From: Ian R Malcomson <[i--n] at [assistap.demon.co.uk]>
Newsgroups: rec.games.frp.dnd
Subject: AD&D Anglo-Saxon: Weaponry
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 08:28:24 +0100
Weapons of the Peoples of Britain
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Just a few old weapons that, for some reason, Messrs. Baker & Williams missed out of
the Combat & Tactics book.....
Damage Range
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Weapon Wt Size Type Speed S/M L ROF S M L
--------------------- -- ---- ---- ----- ---- ---- --- -- -- --
Axe, Bearded, long [h] 5 L S 6 1d8+1 2d6 - - - -
Axe, Bearded, hand 3 M S 4 1d4+1 1d4+1 1 1 2 3
Axe, Francisca 3 M S 4 1d6 1d6 1 1 2 3
Axe, Sparte 4 M S 5 1d6+1 1d6 - - - -
Axe, Tuagh-Gatha 4 M S 4 1d6 1d6 1 1 2 3
Dagger, Dirk 1 S P 1 1d3 1d2 2 1 2 3
Dagger, Mattucashlass 0.5 S P 1 1d3 1d2 2 1 2 3
Dagger, Scramasax 1 S S 2 1d4+1 1d4 - - - -
Dagger, Sgain Dubn 0.5 S S 1 1d4 1d3 - - - -
Dagger, Skain 0.5 S P 1 1d4 1d3 2 1 2 3
Lance, Framea [m] 5 L P 6 1d6 1d8 - - - -
Spear, Angon [c] 4 L P 4 1d4+1 1d6+1 1 1 2 3
Spear, Cateia [c] 2 L P 3 1d4 1d6 1 1 2 3
Spear, Gae [c,h,m] 8 L P 8 2d6 3d6 1 1 2 3
Sword, Falx [h] 7 L S 7 1d8 1d10 - - - -
Sword, Kleydv 3 M S/P 3 1d6 1d8 - - - -
Sword, Seax 3 M S 4 1d6+1 2d4 - - - -
[c] - weapon inflicts double damage if firmly set to receive a charge
[h] - weapon requiring two hands for use
[m] - weapon inflicts double damage when wielded in a mounted charge
Axe, Bearded: Single-bladed axe used by Scandinavian warriors. Typified by it's
"bearded" blade. Two basic styles are commonly seen - a two-handed, almost pole-axe
affair, and a one-handed, shorter version. The one-handed version can be used to
disarm. Both forms can be used to drag a shield away from an opponent by hooking
the "beard" on the shield. With the two-handed version, the attacker makes a called
shot against the opponent's Dex+shield AC (no armour), and the target must make a
successful Strength (or Muscle) check to keep hold of the shield. With the one-
handed version, the same rules apply to hook the shield, but the attacker has the
option to attempt to pull the shield out of the target's grasp (as above), or to
pull the shield down, enabling either another opponent, or a second weapon wielded
by the attacker, to attack the target, who does not get his shield bonus. In the
latter case, the attacker's second weapon suffers a +2 Initiative penalty, plus
standard off-hand weapon use penalties if applicable.
Axe, Francisca: One-handed axe with an upward-sweeping, single-bladed headstock.
Used by Frankish and Anglo-Saxon warriors c.6th to 8th centuries.
Axe, Sparte: One-handed, Anglo-Saxon axe with a typical, broad, arced blade.
Axe, Tuagh-Gatha: One-handed axe with a broad blade of Scottish origin.
Dagger, Dirk: Single-edged thrusting dagger with a conical grip and no guard.
Scottish in origin.
Dagger, Mattucashlass: Small, twin-edged Scottish dagger, usually carried under the
armpit.
Dagger, Scramasax: Broad-bladed, single-edged dagger of similar form to the Seax.
Anglo-Saxon/Frankish in origin.
Dagger, Sgain Dubn: Single-bladed Scottish dagger, usually carried in the top of a
boot or stocking.
Dagger, Skain: Double-edged bronze dagger of Irish origin.
Lance, Framea: Socket-headed, leafed bladed Frankish light lance.
Spear, Angon: Leafed, V-bladed Anglo-Saxon/Frankish throwing spear. A successful
called shot against the shield of an opponent (vs. target's shield+Dex AC only)
indicates that the Angon has lodged in the target's shield, making it unbalanced and
unable to provide a bonus to AC. Until the shield is discarded, or the Angon is
removed (takes 1 round and requires a successful Strength/Muscle check), the target
also suffers a +2 penalty to his AC.
Spear, Cateia: Celtic spear consisting of an iron, wedge-shaped blade attached by
nails to a wooden stave.
Sword, Falx: Curved sword, with a relatively thin blade and no guard, used by the
Celtic and Teutonic tribes.
Spear, Gae: Heavy Celtic spear, famed by the legends of Cu Chulainn (Gae Bolg).
Sword, Kledyv: Leaf-bladed Welsh short sword. No guard.
Sword, Seax: The Anglo-Saxon sword. Short cross-guard, single-blade with a slightly
curving, almost cleaver-like shape.
--
Ian R Malcomson
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