Equipment

8. Livestock & Gear

Prices are listed in the Guilder Guilder of the Kingdom of Formour. Any variations in prices for other countries will be listed in their respective sections.

Clothes and Accessories

Belt

Normal 2 florins

Bandolier 3 florins

Extra-wide 4 florins

Reinforced (sword-belt) 3 florins

Boots

Cloth 1 guilder

Hip high 7 guilder

Knee high (riding) 5 guilder

Leather (normal) 2 guilder

Low soft leather 2 guilder

Work 3 guilder

Cape

Full 15 florins

Half 2 guilder

Cloak 1 guilder

Cloak pin/Brooch 3 guilder

Dress

Common 3 guilder

Elaborate 30+ guilder

Shift (simple one-piece) 5 florins

Satin 60+ guilder

Silk 80+ guilder

Earrings

Big & gaudy 5 florins/pair

Guilder, hoop 2 guilder/pair

Guilder, small 1 guilder/pair

Silver, hoop 1 guilder/pair

Silver, small 10 florins/pair

Gloves

Archer’s 4 florins each, 8/pair (with tab)

Heavy winter 1 guilder/pair

Leather 6 florins/pair

Cloth 2 florins/pair

Fingerless &/or reinforced 10 florins each, 1 guilder/pair

Handkerchief, silk 2 florins

Hat

Fur 2 guilder

Large brim (i.e. cowboy) 1 guilder

No brim (i.e. cap or pullover) 2 guilder

Short brim (i.e. bowler) 15 florins

Straw 4 farthings

Hose 6 florins

Jacket

Fur 7 guilder

Leather, heavy winter 4 guilder

Leather, light 2 guilder

Leather, reinforced (see armour) 70 guilder

Silk 60 guilder

Trench coat, heavy cloth 3 guilder

Trench coat, leather 5 guilder

Wool 2 guilder

Jester’s hat (with bells) 10 florins

Jester’s outfit 2 guilder

Kilt 2 guilder

Mantle

Cloth 3 guilder

Leather 5 guilder

Mittens

Normal cloth 2 florins/pair

Heavy leather 10 florins/pair

Night robe 6 florins

Nightgown 5 florins

Pants

Cotton, denim 2 guilder

Cotton, soft 1 guilder

Linen 1 guilder

Velvet 40 guilder

Wool 2 guilder

Purse

Foet 120 guilder

Leather 10 florins

Linen 3 florins

Satin 8 guilder

Silk (non-sow) 60 guilder

Small ½ cost as per material

Velvet 5 guilder

Robe

Embroidered 10+ guilder to cost of material

Fur-trimmed 6 guilder

Heavy 3 guilder

Hooded 4 guilder

Light 2 guilder

Silk 30 guilder

Sandals 1 guilder

Sash 1 florin

Scabbard

Axe 5 guilder

Long sword 15 guilder

Knife/dagger 2 guilder

Short sword 10 guilder

Scarf 18 florins

Shirt

Linen 2 farthings

Cotton 4 farthings

Sackcloth 3 farthings

Satin 20 guilder

Wool 4 farthings

Shoes 5 guilder

Signet ring 30 guilder

Skirt 4 farthings

Socks 2 farthings/pair

Surcoat 10 guilder

Tunic 8 farthings

Vest

Cloth 10 florins

Leather 2 guilder

Socks help keep you from getting blisters from long marches. Cotton is better for wicking away sweat, but wool has the unique property that it retains its warmth even when wet. Cotton is better for warm climates & wool for cold. Both are the same price.

