Weapon Styles

Familiarity with the use of a class of weapons in physical conflict. Basic training in a weapon style allows the character to add to the basic chance to hit listed for that weapon in the attack tables, to utilize weapons from that style in the performance of appropriate combat tactics and to increase the efficiency with which those weapons are wielded. Advanced training in hand-held weapons styles provides additional combat percentage bonuses and may make additional, more complex, tactics available for that weapon style.
Each weapon style is listed below, immediately followed by a list of the weapons wielded in that style. The Weapon Damage Type used for Bash and Critical damage assessments follows or, where more than one WDT is involved, listed along with the weapons themselves. The tactics available with the weapon style are listed by level of training. Finally, a table is provided indicating the additional number of events per combat turn provided by the weapon style training by the wielder's Combat or Dexterity score (as indicated).

(Optional Rule)
Advanced Training in a Weapon Style allows an individual familiar with a weapon to defend himself from it more easily. Advanced Training is defined for weapon styles as that training in excess of the first level. It is often represented by the equation "( Lvl - 1 )". For each level of Advanced training possessed by an individual facing a weapon from that style - reduce his enemies "to-hit" percentage by -5%.

Single Edge Blades

Weapons:

two handed sword†, cutlass, sabre, scimitar, normal sword, longsword

Weapon Damage Type:

Cutter

Base Tactics:

Normal Attack, Active Parry, Opportunity Attack

Level (2) Tactics:

Two Handed Attack, Ferocious Attack, Entangle/Disarm Attack

Level (3) Tactic:

Great Blow

Notes:

Weapons designated with a dagger(†) may not utilize the Two Handed Attack tactic as they are normally wielded in this fashion.

Two Edge Blades

Weapons:

two handed broadsword†, hand-and-a-half sword†, broadsword, bastard sword

Weapon Damage Type:

Hacker

Base Tactics:

Normal Attack, Active Parry, Opportunity Attack

Level (2) Tactics:

Two Handed Attack, Ferocious Attack

Level (3) Tactic:

Great Blow, Entangle/Disarm Attack

Notes:

Weapons designated with a dagger(†) may not utilize the Two Handed Attack tactic as they are normally wielded in this fashion.

Short Blades

Weapons:

light sword, rapier, short sword

Weapon Damage Type:

Cutter

Base Tactics:

Normal Attack, Active Parry, Opportunity Attack, Entangle/Disarm Attack

Level (2) Tactics:

Off-Hand Parry, Ferocious Attack, Two Handed Attack

Level (3) Tactics:

Great Blow, Off-Hand Attack

Knives

Weapons:

dagger, sickle, knife

Weapon Damage Type:

Cutter

Base Tactics:

Normal Attack, Active Parry, Opportunity Attack

Level (2) Tactics:

Off-Hand Parry, Ferocious Attack

Level (3) Tactic:

Off-Hand Attack

Axes

Weapons:

halberd, two handed battle axe, woodsman's axe

Weapon Damage Type:

Hacker

Base Tactics:

Normal Attack, Active Parry, Opportunity Attack

Level (2) Tactic:

Ferocious Attack, Entangle/Disarm Attack

Level (3) Tactic:

Great Blow

Light Axes

Weapons:

tomahawk, hatchet, light axe

Weapon Damage Type:

Hacker

Base Tactics:

Normal Attack, Active Parry, Opportunity Attack

Level (2) Tactics:

Off-Hand Parry, Ferocious Attack

Level (3) Tactic:

Off-Hand Attack

Cudgels

Weapons:

heavy club, mace, cudgel, war pick, light club

Weapon Damage Type:

Basher

Base Tactics:

Normal Attack, Active Parry, Opportunity Attack

Level (2) Tactics:

Two Handed Attack, Ferocious Attack, Entangle/Disarm Attack

Level (3) Tactic:

Great Blow (3)

Hammers

Weapons:

maul, two handed warhammer, Dwarvish war hammer, war hammer

Weapon Damage Type:

Basher

Base Tactics:

