Variant melee weapons

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Here is a table I worked up at one time in the past for 2300AD.
(The adventure was on a world that had deliberately turned their backs to
technology and embraced the "ancient ways of life")  I simply extrapolated
other weapons from the few they gave.

TABLE I. Medieval Weapons and Armor * Means Melee Damage Weapon | Length in| Wgt |Melee|Skill| is Blunt Description | cm (Bulk)| kg |Range| Mod.| DP Trauma ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~|~~~~~|~~~~~|~~~~~| Axe, hatchet | 40cm(1) | 2kg|short| -1 | 0.4 | Axe, long handled | 100cm(4) | 4kg|long | -2 | 0.6 | Axe, Battle |+100cm(5) | +5kg|long | -3 | 0.7 | Dagger/Knives | 25cm(0) | 2kg|short| +2 | 0.1 | Clubs(avg. Bulk=2)| varies | v |long | -1 | 0.4*| Hammer | 40cm(0) | 2kg|short| -1 | 0.4*| Hammer, War | 100cm(4) | 4kg|med | -2 | 0.5*| Mace | 90cm(4) | 6kg|med | -2 | 0.5*| Machete | 60cm(1) | 2kg|long | +1 | 0.3 | Mattox | 100cm(4) | 6kg|long | -3 | 0.8 | Mattox, War | 200cm(6) | 8kg|xlong| -3 | 0.8 | Sabre | 95cm(1) | 2kg|long | +1 | 0.3 | Scimitar | 80cm(1) | 3kg|long | +0 | 0.4 | Spear | 200cm(4) | 3kg|xlong| -1 | 0.2 | Sword, Bastard | 110cm(4) | 4kg|long | -2 | 0.5 | Sword, Broad | 90cm(3) | 3kg|long | +1 | 0.4 | Sword, Short | 70cm(2) | 3kg|med | +1 | 0.3 | Sword, Two-Handed | 150cm(5) | 5kg|xlong| -3 | 0.7 | ------------------------------------------------------- Medieval | R |Aimed| D | Tech | O |Fire | P | Ranged Wpns | F |Range| V | Notes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~|~~~~~|~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bow, Short | 1 | 25m |0.2|Load/Fire = 1 action Bow, Long | 1 | 40m |0.2|Load/Fire = 1 action Bow, Compound | 1 | 60m |0.2|Load/Fire = 1 action Crossbow, lt |1/2| 80m |0.3|Recocking/Loading = 1 action Crossbow, hvy |1/2|100m |0.3|Recocking/Loading = 1 action Dagger/Knife | 1 | 10m |0.1|Throw = 1 action Sling | 1 | 15m |0.2|Load/Throw = 1 action Spear | 1 | 15m |0.2|Throw = 1 action

"Melee" skill is a broad category and must be specified, i.e. Melee-"1 Hand Edged", would cover the weapons which are one handed and edged. "Ranged-Bows" would cover long, short or compound bows but not crossbows.

Melee Skill Ranged Low Tech Weapon Skills ~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hand to Hand Bows 1 handed edged Crossbows 1 handed BT missiles, (slings, darts, etc) 2 handed edged Thrown (knives, stars, etc) 2 handed BT Thrown (others, spears, etc.) --------------------------------------------------------- r = rigid Init. Armor/Material| AV | Pen.| Wt |Area protected on Hit Loc. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~|~~~~~|~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ r Helmet | 0.2 | NA | 2kg|#1(Head), Steel & Leather r Shield | 0.2 | -1 | 4kg|#9/#10 (either arm) Steel Chainmail | 0.1 | -1 | 8kg|#2,#3,#4(Torso) Chain Hauberk | 0.1 | -2 |10kg|#2,#3,#4,#5,#6,#9 (Coat) Scalemail | 0.3 | -1 | 9kg|#2,#3,#4(Torso) r Breastplate | 1 | -1 | 8kg|#2,#3,#4(Torso) r Greaves | 0.2 | -1 | 2kg|#7,#8,#9,#10 (lower legs/arms) r Full Plate | 0.3 | -4 |20kg|(All)(includes helmet)


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