Beer and Other Good Drink

Ale

Large barrel, 50 gallon 10 guilder

Small barrel, 5 gallons 5 guilder

1 pint 1 florins

Dwarven Ale

Large barrel, 50 gallons 100 guilder

Small barrel, 5 gallons 10 guilder

Pint 1 guilder

Beer

Bock, 1 pint 2 florins

Dark, 1 pint 1 florin

Light, 1 pint 5 farthings

Brandy, 1 pint 10 florins

Shot 1 florin

Cider

Barrel, 30 gallons 1 guilder

Cask, 12 gallons 4 florins

Hand keg, 2 gallons 1 florin

Cider, hard

Barrel, 30 gallons 2 guilder

Cask, 12 gallons 8 florins

Hand keg, 2 gallons 2 florins

Mead

Honey, pint 5 florins

Rum

Dark, per pint 7 florins

Dark, per shot 14 farthings

Light, per pint 5 florins

Light, per shot 10 farthings

Wine

Excellent, large barrel 25 guilder

Fair, large barrel 5 guilder

Excellent, small barrel 25 florins

Fair, small barrel 5 florins

Excellent, 1 gallon 5 florins

Fair, 1 gallon 1 farthing

Wine, spiced

Barrel, 30 gallons 5 guilder

Cask, 12 gallons 2 guilder

Keg, 2 gallons 4 florins

Foodstuffs

Almonds, per lbs. 3 guilder

Apples, per lbs. 1 guilder

Applebutter, per pint 5 florins

Apricots, per lbs. 15 guilder

Artichokes, ground, per lbs. 200 guilder

Barley, 10 lbs. 7 florins

Blackberry butter, per pint 7 florins

Bread, per loaf

Rye 6 farthings

Sourdough 7 farthings

Wheat 5 farthings

Corn 3 farthings

Ginger 1 guilder

Hard Tack rolls 10 farthings/ dozen

Beef, per lbs.

Corned 3 guilder

Dried 5 guilder

Jerked 7 guilder

Sausage 2 guilder

Smoked 4 guilder

Brandied Fruits, per Pint

Cherries 2 guilder

Grapes 5 guilder

Mixed Fruits 1 guilder

Raspberries 3 guilder

Spiced Pears 4 guilder

Spiced Plums 3 guilder

Strawberries 2 guilder

Buffalo, per lbs.

Dried 30 guilder

Jerked 42 guilder

Butter, per lbs. 2 florins

Butternuts, per lbs. 200 guilder

Candied Fruits and Herbs, per oz.

Apricots 5 guilder

Carrots 5 florins

Cherries 5 florins

Honeyed ginger 50 guilder

Mint 7 florins

Orange Peel 5 guilder

Carrots, per oz. 1 guilder

Cashews, per oz. 4 florins

Cheese, Cheddar

Wheel, 1 lbs. 4 florins

Whey, 100 lbs. 5 guilder

Cheese, Nut

Wheel, 1 lb. 1 guilder

Whey, 100 lbs. 50 guilder

Cheese, Pepper

Wheel, 1 lb. 5 florins

Whey, 100 lbs. 45 guilder

Cherries, per oz. 5 florins

Chestnuts, per lbs. 1 guilder

Chillies

Ground, oz. 20 guilder

Whole, per lbs. 100 guilder

Cocoa, per lbs. 100 guilder

Coconut

Dried, per lbs. 50 guilder

Fresh, each 10 guilder

Cod, per lbs.

Salted 5 guilder

Smoked 7 guilder

Coffee, per lbs. 50 guilder

Coffee, Dwarven, per lbs. 150 guilder

Corn, per Sack 4 florins

Crab, per lbs. 30 guilder

Dates, per oz. 5 guilder

Eggs, per 100 8 florins

Eggs, per 24 2 florins

Egg

Chicken 3 farthings

Duck 1 florins

Ostrich 50 guilder

Snake 5 guilder

Turtle 7 guilder

Elderberries, per oz. 1 florin

Figs, 1 lb. 3 florins

Flour, 10 lbs. Sack

Barley 5 farthings

Corn 3 farthings

Rye 4 farthings

Wheat 3 farthings

Fruit cheeses, per pint

Apple 1 florin

Blackberry 1 guilder

Damson plum 5 florins

Gooseberry 6 florins

Grain, 50 lbs. barrel 5 guilder

Green beans, per oz. 2 guilder

Green Peas, per lbs. 2 florins

Haggis 5 guilder

Hazelnuts, per lbs. 5 guilder

Herring, per lbs.

