	One-Handed, Light	5
Warhammer	1d10 blunt	STR	6-STR, min 3	Melee	Hand-and-a-Half (1d12),Unwieldy	35

Brass Knuckles

Increase your unarmed damage die size by 1. (E.g., if your unarmed damage deals 1d6, it now deals 1d8.) This cannot exceed 1d12. If you did not have an unarmed damage die, it becomes 1d4.

Cestus

While wearing a cestus, gain +1 AR.

Polearms

Weapon	Damage	Attr.	APC	Range	Tags	cost
Bardiche	1d8 physical	STR	6-DEX, min 2	Reach 10 ft	Hand-and-a-Half (1d10), Unwieldy	65
Glaive	1d8 physical	STR	6-STR, min 2	Reach 10 ft	Two-Handed	55
Glaive Guisarme	1d8 sharp	STR	5-STR, min 3	Reach 10 ft	Two-Handed, Special	65
Halberd	1d8 sharp	STR	6-STR, min 3	Melee	Hand-and-a-Half (Reach +5ft)	50
Javelin	1d6 sharp	STR	2	Thrown 60 ft	One-Handed, Light	15
Lance	1d12 sharp	STR	6-STR, min 4	Reach 10 ft	Two-Handed, Unwieldy,Special	25
Lucerne Hammer	1d10 physical	STR	6-STR, min 3	Reach 10 ft	Hand-and-a-Half (1d12),Unwieldy	55
Pike	1d6 physical	STR	3	Reach 15 ft	Two-Handed	35
Spear	1d6 physical	STR	3	Thrown 20 ft	Hand-and-a-Half (reduce APCby 1, min 2)	10
Yari	1d8 physical	DEX	5-DEX, min 3	Reach 10 ft	Hand-and-a-Half (1d10)	45

Glaive Guisarme

When you make an attack against a mounted target, you may spend 2 additional AP to also make a separate attack against the creature’s FORT. On a hit, then the target is dismounted and falls Prone.

Lance

A lance is a two-handed weapon; however, if you are riding a mount, then a lance is a one-handed weapon.

Ranged

Weapon	Damage	Attr.	APC	Range	Tags	cost
Improvised Thrown	1d4 blunt	STR	3	Thrown 20 ft	One-Handed	-
Amethyst Wand	1d6 cold	CHA	4-INT, min 2	Ranged 60 ft	Hand-and-a-Half (1d8)	200
Blowgun	1d4 sharp	DEX	2	Ranged 120 ft	Two-Handed, Light, Concealed, Ammunition	10
Crossbow	1d6 sharp	DEX	3	Ranged 200 ft	Two-Handed, Ammunition	40
Dart	1d2 sharp	DEX	2	Ranged 60 ft	One-Handed, Light, Concealed	5
Diamond Wand	1d8 radiant	CHA	6-AWR, min 2	Ranged 60 ft	Hand-and-a-Half (+60 ft Range)	500
Emerald Wand	1d10 corrosive	CHA	5-AWR, min 3	Ranged 40 ft	One-Handed	350
Hand Crossbow	1d4 sharp	DEX	2	Ranged 60 ft	One-Handed, Light, Ammunition	70
Heavy Crossbow	1d10 sharp	DEX	4	Ranged 500 ft	Two-Handed, Ammunition, Unwieldy	100
Light Crossbow	1d6 sharp	DEX	2	Ranged 60 ft	Two-Handed, Light, Ammunition	60
Longbow	1d10 sharp	DEX	6-STR, min 2	Ranged 900 ft	Two-Handed, Ammunition	90
Oak Wand	1d10 fire	INT	6-AWR, min 2	Ranged 600 ft	One-Handed	150
Pine Wand	1d6 cold	INT	2	Ranged 60 ft	Hand-and-a-Half (1d8)	130
Recurve Bow	1d6 sharp	DEX	2	Ranged 200 ft	Two-Handed, Ammunition	120
Ruby Wand	1d6 fire	CHA	3-INT, min 2	Ranged 40 ft	One-Handed	400
Sapphire Wand	1d8 electric	INT	4-CHA, min 2	Ranged 80 ft	One-Handed	380
Shortbow	1d4 sharp	DEX	2	Ranged 200 ft	Two-Handed, Ammunition	50
Sling	1d4 blunt	DEX	2	Ranged 120 ft	One-Handed, Light, Concealed, Ammunition	5
Standing Longbow	1d12 sharp	DEX	8-STR, min 3	Ranged 1000 ft	Two-Handed, Ammunition, Unwieldy	120
Topaz Wand	1d10 fire	CHA	6-INT, min 3	Ranged 100 ft	One-Handed	300
War Sling	1d6 blunt	DEX	2	Ranged 200 ft	One-Handed, Light, Ammunition	10
Willow Wand	1d8 corrosive	AWR	5-INT, min 2	Ranged 40 ft	One-Handed	180

Miscellaneous

Weapon	Damage	Attr.	APC	Range	Tags	cost
Boomerang	1d6 blunt	DEX	2	Thrown 60 ft	One-Handed, Special	15
Cat-o-Nines	3d2 sharp	DEX	6-DEX, min 3	Melee	One-Handed, Special	40
Net	-	DEX	4-STR, min 3	Ranged 10 ft	Two-Handed, Special	25
Pickaxe	1d8 physical	STR	5-STR, min 3	Melee	Hand-and-a-Half (1d10)	15
Trident	1d6 sharp	DEX	4-DEX, min 2	Thrown 20 ft	Hand-and-a-Half (1d8)	50
War Pick	1d12 physical	STR	6-STR, min 3	Melee	Two-Handed, Unwieldy	25
War Scythe	2d4 sharp	DEX	4-DEX, min 2	Melee	Two-Handed, Unwieldy	50
Whip	1d4 sharp	DEX	5-DEX, min 2	Reach 10 ft	One-Handed, Light, Special	25

Boomerang

When you throw a boomerang, it comes back to you at the start of your next turn unless it is knocked to the ground or physically blocked. If it hits an enemy, it still comes back to you.

Cat-O-Nines

If you crit with a Cat-o-Nines, inflict Bleeding (1d4) on the target creature.

Net

On a hit, the target takes no damage, but is Restrained (escape DC 15). Nets have 15 HP.

Whip

When you attack with your whip, if you hit you can spend 2 additional AP to make a second attack against a target's REF: on a hit, if the target is Larger or smaller, it falls prone.