Weapons

The easiest way to figure out what sort of weapon you have, if you can't tell by the name (i.e. a wickedly sharp machaira, or whatnot), is to swing it at something, or better yet, a few somethings. If you are swinging at a monster of some sort, and you can't look at it and see what sort of armor it has on, then it's best to swing a fist at it first. As you can see on the table below, a fist has a unique value for each of the seventeen possible armor types. The "hide" or "skin" of monsters who do not wear armor (like wasps or bears) will still fall into one of these categories. You might have to swing at a few different monsters to get a definite answer on what type of weapon you have.

 

Weapon Class

Weapon Types

Edged

dagger, rapier, falchion, broadsword, short sword,

handaxe, main gauche, scimitar, longsword, backsword,

estoc, bastard sword

Blunt

mace, morningstar, cudgel, whip, war hammer, ball &

chain, crowbill

Brawling

closed fist, tiger-claw

Two-handed

2-hand sword, flail, quarterstaff, military pick

war mattock, battle axe, bastard sword, flamberge

Polearm

javelin, lance, polearm, spear, Hammer of Kai, awl-pike,

jeddart-axe, pilum

Natural

beak/pincer, bite, claw/talon, trample/stomp,

fall/crush, grapple/ensnare, horn/tusk

ram/butt/bash/knockdown

Elemental

shockbolt, waterbolt, firebolt,

lightningbolt, coldball, fireball

 
The following tables give AvDs and Damage Factors for each type of weapon vs. each type of armor or armor group.

AvD table

Armor type Skin <-Leather-> <--Scale---> <---Chain--> <--Plate--->

AsG

1-4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Edged

Dagger

25

23

22

21

20

15

13

11

9

10

6

2

-2

0

-6

-12

-18

MainGauche

27

25

24

23

22

20

18

16

14

20

16

12

8

20

14

8

2

Handaxe

30

32

31

30

29

38

36

34

32

41

37

33

29

41

35

29

23

Scimitar

30

31

30

29

28

30

28

26

24

30

26

22

18

30

24

18

12

Rapier

45

40

39

38

37

30

28

26

24

35

31

27

23

15

9

3

-3

ShortSword

40

36

35

34

33

30

28

26

24

25

21

17

13

25

19

13

7

Falchion

35

37

36

35

34

38

36

34

32

39

35

31

27

39

33

27

21

Broadsword

36

36

35

34

33

36

34

32

30

37

33

29

25

36

30

24

18

Longsword

41

42

41

40

39

43

41

39

37

37

33

29

25

35

29

23

17

Backsword

38

38

37

36

35

34

32

30

28

38

34

30

26

34

28

22

16

Estoc

36

38

37

36

35

35

33

31

29

40

36

32

28

30

24

18

12

Bastard(1h)

30

31

30

29

28

31

29

27

25

32

28

24

20

31

25

19

13

Brawling

ClosedFist

25

20

19

18

17

10

8

6

4

5

1

-3

-7

-5

-11

-17

-23

Tiger-claw

40

25

24

23

22

15

13

11

9

5

1

-3

-7

-25

-31

-37

-43

Blunt

Cudgel

20

20

19

18

17

25

23

21

19

25

21

17

13

30

24

18

12

WarHammer

25

30

29

28

27

32

30

28

26

41

37

33

29

37

31

25

19

Mace

31

32

31

30

29

35

33

31

29

42

38

34

30

36

30

24

18

MornStar

33

35

34

33

32

34

32

30

28

42

38

34

30

37

31

25

19

Whip

35

25

24

23

22

20

28

26

24

25

21

17

13

15

9

3

-3

Ball&chain

25

20

19

18

17

27

25

23

21

35

31

27

23

30

24

18

12

Crowbill

40

36

35

34

33

30

28

26

24

30

26

22

18

20

14

8

2

Two Handed

Staff

25

26

25

24

23

25

23

21

19

26

22

18

14

24

18

12

6

Flail

40

45

44

43

42

46

44

42

40

51

47

43

39

52

46

40

34

WarMattock

32

37

36

35

34

44

42

40

38

48

44

40

36

53

47

41

35

Battleaxe

35

39

38

37

36

43

41

39

37

50

46

42

38

50

44

38

32

Greatsword

41

45

44

43

42

44

42

40

38

48

44

40

36

47

41

35

29

Bastard(2h)