Pickled 3 guilder

Salted 5 guilder

Honey, per pint

Lavender 1 guilder

Parsley 3 florins

Rose Petal 5 florins

Jam, per pint

Apricot & Almond 20 guilder

Elderberry 7 florins

Gooseberry 1 guilder

Rose petal 1 guilder

Strawberry 3 florins

Jellies, per pint

Basil 5 florins

Crab-apple 3 florins

Lemon 5 guilder

Mint 2 florins

Rosemary 5 florins

Sage 4 florins

Wine 1 guilder

Juice, per pint

Apple 1 farthing

Grape 2 farthings

Orange 1 farthing

Tomato 3 farthings

Lard, pint 5 farthings

Lobster tail, meal 2 florins

Maple Sugar, per lbs. 75 guilder

Marmalades, per pint

Ginger 20 guilder

Orange 15 guilder

Meat, Fresh, per lbs. 1 guilder

Milk, per pint

Cow 5 florins

Goat 7 florins

Mare 15 florins

Molasses, per pt 5 florins

Mushrooms, per oz. 5 guilder

Nuts, ground, per lbs. 30 guilder

Noodles, per lbs. 15 guilder

Oil, per gallon

Almond 10 guilder

Hazelnut 3 guilder

Olive 5 guilder

Sesame 10 guilder

Sunflower 3 florins

Walnut 2 guilder

Peaches, per lbs. 15 guilder

Pears, per lbs. 5 guilder

Pear butter, per pint 6 florins

Pecans, per lbs. 150 guilder

Pickled fish, (small Barrel) 3 guilder

Pineapple, dried 300 guilder

Pine nuts, per lbs. 10 guilder

Pistachios, per lbs. 15 guilder

Pork, per lbs.

Bacon 4 guilder

Ham 5 guilder

Salted 3 guilder

Sausage 1 guilder

Preserves, per pint

Cherry 4 florins

Raspberry 5 florins

Strawberry 5 florins

Prunes, per lbs. 3 guilder

Pumpkin seeds, per oz. 30 guilder

Raisins, per lbs. 2 florins

Rice, per lbs. 1 florin

Rice Cake, per week 5 florins

Rice candies, each 1 ha’ penny

Roast Chicken 5 florins

Roast Duck 8 florins

Roast Goose 7 guilder

Roast Ostrich 500 guilder

Roast Pheasant 5 guilder

Roast Turkey 3 guilder

Rye, per 10 lbs. sack 7 florins

Salmon, per lbs.

Salted 10 guilder

Smoked 15 guilder

Salt Pork, per lbs. 4 florins

Sardines, per lbs. 4 guilder

Sarsaparilla, per oz. 10 guilder

Smoked Meat, per lbs.

Bear 20 florins

Beef 5 florins

Ham 7 florins

Shark 15 florins

Venison 17 florins

Snake, Fried 3 florins

Steak

Beef 10 florins

Eel 4 guilder

Lizard, large 2 guilder

Shark 3 guilder

Venison 6 guilder

Stew, per pot

Beef 4 florins

Otter 15 florins

Rabbit 3 florins

Snake 5 florins

Wolf 8 florins

Sugar, per lbs.

Brown 1 guilder

Lavender 10 guilder

Lemon 15 guilder

Orange 15 guilder

Powdered 5 guilder

Raw, cane or beet 5 florins

Rose 7 guilder

Violet 8 guilder

Tea, per lbs. 10 florins

Elven 60 florins

Tomato, per pint 10 guilder

Tortilla, per 2 dozen 25 farthings

Vanilla, per bean 100 guilder

Walnut per lbs. 3 florins

Walnuts, Black, per lbs. 100 guilder

Wheat, per 10 lbs. sack 5 florins

SPICES

Arsenic, 1 sprig 10 florins

Belladonna, 1 sprig 4 florins

Catnip, 1 sprig 20 farthings

Cinnamon, per stick 10 farthings

Garlic, 1 bud 5 farthings

Ginger, 1 root 30 farthings

Herbs, per lbs. 5 farthings

Holly, per sprig 5 florins

Mandrake, root 25 florins

Mistletoe, sprig 10 florins

Nightshade, sprig 15 florins

Pepper, 1 oz. 5 florins

Saffron, per 1 oz. 15 guilder

Salt, per lbs. 1 florin

Salt, per 150 1 lb. Bricks 100 guilder

Spice, per lbs.

Exotic 15 guilder

Rare 2 guilder

Uncommon 1 guilder

Wolfsbane, per sprig 10 florins

Cigarettes: cost--2-5 flourins per pack. The best tobacco is from southern Formour. The Goths have their own variety--cloves.

Containers & Storage Items

Bag, cloth, holds 10-50 coins 7 farthings

Bag, cloth, tiny 2 farthings

Backpack

Leather 2 guilder

Wicker 5 farthings

Barrel, wooden

Small, holds 5 gallons 1 guilder

Small, holds 30 gallons 2 guilder

Medium, holds 40 gallons 4 guilder

Large, holds 50 gallons 5 guilder

Large, holds 60 gallons 6 guilder

Basket

Wicker, small 2 farthings

Wicker, large 4 farthings

Bottle

Ceramic, holds 32 oz. 3 florins

Glass, holds 32 oz. 8 florins

Crystal, hold 32 oz. 3 guilder

Box, ornamental

Lacquer 8 guilder

Sandalwood 5 guilder

Silk-lined 5 guilder

Bucket

Canvas, holds 3 gallons 3 florins

Leather, holds 3 gallons 5 florins

Wooden, holds 1 gallon 8 florins

Cabinet 3-8 guilder

Cask

Wooden, small, holds 50 gallons 3 guilder

Wooden, small, holds 5 gallons 1 guilder

Chest

Armoured 10 guilder

Common, wooden, large 8 florins

Common, wooden, small 3 florins

Drums , metal

200 gal. 15 guilder

100 gal. 10 guilder

Flask, hold 16 oz.

