Melee Weaponry
Weapons Revisited
If anyone has ever sat down and thought about the Palladium System's damage rules for common weapons, then they will have realized it is long overdue for revision...
I compiled this list by using the basic list found in most Palladium Books, and adding some additional weapons that I've seen, used, or read about...
Weapon List
Short Bow/Ninja Folding Bow
- [Target] (1D6) (PV-5)
[Metal] (1D6+1) (PV-5)
[Broadhead] (2D4) (PV-5)
- Long Bow
- [Target] (1D6+1) (PV-5)
[Metal] (2D4) (PV-5)
[Broadhead] (2D6) (PV-5)
- Samurai Bow
- [Target] (1D8) (PV-5)
[Metal] (1D8+1) (PV-5)
[Broadhead] (3D4) (PV-5)
- Modern Composite Bow
- [Target] (1D8) (PV-5)
[Metal] (1D8+1) (PV-5)
[Broadhead] (3D4) (PV-5)
- Compound Bow
- [Target] (2D4) (PV-5)
[Metal] (1D10) (PV-5)
[Broadhead] (2D6+1) (PV-5)
- Old Style Crossbow
- [Light][Target] (1D6) (PV-5)
[Metal] (1D6+1) (PV-5)
[Broadhead] (2D4) (PV-5)
- Old Style Crossbow
- [Heavy][Target] (1D6+1) (PV-5)
[Metal] (2D4) (PV-5)
[Broadhead] (2D6) (PV-5)
- Repeater Crossbow
- [Target] (1D6+1) (PV-5)
[Metal] (2D4) (PV-5)
[Broadhead] (2D6) (PV-5)
- Modern Crossbow
- [Target] (2D4) (PV-5)
[Metal] (1D10) (PV-5)
[Broadhead] (2D6+1) (PV-5)
- Compound Crossbow
- [Target] (1D10) (PV-5)
[Metal] (2D6) (PV-5)
[Broadhead] (4D4) (PV-5)
- Pistol Crossbow
- [Target] (1D4) (PV-4)
[Metal] (1D4+1) (PV-4)
[Broadhead] (1D6) (PV-4)
- Sling
- [Stone] (1D4) (PV-0)
[Metal] (1D4+1) (PV-0)
- Staff Sling (adds +1 to sling dmg) (PV-0)
- SlingShot
- [Stone] (1D4+1)
[Metal] (1D6)
- Spike Launcher (2D6) (PV-5)
- Blowgun
- [Needle Dart] (1pt) (PV-2)
[Arrowhead Dart] (1D4) (PV-2)
- Flute & Dart (1D4+1) (PV-2)
- Rope Dart (1D4+1) (PV-3)
- Throwing/Mouth Dart (1D4) (PV-3)
- Throwing Spikes (1D4) (PV-3)
- Discus
- [Olympic] (1D4) (PV-0)
[Metal] (1D4+1) (PV-0)
[Bladed] (1D6) (PV-2)
- Boomerangs (1D4) (PV-0)
- Shuriken (1D4) (PV-2)
- Chakram (1D4) (PV-2)
- Throwing Coins (1D4) (PV-1)
- Bola
- [Cloth] (entangle) (PV-0)
[Stone] (entangle+1D4) (PV-0)
[Metal/Spiked] (entangle+1D4+1) (PV-0)
- Thrown Object[Small] (1D4) (PV-0)
- Knife
- [Small] (1D4) (PV-2)
[Throwing] (1D6) (PV-3)
[Medium] (1D6) (PV-2)
[Kukri] (1D6) (PV-2)
[Kris] (1D6) (PV-2)
[Large] (1D6+1) (PV-2)
[Combat/Fighting] (1D6+1) (PV-3)
[Ballistic] (1D8) (PV-4)
[Serrated Blade] (+1 to dmg)
[Kisentite] (+1 to PV)
[Vibro] (+2 dmg) (PV-6)
[Energy] (X2 dmg) (PV-6)
- Bayonet
- [Spike] (1D6) (PV-4)
[Blade] (1D6+1) (PV-3)
- Dagger
- [Short] (1D4) (PV-3)
[Long] (1D6) (PV-3)
[Main Gauche] (1D6) (PV-3)
