| Scramasaex | Single-edged, heavy-bladed long knife. Utility tool as well as a close fighting weapon. Most free men no matter their station will own a scramasaex and wear it in all but the most exceptional public situations.
0 to Hit; d6 Damage |
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| Skill: Saex | |||
| Langasaex | Single-edged, heavy-bladed short sword – a longer version of the scramasaex. Versatile weapon for close or standard range fighting.
0 to Hit; d6 Damage |
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| Skill: Saex | |||
| Sword | The most prestigious warrior’s weapon. Double-edged and pointed, it is the all-round most effective weapon at standard combat range. Only the most skilled smiths can manufacture a sword, hence its rarity and high cost. Unlike most other weapons its only use is in combat.
+1 to Hit; d8 Damage |
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| Skill: Sword | |||
| Franca | Short-hafted, heavy axe balanced for fighting or throwing.
0 to Hit; d6 Damage Throw: 0 to Hit; d6 Damage (Range = 3+Str/2) |
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| Skill: Franca | |||
| War Axe | Long-hafted, heavy axe that may be used in one or two hands.
0 to Hit; d8 Damage (one-handed) ; 2d6 Damage (two-handed) |
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| Skill: War Axe | |||
| Spear | The spear is a versatile weapon – both the basic battlefield weapon of the Geats and a useful companion on the march or when hunting. There are many configurations of spear – this description reflects the most common and generic type. A little taller than a man, it may be used in one hand with a shield in the other, or it may be gripped in two hands. It may also be thrown.
0 to Hit; d6 Damage (one-handed); +1 to Hit 2d4 (two-handed) Throw: 0 to Hit; d6 Damage (Range = 3+Str) |
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| Skill: Spear | |||
| War Shield | Around a yard in diameter a war shield is made from planks of linden wood, faced with leather and held together with iron fittings and an iron boss behind which is a single grip. It may be used to block or parry and may also be used as an offensive weapon. Designed to be used in a Shieldburh (shieldwall), in addition to the passive defence of +2 to the wielder (added to Defence), it confers a +1 to the passive defence of the persons to either side. A war shield is encumbering and reduces the maximum roll for a run by 1 hex.
Block: successful block on a score of 13+ Punch: 0 to hit; d4 damage Overbear +3 |
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| Skill: Shield | |||
| Buckler | Of similar construction to a War Shield but smaller at around an ell (18 inches) in diameter and lighter. Less encumbering than a war shield it may still be used to block or parry and may be used as an offensive weapon. It offers a passive defence of +1 (added to Defence). However, it does not offer the same advantages as a War Shield in the Shieldburh.
Passive Defence +1 Block: successful block on a score of 15+ Punch: +1 to hit; d4 damage |
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| Skill: Shield | |||