Ceramic 2 florins

Clay 1 florin

Crystal 15 florins

Glass 10 florins

Silver 20 guilder

Steel 3 guilder

Jars, stoppered ceramic

2 oz. 3 farthings

4 oz. 4 farthings

6 oz. 5 farthings

8 oz. 6 farthings

10 oz. 7 farthings

12 oz. 8 farthings

14 oz. 9 farthings

16 oz. 1 florin

20 oz. 13 farthings

24 oz. 15 farthings

32 oz. (1 quart) 2 florins

64 oz. (2 quart) 5 florins

128 oz. (1 gallon) 1 guilder

Keg

Wooden, large, holds 25 gallons 45 florins

Wooden, small, holds 5 gallons 15 florins

Pail

Metal, holds 1 gallon 10 florins

Wooden, holds 1 gallon 7 florins

Pouch, belt

Cloth, large, holds 100 coins 5 florins

Cloth, small, holds 50 coins 10 florins

Leather, large, holds 100 coins 1 guilder

Leather, small, holds 50 coins 15 florins

Quiver, arrow

Large, holds 24 arrows 1 guilder

Small, holds 12 arrows 7 florins

Quarrel

Hand, holds 30 quarrels 3 guilder

Regular, large, holds 40 quarrels 1 guilder

Regular, small, holds 20 quarrels 15 florins

Siege, hold 10 quarrels 5 guilder

Rucksack 1 guilder

Sack

Cloth, large, holds 300 coins 40 farthings

Cloth, small, holds 50 coins 16 farthings

Leather, large, holds 450 coins 45 farthings

Leather, small, holds 75 coins 20 farthings

Skins

Oil 5 florins

Water 1 guilder

Wine 1 guilder

Implements & Instruments

D-purse: Women's purse with access to a pocket dimension. This alternate plane expands to fit anything placed inside (must be able to fit through opening), and has the special characteristic that time does not affect anything within.

Reading Glasses: Rather than focus your vision, these glasses actually read to you. Sound is sent through the earpieces into your skull. No one can listen in, nor tell that you are being read to by your spectacles. They come in two varieties: translating, and direct reading. Translating glasses translate everything that they can read into one language; direct-reading spectacles read everything in its original language. The downside of these glasses is that there are no controls. It operates any time that it sees text that it knows. This can be problematic and distracting if it is reading something to you in a language that you barely know. For example, if you read Anglan perfectly, but the glasses speak only Killian, anything that you try to read in Anglan will be translated (audibly) into Killian. Only the most skilled technomancers are able to reprogram them. The Game Master determines what type and what languages--with preferences toward related languages or languages with similar character sets (for example, Byzant and phonetic Killian).

Vest-of-Many-Pockets: Also called a Protector Vest; this is a hunter-style vest in different colours; mail-enhanced version available. Mage version is the "Nobe" (nerd + robe) robe with many hidden pockets, including loose sleeves with pockets hidden in them. Comes either embroidered & flashy coloured, or plain (brown, white, black, & 3 shades of grey). This vest may be worn over armour. (Thanks to Scott Adams for this idea.)

Armour

Explanation of terms—Armour & Shields:

Type refers to whether an armour is light, medium or heavy;

Armour class modifies the number needed to-hit; block is the bonus/penalty for blocking or parrying attacks;

Damage resistance reduces damage taken from a successful hit;

Encumbrance is how much the weight & ease of use/movement affect how well you fight;

Skill penalty applies to skills that require great freedom of movement such as swimming or climbing;

Cost is in Formorian coin—other kingdoms will have equipment costs listed in their own section.

Combining/Stacking Armour

There are a variety of reasons for wanting to use 'piecemeal' armour. Cost and weight are major factors, as are aesthetics (how good you look) and the effects of certain pieces of armour (i.e. an crosbowman rarely needs to worry about armour on his back or legs).