[Tanto] (1D6) (PV-3)
[Bi-Shou] (1D6) (PV-3)
[Push Style] (+1 to dmg) (PV-3)
[Serrated Blade] (+1 to dmg)
- Dirk (1D6) (PV-3)
- Stilleto (1D4) (PV-4)
- African Throwing Knife/Biau-Dau (1D8) (PV-3)
- Katar (1D6+1) (PV-3)
- Ice Pick (1D3) (PV-4)
- Meat Clever (1D8) (PV-2)
- Sword
- [Aztec/Stone] (1D6) (PV-2)
[Short] (1D8) (PV-3)
[Gladius] (1D8) (PV-3)
[Drusus] (1D8) (PV-3)
[Cutlass] (1D8) (PV-2)
[Butterfly] (1D8) (PV-2)
[Sword Cane] (1D8) (PV-2)
[Sabre] (1D8+1) (PV-2)
[Rapier] (1D8+1) (PV-3)
[Egyptian Khopesh] (1D8+1) (PV-2)
[Wakizashi] (1D10) (PV-2)
[Ninja-To] (1D10) (PV-3)
[Scimitar] (1D10) (PV-2)
[Long] (2D6) (PV-2)
[Hooked] (2D6) (PV-2)
[Khyber] (2D6) (PV-2)
[English Broad] (2D6) (PV-2)
[Chinese Broad] (2D6) (PV-2)
[Tai-Chi] (2D6) (PV-2)
[Giau-Tzu-Jen] (2D6+1) (PV-2)
[Falchion] (2D6+1) (PV-2)
[Bastard] (2D8) (PV-2)
[Hand & a Half] (2D8) (PV-2)
[Katana/Shirasaya] (3D6) (PV-2)
[Chinese War] (3D6) (PV-2)
[Two-Handed/Claymore/Flamberge] (3D6) (PV-2)
[No-Dachi] (2D10) (PV-2)
[Kisentite] (+1 to PV)
[Vibro] (+2 dmg) (PV-6)
[Power] (+4 dmg) (+1 to PV)
[Energy] (X2 dmg) (PV-6)
[Plasma] (X2 dmg) (PV-6)
- Bokken (1D4) (PV-0)
- Machete (1D8) (PV-2)
- Sickle (1D6) (PV-2)
- Chainsaw (1D10) (PV-2)
- Throwing Axe/Hatchets (1D8) (PV-2)
- Battle Axe
- [Light] (1D10) (PV-2)
[Heavy] (2D6)
[Chinese Fu] (2D6) (PV-2)
[Double-Headed] (2D6+1) (PV-2)
[Kisentite] (+1 PV)
[Vibro] (+2 to dmg) (PV-6)
[Power] (+4 to dmg) (+1 to PV)
[Energy] (X2 dmg) (PV-6)
[Plasma] (X2 dmg) (PV-6)
- Military Pick (1d10) (PV-4)
- Kusari-Gama (1D10/1D6) (PV-4/0)
- Kyoketsu-Shogi (1D8/1D6) (PV-4/0)
- Kama Knife (1D8) (PV-4)
- Climbing Pick (1D6) (PV-4)
- Pick Mattock (1D10) (PV-4)
- Throwing Stick
- [Wooden] (1D4) (PV-0)
[Metal] (1D6) (PV-0)
- Club
- [Wooden] (1D6) (PV-0)
[War] (1D6+1) (PV-0)
[Hercules] (1D8) (PV-0)
[Morning Star] (1D8+1) (PV-0)
[Energy] (X2 dmg) (PV-0)
- Mace
- [Ball] (1D6+1) (PV-0)
[Spiked] (1D8) (PV-0)
[Flanged] (1D8+1) (PV-0)
[Stun] (1D6+1/Stun) (PV-0)
- Hammer
- [War] (1D6) (PV-0)
[Thor] (1D6+1) (PV-0)
[Household] (1D6) (PV-0)
[Sledge(small)] (1D6+1) (PV-0)
[Sledge(large)] (1D8) (PV-0)
[Maul(wooden)] (1D6) (PV-0)
[Maul(steel)] (1D8+1) (PV-0)
- Baton
- [Nightstick] (1D4) (PV-0)
[PR-24] (1D6) (PV-0)
[WASP] (1D6) (PV-0)
[Telescoping] (1D4) (PV-0)
- Tonfa (1D6) (PV-0)
- Sai (1D6) (PV-0)
- Steel Fan (1D4) (PV-0)
- Kubatan (+2pt) (PV-0)
- Black Jack (1D4) (PV-0)
- Crow Bar (1D6/1D8) (PV-0)
- Frying Pan (1D6) (PV-0)
- Walking Cane (1D4) (PV-0)
- Flail
- [Wooden] (1D6) (PV-0)
[Metal Ball] (1D6+1) (PV-0)