Normal Attack, Active Parry, Opportunity Attack

Level (2) Tactics:

Desperate Defense, Ferocious Attack, Entangle/Disarm Attack

Level (3) Tactic:

Great Blow

Mounted Lance

Weapons:

Jousting Lance, Combat Lance

Weapon Damage Type:

Bashing

Base Tactics:

Normal Attack, Opportunity Attack

Flails

Weapons:

two handed flail, morningstar, flail, ball-and-chain mace, "holy-water sprinkler" (morningstar)

Weapon Damage Type:

Basher

Base Tactics:

Normal Attack, Active Parry, Entangle/Disarm Attack

Level (2) Tactics:

Desperate Defense, Ferocious Attack

Level (3) Tactic:

Great Blow

Staves

Weapons:

staff, quarterstaff, shod quarterstaff

Weapon Damage Type:

Basher

Base Tactics:

Normal Attack, Active Parry, Opportunity Attack, Entangle/Disarm Attack

Level (2) Tactics:

Desperate Defense, Ferocious Attack

Level (3) Tactic:

Great Blow

Shields

Weapons:

armoured gauntlet, buckler, target, rondache, triangular shield, pavis, kite, scutum; oval, scutum; square

Weapon Damage Type:

Basher

Base Tactics:

Off-Hand Attack, Off-Hand Parry

Level (2) Tactics:

Normal Attack, Active Parry, Desperate Defense

Level (3) Tactics:

Ferocious Attack, Normal Attack-Thrown, Entangle/Disarm Attack

Polearms

Weapons:

Cutter Type:

conteux de breche, fauchard, fauchard fork, war scythe (improvised)

Hacker/Piercer Type:

voulge, guisarme, footman's bill

Piercer Type:

lucern hammer, partisan, spontoon, pikes (all varieties), pitch fork (improvised)

Base Tactics:

Normal Attack, Active Parry, Opportunity Attack

Level (2) Tactics:

Desperate Defense, Ferocious Attack, Entangle/Disarm Attack

Level (3) Tactic:

Great Blow

Note:

All polearms are treated as "Basher" Type weapons when using an Opportunity Attack.

Spears

Weapons:

hunting spear, normal spear, long spear, javelin

Weapon Damage Type:

Piercer

Base Tactics:

Normal Attack-Hand, Normal Attack-Thrown, Active Parry, Opportunity Attack

Level (2) Tactics:

Desperate Defense, Ferocious Attack

Level (3) Tactic:

Great Blow

Foil

Weapons:

foil

Weapon Damage Type:

Piercer

Base Tactics:

Normal Attack, Active Parry, Opportunity Attack

Level (2) Tactic:

Ferocious Attack

Level (3) Tactic:

Entangle/Disarm Attack

Bolo

Weapon:

bolo

Weapon Damage Type:

Basher (Entanglement)

Base Tactic:

Normal Attack-Thrown, Entangle Attack - thrown

Whips

Weapons:

bullwhip, whipknife

Weapon Damage Type:

Hacker

Base Tactic:

Normal Attack, Entangle/Disarm Attack

Level (2) Tactic:

Active Parry

Throwing Weapons

Weapons:

Piercer Type:

throwing dagger, throwing knife, dart

Basher (Entanglement) Type:

heavy net, light net

Hacker Type:

throwing axe

Base Tactic:

Normal Attack-Thrown, Entangle Attack - thrown nets only

Eastern Hand Darts

Weapons:

chakra, shiruken

Weapon Damage Type:

Cutter

Base Tactic:

Normal Attack-Thrown

Self Bows

Weapons:

Elvish bow, strongbow, longbow, composite bow, short bow

Weapon Damage Type:

Piercer

Base Tactic:

Normal Attack-Missile

Guns and Crossbows

Weapons:

heavy crossbow, light crossbow, thieves crossbow, hand cannon, pistol, musket

Weapon Damage Type:

Hacker

Base Tactic:

Normal Attack-Missile

Notes:

for each Dexterity point above 15, subtract one second from the reload time.

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