The parts of the body that are hit the most often are the torso, shoulders, and head. These are, not coincidentally, the areas that are the most vital & need protection most. Forearms, hands, knees and neck are the next most likely targets. Ideally, you should specify how you attack; "I stab at his throat," is better than just, "I'm going to hit him." The advantages of descriptive combat are that you may get to ignore unarmoured or lightly-armoured areas, and the Game Master is more likely to give specific effects of your attack. In other words, if the guards aren't wearing cod-pieces, make them suffer for it. If a knight jousts without a helmet, he will find that quite a few opponents are aiming their lances at his face rather than his shield. Conversely, someone wearing only a helmet won't have nearly as many head-shots to worry about (everywhere else, however...)

Armour should be chosen that fits the character's style. In other words, someone who needs maximum freedom of movement--such as an archer or rogue--need to be weighted down by as little armour as possible. By contrast, a knight has his horse to carry him & his armour, and will face similarly-clad foes close-up with heavy weapons; the knight needs to be armoured much more heavily. Many mages disdain the use of armour, not out of any arbitrary "wizards can't use armour" rule, but rather due to focus and orientation. Mages are not usually trained in the wearing of armour--instead focusing on magical skills--and are statistically slighter of frame than the average warrior-type. The main reason that wizards do not usually wear armour is simple arrogance; they trust in their magic (or rather the reputation thereof) to protect them.

Combining armour types may be by wearing different types of armour on different parts of the body--such as a metal breastplate with leather leggings--or by layering the armour on top of one another--such as wearing plate mail over chain over padding. The game mechanics for wearing different types of armour, rather than a full suit, are quite simple. Add up the armour class bonuses of all covered flesh: arms, head, torso, etc. The damage resistance does not stack up, however. For layered armour, the reverse applies; the outer shell (typically metal over padding) is the only armour class bonus used, but the damage resistances are combined. The basic concept is this: the more flesh that is covered, the harder it is to hit; the more layers an attack must penetrate, the less damage done.

Here's an example. Drusilla is a duelist. She wears a hard leather vest & leggings, with a breastplate on her chest & a heavy steel bracer & glove on her left arm (she's left-handed). She otherwise keeps her arms free to maximize their freedom of movement. The breastplate helps to keep her from being pierced in the heart or other vital organ, and the bracers prevent a foe from easily disarming her by attacking her hand or wrist. She recieves +2 to her armour class from the breastplate, & +1 armour class from the leather (only the leggings count because of the breastplate). The bracer/glove combination adds an additional +1. Drusilla's total armour class is 9 (assuming she has no bonuses from a high Agility--we never said that she was a very good duelist). If a foe targets her spleen (or elsewhere on her torso), the damage restistance is 6: 4 from the breastplate and 2 from the leather underneath.

Bracer

Armour Class: +1

Damage Resistance: +1

Special: often ornamental (gold or silver reduces Damage Resistance to 0

Weight: less than one pound

Encumbrance: None

Skill Penalty: 0

Cost: 5 guilder each

Bracers are thick bands of metal or leather that are strapped, belted, or tied to a character's forearm. They are normally used for added support and protection of the forearms and wrist areas of the body.

Breastplate

Type: Medium

Armour Class: +2 or base 7

Damage Resistance: 4

Special: protects torso only

Weight: 15 pounds

Encumbrance: Medium

Skill Penalty: -3

Cost: 150 guilder

This vest keeps you afloat. Even someone without the Swimming skill will remain floating atop water and can move about by dog-paddling. This vest continues to operate even if the wearer is unconscious. If this vest is donned while on a sinking ship, the wearer will quickly rise to the surface. Note that this vest floats even if not worn--the maximum carrying capacity is 400 pounds. You can wear this vest over other armour.

Buckler

Armour Class: +2

Block: +3

Special: often has the Feature-Spiked

Weight: 3 pounds

Encumbrance: Light

Skill Penalty: -1

Cost: 5 guilder, 15 guilder if spiked

Bucklers and spiked bucklers are lightweight and cheap. They are often found amongst duelists, archers, and other combatants that travel lightly. This is a small shield, usually round, and is carried on the forearm, gripped with the shield hand. It is very light weight, and permits the user to carry other items in that hand.

Chainmail Armour

Type: Medium

Armour Class: +3 or base 8

Special: 20% Hacking Resistance

Damage Resistance: 4

Weight: 45 pounds

Encumbrance: Medium

Skill Penalty: -4

Cost: 200 guilder

Chain mail is made of interlocking metal rings. It is often worn over a layer of padded fabric or soft leather to prevent chafing and lessen the impact of blows (add light leather armour weight & bonuses if this is the case, skill penalty remains -4).