[Spiked] (1D8) (PV-0)
[Goupillon] (2d6) PV-0)
- Nunchuku (1D6) (PV-0)
- Manriki-Gusari (1D6) (PV-0)
- Kusari-Fundo (1D6+1) (PV-0)
- Sectional Staff/Sa Tjat Koen (1D6) (PV-0)
- Rope & Grapple/Kawanga (1D6+1) (PV-0)
- Length of Chain (1D6) (PV-0)
- Whip
- [Bull] (1D4) (PV-0)
[Bian(leather)] (1D4) (PV-0)
[Bian(tendon)] (1D4+1) (PV-0)
[Chinese] (1D6) (PV-0)
[Cat o' Nine Tails] (1D6) (PV-0)
[Sonic] (1D6/Stun) (PV-0)
[Monofilement] (2D8) (PV-2)
- Fisticuffs
- [Sap Gloves] (+2pt) (PV-0)
[Knuckle Dusters] (1D4) (PV-0)
[Cestus Gauntlet] (1D6) (PV-0)
[Shock Gauntlet] (1D6/Stun) (PV-0)
[Power Gauntlet] (1D8) (PV-0)
[Climbing Claws] (+2pt) (PV-0)
[Tiger Claws] (1D4) (PV-0)
- Staff
- [Short] (1D4) (PV-0)
[Walking] (1D4) (PV-0)
[Quarter] (1D6) (PV-0)
[Bo] (1D6) (PV-0)
[Iron] (1D6+1) (PV-0)
[Shinobi-Zue] (1D4/1D6) (PV-0)
[Shikomi-Zue] (1D4/1D6+1) (PV-0/2)
- Harpoon (1D8) (PV-3)
- Javalin
- [Hand] (1D6+1) (PV-3)
[Atlatl] (1D6+2) (PV-5)
- Spear
- [Wood-Tipped] (1D4) (PV-2)
[Throwing] (1D6+1) (PV-3)
[Short] (1D6+1) (PV-3)
[Long] (1D8) (PV-3)
[Runka] (1D8) (PV-3)
[Partisan] (1D8) (PV-3)
[Ransuer] (1D8) (PV-3)
[Chinese] (1D8) (PV-3)
[Naginata] (1D10) (PV-2)
[Yari] (1D8) (PV-3)
[Pike] (1D8) (PV-4)
[Awl Pike] (1D8) (PV-4)
- Bill (1D8) (PV-2)
- Glaive (1D8+1) (PV-2)
- Lance
- [Light] (1D8) (PV-3)
[Heavy] (1D8+1) (PV-3)
- Military Fork (1D8+1) (PV-3)
- Trident (1D10) (PV-3)
- Nine-Dragon Trident (2D6) (PV-2)
- Guisarme (1D6) (PV-3)
- Mancatcher (Entangle) (PV-0)
- Halberd/Hippe/Beaked Axe/Pole Axe (2D6) (PV-2)
- Sabre Halberd (2D6/1D8+1) (PV-2)
- Voulge (2D10) (PV-2)
- Bardiche (2D10) (PV-2)
- Bisento (2D10) (PV-2)
- Scythe (1D10) (PV-2)
- Lucern Hammer/Bec De Corbin (1D6/1D8) (PV-0/4)
- Shovel (1D6) (PV-0)
- Spiked Buckler (1D4+1) (PV-3)
- Fighting Cloak (+1pt) (PV-0)
- Tetsubishi/Caltrops (1pt ea.) (PV-0)
- Bionic/Robotic Knuckle Spikes (+1D4) (PV-1)
- Bionic Razor Nails (+2pt) (PV-2)
- Bionic Retractable Finger Blades (+1D4) (PV-2)
- Bionic/Robotic Retractable Forearm Blades (1D6/Blade) (PV-2)
- Robotic Retractable Forearm Blades(giant) (1D8/Blade) (PV-2)
- Bionic/Robotic Grappling Hook (1D4) (PV-0)
- Robotic BuzzSaw (1D10) (PV-3)
- Robotic Drill (1D8) (PV-5)
- Robotic Torch (2D6) (PV-0)
- Robotic Claws
- [Small] (+1D4) (PV-1)
[Medium] (+1D6) (PV-1)
[Large] (+1D8) (PV-1)
[Giant] (+1D10) (PV-1)
- Robotic Teeth
- [Small] (1D4) (PV-1)
[Medium] (1D6) (PV-1)
[Large] (1D8) (PV-1)
[Giant] (1D10) (PV-1)
- Bionic Spike Launcher (1D4) (PV-3)
- Bionic/Robotic Palm Spikes (1D4) (PV-3)