42

45

44

43

42

41

39

37

35

44

40

36

32

43

37

31

25

Flamberge

39

43

42

41

40

48

46

44

42

50

46

42

38

44

38

32

26

Militrypick

25

30

29

28

27

40

38

36

34

40

36

32

28

47

41

35

29

Claidhmore

41

45

44

43

42

44

42

40

38

48

44

40

36

47

41

35

29

Polearms

Polearm

30

30

29

28

27

31

29

27

25

32

28

24

20

32

26

20

14

Spear

28

29

28

27

26

27

25

23

21

30

26

22

18

25

19

13

7

Lance

30

38

37

36

35

39

37

35

33

53

49

45

41

50

44

38

32

Javelin

28

29

28

27

26

27

25

23

21

30

26

22

18

25

19

13

7

Awl-pike

15

20

19

18

17

35

33

31

29

45

41

37

33

50

44

38

32

Jeddart-axe

30

32

31

30

29

30

28

26

24

40

36

32

28

30

24

18

12

Pilum

30

27

26

25

24

22

20

18

16

23

19

15

11

15

9

3

-3

HammeroKai

25

25

24

23

22

35

33

31

29

40

36

32

28

40

34

28

22

Natural

Bite

50

35

34

33

32

30

28

26

24

32

28

24

20

25

19

13

7

Claw/Talon

52

38

37

36

35

29

27

25

23

31

27

23

19

25

19

13

7

Trample/Stom

65

45

44

43

42

35

33

31

29

45

41

37

33

33

27

21

15

Ram/Butt/Bas

26

32

31

30

29

41

39

37

35

37

33

29

25

49

43

37

31

Beak/Pincer

37

35

34

33

32

30

28

26

24

34

30

26

22

30

24

18

12

Pound

75

65

64

63

62

55

53

51

49

70

66

62

58

50

44

38

32

Grapple/Ensr

25

31

30

29

28

40

38

36

34

38

34

30

26

50

44

38

32

Spells

Shockbolt

45

40

39

38

37

35

33

31

29

40

36

32

28

30

24

18

12

Waterbolt

55

37

36

35

34

33

31

29

27

42

38

34

30

44

38

32

26

Firebolt

51

52

51

50

49

51

49

47

45

51

47

43

39

51

45

39

33

Lightninbolt

51

52

51

50

49

51

49

47

45

51

47

43

39

51

45

39

33

Coldball

65

55

54

53

52

45

43

41

39

40

36

32

28

35

29

23

17

Fireball

70

60

59

58

57

50

48

46

44

45

41

37

33

40

34

28

22

 
Damage Factor Tables
Armor Type Skin Leather Scale Chain Plate

Dagger

0.2

0.125

0.1

0.08

0.04

MainGauche

0.22

0.13

0.11

0.09

0.06

Handaxe

0.42

0.3

0.27

0.24

0.21

Scimitar

0.3

0.225

0.175

0.15

0.125

Rapier

0.22

0.12

0.095

0.07

0.035

Shortsword

0.3

0.225

0.2

0.15

0.125

Falchion

0.45

0.325

0.25

0.25

0.175

Broadsword

0.45

0.3

0.25

0.225

0.2

Longsword

0.425

0.275

0.225

0.2

0.175

Backsword

0.44

0.31

0.225

0.24

0.15

Estoc

0.425

0.3

0.2

0.2

0.15

1hBastardsword

0.45

0.325

0.275

0.25

0.185

ClosedFist

0.1

Tiger-claw

0.25

0.15

0.07

0.05

0.035

Cudgel

0.3

0.25

0.2

0.225

0.15

WarHammer

0.41

0.29

0.25

0.275

0.2

Mace

0.4

0.3

0.225

0.25

0.175

MorningStar

0.425

0.325

0.275

0.3

0.225

Whip

0.275

0.15

0.087

0.1

0.087

Ball&chain

0.4

0.3

0.23

0.26

0.175

Crowbill

0.3

0.22

0.2

0.15

0.125

Staff

0.35

0.275

0.225

0.175

0.1

Flail

0.55

0.425

0.375

0.3

0.225

WarMattock

0.6

0.45

0.45

0.375

0.275

BattleAxe

0.7

0.45

0.5

0.375

0.225

Greatsword

0.625

0.475

0.5

0.35

0.225

2hBastardsword

0.6

0.45

0.475

0.325

0.2

Flamberge

0.6

0.45

0.475

0.325

0.2

Militarypick

0.5

0.4

0.3

0.25

0.275

Claidhmore

0.625

0.475

0.5

0.35

0.225

Polearm

0.55

0.4

0.4

0.3

0.2

Spear

0.35

0.25

0.275

0.225

0.1

Lance

0.725

0.526

0.55

0.475

0.35

Javelin

0.35

0.25

0.275

0.225

0.1

Awl-pike

0.6

0.55

0.575

0.45

0.35

Jeddart-axe

0.55

0.425

0.425

0.325

0.225

Pilum

0.3

0.2

0.225

0.175

0.06

HammerofKai

0.55

0.425

0.45

0.35

0.25

These are Sildus's bolt damage factors. I haven't checked 'em.

WaterBolt

0.4

0.286

0.222

0.182

0.133

FireBolt

0.667

0.455

0.345

0.323

0.303

ColdBolt

0.333

0.25

0.2

0.217

0.208

FireBall

0.4

0.333

0.27

0.256

0.244

ShockBolt

0.149

0.133

0.111

0.122

0.128

IceBolt

0.667

0.4

0.238

0.263

0.25

LightningBolt

1

0.667

0.5

0.714

0.556

 
~Amerlise Vinsaile
Priestess of Andelas
andelas@boone.net
August 14, 1998

note: this entire document was written in a 10 pt. Courier New font. If the tables do not line up, setting the font of the entire document to this might help.


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