Hard Leather Armour

Type: Light

Armour Class: +2 or base 7

Damage Resistance: 2

Weight: 20 pounds

Encumbrance: Light

Skill Penalty: -2

Cost: 130 guilder

Leather armour, despite the belief of those unschooled in combat, is not soft and supple like the leather used to make boots. That kind of leather offers no better protection than common clothing. Leather armour has had sections boiled in oil to harden it and prevent blows from penetrating, as well as for waterproofing. The armour has a hard vest or breastplate and areas over the arms & thighs for additional protection. The proper term for this kind of armour is cuir-boulli.

Light Leather Armour

Type: Light

Armour Class: +1 or base 6

Damage Resistance: 1

Weight: 10 pounds

Encumbrance: Light

Skill Penalty: -1

Cost: 75 guilder

Light leather armour is made of soft and supple like the leather used to make boots or jackets. This kind of leather offers little better protection than common clothing. This is comprised of a jacket, shirt, or vest and leggings to provide even protection over the whole body.

Wooden Shield

Armour Class: +3

Block: +4

Special: Can be 'sacrificed' to guarantee a successful block

Weight: 5 pounds

Encumbrance: Light

Skill Penalty: -2

Cost: 20 guilder

These are perhaps the most common form of shields as they are lightweight and cost-effective. This is a small shield, usually round, and is carried on the forearm, gripped with the shield hand. Its light weight as compared to a medium shield permits the user to carry other items in that hand, although he cannot wield or carry another weapon. Wooden shields are somewhat brittle, and are easily destroyed after a few combats. However, the fragility can be utilized by the wearer to ensure that the shield takes the full force of the blow. By doing this, the shield is destroyed, but the wearer guarantees his or her safety from that particular attack.

Breastplate of Protection Against Drowning

Type: Light

Armour Class: +1 or base 6

Damage Resistance: 2

Special: 20% crushing resistance for blows to the torso

Weight: 1 pound

Encumbrance: Medium (due to bulk)

Skill Penalty: -5

Cost: 300 guilder

Chaos Guards

Type: Heavy

Armour Class: +2 each

Damage Resistance: 6

Special: Feature-Spiked

Weight: 10 pounds each

Encumbrance: Medium

Skill Penalty: -2

Cost: 80 guilders each

Chaos Guards are large shoulder pads. They are anointed with 4 to 6 inch bladed spikes, of up to a dozen in number. In addition to the intimidation factor, the spikes may be used in battle to add 1D4 points of damage to a shoulder slam.

Weaponry

Explanation of terms—Weapons:

Proficiency is which skill is used for the weapon.

Initiative is the bonus or penalty for using this particular weapon in combat.

Preparation is whether the ranged weapon can be set (like a bow), set & locked (like a crossbow), or is hurled (anything just thrown).

Reload time is how long is required to ready a projectile for another shot; this number is added to initiative when reloading.

Attack is the bonus or penalty on the 20-sided die when attacking.

Parry is the bonus or penalty to deflect your opponent’s weapon.

Damage type is hacking, smashing, or stabbing.

Damage is the dice of damage the weapon does.

Handle is how the weapon is gripped.

Size is the weight & dimensions.

Range Increment is how far that the weapon may travel or launch a projectile before a cumulative –2 penalty is assessed on the attack roll.

Battleaxe

Proficiency: Medium, or Mass-weapon

Initiative: -2

Parry: -1

Damage type: Hacking

Damage: 2D6 + Strength bonus

Handle: Axe-handle

Size: 2 ¾ feet; 4 ½ pounds

Encumbrance: Heavy

Cost: 40 guilder

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

Big Stick

Proficiency: Medium

Initiative: -1

Attack: -2 from uneven shape

Parry: -2 from uneven shape

Damage type: Smashing

Damage: 1D6 + Strength bonus

Special: if a natural 20 is rolled on the parry, the stick breaks

Handle: Pole

Size: 3-4 feet; 1 pound

Encumbrance: Medium

Cost: free—it’s a stick

This is a tree branch found or cut for the purposes of beating someone about the head & face with it. The penalty to-hit & parry can be reduced if you look long enough (reduce by 1 for every hour spent looking in a forest). Also called a club.

Claive

Proficiency: Hand

Parry: 0; short blade, but basket-handle

Damage type: Stabbing

Damage: 1D4+2 + Strength bonus

Special: stays attached even when the user shapeshifts

Handle: basket & straps

Size: 4 inch blade, 1/2 inch claws; 1 pound

Encumbrance: None

Cost: 80 guilder

Claives derive their name from their special handles. They are a flexible basket that straps onto the hands/feet. They are highly prized (and quite likely invented) by Lycanthropes as they are not lost when the wielder changes shape. The main blade is thin and double-edged and extending vertically from the back of the hand. Two smaller curved 'claws' are on each side of the blade along each knuckle. Claives are designed so that they may be used equally well in a Human hand as attached to a wolf's paw. It is possible for a biped to attach claives to his or her feet. The weapon is used in a stabbing motion so that the blade penetrates deeply while the claws rake the flesh further. The basket is mostly open along the palm allowing the user to hold other objects or run freely, although difficult movement and combat maneuvers may be complicated by the basket and blades.

Claymore

Proficiency: Long

Initiative: -2

Damage type: Hacking

Damage: 1D10 + Strength bonus

Handle: hand-and-a-half

Size: 4 feet; 6-7 pounds

Encumbrance: Heavy

Cost: 80 guilder

This is the unofficial weapon of the Heldannic Freeholds. The claymore sword is a derivative of the long sword. In an effort to improve the long sword, the blade was lengthened. Eventually, the handle had to be extended where two hands could be used to more properly swing the sword.

Dagger

Proficiency: Hand, or Knife/Axe

Initiative: +3

Preparation: Hurled

Reload time: N/A

Parry: -2

Damage type: Stabbing

Damage: 1D4 + Strength bonus

Special: may be used in melee or thrown

Handle: One-hand

Size: 10-20 inches; one pound

Encumbrance: None

Range Increment: 10 feet

Cost: 10 guilder

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.

Fist

Proficiency: N/A (hand-to-hand skills)

Initiative: +3

Parry: successful parries still cause damage (see text)

Damage type: Smashing

Damage: 0 (just Strength bonus unless you possess a skill that increases damage)

Special: successful parries still cause damage (see text)

Handle: redundant (see also: redundant)

Size: fist-sized

Encumbrance: None

Cost: free—it's just close your hand

Blocking a sword or other weapon with your bare hand hurts—lots. Damage from successfully blocking a stabbing weapon is 1 point, and hacking or smashing weapons do 1/4th damage (round down).

Greataxe

Proficiency: Long

Initiative: -7

Parry: -3 from unwieldy head

Damage type: Hacking

Damage: 2D12+ Strength bonus

Special: features: Shieldbreaker & Damages Armour

Handle: two-handed pole-grip with loop

Size: 5 feet long, 3 foot head; 30 pounds

Encumbrance: Very heavy

Cost: 120 guilder

Greataxes have monstrously huge blades with a 'butterfly' design. The size is nearly that of a polearm. This heavy weapon is able to smash through shields and carve chunks out of even the stoutest armour. Damage resistance is depleted by one for each successful strike. If the axe-swinger is attempting to damage the armour rather than the wearer, the greataxe reduces Damage Resistance by 1D4 points per strike, and can ignore any Fortitude bonuses to Armour Class. For each successful block with a shield, there is a 10% chance that the greataxe destroys it. The shield is sacrificed--the attack is still blocked, but the shield is now useless.

Halberd

Proficiency: Polearm

Initiative: -4

Damage type: Hacking

Damage: 1D10 + Strength bonus

Special: Features-Reach & Damages Armour

Handle: Pole

Size: 5-8 feet long; 15 pounds

Encumbrance: Very Heavy

Cost: 80 guilder

The halberd consists of a cleaver-like axe blade mounted on a staff. Its keen blade will shear through your opponent's flesh to find the bone while its often-barbed tip will seek out gaps in their armor. By far the oldest and most often used pole-arm. The axe blade is balanced at the rear with a fluke, or hook-like projection, and surmounted by a sharp spike, usually of quadrangular design. The fluke is sometimes replaced by a true hook used to dismount cavalry. A halberd can be best described as a cross between a spear and an axe. The axe blade is angled for maximum effectiveness.

Hunting Arrow

Attack: +1

Damage type: Stabbing

Damage: 1D6 + Bow

Size: 3 feet long; less than 1 pound

Cost: 2 guilder each; typical deal is 20 per dozen

Also called flight arrows, these are usually made out of lighter woods such as birch and ash. Hunting arrows are typically about 30-40 inches in length with a narrow head designed impale smaller prey. These arrows are designed for distance and accuracy, increase the Range Increment by 20 feet when using these arrows.

Lance

Proficiency: Polearm

Initiative: -5

Attack: +1

Parry: -3

Damage type: Stabbing

Damage: 2D6 + Strength bonus

Special: Features-Reach and Blow-through; designed to be used to charge and may be used to receive a charge; counts as medium encumbrance when mounted

Handle: Pole, hafted

Size: 13 feet long; 10 pounds

Encumbrance: Very heavy; Medium if mounted

Cost: 60 guilder

Lances are perhaps the most refined of polearms, getting back to basics with efficiency of form and function. It also sucks when you get run-through with one by someone charging on horseback. Lances used for jousting in the Kingdom of Formour have become very standardized in length, weight, and form of the tip. The national love of jousting has only increased the use of these standards. As a result, few lances will be found that are different. These are specially ordered devices that may not be used in tournaments.

Longbow

Proficiency: Bow

Initiative:

Preparation: Set

Reload time: 1 action

Damage type: by arrow

Damage: by arrow, plus Strength bonus

Handle: must use two hands

Size: 3 feet long when strung; 2 pounds

Encumbrance: Heavy (due to size rather than weight)

Range Increment: 100 feet

Cost: 250 guilder

The long bow is similar to the short bow, except that the staff, or ‘bow’ part, is about as long as the archer is tall, usually 6 to 6 ½ feet. It has one important advantage over the short bow—better range.

Longsword

Proficiency: Medium

Initiative: 0

Damage type: Hacking

Damage: 1D8 + Strength bonus

Handle: One-hand

Size: 3 feet; 4 pounds

Encumbrance: Medium

Cost: 50 guilder

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. 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.

Rock

Proficiency: Grenade

Initiative: +1

Preparation: Hurled

Reload time: N/A unless looking for a suitable rock on the ground (2D4 rounds if available)

Attack: ±0

Damage type: Smashing

Damage: 1 + ½ Strength bonus (round up)

Special: some are good for skippin’

Handle: none

Size: <1 pound

Encumbrance: None

Range Increment: 10 feet

Cost: free, just look down

Ah, the time honoured tradition of throwing rocks at peoples’ heads. Be sure to aim for the eyes for extra fun.

Shortbow

Proficiency: Bow

Initiative:

Preparation: Set

Reload time: 1 action

Damage type: by arrow, plus Strength bonus

Damage: by arrow

Handle: must use two hands

Size: 3 feet long when strung; 2 pounds

Encumbrance: Medium

Range Increment: 60 feet

Cost: 100 guilder

Short bows are the oldest type of bow. Short bow staves are about 3 feet long on the average. As the years passed, attempts were made to increase bow ranges. Either Bows were given longer staves or flexibility was increased with no change to the length. The former resulted in what is now called the long bow.

Spear

Proficiency: Spear or Long

Initiative: +1

Preparation: Hurled

Reload time: N/A

Parry: -2

Damage type: Stabbing

Damage: 1D6 + Strength bonus

Special: may be used in melee or thrown

Handle: pole; hafted

Size: 7-10 feet; 4-6 pounds

Encumbrance: Medium

Range Increment: 15 feet

Cost: 30 guilder

One of the earliest weapons in all cultures, dating back to the most primitive of times, the first spears were simply wooden poles or sticks sharpened at one end. These were later fire-hardened, and eventually spearheads were made from iron and steel. Having reached this end, armorers began experimenting with different types of spear heads, thus leading to the development of different polearm types. This 'knife on a stick' remains the basis for nearly all other weapons.

Staff

Proficiency: Long

Attack: +1

Parry: +2

Damage type: Smashing

Damage: 1D6 + Strength bonus

Special: Feature-Reach; if a natural 20 is rolled on the parry, the stick breaks

Handle: Pole (the whole thing)

Size: 5-9 feet; 2-5 pounds

Encumbrance: Heavy (due to length)

Cost: 0 up to 60 guilder

This is a tree branch found or cut for the purposes of beating someone about the head & face with it. The penalty to-hit & parry can be reduced if you look long enough (reduce by 1 for every hour

War Arrow

Attack: +3

Damage type: Stabbing

Damage: 1D8 + Bow

Size: 3 feet long; less than 1 pound

Cost: 2 guilder each; typical deal is 20 per dozen

Also called sheaf arrows, these are usually made out of heavier woods than hunting arrows. War arrows are typically about 30-40 inches in length with a broad head designed to pierce armour and tear through flesh. These arrows are designed to kill people.

Warhammer

Proficiency: Mass-weapon, Medium

Initiative: +1

Damage type: Smashing

Damage: 1D8 + Strength bonus

Special: Feature-Crushing

Handle: short pole

Size: 2 1/2 feet long; 6 pounds

Encumbrance: Very heavy

Cost: 40 guilder

The warhammer is the descendent of the Lucerne hammer, designed to be equally effective on horseback. 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.